Queen & Adam Lambert / Washington 2019 / 2CDR

Queen & Adam Lambert / Washington 2019 / 2CDR / Uxbridge

Live At Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, USA 30th July 2019.

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QUEEN + Adam Lambert who finally resumed the tour following the worldwide hit of the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody”. A masterpiece live album will be the first report.
Included in such a work is “July 30, 2019 in Washington”. This is the finest audience recording that recorded the act of “THE RHAPSODY TOUR” that is currently in progress. This tour will continue to the Japanese performance next year. First of all, let’s check the show position in the course.

● 2019
・ July 10-August 23: North America (25 performances) ← ★ Here ★
● 2020
・ January 18 + 19: Korea (2 performances)
・ January 25-30: Japan (4 performances)
・ February 5-29: Oceania (10 performances)

This is the schedule announced so far. In 2019, we went to North America in the summer, and there was one paragraph. Next year we plan to travel to Asia and Oceania. This is the first report of “THE RHAPSODY TOUR”. The concert was the 11th performance of the “North America” ​​leg.
This work that recorded such a show is a really neat audience recording. I’m picking up the hall sound as well as the type that is mistaken for a sound board, but it’s wonderful because it turns into beauty. The core that reaches straight is strong, and the air is transparent, so the details are transparent. The hall sound that rises slightly from its core praises its exquisite beauty, and the chorus is as if falling from heaven. That alone gives goosebumps, but it is also accompanied by a large chorus at a larger venue. The “Capital One Arena” is a venue with a scale of 20,000 people, but the spectacle of the great chorus that stands there is like a church-like god.
The show depicted in the beauty world is wonderful. It will be the fifth tour since the start in 2012, but this time it is really fresh with the repertoire of the first release. Since it is also the first report, let’s organize the set.

● QUEEN (2 songs)
・ Keep Yourself Alive, Doing All Right
● SHEER HEART ATTACK (3 songs)
・ Now I’m Here, Killer Queen, In The Lap of the Gods … Revisited
● A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (4 songs)
・ I’m In Love With My Car, Love of My Life, ’39, Bohemian Rhapsody
● A DAY AT THE RACES (2 songs)
・ Somebody to Love, Tie Your Mother Down
● NEWS OF THE WORLD (2 songs)
・ We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions
● JAZZ (3 songs)
・ Don’t Stop Me Now, Bicycle Race, Fat Bottomed Girls
● THE GAME (2 songs)
・ Another One Bites the Dust 、 Crazy Little Thing Called Love
● THE WORKS (4 songs)
・ Hammer to Fall, Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans ’), I Want To Break Free, Radio Ga Ga
● Other (5 songs)
・ Seven Seas of Rhye (QUEEN II), The Show Must Go On (INNUENDO), I Want It All (THE MIRACLE), Under Pressure (HOT SPACE), Who Wants To Live Forever (A KIND OF MAGIC)

… and it looks like this. Since 2015, he also played Adam’s solo songs, but this time only QUEEN because of the movie’s big hit. Of course, there are a lot of major songs, but among them the accents are “In The Lap of the Gods … Revisited” and “’39” which were revived for the first time in four years, “Now I” after five years. “M Here”. “Keep Yourself Alive” was also performed in Tel Aviv 3 years ago, but it ’s been 7 years since the regular.
And the biggest feature is two rare songs that will be unveiled for the first time with Adam. One is the debut “Doing All Right” and the other is “Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans’) ”of“ THE WORKS ”. Both have never been played in QUEEN + Paul Rogers, and “Doing All Right” has been revived for the first time in 42 years since 1977. It is a short version of about 1 minute, but it is impressive to continue singing with Roger → Adam with only a gentle guitar as the back. And “Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans’) ”is also the opening of“ THE WORKS TOUR ”of the head family QUEEN, and this is the first time that the stage performance is performed in earnest. Even more noteworthy is “Bohemian Rhapsody”. It usually starts with the ballad part of “Mama, just killed a man ♪”, but this time the a cappella part is also taped and the full version of Adam ’s singing voice. You can enjoy many of these precious and fresh performances with great sound.

QUEEN has been the boom of unprecedented times due to the success of the silver screen world. “THE RHAPSODY TOUR” is full of enthusiasm as if the heyday was struck, with a new style inspired by rare QUEEN songs rather than Adam’s solo songs. It is a masterpiece of live album that allows you to experience the whole picture as soon as possible. here you go,

映画『ボヘミアン・ラプソディ』の世界的大ヒットを受け、遂にツアーを再開したQUEEN+アダム・ランバート。その第一報となる傑作ライヴアルバムが登場です。
そんな本作に収められているのは「2019年7月30日ワシントン公演」。現在進行中の“THE RHAPSODY TOUR”の一幕を記録した極上オーディエンス録音です。このツアーは、来年の日本公演へも続くもの。まずは、その歩みの中でショウのポジションを確かめてみましょう。

●2019年
・7月10日-8月23日:北米(25公演)←★ココ★
●2020年
・1月18日+19日:韓国(2公演)
・1月25日-30日:日本(4公演)
・2月5日-29日:オセアニア(10公演)

