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Post by bamafan on Jun 3, 2017 21:55:54 GMT -5
This is different. Isolated vocals from Rock in Rio.
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Post by bamafan on Jun 3, 2017 22:35:56 GMT -5
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Post by girldrummer on Jun 3, 2017 22:50:12 GMT -5
This thread turned out to be an emotional roller coaster for me. QAL performing into Jan. and Feb. 2018, that COULD affect the Idol thing (if he is offered it), and the JCS thing (which I think would be real COUP if he got it, esp. for the US mainstream exposure.) QAL is really dominating his career right now but he is making oodles of money and keeping his world-wide fans ware of him. I hope A4 does produce a single in 2017, just to get the promo going. I can't imagine waiting till 2018 for even a taste of the album. I have to believe that his WB management has a plan for him, knowing that QAL is a major factor in his career right now. His success is WB's success. In the meantime, I'll continue to eat up each day's Adam goodies like a voracious candy fanatic. Still optimistic about it all. Pretty sure WB gets nothing from his QAL. Did you mean his management, DMG? I know I'm replying a little late to this, but I just want to add that I realize WB isn't associated with QAL. But if I'm correct, WB does determine when Adam's singles and albums come out, right? There are his record label. And DMG is his management, so they manage all aspects of his career, but not the specific music releases, etc. Please clarify if I'm wrong. Just want to understand how it all works. And my heart is breaking for our London friends. The tragedies never seem to end. I assume Adam is safe and sound, along with Sauli, whether they are actually together right now or not. There seems to be no viable solution to stopping terrorists. Saying a prayer tonight.
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Post by talon on Jun 3, 2017 22:54:02 GMT -5
...But, but, but..... this song suits Adam to a tee! It's vocally where his voice can shine brilliantly, and story telling Adam could perform this sitting back in a lounge chair, just telling us how he feels. In fact, I think that when it comes to this melancholy side, Adam shares every bit with Freddie, and could probably beautifully perform this. With simple facial expressions, and lyrical accents as he is capable of giving, he could bring the house down with a laid back performance with just piano, a few delicately thrown in cymbals, and otherwise just voice. Brian and Roger both get a break, somewhere in the middle. My dream would be, Adam performs this, saying that looking through all the songs that Freddie penned, asked himself what spoke to him the most, and he happened to have found this gem and just wants to perform it, bring it to life in honor of Freddie. And then sing it just as gently and pensive as it sounds in the original (no guitars from Brian, pls). It would be a quiet, but absolutely stunning moment. Even a rock concert cannot go from only high to high, there need to be quieter moments. This could be one of them. I know, it is just a dream, and probably not realistic. But it could be wonderful. I don't disagree that he would do a great job with it... AND just so you know - not sure if you listened to the BBC version - but the kind of guitar Brian added was very sparse, kind of wandering background...just nice accents. BUT I just wouldn't get my hopes up. It's the same thing I said about You Take My Breath Away. With Queen you might get Freddie's power ballads..but the soft solo vocal/piano bits is almost too cover"y" if that makes sense. With something like Somebody To Love - Brian's guitar, Roger's drums and backing vocals were just as important as Freddie's lead vocal and piano so it's still a Queen effort. THIS is something entirely different. Just so you know I wouldn't be *AGAINST* seeing Adam sing it, it just strikes me as unlikely especially when there are other more obvious choices.
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Post by Q3 on Jun 3, 2017 23:24:17 GMT -5
This thread turned out to be an emotional roller coaster for me. QAL performing into Jan. and Feb. 2018, that COULD affect the Idol thing (if he is offered it), and the JCS thing (which I think would be real COUP if he got it, esp. for the US mainstream exposure.) QAL is really dominating his career right now but he is making oodles of money and keeping his world-wide fans ware of him. I hope A4 does produce a single in 2017, just to get the promo going. I can't imagine waiting till 2018 for even a taste of the album. I have to believe that his WB management has a plan for him, knowing that QAL is a major factor in his career right now. His success is WB's success. In the meantime, I'll continue to eat up each day's Adam goodies like a voracious candy fanatic. Still optimistic about it all. Adam decides his schedule -- not Warner Brothers Records. The part of his schedule that WBR controls is the time he has to deliver his album to them after they exercise their contract option, and then once it is delivered and accepted by WBR, his label controls the album release date, single selection and single release dates. BUT WBR is a label that is known for working with their artists on schedules and strategies. And, I believe that Adam has creative control which mean he has to approve everything that is released. Regarding QAL -- the Adam's management company (DMG) gets a percentage of his earnings. The recording label that primarily benefits is Universal (UMG) who have a recording contract with Queen - www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-sign-new-deal-with-universal-music-group/ Adam is well-paid for Queen and I would guess that it is the most lucrative thing he can do with his time. QAL cannot go on forever -- Brian will turn 70 in July and I can't see any "Queen" without Brian. So can he continue to tour when he is 71 or 72. I hope so, but I am glad Adam gets a chance to do this now.
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Post by girldrummer on Jun 4, 2017 11:03:50 GMT -5
This thread turned out to be an emotional roller coaster for me. QAL performing into Jan. and Feb. 2018, that COULD affect the Idol thing (if he is offered it), and the JCS thing (which I think would be real COUP if he got it, esp. for the US mainstream exposure.) QAL is really dominating his career right now but he is making oodles of money and keeping his world-wide fans ware of him. I hope A4 does produce a single in 2017, just to get the promo going. I can't imagine waiting till 2018 for even a taste of the album. I have to believe that his WB management has a plan for him, knowing that QAL is a major factor in his career right now. His success is WB's success. In the meantime, I'll continue to eat up each day's Adam goodies like a voracious candy fanatic. Still optimistic about it all. Adam decides his schedule -- not Warner Brothers Records. The part of his schedule that WBR controls is the time he has to deliver his album to them after they exercise their contract option, and then once it is delivered and accepted by WBR, his label controls the album release date, single selection and single release dates. BUT WBR is a label that is known for working with their artists on schedules and strategies. And, I believe that Adam has creative control which mean he has to approve everything that is released. Regarding QAL -- the Adam's management company (DMG) gets a percentage of his earnings. The recording label that primarily benefits is Universal (UMG) who have a recording contract with Queen - www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-sign-new-deal-with-universal-music-group/ Adam is well-paid for Queen and I would guess that it is the most lucrative thing he can do with his time. QAL cannot go on forever -- Brian will turn 70 in July and I can't see any "Queen" without Brian. So can he continue to tour when he is 71 or 72. I hope so, but I am glad Adam gets a chance to do this now. Thanks so much for clearing things up! It is confusing to try to figure out who is exactly in charge of what. It makes sense that DMG gets a percentage of his QAL earnings. But they're also responsible to helping him get various gigs, jobs, appearances, in general, right? However he makes money, they get a cut.
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Post by nic42 on Jun 5, 2017 3:36:25 GMT -5
A bit late to the party, but hey, awesome that I got the banner again!! Thank you Q3
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