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Queen om nya sångaren Adam Lambert: Hans scennärvaro liknar Freddie Mercurys
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Queen of the new singer Adam Lambert: His scintillary is similar to Freddie Mercurys
One of the world's largest rock bands, Queen, today launches his Europe tour with singer Adam Lambert. And despite 40 years of active activity, the band is still as beloved, with more sold concert tickets worldwide than ever before. SVT met guitarist Brian May who believed that the death of Freddie Mercury was the end of the band's great time.
It was a lot thanks to the singer Freddie Mercury's special scintillation that Queen broke through and became one of the world's most beloved rock bands. With classics like Another one bites the dust, Bohemian Rhapsody and Do not stop me now, they have done indelible reprints in music history.
When the front figure Freddie Mercury died of pneumonia in conjunction with a consequence of AIDS in 1991, the other band members thought that Queens Glory Days were over.
- I thought it was over then, and was okay with that. We had 20 wonderful years with Freddie, and now it's time for something else, "says Brian May to the Cultural News.
- It was a mourning period: We did not want to think of the Queen. It was a finished chapter.
Still big among young people
But the band was not dissolved, and their next album Made in heaven (1995), with the singer's last studio recordings, peaked the lists in several countries - not least in Sweden.
Even today, the band is popular with more sold concert tickets worldwide than ever before, and nearly 15 million Spotify listeners each month. It is comparable to bands like Beatles and Rolling Stones, which has several million less listeners on the popular platform.
"It appears that the younger generations understand us as well as the older ones. It is about independence, expressing itself in a way that has not been done before. Many young people share that dream, says Brian May.
A new beginning
It took another 10 years, until 2005, before Queen went on tour again, then along with singer Paul Rodgers.
The band members were clear, however, that Rodgers could not replace Freddie Mercury, who was famous for his ability to troll the audience and make everyone sing. But now that Queen, together with the singer Adam Lambert, who hit the American Idol 2009, sounds different:
"Suddenly, we have someone who can do what Freddie could do well: to communicate with the audience, to be fun and theatrical. In addition, Adam has an incredible voice of voice. He can contribute to that energy that is the very essence of Queen, says Brian May.