Queen And Adam Lambert Tour 2014: ‘American Idol’ Runner-Up’s Range Brings Freddie Mercury To Memory; Rock Band Retains Glory?

Queen and Adam Lambert tour 2014 continued in Vancouver and Calgary in Canada as the "American Idol" alum's range relives the halcyon days of Freddie Mercury. Reviewers and fans agree that the rock band, with the glamorous rock star on vocals, will be able to retain its glory.

According to Stuart Derdeyn of the Montreal Gazette, the previous frontman of the Queen, Paul Rodgers, might be a marquee name but he didn't have the range of Freddie Mercury. What the Queen and Adam Lambert tour 2014 proved was that the "American Idol" runner-up was more than equal to the task, he said.

For Brian May "showcasing his doctorate of riffology at Rogers Arena and the lecture was brilliant," or the Roger Taylor drum solo, the band seemed to hit their stride as the show went on, to the delight of the crowd, the reviewer noted.

The band went on to perform 20-plus songs, including a new one titled "Love Kills" which will be featured in the upcoming studio album.

He concludes that the Queen and Adam Lambert tour 2014 "was a far sight better than the perfunctory cash grabs many of their peers are presenting."

The Calgary Sun also heaped praises on the Queen and Adam Lambert tour 2014 as the band visited Calgary.

"Being handsome, flamboyant, gay and possessing a big voice is simply not enough to be on the same level of Mercury's star power, but Lambert is certainly good enough that he has to be taken seriously in his current role," Gerry Krochak wrote for the publication.

He said that Freddie Mercury would have approved of the performance as Adam Lambert did justice to all the classic songs, even if he added his own flavor into some of the tracks such as "Somebody to Love" and his own interpretation of "Fat Bottomed Girls."

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