5.10.14 We get an idea of the QAL Set, more news
May 10, 2014 0:06:17 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on May 10, 2014 0:06:17 GMT -5
Source: @jadelle1: Adam's haircuts pic.twitter.com/QB4gJiZlWi
On-Stage VIP Upgrades offered!
We get a hint of the Queen + Adam Set!
Source: Ticketmaster
Fans who purchased Ultimate VIP packages for most of the arena shows now have the chance to upgrade to “on-stage” seats.
A very limited number of packages available. It looks like there are 12 seats but I am sure they could find a way to add a few more. Ultimate VIP fans have exclusive!
“NOW I’M HERE “on stage” VIP Package $1195
• One reserved seat ON STAGE during the show!
• Behind the scenes backstage tour
• One reserved parking pass per order (where available)
• Specially designed Queen + Adam Lambert concert t-shirt
• Limited edition tour lithograph (numbered, exclusive to VIP Packages)
• Official VIP laminate
• VIP commemorative concert ticket
• Exclusive tour gift item
I am sure someone with more money than me will buy these tickets. I am not sure I would like to watch the concert from the side, but it would be a pretty cool memory.
The most exciting part of this announcement was that it revealed part of the set design.
Modest Adam Lambert plays down Adam Lambert day
but Glamberts say no!
May 9th, 2014 by Lisa McGarry
Adam Lambert has tried to play down ‘Adam Lambert Day’, insisting that it’s not like his real birthday or an annual event.
Every year, on May 8th, legions of Glamberts around the world celebrate the former American Idol star’s amazing career – which has been going from strength to strength ever since he finished on the reality TV show – and gush over his achievements so far. The tradition was started by San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders in 2009, when he declared “Adam Lambert Day” as the For Your Entertainment star paid a visit home to see his local supporters.
One fan tweeted the handsome singer to wish him well yesterday, however he insisted that while he enjoys the outpouring of love, he thinks that ‘his day’ was a one-off event that occurred five years ago. Lambert tweeted:
“Aww thanks for the memories — but I think it was only my day, THAT day 5 yrs ago … I don’t think it’s annual like a bday.”
Adam Lambert © Instagram
But his huge fanbase weren’t allowing his modesty and one replied to Adam saying:
“Well to us Glamberts it’s EVER YEAR! Lol.”
Another posted:
“WELL WE’RE STILL GONNA CELEBRATE IT AND SHIT CUZ YOU DESERVE TO HAVE A DAY EVERY YEAR.”
A third said:
“gurrrrl, no.Every day is Adam Lambert day. A talent to celebrate!!!
”Adam certainly has had a lot to celebrate over the last twelve months and there’s even more to come. He’s working on his new album and is about to hit the road for a North American tour with Queen. The shows will begin on June 19 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
youtu.be/ZITbTq842OQ
Link: primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/modest-adam-lambert-plays-adam-lambert-day-glamberts-say/
Musicians and their Moms
Source: Yahoo.com
Adam Lambert and mom Leila Lambert arrive at the Family Equality Council's Annual Los Angeles Awards Dinner at The Globe Theatre on February 8, 2014 in Universal City, California.
Link: news.yahoo.com/photos/musicians-and-their-moms-1399596132-slideshow/
American Idol EP Per Blankens on Rush Week Cruelty,
Randy's Mentoring, J.Lo Close-Ups
by Michael Slezak
May 9, 2014 11:32 AM PDT
Note: I have just posted the “Adam bits”. Q3
With American Idol‘s milestone 500th episode slated for Wednesday (8/7c on Fox), it seems like a good time for reflection inside The House That Kelly Clarkson Built (and Fantasia Shook to the Rafters).
To that end, we got on the phone with executive producer Per Blankens, who left his perch at Swedish Idol and took over the U.S. franchise for Season 13, to dish the changes he’s brought to the show over the last five months.
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TVLINE | Do you think next year we might see a little more of the Idol Boot Camp that preceded Rush Week? We only saw glimpses of Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry offering advice and sizing up the hopefuls, but I feel like that would make for really interesting television, showing us more of what happens behind the curtain.
Per Blankens: Yeah, I liked the workshop too. It was a new thing. It gave the kids some preparation for what’s to come. Adam and Chris were super devoted – I’m very impressed with these guys. They showed up, they were there for two days — even though it was just a small segment that got shown — and they did a lot of things off camera that you never got to see.
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TVLINE | Probably the biggest complaint I’ve seen from readers this year focuses on Randy Jackson and his role as mentor. We haven’t really seen any specific advice he’s given the contestants. Is that a fair criticism?
Per Blankens: No. I mean Randy is our in-house mentor. He put together the workshop that you really liked, he brought in Adam and Chris. He’s been the mentor, and he’s actually working a lot — not only on camera, but off camera with the kids every week. And then he has brought in the other [guest] mentors. I think Randy’s doing a fantastic job.
Link to entire interview which I recommend to anyone interested in Idol: tvline.com/2014/05/09/american-idol-per-blankens-season-13-jlo-jennifer-lopez-closeups/
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The 2014 "Part-of-the-World" Queen + Adam Lambert Tour Countdown!
5.10.14 by Q3
The countdown moves on and the start of this epic tour gets closer. Only 40 days to go!
#40 Cover Songs
During the early days of Queen, the band performed a lot of covers. Here is the Queen I (1973) typical setlist.
01. Procession
02. Father To Son
03. Son And Daughter
04. Ogre Battle
05. Hangman
06. Keep Yourself Alive
07. Liar
08. Jailhouse Rock *
09. Shake Rattle And Roll *
10. Stupid Cupid *
11. Be Bop A Lula *
12. Jailhouse Rock (reprise) *
13. Big Spender *
14. Bama Lama Bama Loo *
* Cover songs
02. Father To Son
03. Son And Daughter
04. Ogre Battle
05. Hangman
06. Keep Yourself Alive
07. Liar
08. Jailhouse Rock *
09. Shake Rattle And Roll *
10. Stupid Cupid *
11. Be Bop A Lula *
12. Jailhouse Rock (reprise) *
13. Big Spender *
14. Bama Lama Bama Loo *
* Cover songs
As Queen’s catalog grew, and they released more hit songs, the cover songs vanished. By 1975 (Night at the Opera Tour), the cover songs were relegated to the encore composed of “Big Spender”, “Jailhouse Rock” and the Queen recording of “God Save the Queen”.
When Queen toured with Paul Rodgers, quite a number of non-Queen songs were performed but many of these were by Paul’s former bands, Free and Bad Company.
Queen released a couple cover songs and one co-writes on Queen studio albums.
I am also excluding recordings released by band members but not “branded” as Queen recordings – so sure there are the Larry Lurex tracks.
There are two famous songs in this category on Queen studio albums: “Under Pressure” co-written with David Bowie, and “God Save the Queen” which was composed by an unknown musician with lyrics by Henry Carey, 1790, modern arrangement by Brian May. [Both of these songs will be on the setlist.]
Similarly, “The Wedding March”, from Queen’s 1980 Album: Flash Gordon is an instrumental cover song arranged by Brian May. It is based on the "Bridal Chorus" (German: "Treulich geführt") from the 1850 opera Lohengrin, by German composer Richard Wagner which is traditionally played for the bride's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world. In English-speaking countries it is generally known as "Here Comes the Bride".
The final song in this category is "Too Much Love Will Kill You" which was written by Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers.
Of these, the two two cover songs are "God Save the Queen" and "The Wedding March".
"Too Much Love Will Kill You"
The song was recorded by Queen in 1988 or before, and was intended to be on the band's The Miracle album in 1989, but did not make the cut. After Freddie Mercury's death in 1991, May arranged a solo version, which he performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, and subsequently included on his solo album Back to the Light that same year. Released as a single, it reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Because it was first played publicly at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, a common misconception is that it was written as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, although it had actually been written several years before he died.
In 1995, the remaining members of Queen elected to include the original recording of "Too Much Love Will Kill You", with Mercury on vocals, on the Made in Heaven album, released four years after Mercury's death. Queen's version is a power ballad characteristic of the late 1980s time period in which it was recorded, with heavy use of keyboards and electric guitar. It reached #15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. Although it failed to duplicate the chart success of May's solo version, Queen's version of the song has since come to be regarded as the definitive version, after being awarded "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" at the 1997 Novello Awards (May said later that if there was one song that he would have wanted to win an award for, it was this one), and being included on Queen's Greatest Hits III.
