12.8.13 Adam performs at Trevor Live, red carpet!

Just to finish off from yesterday since I couldn't get online again til now!



Yes we will have to agree to disagree. Whatever Idol says, the only reason it cares about making a "star" is to promote it's own brand. They are NOT about developing artists or even finding true talent. They are looking for a next big thing they can use to pimp out their own product.

Nothing against those who audition at all. It's the mindset I don't like...



QFT.



Like others we'll have to agree to disagree there. Especially considering it was well documented that Freddie and Brian had a severe case of the flu that night! AND Fred still gives a HELLUVA performance. But as I also said before, I am fully aware that this is only my opinion and you might not agree and that's fine



John is NO Ringo John did write simpler songs, but as Brian often said what John did write sure as hell counted: You're My Best Friend, Spread Your Wings, Another One Bites The Dust, I Want To Break Free AND not only that - if you could ever hunt down the isolated Queen tracks and listen to the bass you will find a very lyrical bass player. His basslines are usually like a song in and of itself. Unlike typical four note bassists who just hit the bottom note of the chord, John has very tasty runs as well.



This is very true. Queen got slammed by critics and journalists in the beginning and also he was burned by some people he trusted so he became quite closed off in interviews and far from the Freddie his friends knew. But he was also a desperately private man off stage and super shy, surprising most who would meet him.







I would almost guarantee no Queen + AL album. I mean you can never say never, but I'm HIGHLY doubtful that would happen. Could there be a song or two? Perhaps. It is far more likely that Brian plays on a track on Adam's 3rd album.




The original performance did not have the high note at the end, this is a rearrangment by Brian since Freddie's death. So there was no need for a try. At the same time, the only time Freddie had a chance to sing the song was on his 1986 tour and he had vocal problems throughout that tour.




Two of my fav performances.




Sure! You can look at my Queen thread for most of the "stories" but I'll give you a few snippets here as well.

BUT first off for songwriting process. The general idea is that each member would have a basic structure of the song done to present to the band who would then fill it out with their own ideas. So if a song says written by Freddie Mercury, it doesn't mean Brian wasn't involved for instance. Hell there are cases, such as Radio Ga Ga where it is said that Freddie completely rearranged the song on Roger and yet it is Roger who retained the writing credit. BUT it generally is a good guideline who mostly wrote it. Bo Rap on the other hand was all Freddie. The band even had no idea how it would sound until they heard it back because it was all in Freddie's head, even the guitar riffs.

BUT to answer:

Freddie played piano and also played some guitar. He was very self deprecating about his guitar playing although Brian has stated that Freddie was much better than he thought and wrote some weird stuff on guitar - for example Ogre Battle was written by Freddie on guitar.

Roger played everything but reportedly enjoys writing on a keyboard best

John played bass, guitar, and keyboards

Brian played everything and learned instruments such as the harp for Love Of My Life

As far as songwriting goes though:

Crazy Little Thing - was written by Freddie in the bathtub in 5 minutes. He got everyone into the studio and told Mack he wanted to record a complete demo before Brian got in there and started being his perfectionist self to the point where Freddie even recorded a guitar solo of sorts. Brian got there to a complete song and just threw his own guitar solo over the top.

Bo Rap - Freddie had written the whole thing out in his head, and on cocktail napkins, and the like. The band had no idea what to expect when the whole thing was finished!

Under Pressure - Reportedly David Bowie came upon Queen in the studio and the five began jamming on old classics when David said they should try writing something. Based slightly on a Queen demo called Feel Like either David or John came up with the bass track and they just riffed off each other. David had an idea that Freddie should go into the studio isolated and sing whatever he felt and then David would do the same without hearing what the other sang. David cheated though and Freddie was surprised at how well it was gelling Brian wasn't ultimately happy in the direction so he kind of bowed out to the others. Eventually afterwards Freddie and David met to mix it together with Roger acting as mediator.

Who Wants To Live Forever - Brian watched a short snippet of the film and Brian couldn't get the theme out of his head and had it mostly written after a 20 minute car ride home

Innuendo - Reportedly it began as a jam session with the three on a concert hall stage and Freddie in a studio and Fred liked what he heard so much that he bolted to the stage to begin shaping it.

The Show Must Go On - The keyboard/drum riff in the beginning was what initiated the song. That was Roger/John. From there Brian took over and with Freddie wrote the rest.

Just a few! But really there is no SET way. There are songs that were completely written (and even sometimes almost completely recorded) by one member. There were collaborations that were real collaborations. There are tracks that were rearranged by other band members.

But whew! Long post and I think I'm caught up :D

She's very talented. I love her dolls!

She uploaded it to youtube:



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