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Post by Q3 on Jan 13, 2015 8:10:44 GMT -5
Have we seen this before? And then they write a bit about the show that they went to: www.3chorddorks.com/node/1319"The Sultan and I got to see Queen with Adam Lambert on tour recently, and the show was nothing short of incredible. These old classic rock bands have always been divided into one of two groups: bands that still give great live shows, and bands that should've stopped a long time ago. AC/DC, Ozzy, Slash, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, and many others – all definitively in that first group. And now we get to add Queen to that roster, as well. Brian May's guitar playing and Roger Taylor's drumming are as capable as ever, the stage show is a bright, light-filled joy, and most important of all, Adam Lambert is the perfect match for the band. Whenever people talk about Queen getting a new singer, the first question to come up will invariably be "Who could possibly replace Freddie Mercury?" The answer, of course, is nobody. Adam Lambert doesn't try to be Freddie Mercury, he simply lets his presence and his prowess speak for himself, and it works. He has the range, the voice, and the moves to do these songs justice. He's perfectly flamboyant at times, and rocking at others – he's different than Freddie Mercury, but the perfect man to take up his torch, and he's earned his spot in my heart for life. If you guys ever get the chance to see him with Queen, it is a fantastic show, and I highly recommend it."I have never seen this before but the bolded part captures my sentiment exactly. Of course, he (Adam) owned my heart the moment I heard his first Queen cover note -- "Mama..." (2009)
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Post by Q3 on Jan 13, 2015 8:13:51 GMT -5
This timing is perfection for me- do housework, send hub off to work, sit back and enjoy and I don't even have to stay up late to do so! LOVE European showtimes! <spitefully pokes you with stick> I'll help you. <hunts for a big stick, wishes they were back in Asia!> I might get a chance to listen to today's stream but not tomorrow. <of course, I am headed off to London in for the first 2 of my 4 shows.>
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Post by wal on Jan 13, 2015 8:29:42 GMT -5
mmyy9 retweeted Classic Rock @classicrockmag 5m A look inside the new issue of Classic Rock, with @queenwillrock, @adamlambert, @bobseger and more: goo.gl/xtbLZt
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Jan 13, 2015 8:30:52 GMT -5
<spitefully pokes you with stick> I'll help you. <hunts for a big stick, wishes they were back in Asia!> I might get a chance to listen to today's stream but not tomorrow. <of course, I am headed off to London in for the first 2 of my 4 shows.>
<looks for even bigger stick to poke Q3 with> #raspberry #sighs Have fun. Will poke you more when you return. {{hugs}}
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Post by wal on Jan 13, 2015 8:32:11 GMT -5
MY KING † ADAM @saharjojo10 6m _______ TODAY > IN NZ MAGAZINE
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Post by wal on Jan 13, 2015 8:36:33 GMT -5
marisa · @marisa_965 13th Jan 2015 from TwitLonger
Just listening to Dr. Bri berting on that podcast was not enough, so I decided to type the best parts. So here it goes, with some editing.
"I have to say, we have the extra ingredient now that is Adam Lambert. Adam is a phenomenom. He has everything that you could ask from a frontman. (...) He's delightful to work with. He's equipped with this stupendous instrument, his voice. I never heard a voice like that in my whole life. His range is extraordinary. He's also dedicated to his art in the same way that Freddie was. He recognizes that he has a gift from God. He doesn't waste it, he takes good care of himself. Even when he parties, till the ends of the earth, he's very much like Freddie, he into enjoying life, he knows when he can work and when he can play, so he's always on it for the show. He's got a natural way with the audience, he's a born entertainer, much more than just a singer. He's also, which I really like, very physical on stage, I'm very aware where he is and very aware of where I am (...). That comes completely naturally, it's the kind of thing that you cannot coreograph, and it's great, cause it's gonna be different every night. But it is, you develop a flow, a kind of sixth sense about what the other guy is doing, and of course, our music is physical, it's not just in the mind, it's in the body as well, so they way we physically interact infuences the way the music sounds very much. He's very easy going, he's a total prima donna in the sense that he's into his clothes and into his looks and his fitness in the same ways as Freddie, and the same way as Elvis, I'm sure. I've never met Elvis but I have a strong feeling Adam conducts himself in the same ways that Elvis did. (...) (He's his own person.) Well, he's more than that. He's so...what's the word, he's kind of very much overqualified. You could say that he fits the