Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 25, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shrapnel
• ASIN: B00005OC5X
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #310,099 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stone Cold Crazy - Billy Sheehan, Matt Sorum, Steve Stevens, Robin Zander

2. Play the Game - Marty Friedman, , Mickey Thomas, Chuck Wright

3. Fat Bottomed Girls - Reb Beach, Tony Franklin, ,

4. Somebody to Love - Doug Aldrich, Aynsley Dunbar, Carmine Rojas, Geoff Tate,

5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Albert Lee, , Gunnar Nelson, Mike Porcaro, Pat Torpey

6. Fight from the Inside - Jack Blades, Jake E. Lee, ,

7. You're My Best Friend - Vinny Appice, Richie Kotzen, Marco Mendoza, Jason Scheff,

8. I'm in Love With My Car - Frankie Banali, Steve Lukather, Philip Soussan, Kip Winger

9. Killer Queen - Carmine Appice, Stuart Hamm, , , Pat Thrall

10. Spread You Wings - Tim Bogert, Steve Ferrone, Tommy Shaw, Derek Sherinian, Dweezil Zappa

11. We Will Rock You - Mikkey Dee, Bruce Kulick, Jeff Pilson,

Customer Reviews

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, it's better than "Dragon Attack", October 9, 2001

By	Michael Allred (Niles, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After dealing with various Queen tribute albums, one becomes rather weary when a new CD is released. Afterall, how many... Queen covers can a fan bear? Luckily "Stone Cold Queen" is an honest surprise.The album starts off with several dreary tracks. "Stone Cold Crazy" is no longer the frantic, thrashing metal song it was. Robin Zander's vocals are so out of place here as they're somewhat wimpy. The song is extended for no apparent reason other than to give Steve Stevens a freehand to widdle about on his guitar."Play the Game" is a poor sound-a-like to the original. Nothing remarkable about it."Fat Bottomed Girls" is straight from the wastebasket. Disappointing weak drumming from Brian May's former bandmate Eric Singer which is up to speed with the lifeless harmonies and arrangement.Perhaps the song I looked forward to the most was "Somebody To Love" as sung by Geoff Tate. I generally like Geoff's voice but here it just reminds you how poorly he compares to Freddie Mercury. Again the harmonizing is another huge let down however it makes you appreciate Queen's skills that much more.Rounding out the poor first half of the album is "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Sung by the Nelson brothers (yes, the guys with the long, pretty blond hair) lacks all of the fun and flair of the original. The snappy bassline which was so danceable in the original is mixed so low in the cover that it's barely noticable.A ripping "Fight From the Inside" finds the perfect vocalist in Jack Blades. The roughness of his voice matches well with the pointed lyrics. The guitar work of Jake E. Lee is sharp and vicious. A good start to the album's second half.Kip Winger is an easily forgettable icon of the 80's but on "I'm In Love With My Car" he is resurrected as he glides along Roger Taylor's lyrics. The riffs from Steve Lukather's guitar soars. Roger should be happy with these two versions of his songs.An unfortunate cover of "Killer Queen" sees Glenn Hughes doing his best impression of what a drag queen sounds like singing. His whispered vocals are laughably bad.Jack Russell and the Kulick boys decided (thankfully) to do the fast version of "We Will Rock You" which roars through your speakers. Fast, fun and rocking.I'll skip past "You're My Best Friend" since I cannot stand the song, period.Finally, the best cover is "Spread Your Wings" which brings about a certain sadness from the song, the likes of which I have not felt since hearing Queen's version on the "Live Killers" album. Tommy Shaw somehow tackles the feelings with quiet desperation, slowly painting a mental picture of a man who dreams of something more. The Beatles-like ending is a nice, warm touch.Though there are several awful covers here, the few top tracks truly save the CD and when it comes to tribute albums, that's saying a lot.

2.0 out of 5 stars What do you get the album for?, August 16, 2009

By	EINAR COUTIN (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The reviews I've read here are mostly complaining on how it doesn't compare to Queen. People be smart, give your money to charity. At least that's a more rewarding expend of it. I guess it serves the artists who want to pay tribute to the ones that inspired them and influenced them just to hear a bunch of people who can't perform half of what these artists do complain about it. If you don't like it go ahead and do it yourself. All I've heard about this record is Somebody to Love. First thing I thought was, What is the date of this? 2001..No wonder why Geoff performance is so lame here as he was struggling with a smoking habit. Is actually very good if you compare it with what he did with Queensryche by that period. Had he sung it by the 1990s another story would had been sung.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars All-star line-up but Queen still Rocks!!, January 25, 2006

By	Michael (Australia) - See all my reviews

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This disc has a very impressive line-up of great musicians including some of the greatest session players of all time (Steve Lukather, Tony Franklin, Tony Levin) but unfortunately it doesn't stack up against the original Queen recordings at all. In fact no one really gets anywhere near to nailing their track. You might find this disc interesting if you want to hear how some of your favourite musicians tackle some Queen classics but don't expect too much. Queen recordings are just too good to be compared to any other versions, no matter how talented the line-up.