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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 10:21:51 GMT -5
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9395281/Queen-Adam-Lambert-Hammersmith-Apollo-review.htmlQueen + Adam Lambert, Hammersmith Apollo, reviewAdam Lambert can certainly handle the vocal range of Queen’s songs although he lacks Freddie Mercury’s rock grit and operatic bombast, writes Neil McCormick. By Neil McCormick 3:32PM BST 12 Jul 2012 “Who wants to live forever?” sings 30-year old Adam Lambert, fronting a band of old rockers who refuse to go gently into that good night. This has to go down as one of the strangest gigs I have ever seen. At one point, during Bohemian Rhapsody, the whole band leave the stage for a pre-recorded operatic section by their younger selves, returning to perform the finale with Lambert duetting with video footage of the late Freddie Mercury. This was effectively Queen paying tribute to themselves, with a young, gay American pop singer standing in for their legendary frontman. Whatever happened to rock and roll? To be fair, Queen were always a peculiar band, musically and theatrically, straddling heavy rock, pop, folk, disco and music hall. It took the charisma of their extravagantly talented frontman to hold it all together. Those are big boots to fill, and tottering around on a pair of black platforms in a black leather and brocade outfit, it takes the American Idol star a while to find his feet. While Mercury’s camp machismo manifested as a kind of strutting bravura, Lambert seems merely camp, like an over-excited cast member from We Will Rock You more.. LOL at the one comment so far: Grabbing popcorn, waiting for the glamberts to get here and complain this review isn't good enough.  Hmmm, doesn't he know they have always left the stage for the middle part of BoRap! This has to go down as one of the strangest gigs I have ever seen. At one point, during Bohemian Rhapsody, the whole band leave the stage for a pre-recorded operatic section by their younger selves, returning to perform the finale with Lambert duetting with video footage of the late Freddie Mercury. This was effectively Queen paying tribute to themselves, with a young, gay American pop singer standing in for their legendary frontmanOh, and this is the guy that did the mincing tweet last night. Not that other review that was cited earlier in the thread. Interesting that he brings up "gay" again! :-/ |
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Post by babs12 on Jul 12, 2012 10:23:33 GMT -5
SCOTIA, ADAMROCKS
SENT YOU BOTH A PM....
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Post by theosgma on Jul 12, 2012 10:25:06 GMT -5
LOL at the one comment so far: Grabbing popcorn, waiting for the glamberts to get here and complain this review isn't good enough. Hmmm, doesn't he know they have always left the stage for the middle part of BoRap! This has to go down as one of the strangest gigs I have ever seen. At one point, during Bohemian Rhapsody, the whole band leave the stage for a pre-recorded operatic section by their younger selves, returning to perform the finale with Lambert duetting with video footage of the late Freddie Mercury. This was effectively Queen paying tribute to themselves, with a young, gay American pop singer standing in for their legendary frontmanOh, and this is the guy that did the mincing tweet last night. Not that other review that was cited earlier in the thread. Interesting that he brings up "gay" again! :-/ It could have been worse. At least he acknowledges his vocals etc. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 10:27:05 GMT -5
Hmmm, doesn't he know they have always left the stage for the middle part of BoRap! This has to go down as one of the strangest gigs I have ever seen. At one point, during Bohemian Rhapsody, the whole band leave the stage for a pre-recorded operatic section by their younger selves, returning to perform the finale with Lambert duetting with video footage of the late Freddie Mercury. This was effectively Queen paying tribute to themselves, with a young, gay American pop singer standing in for their legendary frontmanOh, and this is the guy that did the mincing tweet last night. Not that other review that was cited earlier in the thread. Interesting that he brings up "gay" again! :-/ It could have been worse. At least he acknowledges his vocals etc. I agree. He is harder on Queen than he is on Adam! But the guy is defintiely one of those "too cool for school" rockers. |
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Post by JazzRocks on Jul 12, 2012 10:27:29 GMT -5
What looked like the huge cameras at each end of the balcony were spotlights. I didn't see real pro video teams there. Except for the award-winning Suzie Fierce and Atoppers.
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@jazzrocks3 They were pretty discreet, but definitely pro cameras shooting from back of stage and side at end
ETA - NoAngel says the same. Pro cameras even on stage.
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Post by kryptoman68 on Jul 12, 2012 10:28:28 GMT -5
After watching the whole concert on YT last night (some songs several times), I decided not to go to bed before a little experiment: I listened to half of Trespassing (first 4 songs, CH, Runnin' and the rest of the bonus tracks). (Not) surprisingly, all of them felt to me ON THE SAME LEVEL as all the Queen songs from the Hammersmith show. Thanks to the vocals, obviously  They are different kind of music, but good music is good music, and especially TP with its Queen-inspired hand-claps and bass line just rolled like a logical continuation of my musical experience of the night. It felt like having a great dessert after a fantastic steak. (You know I like food analogies) I was pleasantly surprised |
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Post by houselady on Jul 12, 2012 10:30:16 GMT -5
Ali K @alikat1323 Adam and Brian on the catwalk at Hammersmith (Night1-8) twitpic.com/a6sjmfNo time to embed, but Brian does a pretty good backbend too. Good thing Adam didn't move! |
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Post by josyloosbr on Jul 12, 2012 10:32:10 GMT -5
Very happy! I got my Fan Edition today!!
And on past week I bought my "National" Trespassing here in my own city (Blumenau - Santa Catarina - Brazil)!!
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Post by mehitabel on Jul 12, 2012 10:32:16 GMT -5
Tweeted by AliKat Queen fan: "this guy LOST American Idol?? Who the fuck won..Jesus Christ??" Not JC, but his protege : Ooooo. Nicely snarked there.  |
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Post by wal on Jul 12, 2012 10:33:03 GMT -5
Tweeted by AliKat Queen fan: "this guy LOST American Idol?? Who the fuck won..Jesus Christ??" RT @marlenarosie:Overheard in London:Queen fan: "this guy LOST American Idol?? Who the fuck won..Jesus Christ??" [ADAM LAMBERT IS GREAT!!!] |
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They are different kind of music, but good music is good music, and especially TP with its Queen-inspired hand-claps and bass line just rolled like a logical continuation of my musical experience of the night.
