Lot by Roger Taylor

I'm reviewing the re-issued 2nd pressing as the many problems with the first release are well documented. I would recommend sending review samples out to a few fans next time before the official release.Although I managed to track down most of Roger's solo albums over the years this set finally brings the single B-sides and hard to find Cross albums back to the market. Lets face it in these days with digital distribution there is really no excuse for not making tracks available to the fans and then complaining when people go looking for bootlegs to hear these things.The remastering seems much better than the mid- 1990's reissues and details in old favourite tracks pop out - rather like the remastering on the Queen 40th album reissues. The Book is of good quality with the key details and along with having a DVD makes the package worth the premium over the download only option.

Amazing edition of all Roger's works through the years, including The Cross albums and singles. Fans were asking for this kind of official compilation, which has great sound quality and a complete set of his out of Queen solo recordings. Even advisable for not hard Roger / Queen fans, who want to have in one purchase, all Roger's solo and The Cross original material.One of the most remarkable items of this "Lot", is Roger's new album Fun On Earth, an enjoyable set of songs, some with very good lyrics, and music passing from different moods : love ballads (like Be With You, composed with his son Rufus Tiger), through explosive rock drums (I Am The Drummer), synth pop (Up), Beatle-esque sound (Smile), and my fav album track : Quality Street, that song makes love to my soul!The other most remarkable item is the packaging, and the book itself. Every album is commented and illustrated, also with a technical note and all the track lyrics. The singles and videos are also commented with a very interesting anecdote, and the color photographs and print quality, make the reading even more enjoyable.

It's been a while since I have listened to this, having spent most of January and February going through the 13 discs here. I remember enjoying Fun on Earth and Strange Frontier very well - where has Man On Fire been all my life? Once you get past the DVD juddering in the EPKs, and take into account that the original footage tapes could not be located, I enjoyed it. From all the feedback from all the haters, I was really scared to open this. But boy, 79 pounds worth spent on my own Christmas present. Time for Mr May's boxed set maybe?

Wow! What a great mix of Roger's work. Some I haven't heard before, others that are treasured memories.Awesome.

I love pretty much everything Queen related, Roger is my favorite, especially his stuff with The Cross (yes they do have their fans, and not all of them live in Germany). Having tracked down and collected all his solo stuff over the years this was a collosal waste of money for me, there were basically two or three tracks on here that I didn't have already, and one of them didn't even feature Roger on vocals! Still, a really nice collection that I just couldn't bare to be without. Goes well with the massive Freddie Mercury solo collection from a few years back (about twice as big as Roger's collection, and rightfully so I guess). The only thing missing now is a similar package for Brian May's solo work.

Anyone who is a Fan of Queen, this is a must have of Rogers solo stuff especially with The Cross with whom he produced some phenomenal tracks and superb videos.

It is all there and it is nicely packaged so why not? Well, maybe you already have everything except for the new stuff? Good reason but as a queen buff you can hardly miss out on this one

This is a collection of Rogers work as a solo artist and also his time in the cross, there are some brilliant tracks and some rarities, do yourselves a favour and buy it NOW