m45maia
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Post by m45maia on Aug 11, 2019 18:11:13 GMT -5
Don't let the "news" discourage you. The "top" of the food chain is coming into view with all of their warts. There is a cleansing going on, and it is long overdue.
Humanity has suffered, but I have great faith in all of us. Take care of your friends and neighbors, and we will come out the other side intact and wiser.
Adam and music will lift us up as he has since 2009, when I first discovered him. Art and beauty in all of its forms offsets the ugly.
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Post by pi on Aug 11, 2019 18:49:53 GMT -5
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Post by MeggyMeg on Aug 11, 2019 18:53:20 GMT -5
Don't let the "news" discourage you. The "top" of the food chain is coming into view with all of their warts. There is a cleansing going on, and it is long overdue.
Humanity has suffered, but I have great faith in all of us. Take care of your friends and neighbors, and we will come out the other side intact and wiser.
Adam and music will lift us up as he has since 2009, when I first discovered him. Art and beauty in all of its forms offsets the ugly. Beautifully said!
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Post by svca on Aug 11, 2019 18:53:31 GMT -5
I love the Red Room New Eyes...and I'm not even a fan of the song. I like the bluesy version, and how Adam can of chews on the lyrics.
I'm getting kind of excited about the new album, in a nervous kind of way lol...situation normal...never know what you're going to get with a new Adam album.
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Post by pi on Aug 11, 2019 18:53:34 GMT -5
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Post by svca on Aug 11, 2019 18:57:08 GMT -5
Don't let the "news" discourage you. The "top" of the food chain is coming into view with all of their warts. There is a cleansing going on, and it is long overdue.
Humanity has suffered, but I have great faith in all of us. Take care of your friends and neighbors, and we will come out the other side intact and wiser.
Adam and music will lift us up as he has since 2009, when I first discovered him. Art and beauty in all of its forms offsets the ugly. I'm trying not to let it get to me, but I find I've lived in a bubble most of my life. I'm almost 60 and just never realized how much ugly there was in the world. Until about 2-1/2 years ago. It's very discouraging. So I listen to Adam videos, lots of them.
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Post by pi on Aug 11, 2019 18:59:37 GMT -5
CHICAGO SUN TIMESQueen earns its bows, curtain calls at United CenterWith Adam Lambert handling the vocals with aplomb, the rockers offer priceless mementoes of the band’s glory days.Every decade it seems British rock band Queen finds itself in the midst of a resurgence. In the mid-’80s the quartet was plucked from a dormant rut for a now legendary performance at Live Aid; in the ’90s it was a keen placement in the movie “Wayne’s World” that made the band a cultural icon again, and most recently the Oscar-winning 2018 biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” has brought a wave of newfound attention, clearly evident in the band’s solder-than-sold-out tour across the States this summer, including a much-anticipated Friday night show at the United Center.
By far one of the greatest rock bands in the history of music, Queen demonstrated the genius of operatic rock opus “Bohemian Rhapsody” and two dozen other hits in a dazzling arena show that toed the line of nostalgia and renewed purpose. In addition to the music, much thought lay with late frontman Freddie Mercury during the show, he who has been a constant topic of consideration thanks to last year’s film that emphasized the gravity of his loss as one of the most enigmatic frontmen of our time.
Though Mercury died in 1991 of AIDS-related complications, Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor have carried on since then, allying with “American Idol” talent Adam Lambert for the past eight years. With his sequined military coats, gold brocade suits and charmingly flamboyant stage presence Friday night, Lambert was a living homage to Mercury, without trying to overstep him.
“There’s no replacing Freddie f—-ing Mercury,” Lambert acknowledged quickly in the set, symbolically looking up towards the heavens. “It’s an honor to carry the torch for one of my greatest heroes. … I’m a fan like all of you guys, and I’m only here to celebrate Freddie and Queen with you tonight.”
And celebration it was. What could have turned into a eulogy instead became a living memorial for all that Queen was and continues to be as a cultural cornerstone. It’s easy to forget how many hit songs and zingers the band created, but all 27 songs in Friday’s set list were a reminder of Queen’s creative proclivity. Even the corniest of them all, “I’m In Love With My Car” was done with aplomb, featuring the heartfelt vocals of Taylor.
He, along with May — both in their 70s — were in fine form tonight, receiving several standing ovations. May particularly delivered scorching solo after solo like he was possessed by his younger self; one of the most memorable moments of the night came towards the end of the set as the guitarist, also notably an astrophysicist, stood tall in the stage rafters wailing on his instrument as planetary orbs circled around him like he was some kind of mystical cosmonaut.
A huge bounty of praise is also due to Lambert, who handled the vocal acrobatics and emotional pull of each number while steering the rest of the group into high harmonies. Lambert was playful, pulling a move from Rob Halford’s playbook by riding a bedecked motorbike onto the stage for “Bicycle Race,” and also heartfelt, pulling off one of the biggest tearjerker moments with the crescendo of “Who Wants To Live Forever.”
More... chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/11/20801244/queen-review-adam-lambert-concert-united-center-chicago-bohemian-rhapsody
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Post by bamafan on Aug 11, 2019 19:03:00 GMT -5
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Post by adamrocks on Aug 11, 2019 19:07:04 GMT -5
love this....I wonder what she's asking, I love Roger...he is pure rock n' roll!🤘
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Post by pi on Aug 11, 2019 19:14:32 GMT -5
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