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Post by msloyalfan on Aug 1, 2017 17:57:10 GMT -5
I see I am in the minority here, but I have no problem with Adam's speech about Freddie. I think he is totally right, that in every audience there are more than a few folks who are saying to one another "He's no Freddie Mercury!" That's their opinion going into the concert, and as they see Adam strut pompously across the stage and blast out vocals in the first section, they need to reinforce that opinion with others of their kind. Cannot surrender now! Adam simply brings that sentiment out in the open, and gives them his "blessing" to feel that way. Instead of trying to take Freddie's place on stage and in their hearts, the enemy to their hero, he joins the "loyal opposition" and agrees that, "Duh, of course I am not Freddie. I am a fellow fan. Freddie was great. He was incredibly talented. He was a singular being." Adam totally disarms them by joining in the Freddie fan club. Very smart, and very effective. Many of you think that Adam puts himself down with this speech. I respectfully disagree. He never puts down his own vocal abilities. He never says he can only hope to be as good a vocalist as Freddie. He doesn't put down his own composing abilities, either. The only Freddie trait he compares himself to sometimes, is being a fashionista; aspiring to equal Freddie there. (Which to me is different from putting down his ability or talent.) Acknowledging how great Freddie was and how beloved says absolutely nothing about Adam's own talents and abilities. Thinking back on the many interviews Adam has given where he addresses the issue of taking on the front man role with Queen, I cannot recall him expressing a lack of confidence in his own abilities compared to Freddie. He was intimidated by the legend. He worried if the audience and the band would accept him. He wondered if he could handle the weight of such a daunting repertoire in a full two hour gig. I do not recall him ever disparaging his own abilities compared to Freddie. When asked by interviewers if this is the gig of a lifetime or a dream come true, I have noted that Adam graciously dodges the question. It is a huge honor. It is one highlight of his career. But he doesn't say that he is undeserving, or unequal to Freddie, or is trying to be a satisfactory substitute for Freddie. I believe Adam knows full well how extraordinary his vocal abilities are. In the theater world where he grew up and navigated, he would HAVE to know he stood out from a teenager on forward. I believe he also knows there are many talented people in the performing world, and acknowledging their talent and success in no way diminishes his own capabilities. To me, THAT is what Adam does in his speech each night. Finally, Adam is an actor. He is performing a script. One that he has crafted, tried out, assessed audience response to, tweaked, and has down pat at this point. He recognizes the resistance, faces it head on, charms the opposition, and wins them over to the point where they can relax and enjoy the ride without having to defend Freddie. And without ever putting himself down or degrading his own abilities on that stage. Bravo!
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Post by cheriemelissa on Aug 1, 2017 17:59:47 GMT -5
I see I am in the minority here, but I have no problem with Adam's speech about Freddie. I think he is totally right, that in every audience there are more than a few folks who are saying to one another "He's no Freddie Mercury!" That's their opinion going into the concert, and as they see Adam strut pompously across the stage and blast out vocals in the first section, they need to reinforce that opinion with others of their kind. Cannot surrender now! Adam simply brings that sentiment out in the open, and gives them his "blessing" to feel that way. Instead of trying to take Freddie's place on stage and in their hearts, the enemy to their hero, he joins the "loyal opposition" and agrees that, "Duh, of course I am not Freddie. I am a fellow fan. Freddie was great. He was incredibly talented. He was a singular being." Adam totally disarms them by joining in the Freddie fan club. Very smart, and very effective. Many of you think that Adam puts himself down with this speech. I respectfully disagree. He never puts down his own vocal abilities. He never says he can only hope to be as good a vocalist as Freddie. He doesn't put down his own composing abilities, either. The only Freddie trait he compares himself to sometimes, is being a fashionista; aspiring to equal Freddie there. (Which to me is different from putting down his ability or talent.) Acknowledging how great Freddie was and how beloved says absolutely nothing about Adam's own talents and abilities. Thinking back on the many interviews Adam has given where he addresses the issue of taking on the front man role with Queen, I cannot recall him expressing a lack of confidence in his own abilities compared to Freddie. He was intimidated by the legend. He worried if the audience and the band would accept him. He wondered if he could handle the weight of such a daunting repertoire in a full two hour gig. I do not recall him ever disparaging his own abilities compared to Freddie. When asked by interviewers if this is the gig of a lifetime or a dream come true, I have noted that Adam graciously dodges the question. It is a huge honor. It is one highlight of his career. But he doesn't say that he is undeserving, or unequal to Freddie, or is trying to be a satisfactory substitute for Freddie. I believe Adam knows full well how extraordinary his vocal abilities are. In the theater world where he grew up and navigated, he would HAVE to know he stood out from a teenager on forward. I believe he also knows there are many talented people in the performing world, and acknowledging their talent and success in no way diminishes his own capabilities. To me, THAT is what Adam does in his speech each night. Finally, Adam is an actor. He is performing a script. One that he has crafted, tried out, assessed audience response to, tweaked, and has down pat at this point. He recognizes the resistance, faces it head on, charms the opposition, and wins them over to the point where they can relax and enjoy the ride without having to defend Freddie. And without ever putting himself down or degrading his own abilities on that stage. Bravo! LOVE this!!!!!!! I said the same thing earlier today in a post but you said it better!!!!
