My Reasons For Why Queen + Adam Lambert Is A Good Show

I was somebody who once sided with Queen fans who felt the band was done after Freddie Mercury died.  How can you replace somebody like him?  You can't.  He meant way too much to the fans.  It seemed to me that in his later days, as the band made a lucrative record deal, he was working himself as hard as he could.  In part, it's my belief he did this so that they would all be well enough off that they didn't need to tour as Queen anymore. 

When they toured with Paul Rodgers as lead singer, I felt it was a terrible fit.  That's just not Queen.  I don't even believe Freddie would have approved.  John Deacon had since walked away, and I believe the fact that Freddie was no longer alive was part of the reason.  Teaming with Paul did not go over well with some fans and proved a very important point.  You can not replace Freddie Mercury.

Then, Adam Lambert was on American Idol.  He has an amazing voice.  He even did a song with the band.  There was something there.  I was skeptical of this teaming until I saw footage of him at one of their shows.  At that moment, I said to myself that Freddie would likely be smiling down in approval of this.  Plus, this isn't Queen.  It's Queen + Adam Lambert.  They showed respect to the man who helped take them to rock legend status.

Queen being back on the road means a whole generation of new fans gets to enjoy this experience.  Adam doesn't try to be Freddie, but he's close enough that you'll get goose bumps listening to his versions of some of these classic songs.  That was enough for me to approve of this lineup.  Let them rock on.

In addition to that, if you do your Queen research, you'll learn something very important.  That distinct sound on the early Queen records was being developed by Brian May and Roger Taylor when they were in the band Smile.  Freddie himself was a fan and wanted to be a member of the band.  His good friend Tim Staffell was lead singer and bassist at the time.  The music and harmonies were Queen before there was a Queen.  When Freddie joined and they added Deacon to become Queen, it became legendary. 

Freddie not only loved what Smile was doing, he understood what they were going for and added his amazing touches.  Queen wasn't just Freddie.  He was a big part of it all.  He was irreplaceable.  However, Brian and Roger started this thing before there was a Queen, they want to keep playing and they are being respectful to the legacy.  Why should they not be allowed to tour under a name they created and made famous?  Give it a chance, and you'll find out that Queen With + Lambert will indeed rock you.