BERLIN REVIEW: AMPYA.com
Filed Under () by broddybounce on Thursday, February 5, 2015
Posted at : Thursday, February 05, 2015
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by Vincent Grundke
via Google Translate & ImTranslator
Last night, woke up the spirit of unbridled rock band back in Berlin to life: Queen playing in her 45th year stage still the big stadiums. Since 2012, they come with talent show star Adam Lambert on tours. How the man comes along, you read here.
It is quiet, almost dead silent. The legs are close to 15,000 people in this giant concert hall in the abdomen, half sitting impatiently in the stands. Starts a clapping, the o2 World does not need four seconds to match. From the stage roars, Spotlight search the huge curtain with printed logo from Queen.
20 clock it should go. Queen, the wondrous rock band of the '70s and' 80s wants to experience a revival in Berlin. An event that took place recently in 2008 with Paul Rodgers. Before that, there was the last chance to see one of the biggest rock bands on the planet in Berlin in 1986 with the phenomenon of Freddie Mercury. It is 20.20 clock. Some glow even in the warmest Wängchen Red, other natural rumple her hair with excitement. Then appeared as Brian May's shadow on the curtain - even the verdrießlichsten among the seasoned men conjures the guitarist now a smirk on his cheeks.
Adam Lambert in perfect rock star poses
When the curtain falls, the looks are cast primarily on the "new man" on the mic. So Brian is Adam Lambert before later, the second of the "American Idol" season in 2009, the then presenting with Queen covers and must accompany the band since 2012. A dream for him, but, the 33-year-old real legacy? In fact, the erwatende to skepticism remains off instead flashes as a spark of nostalgia in the boozy faces on, emit little tear from eye. Because Adam just does everything right. Scrubs May one of his countless solos in exaggerated length, he is awesome Lambert to the side, even kneels down in front of the guitar legend when it defeat all the power of the distortion. Is it time to spin, he rides the microphone stand with his damn tight leather pants in "Stone Cold Crazy" or prancing in perfect rock star poses to "Another One Bites The Dust" on the big stage. He plays with the spirit of Mercury without get too close to him. There is a vast difference between the two namely: Adam has outed the beginning of his career, Freddie until shortly before his death. With his second album "Trespassing" Lambert was even the first obvious gay artist who topped the Billboard Charts.
He oozes like Freddie ago sympathetic self-confidence: "Now we rock finally, right," he calls the mischievous Berliners and cheekily: ". My Bitches out there who rises to your bikes and ride off" Hardly anyone seems to's blame him, that he moved his voice in the usual musical style in falsetto heights. Because he did not aggressively tried to imitate Freddie. Only in operatic pieces like "Killer Queen", he comes close to his own idol considerable, especially if he still sipping on red couch besamteter from the golden champagne bottle. "I want to thank you. Because I am so happy to be able to do that every night. If it works for the one and only Freddy, then I'm happy," Adam brings out. "I love Freddy so hot." He wants to celebrate it on like every night. That sounded perhaps a little too plump therefore said, but before resentment can arise, Adam disappears again and returns to the legends.
Brian continues with the acoustic guitar on a stool and surprised with knowledge of German: "Good evening, Berlin, alright It's nice to be back here with me Will you sing for Freddie.?" Then the doctor in astrophysics revealed with the white curls Mozart's "Love Of My Life". In the background - between the giant Q-construct that acts as an oval canvas - appeared to Freddie. Spooky. And somehow familiar so beautiful. May wipes away a tear and gets in front of his best buddies, with which it shares 45 years of band history: Mr. Roger Taylor. The nice Opi with the light gray Santa Claus beard shines in "A Kind Of Magic". He walks comfortably from the stage, on drums now sits his son Rufus Tiger Taylor, overflowing with energy. Even as the two duel in the drum solo, not a single sheet welding spot the black shirt by Taylor. Professionals, both.
For "Under Pressure" then Adam Lambert comes out again. Somehow he has been wanting the man with the big gestures and the high notes. In "Who Wants To Live Forever" he sings tenderly like a bird under giant disco ball - the drama queen who just never forgotten. In them, the phenomenon of musicians who are six feet in front of you but will affect world away lives.
Adam is just the perfect host, he served everything with pinpoint accuracy. Human adults become children again, amazed than wait a mountain cotton candy at them. Touching, but somehow also very easy to paradise. Outbreaks missing, rough elemental force, yet so alive from the rock. But this is whining at a high level. Lambert's voice dances with the audience, then again with May's guitar. "Radio Gaga" is the opera in which to live out Adam and can cuddle with the first rows. Brian provides Berlin "a question: What do you think of the new man?" Buh will be a some escapes, but the crowd cheered. Because it simply just a way for Queen's "The Show Must Go On"!
And prove the British damn strong in the encores "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions". Lambert is in leopard coat and a golden crown in front of Berlin. "We will work with anyone else more after we have worked with the great Adam," Roger Taylor was not until last December, know. OK then.
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10 comments:
German translation is really poor...sometimes it sounds like they're giving a bad review...i think translation could have been better for THE BEST TOUR IN RECENT HISTORY...AND
THE BEST SINGER ON THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi peacenikmiki: Agreed, and we apologize. But glitzylady and I have looked at a half-dozen translating tools online and, surprisingly, have been unable to find anything that provides a precise translation through and through. We still want to provide some type of translation, however, so that people can get at least a sense of it. If anyone should be able to provide a better translation, we will be more than happy to replace the above with that.
I think you're doing a GREAT job broddybounce, glitzylady & Admin Fan. It can't be easy to track down the reviews & then have them translated. I really do appreciate it, & all the other work you do for this blog.
As German is my native language I was able to read the original German reviews. Even though the translation tools are mostly correct in the word-by-word interpretations, the "tone" is lost in the translation. Most of the German reviews are written sarcastically and some factual descriptions, (a RED couch, a leopard print COAT etc.) made me wonder if the reviewer actually attended. A Berlin review mentioned poor sound quality..I thought the youtube vids sounded just fine. IMO most are laced with negativity, barely addressing vocals, just meant to sound "clever", and somewhat contrary to what the youtube videos show. Perhaps Adam doesn't meet the German critics' taste, maybe the reviewers are "No Freddie-No Queen" purists, maybe they just want to be contrary to what the rest of the world perceives as a success. Even though I have not lived in Germany for over 20 years, I feel the need to apologize for this poor jounarnalistic approach, the mocking and sarcasm and overall sad results.Gladly, the fans don't seem to share the critics sentiments.
Even if the reviews aren't sparkling and raving it doesn't mean the opinions aren't legitimate. We all like different things. That's actually good.
5:45, I really appreciate your input, esp. as a native German speaker. I agree that the tone of the original is sometimes lost in translation and we don't always feel what the writer really meant (for good or ill). But to be honest, the reviews that have been posted so far seem pretty darn good to me. One of them says that Adam "does everything right." I didn't get a feeling of sarcasm or great negativity. Maybe I'm missing something. Anyway, I always like to hear from people like you who actually know the language and can give us a more accurate interpretation of what the reviewer wrote. Thank you!
And yes, thank you also to Admin Fan, broddybounce and glitzylady for all your time and hard work. Your job is arduous and time-consuming, but so many of us depend upon you to make this site work so well. It all looks so easy when you just log on and scan the site, but the background work is a challenge every day. Thank you all!
I like the rough translations, there's always several awkward phrases that I find delightful. :-)
I find it a challenge to understand the actual tone of these translated reviews but nonetheless I do appreciate our Admins/Glitzylady for finding and posting the reviews.
I think I did detect the sarcasm from time to time but the reviewers are entitled to their opinions just as we are.
Well ... not understanding German in any shape or form ... I can only go by what our site translators print (I wouldn't try to do that in a million years). I have watched the videos on Ytube & I can only determine that the outbursts & cheers of the crowds at these concerts only belies what has been put forth by the reviewers. They can say what they feel they need to .. to make the concerts seem a waste of time ... or in a sarcastic manner to try to be clever ... but the fact still remains that the people LOVE QUEEN & ADAM ... that is what is important ... IMO!! I think @peacenikimiki 4:36 AM has the BEST translation of any of them & I wholeheartedly AGREE!! I am DONE reading any further reviews from Germany ... can't understand them & don't care what they say!! QUEEN + Adam Lambert **ROCK**!!!!
tess4ADAM(LAMBERT Outlaw)
Not every reviewer is going to give a similar rave review every time. I think they've been pretty good all 'round. I like to keep an open mind, and there are parts of the translations that are quite humorous at times.
I've travelled through Germany and always found German people quite friendly, and those I met spoke English which is very much appreciated.
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