Queen Greatest Video Hits 1 Review:

The Feature:

Queen, one of the greatest British rock bands since The Beatles, have released 3 "Greatest Hits" records, named, originally, Greatest Hits 1, 2 & 3. This is the DVD version of the 1st record, Greatest Hits 1, and puts Queen's memorable sounds to video. There is also a bonus second disc with extra features.  The track-list is as follows:

Disc 1:

Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites The Dust
Killer Queen
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bicycle Race
You're My Best Friend
Don't Stop Me Now
Save Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Somebody To Love
Spread Your Wings
Play The Game
Flash
Tie Your Mother Down
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

Disc 2:

6 Tracks
Bohemian Rhapsody Documentary
Picture Gallery
Queenonline page
Bonus hidden video
Navigation:
Scrolling Song Select
Bohemian Rhapsody
Options
Photos
Extra Tracks List:
Now I'm Here
Good Old Fashioned Loverboy
Keep Yourself Alive
Liar
Love Of My Life
We Will Rock You (Fast Live Version)
Bohemian Rhapsody section:
Brian and Roger Commentary
Roger talks about the making of the video
Brian 'unpicking the mix'.
Brian is in the studio and takes us through how Bo Rhap was recorded
Brian and Roger collecting the Award from the Guinness Hit Singles people
Photo gallery - set to 'Seven Seas Of Rhye'
Queenonline page - 4 factual pages cut to 'Lap Of The Gods'
Bonus hidden video: Bohemian Rhapsody (alternative edit)

The Picture:

Really, in DVD terms, this is quite poor. The presentation is a 16:9 anamorphic transfer and the videos were certainly not shot for this ratio. Really this picture is nothing to get excited about.

The Sound:

You will certainly get excited about the sound though. There a three audio tracks, a commentary track from Queen, a 2 channel PCM track and a mind blowing DTS 96/24 track. The sound from every song fills the room spectacularly, and none more so than Bohemian Rhapsody, which is the work of pure genius.

The Extras:

A good collection of extras, and the Bohemian Rhapsody documentary I found very informative, as well as some excellent live tracks. (Disc 2 does NOT contain a DTS track.)

James Padgett

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