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Post by maya on Jul 12, 2014 11:01:09 GMT -5
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 12, 2014 11:03:31 GMT -5
Thos person took some good pics in LA she is posting now! Sue McFarlane suebluern 42m Some of my LA pics next-Here's the first one @adamlambert
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Post by bentley1530 on Jul 12, 2014 11:08:21 GMT -5
I am not watching anymore vids until after my first live show in Philly so I have a question about this VIP seating. Did they put the stage seats in a little corral for the Dallas show? |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 12, 2014 11:08:24 GMT -5
Another from San Jose. Sue McFarlane suebluern 51m @adamlambert @drbrianmay From San Jose. I will be back shortly to post more  |
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Post by Avari on Jul 12, 2014 11:08:48 GMT -5
I'm glad I wrenched myself away from twitter and QAL videos to come here and see what's cooking. Just two pages but a very interesting discussion with both sides each articulating a reasonable position. I'm coming down on cassie's side for the most part. For me the quality of the voice is more important than the overall production. I've enjoyed singers just standing at a mic and singing as much as a full-blown ott production. Sometimes more. Exceptions to the rule for me exist. There are "singers" who do not have great voices that can still reach down and grab my heart. One example (and man does this date me) is Jimmy Durante singing September Song. Another is Billie Holiday singing almost anything. There are others but I'll leave it at that. Huge production shows are fun of course! But it's nice if the "star" also has discernible vocal talent. QAL obviously has both! No sides! :-) Just a vast, continuous spectrum of opinions and tastes. :D We're all on it somewhere! Edited to add a smilie! I forget I can access these on a computer:  |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 12, 2014 11:11:36 GMT -5
Sue McFarlane suebluern 1h @adamlambert @drbrianmay Teasing the couple in San Jose who were kissing in the audience
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Post by talon on Jul 12, 2014 11:13:46 GMT -5
Hey talon!Now that I have your attention  I'd like to thank you ( and Q3 ) for your informative Queen posts. I studied up between Chicago and Las Vegas. I enjoyed the concerts more, and was able to appear more "talonted" than I really am to a Queen fan near me at LV1. After I sang all the words to "Love of my Life," he turned to me and said, "I thought your were a Glambert." I said I was a Glambert, then admitted to my studies and invited him to check out Adam's music. His face was priceless when he said, "I don't like pop", but I managed to say " It's not all pop, try "Running," before I lost him forever. Baby steps, baby steps... LOL. You are MORE than welcome! Glad you enjoyed yourself! Unfortunately, we live in a different place and time from when Queen (or any band/artist) was allowed to feel around for four albums to experiment, build an audience, find their sound and find their optimum collaborators/producers. In today's reality, NO ONE has that luxury. They get one or two albums to make some kind of mark. Also, the producers and writers are also under contract to the studios, so they are guaranteed a certain amount of collaboration for/with the artists also under contract. Occasionally, there will be one producer with a central vision (Dr. Luke/Max for Katy, Kesha, etc.) but when you check the album stats of say, Pink's "Funhouse," which Max is widely credited with shaping, he only has writing/producing credit on 4-5 songs. There are very few MJ-Quincy Jones dynamic duos anymore and the studios paying the bills make those calls. So an artist has to be the one to shape the vision. Also, much of the industry couldn't care less about a full, cohesive vision for an album anymore because so few young buyer pay attention to anything other than sampling the singles. So in an era of total contrivance vs. talent/artistic vision, an artist such as Adam has a tightrope and then some to walk. He always has. Just as he does with these Queen concerts. From everything Adam has said, he does still believe in the full cohesion of albums as his vision for Trespassing proved (btw, I don't continue to listen for two solid years for loyalty alone; I LOVE that album!!) and he can still sample multiple genres, as he respects and understands so many. You make a valid point about today's world. I know that I am a bit stuck in the glory days of music when artists did get some leeway to develop and wish this was still the case. Occasionally you see an artist do that (Muse pops into mind) but generally you are right it's a shitty hand to be dealt. HOWEVER, one way Adam could get cohesion is by finding himself a band. It could be a backing band (ala Elton John, Billy Joel etc.) but a real band behind him. He wants to do funk? dance-pop, rock? Fine. Do it real. Forget these computerized loops and things that won't make him stand out, it'll just sound a dime-a-dozen. He needs to find artists who he can work with on the actual music and let that stand out. His Glam Nation tour was much better than the album imo because it was more real. Even if his band that he has now is...well...pedestrian. Find some real musicians and even if the songwriting is from all over the place, make it real. THAT would make at least a cohesive sound. |
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Post by theosgma on Jul 12, 2014 11:15:27 GMT -5
Since time is getting short, I am going to post this on the main thread as well as the Maryland thread and adam_tickets.
I have an upfront GA ticket. Don't know if the catwalk rumor is true or not but it will be exciting up there. $134
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 12, 2014 11:15:30 GMT -5
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Jul 12, 2014 11:18:42 GMT -5
cassie-
I don't care if a singer is amazing vocally, if that singer is as dull as dishwater, I will not go to see them. I go for the show, the celebration, the total experience. I go for an evening of entertainment, pleasure and joy and escapism.
Really, how many of today's singers can match Adam's glorious voice. I'm afraid there would be many empty venues if everyone demanded singing perfection to attend a concert.
If Britany's fans, or any other singer's fans, go for the total experience and are happy and entertained by their artist, good for them.
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I'd like to thank you ( and Q3 ) for your informative Queen posts. I studied up between Chicago and Las Vegas. I enjoyed the concerts more, and was able to appear more "talonted" than I really am to a Queen fan near me at LV1. After I sang all the words to "Love of my Life," he turned to me and said, "I thought your were a Glambert." I said I was a Glambert, then admitted to my studies and invited him to check out Adam's music. His face was priceless when he said, "I don't like pop", but I managed to say " It's not all pop, try "Running," before I lost him forever. Baby steps, baby steps...
