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Post by stardust on Jun 18, 2014 14:27:22 GMT -5
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Post by JazzRocks on Jun 18, 2014 14:29:00 GMT -5
Every review I've seen has been very positive but ironically there are a few Adam fans on twitter who are a bit more critical of his iHeart performance. Especially Love Kills. These fans (admittedly just a few) feel he is trying to imitate Freddie and should tone it down. Everyone has a right to his/her opinion but I admit this floored me today after all the flailing during the stream. I keep telling you, you follow the wrong people! And if people think he was imitating Freddie during that particular song, it means they have never heard the Freddie version and don't know what the hell they are talking about! You may reply to them & quote me on that!  I don't think they meant he was imitating Freddie on that particular song - obviously the disco is totally different. They meant more overall. That song was pointed out as one that needs to be "toned down a bit". And check your PM  |
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Post by JazzRocks on Jun 18, 2014 14:39:48 GMT -5
Oh and just came from the dentist and the assistant asked about my plans for the Summer. I said France in Sept and NYC in July for an MSG concert. She asked who was playing & when I said Queen she went "QUEEN WITH ADAM LAMBERT!" So we had a little chat and the dental visit wasn't nearly as unpleasant as it normally is.
Not everybody lives under a rock lol.
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Post by houselady on Jun 18, 2014 14:40:54 GMT -5
Inside Queen's Huge Summer Tour With Adam Lambert
"I will never compare to Freddie Mercury," Lambert tells RS. "He's one in a million." www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-queens-huge-summer-tour-with-adam-lambert-20140618#ixzz351OFkpaX By Andy Greene June 18, 2014 3:00 PM ET Like a lot of fans under a certain age, Adam Lambert first learned about Queen when he saw the "Bohemian Rhapsody" scene in Wayne’s World in 1992. "I said to my dad, 'Who's that?,'" Lambert says. "He was like, 'You know those songs 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions?' That's the same band.' I had no idea." It took another few years for Lambert to really delve into their catalog. "When I was older I got more into the history of rock," he says. "I fell in love with the 1970s and I discovered more about Queen. The genius about the band is that they're so versatile. There are songs in their catalog that are like beautiful lullabies, and then on the same album they can flip to a hardcore, more aggressive sound." By the time he auditioned for American Idol in 2009, the 26-year-old was such a huge fan that he performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" for the judges. "What's happened since then is just surreal to me," he says. "It's so crazy that this came out of American Idol. I don't think I would have seen it coming back then." Lambert played with Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor at the end of his season, and the chemistry was so apparent that there were immediately rumors suggesting he was going to become their new frontman. "There was stuff I really wanted to do on my own first," he says. "But there was definitely interest from me and the band. When we finally got together at the MTV Video Music Awards about a year or two after Idol it felt like the right time to start talking, since I'd established my solo career." More at: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-queens-huge-summer-tour-with-adam-lambert-20140618#ixzz351OFkpaX Long article so be sure to read the whole thing. Last paragraph is this: For now, the Queen tour has taken up the vast majority of his time. "I'm actually going over in a couple of minutes for a fitting on my wardrobe," he says. "Obviously, that's almost as important as the music."
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Post by mszue on Jun 18, 2014 14:41:45 GMT -5
Also - so glad Spike, Neil and Tiger are along again. Hardly ever mentioned, but they are great! I enjoyed the iHeart camera work because it gave us a look at these three. Rufus is growing a pony-tail and looked to be having a great time. Spike seems like a quiet, focused, intense individual. And Neil, well Neil has most of the qualities I look for in a bass player. Although you would think that I might put musicality first, you would be wrong. For me, a bass player has to in touch with their primitive core, it is not about flash but about rhythm. The drummer may be the keeper of the beat, but the bass player makes it throb. Neil has got that quality, he just stood over there and grooved the whole time. It might not surprise you, after this description, that I told my DH a long time ago, that if I ever left it would be with a bass player. LOL Linda....that is why when I sang with Sweet Adelines, I sang Bass and never wanted to sing anywhere else ['can' sing lead or Baritone if necessary]....bass holds everyone up and there....  |
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Post by csquared on Jun 18, 2014 15:10:24 GMT -5
Just got the new Rolling Stone in the mail and there's a huge article about Queen and Freddie, with a 1-column sidebar about Adam's work with them ("Queen Find Life After Freddie" - mostly from the Andy Greene articles). I haven't read the story yet.