bill, but Adam is way way more than that. Even people who are skeptical, after about three songs they're eating out of this hand. They just love him. And I think by the end of the show Adam has become the complete focus of the show, that Freddie did as well. It's a big thing, I feel very often like Ada is a huge part of the show, massive part, he's not just someone who's filling the slot. He's changed us, he's brought us up to the 21 century, in some ways, he's reenergized us. And himself, as a performer, I would go watch him. There's not too much performers of his generation that I would go watch, but I would watch him. I think he's a wonderful craftsman. And that voice is just beyond belief. Sometimes I'm standing beside, like in WWTLF (which he nails), and I never know how he's gonna nail it, sometimes he goes for a note and I think, 'Jesus, is he really gonna do that?' This goes through your head while you're playing, you can't lose your cool, but I feel like stopping and looking at the guy, 'What is he doing?', and 'Is he gonna pull it off?', yes, he pulls it off every time, he's never anything less than a million percent. I'm sounding too exclamatory now, but I seriously get shivers up my spine at some of the notes he hits. And I know Freddie would as well. I know if he was watching somewhere, some place, somehow, he woud be thinking: 'God'!"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 8:46:16 GMT -5
@americanidol
Adam Lambert joins American Idol XIV judges panel in New York. RT if you're excited! bit.ly/1yf2yuV #IdolAuditions
Are you ready for Adam Lambert this week? Season 8 alum joins the judges panel in New York. #Idol... fb.me/1MHyHVK3e
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Post by cheriemelissa on Jan 13, 2015 8:55:55 GMT -5
That podcast was fantastic. I could listen to Brian talk forever. He is such a gentle soul. How he feels about Adam just makes me melt. What a wonderful time in Adam's life this must be for him. I truly believe this will be remembered as a turning point in Adam's career. He has made his mark. The discussion the other day on whether Adam's career has gone in the direction it should, I think it's gone the only way it could. He is not your typical pop artist, he is so much more. I love his choices and I hope his new label will nurture all that he is and give him the freedom to be bold. I'm in wherever that takes him!!!
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Post by melliemom on Jan 13, 2015 8:56:15 GMT -5
marisa · @marisa_965 13th Jan 2015 from TwitLonger Just listening to Dr. Bri berting on that podcast was not enough, so I decided to type the best parts. So here it goes, with some editing. "I have to say, we have the extra ingredient now that is Adam Lambert. Adam is a phenomenom. He has everything that you could ask from a frontman. (...) He's delightful to work with. He's equipped with this stupendous instrument, his voice. I never heard a voice like that in my whole life. His range is extraordinary. He's also dedicated to his art in the same way that Freddie was. He recognizes that he has a gift from God. He doesn't waste it, he takes good care of himself. Even when he parties, till the ends of the earth, he's very much like Freddie, he into enjoying life, he knows when he can work and when he can play, so he's always on it for the show. He's got a natural way with the audience, he's a born entertainer, much more than just a singer. He's also, which I really like, very physical on stage, I'm very aware where he is and very aware of where I am (...). That comes completely naturally, it's the kind of thing that you cannot coreograph, and it's great, cause it's gonna be different every night. But it is, you develop a flow, a kind of sixth sense about what the other guy is doing, and of course, our music is physical, it's not just in the mind, it's in the body as well, so they way we physically interact infuences the way the music sounds very much. He's very easy going, he's a total prima donna in the sense that he's into his clothes and into his looks and his fitness in the same ways as Freddie, and the same way as Elvis, I'm sure. I've never met Elvis but I have a strong feeling Adam conducts himself in the same ways that Elvis did. (...) (He's his own person.) Well, he's more than that. He's so...what's the word, he's kind of very much overqualified. You could say that he fits the bill, but Adam is way way more than that. Even people who are skeptical, after about three songs they're eating out of this hand. They just love him. And I think by the end of the show Adam has become the complete focus of the show, that Freddie did as well. It's a big thing, I feel very often like Ada is a huge part of the show, massive part, he's not just someone who's filling the slot. He's changed us, he's brought us up to the 21 century, in some ways, he's reenergized us. And himself, as a performer, I would go watch him. There's not too much performers of his generation that I would go watch, but I would watch him. I think he's a wonderful craftsman. And that voice is just beyond belief. Sometimes I'm standing beside, like in WWTLF (which he nails), and I never know how he's gonna nail it, sometimes he goes for a note and I think, 'Jesus, is he really gonna do that?' This goes through your head while you're playing, you can't lose your cool, but I feel like stopping and looking at the guy, 'What is he doing?', and 'Is he gonna pull it off?', yes, he pulls it off every time, he's never anything less than a million percent. I'm sounding too exclamatory now, but I seriously get shivers up my spine at some of the notes he hits. And I know Freddie would as well. I know if he was watching somewhere, some place, somehow, he woud be thinking: 'God'!" Thank you.. I was just looking for this .. and there you are
