8.13.12 Japan promo continues

By the way, if you didn't know, that's how you write Adam's name in Japanese: adamu ranbaato. Yes, there is the "ra" because Japanese don't have the "l" sound but they have a sort of mix between "r" and "l" which is written with a "r" sign.

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MARK TAYLOR'S BIG CITY NIGHTS

QUEEN WITH ADAM LAMBERT: HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON





In the past two decades there has not been one singer who can come anywhere near the magic of Freddie Mercury. He was the greatest, who with Queen could sing at ease Heavy Metal, progressive pomp rock, funk, disco, pop and even classical. Mott The Hoople singer Ian Hunter summed up the genius of Mercury perfectly in the programme notes of the Freddie Mercury Tribute programme from 1992 in which he states: "It's taken all these singers here today to sing the songs of Queen, but it only took one Freddie Mercury."

The spirit of Freddie Mercury still looms large to those who knew him on a personal level or to the millions of fans who knew Freddie through the songs he wrote or by those written by his band mates which were interpreted to perfection where you really felt that Mercury was singing to you personally. I've only ever cried over the death of a rock star twice in my life. I cried my eyes out the day that Freddie died.


Lambert has his critics from the rock circle, as Queen have always actually had throughout their entire career, but his high octave range and flamboyant presence is exactly what Queen needed. I even had reservations myself and the only true way to find out if the boy is up to the job is to live the live experience myself.

Admittedly it does take a few numbers for both Lambert to find his feet and for myself to really get use to the grasp of the American but it doesn't take long for him to be accepted and when he runs out on the platform into the crowd he is greeted with hysterical applause, dressed in black like an extra from a camp version of Mad Max.


To complete the band the line up is joined by 'fifth' member Spike Edney on the keys, Neil Fairclough on bass and Roger Taylor's son Rufus is on percussion. Roger Taylor joins Lambert to share vocals on 'Under Pressure' and takes on the vocals alone for 'A Kind Of Magic' and the poignant 'These Are The Days'. Lambert won any doubters over with a stand or fall version of 'Who Wants To Live Forever' where his range silenced many.

Lambert later returns to the stage dressed like a flourescent ostrich for the funky 'Dragon Attack' before a drum solo battle between the two Taylors.

The show can't go wrong with global hits like 'I Want To Break Free',' Another One Bites The Dust' and 'Radio Ga Ga' where the sight of four thousand pair of hands clapping in unison is a sight to behold.

Set closer 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sees the screen come alive once more with the younger Queen doing the 'Scaramouche' parts before Lambert explodes back onto the stage in a blaze of fireworks to rock the joint to it's finale.

Both Queen and Adam Lambert were the champions tonight in a historical and monumentous gig... THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

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Blake Fitzpatrick @blakefitzee 36m
buzzing that Adam Lambert watched my Vid & said it was awesome.Thanks so much to everyone who helped make it possible youtu.be/XqgArAAuv8s



ETA mys*&@^#r Hi gorgeous blond hiiiiiiiii!!!!