Queensrÿche – 10 Great Songs CD: A Potent Compilation Spanning A Legendary Discography
Queensrÿche – A brand new greatest hits compilation spanning the legendary discography from Queensrÿche was released on June 14h, 2011, via Capitol Records. This new Queensrÿche compilation is titled 10 Great Songs. I won’t argue that these are truly, “10 Great Songs” from this iconic band! 10 Great Songs is a running series on Capitol Records, where many other bands are having their greatest hits compiled and released as well. This is a cool compilation series that Capitol Records has embarked on, especially if you want those 10 songs that a band is most famously known for.
I stumbled upon this CD while conducting my weekly walk-through of the CD aisle at my local Super Walmart. I already own The Best Of Queensrÿche: Sign Of The Times (Capitol/2007) along with each of their studio albums, therefore did I buy this 10 Great Songs CD? Um, okay, yes I did buy it. You see, once I saw it on the rack, with a $5 (U.S.) price sticker on it, I grabbed it. $5 new! Heck, the cover photo of Queensrÿche on this 10 Great Songs has never been on any other album of theirs… to the best of my Metal knowledge. Throw in that fact that I am very weak at saying “no” to purchasing any CD of a core favorite band of mine and I’m cooked. Just stick a Metal fork in me.
Queensrÿche has 12 studio albums in their storied discography, (with 2007’s Take Cover being a cover song album). When deciding upon which songs best represent the legendary Metal career of Queensrÿche, compilation producer Michael Murphy has nailed it down… and the track listing here is very impressive. (See track listing below). Queen Of The Reich and The Lady Wore Black will always be my sentimental favorites, for these are the two songs that kick-started the career of Queensrÿche, both appearing on their debut S/T EP from 1983.
I’ve seen this Queensrÿche CD selling new for $6.97 (U.S.) on Amazon.com. That’s practically $2 more than what Super Walmart is selling it for… plus you have to pay a shipping cost on Amazon.com too. Yes, Stone is a Metal bargain hunter, even if I do buy CD’s with songs that I already own on them. Metal be thy name.
* CD cover photo by: Ross Halfin
Queensrÿche – 10 Great Songs:
Warning
Queen Of The Reich
Walk In The Shadows
Eyes Of A Stranger
Empire
Silent Lucidity
Sign Of The Times
I Don’t Believe In Love
The Lady Wore Black
Jet City Woman
* For more info on Queensrÿche, click on the links below:
QUEENSRYCHE – Official Website
Long Live Queensrÿche.
Stone.
Metal Odyssey > Heavy Metal Music Blog 
July 20, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Very lazily done. Missing some obvious hit singles like Take Hold of the Flame and Bridge. And why Sign of the Times? By far from the most poorest selling album from the DeGarmo era.