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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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Innocenta · 05/06/2022 14:33

@ItsSnowJokes ...yes, and it's creepy of Brian and Roger to keep milking their dead friend.

They are Freddie's parts in Freddie's songs. Not sure what you're struggling with here. It's not hard.

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 14:31

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

SpindleForTheWorld · 05/06/2022 14:09

SpeedofaSloth · 05/06/2022 13:27

No one sounded really on top form last night, except Duran Duran who I would probably forgive anything, to be fair.

Their choice of songs made me sad. How pathetic is that? Grin

Mabel was great, I thought.

ItsSnowJokes · 05/06/2022 14:05

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 13:18

@ItsSnowJokes Of course he is. He's singing Freddie's parts. Half of them are Freddie's own songs or written for Freddie by Brian.

No he is not! He is singing Queen songs in his own way. He is not a Freddie impersonator in any way at all. Brian May and Roger Taylor stated they didn't want another Freddie as no one can replace him. When they approached Adam, he was also very clear that he will not be an impersonator of Freddie as again no one can replace him. He wanted to bring his voice to queen songs and nothing else.

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 14:04

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 13:17

@LoveLarry Of course he's implicitly a replacement when he's singing Freddie's parts 🙄 And that is, actually, quite distasteful. I'm not saying he has no talent or anything, but Freddie was uniquely brilliant. Half my criticism isn't even of AL but of Brian May and Roger.

There's no "of course" about it and there's no need for the eye roll

It's Queen AND Adam Lambert. Not Queen featuring Adam Lambert or even just Queen.

It's ok to be wrong sometimes. It's the doubling down that's the embarrassing bit

SpeedofaSloth · 05/06/2022 13:27

No one sounded really on top form last night, except Duran Duran who I would probably forgive anything, to be fair.

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 13:20

I know who Celeste is and I am old. I do listen to R1 though.

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 13:19

He is Adam Lambert singing Queen songs.

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 13:18

@ItsSnowJokes Of course he is. He's singing Freddie's parts. Half of them are Freddie's own songs or written for Freddie by Brian.

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 13:17

@LoveLarry Of course he's implicitly a replacement when he's singing Freddie's parts 🙄 And that is, actually, quite distasteful. I'm not saying he has no talent or anything, but Freddie was uniquely brilliant. Half my criticism isn't even of AL but of Brian May and Roger.

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 05/06/2022 13:07

DashboardConfessional · 05/06/2022 08:53

Another here. I'm 37!

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I'm 33. Judging by this thread she's a current act, so we're already too ancient to understand pop.

TheLaLaLady · 05/06/2022 13:05

Rod and Diana didn’t sound too good BUT they are older so it’s kind of expected and forgivable.

Celeste was awful, she shouldn’t have done it if she wasn’t up to it. The original soundtrack playing in the background with the light show would have been lovely.

However, I was enjoying the concert up to all the preachiness about the environment AGAIN. And it went on for ages too, I just didn’t like it and it ruined the whole thing personally.

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 12:49

SpindleForTheWorld · 05/06/2022 12:03

I think tbf a lot of people are criticising all of them, and some people are saying Celeste had sound issues.

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Yes, Rod has certainly been roundly criticised on every thread about this!

LoveLarry · 05/06/2022 12:33

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 11:46

God, I can't stand Adam Lambert. Nobody compares with Freddie. I hate how the others in Queen are trying to milk every last £.

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

SpindleForTheWorld · 05/06/2022 12:03

dworky · 05/06/2022 10:45

You're criticising Celeste when Rod Stewart butchered Sweet Caroline & John Newman barely hit a note?
Bizarre.

I think tbf a lot of people are criticising all of them, and some people are saying Celeste had sound issues.

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 11:59

The fault probably lies with the scale of the event

the scale of the event has nothing to do with the awful arrangement of the song.

ItsSnowJokes · 05/06/2022 11:57

Forinara · 05/06/2022 11:18

It was all fell a bit flat and felt like a Eurovision-style odd mishmash of acts (other than the overall theatrical lighting and the historian's background footage which was arguably the main point of the event). The starting act showed a real lack of judgment as there are surely better stand in's for Freddie available on the pub circuit? Elton did well but he never had the pressure of performing live.

Adam Lambert isn't a stand in for Freddie. It has never been like that. Queen asked him to join them, and they tour as Queen and Adam Lambert. He is not a tribute act to Freddie, he is an amazing singer in his own right.

NosyJosie · 05/06/2022 11:53

Props to Lee Mack for his party gate reference in front of that buffoon Boris. Who invited him? If my grandmother had buried her husband alone because of him and behaving like he has, not sure he’d have been invited to her jubilee.

ItsSnowJokes · 05/06/2022 11:53

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 11:46

God, I can't stand Adam Lambert. Nobody compares with Freddie. I hate how the others in Queen are trying to milk every last £.

He's not trying to be Freddie though. When he first collaborated with Queen he said he is not a Freddie impersonator, he is not going to try and mimic Freddie as no one ever could. That's why they perform and tour as "Queen with Adam Lambert" and not just Queen.

His voice is outstanding though. Absolutely outstanding voice.

SayMumOneMoreTime · 05/06/2022 11:53

Sounded to me like she was nervous and the monitoring was poor. Such a huge event for her, massive pressure. How many of those criticising would fare any better in the circumstances? If extremely experienced artists like Diana Ross and Rod Stewart struggled then it's not surprising Celeste did too.

The fault probably lies with the scale of the event. It's just not possible to get the sound perfect under those parameters.

theworldhas · 05/06/2022 11:49

Seems the consensus is that the best bits of the party was a rock band that’s been without their lead singer for 30 years, plus a 2 minute kids cartoon skit. Hope they gave out some decent goody bags at least?

Innocenta · 05/06/2022 11:46

God, I can't stand Adam Lambert. Nobody compares with Freddie. I hate how the others in Queen are trying to milk every last £.

Laydeeblablah · 05/06/2022 11:43

Glad I wasn’t the only one who was disappointed with the Celeste performance. The pitchiness was so distracting. Must have been a technical problem.

Nipper50 · 05/06/2022 11:39

Although I am a long retired music teacher, I'd never heard of Celeste, but had just tuned in to the Jubilee concert only to find someone murdering a lovely song - she was flat, out of tune and would surely have got "Nil points" on the Eurovison Song Contest with this awful rendering.

CanaryShoulderedThorn · 05/06/2022 11:32

Forinara · 05/06/2022 11:18

It was all fell a bit flat and felt like a Eurovision-style odd mishmash of acts (other than the overall theatrical lighting and the historian's background footage which was arguably the main point of the event). The starting act showed a real lack of judgment as there are surely better stand in's for Freddie available on the pub circuit? Elton did well but he never had the pressure of performing live.

Elton is amazing, I don't think singing live would phase him in the slightest, remember Diana's funeral?