12.18.14 Q+AL NYE Concert to be streamed worldwide!
Dec 18, 2014 1:47:19 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Dec 18, 2014 1:47:19 GMT -5
Queen + Adam Lambert NYE TV Party
will be streamed worldwide!!
Source: Twitter 12.16.14
Dr. Brian May @drbrianmay
Advance notice ! Queen + AL New Yrs Eve TV party will be viewable all around the world streamed on bbc.co.uk/music OR BE THERE ! Bri
Brian May Says Adam Lambert Reaches Vocal Heights Freddie Mercury Never Could
by Nick DeRiso December 17, 2014 11:02 AM
Mark Metcalfe, Getty Images
Most classic-rock stars might shy away from directly comparing their newest singer with the career-making frontman he replaced. That would seem even more so if the singer in question was the late Freddie Mercury, one of music’s most dynamic and memorable figures.
But Queen‘s Brian May is not most classic-rock stars. In fact, he says Adam Lambert — the former ‘American Idol’ finalist who has been touring with May and fellow remaining Queen co-founder Roger Taylor — is a decided improvement on Mercury, in at least one regard.
“We didn’t look for this guy, but suddenly he’s there — and he can sing all of those lines,” May says of Lambert in a new interview. “See, they’re difficult songs to sing, Queen songs. There’s too much range that plenty of people can’t sing them in the original key — even if they are good singers. Adam comes along, and he can do it easy. He can do it in his sleep! He can sing higher than even Freddie could, in a live situation.”
Lambert first worked with Queen on the ‘Idol’ finale in 2009. Since then, they’ve appeared in several overseas venues before launching an ongoing world tour. Those dates now continue into Europe, with 26 more scheduled shows for 2015. May and Taylor also recently oversaw the release of more never-before-heard material from the Mercury era on a new project titled ‘Queen Forever.’
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Queen guitarist raves about Adam Lambert
Queen guitarist Brian May is raving about singer Adam Lambert’s abilities in a new video intereview with Japan’s Universal Music.
"Adam is so much like Freddie [Mercury] in many ways," says May. "But Adam doesn't have to try to be like Freddie, which is the nice thing. He doesn't imitate; he just does his own thing."
Queen first teamed up with Lambert in 2009 to perform the band's rock anthem "We Are the Champions" on American Idol's season's eight finale. Lambert and Queen partnered again in 2011 at the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast. In the summer of 2012 they performed their first live concerts together with three sold-out shows in the UK at London's Hammersmith Apollo as well as concert appearances in Russia, Ukraine and Poland..while 2014 saw the pairing tour the world.
"We didn't look for this guy, [but] suddenly he's there, and he can sing all of those lines,” May continues. “See, they’re difficult songs to sing, Queen songs. There's too much range. So many people can't sing them in the original key — even if they are good singers. Adam comes along, he can do it easy. He can do it in his sleep!”
“He can sing higher than even Freddie could in a live situation. So I think Freddie would look at this guy and think, 'Hmm… Yeah. Okay.' There would be a kind of, 'Hmm... You bastard. You can do this.' And Adam also has this presentation, I think. He is a showman. He doesn't have to try. He is a natural, in the same way that Freddie was."
"Some people walk on a stage and they're able to do this, and they're able to connect with an audience. And Freddie had it, without a doubt, and Adam has it also. So for a band this is very important. Everybody's doing their thing, but you need that connection, you need that channel, and Adam is great."
Queen + Adam Lambert will wrap up 2014 with an intimate UK show on New Year’s Eve that will be broadcast by BBC One.
The concert at Central Hall Westminster – close to the iconic landmark of Big Ben – will see just 2000 fans on hand to watch the legendary band ring in 2015.
“Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live” will take place in the build up to the clock striking midnight to see in 2015 and continue after the spectacular, world famous fireworks display along the river Thames, which will also be shown live on BBC One.
