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[REVIEW] Norway Rock Magazine: Queen + Adam Lambert na Arena Telenor (Oslo, Noruega – 17/06)
[REVIEW] Norway Rock Magazine: Queen + Adam Lambert na Arena Telenor (Oslo, Noruega – 17/06)
Queen + Adam Lambert at Arena Telenor Arena
by Geir Amundsen
Many expressed great skepticism to see Queen with Adam Lambert on vocals, claiming that it is not Queen without Freddie Mercury. Of course, it is not! Did Freddie Mercury die in 1991? Could Brian May and Roger Taylor no longer be able to play the songs they wrote and recorded with Mercury? People go home to watch the song "We Will Rock You" on video or go to several Queen covers shows with Norwegian musicians, but when 50% of the original Queen is here, is it wrong? Strange attitude, you ask us. And the extravagant gay with the big voice has now been replaced by a gay too extravagant with a great voice and no scandal - Adam Lambert fits much better to this concept than Paul Rodgers, lead singer of the previous lineup. Freddie certainly applauded Adam's performances. Also note that the shows are not marketed as Queen - but as Queen + Adam Lambert. If you're disappointed, when Adam Lambert gets upset on stage in the first song, you just have to thank yourself. And we must not forget that Queen has always been more than Freddie Mercury - tell me another band where all four members wrote at least one hit number one each, on their own? Even the Beatles can not match.
Adam Lambert fortunately does not try to be Freddie Mercury - he has long realized that the audience would promptly disapprove - but he uses some of the props we associated with Freddie. Lambert naturally has a strong, brilliant voice, which fits in nicely with Queen's more theatrical tunes, such as "Killer Queen," "Somebody To Love," and "We Are The Champions." And say what you want about Queen, but few bands have more varied songs than those - from progressive rock, pure metal to pop. And most of the band's career with Freddie is featured on the setlist, from "II" to "Innuendo", focusing on the hits everyone has heard. And with as many hits as this band, it is understandable that there is no room for the darkest songs that older fans would probably hear, despite the fact that more than twenty-four songs are played in shorter versions.
The Telenor Arena was almost full. After the "News Of The World" cover robot got us, the band started with "Tear It Up", a relatively obscene and rarely "The Works" song played by Brian May. But from here it's almost a pure show of the great hits. "Seven Seas Of Rhye" and "Tie Your Mother Down" pass before the band changes the tempo a bit down with "Play The Game." After a devastating "Killer Queen", Lambert starts a chat with the audience and tackles the "elephant in the room" - that someone might be a bit wary of him because he is not Freddie Mercury -?! "Not at all!" Was the comment. This will be the first of many tributes to the frontman deceased 26 years ago. The strongest was undoubtedly Brian May's solo performance of "Love Of My Life," sitting alone with an acoustic guitar on the catwalk, where Freddie appeared on the big screen and sang the last verse with him, turned his back and stepped into the darkness again. Lambert and Taylor also went on the catwalk and did "Somebody To Love" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" to Elvis.
The following is a 10 minute guitar solo by eminent astrophysicist Brian May - he still plays with elegance and extreme character. And a drums / duel solo between Roger Taylor and his supporting drummer Tyler Warren. Taylor still sings "I'm In Love With My Car" and does David Bowie's vocals on "Under Pressure".
We made the most of what we could expect, and the public also did his job to create the interactive experience that makes this a memorable show. The all-time song "I Want To Break Free" ... and we get high spirits under a beautiful "Who Wants To Live Forever" and we rise in synchrony with the arms raised with "Radio Ga Ga". And even if you're tired of "Bohemian Rhapsody", it's a good time to finally experience the most legendary times of this song, live, with the iconic video on the big screen during the opera party.
After more than two hours, it came to an end. First, Freddie Mercury appeared and joined us along with his playful "Day-Oh!". We remember the show at Wembley before Lambert came on stage wearing a wreath for a "We Will Rock You", which took the rest of the energy out of the crowd, followed by "We Are The Champions." We left the Telenor Arena with the song "God Save The Queen". So, yes, that was incredible, Adam Lambert, both delivered and impressed, and all the skeptics claim that it is not Queen without John Deacon. OK. But as long as Taylor and May continue to care for the greatest treasure of British rock, respectfully, it will also be a pleasure for us in the audience.
We made the most of what we could expect, and the public also did his job to create the interactive experience that makes this a memorable show. The all-time song "I Want To Break Free" ... and we get high spirits under a beautiful "Who Wants To Live Forever" and we rise in synchrony with the arms raised with "Radio Ga Ga". And even if you're tired of "Bohemian Rhapsody", it's a good time to finally experience the most legendary times of this song, live, with the iconic video on the big screen during the opera party.
After more than two hours, it came to an end. First, Freddie Mercury appeared and joined us along with his playful "Day-Oh!". We remember the show at Wembley before Lambert came on stage wearing a wreath for a "We Will Rock You", which took the rest of the energy out of the crowd, followed by "We Are The Champions." We left the Telenor Arena with the song "God Save The Queen". So, yes, that was incredible, Adam Lambert, both delivered and impressed, and all the skeptics claim that it is not Queen without John Deacon. OK. But as long as Taylor and May continue to care for the greatest treasure of British rock, respectfully, it will also be a pleasure for us in the audience.
Autoria do Post: Josy Loos
Tradução: Raquel Manacero
Fonte: Norway Rock Magazine
Tradução: Raquel Manacero
Fonte: Norway Rock Magazine