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Jan 18, 2015 6:25:51 GMT -5
Post by pi on Jan 18, 2015 6:25:51 GMT -5
REVIEW: DAILY RECORD
Queen find fitting new lead in former American Idol star Adam Lambert as they rock The Hydro
LAMBERT delivered a spectacular performance that showed he was his own man and not a Freddie Mercury tribute act.
There’s no Queen without Freddie Mercury.
So it’s easy to knock this new band as a tribute act, especially as they’ve drafted in a singer who made his name on American Idol. But this was really special, a proper spectacular in every sense of the word and it was all down to one man. Adam Lambert.
If he’d just tried to do a Freddie impersonation it would have been awful but the American singer was firmly his own man, with a charisma and star quality that couldn’t be denied. Funny, camp and in your face, Lambert stole the show, helped in no small part by that incredible voice. Make no mistake, technically speaking alone, this guy leaves pretty much everyone in the dust. Seriously. He’s that good.
Of course, it helped massively that he was singing from one of the best back catalogues in music, firing off one huge hit after another.
It kicked off in suitably epic style with Brian May appearing in silhouette on the screen covering the stage, cranking out the first monster riff of the night, the mighty One Vision.
The crowd went ballistic but they didn’t waste any time soaking in the applause, barreling straight into Stone Cold Crazy, a rare cut from way back in 1974, its full-tilt boogie echoing Led Zeppelin at their most swinging. Despite being surrounded by better-known anthems it was one of the real highlights of the night.
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www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/queen-find-fitting-new-lead-4994518#ICID
Queen find fitting new lead in former American Idol star Adam Lambert as they rock The Hydro
LAMBERT delivered a spectacular performance that showed he was his own man and not a Freddie Mercury tribute act.
There’s no Queen without Freddie Mercury.
So it’s easy to knock this new band as a tribute act, especially as they’ve drafted in a singer who made his name on American Idol. But this was really special, a proper spectacular in every sense of the word and it was all down to one man. Adam Lambert.
If he’d just tried to do a Freddie impersonation it would have been awful but the American singer was firmly his own man, with a charisma and star quality that couldn’t be denied. Funny, camp and in your face, Lambert stole the show, helped in no small part by that incredible voice. Make no mistake, technically speaking alone, this guy leaves pretty much everyone in the dust. Seriously. He’s that good.
Of course, it helped massively that he was singing from one of the best back catalogues in music, firing off one huge hit after another.
It kicked off in suitably epic style with Brian May appearing in silhouette on the screen covering the stage, cranking out the first monster riff of the night, the mighty One Vision.
The crowd went ballistic but they didn’t waste any time soaking in the applause, barreling straight into Stone Cold Crazy, a rare cut from way back in 1974, its full-tilt boogie echoing Led Zeppelin at their most swinging. Despite being surrounded by better-known anthems it was one of the real highlights of the night.
More...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/queen-find-fitting-new-lead-4994518#ICID