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To think Celeste ruined what should have been a brilliant moment?

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beachtimeagain · 04/06/2022 22:12

Queens Jubilee Concert - What a Wonderful World.

I mean, that's supposed to be a happy soulful song. She shouted it and didn't smile once. Such a shame

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SoupDragon · 06/06/2022 08:09

It's even more contrarian to insist Adam Lambert is "replacing" Freddie when he has explicitly said all along that he is absolutely not trying to be a replacement for Freddie.

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 23:57

@Getoffmyshoes I totally agree. It's just contrarian to say that someone singing songs Freddie literally wrote (both words and music!), and sometimes even wearing costumes modelled after his, performing with the band he named and made into the sensation it was... is not replacing him.

It's not that I want to attack AL as a person; I'm sure he's perfectly nice. But it's bizarre to me that a couple of people on this thread are so pressed at any criticism of the current Queen arrangement! It's hardly a rare objection among people who love Freddie.

Member869894 · 05/06/2022 23:47

I've just listened to it - I thought the arrangement was dodgy but her voice was fantastic. What a shame though that she didn't smile and look as though she was enjoying it

Getoffmyshoes · 05/06/2022 23:19

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 12:33

Oh well. We all like different things

Adam Lambert has a phenomenal voice and is a star in his own right. He has never ONCE said or implied that he's a replacement for Freddie Mercury

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But he’s singing Freddie’s songs with Freddie’s band, surely it’s not hard to see how some people might feel he’s acting as a replacement!

I wouldn’t go so far to say he’s a “star in his own right”, his highest charting single peaked at number 10 in 2009 😂

Ithoughtsummerwascoming · 05/06/2022 22:52

I didn't know who she was and thought the start was shakey but I liked it.
It seems the fashion to do this sort of repressed singing.
I was in awe of the entire display I thought it all looked absolutely amazing.
Amazing, incredible pr for uk last night!

RuthsAndEsthersSpindles · 05/06/2022 22:37

I watched it again on the highlights show tonight on BBC2. I think the BBC had cleaned up the sound a bit maybe?

It still sounded like an unhappily delivered rendition for the most part, with only glimpses of her famous jazz tones. There was even a moment that sounded a bit shrill, which has to be a sound issue in terms of what's going into Celeste's ear jarring with what she's rehearsed to project outwards.

I'd really like to hear it again from a studio or lounge setting.

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 22:28

AntiHop · 05/06/2022 21:25

I thought celeste was brilliant. It was a bold arrangement of the song, and it seems some people didn't get it.

"Didn't get it"? 😂😂

EmmaH2022 · 05/06/2022 22:07

AntiHop · 05/06/2022 21:25

I thought celeste was brilliant. It was a bold arrangement of the song, and it seems some people didn't get it.

Didn't get it?
i still think the mike was faulty and there was inconsistency with the music and her singing style.

might just be a matter of taste.

everyine at the party today said they thought she sounded odd and not like herself.

Musicalmaestro · 05/06/2022 21:46

Looks like a lot of people didn’t sadlyAntiHop

AntiHop · 05/06/2022 21:25

I thought celeste was brilliant. It was a bold arrangement of the song, and it seems some people didn't get it.

Tippexy · 05/06/2022 20:37

Oblomov22 · 05/06/2022 19:11

@Tippexy

ODFOD

You clearly can't be bothered to read my later apology.

Seriously? You're telling me to fuck off?

Yikes!

Oblomov22 · 05/06/2022 19:11

@Tippexy

ODFOD

You clearly can't be bothered to read my later apology.

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 18:39

Grin*expect

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 18:38

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 18:32

@LoveLarry Did I at any point say Lambert has a bad voice? Nope. On the contrary, I acknowledged he is talented.

Still not a patch on Freddie. As I was very clear about, half the issue isn't even with him but with the surviving members of Queen who feel the need to squeeze every last £ out of Freddie's work.

Ok pet

I except you're right

hazelbeach · 05/06/2022 18:34

I thought her vocal performance was magnificent, as was the arrangement. Must have been very challenging to sing.

I don't think she's flat, I think it just sounds jarring at first to expect the familiar notes of the melody, and instead get a deliberately discordant version sung in a minor key.

Which was surely the point being made - a world facing a climate change emergency shouldn't be sung about in major key lullabies.

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 18:32

@LoveLarry Did I at any point say Lambert has a bad voice? Nope. On the contrary, I acknowledged he is talented.

Still not a patch on Freddie. As I was very clear about, half the issue isn't even with him but with the surviving members of Queen who feel the need to squeeze every last £ out of Freddie's work.

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 18:29

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 05/06/2022 16:19

Innocenta manages to get into an argument on every thread. Just saying.

@ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave It's a crime to have an opinion 😂

Tippexy · 05/06/2022 17:09

Oblomov22 · 05/06/2022 09:12

@HearMeSnore

"I also think Sam Ryder would have been incredible doing Freddie Mercury's part instead of Adam Lambert."

I'm afraid Sam Ryder couldn't have done it. Because he was at the Emirates, supporting The Killlers.

Oh dear @Oblomov22

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 16:35

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 05/06/2022 16:19

Innocenta manages to get into an argument on every thread. Just saying.

I'm not surprised. Quite sad

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 05/06/2022 16:19

Innocenta manages to get into an argument on every thread. Just saying.

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 05/06/2022 16:10

I agree with this
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Oh well. We all like different things

Adam Lambert has a phenomenal voice and is a star in his own right. He has never ONCE said or implied that he's a replacement for Freddie Mercury*

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 05/06/2022 16:09

I thought it was awful as well and so did DD 9

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 14:49

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 14:31

@LoveLarry it's stanning Adam Lambert that's embarrassing!

"Stanning"? Are you 12?

I happen to think he has a good voice and can see, quite clearly, that Adam Lambert is Adam Lambert

God, I'm cringing for you.

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 14:45

Diverseopinions · 05/06/2022 14:34

I think this is a horrid premise for a thread, and I think MN should pull it down. It's mean, isn't it, saying one person ruined a whole concert.

No one is saying one person ruined the whole concert.

Diverseopinions · 05/06/2022 14:34

I think this is a horrid premise for a thread, and I think MN should pull it down. It's mean, isn't it, saying one person ruined a whole concert.