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Post by melliemom on Dec 26, 2014 6:14:07 GMT -5
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Post by melliemom on Dec 26, 2014 7:10:43 GMT -5
Excellent new long interview from the Guardian newspaper : www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/26/queen-freddie-mercury-present-throughout-showSome quotes: “There is no period of Queen that we can’t attempt with him,” May says. May says it takes an audience three songs to “get” Lambert. “I can see it: they’re thinking: ‘Is he up to this?’ The other day on The X Factor, we had no idea he was going to go for that last high note [on Somebody to Love]. I was hitting this big chord and thinking: ‘My God! Isn’t that a little dangerous? Jesus Christ he’s made it! What a great decision!’” Above all, in comparison with the meat-and-two-veg Paul Rodgers incarnation of Queen a few years back, the Lambert show is in many places “absurdly camp”, which, it becomes more and more obvious talking to the band, is their most comfortable setting, on a very deep level. “If Adam does something camp, it’s because it’s Adam,” May says. “He’s not trying to be Freddie. Freddie is mentally and physically present throughout the show and everyone knows that.” Lambert has staged a new version of Killer Queen, Mercury’s story of a high-class callgirl: “All I can say is, I asked for a fan, ridiculous footwear and something to lounge on.” Go read it now!!!! JUST WOW great writeup... watched the video from IHeart Las Vegas again.. a marvel of a performance. Thanks for the article  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 8:18:56 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure he's blowing the kiss to Helene herself, she has moved away from the group at that time. Also at 2:20 you can hear her go "wow" after he sings when love must die. I didn't hear that on the phone vids we had earlier. , thanks for pointing this out - despite having this performance virtually on 'repeat', I completely missed that!! Both performances were stunning. Adam obviously asked for a pretty 'wet' sound - the reverb was sensational, his voice sounded incredibly full and powerful. Having such a high-quality performance video like this and the Summer Sonic video is making me even more excited for a DVD of this concert (aside from A3 of course, which I would have like for Christmas). Unfortunately I am like that dog in the photo because even if I have one, it is one too many. Sauli. I have only ever posted once on this topic after their relationship ended when some people were pretty upset. I don't like this brave new world where even minimum standards of privacy no longer apply. And I think all of our actions count. When we cross certain lines I think we lose the right to criticise others when they invade his privacy. It makes me cringe when inferences are drawn about 'friends with benefits', for example. I know that Adam is very sweet and chooses to see our behaviour in a certain way, usually with a positive motivation, but still .... I remember him saying that when people come up to him it would be really nice if they would interact with him as a human being first before asking for the photo/autograph etc (or something similar to that). I'm not criticising yesterday's thread or any individual post. I am talking about my own lines in the sand and the reasons why as well as raising a general topic that there are certain things we can do that simply turn him into an object, where we de-humanise him for our own pleasure or other reasons. THANK YOU. Yes "the world will always welcome lovers." But, who among us would like to be the object of relentless sleuthing, speculation about our sex lives, and the supposition that somehow it is OK because our lives are all staged for the entertainment of prurient onlookers. People on this site are free with the word creepy. Well-- |
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Post by melliemom on Dec 26, 2014 8:33:34 GMT -5
Jablea, thanks for pointing this out - despite having this performance virtually on 'repeat', I completely missed that!! Both performances were stunning. Adam obviously asked for a pretty 'wet' sound - the reverb was sensational, his voice sounded incredibly full and powerful. Having such a high-quality performance video like this and the Summer Sonic video is making me even more excited for a DVD of this concert (aside from A3 of course, which I would have like for Christmas). Unfortunately I am like that dog in the photo because even if I have one, it is one too many. Sauli. I have only ever posted once on this topic after their relationship ended when some people were pretty upset. I don't like this brave new world where even minimum standards of privacy no longer apply. And I think all of our actions count. When we cross certain lines I think we lose the right to criticise others when they invade his privacy. It makes me cringe when inferences are drawn about 'friends with benefits', for example. I know that Adam is very sweet and chooses to see our behaviour in a certain way, usually with a positive motivation, but still .... I remember him saying that when people come up to him it would be really nice if they would interact with him as a human being first before asking for the photo/autograph etc (or something similar to that). I'm not criticising yesterday's thread or any individual post. I am talking about my own lines in the sand and the reasons why as well as raising a general topic that there are certain things we can do that simply turn him into an object, where we de-humanise him for our own pleasure or other reasons. THANK YOU. Yes "the world will always welcome lovers." But, who among us would like to be the object of relentless sleuthing, speculation about our sex lives, and the supposition that somehow it is OK because our lives are all staged for the entertainment of prurient onlookers. People on this site are free with the word creepy. Well-- I love Adam and try very hard to respect his privacy... He gives 150 % of himself when performing.. When he is not performing ,I feel I have no right to his inner life. All I want for Adam is his happiness.Do I want to know all about him .. YES of course,but I bite my tongue as much as possible and my husband becomes the sounding board for my curiosity.. BTW my DH has fallen hopelessly in love with Helen Fischer. I think I have too..LOL |
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Post by nonchallance on Dec 26, 2014 8:34:37 GMT -5
