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Here is another translated-from-French review in the Le Plus newspaper that is actually written by a student journalist, Laura Bruneau, and edited by Anaïs Chabalier. 

LE PLUS: Queen concert at the Zenith: tribute to Mercury through the fantasy of Adam Lambert
English Translation from French via Google Translate (link to original review in French is provided at the end):

Monday night, Queen occurred on the Zenith stage with special guest Adam Lambert. The news did not make everyone happy among fans of Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991. Our contributor Laura Bruneau went to the concert. According to her, the purists can rest assured that Lambert does not take the place of Mercury.

Given my young age, I obviously have never had the opportunity to see the original training Queen with Freddie Mercury on stage. But I know their repertoire and see Adam Lambert tried me.

Adam Lambert, I knew him through his single "Whataya want from me" released in 2009, and even then, I thought he had a beautiful voice.

Can not sing the Queen wants. The rock band's repertoire is not accessible to everyone. A "Sin git Queen" on the Wii, I slaughter for sure "Under pressure" and "Another one bites the dust".

The shadow of Freddie hovered in the room

Purists will say that no one can replace Freddie Mercury. Certainly. But Adam Lambert makes a tribute to him more than he takes his place.

And when he sings the Queen, he said. He lived up to all the songs. Moreover, when Brian May was introduced to the audience, it was unanimous among the public.

In addition to the show visually, Adam Lambert, provides voice. Both the beautiful "Under Pressure", at the beginning of a cappella "Save Me".

There is something pure in her voice, which is very well heard in "Who wants to live forever."

Monday night at the Zenith, the shadow of Freddie hovered in the room.

It was almost this, since the end of "Bohemian Rhapsody" was not Adam who was singing, but a video of Freddie Mercury singing was broadcast.

Queen of Rock has not aged

The media said that Brian May and Roger Taylor, guitarist and original Queen drummer, are not as good as before on stage.

Having no point of comparison, I found that they still defended very well, especially during their solos.

Queen of Rock has not aged. The older groups are always safe bets.

At the applause is Brian May, who won all the public votes. He also played a lot of single titles including "'39", the country folk accents, with great emotion. The song won the room in a cosmic journey.

The instrumental "Last Horizon" we still taken further into the cosmos with a very futuristic atmosphere, thanks to the play of light, certainly to try to achieve Freddie in the stars.

Brian May has also signed his famous and great guitar solo on the famous "We will rock you", which does not lose its luster.

Roger Taylor also got his solos battery and also sang "A Kind of Magic." Vocally, he was in correctness, but his voice is unfortunately not as high and mighty as that of Mercury. However, a version sung by Taylor, it changes.

Lambert also an exuberant than Mercury

Adam Lambert, who sings with Queen since 2011, has succeeded in developing a nice complicity with the group, especially with Brian May. Besides his voice, it is also a very colorful character.

When he sings, he waddles, shimmying, stirs the pool, always very sexy way. Adam, the trick is to seduce the public. With each movement, we want to join him on stage to dance.

Like a diva, he changed repeatedly held, wearing extravagant clothes all together than others. Leather pants or tiles, golden heeled boots or snakeskin, Adam Lambert has a sacred look he assumes perfectly.

Which is reminiscent of a Freddie Mercury. The gesture of Adam Lambert is as exuberant as could be that of Mercury.

Majestic, he chained the languid and suggestive poses on a sofa while he was interpreting "Killer Queen". One would like to join in this sofa.

Good old songs and public standing

When recalling, everyone was standing in the stands when nobody stood up for the whole show, except ovation Brian May.

The tubes "We Will Rock You" and "We are the champions" helped brilliantly close the show with Adam Lambert crowned, making it a tribute to Freddie King.

Ultimately, a high color show through the play of light and fantasy Adam Lambert, with good old songs old as we like.

This concert allowed me to (re) discover some tracks, including the new lovely arrangement of "Another one bites the dust".

Would definitely go again.