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Post by JazzRocks on Jul 3, 2014 9:47:15 GMT -5
I just want to say that I finally found the concert thread! Don't know why I had a hard time before.  Just a bit scattered trying to see EVERYTHING! Working my way through and absolutely loving seoulmate 's comedic tragedy. Or tragic comedy. Sad for her but laughing like crazy at the same time, which is what she intended I think. Thanks to all!! |
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Post by tinafea on Jul 3, 2014 9:56:24 GMT -5
I just want to say that I finally found the concert thread! Don't know why I had a hard time before. Just a bit scattered trying to see EVERYTHING! Working my way through and absolutely loving seoulmate 's comedic tragedy. Or tragic comedy. Sad for her but laughing like crazy at the same time, which is what she intended I think. Thanks to all!! Since concert threads are starting to drop off Page 1, here is a friendly reminder that you can quickly find them here: adamtopia.com/thread/2394/2014-qal-concert-thread-links(this located in the News Archives Section of Atop) |
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Post by coo.coo.ca.choo on Jul 3, 2014 10:00:24 GMT -5
Speaking of concert threads -- I'll make up a list of whose going to Detroit and post the sections and seats in the Detroit thread. That way, if anyone is interested, we can at least wave at each other as we are freaking out! So, if you're going to Detroit and want to be found, drop your seat location in the thread and I'll work up a cheat sheet. See you there!!
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Post by Q3 on Jul 3, 2014 10:01:38 GMT -5
 WOW!!
♚JULY 12♚ @christy0907 · 31m
Let the fantasies begin so early in the day. Lol RT "@leemosencasa: @christy0907 @inlovewithadam2 pic.twitter.com/MAda8cOODQ”
Who can sing in that position? ** Both Freddie and Adam used furniture on stage, difference is that..... Freddie had a piano and Adam has "make you fainting" couch! |
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Post by coo.coo.ca.choo on Jul 3, 2014 10:02:30 GMT -5
Michael Orland @michaelorland · 4m
@adamlambert Big night tonight. I'll be there cheering with the rest. Can't wait to see your star turn tonight at The Forum. #BreakALeg
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Post by LindaG23 on Jul 3, 2014 10:21:44 GMT -5
I am going away for the weekend and really looking forward to it, BUT and you know what I am about to say, I will not be able to watch the stream. ![]() It is going to be epic in his hometown and I will try to get online to read posts. All his friends are going to be there and I expect some glory notes. I am very excited for him. BTW, bridgeymah, you are not alone.  |
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Post by wal on Jul 3, 2014 10:26:11 GMT -5
instagram.com/p/p_jmnKB-1l/danesj 27 minutes ago #fbf to meeting Adam Lambert last weekend and just discovering this photo on my phone. #adamlambert #norecollection #pride 
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Post by midwifespal on Jul 3, 2014 10:32:49 GMT -5
www.chron.com/entertainment/columnists/dansby/article/Queen-Polyphonic-Spree-each-ignored-the-trends-5595435.php{wry snicker} My objection is that this is an interesting article that has almost NOTHING to do with Adam at all. It's about how Queen and other bands buck the trends of rock's "authenticity" label. There's only one sentence about Adam and it is - rightfully - an afterthought as he is not the topic of the article. Its actually worth reading, as long as you realize that the title is nothing but clickbait, and the subject is completely different. ETA: For those who have been worried about reviews, read some of the stuff that has been said about Queen in the past. Eye-opening. I'm sure Brian and Roger have rhino-thick skins after dealing of decades of that. ETA2: If I was a writer of a nuanced, comparative opinion piece on a specific set of bands (like this) and I got my article hijacked by a tangential title by an editor looking for clicks, I'd be royally pissed. I totally agree, Hoppers, and yes, it is a thoughtful, interesting article. The funny thing is (and I'm not saying the writer should have done this--limited space, beyond the scope and all that), in a way, a discussion of Adam's role in all this fits right into the subject matter. Not only is the question of authenticity related to the whole "Is this Queen or not" debate, but the (asinine) knock against Adam from many corners has always been that he doesn't come across as "authentic." This is partly because of the Idol label--you know, the whole born-overnight, didn't-work-his-way-up-through-the-garages-and-clubs nonsense--and partly something beyond that, some suspicion of the natural performer, of the costume-lover, of the OTT entertainer, that is exactly what had a lot of people turning their noses up at Queen back in the day, and more recently voting for Kris over Adam. I still remember with gritted teeth a brief conversation I had with a friend back in the early days about Adam, where I said something about how much I liked him, and she responded "Really? Ugh, he's so FAKE!" At the time, I just felt fury and all I wanted was to stomp my feet like a 