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Post by lelemaple on Aug 1, 2017 18:13:57 GMT -5
I see I am in the minority here, but I have no problem with Adam's speech about Freddie. I think he is totally right, that in every audience there are more than a few folks who are saying to one another "He's no Freddie Mercury!" That's their opinion going into the concert, and as they see Adam strut pompously across the stage and blast out vocals in the first section, they need to reinforce that opinion with others of their kind. Cannot surrender now! Adam simply brings that sentiment out in the open, and gives them his "blessing" to feel that way. Instead of trying to take Freddie's place on stage and in their hearts, the enemy to their hero, he joins the "loyal opposition" and agrees that, "Duh, of course I am not Freddie. I am a fellow fan. Freddie was great. He was incredibly talented. He was a singular being." Adam totally disarms them by joining in the Freddie fan club. Very smart, and very effective. Many of you think that Adam puts himself down with this speech. I respectfully disagree. He never puts down his own vocal abilities. He never says he can only hope to be as good a vocalist as Freddie. He doesn't put down his own composing abilities, either. The only Freddie trait he compares himself to sometimes, is being a fashionista; aspiring to equal Freddie there. (Which to me is different from putting down his ability or talent.) Acknowledging how great Freddie was and how beloved says absolutely nothing about Adam's own talents and abilities. Thinking back on the many interviews Adam has given where he addresses the issue of taking on the front man role with Queen, I cannot recall him expressing a lack of confidence in his own abilities compared to Freddie. He was intimidated by the legend. He worried if the audience and the band would accept him. He wondered if he could handle the weight of such a daunting repertoire in a full two hour gig. I do not recall him ever disparaging his own abilities compared to Freddie. When asked by interviewers if this is the gig of a lifetime or a dream come true, I have noted that Adam graciously dodges the question. It is a huge honor. It is one highlight of his career. But he doesn't say that he is undeserving, or unequal to Freddie, or is trying to be a satisfactory substitute for Freddie. I believe Adam knows full well how extraordinary his vocal abilities are. In the theater world where he grew up and navigated, he would HAVE to know he stood out from a teenager on forward. I believe he also knows there are many talented people in the performing world, and acknowledging their talent and success in no way diminishes his own capabilities. To me, THAT is what Adam does in his speech each night. Finally, Adam is an actor. He is performing a script. One that he has crafted, tried out, assessed audience response to, tweaked, and has down pat at this point. He recognizes the resistance, faces it head on, charms the opposition, and wins them over to the point where they can relax and enjoy the ride without having to defend Freddie. And without ever putting himself down or degrading his own abilities on that stage. Bravo! Exactly!!
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Post by lurleene on Aug 1, 2017 18:34:41 GMT -5
I don't think we have this review. Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lambert at Barclays Center, Brooklynby DANIEL BUKSZPAN on AUGUST 1, 2017 I’ve been listening to the music of Queen since I was seven years old. The new album at the time was “News of the World,” which contains the one-two punch of “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions,” and I listened to it obsessively. When singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991, I believed that the book had been closed forever, that any chance I had to see the band died with him. Maybe that was for the best anyway. Who wants to see those guys continue solely out of some morbid sense of obligation? Sometimes it’s better for something, even something great, to just be over. Queen tried to soldier on with Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company at the helm, and even though he’s one of my all-time favorite singers, it just didn’t work. He was simply the wrong person. A few years later, I heard that they were going to go back out on the road, this time with “American Idol” finalist Adam Lambert at the mic. This struck me as an even shittier choice than Paul Rodgers. Rodgers at least had decades in the business behind him. Lambert, on the other hand, was a runner-up on a glorified game show. Why didn’t they just pull some homeless guy off the street and give him the mic while they were at it? Well, on July 28, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, I was served heaping helpings of crow, heavy on the humiliation, right in front of the band. Lambert is not only an excellent singer who’s 100% up to the technical challenges of singing Queen’s music, but his entire approach is one of appropriate humility. Lambert seems both cognizant of how lucky he is to be fronting this band, but not intimidated by the task. He sings the songs like he’s been singing along to the records for his entire life, but he doesn’t imitate Mercury – he has a style all his own, both completely original yet a fitting tribute. It’s a delicate balance to strike, and he nailed it. The set list didn’t include any deep cuts or rarities, which was one of only a couple of problems I had with it. There are a lot of songs less famous than “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Radio Gaga” that would have been nice to hear, but at this point, it’s fairly well-established that the people at the concerts want to hear the hits. The crowd, which ranged in age from my 10-year-old son to people who appeared to be in