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Post by girldrummer on Nov 29, 2017 16:02:00 GMT -5
Gelly @14gelly REVIEW @queenwillrock @adamlambert at Echo Arena www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-review-queen-and-adam-lambert-at-echo-arena-liverpool-rpbr722zn … "Adam Lambert provided the youthful swagger and tight-trousered showmanship that Queen’s maximalist anthems demand. a dazzling spectacle — vintage Britrock pageantry enhanced by 21st-century technology. FIRST NIGHT Pop review: Queen and Adam Lambert at Echo Arena, LiverpoolThe real star is the high-tech production which distracts when formerly lithe, lusty hits show their creaky jointed age Las Vegas met Last Night of the Proms when Queen began the mainland British leg of their latest world tour in Liverpool. A quarter of a century after losing their original frontman, Freddie Mercury, these grey-haired rock elder statesmen could easily have become a tired heritage act. But this show was a dazzling spectacle — vintage Britrock pageantry enhanced by 21st-century technology. Half the age of the guitarist Brian May, the 35-year-old American Idol veteran Adam Lambert provided the youthful swagger and tight-trousered showmanship that Queen’s maximalist anthems demand. He may lack Mercury’s volcanic charisma and operatic tonsils, but he possesses a powerful voice and, arguably, even upstaged his predecessor in the uber-camp-outfit stakes. “Pfff, he’s no Freddie!” Lambert quipped with a self-mocking wink before taking a creditable stab at the vaulting melodrama of Don’t Stop Me Now. Mercury appeared in several video cameos throughout the evening. But if Queen are looking to fill the gap left by Mercury’s planet-sized ego, they have found an innovative solution. The real star of this show was its high-tech production, which included a 21-metre catwalk stage modelled on May’s guitar, two vast mobile video screens, and an eight-tonne kinetic lighting rig that tilted and twisted high above the stage. A huge disco mirrorball appeared during I Want to Break Free and a phalanx of rainbow-coloured lasers accompanied Who Wants to Live Forever. All this visual Viagra served as a useful distraction on the rare occasions when formerly lithe, lusty hits began to show their creaky jointed age. “Who would have thought I’d still be doing this stuff at 95?” May joked during a mid-set solo interlude before paying homage to the Liverpool crowd with a tender acoustic treatment of the Beatles’ You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away. For the majestically overblown climax, an avalanche of all-time anthems from Bohemian Rhapsody to We Are the Champions, he donned a shiny wizard’s cape while Lambert wore a sparkly crown. Led by the world’s most unlikely guitar god, a poodle-haired doctor of astrophysics, this magisterial pomp-rock pantomime was not quite rocket science, but it came pretty close. Touring to December 16 (queenonline.com) This review is really good! But the writer is certainly not an "Adam gusher." He holds back enough to show us that he's not going to go "over the top" about Adam. I think he showed some good respect for Adam, though, and managed to praise his vocals just enough. And he wisely pointed out Adam's little Freddie speech, which it all in perspective.
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Post by AnnAdoresAdam on Nov 29, 2017 16:04:32 GMT -5
Hi there just changed my avatar but don´t know whom to thank for the photo ( Alex? Dr Harriet Bradley?) or if someone is using it already.. please let me know I will change it if nedeed. Posted in yestarday treath the reason why.. Thank you Just been catching up on yesterday's thread and I loved your story about the medal. I'm so happy for you that he's wearing it with such pride.
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Post by AnnAdoresAdam on Nov 29, 2017 16:10:35 GMT -5
It´s Adoreadam not Annadoreadam... well I think all of us just adore the man... Great minds think alike!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 16:13:26 GMT -5
Such a lovely story, adoreadam! And now, my curiosity is sated.