4 year old and shout back (though I didn't  ) "Really? YOU'RE so FAKE" (clever, I know), but of course afterwards I had this whole dissertation of a response flowing through my head. For some silly reason, people have gotten it into their heads that this kind of performance is less "real" than your standard White Guy With Guitar schtick. But of course, in a way, they're both schticks, and in another way they're both real, and that paradox is part of what's so wonderful about music and entertainment. In a way "camp" is the most authentic take on the craziness that is modern celebrity and pop-culture stardom. And on the other side there are the worries (which I confess to sometimes partaking of) that when Adam tones it down, he's not being "real" to himself. Ha ha what a muddle, poor guy, seriously! There's so much other interesting stuff woven into this mess and into people's responses to Adam--everything from a misunderstanding of camp (which is itself wrapped up in a certain kind of homophobia, even if it's sub-conscious homophobia) to what Bridgey called "tall poppy syndrome." And it's part of a much much larger discussion since the advent of modernism, really, around the First World War, about what "sincerity" and "authenticity" in art is, and if it's even possible in our ironic times. I always think that this is partly the discussion Adam's referencing, however tangentially, when he talks about post-modern art. Anyway, thank you, Houston critic, for bring all this up. I think it's very much to the point, and offers an interesting lens through which to view this latest Queen endeavor. In a way, Adam is just the newest, brightest iteration of a recurring story, and isn't this partly the lesson of postmodernism--that in a world where everything repeats itself and has been done already, pastiche of the kind Queen performs SO BRILLIANTLY is perhaps the truest form of art?
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Post by red panda on Jul 3, 2014 10:37:15 GMT -5
Oh Dadbert, you so funny:  |
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Post by Q3 on Jul 3, 2014 10:37:33 GMT -5
When the FLD is in the headline not even bothering with the rest. Even if what follows is positive tough you have just negated my interest in anything else you might say. What would have been wrong with headline saying "...Lambert is a gifted showman and vocalist". #lesigh {wry snicker} My objection is that this is an interesting article that has almost NOTHING to do with Adam at all. It's about how Queen and other bands buck the trends of rock's "authenticity" label. There's only one sentence about Adam and it is - rightfully - an afterthought as he is not the topic of the article. Its actually worth reading, as long as you realize that the title is nothing but clickbait, and the subject is completely different. ETA: For those who have been worried about reviews, read some of the stuff that has been said about Queen in the past. Eye-opening. I'm sure Brian and Roger have rhino-thick skins after dealing of decades of that. ETA2: If I was a writer of a nuanced, comparative opinion piece on a specific set of bands (like this) and I got my article hijacked by a tangential title by an editor looking for clicks, I'd be royally pissed. I read this article and discount it completely! "Since Queen's music drew from Broadway and opera rather than the blues - a more traditional foundation for rock bands - it was largely marginalized by critics. Even more recent comments from the establishment have rung with antiquated rock-crit tunnel vision." Do I really need to list the Queen songs that are based on blues! It is most of the catalog -- so proves that the writer does not know what he is writing about. But the article does include these quotes which show what Queen and now Q+AL face from "rock experts". Rock critics have NEVER know what to do with Queen. And rock critics have never known what to think of Adam. Put them together with a fainting couch, and their heads explode. JMHO -- I read the reviews, and the I either laugh at the cluelessness, feel sorry that the critic doesn't get it or post a nice comment when I agree with an opinion. ALSO -- these weird reviews are almost universally from straight men over 50 who seem to have a very rigid idea of what rock requires and that included being serious and no theatricality. Queen + AL is a multi-genre, rock band with a pop-rock lead vocalist. It is not a classic rock concert. |
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) "Really? YOU'RE so FAKE" (clever, I know), but of course afterwards I had this whole dissertation of a response flowing through my head. For some silly reason, people have gotten it into their heads that this kind of performance is less "real" than your standard White Guy With Guitar schtick. But of course, in a way, they're both schticks, and in another way they're both real, and that paradox is part of what's so wonderful about music and entertainment. In a way "camp" is the most authentic take on the craziness that is modern celebrity and pop-culture stardom. And on the other side there are the worries (which I confess to sometimes partaking of) that when Adam tones it down, he's not being "real" to himself. Ha ha what a muddle, poor guy, seriously! 
