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Concert Review
A Night At the Opera
Adam Lambert joins the two remaining members of Queen at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles for a triumphant review of the band’s history.
I have to find the will to carry on with the show
– Queen
The first full-fledged rock concert I ever experienced was Queen at Madison Square Garden in 1982 (1). We entered the historic venue after opening act Billy Squier had already taken the stage. Forty years later I can still remember the feeling of being hit by sound waves as the opening of “In the Dark” was played.
I was introduced to Queen through their massively popular album The Game and its hit songs “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” As an instant fan, I bought a shirt and wore it to school where I was admonished by a classmate for not knowing more about their back catalog. Soon after the eight-track of their Greatest Hits was part of my collection. This was quickly replaced by a cassette as the original wore out. That did not last very long either. I was hooked.
