I think the article in question was pretty thorough and flattering to both Queen and Adam. The only comment that was less than fully on board was not about him so much as his his music, to date....and I agree with many of you that he has not really managed to release a 'hit' track...and I also think some of the reasons can be fixed but it takes Adam to recognize that and decide if he wants to change things.
The fact of the matter is that the very best songs, imho, had lyrics that made them unsellable and it is that simple. If the lyrics on Shady were either tamer and less homoerotic...or somehow captured the emotions...it could/would have been released as a single and been a massive hit. The lyrics killed that song from the get go....Adam is no dummy and he had to know that. May have been fun to challenge the status quo but when you do that, there are consequences...it is that simple.
This may be an instance where Adam's enunciation is TOO good....if peeps could not hear the lyrics so clearly, and if Adam did not like illustrating them so realistically, perhaps he could get away with it more but...some of that is what makes us care for him so much. But, again, he is not a horny 20 year old kid, he is a grown ass man...not all his music makes this clear
Music is at its best when it moves us emotionally or that we can somehow connect with. That is why the emotions can be specific...but their application must be reasonably universal. Long story short, the melody and beat of Shady is par excellent, but the lyrics did it in.
Although Trespassing [the song] was not my favourite [liked but not loved], I do think it, and Cuckoo, could have become hits with the right promotion....but again, the lyrics in both of those had more universality and acceptability...are far more easy to get into and project....
I love Adam's performance style and everything about him. But it is no coincidence that he is getting much more positive press in his performance with Queen, where his constant erections are not highlighted and he does not regularly imitate masturbation and fellatio. Just saying....if he goes back to that, he will lose much of his hard won audience and that would be such a shame...and blaming the leavers because they don't 'get' him, or are close-minded, yada yada yada, will not help or change the situation. YMMV of course.....and I personally will always be there... and I could, and have often been, completely wrong...
, but I noticed that when we defend Adam or even just discuss about him we rather refer to quality of his voice than quality of his music.
... this will be tough for me to decide between all those wonderful performances!!! 