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Post by pi on Sept 26, 2016 3:18:26 GMT -5
youngpostQueen of rock, king of pop: Queen and Adam Lambert are champions of the stage One of rock's most influential bands is excited for their first Hong Kong show "That’s how showbiz should be: we got to take the audience on such an incredible journey," says Adam Lambert.Photo: Xavier VilaThere are few bands of such gargantuan fame as Queen. Even if you can’t even hum one of the British rockers’ songs, chances are you’ve heard of the flamboyant former frontman Freddie Mercury, or seen the iconic image of him in his bright yellow jacket. Mercury’s death in 1991 could have put a stop to Queen, but the rest of the band made the decision to keep rocking.
Now, 46 years after their formation, the band is gearing up for another Hong Kong concert on Wednesday. They’ll be fronted by Adam Lambert, the US singer-songwriter who rose to fame on American Idol when he auditioned with Queen’s most famous song, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Though he steers away from pretending to be Mercury or trying to replace him, Lambert embodies everything the singer represented: a bold and confident showman who treats every performance like it’s his last, and loves a dazzling stage outfit.
“He’s a fantastic performer. I think he’s one of the best singers in the world today. We are very lucky to have him,” says drummer Roger Taylor. “When Freddie passed away, Brian and I really thought that’s the end of Queen. We really didn’t expect to be working ever again.”
Lambert met the band when they featured on the US talent show, and their relationship grew from there. Guitarist Brian May and Taylor saw great star potential in Lambert, and knew their fans would love him too. A few years after Lambert came second in the contest, he performed at an awards show with Queen.
“The response was just phenomenal,” says May. “Everyone said, ‘Boy oh boy, it worked, please do more of this’. So we did some things experimentally, we didn’t go for the huge thing straight away, but it happened. We didn’t look for it but it came to us in a way. Soon we found ourselves playing in front of 400,000 people”.
Read more.. yp.scmp.com/entertainment/music/article/104469/queen-rock-king-pop-queen-and-adam-lambert-are-champions-stage
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Post by wal on Sept 26, 2016 5:22:42 GMT -5
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