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Feb 15, 2020 9:10:00 GMT -5
Post by pi on Feb 15, 2020 9:10:00 GMT -5
The Daily Telegraph
Queen and Adam Lambert rock ‘Rhapsody’ concert ahead of Fire Fight Australia performance
Queen and Adam Lambert reclaimed their superiority as big gig royalty with their grandiose Rhapsody show at ANZ Stadium.
When the rebooted band, with newly minted rock god Lambert stepping into Freddie Mercury’s legendary frontman role, toured here two years ago they thrilled diehard fans with their arena shows.
But that was before the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic starring Rami Malek in an Oscar winning performance as Mercury swept the globe in late 2018.
The phenomenal box office success of the film not only reignited their enviable catalogue in the streaming era, it fuelled an inter-generational refresh of the audience eager to see then perform live.
And so more than 70,000 fans, the newcomers and the stayers, the young and old, raised their voices into their fine crowd karaoke when original members Brian May and Roger Taylor with Lambert and band took the stage after a 30 minute thunderstorm delay.
When Lambert introduced his legendary partners in music — he has been working with them now for eight years — the roar was real.
And when he professed his fandom of Mercury — and gratitude for this once-in-a-lifetime singing gig and audience acceptance of him in this coveted frontman role — again, the fulsome cheers were full of bonhomie.
There is certainly a mutual admiration society going on here as Lambert’s prodigious vocal and performance gifts have significantly contributed to the band’s ongoing chart and concert box office fortunes.
Queen songs are engineered for stadiums - from the devilishly paced and vocal gymnastics of Somebody To Love to the frenetic rock opera of Killer Queen, this is glam rock on steroids.
But the power of their performance in the world’s stadiums in 2020, five decades after they began in the workers clubs of the UK, lies in the drama of Lambert’s dexterous voice, those melodies imprinted in our DNA and May and Taylor’s superlative skill and enduring enthusiasm for their day jobs.
They love playing these songs to the millions of people who have them on high rotation in their cars or their playlists.
More.. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-and-adam-lambert-rock-rhapsody-concert-ahead-of-fire-fight-australia-performance/news-story/a12b011e876a884cf945e4d453b4a49c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Queen and Adam Lambert rock ‘Rhapsody’ concert ahead of Fire Fight Australia performance
Queen and Adam Lambert reclaimed their superiority as big gig royalty with their grandiose Rhapsody show at ANZ Stadium.
When the rebooted band, with newly minted rock god Lambert stepping into Freddie Mercury’s legendary frontman role, toured here two years ago they thrilled diehard fans with their arena shows.
But that was before the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic starring Rami Malek in an Oscar winning performance as Mercury swept the globe in late 2018.
The phenomenal box office success of the film not only reignited their enviable catalogue in the streaming era, it fuelled an inter-generational refresh of the audience eager to see then perform live.
And so more than 70,000 fans, the newcomers and the stayers, the young and old, raised their voices into their fine crowd karaoke when original members Brian May and Roger Taylor with Lambert and band took the stage after a 30 minute thunderstorm delay.
When Lambert introduced his legendary partners in music — he has been working with them now for eight years — the roar was real.
And when he professed his fandom of Mercury — and gratitude for this once-in-a-lifetime singing gig and audience acceptance of him in this coveted frontman role — again, the fulsome cheers were full of bonhomie.
There is certainly a mutual admiration society going on here as Lambert’s prodigious vocal and performance gifts have significantly contributed to the band’s ongoing chart and concert box office fortunes.
Queen songs are engineered for stadiums - from the devilishly paced and vocal gymnastics of Somebody To Love to the frenetic rock opera of Killer Queen, this is glam rock on steroids.
But the power of their performance in the world’s stadiums in 2020, five decades after they began in the workers clubs of the UK, lies in the drama of Lambert’s dexterous voice, those melodies imprinted in our DNA and May and Taylor’s superlative skill and enduring enthusiasm for their day jobs.
They love playing these songs to the millions of people who have them on high rotation in their cars or their playlists.
More.. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-and-adam-lambert-rock-rhapsody-concert-ahead-of-fire-fight-australia-performance/news-story/a12b011e876a884cf945e4d453b4a49c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter