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This VERY possibly is biggest, most popular, most widely viewed, most important concert that Queen have EVER done in the U.S....this should be REAL interesting. Great things to come if they can pull this shit off! Also Brian does need to dye his hair...and Roger too. I'm just saying.

the problem is insist is this story of "new vocalist" every time, and i'm scared that this will be on dvd first that we want really, rainbow and hammersmith

You cant please everyone. Some people like AL, some dont. Who would you rather sang for them? If Roger and Brian were gonna sing themselves theyd of done it a long time ago. You lot are always gonna moan, just be pleased they're actually out there doing things. And stop moaning about DVDs, its actually really boring

not only is lambert a karaoke singer, the brand "Queen" is becoming a f*** karaoke machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I came across this nice article.

Nice post by JLE on MJ's. C/P here so no one has to give her hits (I took one for the team).

"Here is a view from a long time Queen fan. And no, I wasn't born when they started. Queen is iconic and loved around the world. I was devastated when Freddie died. My friends thought I was nuts. (high school). I lived overseas for quite a while and fell in love when I was very young.

After Freddie, time passed and then Queen came out with Paul Rodgers. I was not a fan of Paul at ALL. He is fine with his band but he had a very small range and couldn't even come close to pulling off Queen's more challenging catalog. They didn't even try most songs. Marc Martel is just a sound alike, to me, and brings nothing new to the group. Some long time fans will say they want him but as soon as he would sign up they would rip him apart too."Too much a copy cat." That is the problem with legends, it is hard to let go of someone that is that great. No one can replace Freddie. Ever.

I watched Idol and liked Adam. But, that was about it. When I heard they were getting an icon award and preforming at the EMA's I was curious. Expecting to hate whoever was singing. I was VERY surprised to hear Adam. Thought it was okay but he had a lot of vibrato going on so not so sure. Watched it back a few times and just caught something that made me take notice. Confidence? The high notes? Not sure to this day. Anyway, when it was announced that Queen and Adam were dong Sonisphere I thought, well, why not. I have waited my whole life to see and hear Queen music live so let's go. When it was cancelled I was actually sad. Then they announced Hammersmith, the "home" of Queen. I had to go. I was WAY more excited to see Roger and Brian and still a little upset that Deacon stayed retired. Still iffy on Adam.

Met a bunch of Queen fans at Distillers Arms bar down the street from Hammersmith, all not quite sure what to expect. Seven Seas of Rhye opened the show and by the time it got to Don't Stop Me Now we were hooked. WHAT? Who is this? He was incredible. I was shocked. I almost didn't want to like him but I did. In fact I bought scalper tickets for the next 2 shows.

I started looking into Adam as an artist and he has an amazing voice and great stage presence. I like some of his music and actually went to a concert recently. He is better on stage than his recorded music. He just needs the right material and the right promotion at the same time. He is tricky because he is so hard to define as an artist. Is he rock? Is he pop? Is he a ballad singer? Kind of like Freddie, he blurred the lines with music and incorporated it all. That is why Queen's music is iconic and that is why I feel it is a great honor that Brian and Roger feel like he is good enough to stand with them and sing those songs that are timeless. To diminish what he brings to Queen is silly and I have learned not to judge because people will surprise you if you give them a chance."

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Heard the announcement this morning on 98.7 California. ... wish I could go.

It's a festival and tickets get pricey. DRINKS get pricey. Then there's v whole nuisance of nearly everybody else on the bill that sucks.


Oh well


Good for them. It IS live. .. so don't knock it completely. I just hope they play well

At this point. ... even if he looks like a fat butch lesbian and CANNOT do ROCK AND ROLL to save his life .... he at least m. ....hits the notes?


Someone help me say what I mean to say

LOL@matt z Ah yes, it IS live and it is Bri and Rog. I still don't like AL, nothing will change that.

Someone call Marc Martel, please!

Someone kill Adam Lambert, please!

LOL

Wonderful, great, fantastic news! I am so glad they keep rocking! Now, let us hope this triggers some studio action. It's about time.

Cheers,

Ogre-

Not that I expect this to happen, but what a wonderful chance to try out some unsung great songs in the catalog. Hmm, maybe Dead on Time, White Queen, Drowse (Roger and AL duet with Rufus on drums), Put Out the Fire (still so relevant!), hey, why not Princes of the Universe? Ah, if only....Freddie & John were there instead, now that's live music! Let's wait and see...
Cheers

CDV

Will be a set of 1 hour, 1 hour and half in the best case scenario, because that is how this festival works.

Also, won't be DVD, the gig will be webcasted. They'll only play greatest hits songs, don't have much time and they want to reach to the American audiences for sure, so only the most well known songs, maybe one rarity.

The ''special guest'' thing could be interesting, must of the bill of the festival is crap but there is one or two artists really great.

The special guest might be David Bowie stepping out from the shadows to sing Under Pressure.
Brilliant.

If Bowie came out, they'd steal all the press for days. They are already getting most of the buzz on the commercials.

*yawwn* Just wait and see for yourselves how it's going to turn out, cause bitching about it now is idiotic.