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Post by girldrummer on Oct 2, 2019 13:26:36 GMT -5
I totally love(!) "Superpower", both the song and the music video, but the performance fell a bit flat for me. Not sure if the mic issues and Adam not feeling 100% well were solely to blame, but I think that something a little less OTT with less gold chains around his neck would have worked better. Shoot me now but I am a bit disappointed to be honest. As much as I love "Superpower", I was really hoping and somewhat expecting a genuine moment after seeing "Closer To You" in the twitter announcement. May be Adam couldn't pull it off vocally this morning. In my opinion Adam has a problem singing falsetto live. It’s a hit an miss. It was the same with „The original High“. there is a reason, why he changed the falsetto parts in the live performances after a couple of tries. Maybe it’s just me and my dislike of falsetto, in the first place. Superpower has been far from my favorite song for that reason from the beginning and that performance today unfortunately underlined that... Oh, well, onto the next performance. I‘m sure, Adam will do anything he can to do better! As much as I loved how he just performed it, I would not mind if he changed the "Superpower" chorus lyric to NON-falsetto. I think it would across stronger when sung live. It works fine on the video and the recording, IMO. I still enjoyed this live performance a lot.
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Post by MeggyMeg on Oct 2, 2019 13:27:34 GMT -5
I totally love(!) "Superpower", both the song and the music video, but the performance fell a bit flat for me. Not sure if the mic issues and Adam not feeling 100% well were solely to blame, but I think that something a little less OTT with less gold chains around his neck would have worked better. Shoot me now but I am a bit disappointed to be honest. As much as I love "Superpower", I was really hoping and somewhat expecting a genuine moment after seeing "Closer To You" in the twitter announcement. May be Adam couldn't pull it off vocally this morning. I think a little TV stage doesn't lend itself to a "big" feel of a song. I didn't expect it to be. The mic issue was very brief, just one line of the song. I thought Adam was great. I love the backup singers and I hope he uses them on his own tour. I was not disappointed. Nice boost for the song, too!
If Apple numbers are anything to go by, the appearance seems to have done it's job.
And the general public that is not as familiar with Adam's body of work probably didn't recognize there was in imperfection here or there, beyond the initial technical difficulties.
Personally, I loved the rock star look.
Onto the next one.
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Post by pi on Oct 2, 2019 13:29:42 GMT -5
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Post by suzysuzyqt on Oct 2, 2019 13:31:00 GMT -5
Wow! Y'all are surely tough critics! I thought he did an amazing performance, especially in view of the sound malfunctions & health issues. Hes only human and to sound that good and look that good after all that, shows what an amazing and true professional he is. Good job, Adam!! Can't wait for J. C. !!
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Post by cheriemelissa on Oct 2, 2019 13:31:35 GMT -5
Thank god Adam handles himself so well. First the GC issue, then the mic issue now his misspelled name. Jesus NEXT!!!!!!
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Post by pi on Oct 2, 2019 13:32:34 GMT -5
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Post by cheriemelissa on Oct 2, 2019 13:33:08 GMT -5
Wow! Y'all are surely tough critics! I thought he did an amazing performance, especially in view of the sound malfunctions & health issues. Hes only human and to sound that good and look that good after all that, shows what an amazing and true professional he is. Good job, Adam!! Can't wait for J. C. !! Too much nit picking for my taste.
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Post by sizzling63 on Oct 2, 2019 13:38:59 GMT -5
I totally love(!) "Superpower", both the song and the music video, but the performance fell a bit flat for me. Not sure if the mic issues and Adam not feeling 100% well were solely to blame, but I think that something a little less OTT with less gold chains around his neck would have worked better. Shoot me now but I am a bit disappointed to be honest. As much as I love "Superpower", I was really hoping and somewhat expecting a genuine moment after seeing "Closer To You" in the twitter announcement. May be Adam couldn't pull it off vocally this morning. In my opinion Adam has a problem singing falsetto live. It’s a hit an miss. It was the same with „The original High“. there is a reason, why he changed the falsetto parts in the live performances after a couple of tries. Maybe it’s just me and my dislike of falsetto, in the first place. Superpower has been far from my favorite song for that reason from the beginning and that performance today unfortunately underlined that... Oh, well, onto the next performance. I‘m sure, Adam will do anything he can to do better! Hmm... it never occurred to me that Adam singing falsetto live isn't his strong suit. I actually really like the softness of the falsetto, and I think it sounds especially good recorded. That's probably why I also really like TOH. Adam typically raises songs to another level in live performances and I am really bummed that it hasn't happened yet in this new era, as I LOVE the music (except for the CIH "appetizer"). Yes, on to the next performance!! Fingers crossed for Adam to shake things off, feel better, and regroup a bit. As you stated earlier on this board, I am glad to know that there are songs on "Velvet" that you really like I do love all the songs on the EP.
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Post by pi on Oct 2, 2019 13:40:05 GMT -5
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Post by sizzling63 on Oct 2, 2019 13:45:42 GMT -5
Wow! Y'all are surely tough critics! I thought he did an amazing performance, especially in view of the sound malfunctions & health issues. Hes only human and to sound that good and look that good after all that, shows what an amazing and true professional he is. Good job, Adam!! Can't wait for J. C. !! Well, to jump to everybody's defense, I think the response has been largely positive. I am definitely seeing myself in the minority of those who weren't instantly feeling the performance. That's a good thing haha.
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