これが現在までに公表されているスケジュール。2019年は夏に北米を巡り、そこで一段落。来年はアジアとオセアニアを回る計画です。本作はそんな“THE RHAPSODY TOUR”の第一報。「北米」レッグ11公演目にあたるコンサートでした。
そんなショウを記録した本作は、実に端正なオーディエンス録音。サウンドボードと間違えるタイプではなくホール鳴りもそれなりに拾ってはいるのですが、それが美しさに転化しているから素晴らしい。真っ直ぐに届く芯はあくまで力強く、空気感も透き通っているために機微まで細部で透き通る。その芯からほんのりと立ち上るホール鳴りが絶品の美しさをたたえ、あのコーラスはまるで天から降り注ぐよう。それだけでも鳥肌が立つのですが、さらに広大な会場の大合唱も付き従う。現場となった“キャピタル・ワン・アリーナ”は2万人規模の会場なのですが、そこに沸き立つ大合唱のスペクタクルはまるで教会のような神々しさです。
その美の世界で描かれるショウこそが素晴らしい。2012年の始動から5回目のツアーにななるわけですが、今回は初公開のレパートリーも盛り込んで実にフレッシュ。第一報でもありますので、そのセットを整理してみましょう。

●QUEEN(2曲)
・Keep Yourself Alive、Doing All Right
●SHEER HEART ATTACK(3曲)
・Now I’m Here、Killer Queen、In The Lap of the Gods … Revisited
●A NIGHT AT THE OPERA(4曲)
・I’m In Love With My Car、Love of My Life、’39、Bohemian Rhapsody
●A DAY AT THE RACES(2曲)
・Somebody to Love、Tie Your Mother Down
●NEWS OF THE WORLD(2曲)
・We Will Rock You、We Are The Champions
●JAZZ(3曲)
・Don’t Stop Me Now、Bicycle Race、Fat Bottomed Girls
●THE GAME(2曲)
・Another One Bites the Dust、Crazy Little Thing Called Love
●THE WORKS(4曲)
・Hammer to Fall、Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans’)、I Want To Break Free、Radio Ga Ga
●その他(5曲)
・Seven Seas of Rhye(QUEEN II)、The Show Must Go On(INNUENDO)、I Want It All(THE MIRACLE)、Under Pressure(HOT SPACE)、Who Wants To Live Forever(A KIND OF MAGIC)

……と、このようになっています。2015年以降はアダムのソロ曲も演奏していましたが、今回は映画の大ヒットのせいかQUEENのみ。もちろん大代表曲の山盛りなわけですが、その中でもアクセントになるのが4年ぶりに復活した「In The Lap of the Gods … Revisited」や「’39」、5年ぶりの「Now I’m Here」といった名曲群。「Keep Yourself Alive」も3年前のテルアビブ公演で演奏されたものの、レギュラー入りは7年ぶりです。
そして、最大の目玉はアダムとは初公開となるレアな2曲。1つはデビュー作の「Doing All Right」で、もう1つは『THE WORKS』の「Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans’)」。どちらもQUEEN+ポール・ロジャースでも演奏されたことがなく、「Doing All Right」は1977年以来42年ぶりの復活。約1分ほどの短いバージョンですが、穏やかなギターだけをバックにロジャー→アダムと歌い継ぐのが感動的です。そして「Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans’)」に至っては本家QUEENの“THE WORKS TOUR”でもオープニングであり、本格的にステージ演奏されるのは今回が初。さらに注目なのが「Bohemian Rhapsody」。「Mama, just killed a man♪」のバラード・パートから始まるのが常ですが、今回はその前のアカペラ・パートもテープが流され、そこにアダムの歌声が被っていく完全版。そんな貴重でフレッシュなパフォーマンスの数々が素晴らしいサウンドで楽しめるのです。

銀幕界の成功により幾度めかの、そしてかつてない大ブームとなっているQUEEN。アダムのソロ曲ではなく、QUEENのレア曲で新風を吹き込み、まるで全盛期が甦ったかのような熱気溢れる“THE RHAPSODY TOUR”。その全貌をいち早く体験できるライヴアルバムの大傑作です。どうぞ、

Disc 1(75:58)
1. Intro (Innuendo)
2. Now I’m Here
3. Seven Seas of Rhye
4. Keep Yourself Alive
5. Hammer to Fall
6. Killer Queen
7. Adam MC
8. Don’t Stop Me Now
9. In The Lap of the Gods … Revisited
10. Somebody To Love
11. The Show Must Go On
12. I’m In Love With My Car
13. Bicycle Race
14. Another One Bites the Dust
15. Machines
16. I Want It All
17. Brian MC
18. Love of My Life
19. ’39
20. Doing All Right
21. Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Disc 2(54:41)
1. Under Pressure
2. Band Introductions
3. I Want To Break Free
4. You Take My Breath Away / Who Wants To Live Forever
5. Guitar Solo
6. Tie Your Mother Down
7. Fat Bottomed Girls
8. Radio Ga Ga
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Ay-Oh
11. We Will Rock You
12. We Are The Champions
13. God Save The Queen

Brian May – Guitars, Vocals
Roger Taylor – Drums, Vocals
Adam Lambert – Vocals
Spike Edney – Keyboards, backing vocals
Neil Fairclough – Bass, backing vocals
Tyler Warren – Percussion, Drums, backing vocals

 

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