Queen: Complete Works | 
| Author: Georg Purvis
Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 313732
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 190528733X
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421660922
EAN: 9781905287338
ASIN: 190528733X
Publication Date: April 1, 2007
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Product Description
Mixing and clashing an outrageously eclectic set of influences—the close harmonies of the Beatles, the guitar pyrotechnics of Jimi Hendrix, the heavy sound of Led Zeppelin, and the glamour of David Bowie—Queen found a winning formula by channeling this strange cocktail through its charismatic frontman, Freddie Mercury. More than a decade after Mercury's death, Queen's fan base continues to grow. This meticulous, session-by-session, album-by-album, tour-by-tour chronicle of the band is the book that Queen fans have been waiting for.
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Informative and interesting May 29, 2008
I found this book both informative and interesting. Sure there is information that most Queen fans are quite familiar with, but that's more of a "pro" than a "con". The author keeps his opinions fairly impartial, but he is spot on with most of his viewpoints. I tended to agree with most of his observations. He covers just about everything Queen did in their career. A good reference book for any Queen fan.
A very detailed and interesting book May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book a few months ago, and I think it is excellent.
One thing to keep in mind however, is that this is definitely a 'reference book' more than a biography-type book. As such, it is not quite so much of a book that can be read from cover to cover, as a book that you look up interesting little bits and pieces in.
It is divided into several sections, from pre-queen, then gives a detailed account of the process behind the production of each album. Next it gives an extremely thorough description and write-up of EVERY SINGLE song performed by Queen (or any of its members by themselves). It then describes each gig played by Queen( set list, where played etc.), and gives a run-down of all 'non-album' items released (e.g. VHS, DVD etc.)
I most enjoyed the section about the production of the albums as this is the part of the book that reads the most like a biography, however I definitely enjoyed being able to read the descriptions of the individual songs. It also gives an excellent run down of DVDs etc, and helped me to choose which ones I wanted to buy (although it is now slightly out of date, and does not feature the most recent DVD).
Also, keep in mind, that there are no pictures to speak of in this book, which does not really detract - but just be aware.
All up though, a great book for any Queen fan, very interesting, although perhaps a little too in-depth for casual fans due to its 'reference book' nature.
A must-have for Queen-fans March 30, 2008
I must admit, I was a little skeptical about buying this book, thinking that it wouldn't be much more than a long boring story about what the author thought about Queen. But, I was surprised. Have you ever wondered over the meaning of a Queen-song? Just look it up! Want to know about their bands before they became Queen? IBEX, 1984, Deacon and so on? Well... It's all here.
You won't regret buying this book : ) The only thing I have to comment is the lack of pictures. Not a BIG deal, but still. It would give the book a nice touch.
QUEEN..another book... picture classic October 22, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another year and another Fantasic Queen book hits the shelves full of Fantastic pictures,well written text and a must for any Queen or Music fan...10/10
Great! August 3, 2007
This book is simply the best consolidated information resource guide I have ever come across about the rock group Queen. It's a great book!!
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