The Complete Guide to the Music of Queen (Complete Guide to the Music Of...)

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Summary: We AREN'T The Champions, My Friend
Review: A disappointing volume in the complete guide series. This book does not offer track by track analysis found in the other guides in this series. In fact, the overview of the band's history and impact is not very good and sketchy at best. In fact, you get a lot of tracking information from the "hits" CD booklets. (Usually you get more information from the books in the Complete Guide series, not the other way around)

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Summary: A book that does not belong in the "Complete Guide" series
Review: A warning to potential buyers: this book does not offer track-by-track commentary, like other titles on the "Complete Guide to The Music of..." series. The author simply uses each Queen album as a book chapter and re-tells the group's story for the upteenth time. Also, he states in no uncertain terms that what Queen did best was "disposable pop". So much for the band's heavier songs - powerful rockers such as "The Prophet Song", "Sheer Heart Attack", "Brighton Rock" and "Son and Daughter", to name a few. I wonder how this book was approved for this series. It should have been written by someone who really appreciated Queen's whole body of work and not just the singles.

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Summary: Disappointing entry in the "Complete Guide" series
Review: The book on Queen should have been part of "The Complete Idiot's Guide" series. Hogan seems more interested in doing a biography of the group, instead of covering their "music" (which is supposed to be the series' aim). This book is recommended only to people who are unfamiliar with Queen and their story.

Rating:
Summary: We AREN'T The Champions, My Friend
Review: The book on Queen should have been part of "The Complete Idiot's Guide" series. Hogan seems more interested in doing a biography of the group, instead of covering their "music" (which is supposed to be the series' aim). This book is recommended only to people who are unfamiliar with Queen and their story.