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Post by lambo on Jul 16, 2012 14:30:52 GMT -5
I just finished a Skype session with Angelina. (Seeing that we have new members, Angelina Kalahari is a well respected professional opera singer and vocal coach from the UK. And an Adam stan.) She went to all three London shows, and couldn't stop talking about how amazing they were. She will be writing about her experiences at the shows, so I don't want to steal any of her thunder here. But, she did say it was fine to give y'all one quote. "It was the best show I have seen in my life ever, ever, ever, ever. Not just the best pop show. Rock, musical theater, opera... THE BEST EVER." Listened to the last Sound Bath and really enjoyed it. Angelina is awesome. Has she heard all six shows? |
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Post by belle on Jul 16, 2012 14:31:31 GMT -5
OT Sad to hear about Jon Lord's passing. Progressive rock, JL in keys, famous guitar solo by Richie Blackmore, Roger Glover bass and Ian Gillan singing (and a warning: screaming), 'Child in Time' from LP 'Deep Purple in Rock' 1970 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAWReBmxEs |
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Post by gelly14 on Jul 16, 2012 14:34:06 GMT -5
puttheneedleonit.com/2012/07/16/gig-review-queen-adam-lambert-hmv-hammersmith-apollo-12072012/GIG REVIEW: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT, HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, 12/07/2012  Why? : Queen were originally due to perform at the Sonisphere festival to mark their last performance with Freddie Mercury at the festival’s site in Knebworth in 1986, but due to poor ticket sales (partially thanks to the rival Download festival’s brilliant line-up) it was cancelled. Determined to mark the occasion regardless, the reunion was rescheduled in the UK at the Apollo where Queen had performed in the past. As for recruiting Adam Lambert as stand-in vocalist, Brian May said that he believed he would be a “great interpreter” of Queen’s songs – no pressure there… The music: For the big anthems such as ‘Another One Bites the Dust’, ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are the Champions’ Lambert nailed it. There were some outstanding bits of visual – a set of rotating lights about the stage which moved and changed colour accordingly throughout the setlist. At one point May attached a camera to his guitar with the images it caught of the stage and audience shown via a big screen. For all of Adam Lambert’s showmanship and vocal fireworks there was no way he could have recaptured Freddie Mercury’s emotional power on the more subtle Queen songs such as ‘Love of my Life’ which was performed partially by Roger Taylor with a recording of Freddie appearing halfway through. Taylor also performed ‘These are the Days of Our Lives’, ‘A Kind of Magic’ and in my opinion should’ve performed ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ as well which was the only Lambert misfire . The banter: A difficult balancing act of poignancy and fun. Adam didn’t perform onstage at the same time as Freddie appearing so there was no sense of awkwardness, his respect never coming across as over-egged. It was ultimately Brian May whose song introductions meant the most, particularly his thanks to the Queen fans old and new who have supported the band over the years. The question you all want to ask: What would Freddie have made of all this?
The answer: You know what? Asides from the man himself I don’t think there was anyone who could’ve done a better job as Queen’s frontman than Adam Lambert. He “gets” the pomp and showmanship of glam-rock better than any other popstar around and vocally he was more than capable of tackling some of most chanted songs in music history.