their 70s, certainly didn’t seem to mind. So it was a set list that was heavy on the familiar, not that that’s necessarily a problem. In addition to the expected “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the band performed “Killer Queen,” “Stone Cold Crazy” the mighty “Fat Bottomed Girls,” and many, many more. It also had a couple of moments of tribute to Freddie Mercury that I don’t mind saying got both me and my lovely wife more than a little choked up, which we really weren’t expecting. The only really noticeable flaws came courtesy of drummer Roger Taylor. His playing seemed to drag a bit and the tempos wandered freely, up and down. He sounded kind of tired, and with good reason. He’s now 68 years old, playing the drums every night of the week on a 100-plus-day tour, in a set that lasts for two hours, may simply be more than he can handle. The fact that there was a second drummer onstage with the group would seem to bear this out. It wasn’t enough of a problem to compromise anyone’s enjoyment of the show, but it’s definitely there, and the recent retirement of Rush drummer Neil Peart from live performances may simply mean that rock drumming is a younger person’s game, like playing football, or any other physically demanding vocation. Not affected by his age was guitarist Brian May, who just turned 70 and played every note flawlessly. His performance, as well as that of Adam Lambert, was extraordinary enough to overshadow any other problems that might have beset the evening, including the row of doofuses sitting behind me who generally acted like drunken yahoos from the beginning of the show until the last note. If you have any doubts about whether or not you should see the band perform in this incarnation, you should ignore those doubts and go see them while they’re still playing. Everything works with Lambert at the helm, and if you’re any kind of fan of this group’s music, you should see them perform while they’re still alive and well. You won’t regret it. Great review. Nice to see Adam getting the acknowledgement and recognition he so deserves. Queen and Adam are wonderful together. Extraordinary vocalist and showman with one of the most successful rock bands in the world. Brian and Roger made the right choice in choosing Adam as I don't think they could have done any better. They are perfect together.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 18:40:38 GMT -5
I see I am in the minority here, but I have no problem with Adam's speech about Freddie. I think he is totally right, that in every audience there are more than a few folks who are saying to one another "He's no Freddie Mercury!" That's their opinion going into the concert, and as they see Adam strut pompously across the stage and blast out vocals in the first section, they need to reinforce that opinion with others of their kind. Cannot surrender now! Adam simply brings that sentiment out in the open, and gives them his "blessing" to feel that way. Instead of trying to take Freddie's place on stage and in their hearts, the enemy to their hero, he joins the "loyal opposition" and agrees that, "Duh, of course I am not Freddie. I am a fellow fan. Freddie was great. He was incredibly talented. He was a singular being." Adam totally disarms them by joining in the Freddie fan club. Very smart, and very effective. Many of you think that Adam puts himself down with this speech. I respectfully disagree. He never puts down his own vocal abilities. He never says he can only hope to be as good a vocalist as Freddie. He doesn't put down his own composing abilities, either. The only Freddie trait he compares himself to sometimes, is being a fashionista; aspiring to equal Freddie there. (Which to me is different from putting down his ability or talent.) Acknowledging how great Freddie was and how beloved says absolutely nothing about Adam's own talents and abilities. Thinking back on the many interviews Adam has given where he addresses the issue of taking on the front man role with Queen, I cannot recall him expressing a lack of confidence in his own abilities compared to Freddie. He was intimidated by the legend. He worried if the audience and the band would accept him. He wondered if he could handle the weight of such a daunting repertoire in a full two hour gig. I do not recall him ever disparaging his own abilities compared to Freddie. When asked by interviewers if this is the gig of a lifetime or a dream come true, I have noted that Adam graciously dodges the question. It is a huge honor. It is one highlight of his career. But he doesn't say that he is undeserving, or unequal to Freddie, or is trying to be a satisfactory substitute for Freddie. I believe Adam knows full well how extraordinary his vocal abilities are. In the theater world where he grew up and navigated, he would HAVE to know he stood out from a teenager on forward. I believe he also knows there are many talented people in the performing world, and acknowledging their talent and success in no way diminishes his own capabilities. To me, THAT is what Adam does in his speech each night. Finally, Adam is an actor. He is performing a script. One that he has crafted, tried out, assessed audience response to, tweaked, and has down pat at this point. He recognizes the resistance, faces it head on, charms the opposition, and wins them over to the point where they can relax and enjoy the ride without having to defend Freddie. And without ever putting himself down or degrading his own abilities on that stage. Bravo! You are not alone, And BRAVO! From me as well. Perfectly said. I do have one rattling-around though, do you think saying NOT instead of NO would have the same effect on the die hards and relieve some of these angst of the afl fans? For example the spill might be : " ...He's no Freddie Mercury...no, shit!, I know I'm not Freddie..."
