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Post by happy on Feb 4, 2017 22:44:13 GMT -5
I too think Adam can read music to a certain extent. He probably doesn't want to admit it or take the conversation in that direction. I don't know why it seems cooler these days for musicians/singers to say they can't read music or they never had any music/singing lessons. I suppose it's all supposed to look effortless and sound natural? It drives me a bit crazy when the coaches on The Voice tell singers to throw away their musical training.
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Post by 4EverAdam on Feb 4, 2017 22:44:22 GMT -5
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Post by shimoli710 on Feb 4, 2017 22:48:32 GMT -5
I hope, those that were disappointed with the Access Hollywood interview here realize that there are two parts. One part is entirely about Adam (and Queen, of course) and the other is second half Adam, and so only about 1/4 of the whole interview is Gaga related. Given the timing with the game this Sunday, the connection that Adam has in various ways to Gaga, I thought this was just chit chat about a cultural topic that was current and allowed Adam to take it where he wanted to go with it. If you require an interview to be about QAL and Adam only, then journalists would ask a question about this only and then cut the interview off. How sad that would be. Instead, a question about Gaga tells you and any other listener a lot about Adam too. 1) He could have stated / corrected how his relationship with Gaga was, given that the interviewer got it wrong. He chose not to waste his time on that, but rather leave the mis-conception. 2) You see how good he is at answering the question he wants to answer, not directly the one asked. A skill that public figures need to have, but I always find it amazing how Adam is able to sidestep a potential problem by responding indirectly. He is very quick on his feet that way and it helps him come across as suave and personal, and friendly and everything good, no matter what. 3) They went through some possible song choices for Gaga at HT-show. You saw Adam's evalutation process on how to pick songs for such an event. I thought that was insightful. 4) For any person that does not observe Adam all the time, this kind of chit chat also tells them something about Adam, puts him into that A-league of people, who have (at least so it seems in the interview) access to people like Gaga. That is great for Adam, publicity-wise. It presented him as having a great place within the industry. We just talked in previous posts about Alison. If she were given an interview, she would surely not be presented as belonging into that league. That's the difference. It's all good for Adam. I think it is important to keep the bigger picture in mind, be thankful that Adam is considered in this interview as A-league, and just enjoy the remaining 3/4 of the interview, if we really need to hear about Adam only. I for my part love to hear Adam talk about something else too, whatever it may be, even if it is not a topic I particularly care about. To paraphrase Randy: he could recite the phone book and I would listen with interest. Well said Craazyforadam!
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Post by shimoli710 on Feb 4, 2017 23:04:49 GMT -5
You guys!!! There are 2 parts to the interview! Part one is all about Adam and Queen. Part 2, they ask about Gaga and the Super bowl! That whole show was about the Superbowl! It was the main theme! IDEK how Adam's management managed to get him on there, with the Super Bowl being their BIG story! And even during the Gaga talk they got great stuff from Adam. They even got Pharaoh info in there! I LOVED the whole thing! Yeah this, I enjoyed the interview. Thought it was well balanced.
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Post by Q3 on Feb 4, 2017 23:11:35 GMT -5
I too think Adam can read music to a certain extent. He probably doesn't want to admit it or take the conversation in that direction. I don't know why it seems cooler these days for musicians/singers to say they can't read music or they never had any music/singing lessons. I suppose it's all supposed to look effortless and sound natural? It drives me a bit crazy when the coaches on The Voice tell singers to throw away their musical training. Adam says he can't read music. I personally asked Neil in 2010 and he told me Adam can't read music. I don't think Adam can read music. He is sometimes modest, but he is also honest about thing.