Jablea, thanks for pointing this out - despite having this performance virtually on 'repeat', I completely missed that!! Both performances were stunning. Adam obviously asked for a pretty 'wet' sound - the reverb was sensational, his voice sounded incredibly full and powerful. Having such a high-quality performance video like this and the Summer Sonic video is making me even more excited for a DVD of this concert (aside from A3 of course, which I would have like for Christmas). Unfortunately I am like that dog in the photo because even if I have one, it is one too many. Sauli. I have only ever posted once on this topic after their relationship ended when some people were pretty upset. I don't like this brave new world where even minimum standards of privacy no longer apply. And I think all of our actions count. When we cross certain lines I think we lose the right to criticise others when they invade his privacy. It makes me cringe when inferences are drawn about 'friends with benefits', for example. I know that Adam is very sweet and chooses to see our behaviour in a certain way, usually with a positive motivation, but still .... I remember him saying that when people come up to him it would be really nice if they would interact with him as a human being first before asking for the photo/autograph etc (or something similar to that). I'm not criticising yesterday's thread or any individual post. I am talking about my own lines in the sand and the reasons why as well as raising a general topic that there are certain things we can do that simply turn him into an object, where we de-humanise him for our own pleasure or other reasons. THANK YOU. Yes "the world will always welcome lovers." But, who among us would like to be the object of relentless sleuthing, speculation about our sex lives, and the supposition that somehow it is OK because our lives are all staged for the entertainment of prurient onlookers. People on this site are free with the word creepy. Well--  I can understand that people want to see them together, but then there is some level of speculation when I start to feel uneasy. |
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Dec 26, 2014 9:20:03 GMT -5
.....Sauli. I have only ever posted once on this topic after their relationship ended when some people were pretty upset. I don't like this brave new world where even minimum standards of privacy no longer apply. And I think all of our actions count. When we cross certain lines I think we lose the right to criticise others when they invade his privacy. It makes me cringe when inferences are drawn about 'friends with benefits', for example. I know that Adam is very sweet and chooses to see our behaviour in a certain way, usually with a positive motivation, but still .... I remember him saying that when people come up to him it would be really nice if they would interact with him as a human being first before asking for the photo/autograph etc (or something similar to that). I'm not criticising yesterday's thread or any individual post. I am talking about my own lines in the sand and the reasons why as well as raising a general topic that there are certain things we can do that simply turn him into an object, where we de-humanise him for our own pleasure or other reasons. THANK YOU. Yes "the world will always welcome lovers." But, who among us would like to be the object of relentless sleuthing, speculation about our sex lives, and the supposition that somehow it is OK because our lives are all staged for the entertainment of prurient onlookers. People on this site are free with the word creepy. Well-- and nikki -  |
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Post by rihannsu on Dec 26, 2014 9:26:39 GMT -5
The thing is Adam has at this point practically established a game with the fanbase when it comes to speculation about his tweets and instagram posts. He is well aware of the various obsessions and has become very adept at playing with us on his terms. The proof of this for me was his favoring 2 particular tweets during a fan discussion about whining, unproductive comments on news articles. The first tweet was not tagged with his name in any way and the only way he would have found it was to have been either paying attention to specific fans or following back on specific conversations. He favorited that tweet hours after so he had to have been looking back pretty far in either conversations or specific peoples feeds. The second tweet was one stating the opinion that he was sending a message by favoriting the other tweet.
He would have been well aware of the speculations going on based on Sauli's instagram posts and could have chosen not to give any confirming information at all. He chose to post the photos that he did. By not posting actual pictures of them together he kept a certain degree of privacy about the exact nature of the relationship while at the same time confirming some of the speculations.
He seems to actually have less of a problem with the fan speculation than he does with the press. He knows what things the press will run with and what they won't. By doing things this way he gives us a little glimpse into his life without triggering endless press articles about on/off romances. The tabloids got nothing but we did.
I'm not saying there aren't lines crossed at times but in reality there has really been no greater speculation here than I have seen and heard in various social circles I've interacted with. I've overheard just as much or more assumption and speculation about ordinary peoples private lives during an average trip to a hair salon so there is nothing really extraordinary about this whole situation.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 9:33:44 GMT -5
The thing is Adam has at this point practically established a game with the fanbase when it comes to speculation about his tweets and instagram posts. He is well aware of the various obsessions and has become very adept at playing with us on his terms. The proof of this for me was his favoring 2 particular tweets during a fan discussion about whining, unproductive comments on news articles. The first tweet was not tagged with his name in any way and the only way he would have found it was to have been either paying attention to specific fans or following back on specific conversations. He favorited that tweet hours after so he had to have been looking back pretty far in either conversations or specific peoples feeds. The second tweet was one stating the opinion that he was sending a message by favoriting the other tweet. He would have been well aware of the speculations going on based on Sauli's instagram posts and could have chosen not to give any confirming information at all. He chose to post the photos that he did. By not posting actual pictures of them together he kept a certain degree of privacy about the exact nature of the relationship while at the same time confirming some of the speculations. He seems to actually have less of a problem with the fan speculation than he does with the press. He knows what things the press will run with and what they won't. By doing things this way he gives us a little glimpse into his life without triggering endless press articles about on/off romances. The tabloids got nothing but we did. I'm not saying there aren't lines crossed at times but in reality there has really been no greater speculation here than I have seen and heard in various social circles I've interacted with. I've overheard just as much or more assumption and speculation about ordinary peoples private lives during an average trip to a hair salon so there is nothing really extraordinary about this whole situation. I would add he not only "chose" to post those IGs but that whole 3 day IG of Sauli's was very well orchestrated, for fans, and Adam approved. ETA: May I say, rihannsu, I always love the logic of your posts.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 9:36:10 GMT -5
Katharina @glamlawyer6.56 Mio ppl watched Helene Fischer Show last night ( on TV) and saw Adam singing with Queen m.dwdl.de/a/49075 )WOOT!! I wonder how many million on-line?!!  |
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Post by wal on Dec 26, 2014 9:43:51 GMT -5
kagmel, YW and thanks for the shoutout, you are so sweet..  I am so sorry for members (katycake, I am glad you can see it now) who cannot see the embedded tweets and pics,  , I don't know if I should just go back to the old copy/paste method.  |
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, I don't know if I should just go back to the old copy/paste method. 