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Post by satisfied on Jun 10, 2018 21:02:25 GMT -5
Yay! Thanks for bringing this over, bamafan!
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Post by girldrummer on Jun 10, 2018 21:11:08 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on Jun 10, 2018 21:30:29 GMT -5
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Post by girldrummer on Jun 10, 2018 21:44:30 GMT -5
Review from Madrid I don't think we have already. Sorry of we do.
REVIEW! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Queen + Adam Lambert: The Queen is still alive: Madrid
Translation: IT IS ABOUT TO PASS IT GOOD AND TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF QUEEN, FROM THE RESPECT AND WITH A POINT OF PINEAPPLE, AS IT LIKED TO THE PURCHASE OF MERCURY, AND MAY AND TAYLOR HAVE GOT IT! It was on October 25, 2008 when a server witnessed the raid on the premises of Brian May and Roger Taylor with Paul Rogers, in an attempt to keep alive Queen's legacy both live and on record (the forgettable 'The Cosmos Rocks') and the truth is that the results had left us all quite cold, simply because, no matter how big Rogers is, neither his voice beat the style of the band, nor his stage presence reached the height of Freddie Mercury . Singing and performing live the themes of perhaps the best frontman in the history of rock is not turkey moque. So last night I was very curious to see what were the qualities of this finalist of the "American Idol" contest, Adam Lambert, who had captivated Brian and Roger. I had decided not to watch any video before going to the pinball to be able to surprise me for better or for worse. Did you manage to measure up? Come and read:
As in 2008, the venue was full to the flag, proves that the public is still demanding to hear their songs live. The show was scheduled to start at 9:00 pm but the proverbial British punctuality did not make an appearance, and as the minutes passed, both the restlessness and the public's clamor continued to increase. Finally, around 9:20 it appeared on the huge LED screen, the gigantic robot on the cover of the album 'News of the World' (1977), a cover that made me very worried when I was little. Another thing, which I noticed, was the moving light equipment hanging above the stage; a team that, in various formats, has accompanied the band since the times of the record tour 'Jazz' (1978), at least.
Among the general revelry, the show started with "Tear It Up", a hard rock theme where there are but little known of his album 'The Works' (1984) and that honors its title ("to break it"). They followed him almost in medley mode, "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Play the Game". For the theme "Fat Bottomed Girls", Lambert's mañerismos already began to make an appearance when he said "I see a lot of bitches around here. Climb your bikes and ride it! "; Then May started with a long solo while running around the stage. "Killer Queen" was sung by Lambert uploaded to an inflated species of the head of that "damn" robot that even today is still giving me bad feelings.
"Do you miss Freddie?" Lambert asked. Before the massive affirmative answer, he said "Me too, because I'm a fan too. There can only be one (Freddie, as if referring also to the motto of the movie 'The Immortals', where Queen put the soundtrack) and I feel fortunate to humbly pay tribute to that rock god. Promise me that tonight we're going to celebrate (the music of) Queen and Freddie ... "and began to play" DoN't Stop Me Now. " Lambert sang a part of the song "Bicycle Race" on a pink tricycle and with a microphone held in the handle so that later, Taylor took the reins of the role to sing his song "I'm In Love With My Car". The turbo album of "Another One Bites the Dust" was followed by the only concession to Lambert's own repertoire: "Lucy", a track from his 2015 album 'The Original High', where he also played guitar May, which honestly does not It is not bad and it sounds very AOR live.
After the "I Want It All" rock hurricane, the others withdrew while May stood alone at the front of the platform and began to speak in Spanish: "I love Spain. I want them to understand that I understand where I am "and started with the first chords of the" Concierto de Aranjuez "by Joaquín Rodrigo among the general acclaim. Later, he told us, also in Spanish: "Sing with me" and started with "Love of My Life". "Show me some lights" (show me some lights), it was what he asked us and the whole room was illuminated by the flashlights of the mobiles while everyone was leaning at the top of his lungs. In the end, Freddie appeared on the screen while the entire room chanted his name and sure that more than one will have a lump in the throat at the most emotional moment of the evening, no doubt. "You did that beautifully" sentenced May.
May remained alone on stage and asked us if we wanted to play a game with something he had not tried before and then he took out a selfies stick to record a video while he could see on the screens what he was recording: "this serves to record in places you love with people you love, "he told us. Then he is seen on the stage only without a stick and without a guitar and says: "What the hell am I going to do now? Normally the show goes without incident ... and now what? Please shout 'Adam' ". Immediately Lambert appears with another outfit (one of the five different ones that was put on throughout the show, if I'm not mistaken) and another battery emerges below the stage so that May, Taylor and Lambert were all three in the front of the platform: "There's a lot of love here tonight," Lambert said, "so let's sing for it," and "Somebody to Love" started to sound, though, ignoring their operatic choirs.
