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Most of us, as adults, have very different musical tastes than we did as children; it can be almost cringeworthy to look back at the music we used to love as kids.
But for me personally, there is one exception to this, one band I listened to from the age of about six, which still to this day rank up there in my top five artists off all time.
I'm talking about Queen, whose name may have originally been a tongue-in-cheek reference to monarchy (as well as a reference to another sort of queen!) but who truly deserve to be regarded as rock and roll royalty.
I have been lucky enough to see almost all of my favourite bands live at some stage over the years but as someone who has just entered his 30s, the last time Queen came to New Zealand I wasn't alive.
After the world lost the amazing Freddie Mercury to Aids in 1991, I grew up assuming I would never get to see Queen live.
When I heard Queen was coming to Auckland with someone called Adam Lambert (apparently he came runner-up in American Idol one year?), I had mixed feelings. I knew no-one could fill the shoes of Freddie, who was the greatest frontman of all time, and I wondered if this guy would ruin the show by trying to do just that.
However, I decided I would still love to see original Queen members Brian May (guitar) and Roger Taylor (drums) play live, and given the 30-plus years since their last visit, and the fact they are now pushing 70, I figured this might be the only opportunity I get.
I was careful not to have unrealistic expectations about this concert, as I didn't want to be disappointed, but as long as I got the chance to see May and Taylor bust out a few classics, I knew I would be satisfied.
The truth is, from the beginning of the performance I was more than satisfied; my expectations were not only met, but they were completely blown out of the sky!

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