Queen + Adam Lambert will launch a European tour January 13 in Newcastle, England, with 8 UK shows followed by 14 dates on the continent.
Link: www.hennemusic.com/2014/12/queen-guitarist-raves-about-adam-lambert.html
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Brace Yourself: Brian May Says Adam Lambert Sings “Higher Than Even Freddie Could”
December 17, 2014 1:14 PM
By Matt Dolloff (@mattdolloff)
youtu.be/m0rSQvBQVyE
In an interview that could make Freddie Mercury purists cringe and infuriate many longtime Queen fans, Brian May did the unthinkable: he compared the band’s guest singer Adam Lambert – favorably – to the legendary Freddie Mercury.
I’ve written before about how Queen fans should just accept that Lambert is the singer and this is a whole new chapter for the band. You don’t have to accept him, but – just saying – it’s still possible to see Queen live and enjoy the show with a guest singer, even if Lambert’s performance doesn’t measure up to the dynamic presence that Freddie brought like no other frontman in history.
But in a new interview with Universal Music, Brian heaped praise on Lambert for his ability to sing Queen songs live – something that very few singers in the world could pull off effectively – and may have taken his praise a bit too far.
“See, they’re difficult songs to sing, Queen songs. There’s too much range that plenty of people can’t sing them in the original key — even if they are good singers. Adam comes along, and he can do it easy. He can do it in his sleep!
“He can sing higher than even Freddie could, in a live situation.”
It’s that last line (starts around 4:23) that is sure to make some fans’ blood boil and spawn headlines like “Brian May Said Adam Lambert is Better than Freddie Mercury!” around the world. Listening to the whole interview in context, Brian is simply complimenting his singer’s outstanding vocal abilities – which, let’s get serious, is a fact. Like Lambert or not, the man can sing.
SEE ALSO: Why You Should Accept Adam Lambert as Queen’s New Singer
Earlier in the interview, however, Brian lets fans know where he really stands: there is no comparison between Lambert and Freddie. No one compares to Freddie, so he’s not going to try. Even though he sort of did.
“Adam doesn’t have to try to be Freddie, which is the nice thing,” he said. “He doesn’t imitate, he just does his own thing.”
Now if you haven’t already burned all your Queen records, hear me out…Just because Brian said Lambert hits notes a little bit higher than Freddie sometimes, doesn’t mean he’s saying Lambert is better. These kinds of quotes are bound to get misconstrued by defensive Freddie fans. “He sometimes hits a higher note” doesn’t equal “He’s a better singer,” people.
If you ask me, Freddie is the better singer by leaps and bounds and it’s stupid to even make a comparison. But at the same time, I accept that maybe sometimes Lambert hits a higher note. It’s OK to accept that. Still doesn’t put Lambert in nearly the same class as Freddie.
What do you make of Brian May’s comments? Just an honest compliment for Mr. Lambert, or is he actually saying he might be better than Freddie?
Link: wzlx.cbslocal.com/2014/12/17/brace-yourself-brian-may-says-adam-lambert-sings-higher-than-even-freddie-could/
Time Trip….
12.18.14 by Q3
As the A3 era approaches -- and Adam appears to be signed to Warner Brothers Records, so has a great new major label home, plus he will be heading out on the next leg of a triumphant world tour as frontman for Queen including the BBC NYE Concert, everything seems to be falling into place.
Over 5 years ago, May 13, 2009, USA Today published a long article about 3 days in the lives of the Top 3 Idol contestants. I stumbled upon it earlier today and thought it was interesting.
Two things struck me when I read it after all these years:
1. How the Adam revealed in this profile seems so much like Adam is today.
2. How Adam really knew what he wanted and he is doing it.
Here are my favorite Adam bits – the whole article is at the link below.
San Diego native Lambert, 27, seems carved from the gritty asphalt at Hollywood and Vine. "I want to do the pop-star thing," says Lambert, who's difficult to overlook with his dyed black-and-blue locks and Cleopatra eyeliner. "I want to open people's minds. I want to push buttons."
