10.22.16 RHPS Reviews -- the Adam parts
Oct 21, 2016 23:23:28 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Oct 21, 2016 23:23:28 GMT -5
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Hot Patootie ft. Adam Lambert | THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Published by FOX
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Some of Adam's Reviews
Yes, modern-day torch singer Ivy Levan’s stylized opening performance of “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” and Annaleigh Ashford’s wonderfully bitchy Columbia, were highlights. But in the end, this sanitized remake seemed like an extended version of that Rocky Horror-themed Glee episode that aired on Fox three years ago — not so much “Sweet Transvestite” as just plain sweet.
And then, Adam Lambert came crashing onto the screen — literally, on a motorcycle, through a castle window — and he put the “Rock” back in “Rocky Horror.”
Hot patootie, bless my soul. I really loved this rock ‘n’ roll. And this squeaky-clean show really needed it. Taking on the Eddie role played by Meat Loaf in ’75, a greasy, grubby, gritty Lambert — a twisted vision in dirty denim and bad-boy biker leather — wailed, flailed, snarled, snarked, and just plain rawked. For four gloriously gonzo minutes, Rocky Horror seemed a little dangerous again.
And then (spoiler alert) Eddie got knifed, died in a spectacularly dramatic fashion — and it was all over. Time is fleeting, indeed. It’s a shame that Lambert was offered the Frank-N-Furter role but passed, because his electric cameo just wasn’t enough.
Oh well. Let’s do the time warp again, and watch Lambert’s thrilling performance — complete with the pelvic thrust that really drives you in-say-yay-yay-yay-ane — on repeat.
Lyndsey Parker, Yahoo Music, www.yahoo.com/music/hot-patootie-adam-lambert-rocks-redeems-foxs-rocky-horror-picture-show-085912793.html
The new Eddie is played by pop star Adam Lambert, who brings a snarling, winking sex appeal that’s one of many highlights.
AZCentral.com www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/television/2016/10/21/rocky-horror-remake-laverne-cox/92484488/
In the original, when Meat Loaf arrives, crashing through a wall like the Kool-Aid Man on a motorcycle, it comes as a kind of relief to hear the horribly hetero “Hot Patootie—Bless My Soul,” because it brings the energy back up. Here, Adam Lambert is Meat Loaf, flying through a window. He does fine but is quickly murdered by the host, who wants to keep singing “I Can Make You a Man.”
By the time Lambert is carved up and served at dinner, you’re ready to get on with your life, but, as in the midnight movie theatre, you’re not done until you’ve endured some half-hearted sci-fi and heard “Rose Tint My World,” which, though charming, seems to acknowledge that the fun is over—“It was great when it all began,” it begins.
New Yorker, www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/a-rocky-horror-for-the-high-school-musical-generation
A piece of baffling idiocy from the Rolling Stone
"The throughline connecting the key players who most decidedly do not get it – Christina Milian as Magenta, Adam Lambert as a bafflingly miscast Eddie, and even, at times, Laverne Cox – is their name-brand recognition. They're hired to bring some bumps in attention to the program, and while they can all get through a tune without collapsing, they move through the scenes as if looking for a lifeline or a way out. The three of them feel out of place, especially when getting out-sung and out-danced at every turn by their co-stars."
Charles Bramesco
Rolling Stone critics have a history of getting things wrong and without doubt they have done it again. Let me put this very simply and use small, easily understood words -- I can imagine someone thinking Adam was miscast as Eddie the super-hetero macho man. You cannot like his performance. You can even criticize the song. BUT NO ONE OUT-SUNG ADAM LAMBERT. That is just a fact. Q3
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Queen’s Brian May cancels solo tour due to “persistent illness”
Nick Levine 6:03 pm - Oct 21, 2016
Legendary guitarist was due to tour with singer Kerry Ellis in December
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Brian May has cancelled his December solo tour on doctor’s orders.
The Queen legend was due to play 11 UK dates with frequent touring partner Kerry Ellis in December. However, he told fans today that a “persistent illness” has forced him to pull out.
“We’re very sad today to announce the indefinite postponement of our ‘candlelight’ concert dates this coming December,” he wrote on his website.
“This is a decision I’ve agonized over, but in the end it has become inevitable. I managed to complete the recent Queen and Adam Lambert dates in Asia but I have been increasingly battling with a persistent illness which is destroying my energy and my will.”
May continued: “I am now at the point where I don’t feel confident to perform the scheduled shows to the standard we all expect. I’ve been strongly advised to rest and heal, rather than go out and risk ‘falling down on the job’ out there, which would be a real tragedy.
“I’m convinced it’s much better taking the step to cancel the dates now, refunding the fans for the ticket sales, and giving all our team a chance to re-plan their time in December. Sincere apologies to all.”
Read more at www.nme.com/news/queens-brian-may-cancels-solo-tour-due-persistent-illness-1712162#2pJ6zti4FCMyH8t8.99
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