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 8:57:18 GMT -5
www.dw.de/queen-adam-lambert-rock-europe/a-18187149MUSIC Queen + Adam Lambert rock Europe When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, it looked like Queen's performing days were over. But the band has come back with a new face at the front mic: American Idol star Adam Lambert. Now Queen 2.0 is taking Europe by storm . Queen + Adam Lambert at a show in Sydney in August 2014, Copyright: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images The show moves the audience to tears - of joy, of course. And not because of the grey-haired guys on stage who are visibly relishing their classic Queen sound. Rather, because of the aging band's brand-new, fresh-faced lead. Adam Lambert is just 32 years old and looks like a mix between George Michael and Bill Kaulitz from the German teen group Tokio Hotel. He dances around in a tight leather outfit and his virtuosic range seems to extend well beyond three octaves. Adam Lambert rocks. And screams. To save his life, it seems at times, and to show he can keep up with the legends behind him. Lambert consciously plays with the androgynous mannerisms of his predecessor, Freddie Mercury, wears nail polish and prances around on platform shoes. And, most importantly, he brings fans in Tokyo, Moscow, Kyiv, London, Chicago, Las Vegas and the rest of the world's metropolises to tears. Adam Lambert at a press conference in Berlin, December 2014, Copyright: Clemens Bilan/Getty Images) Adam Lambert didn't win American Idol in 2009; he was runner-up But can Lambert really fill the gap left by Queen lead Mercury who died of AIDS in 1991? That's an insurmountable task other greats have given up on. English-Canadian singer Paul Rodgers tried it for four years before finally giving up. Then in 2011, music magazine NME reported that the band was in talks with pop singer Lady Gaga. But the gentlemen from Queen had already met a young American singer who impressed them. From American Idol to Mercury's throne Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor explained in an interview with Internet radio station iHeartRadio how they met Lambert in 2009. They hadn't been looking for him, said May, he simply turned up - in a rather unlikely place. Lambert was a finalist in the US casting show American Idol and in the finals, Queen took the stage with him for a joint rendition of "We are the Champions." After that, it was completely natural for them to keep working together, according to Taylor: "He has an incredible voice." The band wasn't sure how their fans would react. But they were convinced that Lambert would get the job done. And that's exactly what happened. In 2012, Queen + Adam Lambert played two sold-out concerts in London's Hammersmith Apollo, followed by open-air concerts in Poland and the Ukraine during the 2012 FIFA World Cup. Then they toured the United States, Asia and Australia. Six concerts in Germany Older Queen fans, it seems, have accepted the young new lead. And Lambert is also drawing a new generation of fans to their shows. They play all the same songs that made Queen world-famous - from "Killer Queen" and "We are the Champions" to "Somebody to Love" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." For the latter, Lambert sings only the first verse; then the band leaves the stage to make room for the legend: Freddie Mercury himself is projected onto a huge screen. It's a moment that's sure to cause goose bumps for any diehard Queen fan, particularly when the band returns at the end for a grand climax. Freddie Mercury at a Queen concert in 1982, Copyright: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Queen was launched in 1970; Freddie Mercury is pictured here in 1982 Queen + Adam Lambert have been on tour again since June 2014. On January 13, they launch their Europe leg in Newcastle, England. Starting on January 29 in Cologne, they'll also be making six stops in Germany. It won't be their Germany debut in the new constellation, however. Lambert and Queen performed on December 25 in a widely publicized Christmas show by German folk pop star Helene Fischer. Just before the show at a press conference in Berlin, Roger Taylor said they would never play with anyone else but Lambert. .
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