….
Saturday: Shopping incognito
It's late morning in the City of Angels, where the frenzy has slowed to a manageable weekend pace. Families of Hasidic Jews walk leisurely to synagogue past the nearly empty parking lot of CBS Studios. Inside, Lambert sits in a dimly lit windowless room and sings Aerosmith's Cryin'.
"Should I say the word 'Cryin' ' at the end, or is that, you know, too show-tune-y?" Lambert asks Michael Orland, who, along with Dorian Holley, has proffered vocal and musical advice to Lambert and Allen throughout the competition.
Orland agrees he should just draw out the last "me" of the verse.
….
He runs through U2's One, which the judges picked for him to sing. Aside from hearing it a few times on the radio, the song was mostly unfamiliar to Lambert until a few hours ago. The three men spend much time working out how to make the last words of the song ("sisters and brothers") a whisper.
"You've got the huge voice, we know that," says Holley. "But sometimes it's more powerful to go the opposite way."
Ten minutes later, Lambert stands up and stomps a single snakeskin boot: "All right, we're done. Let's go shopping."
After a trip of a few blocks by car, Lambert and stylist Miles Siggins walk freely through the posh Beverly Center mall. No one stops the Idol finalist. This is L.A., and Lambert isn't yet A-list.
Inside the hip-with-cash store Traffic, Lambert and Siggins fall in love with a faded denim shirt by Dolce & Gabbana. At $695, it comes close to his two-song budget of $800. Not that that would stop Lambert.
"He's broken Taylor Hicks' record for spending the most out of your own pocket," Siggins says, laughing. "And I'm not telling you by how much."
Lambert says the white suit he wore to sing the Rat Pack-era tune Feeling Good cost $1,700. "But in this competition, the visual is as important as the voice," he says. "I'll spend what I have to."
Says Siggins: "Adam's my modern-day David Bowie."
With that, the two are off to admire a sandblasted pair of jeans from Hysteric Glamour for $855. "I love this," whispers Lambert.
In the end, though, nothing makes Lambert's cut, and he moves on to other stores.
Sunday: Traffic jams and hometown heroes
"I don't know about you guys, but it was really emotional to be home," says Gokey. "To see the whole city in unity like that was amazing."
Allen nods. "I kept thinking, 'You're really all here for me?' "
Gokey admits that being home makes him want to win for the hometown folks. "I did wonder, 'Why do they want me?' But I just want to give love back. I'm not here for the attention."
"I am!" Lambert cuts in. The line cracks the others up, but he's not joking.
"Look," says Lambert, "I didn't really come here to win as much as I came to get exposure and build my career. It's about what the show gives us."
Gokey listens, then says, "I think it's about leaving a mark in people's hearts."
Lambert takes it in, but continues. "I have treated the whole show as a set list, really. To show all my angles. So if I do an album, it'll be a reflection of what I did on the show."
Lambert ribs Gokey. "Come on, you like the attention, admit it."
Gokey laughs. "OK, I can cope with it after, like, two seconds."
……
It's silent as the Idols finish up their lunches.
Lambert offers one regret.
"You know, maybe I shouldn't have written down that I was a chorus boy in (the musical) Wicked on my audition sheet," he says. "I feel like, from the moment they noticed that, they put me in a musical-theater box. I should have just put session singer. Oh, well."
Monday: New day, new attitude
A few booths over, Lambert is sipping tea and waiting to give Cryin' a go, but not before putting some finishing touches on One.
"Vocally you're there, Adam, but the timing needs tightening," says engineer Dennis Duncan.
"Aw-right then," goofs Lambert, this time in a lilting British accent.
For the next 10 minutes, Lambert sings the same passage. He keeps fouling up the take, unhappy with the pitch.