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Post by seoulmate on Jun 18, 2014 15:26:01 GMT -5
I enjoyed the iHeart camera work because it gave us a look at these three. Rufus is growing a pony-tail and looked to be having a great time. Spike seems like a quiet, focused, intense individual. And Neil, well Neil has most of the qualities I look for in a bass player. Although you would think that I might put musicality first, you would be wrong. For me, a bass player has to in touch with their primitive core, it is not about flash but about rhythm. The drummer may be the keeper of the beat, but the bass player makes it throb. Neil has got that quality, he just stood over there and grooved the whole time. It might not surprise you, after this description, that I told my DH a long time ago, that if I ever left it would be with a bass player. Primitive, throbbing bass players. Okay. I'm convinced.   |
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Post by seoulmate on Jun 18, 2014 15:31:14 GMT -5
Once upon a time someone said that Adam can sing every note on a guitar and I never really understood what that meant until Brian’s guitar and Adam’s voice started playing off of each other in an elaborate and beautiful sound dance. I can hear it, the question and the answer, the push and the pull, going back and forth, switching roles and gears in this powerful musical conversation. I think, because they are both such masters of their instruments, but also because they both are who they are, because of the chemistry between them, that we can have this thing. It all matters, it’s never just one thing. They are good partners, and it shows. I can see their influence on Adam, because I know him better and can tell the differences. If I knew Brian and Roger, I’m sure I could be able to see the changes as well.There is so much more to say, and it feels too much at the same time. It’s time to stop for now. This sounds like an introduction, not a conclusion, and it is. It is a beginning of this amazing story in sequels that is their tour. If it feels like an overstatement, for an introduction at least, well, pacing myself has never been my forte. I always let Adam take me sideways and slantways, long ways and back ways, until I lose any sense of direction and I just let myself float suspended in my mind’s palace, where I can choose the sounds and colours and images I am going to let in – and Adam’s have a lifelong pass. aleks... love your entire essay, but this part is my favorite!!  |
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Post by nic42 on Jun 18, 2014 15:38:32 GMT -5
Once upon a time someone said that Adam can sing every note on a guitar and I never really understood what that meant until Brian’s guitar and Adam’s voice started playing off of each other in an elaborate and beautiful sound dance. I can hear it, the question and the answer, the push and the pull, going back and forth, switching roles and gears in this powerful musical conversation. I think, because they are both such masters of their instruments, but also because they both are who they are, because of the chemistry between them, that we can have this thing. It all matters, it’s never just one thing. They are good partners, and it shows. I can see their influence on Adam, because I know him better and can tell the differences. If I knew Brian and Roger, I’m sure I could be able to see the changes as well.There is so much more to say, and it feels too much at the same time. It’s time to stop for now. This sounds like an introduction, not a conclusion, and it is. It is a beginning of this amazing story in sequels that is their tour. If it feels like an overstatement, for an introduction at least, well, pacing myself has never been my forte. I always let Adam take me sideways and slantways, long ways and back ways, until I lose any sense of direction and I just let myself float suspended in my mind’s palace, where I can choose the sounds and colours and images I am going to let in – and Adam’s have a lifelong pass. aleks... love your entire essay, but this part is my favorite!! Me too! Listened to Love Kills again, and could hear your words in my head while it was playing. |
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Post by nic42 on Jun 18, 2014 15:43:54 GMT -5
I know that it is hard to look away from Adam, but play this once more, and try to just look at Brian this time. It is such a joy to see him play. And I love their love of music so much!!
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