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Post by adamrocks on Jul 14, 2014 18:54:20 GMT -5
Cecy @cecycat1 4m Pic via @pitre88: Free upgrade to front row of the 100 level for #Queen with #AdamLambert at #Toronto's... fb.me/3EMwauamm
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 14, 2014 19:00:37 GMT -5
Is this anotther person streaming tonight? Julia @virtualwench 34m My view tonighr. Streaming as permitted : @dancygirls RT |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 14, 2014 19:02:20 GMT -5
Lisa @purpiegirll 2m lolol RTpcparoach: avicii's new song with Adam lambert makes my dingle tingle
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Post by talon on Jul 14, 2014 19:05:35 GMT -5
Queen released "I Want To Break Free" music video when the US music world was being dominated by MTV -- 1984. And when Queen's entire promotional focus was to repair the financial mess that the US failure of "Hot Space" caused. For perspective, in 1984 North American was 63% of music revenues and about 70% of profits. They did not do it for the UK. No I mean the video itself was meant for UK audiences to get generally and they hoped the cross dressing would be funny enough worldwide to those who hadn't seen the soap. Things are always going to sell more in the US vs UK due to population alone! It hit only #45 in the US while hitting #3 in the UK. I actually don't think they were thinking that hard. I think Rog thought it would be a funny concept and they boys went along with it. And that's what I meant by doing it for the UK. The UK had definitely seen it. We'll have to agree to disagree there...I think at the time a hard rock band having a man dress as a woman was pretty extreme and it was pretty amusing..but different strokes for different folks! BUT to come full circle, I would agree that beyond the costumes, Freddie was not nearly as camp in his concerts as Adam is. [/quote] |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 14, 2014 19:11:06 GMT -5
Michelle @dragonfly194 1m Tix for sale @ end of catwalk-I have 1 ticket sect:B row:19 seat:12 W/great views of Adam/Brian/Roger @ MSG 7/17 $580
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 19:17:21 GMT -5
Take one iconic British rock group (Queen) missing a founding member (Freddie Mercury, RIP), add in a young, exceptionally talented and charismatic frontman (2009 "American Idol" runner-up and multi-platinum-selling pop star Adam Lambert), sprinkle arena-worthy hits like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" all over the place, and you've got yourself a night on the town. Sure, the surviving members of Queen — guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon — have toured with other singers since Mercury's passing in 1991 (notably with Bad Company's Paul Rodgers). But this time around the pairing just feels right, with Lambert's talent and youthful energy fully capable of acquainting new generations of "Glee"-watching fans with the majesty of '70s rock, in all its over-the-top, excessive glory. Showtime is 8 p.m.
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Post by Q3 on Jul 14, 2014 20:09:50 GMT -5
Queen released "I Want To Break Free" music video when the US music world was being dominated by MTV -- 1984. And when Queen's entire promotional focus was to repair the financial mess that the US failure of "Hot Space" caused. For perspective, in 1984 North American was 63% of music revenues and about 70% of profits. They did not do it for the UK. No I mean the video itself was meant for UK audiences to get generally and they hoped the cross dressing would be funny enough worldwide to those who hadn't seen the soap. I mean the music video too. It was paid for by Capital Records (they were EMI worldwide in 1984) who tried very hard to get the band to redo it. It was made for MTV US at the primary outlet. In 1984 there was nothing equivalent to it in the UK -- MTV Europe (which included UK) did not launch until 1987. So no, it was not make for the UK, it was made for the US. >> There is a interview with a from label exec about those days at EMI and he talked extensively about this video. In any case, The Work as not their best album but it was better than the US sales indicated (peaked at #23 here) and is certified Gold. But IWTBF was never going to be a US or Canadian hit anyway so at least it is famous for its video. ***** Regarding Freddie wearing a bra in Rio -- 1. It showed he really did not know much about Latin America in 1984, and 2. Always seemed a bit off to me, and 3. I am glad he did not get get hit when the audience started throwing things at him, and 4. Is not camp. ** The whole concert of "Camp" style is American -- and Freddie was very British in his approach to performance. Bette