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Post by girldrummer on Nov 29, 2017 16:16:19 GMT -5
I just wanted to bring over Cassie's post toward the end of yesterday's thread because I found it really insightful and I wish Brain and Roger and, also Adam, could read her words. cassie 4 hours ago cassie said:
"I just read an article on the things people regret when they are on their deathbed. Not that Brian is in that situation right now, but, to see him and Roger performing in their biggest. most flashy productions ever, makes me think. They will be able to look back at this time and say that they took the risk, braved the likely criticism of fans and media, took the risk that audiences would not be interested in a couple of old guys, braved the fear that they might not be able to perform at the level they had in the past. They went for the gold one more time instead of puttering in the garden of their retirement homes, like Brian alluded to. And it has paid off astoundingly. They are selling out arenas around the world. They say they are playing better than ever. They sound as glorious as ever. They have witnessed the adoration of old fans and new generations of concert goers, and they are getting the most glowing reviews they have ever had, by a long shot. They will never experience the regret of playing it safe, not taking the risk to do what they love the most, bowing to the opinions of the naysayers, not risking the disapproval of others or the damaging of their reputations and legacy. Bravo, Brian and Roger. And thank you." Cassie, this is so perfectly said. Brian and Roger are perfect examples of people who live their dream to the fullest each day, for as long as they can. Unabashed, unafraid. Willing to take the criticism when it confronts them. They do it because they still can and because they love it. And they do it because they have a lead vocalist who makes it all possible. And he is a front man who they love.
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Post by pi on Nov 29, 2017 16:37:44 GMT -5
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Post by adoreadam on Nov 29, 2017 16:53:38 GMT -5
Hi there just changed my avatar but don´t know whom to thank for the photo ( Alex? Dr Harriet Bradley?) or if someone is using it already.. please let me know I will change it if nedeed. Posted in yestarday treath the reason why.. Thank you Just been catching up on yesterday's thread and I loved your story about the medal. I'm so happy for you that he's wearing it with such pride. Thank you so much, it does feel good ... I´m honoured and happy... he didn`t wore it in the States leg of the tour - I´ve been at Brooklin and Newark shows and he wasn´t wearing it... hope I can see it in O2.
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Post by adoreadam on Nov 29, 2017 16:55:38 GMT -5
It´s Adoreadam not Annadoreadam... well I think all of us just adore the man... Great minds think alike! And Yeah I m with you on that...
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Post by adoreadam on Nov 29, 2017 16:58:45 GMT -5
Such a lovely story, adoreadam! And now, my curiosity is sated. And if it wasn´t for your sucessfully attempt to bring in that particular photo maybe I wouldn´t notice the Royal pin and could not satisfied the curiosity around it. Thanks for that, Adamtopia is a great place to be!!!
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Post by adoreadam on Nov 29, 2017 17:01:36 GMT -5
I just wanted to bring over Cassie's post toward the end of yesterday's thread because I found it really insightful and I wish Brain and Roger and, also Adam, could read her words. cassie 4 hours ago cassie said:
"I just read an article on the things people regret when they are on their deathbed. Not that Brian is in that situation right now, but, to see him and Roger performing in their biggest. most flashy productions ever, makes me think. They will be able to look back at this time and say that they took the risk, braved the likely criticism of fans and media, took the risk that audiences would not be interested in a couple of old guys, braved the fear that they might not be able to perform at the level they had in the past. They went for the gold one more time instead of puttering in the garden of their retirement homes, like Brian alluded to. And it has paid off astoundingly. They are selling out arenas around the world. They say they are playing better than ever. They sound as glorious as ever. They have witnessed the adoration of old fans and new generations of concert goers, and they are getting the most glowing reviews they have ever had, by a long shot. They will never experience the regret of playing it safe, not taking the risk to do what they love the most, bowing to the opinions of the naysayers, not risking the disapproval of others or the damaging of their reputations and legacy. Bravo, Brian and Roger. And thank you." Cassie, this is so perfectly said. Brian and Roger are perfect examples of people who live their dream to the fullest each day, for as long as they can. Unabashed, unafraid. Willing to take the criticism when it confronts them. They do it because they still can and because they love it. And they do it because they have a lead vocalist who makes it all possible. And he is a front man who they love. Agree completly..
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