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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 3:09:52 GMT -5
Over 5 million followers: CBS News @cbsnews Queen and Adam Lambert announce North American summer tour cbsn.ws/2jusiUm
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 3:10:09 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 3:12:38 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 3:20:44 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 3:21:39 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 5:08:56 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 5:10:05 GMT -5
With Adam's WINQ cover in the picture: FashionBeautyMonitor @fashion_Monitor How to make your mark in the world of #influencers bit.ly/2jZDvwZ @milkmanagement
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Post by skaschep on Jan 27, 2017 5:11:05 GMT -5
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Post by talon on Jan 27, 2017 5:24:13 GMT -5
A few thoughts: - The really good news is this means that Brian is feeling better. Of course I don't know...but it was clear to me it was some type of depression or mental stress that just got to him at the end of last year....
- Yay! I admit now that I had a doubt whether I'd ever see Brian and Roger hit the US again after 2014...Now this time I'd be 95 % certain that this would be their last North American tour so I'm definitely catching them. Still circling around dates but I'm thinking I'm doing Boston and Philadelphia this time around. Would love to do Barclays as well but way too cost prohibitive and time prohibitive as well unfortunately...
- I did sneak around here yesterday and saw Adam's quote about A4 and that is good good news to me AND much more likely we get a B or R cameo if not full track. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they figure that's a good way to dip their toes in the water for recording together. Have B and/or R write a track with Adam for A4 and have them guest on his album. That way it doesn't have to compare in a way to a "QUEEN" track as Brian seems hesitant to record as Queen again...
- I still wonder what Brian meant by touring in a "new way". It is possible that lost in translation it just meant a new set up and staging...I would LOVE for a new set list but I don't see much in the way of changes ever again unfortunately. Brian specifically is a bit....lazy in his old age. Not meant to be a real criticism...I just think he doesn't want to really work at brushing off an old track when he get as many cheers doing the same hits they've been doing....Not to be pedantic (especially on this site saying this...) but it is the curse of how many hits they have...they feel they have to do all the hits.
They do ~27-30 songs per gig. We'll be pessimistic and say 28 (not including God Save The Queen).
In the US they MUST play (maybe in their contract ): - We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and I'd say Under Pressure given the Bowie revival still going pretty strong.
That leaves us: 22
The tracks that they never seem to leave home without playing even if they are not necessarily "Must Plays": - Tie Your Mother Down, Love Of My Life, Guitar Solo, Last Horizon, Radio Ga Ga, EITHER Days of Our Lives or A Kind Of Magic, Drum Battle/Solo,
Now down to 15
The tracks that are Adam musts and a few tracks that have not left since Adam's been around for full tours:
- Somebody To Love, Who Wants To Live Forever, Killer Queen, Stone Cold Crazy, In The Lap Of the Gods, Seven Seas Of Rhye, I Want It All, Fat Bottomed Girls
Down to 7 Tracks
Now it's the tracks that are kind of cycled through as differences: - The Show Must Go On, Dragon Attack (esp in America), I Want To Break Free, Don't Stop Me Now
Then it leaves the 3-4 tracks that are usually new or left from previous bits:
- Hammer To Fall, Keep Yourself Alive, Love Kills, Play The Game, Save Me
SO I'd be for more of the same.
The real interest will be what they open with....
Opening songs from the past:
- Procession/Father To Son (Not gonna happen)
Procession/Now I'm Here (already done)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Fast Part)/Ogre Battle (Interesting idea - but in a full show you're getting a full BoRap and I doubt we get OB)
- A Day At The Races Intro/Tie Your Mother Down (not the Day at the Races but TYMD is OFTEN an opener or at least song 2 so I wouldn't be shocked as it's a nice standby. Also done in 2005-2006 with P/R but not yet with Adam so...maybe
- We Will Rock You (Slow/Fast) - I doubt it. They might do WWRY just fast again though but if it's a new show then I hope not
- Intro/Jailhouse Rock - Don't see it as an opener really
- Flash/The Hero (Already done twice)
- Flash/Rock It (Prime Jive) - Don't believe it worked too well as an opener
- Machines Intro/Tear It Up - They could go this route but Tear It Up was never big in the US so I'm doubtful
- One Vision - Done in 1986 and in 2008 with Paul Rodgers a few times AND with Adam so i really hope not - would like to see it mid show to see a new arrangement
- Surf's Up, School's Out - Absolutely not - not doing QPR tracks and it didn't last long anyways even for QPR
- Hammer To Fall - Didn't work well as an opener
I'm hoping for a new opener...but I'm always satisfied with Tie Your Mother Down.
If they don't go with a not played with adam track...then I'd like to maybe give I Want It All a shot....I always thought Breakthru could work but I doubt that would play....Innuendo also would be a ballsy choice even if they only did a small bit of it. Of course I'll throw out the same tracks I usually throw out as wishlists:
White Queen Spread Your Wings It's Late Prophets Song Liar It's A Hard Life Princes of the Universe Breakthru Was It All Worth It Let Me Live
Tenement Funster, Drowse, Modern Times Rock and Roll, I'm In Love With My Car or even Ride The Wild Wind or Heaven For Eveyrone (for Rog instead of Days or Magic) -- Love with My Car has a shot
Brian singalong like 2012 - one of my favorite things he did...he could rotate '39, Long Away, You're My Best Friend, or whatever else he wants to
Either way it'll still be good to see/hear them live one more time
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