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Live Around the World
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Singer
's musical kinship with
is displayed to full effect on their engaging 2020 concert album
. A compilation, the album includes performance highlights from over 200 shows (chosen specifically by
,
, and
) from such far-flung locales as Brazil, Spain, Australia, Japan, and England. Here's the thing with
, you'll never really replace
. He had such a distinctive voice, marked by his wide octave range and crystalline pitch center, not to mention his warm charisma and outsized stage presence. That said, you'd also be hard-pressed to find a better, more compatible stand-in singer for
than
. Ever since their first meeting in 2009 while
was enjoying his runner-up journey to fame on American Idol, through their subsequent tours and live appearances,
and
guitarist
and drummer
have displayed their vibrant musical chemistry. Blessed with his own rich vocal sound, extroverted style, and affinity for classic pop and rock (a combination that earned him the nickname "Glambert"),
is a more than suitable frontman for
-- a kind of millennial analog for
with a bit of his own Broadway razzmatazz thrown in for good measure. In some ways,
bridges the gap between
, who sang with
at the 1992
tribute concert, and
's
, who sang with the band on and off beginning in the 2000s. Here,
nails such classic
tracks as "Don't Stop Me Now," "Fat Bottomed Girls," and "I Want to Break Free." Also included is the group's February 2020 appearance at the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert, during which they re-created
's iconic 1985 Live Aid show, featuring "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Radio Ga Ga," "Hammer to Fall," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Will Rock You," and "We Are the Champions." Throughout all of this,
shines and
, and the rest of their touring ensemble sound magnetic. The crowds are also audibly enthusiastic, which only adds to the notion that together,
are conjuring a little bit of the
magic. ~ Matt Collar