Power, passion, a sense of style as well as fun they're all part of the package when you buy a ticket to Adam Lambert concert. Since first displaying his singular and uncontainable talent on the American Idol stage in the show's eighth season, the San Diego-raised glam rocker has laid down the gauntlet to any and all modern performers looking to thrill audiences. Born with a preternatural confidence that belied his years, Lambert burst out of the gate with 2009 For Your Entertainment, which showed off his dance floor strut and pop star sheen, while 2012's Trespassing gave him an opportunity to workout his first-in-class tenor on emotion-laden ballads as well as funk rockers. (The album's lead single "Better Than I Know Myself" showed Lambert at perhaps his most vulnerable and heartfelt). But as much as he may thrive in the studio, it is on tour that Lambert, who can rightfully consider himself the pop disciple of Madonna and Michael Jackson, truly flourishes. He may be fully made-up in the glam regalia that is so much a part of the Adam Labert experience, but it is his voice that always commands attention. Built to fill stadiums but equally at home in clubs, it is a voice meant to not just to awe you its range and power, but also move you with its control and emotional complexity.
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The fact that American Idol's Adam Lambert is singing for iconic '70s stadium rock band Queen is sure to be a polarizing decision. Original frontman Freddie Mercury was so iconic, it's impossible to imagine anyone filling his shoes-and no one can, but Lambert still does a pretty good job. His vocals suggest a polished, classically trained Mercury. One of the things that has always made Queen great was the theatrical and operatic elements they brought to '70s heavy metal. Now Lambert, as a child of the '80s, does right by the music. (Aaron Carnes)
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The fact that American Idol's Adam Lambert is singing for iconic '70s stadium rock band Queen is sure to be a polarizing decision. Original frontman Freddie Mercury was so iconic, it's impossible to imagine anyone filling his shoes-and no one can, but Lambert still does a pretty good job. His vocals suggest a polished, classically trained Mercury. One of the things that has always made Queen great was the theatrical and operatic elements they brought to '70s heavy metal. Now Lambert, as a child of the '80s, does right by the music. (Aaron Carnes)
Power, passion, a sense of style as well as fun they're all part of the package when you buy a ticket to Adam Lambert concert. Since first displaying his singular and uncontainable talent on the American Idol stage in the show's eighth season, the San Diego-raised glam rocker has laid down the gauntlet to any and all modern performers looking to thrill audiences. Born with a preternatural confidence that belied his years, Lambert burst out of the gate with 2009 For Your Entertainment, which showed off his dance floor strut and pop star sheen, while 2012's Trespassing gave him an opportunity to workout his first-in-class tenor on emotion-laden ballads as well as funk rockers. (The album's lead single "Better Than I Know Myself" showed Lambert at perhaps his most vulnerable and heartfelt). But as much as he may thrive in the studio, it is on tour that Lambert, who can rightfully consider himself the pop disciple of Madonna and Michael Jackson, truly flourishes. He may be fully made-up in the glam regalia that is so much a part of the Adam Labert experience, but it is his voice that always commands attention. Built to fill stadiums but equally at home in clubs, it is a voice meant to not just to awe you its range and power, but also move you with its control and emotional complexity.
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The fact that American Idol's Adam Lambert is singing for iconic '70s stadium rock band Queen is sure to be a polarizing decision. Original frontman Freddie Mercury was so iconic, it's impossible to imagine anyone filling his shoes-and no one can, but Lambert still does a pretty good job. His vocals suggest a polished, classically trained Mercury. One of the things that has always made Queen great was the theatrical and operatic elements they brought to '70s heavy metal. Now Lambert, as a child of the '80s, does right by the music. (Aaron Carnes)
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The fact that American Idol's Adam Lambert is singing for iconic '70s stadium rock band Queen is sure to be a polarizing decision. Original frontman Freddie Mercury was so iconic, it's impossible to imagine anyone filling his shoes-and no one can, but Lambert still does a pretty good job. His vocals suggest a polished, classically trained Mercury. One of the things that has always made Queen great was the theatrical and operatic elements they brought to '70s heavy metal. Now Lambert, as a child of the '80s, does right by the music. (Aaron Carnes)
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