Despite the fact that Queen effectively ceased to exist way back in 1991 with the tragically premature demise of their peerlessly flamboyant frontman, Freddie Mercury, public interest in the band's awesome musical legacy shows absolutely no sign of abating. This third collection of the astonishingly baroque rockers' singles chart successes is augmented with a contemporarily rejigged dance mix of their iconic collaboration with David Bowie as well as a choice selection of solo outings. Mercury's kitsch take on 1950's favourite "The Great Pretender" and the heroically operatic "Barcelona" rub shoulders with Brian May's strident "Driven By You" and histrionic "Too Much Love Will Kill You". Greatest Hits III, rather than being a barrel-scraping hotchpotch of leftover odds and sods, collates some of Queen's finest recorded moments; witness "The Show Must Go On" and "These Are The Days Of Our Lives", and ultimately serves to complete the band's perfect sonic circle. --Ian Fortnam
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