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Post by nica575 on Aug 1, 2017 18:41:52 GMT -5
Terrance D. S*&@^#r@lovemrs*&@^#r
Terrance D. S*&@^#r Retweeted Houstonandy She was so happy and had the best time last night! 😍 My ace is the best! 🙌🏽 Houstonandy @houstonandy
@lovemrs*&@^#r Your mom!!! folks, can someone be so kind as to point out the mark where I can see T's mother? Thanks!
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Post by talon on Aug 1, 2017 18:58:17 GMT -5
So that attempt at a post to Talon didn't work out! But here's what I wanted to say to Talon: I had 20 Queen fans sitting behind me at the Philly show and none of them was an Adam fan. They all agreed that George Michael would have been their first choice to replace Freddy. I admired George Michael but, of course, I'm an Adam Lambert fan and he would be MY first choice to replace Freddie. Of course, we all agreed that if G.M. had become the Queen frontman, the band would have lost their frontman for a second time and probably would not have survived that. So, Talon, what's your opinion of how George Michael would have been as a Freddie replacement? Just wondering! It's a funny thing. There are SO many Queen fans who think Queen should have teamed up with George. I'm NOT one of them. I thing George has a great voice. Many fans though are basing this on one performance of Somebody To Love. Now don't get me wrong, it is probably the premier non-Freddie version from the Freddie tribute - so good it became a single, etc. BUT the problem is, (kind of like Adam but even more so) he's just not a natural rock singer. I can't even fathom George trying to sing Stone Cold Crazy or Tie Your Mother Down. I may not love Adam on those tracks but it's doable. I think Adam is a far better choice. SOmetimes Queen fans are stubborn.....(I know! RIGHT!?!? Hard to believe) Other possibilities that were mentioned at one time or another - Robbie Williams. This one was actually considered by B&R at one point and they re-recorded We Are The Champions for a soundtrack. But from what I've heard Roger provided the veto feeling he may not be reliable. (John also wasn't happy with the choice rumor has it - but it's just a rumor) Would have been entertaining...and in someways Robbie would have been a better selection than Adam - he's a bit more rocking, but in other ways he's far worse - the pop ballads, etc. ...And he's a bit arrogant. So that would have worn thing. Overall Adam probably the better choice but RW would have been fun too. Paul was great for part of it. Again not the camp section. He could do the rock but could never pull off Killer Queen or Bicycle Race, etc. so it was a bit limiting. THen again they weren't going for nostaliga...they were actually trying something new and even released a new album which was more in the bluesy rock area. That's why it's hard to compare the overall Adam vs Paul experience. Two very different plans....Song by Song comparisons are easier. But as to who was the better frontman for Queen? Again two different reasons the band have for going on. So too difficult to call.
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Post by Jablea on Aug 1, 2017 19:00:16 GMT -5
Terrance D. S*&@^#r@lovemrs*&@^#r
Terrance D. S*&@^#r Retweeted Houstonandy She was so happy and had the best time last night! 😍 My ace is the best! 🙌🏽 Houstonandy @houstonandy
@lovemrs*&@^#r Your mom!!! folks, can someone be so kind as to point out the mark where I can see T's mother? Thanks! 10 seconds in, he stops, backs up a step and kisses the blond woman on the cheek.
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Post by girldrummer on Aug 1, 2017 19:04:50 GMT -5
So glad to see those rave reviews just keep on coming! With few exceptions, they are all positive and really sing Adam's praises. Sorry to see the tour end next week, but November is not far off. Maybe Adam's new music will emerge before then????
People take Vitamin C on a daily basis all the time. I do. I'll bet Adam takes supplements to stay healthy and keep up his strength. Singing like he does is very athletic. I wouldn't worry that he's sick.
As to other singers who might have sung with Queen, both Paul and George had their strengths, but neither of them had Adam's stage presence and SHEER VOCAL VERSATILITY. Adam can change it up like no one else I've ever heard. And Brian and Roger are totally aware of that. That's why Adam is so perfect for the job.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 19:24:42 GMT -5
I actually think Roger and Brian have answered that question several times, especially back in 2014-2015.
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