nic42
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Post by nic42 on Jun 21, 2018 3:46:03 GMT -5
nic42 Thank you sooo much for the wonderful recap! Loved every word and picture. Your uninhibited love for Adam and QAL - It has really put me in the mood for the London shows coming soon; thank you for reminding me of the joy and escapism these shows can bring. You are so welcome!!! I hope you have an absolute blast in London. Enjoy the anticipation!!
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Post by melliemom on Jun 21, 2018 7:33:10 GMT -5
There is a Hamburg review of show I german on Twitter can someone translate
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Post by nightowl on Jun 21, 2018 9:16:15 GMT -5
There is a Hamburg review of show I german on Twitter can someone translate OK. Here it is. I let google translate it and only changed parts, that needed some work. It's still rough, but I hope, you can understand it now.
(By the way: A lot of it is copied from one of the Berlin reviews.) Queen pays tribute to Freddie Mercury and themselves by Johanna Ohlau (NDR) The British band Queen, specifically drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May united generations on Wednesday evening - not only on the stage in Hamburger Volkspark with the American singer Adam Lambert, but also in the audience. Their performance - also a tribute to the late lead singer Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991 - has given fans of all ages an evening full of hits by the exceptional band.
Elton John, Axl Rose, Roger Daltrey, Dave Grohl, George Michael - each of these musicians is or was a great talent at the microphone. They all have in common, that they lent their voices at one time to play with Queen after the death of Freddie Mercury. The footsteps of this exceptional musician are undoubtedly huge. The late lead singer is undoubtedly one of the greatest rock singers of all time. These footsteps are certainly too big and so nobody will ever be able to replace Mercury's unmistakable voice with its and power. At the concert in the Hamburger Arena, it quickly becomes clear on this evening that singer Adam Lambert does not want to replace him either. "By the way, I'm not Freddie," he jokes between two songs. The audience laughs. It understood what Lambert wants to say. He does not even seek to be compared with Mercury. Although the American also has an impressive voice and can sing effortlessly over several octaves, of course, no exact copy of the great role model (predecessor). Anyone who has expected that will be disappointed at the end of this evening. But to those, who go to see this band project of the two founding members with Adam Lambert, the musicians offer a successful evening full of memories, but also with new interpretations of the great hits. Lambert understands it well, to interpretate the songs rather close to the original recordings, especially in the choruses, so that Queen fans can enjoy "their" songs, and gives room for the original band members. These moments are then mainly Brian May, who literally celebrates the songs with extensive guitar solos and lets the strings of his electric guitar ring for minutes. But even Roger Taylor has his big moments on the drums and visibly enjoys them with pleasure. It's amazing, with how much energy 70-year-old May and the two-year-younger Taylor are performing on stage. Another founding member of the band, John Deacon, is absent this evening. The bassist is meanwhile retiring. At the beginning of the show, a robot named Frank with his gigantic hands lifts a large video screen to the ceiling, while May alludes to "Tear It Up". The screen is an integral part of the entire show and always an eye-catcher, as it also shows excerpts from legendary concerts such as in Wembley 1985 and 1986 and from well-known music videos such as "Bohemian Rhapsody". The whole concert is often framed by neat special effects and a down to the smallest detail planned laser show.
The performance looks in parts completely choreographed. But without this precision, the emotional climax of the evening would not have been possible: while Brian May plays the ballad "Love Of My Life" on an acoustic guitar, it is not Lambert's voice that accompanies him. It's Freddie Mercury's. May and the late singer can be seen together on the screen - May today, the recording of Mercury comes from a concert at the Wembley Stadium in 1986. Every detail is true, so that the impression actually arises, that the two play it together. A goosebumps moment, which still impressed many fans after the concert. The fans are also enthusiastic about Mays' knowledge of German, who asks the audience "Do you want to sing with me?"(in German) and commented the result with "completely schön". Both Queen originals captivate with their charming style - no trace of arrogance. "Pretty hot here," says Roger Taylor, for example, just before "Under Pressure" and alludes to the well-known sample of the song - "Ice, Ice Baby" by rapper Vanilla Ice.
Overall, the setlist is a veritable string of hits and even bigger hits. It becomes clear again how versatile and successful the compositions of Mercury, May and Taylor were. Only at the beginning there are some lesser-known songs to be heard, but it does not take long before the first musical highlights follow with "Bicycle Race", "Killer Queen" and "Another One Bites The Dust". Of course, "Radio Ga Ga" or "We Will Rock You" will not be missed in the repertoire this evening either.
Adam Lambert was just born, when Queen has already celebrated world successes. His long notes in "Who Wants To Live Forever" or "Somebody To Love" are very strong and his strengths in these songs are hints to his earlier work as a musical actor. Otherwise, the - compared to May and Taylor - still very young musician is just entertaining and fashionable. Again and again he has his own little appearances with flashy outfits, which are bursting with glitter, gold and silver from head to toe. This is crowned literally in the grand finale of "We Are The Champions": With glittering crown, golden robe and silver two-piece set below, the dazzling American actually tops it in the end.
Altogether the concert came across a bit like the appearance of a cover band. But one, that does not just play the hits of other greats in the music business, but covers of their own songs. Queen + Adam Lambert celebrated their great lead singer Freddie Mercury, but also themselves - and thousands of fans in the arena in the Volkspark celebrated more than two hours enthusiastically with them.
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