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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 8:38:02 GMT -5
Hmm, interesting. Alisan's EP comes out this Friday. I would think this would be too late to be adding or making changes to it?
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Post by nica575 on Aug 2, 2017 9:01:03 GMT -5
awww....one of the 90 seconds that changed my life
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Post by Craazyforadam on Aug 2, 2017 9:06:28 GMT -5
Time to report back, and I know that many were eagerly waiting, but I only got back home yesterday night. I was a couple of days without computer and my crazy-ass-long reports ....on a phone?....no way. So I just had to test your patience, but everything will be spilled out in due time, and this way I had some time to think about it.
- Turns out I had to wait a few hours longer, because in the middle of the night yesterday, Adamtopia had one of its spitting fits where it does not allow posting and even drops its posts. Thankfully, I had all the text saved in MS-word as a back-up, and so now I can post it this morning. This is only part 1 and there are more parts to come, as I get done with the paragraph edits. Looks like it is not too bad, so just hang in there, it will all get posted.
So where to start? Logistics first, I guess: My trip started 3 days ago, took me to Philadelphia, then down to Washington, and today back home. I always wanted to do at least two concerts, but New Jersey and NYC both did not work out for me date-wise, and so PHL and DC it was. Aren't we lucky here in the NE, that we have such choices? Somehow I was assuming that many people would do these two concerts together, and so I thought there was going to be a flock of people going to both these two concerts, but as it turned out, most people were doing the Newark and PHL concerts together (duh!), and then did not track down to Washington, and so I ended up traveling by myself instead, and decided to catch the night train down to DC after the PHL show, so that I could spend the next two days in downtown DC, which I was very much looking forward to doing.
I had booked this great little hotel right at the Verizon Center in downtown DC next to the entrance to Chinatown, and so once I had made it there, the logistics were going to be easy from then on. But it meant that I had to catch an 11:35 pm train out of PHL train station, after the concert, and anybody who knows PH and where the Wells Fargo center is, knows that while this is doable, it is still quite tight. And I have been in PHL before, including the WF center, but I am not a local when it comes to handling the metro and such. Anyhow, I had my plans and tickets and all, and was set to go.
Or so I thought. Turns out that right before my trip I had a huge amount of work additionally dumped onto me, the only way I could make it to PHL at all, was to work through the night before and so by the time I was at the concert, I was running on fumes, more than 40 hours on the go, and slightly frazzled.
Throw in a few extra wrinkles: PHL train station has no check luggage - well they have one, but it closes at 10 pm, which does not help, if you are listening to Bohemian Rhapsody at the other end of town at that time - luckily I had found that out beforehand, and also knew that the WF Center had no bag check, so that meant two days travel with no luggage. Yikes.
I had somebody offer me to keep the luggage in their car, but adding a trip to the car park and back to that tight schedule of mine would not have worked, so that did not work out either. So, it was down to traveling light: A handbag with cosmetic bag inside, a change of underwear and T-shirts, and wallet, phone, tickets, etc. that was about it. And the embarrassment of security rummaging through my cosmetics bag. What we don't put up with all for the love of Adam...oh yes. And three days without laptop to boot!
But I am happy to report that I survived that too, and the trip to the Wells Fargo center was rather uneventful, except for an ice cold train that made me put on every layer of clothing I had and I still froze half to death curtesy of Amtrak on a day where it is 90 degrees outside. But other than that, everything was fine and I can now start talking about PHL concert in
Part 2). That way, I can store it in sections in the PHL folder, and later part 3) in the DC folder too.
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Post by stampsgal on Aug 2, 2017 10:08:22 GMT -5
Pharaoh's life and ownership has taken twists and turns, and it seems he will continue to ride that path with Adam. As the " go to person" in our family for caring for dogs, I hope Eber is able care for Pharoah through "winter camp" just for continuity. It would be nice for the puppy. Lots of cuddles to come in a week!
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Post by AnnAdoresAdam on Aug 2, 2017 10:18:39 GMT -5
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Post by Craazyforadam on Aug 2, 2017 10:24:35 GMT -5
Part 2)
I arrived at the Wells Fargo Center with plenty of time for a quick meal, and luckily they have this restaurant pavillion right there were the three stadiums/arenas intersect. They were invitingly blasting all the Greatest Hits through their loud speaker system, so you could not miss it. Met a few Queen folks, mostly quite hesitant about Adam, it was their first Queen concert for all but one guy, who turned out to be a big Queen fan and immediately rattled down all the concerts from the 70s and 80s that he had seen, in the familiar 'Queen-fan-establishes-his-pedigree-and rank' - ritual, that most of us are by now familiar with. Anyhow, turns out, he was actually the guy most open to Adam. Had not attended QAL last time around, but had looked at some videos, he was actually down with Adam, thought that Adam could certainly sing his face off. The other guys and gals though, were much more reserved. But all were here to have a few beer and a good night out, and so our paths split.
