7.12.12 Queen+Adam Lambert in London 2.0

I did the same thing, Kryptoman! I was thinking that I hope people don't start saying he should forget about his own music and stick with Queen, but man, Trespassing holds up great! Woke up with Shady in my head (course it's always there) and realized that I am still not the least bit tired of any of these songs (except BTIKM which I liked a lot at first but just pales in comparison to everything else). My biggest wish is that all the fabulous publicity will keep things going long enough to at least get one more single out there and that it will be either Trespassing or Cuckoo, because the first two simply don't show who he is as an artist.

yup...I was "afraid" to listen to TP for a couple of days... but went for it yesterday and frankly to my surprise - it held its own!

I usually go for Adam's live recordings (instead of the album) as soon as those are available - so a definite YES!
(The album instrumentation is something I usually have a problem with...)

I am very disappointed to see that in the review we now have to read such negativity thrown at Brian and Roger. What a brutal business.

An elderly voice does not ring as triumphantly as a young one, but if reflects the maturity and experience of a life lived. We often talk about agism towards us older fans on this board, this was total agism towards Brian and Roger.
The question is, can they still interpret and bring over the intent of the song and of course they can, their whole life in all its heartfelt experiences shines through it. The experience of loss, of highs and lows, of overcoming obstacles and the triumph of newfound musical kinmanship 20 years later. I can sense through their vocals how bittersweet this all tastes for them. And their voices are pleasant and warm to listen to.
Why this slander just to stroke your own reviewer ego?

Brian and Roger have fought to get Adam, mostly they have waited around patiently for Adam to come around and be ready.

Let's face it. When B&R showed up on idol because of Adam, they left it saying that in the hoopla of the finale there was no time for a more meaningful conversation. That showed that they were interested in having it though. Adam did not want that at the time. He distanced himself a bit, probably concerned that the pop star career he wanted would be overshadowed by this role, if he engaged with them at the time. Maybe right, maybe not, we will never know.

When Adam the first time came to the UK, who did he seek out to visit? Boy George, not Brian and Roger. He wanted to set a pop message vs rock. Brian and Roger quietly waited they turn, but how must they have felt at the time, after they had packed their bags to travel and meet him on idol, in spite of the reality TV backlash this created for them.

Then, when Adam was ready to take on a limited role on the EMAs and it went so well and he also realized that he could do double duty, it was Brian and Roger who had to handle months of ridicule from the media and from their own core fan base because they were engaging an American Idol. Adam obviously did too, but anyways Brian and Roger put up with a lot, they pulled off what everyone thought was the craziest idea ever, because they had the experience to know it was going to work, and here they find themselves critiqued basically for being - guess what - experienced and courageous.

I just wish I could rock like Brian and Roger in the best of my years, I sure wish even more I could do it in my sixties.

Like I said, brutal business, brutal disrespect and ultimately only superficial understanding, where a tiny wobble in the vocals is seen as more important than the maturity of interpretation and delivery. Just like those that want to see Adam only as flamboyant and squeaky and cannot access any deeper levels within themselves to draw from.

Luckily the audience did not seem to have this problem, and all artist perform for the audience first, not for the reviewers. But still sucks.

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