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Post by pi on Nov 2, 2023 7:36:07 GMT -5
twitter.com/weheartmusic/status/1719871026912211168
We Heart MusicQueen + Adam Lambert at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN (2023-10-28)Still a Royal Wonder to behold--
After a four-year hiatus, The Queen + Adam Lambert Rhapsody Tour featuring original members- guitarist Sir Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor made a stop in downtown St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center, for a pair of capacity weekend shows.
The 135-minute career-spanning set didn’t have (and didn’t need) an opening act and was mostly packed with familiar radio hits and anthems that most in the audience had no problem in singing along to. A few deep cuts thrilled the most passionate fans and the state-of-the-art stage design, effects, and set pieces, all made for a visually thrilling and musically fulfilling evening.
With almost six decades of legacy to draw from, the show’s feel toed the line between a modern, glitzy high-powered Vegas-esque tribute, and a heartfelt continuation of preserving the memory of its massive song catalog and their departed lead singer that so strongly defined their musical persona.
The Tour is actually a continuation of a pre-pandemic trek, embarked upon following the success of the recent film biopic, but the setlist and staging has since been re-thought, after the tour resumed. What hasn’t changed is the expert guitar work of May, Taylor’s somewhat ageless drumming, and the soaring vocals and cheeky demeanor of Lambert, reveling in the bombast, his numerous costume changes, and songs that perfectly showcase his vocal range.
Beginning with a “Radio Ga Ga” medley and emerging from an on-screen dystopian robot environment (where all had the face of the machines on the Freas painted cover of “News of the World”), the setlist was hit after hit, after hit, to the crowd’s delight. Taylor would assume the lead vocals for the somewhat goofy “I’m in Love with My Car” and Glambert’s two-wheeler coming up from the stage for “Bicycle Race” was actually a shiny, large, tricked-out motorcycle.
More + photos.. weheartmusic.typepad.com/blog/2023/11/queen-adam-lambert-at-xcel-energy-center-st-paul-mn-2023-10-28.html
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Post by pi on Nov 2, 2023 7:45:40 GMT -5
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