Cool geniuses

Queen was fronted at the show in Dubai by Paul Rodgers, lead singer of 70s rock band Bad Company. Rodgers looked uncomfortable and at times, forced, handling anthems like Another One bites the Dust and I Want It All. It was only when Brian May and Paul Taylor took the vocals that the real Queen shone through – one that even the vocal maverick Freddie would have been proud of. The thing about legends, and May and Taylor make the grade in my book, is they wear their genius lightly on their sleeves. And these two oldies exemplify that.