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Post by pi on Jul 27, 2017 8:08:34 GMT -5
#29 Queen + Adam Lambert T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nev. June 24, 2017 $1,292,650 11,716 /
15,346 1 / 0 $175, $49.50 Live Nation Wow that seems like a huge number of empty seats.. I thought it had sold well? Is this the first time they've played there?
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Post by pi on Jul 27, 2017 8:16:22 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jul 27, 2017 8:17:48 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jul 27, 2017 8:26:16 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jul 27, 2017 8:39:04 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jul 27, 2017 8:41:21 GMT -5
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Post by cassie on Jul 27, 2017 8:42:52 GMT -5
digbostonFOTOBOM: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT @ TD GARDENNo one ever said that playing rock music was rocket science, but Brian May has proven that the two aren’t necessarily diametrically opposed. (For those intrepid-minded readers, feel free to dig into his thesis entitled A Survey Of Radial Velocities In The Zodiacal Dust Cloud.) The good news is that he’s not gone all pointy-headed nerd in the process, and still knows how to wield the Red Special on stage in a most impressive manner. Hell, he loves that guitar so much he convinced the rest of the band to fashion a stage in its iconic shape for the new Queen + Adam Lambert tour that hit town last night.
It’s pretty clear that the Freddie Mercury was among the best singers of his or any generation, and he matched that prodigious vocal talent with a flair for style and some serious musical chops. That combination led to staggering popularity, and with good reason. Fun fact: only three bands have sold more records worldwide than Queen. (If you guessed The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, well done.) I’m not sure that Paul Rodgers was the best choice for the first singer in the post-Mercury era, his brand of gruff blues rock not exactly meshing with the dizzying heights of glam/pop/prog/?-rock that Mercury, May, Rogers and Deacon brought to life. Adam Lambert? Yeah, now that’s inspired casting. Anyway way you look at it, it’s a great story. In 2009, he’s a no-name that decided to audition for American Idol, choosing the opening of “Bohemian Rhapsody” as his song. Two years later, he’s singing with Brian May and Roger Taylor at the MTV Europe Awards. Lambert’s body must have been a mass of purple caused by all the self-pinching.
Making the rounds for a new tour, the ensemble shook up the set list a bit from the 2014 stop but still played a ton of hits. Right out of the gates with a teaser of “We Will Rock You” that segued into “Hammer To Fall,” they proceeded to do just that. “Killer Queen,” “Somebody To Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “Another One Bites The Dust.” Blam! Though bassist John Deacon called it a retirement two decades ago, May and Taylor are still breathing life into the storied songbook. Lambert has the vocal chops and personal style to fit right into this lineup, but he’s still in a bit of a bind. He’s under the obligation to serve the song but still be himself at the same time, and that’s not an easy tightrope to maneuver. Mercury’s vocal lines are burned into the minds of so many fans that it’s a bit disconcerting to hear some veering from the blueprint, a bit of vocal melisma here or a few ad libbed notes there.
More... digboston.com/fotobom-queen-adam-lambert-td-garden/
Ah, there's the rub. Staunch fans of Queen's original recordings know every note of every phrase of every song. Any variation from those notes sung in that way risks disappointing or irking fans. But, Freddie never exactly duplicated the recordings live. He dropped keys, he switched melody lines, he assigned higher notes to Roger, and he played with riffs. On some songs, Adam's rendition is actually closer to the notes of the studio recording than the live performances of Freddie I have seen on video. But to some fans, Adam is messing with Freddie's original. Sigh.
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Post by satisfied on Jul 27, 2017 8:45:09 GMT -5
timeofthepanky @enkypanky @adamlambert & @queenwillrock were amaziiiing tonight! Great concert, great show & killer vocals!! Thank you for new wonderful memories! 😗
Mariana @_swoosh14 You should have seen the big smile on Leila's face when Adam sang those crazy notes in STL awww 😭😍 Proud mom
Shades Of Noir Site @shadesnoir @eddietrunk @adamlambert @queenwillrock What an amazing show!! Queen proved that a band does not need all of it original members to rock!
ЅUℤ 🌺 @4everyoungnj If anyone has a chance to see Queen on tour with @adamlambert Do yourself a favor and GO! They were amazing. Adam's is perfect! 😍
Samantha Troulis @samanthateee_ @adamlambert is the perfect human being to be on tour with Queen
Amber Crespo @crzybeauty131 @adamlambert was absolutely amazing tonight in #nj @queenwillrock #queen #adamlambert #amazing
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 8:52:50 GMT -5
And a review I read yesterday said that Adam couldn't hit all the high notes Freddie could? EXCUSE ME?!!!
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 27, 2017 9:07:06 GMT -5
And a review I read yesterday said that Adam couldn't hit all the high notes Freddie could? EXCUSE ME?!!! Yeah....
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