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Post by Q3 on Feb 4, 2017 23:21:16 GMT -5
I agree with what was previously said about learning how to read music. There is a difference between knowing what a quarter note is or looks like, and being able to translate that into the perfectly played melody on the instrument. It's kind of like the difference between knowing how a bishop is allowed to move in a chess game, and being able to play chess. Big difference. In addition, you can play chess at many different levels, and obviously you can play an instrument (vocals included) at different levels too. Anybody can learn to read music, even as a child, but our ability to translate that into music varies. I don't even know when I learned to read music (G-clef), it was pre-school age, so I have no memory of it, but my piano playing remained basic, even with years of training. But then I also don't consider myself to be talented, when it comes to music. But beyond this discussion, it needs to be said, that especially with guitar, you don't need to read music to be able to play guitar. I bet Adam would be more the type to just play naturally, without written scores, and in pop/rock music there is no reason to learn it. I agree, that Adam probably has absorbed a few basics of music reading in high school choir, but if his talent carried him the way it surely did, it may have never been apparent that his score reading itself was not developed. He probably carried the whole tenor section through 4 years of choir performances by keeping the whole group sounding strong and on pitch. Many high school choirs would love to have somebody holding up the usually short-staffed tenor section. I cannot even imagine singing next to somebody who is that strong, in a choir. Or to be the alto in front of that tenor trying to hold my own voice against him, lol. It must have been something. Tbh, I don't care that Adam does not read music, or does not read it well. It does not make a difference, imo. I just wish he would pick up the guitar, but he has to want that for himself. And want it enough. This jumped out at me -- no, not everyone can learn to read music. Some people cannot decode musical notation. For other people, including me, it was a real struggle to learn to read music well enough to translate it into playing piano and other instruments -- I worked at it for years as a teenager, but I really wanted to play music. I have read various estimates of 1% to 10% of the population has dysmusica (similar to dyslexia, not the same) but there is limited research. And even the research on dyslexia appears to have been focused on the wrong part of the brain.
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Post by cassie on Feb 4, 2017 23:23:12 GMT -5
Adam says he cannot read music. I believe him. Does he know something about a printed score? Probably. He can see that the notes go up or down. He may know that the solid black notes are faster than the white notes with a black outline. And that the black notes with little flags on them are faster than those without. He may even know that pp means very softly, and ff means very loudly.
That is not actually reading music, to me. If one can read music, one can look at a score with no words and no title, (for example the melody to "Bohemian Rhapsody" or the national anthem, or "White Christmas") and identify it. One can look at a totally unknown piece of music, be given a starting pitch, and sing/hum the unknown melody correctly, with the correct rhythm. From what Adam has said, and his brother has said, Adam cannot do that.
In pop/rock music, it's no big deal for a singer. With all the technical equipment and software programs, he can create a complete musical score by singing the melody line he wants written, select the instrumental sounds he wants, program in a drum beat, and add harmonies, all without knowing how to read or pen a single note on paper or screen. With Adam's ear for music and his musical memory, he can learn a part within minutes of hearing it. It's all good.
Reading printed music fluently is a very complex skill that takes years to master. It's not something that can be learned in an afternoon, or a six week course on the computer. For Adam to develop that skill to the degree it would be an asset in composing or learning new music, he would have to commit some serious time and effort into the study. And why do it if he can just listen to a recording and reproduce it in a matter of a few minutes?
Just like why would Adam take the time and effort to learn to play a guitar or piano (we are talking about years to develop the proficiency to perform on the professional level he requires)? Singing the way Adam sings takes immense concentration, practice, and skill. Being able to convey an emotional interpretation also requires the same. Then, you add being a frontman and interacting with his audience? He is triple-tasking already. Playing an instrument would only detract from that.
Just because Brian May is a consummate musician on guitar, I wouldn't expect him to also be a master at the violin. Just because Michael Jordan was an incredible basketball player, I wouldn't expect him to also be a skilled gymnast. Just because Adam Lambert is the best male singer of his generation, I don't expect him to read music and play an instrument.
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Post by Q3 on Feb 4, 2017 23:28:23 GMT -5
Do you think they are higher or lower than US? And are you considering the exchange rate? I'm going to the Vancouver show and I decided to just be happy with the tickets I bought, so I have not checked again. The Canadian Gold seat is $970! Ours is $720! Canadian prices are indeed higher -- a lot higher. And that has nothing to do with the exchange rate. Today US$1.00 = CD$1.30 There really is nothing that makes Toronto that much more expensive than Brooklyn or LA.
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Post by bamafan on Feb 4, 2017 23:28:46 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on Feb 4, 2017 23:29:55 GMT -5
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