The song was recorded by Queen in 1988 or before, and was intended to be on the band's The Miracle album in 1989, but did not make the cut. After Freddie Mercury's death in 1991, May arranged a solo version, which he performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, and subsequently included on his solo album Back to the Light that same year. Released as a single, it reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Because it was first played publicly at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, a common misconception is that it was written as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, although it had actually been written several years before he died.
In 1995, the remaining members of Queen elected to include the original recording of "Too Much Love Will Kill You", with Mercury on vocals, on the Made in Heaven album, released four years after Mercury's death. Queen's version is a power ballad characteristic of the late 1980s time period in which it was recorded, with heavy use of keyboards and electric guitar. It reached #15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. Although it failed to duplicate the chart success of May's solo version, Queen's version of the song has since come to be regarded as the definitive version, after being awarded "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" at the 1997 Novello Awards (May said later that if there was one song that he would have wanted to win an award for, it was this one), and being included on Queen's Greatest Hits III.
OT but related: Unreleased Queen songs that were performed live
There are three known unreleased Queen songs that the band performed in concert. There were certainly some other original songs performed but the information on these other songs is not confirmed. The known songs are:
"Hangman" – unreleased song by Queen, performed live in the 1970s.
"Rock in Rio Blues" – song by Queen, played live at Rock in Rio in 1985.
"46664 - The Call" – unreleased song by Queen, played live at Nelson Mandela's AIDS Day Concert in 2004 (This is created to Queen but is a post-Freddie composition.)
Songs only performed live
This is not a complete list because there are many early concerts where the setlists are unknown.
Old rock and roll songs, not likely to be performed
"Bama Lama Bama Loo" – originally recorded by Little Richard (1964).
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" – originally performed by Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (1956).
"Gimme Some Lovin'" – originally performed by the S*&@^#r Davis Group (1966); written by Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood and S*&@^#r Davis.
"Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)" – originally performed by Ricky Nelson (1961); written by Gene Pitney
"I'm a Man" – originally performed by the S*&@^#r Davis Group (1967); written by Jimmy Miller and Steve Winwood.
"Jailhouse Rock" – originally performed by Elvis Presley (1957); written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
"Lucille" – originally performed by Little Richard; written by Albert Collins and Richard.
"Mannish Boy" – originally performed by Muddy Waters (1955); Waters' "Mannish Boy" is an adaptation of Bo Diddley's song "I'm a Man".
"Not Fade Away" – originally performed by Buddy Holly; also covered by The Rolling Stones (1964); written by Holly and Norman Petty.
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" – first recorded by Big Joe Turner in 1954; covered by Bill Haley & His Comets in the same year; also recorded by Elvis Presley in 1956; written by Jesse Stone.
"Stupid Cupid" – originally performed by Connie Francis.
"Tutti Frutti" – originally performed by Little Richard (1955); written by Penniman (Little Richard) and LaBostrie.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" – also performed by Jerry Lee Lewis (1957).
"(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" – originally performed by Elvis Presley (1957) and Buddy Holly (1961); written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Standards and Traditional songs, not likely to be performed
"Big Spender" – recorded by Shirley Bassey (1967); written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity.
"Danny Boy" – first recorded by Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1915).
"Silent Night" – first performed in 1818; written by Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber. *
"Tavaszi szél vízet áraszt" – traditional Hungarian song.
"White Christmas" – originally recorded by Bing Crosby (1942); written by Irving Berlin. *
Rock and Pop-Rock covers, not likely to be performed
"Imagine" – written and originally performed by John Lennon (1971).
"Immigrant Song" – originally performed by Led Zeppelin (1970); written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
"Mull of Kintyre" – originally performed by Wings (1977); written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine.
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" – originally performed by Elton John (1973); written by Bernie Taupin and John.