After the "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", Taylor was left alone in the front of the platform because now he played his duel with the other drummer that accompanied them (and sometimes played in unison with Taylor in some songs or the percussion in others), the American Tyler Warren. Incidentally, Warren had been personally chosen by Taylor to accompany them in the shows after an audition in 2011, if I'm not mistaken. As he admitted, Taylor is one of his two biggest influences, along with Neil Peart (Rush), and that shows in his style.
After that "battle of batteries", the next musician who had to be presented was the bassist Neil Fairclough, since it was time to sound "Under Pressure". People hummed what is perhaps the most famous bass line in rock while Taylor sang the lines that David Bowie sang in the original version. The intro synthesizer, played by keyboardist Spike Edney (who has played live with May and Taylor since 1984), indicated that another track that was going to be chanted, "I Want to Break Free" was going to sound; A huge reflecting ball turned the venue into a huge disco during the theme. Afterwards, all the lights went out and while the final part of the song "You Take My Breath Away" (1976) was recorded, the laser rays crossed the darkness and put us in a more collected environment. that we listened in conditions the epic ballad "Who Wants to Live Forever", where Lambert showed all his range of voice.
The nightmarish robot reappeared behind a Brian May raised on a platform to play his song "Last Horizon" (from his solo album 'Back to the Light' in 1992), a song that personally reminds me of the instrumentals of a Gary Moore, and that was accompanied by images of cosmic themes (planets, asteroids and satellites). Laser beams and industrial intro announced the "Radio Ga Ga". It is always a pleasure to see 18 thousand people clap hands in unison, as in the video clip, a video clip that was incidentally served to introduce me to one of my favorite films of all time: 'Metropolis' (Fritz Lang, 1926 ) whose images also appeared on the LED screen. Meanwhile, Lambert went down to the pit to greet the front ranks. "Bohemian Rhapsody" could not miss either, with the operatic part being recorded and its corresponding part in the video clip, projected by the screens.
This was coming to an end and, while we were waiting for the encores, Freddie appeared again on the screen in images taken of his concert at Wembley in 1986, during the last tour of his career, where he appears interacting with the audience, making him follow his humming to the "deeeeeiii oooooh" in almost impossible tonalities; When he sees that the audience is not intimidated and the game follows him doing it quite well, Freddie tells them a loud and humorous "Fuck You!". Only Freddie from a screen could make 18 thousand people do the same thing last night.
For the encores, they reserved "We Will Rock You" with Lambert dressed as a Gay Pride queen, crown included, and with May and Taylor wearing a kind of medieval attire; all kitch but also very much in keeping with the extravagant spirit of Mercury / Queen. With the final explosion of confetti, the musicians said goodbye to the stage while "God Save the Queen" sounded.
It is a spectacular show, worthy of being a resident in Las Vegas, with all the elements of extravagance, kitch outfits, epicity, melodrama, glam, guitar and drum solos, laser beams and spectacular lighting games ... Yes, that nobody will ever be able to match Freddie and John Deacon does not want to know anything about his former teammates, but after all, it's about having a good time and honoring Queen's legacy with respect but also with a point of fuss, such as Freddie's rogue liked it. May and Taylor have succeeded. I do not know how Lambert's career will be after his association with Queen but, of course, he will always be remembered as the artist who came closest to emulating, always with his own style and without becoming a cheap copy, to one of the greatest icons of rock, the inimitable and incomparable Freddie Mercury. Long live the Queen!
TRANSLATION: Google Translate
Very positive comments, although this was less a review than it was a run-down of each part of the show. But this guy seems impressed with Adam. And he does raise the issue of Adam's post-QAL career. I pretty sure Adam will do just fine.
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 10, 2018 21:47:32 GMT -5
YW satisfied. That's the FB stream....not as clear as some of the other individual vids. These are much better.....but still incomplete. Hopefully he'll put up more tomorrow. Wow! Great vids. Day-UM! Adam singing Lucy with Queen...doesn't get better than that...to hear them 'rocking' this song = Priceless!!
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 10, 2018 21:51:46 GMT -5
けんぞう @kenzo_Mutsuda 4h4 hours ago コンサート超楽しかった Translated from Japanese by Microsoft The concert was super fun
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 10, 2018 21:57:39 GMT -5
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 10, 2018 22:08:41 GMT -5
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 10, 2018 22:22:08 GMT -5
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 10, 2018 22:23:34 GMT -5
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