Queen + Adam Lambert explode “Under Pressure” at Mohegan Sun Arena

Queen

By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England Correspondent

 

Venue: Mohegan Sun, Uncaseville, Connecticut, July 23, 2017

Adam Lambert

The cover rose from the guitar shaped stage to the pounding intro tease of “We Will Rock You”, revealing Queen guitar virtuoso Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and American Idol runner up, Adam Lambert.  As the sold out crowd screamed, Adam rips right into “Hammer to Fall” followed immediately by “Stone Cold Crazy, and “Another one Bites the Dust”. Lambert knows his vocal wheelhouse and stays within it, wisely never trying to compete with Freddie Mercury.

With his slightly bluesy sound, Adam doesn’t just hold his own he actually adds a slightly different take on epic hits “Fat Bottom Girls” (along with Brian May), “Killer Queen” and fan favorite “Radio Ga Ga”.  After explaining to the audience that while a comparison to Freddie is inevitable, Adam states there will only ever be one Freddie Mercury. He honors him throughout the show with video clips during some of his epic songs including “Love Of My Life” with Brian May. Adam showed his own song writing ability with his original  “Two Fux” .

Brian May

Original member Roger Taylor’s, booming drums led the way all night. Taylor even lent his vocals on “I’m In Love With My Car,” and later,  with Lambert on “Under Pressure.”   Brian May killed every note on guitar, confirming his “ Rock God” status is still in good standing. He amazed with scorching solos on “ at Bottom Girls” and “ We Will Rock You”. The multi talented May, who is widely recognized as one of the most inventive guitarists of this era , has also been awarded “ Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” award and holds a PHD in Astrophysics from Imperial College of London.

Queen was a hugely popular band, with incredible stadium filling songs, led by a one of kind Front man Freddie Mercury, so it can be hard to accept anyone else in that role but Adam Lambert with the help of Brian and Roger, have nothing to apologize for and more than do Queen justice.

Powerful vocals and searing guitars  kept in line by the pounding beat of booming drums are the hallmark of this new version of Queen that Freddie would be proud of. The Queen + Adam Lambert tour continues throughout the summer. This extravaganza filled with fantastic laser show, robot screens, and a ton of confetti for the crowd, is not to be missed!

 

Set List

  1. Hammer To Fall
  2. Stone Col Crazy
  3. Another One Bites The Dust
  4. Fat Bottom Girls
  5. Killer Queen
  6. Two Fux
  7. Don’t Stop Me Now
  8. Bicycle Palace
  9. I’m In Love With My Car
  10. Get Down, Make Love
  11. I Want It All
  12. Love Of My Life
  13. Somebody To Love
  14. Crazy Little Thing
  15. Drum Battle
  16. Under Pressure
  17. I Want To Break Free
  18. Who Wants To Live Forever
  19. Radio Gaga
  20. Bohemian Rhapsody
  21. We Will Rock You
  22. We Are The Champions

 

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Queen at Mohegan Sun-July 23, 2017

 

Mike McKenney

Forest Live Festival – UK

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