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Post by satisfied on Jul 16, 2012 14:38:55 GMT -5
This is not news but I managed to miss it, so maybe there are others who did as well. I'm obsessed with the way he looks/ sounds/ speaks in this interview. *replayreplayreplay...* The link was kindly provided by Cassie. Thank you!  His SIGH/SMILE at around 1:27 KILLS ME EVERY TIME!!! This is actually a longer version than the one I watched previously. He says many more words in this one! |
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Post by augenpoesie on Jul 16, 2012 14:39:00 GMT -5
OT Sad to hear about Jon Lord's passing. Progressive rock, JL in keys, famous guitar solo by Richie Blackmore, Roger Glover bass and Ian Gillan singing (and a warning: screaming), 'Child in Time' from LP 'Deep Purple in Rock' 1970 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAWReBmxEsI'm very sad about that too  . I've seen Deep Purple with him and they were brilliant! A great musician. |
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Post by katycake on Jul 16, 2012 14:43:20 GMT -5
I just finished a Skype session with Angelina. (Seeing that we have new members, Angelina Kalahari is a well respected professional opera singer and vocal coach from the UK. And an Adam stan.) She went to all three London shows, and couldn't stop talking about how amazing they were. She will be writing about her experiences at the shows, so I don't want to steal any of her thunder here. But, she did say it was fine to give y'all one quote. "It was the best show I have seen in my life ever, ever, ever, ever. Not just the best pop show. Rock, musical theater, opera... THE BEST EVER." For those of you who might have worried about how well his voice would stand up to that grueling show repeatedly, she said that he has such great technique and they paced the show so well, that there would be no problem with that. (Well, okay, one more quote. She said WWTLF was an operatic aria that had her sobbing, and Adam actually crying as well.) She also raved about meeting all the AToppers at the party. Y'all impressed her. Finally, she said Queen said there would be a DVD! Don't know where she heard that from, and I said, "Well, I understand they record all their shows. They don't release them all." And she reiterated that Queen had said there would be a DVD. [img src=" ![]() i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx348/Quu3/Adam%20Smilys/Other%20Smileys/clap.gif"] [/IMG] [img src=" ![]() i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx348/Quu3/Adam%20Smilys/Other%20Smileys/clap.gif"][/IMG] Hope she got that right. [/quote] Of course there'll be a DVD. We all want it so much, that it can't not happen :D I can't wait to read what Angelina has got to say. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 14:48:21 GMT -5
Check this website out. They interviewed lots of concertgoers before and after the Queen concert. I got interviewed on Saturday night, not sure whether that was the only evening they were there or not. It was the only evening I saw them there. Lots of die hard Queen fans being interviewed. The one on page 2, row 4 number 5 is good. Saw Freddie live and called Adam an excellent entertainer (mine is on page 1, row 3 number 5) www.winkball.com/walls/8RCBC1aCjNd9/queen-and-adam-lambert-hmv-apolloNot sure whether the link will work like this, but giving it a try Well there goes the rest of my afternoon! I was trying so hard to be good today and get something done. So great to see Catz and hear the familiar kiwi accent. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 14:55:51 GMT -5
That puttheneedleonit.com article was great except for saying WWTLF was a misfire and Roger should have sung it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 14:56:17 GMT -5
puttheneedleonit.com/2012/07/16/gig-review-queen-adam-lambert-hmv-hammersmith-apollo-12072012/GIG REVIEW: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT, HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, 12/07/2012 Why? : Queen were originally due to perform at the Sonisphere festival to mark their last performance with Freddie Mercury at the festival’s site in Knebworth in 1986, but due to poor ticket sales (partially thanks to the rival Download festival’s brilliant line-up) it was cancelled. Determined to mark the occasion regardless, the reunion was rescheduled in the UK at the Apollo where Queen had performed in the past. As for recruiting Adam Lambert as stand-in vocalist, Brian May said that he believed he would be a “great interpreter” of Queen’s songs – no pressure there… The music: For the big anthems such as ‘Another One Bites the Dust’, ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are the Champions’ Lambert nailed it. There were some outstanding bits of visual – a set of rotating lights about the stage which moved and changed colour accordingly throughout the setlist. At one point May attached a camera to his guitar with the images it caught of the stage and audience shown via a big screen. For all of Adam Lambert’s showmanship and vocal fireworks there was no way he could have recaptured Freddie Mercury’s emotional power on the more subtle Queen songs such as ‘Love of my Life’ which was performed partially by Roger Taylor with a recording of Freddie appearing halfway through. Taylor also performed ‘These are the Days of Our Lives’, ‘A Kind of Magic’ and in my opinion should’ve performed ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ as well which was the only Lambert misfire . The banter: A difficult balancing act of poignancy and fun. Adam didn’t perform onstage at the same time as Freddie appearing so there was no sense of awkwardness, his respect never coming across as over-egged. It was ultimately Brian May whose song introductions meant the most, particularly his thanks to the Queen fans old and new who have supported the band over the years. The question you all want to ask: What would Freddie have made of all this?
The answer: You know what? Asides from the man himself I don’t think there was anyone who could’ve done a better job as Queen’s frontman than Adam Lambert. He “gets” the pomp and showmanship of glam-rock better than any other popstar around and vocally he was more than capable of tackling some of most chanted songs in music history.
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Post by gelly14 on Jul 16, 2012 15:01:28 GMT -5
jian ghomeshi @jianghomeshi My full #QTV interview with @adamlambert. Always appreciate his eloquence and openness... (video, 19.41) - The interview was posted here but I liked his tweet.  |
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