9.8.14 What do we really know about A3?

Just enjoyed listening to Adam Lambert's Up Close interview. It is such a good one. I know most Atoppers have seen and enjoyed this, but I thought our newer members might like it. A different look, but a Queen mention.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m68yoqTSDok#t=1479

I hadn't seen this article.  Please let me know if has already been posted.

Saulibert Forever ‏Pearl 17m
Queen & Adam Lambert @ Rod Laver Arena | Beat Magazine
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Queen & Adam Lambert @ Rod Laver Arena

- See more at: www.beat.com.au/music/queen-adam-lambert-rod-laver-arena#sthash.Ri749pCU.esTIoaE0.dpuf

At what point should a band call it a day? When they run out of new ideas? When they’re down to one or two original members? When they can’t stand to be around each other? Queen has never been a band for such concerns. Since the death of Freddie Mercury (and the departure of bass player John Deacon) they’ve continued on in various forms with various vocalists, sometimes as a one-off and sometimes as something more substantial; George Michael’s rendition of Somebody To Love from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was a bona fide hit, while they collaborated with Free’s Paul Rodgers from 2004 to 2009, releasing the album The Cosmos Rocks. But something was missing with Rodgers. His earthier vocal texture and middle-aged rock moves didn’t quite capture the aura of Queen. Enter Mr. Adam Lambert. How does he stack up to Freddie Mercury?

Well here’s the thing: it’s tempting to make comparisons between Lambert and Mercury. Two dudes with huge vocal ranges, both with a flair for the flamboyant. Lambert succeeds where Rodgers couldn’t. His vocal style is far more supple and elastic than Rodgers’ forced but classic texture, and his sense of showmanship and movement is far more arena-sized. And most crucially, he remains faithful to Queen’s songs – the vocal melodies, the attitudes, the intentions, the fun. Lambert isn’t trying to be Freddie, but nor is he trying to mess with the vocal melodies. He utterly sells it, and has an obvious understanding of, and connection to, the material. Ever see a singer performing someone else’s material and you just know that they have no idea what the song is actually about? That never seemed like a concern with Lambert.

Okay, so enough about The New Guy: how was the show? Epic! If you only know Queen from the radio, you’d love this set because almost all the big hits were there: Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I Want To Break Free, Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, hell, they even did Bohemian Rhapsody, with Freddie Mercury appearing on screen (one of two such instances during the show) to trade lines with Lambert. But die-hards would also have enjoyed some of the band’s heavier tracks, such as Stone Cold Crazy, Dragon Attack and the big arena rock of their 1989 hit I Want It All. Sure, there were some indulgent moments – a bass solo, a drum solo that turned into a father-son drum duel between Roger Taylor and his son Rufus, Brian May pausing to shoot a little video of the crowd with his selfie-stick – but they’ve earned these little liberties. May’s guitar work remains as spectacular as ever, Taylor had a few chances to show off his considerable vocal skills, and Lambert, well, he ain’t trying to be anyone but Adam Lambert, he makes no apologies for it, and he did such a great job in showing why he deserved to be there that the general chatter among fans afterwards was that not only would they go see Queen + Adam Lambert again, they’d like to hear a whole album of new material.

BY PETER HODGSON

Loved: Brian May’s guitar work, Adam Lambert’s ‘nuts’ joke.
Hated: The mid-show solo-driven energy lull.
Drank: Nothing. Wasn’t thirsty. - See more at: www.beat.com.au/music/queen-adam-lambert-rod-laver-arena#sthash.Ri749pCU.esTIoaE0.dpuf

Saulibert Forever ‏Pearl 16m
Adam and "Aftermath" were mentioned in an interview with Ferras:

TW: A few years passed between your debut record twitpic.com/ebg30u



Adam and "Aftermath" were mentioned in an interview with Ferras:

TW: A few years passed between your debut record and your new EP. But it looks like you kept yourself busy writing for some other people, like Adam Lambert and Ricky Martin. How did some of that come about?

Ferras: Right around 2008, I ended up meeting Adam. Actually, I’d known Adam for many years before, but that’s kind of, I think, when he went on “Idol.” But he was a fan of mine, and he asked me to go into the studio with him once he was making his first record, right after “Idol.”

I remember that being the record that everybody in the music industry wanted (to be) on. I was getting calls from writers in LA that I knew. “Oh, you know Adam Lambert, so you’ve got an in.” Like, everybody wanted on that record, and I kind of thought, “Well, yeah, I know him, but that doesn’t mean anything. The song still has to be good, and he has to want to sing it. The label has to want to put it on the record.”

This all happened, everybody loved it (the song "Aftermath") and … that was kind of the first glimmer of hope that I had because I’d just come out of being dropped from my own record deal and was devastated, to say the least. When he said the song was going on, it perked up my confidence a bit. I was like, OK, I’m valid in this music industry and I can do something still.

I was very grateful for that song and its message and him singing it. That kind of helped to spark my songwriting career, and I’ve written songs for lots of different artists. That’s what I’ve kind of been doing for the last five years, and that is something that I enjoy so much. It’s a very different expression because not every song I write is a song that I want to sing. So if it can be brought to life by another artist that’s just a whole other extension of one’s creativity, living and manifested. And it’s awesome. It’s really an amazing experience to hear your song from other people.

Source: www.tacomaweekly.com/citylife/view/katy-perrys-prismatic-tour/

Almost certainly yesterday.  The Cherry's and Alisan both posted Sunday Funday beach photos last night. 

Btw what the heck is wrong with you guys?  Cute hair in the face photo and y'all are all talking about old stuff?...????  ;-)