Songs performed in 1992 at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992
"All the Young Dudes" – originally performed by Mott the Hoople (1972); written by David Bowie. *
"Heaven and Hell " (intro) - originally performed by Black Sabbath (1980); written by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. *
"Heroes" – originally performed by David Bowie (1977); written by Bowie and Brian Eno. *
"Kashmir" (excerpt) – originally performed by Led Zeppelin (1975); written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham. *
"Pinball Wizard (intro) – performed by The Who (1969); written by Pete Townshend. *
"Thank You" (excerpt) – originally performed by Led Zeppelin (1969); written by Plant and Page. *
Songs performed by Q+PR
"All Right Now" – originally performed by Free (1970); written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers.
"Amandla" – song by Brian May, Dave Stewart and Anastacia. (Credited to Queen in some places, I used the official songwriter credits).
"Bad Company" – originally performed by Bad Company (1974); written by Simon Kirke and Paul Rodgers.
"Can't Get Enough" – originally performed by Bad Company (1974); written by Mick Ralphs.
"Feel Like Makin' Love" – originally performed by Bad Company (1975); written by Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs.
"Fire and Water" – originally performed by Free (1970); written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers.
"Last Horizon" – written and originally performed by Brian May (1992: Back to the Light)
"Let There Be Drums" – originally performed by Sandy Nelson (1961); written by Nelson and Richard Podolor.
"Little Bit of Love" – originally performed by Free (1972); written by Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke.
"Molly Malone" (part of May's guitar solo) – Irish song. *
"Reaching Out" – originally recorded by "Rock Therapy" featuring Brian May, Paul Rodgers and Charlie Watts, released as a single in 1996 (in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre); written by Hill/Black.
"Red House" – written and performed first by Jimi Hendrix. *
"Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" – originally performed by Bad Company (1979); written by Rodgers.
"Sakura" (part of May's guitar solo) – traditional Japanese folk song. *
"Seagull" – originally performed by Bad Company (1974); written by Mick Ralphs and Paul Rodgers.
"Shooting Star" - originally performed by Bad Company (1974); written by Rodgers.
"Sunshine of Your Love" (excerpt) – originally performed by Cream (1967); written by Jack Bruce, Pete Brown and Eric Clapton. *
"Take Love" – unreleased song by 'Queen + Paul Rodgers', written by Rodgers.
"The Blue Danube" (part of May's guitar solo) – written by Johann Strauss II in 1867. *
"Wishing Well" – originally performed by Free (1972); written by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff and John Bundrick.
* played only once
Q3: If I missed anything in this list, please post in the thread. Thanks!
Queen + Adam Lambert have only performed songs from the Queen catalog
Will they perform a cover song this time?
Yes, Queen played the recording of “God Save the Queen” at the end of their concerts. It is a Queen tradition that goes back to the US leg of the Sheer Heart Attack Tour in 1974. And just write it down on your setlist entry. It will close these concerts, too. But this song is not performed live. The other exception is "Under Pressure" but most people classify that as a Queen song although it is technically a co-write, it is certainly not a cover song.
Now for the rest of the songs…
Eliminate the old rock and roll songs, the special occasion tunes, the holiday songs, and all the Free and Bad Company covers.
There is one cover on this list that Queen + Paul Rodgers performed and Adam performed in his solo concert, “Red House”. If they add one cover song to the setlist for the upcoming concert, my vote is for….
Red House!
Jimi Hendrix Experience: “Red House”, 5/24/1969, San Diego
youtu.be/e66wPKaSPSw
Queen + Paul Rodgers: "Red House", 4/13/2006, Vancouver
youtu.be/pB5q0T_o1t8
Adam Lambert: “Red House”, “Dragon Attack”, “Shady”-12/31/13 NYE-Winstar World Casino
youtu.be/HBZ_4ooppSA
So my wish song has been sent out to the universe! (Waves to Brian, Roger and Adam! You know it is an awesome request!!)
What about your wish song? If you could request 1 cover song NOT released or written by any member of Queen or by Adam, what would you request?
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Happy Birthday
geralynk and marianne!!!!
geralynk and marianne!!!!
I think there was another video posted back then from further back and to the side, where you really got a feel for how Adam's voice filled the space. Anybody have that one?