The process is two steps forward and one back. But thanks to the magic of digital recording, the engineers will piece together a complete song from best-of segments from each verse and chorus.
At one juncture, Lambert unloads with a deafening raspberry.
After a while, Duncan comes over the speaker: "Sorry, Adam, but we need to move on."
"Great," says Lambert, meaning it. "Truth be told, I'm not a huge U2 fan. I respect them, of course, but Aerosmith and Steven Tyler are more my speed."
Lambert says he'd be happy to live in the studio and do take after take. "That's not an issue for me," he says. "What's hard is fitting this (recording) in with all the other things they ask us to do. You can't focus, really."
To re-energize, Lambert says he hangs out in his room listening to mood music by Thievery Corporation, takes kava-kava homeopathic supplements and texts instead of calls to save his voice.
Link: usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-05-12-idol-peek_N.htm
….
Saturday: Shopping incognito
It's late morning in the City of Angels, where the frenzy has slowed to a manageable weekend pace. Families of Hasidic Jews walk leisurely to synagogue past the nearly empty parking lot of CBS Studios. Inside, Lambert sits in a dimly lit windowless room and sings Aerosmith's Cryin'.
"Should I say the word 'Cryin' ' at the end, or is that, you know, too show-tune-y?" Lambert asks Michael Orland, who, along with Dorian Holley, has proffered vocal and musical advice to Lambert and Allen throughout the competition.
Orland agrees he should just draw out the last "me" of the verse.
….
He runs through U2's One, which the judges picked for him to sing. Aside from hearing it a few times on the radio, the song was mostly unfamiliar to Lambert until a few hours ago. The three men spend much time working out how to make the last words of the song ("sisters and brothers") a whisper.
"You've got the huge voice, we know that," says Holley. "But sometimes it's more powerful to go the opposite way."
Ten minutes later, Lambert stands up and stomps a single snakeskin boot: "All right, we're done. Let's go shopping."
After a trip of a few blocks by car, Lambert and stylist Miles Siggins walk freely through the posh Beverly Center mall. No one stops the Idol finalist. This is L.A., and Lambert isn't yet A-list.
Inside the hip-with-cash store Traffic, Lambert and Siggins fall in love with a faded denim shirt by Dolce & Gabbana. At $695, it comes close to his two-song budget of $800. Not that that would stop Lambert.
"He's broken Taylor Hicks' record for spending the most out of your own pocket," Siggins says, laughing. "And I'm not telling you by how much."
Lambert says the white suit he wore to sing the Rat Pack-era tune Feeling Good cost $1,700. "But in this competition, the visual is as important as the voice," he says. "I'll spend what I have to."
Says Siggins: "Adam's my modern-day David Bowie."
With that, the two are off to admire a sandblasted pair of jeans from Hysteric Glamour for $855. "I love this," whispers Lambert.
In the end, though, nothing makes Lambert's cut, and he moves on to other stores.
Sunday: Traffic jams and hometown heroes
"I don't know about you guys, but it was really emotional to be home," says Gokey. "To see the whole city in unity like that was amazing."
Allen nods. "I kept thinking, 'You're really all here for me?' "
Gokey admits that being home makes him want to win for the hometown folks. "I did wonder, 'Why do they want me?' But I just want to give love back. I'm not here for the attention."
"I am!" Lambert cuts in. The line cracks the others up, but he's not joking.
"Look," says Lambert, "I didn't really come here to win as much as I came to get exposure and build my career. It's about what the show gives us."
Gokey listens, then says, "I think it's about leaving a mark in people's hearts."
Lambert takes it in, but continues. "I have treated the whole show as a set list, really. To show all my angles. So if I do an album, it'll be a reflection of what I did on the show."
Lambert ribs Gokey. "Come on, you like the attention, admit it."
Gokey laughs. "OK, I can cope with it after, like, two seconds."
……
It's silent as the Idols finish up their lunches.
Lambert offers one regret.