Midler 1970's = camp, Liza Minnelli = not camp. But a great female impersonator doing Liza = could be high camp! Here is the Urban Dictionary definition of "campy." campy adj. being so extreme that it has an amusing and perversely sophisticated appeal. We'll have to agree to disagree there...I think at the time a hard rock band having a man dress as a woman was pretty extreme and it was pretty amusing..but different strokes for different folks! BUT to come full circle, I would agree that beyond the costumes, Freddie was not nearly as camp in his concerts as Adam is. The Freddie bra bit in Rio was not funny and no one laughed. I agree with you he was trying to be extreme but he stayed the frontman for a hard rock band. He was not doing a theatrical bit like Adam's KQ. We will have to agree to disagree on this one but there are many posters on Queen forums who agree with me -- Freddie was many thing but never campy gay. As far as I can tell, the Spring 1974 Killer Queen performances were the closest but there is no video of them. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 20:18:25 GMT -5
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Post by talon on Jul 14, 2014 20:19:02 GMT -5
No I mean the video itself was meant for UK audiences to get generally and they hoped the cross dressing would be funny enough worldwide to those who hadn't seen the soap. I mean the music video too. It was paid for by Capital Records (they were EMI worldwide in 1984) who tried very hard to get the band to redo it. It was made for MTV US at the primary outlet. In 1984 there was nothing equivalent to it in the UK -- MTV Europe (which included UK) did not launch until 1987. So no, it was not make for the UK, it was made for the US. >> There is a interview with a from label exec about those days at EMI and he talked extensively about this video. In any case, The Work as not their best album but it was better than the US sales indicated (peaked at #23 here) and is certified Gold. But IWTBF was never going to be a US or Canadian hit anyway so at least it is famous for its video. ***** We'll have to agree to disagree there...I think at the time a hard rock band having a man dress as a woman was pretty extreme and it was pretty amusing..but different strokes for different folks! BUT to come full circle, I would agree that beyond the costumes, Freddie was not nearly as camp in his concerts as Adam is. The Freddie bra bit in Rio was not funny and no one laughed. I agree with you he was trying to be extreme but he stayed the frontman for a hard rock band. He was not doing a theatrical bit like Adam's KQ. We will have to agree to disagree on this one but there are many posters on Queen forums who agree with me -- Freddie was many thing but never campy gay. As far as I can tell, the Spring 1974 Killer Queen performances were the closest but there is no video of them. But it was definitely made for and by UK guys for UK audiences to get. I mean they have been making music videos for almost 10 years prior. THIS one happened to be a nod to their UK roots and for their UK audience. It may have been made in the US, or what not....but they had been doing promotional videos for years before MTV debuted so I don't think it changed their mindset - and quite honestly I think that makes my point a bit. They didn;t change their mindset - they made the videos they wanted to make and this one was a nod to their UK fans and roots. As for Freddie's camp gay act - we actually don't disagree....Adam is FAR More campy gay in concert than Freddie. The most Freddie did in campy gayness was in his dialogue at times - the load of tarts or the darlings, etc. etc. etc. |
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Post by noreaster on Jul 14, 2014 20:23:36 GMT -5
Delurking only long enough to say that I'm having the following from the Riffyou review embroidered in gold upon a satin pillow and I plan to snuggle up with it every night and purr and never, ever deign to give another review about the tour anything other than a Killer Queen Side Eye and a shrug, because now it has been SAID:
"As for Lambert, this should do nothing but solidify him as one of the best pure vocalists in the world. With Queen he’s not only found his way through the rock vocal gauntlet, he’s kicked it in the teeth and giggled."
So.fucking.there.
(What I believe we're seeing in the reviews now is the Contrarian Principle that states that if something is being raved about by most, certain reviewers feel a moral obligation to be as pissy as humanly possible in going the other direction just to prove their non-existent artistic integrity. Poor tone-deaf ADD wankers...)
Back to my lair and my pillow....
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