Edmonton Sun: Queen + Adam Lambert Concert Review: Edmonton Queen Fans Welcome Adam Lambert At Rexall Place
Filed Under () by glitzylady on Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Posted at : Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Edmonton Queen fans welcome Adam Lambert at Rexall Place
BY MIKE ROSS ,EDMONTON SUN
June 24, 2014
Adam Lambert, left, and Brian May, of Queen, perform at Rexall Place on Tuesday. (Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun)
EXCERPTS: from the longer, in-depth article:
'If we decide that Queen with a False Freddie is better than no Queen at all, we’d best shut up about all the “glorified cover bands” running rampant in classic rock. For in the vocal department, in theatrics, in everything that counts in a great frontman, there are no bigger shoes to fill in rock ‘n’ roll history than Freddie Mercury’s. They don’t build bands like Queen anymore. And while it may seem galling to have some American Idol runner-up risk turning the legend into a hollow mockery and ruining it for everyone, this is seriously the best live version of Queen that fans are going to get. They made sure of that with an incredible show in Rexall Place Tuesday night. "
"It’s been quite an eventful few days in Edmonton. First Buble, then the queen of pop, Cher, then Queen. Good, better, best. This concludes our expensive trip down memory lane. Imagine the pressure on Adam Lambert, under such sharp scrutiny by more than 10,000 hardcore Queen fans hanging on every note, listening hard, judging. The cheers after the first few notes of the opener Now I’m Here revealed the initial verdict: He’ll do fine."
"Lambert did not go into this thing timidly. He added his own wrinkles, at no time “pretending” to be Freddie Mercury, but being his own flambouyant, outrageous self. In Fat Bottomed Girls, he shouted at the appropriate moment, “Now all you fat-assed bitches out there, get on your bike and ride!” For Killer Queen, decked out in a lovely sparkly spiky getup (Cher must’ve left one of her costume boxes behind), he stretched out on an antique chaise lounge, then spit champagne all over himself and the audience. “Did I get you wet?” he asked a woman in the front row. “You’re welcome! I think I got myself wet.” "
"This of course isn’t the first time Queen went out with another singer – Paul Rodgers from Bad Company filled the spot for five years - but Lambert is a much better fit. He sang the living hell out of these songs Queen fans know so well, in a set spanning 45 years of some of the most classic of the classic rock songs. He can hit all the high notes in Somebody to Love – one of several spine-tingling moments in the show – and he has power to back it up. Later, his wailing rendition of the power ballad Who Wants To Love Forever brought the house down. In the legacy of rock ‘n’ roll understudies, this has to be one of the best hires – better than the guy in Yes, the guy in Journey, and both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar put together. "
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"Bohemian Rhapsody is a good example, the bombastic bombshell coming near the end of a successively hit laden home-stretch. They don’t build songs like this anymore, either. You’d drive yourself crazy at concerts these days trying to figure out what’s being tracked, but in this case, almost all of that middle section was. They didn't even try to hide it, either. At one point in the night after a particularly impressive display of vocal prowess, May asked the crowd, “What do you think of the new boy?!” There seemed to be general agreement that Lambert will be permitted to sing Queen songs as long as he wants to."
Read the REST of this EXCELLENT Review HERE:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/06/25/edmonton-queen-fans-welcome-adam-lambert-at-rexall-place?token=9bfe74aab4181285526c2f4281922f57
BY MIKE ROSS ,EDMONTON SUN
June 24, 2014
Adam Lambert, left, and Brian May, of Queen, perform at Rexall Place on Tuesday. (Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun)
EXCERPTS: from the longer, in-depth article:
'If we decide that Queen with a False Freddie is better than no Queen at all, we’d best shut up about all the “glorified cover bands” running rampant in classic rock. For in the vocal department, in theatrics, in everything that counts in a great frontman, there are no bigger shoes to fill in rock ‘n’ roll history than Freddie Mercury’s. They don’t build bands like Queen anymore. And while it may seem galling to have some American Idol runner-up risk turning the legend into a hollow mockery and ruining it for everyone, this is seriously the best live version of Queen that fans are going to get. They made sure of that with an incredible show in Rexall Place Tuesday night. "
"It’s been quite an eventful few days in Edmonton. First Buble, then the queen of pop, Cher, then Queen. Good, better, best. This concludes our expensive trip down memory lane. Imagine the pressure on Adam Lambert, under such sharp scrutiny by more than 10,000 hardcore Queen fans hanging on every note, listening hard, judging. The cheers after the first few notes of the opener Now I’m Here revealed the initial verdict: He’ll do fine."