"You know, maybe I shouldn't have written down that I was a chorus boy in (the musical) Wicked on my audition sheet," he says. "I feel like, from the moment they noticed that, they put me in a musical-theater box. I should have just put session singer. Oh, well."
Monday: New day, new attitude
A few booths over, Lambert is sipping tea and waiting to give Cryin' a go, but not before putting some finishing touches on One.
"Vocally you're there, Adam, but the timing needs tightening," says engineer Dennis Duncan.
"Aw-right then," goofs Lambert, this time in a lilting British accent.
For the next 10 minutes, Lambert sings the same passage. He keeps fouling up the take, unhappy with the pitch.
The process is two steps forward and one back. But thanks to the magic of digital recording, the engineers will piece together a complete song from best-of segments from each verse and chorus.
At one juncture, Lambert unloads with a deafening raspberry.
After a while, Duncan comes over the speaker: "Sorry, Adam, but we need to move on."
"Great," says Lambert, meaning it. "Truth be told, I'm not a huge U2 fan. I respect them, of course, but Aerosmith and Steven Tyler are more my speed."
Lambert says he'd be happy to live in the studio and do take after take. "That's not an issue for me," he says. "What's hard is fitting this (recording) in with all the other things they ask us to do. You can't focus, really."
To re-energize, Lambert says he hangs out in his room listening to mood music by Thievery Corporation, takes kava-kava homeopathic supplements and texts instead of calls to save his voice.
Link: usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-05-12-idol-peek_N.htm
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Unknown date and magazine: Cover photo with Adam, Brian and Roger.
Unknown data and magazine: Photo shoot with Adam, not clear if Brian and Roger were involved but seems likely.
December 25, 2014 Queen + Adam Lambert perform on Helene Fischer Christmas Celebration Show in Germany. (pre-recorded)
December 28, 2014 (US) The Classic Rock Awards ceremony will be televised on AXS TV. Info on where AXS is available here: www.axs.tv/subscribe/
December 31, 2014 Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live
Central Hall Westminster, London
Wednesday, 31 Dec 2014
Doors Open: 10:00PM Starts: 10:30PM
BBC One (TV) the official stream is available in the UK but there other streaming sources for BBC One that work in the US, Canada and other countries.
BBC Radio 1 is available almost everywhere in the world including the US: www.bbc.co.uk/radio1#_
BBC Radio 1 will be streaming the audio from the concert.
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – 2015 UK and EUROPE TOUR
Tue 13 January NEWCASTLE Arena
Wed 14 January GLASGOW Hydro
Sat 17 January LONDON O2 Arena SOLD OUT
Sun 18 January LONDON O2 Arena SOLD OUT
Tue 20 January LEEDS Arena
Wed 21 January MANCHESTER Arena
Friday 23 January BIRMINGHAM NIA
Sat 24 January NOTTINGHAM Arena
Mon 26 January PARIS Zenith
Thu 29 January COLOGNE Lanxess Arena
Fri 30 January AMSTERDAM, Ziggo Dome SOLD OUT
Sun 1 February VIENNA Stadhalle
Mon 2 February MUNICH Olympiahalle
Wed 4 February BERLIN O2
Thu 5 February HAMBURG O2
Sat 7 February FRANKFURT Festhalle
Sun 8 February BRUSSELS Palais 12
Tue 10 February MILAN Forum SOLD OUT
Fri 13 February STUTTGART Schleyerhalle
Sun 15 February HERNING Jyske Bank Boxen SOLD OUT
Tue 17 February PRAGUE O2
Thu 19 February ZURICH Hallenstadion
Sat 21 February KRAKOW Kraków Arena
Tues 24 February LONDON Wembley SSE Arena
Thurs 26 February LIVERPOOL Echo Arena
Fri 27 February SHEFFIELD Motorpoint Arena
Early 2015: Adam's Third Studio Album may be released.
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