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The literature / horror filmography teaches that the undead must be treated rather rudely: usually necessary to chop their skulls to neutralize them. Without thoughts and second thoughts, however - worth the not too welcome opportunity to join their army of zombies.
Well, listen to this "Queen forever" - designer Queen, of course - the first instinct is to run for the pick or bat 10 pounds to crush the skull of "returnees". And the reason is obvious: in this album, the lead singer is a dead man for 23 years - the legendary long as you want, but irrevocably passed away. Freddie Mercury, in fact. He adds, putting the proverbial load to be ninety, another performer in duet, for a song announced with great fanfare: Michael Jackson, who died in June 2009.
What the hell? We are in a film by Romero?
Not really. We are only in the presence of one of the many operations of squeezing the legend for the benefit of the record industry perpetually in trouble. So here is that, just a month and a half before the fatal and fateful Christmas period, comes out this compilation of the Queen that - in addition to the usual parade of classic versions more or less known - reveals three pieces more or less unknown.
The main selling point of "Queen forever" is "There must be more to life than this", duet that sees Mercury alongside Jackson, as mentioned just above (note: the song is not unprecedented 100%, as it appeared in the solo album of Freddie in 1985, but without the vocal track of Michael).
We are very close to the apotheosis of necrophilia pop, which is not even a bad thing in itself (rock and pop have always been a fascination for this dark side). Too bad the piece, despite stellar credentials, let cool and rather disappointed ... after all if it has never been published before in this capacity, as popular wisdom teaches, there is a good reason. And it is, simply, that it is not a great song: apart from the historical value and evocative, there is almost nothing.
The problem is to be found in the fact that two cocks in the same poultry house rarely lead to good results - because the sum of two artists of great value is often lower than that individually are able to do. And then the addition Mercury more Jackson does not automatically create a masterpiece, but rather an outtake minor, with the value of a notation in the margin in the history of pop.
Fortunately the other two pseudo-unreleased songs are, however, the most interesting: the power ballad in pure baroque-rock "Let me in your heart again" (already engraved and published by the wife of May - Anita Dobson - in his album "Talking of love "of 1988) holds up the great confrontation with the repertoire more consolidated; while the hard rock version of "Love Kills" (Mercury solo, in collaboration with Giorgio Moroder) lifts the fortunes of a piece in the eighties was not well received.
What, then ... if even before were part of the people of worshipers of Mercury and Queen, you will find yourself in the hands of yet another greatest hits with three curiosity (even if it is not discovered scratch) to act as icing on the cake. If you have never had particular transport or interest in the band, it is certainly not with this CD of remastered versions more or less that will change your mind ... in fact, you probably have several more reasons to avoid even the music of Queen. And maybe that's the problem: pray to the converted is easy, but if it becomes a practice landlocked different, it becomes a vicious circle. You know the cd anthology on offer that you see in the baskets of roadside restaurants or supermarkets in the province? Here ...
TRACKLIST:
Let me in your heart again
love kills
There must be more to life than this
It's a hard life
You're my best friend
Love of my life
drowse
Long away
Lily of the valley
Do not try so hard
Bijou
These Are the Days of Our Lives
Las palabras de amor (the words of love)
Who wants to live forever
A winter's tale
Play the game
Save me
Somebody to Love
Too much love will kill you
Crazy little thing called love
