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Post by cassie on Aug 25, 2019 8:10:30 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Aug 25, 2019 8:41:04 GMT -5
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Post by theosgma on Aug 25, 2019 8:48:34 GMT -5
Bringing over from yesterday from Kryptoman 68 Something interesting I noticed in the last show(s). As you probably know, I am as vicious as Simon Cowell when it comes to forgetting lyrics, so I pay close attention to all the mistakes Adam makes, e.g. "In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited)", he cannot get the "believe me/forgive me" part right 50% of the time. He had some recent issues with IWIA, too; couldn't keep Peter Pan, Frankenstein and Superman in order on a few occasions; butchered Dragon Attack at least twice during this tour, etc. When singing WWRY, I noticed that he would use his body to illustrate (and keep track of) the first two ages - kicking a can, waving a banner... And then last night he did kick the can, but then in the second verse he sung "young man ... somebody better put you back into your place" and did not do the banner waving arm motion. Then he came to "old man" and sung the banner line, to which Brian raised his arm and waved, smiling at the audience! I got the impression Adam did it intentionally to celebrate the 70+ years olds on stage with him, putting down the rebellious youth and pointing at the "old men" still kicking ass up there! He made the same mistake in Atlanta on the second verse, and ended up repeating the "somebody better put you back into your place" line for the third verse. I totally expected him to "fix it" in Charlotte. If he made the mistake accidentally again, at least the recovery made a lot more sense in the context of the tour. If it was intentional, it totally worked for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add to the list Fat Body Girls - bad boy and big man never happens LOL However, the most startling lyric fail was in Charlotte and this one was certainly not intentional but as always well covered. It was startling because I never heard him flub a lyric in WWTLF and he started out with "there's no chance for us" instead of "there's no time for us". Being the total professional that he is, there was zero perception for anyone unless you knew the song well and no break in the flow or beauty. Have to say, if you need to chose between messing up a lyric and messing up a note (flat, sharp, wobbly), the hell with the lyric! Read more: adamtopia.com/thread/5272/24-19-adam-news-info?page=6#ixzz5xcVQDC34
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Post by bamafan on Aug 25, 2019 8:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on Aug 25, 2019 8:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Aug 25, 2019 9:06:27 GMT -5
Now 37,583 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwmEaVjE_s4Now 30,054 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5rhIUcZwYQNow 45,062 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtxw74wpgwoNow 2,341,408 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h-vd8QiLLwNow 3,412,724 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne79MuCbgmQNow 3,059,677 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_tALF6-YNA1,792,570 views www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZYitgcy_8My Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3e9hVxSWGTMOo7_78w5EcayVQUmxlmvHI've also created a Velvet only playlist with all his performances and official videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3e9hVxSWGTNoJS_55YOeYj8WUVcWaRXZ
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Post by skaschep on Aug 25, 2019 9:24:15 GMT -5
It went over 650 million a couple of days ago. twitter.com/ThatEricAlper/status/1165587191172485121Eric Alper đ§ @thatericalper Queen's âDonât Stop Me Nowâ just passed 650 million streams on Spotify, nearly double that of any Rolling Stones, U2 or Led Zeppelin song on the platform. Not bad for a song the group thought so little of, they didn't even play it on their tour to support their Jazz album.
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Post by cassie on Aug 25, 2019 9:24:41 GMT -5
I have a theory about why Adam forgets lyrics after all this time of performing the songs. It may be because of task overload. He is thinking about and processing so many different things while singing. He knows the songs so well that he figures he doesn't need to concentrate on them. More important is to concentrate on his interaction with the audience, on the band members, on his movements and presentation. With his brain focusing on those other tasks the recitation of the lyrics which he has put on automatic, falter.
What do you think?
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Post by cassie on Aug 25, 2019 9:31:04 GMT -5
It went over 650 million a couple of days ago. Eric Alper đ§ @thatericalper Queen's âDonât Stop Me Nowâ just passed 650 million streams on Spotify, nearly double that of any Rolling Stones, U2 or Led Zeppelin song on the platform. Not bad for a song the group thought so little of, they didn't even play it on their tour to support their Jazz album. I seem to recall reading that Brian did not like the song. He thought it was an ode to Freddie's over the top off stage behavior involving drugs and wild parties, which worried Brian and others. But, over time, the song has become more and more popular. A scientific study ranked it as the best "feel good" song. "Thanks to the Bohemian Rhapsody film, Queen are once again the biggest band in the world. Before the smash hit, however, a scientific study on the uplifting effects of music named Queenâs âDonât Stop Me Nowâ as the worldâs most effective song to make you feel good. How does science measure the âfeel-goodâ levels of a song? Hereâs the formula: Rating = 60 + (0.00165 * BPM â 120)^2 + (4.376 * Major) + 0.78 * nChords â (Major * nChords) Essentially, the formula measures beats per minute, the scale in which the song was written and how many different chords are used. These three factors, according to Dr. Jacob Jolij, are the key components to feel-good songs. Lyrical themes were also taken into consideration for this study. âA feel good song is very personal. Music is intimately linked with memory and emotion, and these associations strongly determine whether a song will put you in a good mood or not,â says Dr. Jolij. âHowever, there are some key criteria for composers to consider when creating feel good songs - namely lyrical theme, musical key and tempo. Holiday-themed lyrics naturally remind us of happy times, while a major third musical key sounds happy to our ears and something we associate with confidence. A high tempo of 150 beats per minute also subconsciously triggers a sense of energy. Combine these three ingredients together and you have the formula for the perfect âfeel-goodâ song.â [via Telegraph]"I guess Brian got over his aversion to the song, and embraced it as the fans did. loudwire.com/queen-dont-stop-me-now-worlds-most-uplifting-song/
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Post by nica575 on Aug 25, 2019 10:33:31 GMT -5
I have a theory about why Adam forgets lyrics after all this time of performing the songs. It may be because of task overload. He is thinking about and processing so many different things while singing. He knows the songs so well that he figures he doesn't need to concentrate on them. More important is to concentrate on his interaction with the audience, on the band members, on his movements and presentation. With his brain focusing on those other tasks the recitation of the lyrics which he has put on automatic, falter. What do you think? I agree, Cassie. I think the songs are so much part of him he doesnât need to think at all, and that leads to these little word replacements... ...which to me makes no difference whatsoever... what does matter to me is the music, quality of voice, intonations, emotions I.e. all the non-verbal components... I am always surprised when the lyric flops are noted , because I fell like âwho on earth cares?â - changes absolutely nothing... as opposed to being off key god forbid or having voice problems - this drives me crazy... as that Article about DSMN points out - music is about eliciting feelings and thatâs accomplished by non-verbal means! seriously, people, if YOU had a choice of a âmistakeâ, would you choose a wrong word or a wrong note? What will bother your ears more?
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