"Lambert did not go into this thing timidly. He added his own wrinkles, at no time “pretending” to be Freddie Mercury, but being his own flambouyant, outrageous self. In Fat Bottomed Girls, he shouted at the appropriate moment, “Now all you fat-assed bitches out there, get on your bike and ride!” For Killer Queen, decked out in a lovely sparkly spiky getup (Cher must’ve left one of her costume boxes behind), he stretched out on an antique chaise lounge, then spit champagne all over himself and the audience. “Did I get you wet?” he asked a woman in the front row. “You’re welcome! I think I got myself wet.” "
"This of course isn’t the first time Queen went out with another singer – Paul Rodgers from Bad Company filled the spot for five years - but Lambert is a much better fit. He sang the living hell out of these songs Queen fans know so well, in a set spanning 45 years of some of the most classic of the classic rock songs. He can hit all the high notes in Somebody to Love – one of several spine-tingling moments in the show – and he has power to back it up. Later, his wailing rendition of the power ballad Who Wants To Love Forever brought the house down. In the legacy of rock ‘n’ roll understudies, this has to be one of the best hires – better than the guy in Yes, the guy in Journey, and both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar put together. "
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"Bohemian Rhapsody is a good example, the bombastic bombshell coming near the end of a successively hit laden home-stretch. They don’t build songs like this anymore, either. You’d drive yourself crazy at concerts these days trying to figure out what’s being tracked, but in this case, almost all of that middle section was. They didn't even try to hide it, either. At one point in the night after a particularly impressive display of vocal prowess, May asked the crowd, “What do you think of the new boy?!” There seemed to be general agreement that Lambert will be permitted to sing Queen songs as long as he wants to."
Read the REST of this EXCELLENT Review HERE:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/06/25/edmonton-queen-fans-welcome-adam-lambert-at-rexall-place?token=9bfe74aab4181285526c2f4281922f57
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The good reviews keep coming. I don't think Brian and Roger will be performing with anyone other than Adam from now on.
Thanks for posting the link to the whole article. Very touching re the part about Brian's solo performance of "Love of My Life".
I wanted to post every single sentence but it seems fair to go to the source for the rest of the article..
I loved the review, and agree so much with everything the author said..
I'm a huge long time fan of Adam Lambert (as you may have noticed :)) but I am also a long-term fan of Queen.. and I adore Brian May and Roger as well. Just the nicest and most down to earth men it would seem.. And I am so thrilled that they love and respect Adam so much.. They have so much to teach him, and it's so obvious that he adores and respects them as well, and that he has grown as an artist as a result of his association with them. It's truly a match made in Heaven.. or by the Universe.. or somewhere.....
Anon. 11.41pm here .....
Brian performs with Kerry Ellis sometimes. I'll listen to some of their YouTube clips.
I just want to hug Adam for the glorious appreciation he is getting right now and well deserved indeed!!!:) We are all the CHAMPIONS Glamberts!!!:)
Canadian
I love coming here! There's just so much love for Adam, and of course Queen! This is the first place I come to every day for updates. Thanks so much GL and keep it up and we will try to keep up with you!!!
So DAMN proud.......i'm just so damn proud!
I am so happy for Adam and Queen. Always loved Queen and of course fell in love with Adam on American Idol. The Best of the Best in the World today.
Thanks for these videos.
Not watching many of the videos - I want to be wow-ed firsthand when I see Queen + Adam live!
^^Oops! Just posted this comment on the wrong thread.
11;41
Agree 100%I bet they will ne selling the video to this concert also I think they might make a new recording with Adam on the new (old) materials never recorded before
Also, 3.07 me too first thing to start my day. Loved Adam from day one always kmew with his spectacular voice plus his skills from theatre days he would be a force to recon with. Hard work pays and I do believe he will be in the next Jesus Christ Superstar movie. More and more to come
jackie here sorry for spelling had surgery on rotor cuff and typing with wrong hand. lol
I have been listening to the live streams three times (all that have been streamed). I wake up at 4 or 5 AM here in Finland and check if there is a stream. First I think I listen just a few songs but then I realize I have listened the whole thing (and I nearly am late for work). One stream (from Chicago?)was not of the whole concert though. I so wish they would come to Europe too. I'm so happy b/c of those people who get to see them live. I listened to Queen when I was young and then I discovered Adam b/c of Sauli (I did not watch AI). And now I'm totally fallen in love with Adam's voice and talent.
I hope for many more streams to come. I have only two working days left and then starts my vacation and I don't care at what time the streams will be. :)
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