Hey Everyone!!
Here's my recap of last night's concert as promised! Sorry but it is long.. Unfortunately I didn't have the day off and was busy at work until now..
This is my second QAL concert and what a concert it was!!
The day started with me being on edge with excitement! I was looking forward to the concert I couldn't stop talking about it! I was also anxious from finding parking and getting a descent view of the stage (and Adam of course..) I worried for nothing! With the help of my brother we found a parking space pretty fast and after a short walk we were there, at the Golden Ring section of the concert! We had a nice view, the closest I have ever been in a concert of this magnitude (that matters..), but still not as close as I hoped, I couldn't see Adam's expressions live (only on the screen) but it was good place considering the alternatives. I do dream of one day seeing him up close, maybe on the next QAL or even better his solo tour..
The people around us were talking how this is by far the wideset Golden Ring they have been to
Also there were a couple of dudes that kept on talking on how they were there for Brian's guitar and not more than that (I will get back to them shortly).
The concert started on time (a few minutes earlier than scheduled) which is a precedent for the concerts in Israel that I have been to, but suits the professionalism of our beloved QAL!! I was supper excited by Adam's outfit it was insane, and I had a feeling he had a lace top underneath, didn't think he would walk in it though (little did I know..) The guys I mentioned before took until "Fat Bottomed Girls" to warm up to Adam and by the end "Don't stop me now" they were shouting "OMG, HE'S AMAZING!! WHAT A SINGER" Needless to say they were sold!! The crowd seems to love him and everyone was eating from the palm of his hand. I was glad to hear from katycake's recap that he felt the love!! I was hoping he would, because my side was excited but there were so many people you can never know..
I have a feeling he spat out every Hebrew/Yiddish phrase he knew but it got everyone onboard the AFL train, and that was great and totally cute
I loved all his outfits, even the weird one with the lace, is it the most top body skin we've seen of him? We should thank Israel's heat and humid for this, he was so fucking HOT (in every sense of the word..) and the weather actually got a little cooler in the recent week or so.. He did threw the rest of his "water" from the cup to the audience after Killer Queen, because it was "so HOT"
All the time my friend kept telling me "I LOVE HIM SO MUCH", "ME TOO" I said. She has been an admirer of Adam from the American Idol days, usually talking to me after a TV performance. The X-factor with QAL sold her on going to a concert, which we went to in Prague, first time seeing Adam live! My brother was completely sold on Adam as a singer and a performer, he really loved him, and he is really hard to please!! Everyone around us seemed to be excited and sad that it was over!! The quality of the sound and the visuals was amazing an on point (the video failed like twice and for a few seconds only)
Sorry but don't have good pictures to share, I wanted to focus on the concert and not trying to get a picture that I knew people will have better ones!
Here's to hoping my dream to see him closer and again will come true, but even if it won't I am happy with what I got! Maybe on his next tour I would be able to plan my annually US trip to coincide with it! This year I am going with my mom to visit my sister and my beautiful nephew and nice on Thanksgiving!!
Another thing, this was defiantly one of the biggest crowds in Park Hayrkon over 57K, from the paper today only Michael Jackson drew more (70K) and that was back in 1993 the highlight of his career! Some other big names drew close to them but less. This made me so happy!
Most of the reviews I've seen have been glowing, and the comments too. But we can't really escape from the "he's not Freddie Mercury" no shit! He's "Adam F-king Lambert" and never tried to be anything but. I did read one review that mentioned Adam doesn't have a good vocal range, really? I don't know allot about this subject, but I have been reading this blog for a long time and if there is something I know is that Adam has an extraordinary vocal range! So bite that! And this reviewer also felt like he liked Adam allot more than he thought he would but couldn't possibly tarnish Freddie's legacy. I could never fully understand why one has to come over the other, you can enjoy Adam and still know that Freddie was the greatest! As for Adam I am sure we haven't seen the best of him yet!!!