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Post by lurleene on Apr 22, 2023 13:12:08 GMT -5
Adam performed at a metal show in Russia? I assume that was before Idol? I don't recall him performing there on his own solo tour after Idol, but I must be wrong? He sure has kept Whole Lotta Love in his back pocket for a long time. He is a master of that song. No it was after Idol. I remember it too. He was pretty awesome there. It might have been during Glamnation though because I think it was before the first bunch of shows with Queen in 2012. ETA: It was Maxidrome in Moscow May 28, 2011Yep. That is the one. It was after Glamnation but before before Queen (a stand alone rock festival for 50K so no dancers). It was wonderful. They moved his show to earlier in the day because so many school age girls wanted to see him and they did not want them out there at night with the drunks, lol. They let the girls out of school so he had a very age diverse crowd. But there were several other high points for him. One of the DJ's, who had made some homophobic remarks about Adam, was completely won over when he went to interview him before the show. Even posed for pictures with his arms around Adam and said he was more gorgeous and taller with tons of charisma than he thought, lol. And someone in the press said they were expecting a "sissy" but instead found Adam to be a mix of Elvis and Guns N Roses. He rocked and gave a rock concert with his material and a few covers and won everyone over. HA! |
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Post by kryptoman68 on Apr 22, 2023 13:57:11 GMT -5
No it was after Idol. I remember it too. He was pretty awesome there. It might have been during Glamnation though because I think it was before the first bunch of shows with Queen in 2012. ETA: It was Maxidrome in Moscow May 28, 2011Yep. That is the one. It was after Glamnation but before before Queen (a stand alone rock festival for 50K so no dancers). It was wonderful. They moved his show to earlier in the day because so many school age girls wanted to see him and they did not want them out there at night with the drunks, lol. They let the girls out of school so he had a very age diverse crowd. But there were several other high points for him. One of the DJ's, who had made some homophobic remarks about Adam, was completely won over when he went to interview him before the show. Even posed for pictures with his arms around Adam and said he was more gorgeous and taller with tons of charisma than he thought, lol. And someone in the press said they were expecting a "sissy" but instead found Adam to be a mix of Elvis and Guns N Roses. He rocked and gave a rock concert with his material and a few covers and won everyone over. HA! Here is the line-up and the setlists of the bands. www.concertarchives.org/concerts/maxidrom-festival-2011-c6617323-7cfa-4eec-9e9e-3a2733dacb42Other interesting connections from that line-up: - The KORN connection - Zac Baird has played keyboards for both KORN and Adam at different points of his carrier. - The Zemfira connection - Zemfira performed "Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)" with Queen at the QAL Moscow show on 2012-07-03. And while we don't like those ladies anymore, their website still has a treasure trove of Maxidrom material, although some videos have expired: onthemeaningofadamlambert.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/adam-lambert-at-maxidrom/ |
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Post by svca on Apr 22, 2023 14:30:51 GMT -5
Ah yes, Kryptoman, there's that jacket I was drooling over. And who are the ladies we don't like anymore? I think I missed a memo somewhere lol. Did I miss some gossip?
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2023 16:11:18 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2023 16:15:08 GMT -5
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Post by loxie on Apr 22, 2023 16:15:49 GMT -5
Amazing "Sleepwalker" from the Maxidrom Festival in Moscow, 2011! Adam soars in the stratosphere near the end! Would love to know what notes he's hitting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmXbG9ezXS8 |
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Post by lurleene on Apr 22, 2023 16:48:42 GMT -5
Amazing "Sleepwalker" from the Maxidrom Festival in Moscow, 2011! Adam soars in the stratosphere near the end! Would love to know what notes he's hitting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmXbG9ezXS8 Thank you so much, lol! That brings back such great memories. Adam was a sexy rockstar sporting eyeliner but not hiding his gorgeous eyes (one of his best features). His voice and performance style rocked. Loved the hair too and shoes that allowed him to move. HA. If he had brought that to the AMAs (instead of that convoluted routine and dancers that did not work) to introduce himself the history might have been different for him in the US. |
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Post by rihannsu on Apr 22, 2023 18:15:56 GMT -5
Ah yes, Kryptoman, there's that jacket I was drooling over. And who are the ladies we don't like anymore? I think I missed a memo somewhere lol. Did I miss some gossip? The ones that wrote the book "On the Meaning of Adam Lambert". They got a bit weird. |
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Post by svca on Apr 22, 2023 18:20:54 GMT -5
Ah yes, Kryptoman, there's that jacket I was drooling over. And who are the ladies we don't like anymore? I think I missed a memo somewhere lol. Did I miss some gossip? The ones that wrote the book "On the Meaning of Adam Lambert". They got a bit weird. Thanks, I vaguely remember the names. Were they the ones that had the big conspiracy theory about why Adam lost? I seem to remember something about that. Anyway, all water under the bridge at this point...and 14 years later, coming in second seems so trivial lol. But at the time it was huge. |
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Post by pi on Apr 22, 2023 19:26:14 GMT -5
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