Queen related news

Queen rock the X Factor! X Factor really rocked this weekend as the contestants borrowed from the Queen songbook in their attempts to make it to the next round performing such classics as Radio Ga Ga, Don't Stop Me Now, Somebody to Love and Under Pressure. If the power of the Queen songbook itself wasn't enough, they got a mighty boost having the chance to perform with Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor themselves for an ensemble version of Queen's greatest classic, Bohemian Rhapsody. Brian and Rogers own reaction to the evening: "what a charming group of people they all are". Absolute Greatest On General Release Charting over 21 years of making people rock, feel, sense and celebrate, Absolute Greatest reminds us just what fine, and smart, rock and pop writers and musicians Messrs Deacon, May, Mercury and Taylor were (are). Also that they had a sense of humour, which is perhaps another thing that made them so accessible. Queen provided a mood and backdrop for every time and every occasion, and were often at their best when they went for almost breath-taking high drama: aided by David Bowie they gave us the brooding heart pounding rhythms of Under Pressure, the operatically ballistic Bohemian Rhapsody, and perhaps the ultimate curtain-call rock song, The Show Must Go On. A joyous celebration of Queen's - and many of our own - greatest moments, Absolute Greatest also comes in very personalized versions in which band members Brian May and Roger Taylor share their own memories about the tracks chosen for this collection. The double CD special edition Comes with an extra CD featuring an audio commentary by Brian May & Roger Taylor reminiscing about the songs on the album. Absolute Greatest is available on CD, 2CD Special Edition, Limited Edition Book, LP Box Set, Download and Logitech Squeezebox Click here to order now from the Queen Online store! Absolute Greatest is also available to order through Play.com on Standard CD, Double CD and the Limited Edition Book and Amazon on Standard CD and Limited Edition Book. In the US Absolute Greatest is available exclusively through Best Buy A full range of Absolute Greatest merchandise is also available in the QOL Store Bonus Material/T-shirt Downloads For those who have bought the vinyl and book versions of Absolute Greatest be sure to visit http://www.queenonline.com/bonus/ to access unique video content or to download the entire album if you have purchased the special Absolute Greatest Download T-shirt. Roger Taylor - The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) The other big news this week is that Queen drummer Roger Taylor has returned to his solo career and will be releasing brand new material next week! Keep checking Queen Online for updates, click here for more information on Roger's new track The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken). The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) is to be released through QOL on Monday 23rd November 2009. www.queenabsoloutegreatest.com www.queenonline.com