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Post by savvy92 on Jul 18, 2014 10:26:36 GMT -5
Yeah I picked up on that too. I have always thought the Times reviewers have a somewhat condensing tone about shows as if they are saying " well I'm an expert and I know better than you." My DH knew very little of Queen's music going into the show and he loved it. Maybe if these reviewers stopped comparing this show to the past they could be a little more objective. My complaint is not so much that they are comparing this show to the past. It is that they are comparing this show to the cultural legend/myths of the past. To memories that have altered with time. That is, if they ever even attended a Queen show with Freddie at the helm. I never saw Queen/Freddie live. I was only peripherally aware of them thru their big hits. I HAVE watched many professionally recorded videos of their live concerts to see what the Freddie as front man/rawk god/saint is all about. He is a powerful figure on that stage, and beloved by the audience. However, he does not glow with a divine light, and he does not have a five octave, mighty voice of an archangel. Just sayin'. It appears to me that many people are remembering a Freddie that didn't actually exist. Adam exists here and now. He also does not glow in the dark, and he does not have a five octave range. Just a little over three, thank you. He is highly entertaining, engaging, funny, fun and can pack an emotional wallop with the power ballads that would earn him a standing ovation center stage on Broadway, or even at the Met. He is also sexy as hell on that stage. Brian and Roger look like they are having a fabulous time. They radiate joy. Having also seen vids of Paul Rodgers, I have to think that joi de vivre and energy are inspired at least in part from working with Adam. They all put on one hell of a show, and I have not heard any non-reviewer audience member who walked away thinking they wasted their money, or who left the show early in disgust. We are all too busy sharing a great night of amazing music together. I made an observation many, many years ago and it has nothing to do with politics, just human nature. JFK was a good President with great intentions and ideas, few of which Congress passed (sound familiar?). Then he was assassinated, LBJ became President, twisted arms, used his years of accumulated favors, to move the log jam, and TaDah! Yet, JFK is the one who was elevated to sainthood because he died. When you aren't around to screw up or disappoint people who loved you, you become infallible (your ex husband is a jerk, your dead husband was perfect.) The lesson? Either die young or accept that there will always be those who criticize, dislike, or think the know better than you. I'll take the latter, thank you very much! |
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Post by coo.coo.ca.choo on Jul 18, 2014 10:27:36 GMT -5
Digital Journal ReportsReview: Adam Lambert and Queen amaze at New York's Madison Square GardenExcerpt: The Verdict Queen featuring Adam Lambert was one unforgettable concert experience that I was honored to be a part of. Lambert's superb vocal ability is unparalleled and Brian May is a guitar king. While I have never seen Freddie Mercury live, since he passed away while I was a kid, I thought Lambert did an exceptional job paying tribute to his lengthy body of musical work. You just could not get your eyes off of Lambert, no matter how hard you may tried. Lambert seemed to have a great deal of fun with his outfit changes and theatrics, and the crowd did too. He had good stage presence as did May and Taylor. Somewhere in heaven, Mercury would be smiling upon them, especially since Lambert helped bring Mercury's classic rock music to a younger generation of fans. They garnered an A+ rating. This is the review I'll choose to remember. |
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Post by coo.coo.ca.choo on Jul 18, 2014 10:33:18 GMT -5
I made an observation many, many years ago and it has nothing to do with politics, just human nature. JFK was a good President with great intentions and ideas, few of which Congress passed (sound familiar?). Then he was assassinated, LBJ became President, twisted arms, used his years of accumulated favors, to move the log jam, and TaDah! Yet, JFK is the one who was elevated to sainthood because he died. When you aren't around to screw up or disappoint people who loved you, you become infallible (your ex husband is a jerk, your dead husband was perfect.) The lesson? Either die young or accept that there will always be those who criticize, dislike, or think the know better than you. I'll take the latter, thank you very much! This observation reminds me of something one of my most favorite Aunt's said to me a few months after my father passed away, "Well, is he a saint yet?" We kid about this still because, just as you observed, once someone you loved is gone, only the great stuff rises to the surface after some time. |
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Post by red panda on Jul 18, 2014 10:39:54 GMT -5
Hard to go up against that, right? Must take someone with balls and lungs of steel. Oh, wait.....  Loved this comment, savvy92.  |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 18, 2014 11:15:43 GMT -5
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Post by mahailia on Jul 18, 2014 11:31:56 GMT -5
"Mr. Lambert — singing to replace Queen’s leader, Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991 — is a modest accessory, on and off the stage as he changes into various costumes of leather, lace, studs, animal-skin patterns and shiny fringe."
This NY Times reviewer must have been somewhere else that night.
Modest accessory? Really?
I think this is my biggest problem with all he said. AFL OWNED that stage, a full 2/3 of all the big O screen time was on him, and come on, there is NOTHING MODEST about Adam Fucking Lambert. Adam was front and center the whole time, well most of it, and this guy is just ridiculous!
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 18, 2014 11:35:25 GMT -5
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Post by red panda on Jul 18, 2014 11:35:42 GMT -5
Just want to say goodby to Johnny Winter.
And relevancy? Johnny is ranked 63rd on RS best of lists. Brian? 26th.
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 18, 2014 11:36:38 GMT -5
Linderella  scorpiobert 36m RT @tuke18: Looking for 2 good tix for Mohegan on Sat night. Want good pics! @adam_Tickets |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 18, 2014 11:43:55 GMT -5
I'm sure Adam will take this New York Times guy's review and use it, as he has other negative comments though the years, as FUEL to ignite the fierce fire in him even more to prove these kind of condescending people wrong! AFL with leave them in his dust!
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Moving on...................!!