I had a great, great seat! Level one, just above the heads down on the floor, and with nobody in front of me, total unobstructed view, a bit to the back, on Adam's side, and with partial view of the FOH box as well. Not only was the view great, the sound was even better. The WF Center can be a bit shaky when it comes to sound quality, but none of that tonight. This was the best sound I have had out of all QAL concerts that I have been to, and it would also beat the sound in DC the next day. It was neither too loud, nor muddled, no high resonance overlays, nothing, just the most perfect sound ever. What a delight! I was so happy about that.
Adam was in top form, in fact they all were. Adam is such a quick study and he read this crowd very quickly, you could see it in his demeanor or face for one brief moment, somewhere around SCC or so, there was a brief exchange of looks with Brian that was telling. This was a crowd where most were unfamiliar with him, so he had to prove himself a bit, but not too much, ultimately it was a crowd that was easy to please and could be won over by somebody as talented and friendly and hot as him.
Folks were here to hear the hits, they wanted to have a good time, they wanted to sing along, they wanted to party. Did I hear a few 'he is no Freddie' voices. Yes. But they were isolated. The majority seemed to relax within a few songs, realizing that Adam got this, and so they just settled down for a good time.
Tbh, this was not the crowd that would appreciate whether a high D or a high E was reached, sorry Philly not trying to insult you, but it's just true, and Adam, given that this was the first night of two, was holding back a bit anyhow, and that worked out totally fine. He would pull out all the stops and high notes the next night in Washington. This night, it was more a family night and sing along. He did not go down on his knees during GDML, no 'no shit' during the speech, little things like that here and there, things that you would only notice if you watched the videos a few times too many, just that little bit more reserved. I think he read that audience right, though. He got huge applause all the way around, and tunneled his way into people's hearts. And actually, in some ways I loved it almost more than the next night, maybe that's me, but it just was a little less forced; and then I had the luxury of that perfect sound mix, I cannot even begin to tell you how much the sound melted together in my ears. It was superbly mixed.
Let me discuss a few highlights: This opener, wow this is quite something. It thundered with the arrival of Frank, and what a spectacular visual. Got a huge reception, of course. Adam was in charge from that first walk down the middle. In fact, he relented that control later a bit to Brian, but initially, he had it all focused on him.
I don't think the crowd really knew HtF, but SCC was a bit more known. Now I happen to love SCC, I know Talon does not, but I think that Adam sings that brilliantly, so sharp, so precise, I loved it.
Then AOBTD really got the crowd going. Everybody knew this one and sang along.
I have to say, that one of the only down sides to our seats was that our block stayed mostly seated, and during AOBTD it started to bug me a bit. But then, I was running on pure adrenaline the whole concert anyhow (due to my previous night shift), and so I decided that I was not going to take on the fight to stand, but rather be thankful as it was, and so I have to shamefully admit, that our section was mainly seated, contrary to the rest of the arena, which clearly did a better job at representing. Anyhow, I was secretly grateful, and declare myself guilty as charged.
FBG was good as usual, it has never been my favorite, so I can't really say much than just say, it was fine, and Adam left and Brian could soak in the thunderous applause that his solo got.
Huge laughter and later applause for Killer Queen as well as the speech, which in PHL, I thought had just the right tone, better than in DC, actually. I'll talk a bit more about that topic there. Here in Philly, I thought, the speech did exactly what it was supposed to. Got all those folks with concerns on board for the remainder of the concert.
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Post by katycake on Aug 2, 2017 10:29:17 GMT -5
Hmm, interesting. Alisan's EP comes out this Friday. I would think this would be too late to be adding or making changes to it? Definitely. And Adam said recently his music is all done, so what could it be for?
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Post by csquared on Aug 2, 2017 10:58:24 GMT -5
Hmm, interesting. Alisan's EP comes out this Friday. I would think this would be too late to be adding or making changes to it? Definitely. And Adam said recently his music is all done, so what could it be for? I thought someone else's IG said it was a tour? Though it seems off that Adam and Alisan would tour a studio. Who knows!
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Post by girldrummer on Aug 2, 2017 11:06:59 GMT -5
Definitely. And Adam said recently his music is all done, so what could it be for? I thought someone else's IG said it was a tour? Though it seems off that Adam and Alisan would tour a studio. Who knows! Hmmm. This is really a curious meet-up. Adam's music is done. Can't wait for it! Alisan's is cone and coming out soon. So why the meet-up? Did they record something together? I wish her all the luck in the world. But I am DYING for Adam's new music!!!!
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Post by hrithika on Aug 2, 2017 11:07:09 GMT -5
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