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Post by adamme on Jan 11, 2015 15:49:51 GMT -5
Dr. Brian May @drbrianmay 11s Not sure if this will be readable in the Twittersphere, but this is quite a well honed piece in the Telegraph. Bri  Adam's hand? 
I think it's Shoshanna's hand. She twitted that pict.
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Jan 11, 2015 15:50:44 GMT -5
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Post by augenpoesie on Jan 11, 2015 15:52:06 GMT -5
Adam's hand?
I think it's Shoshanna's hand. She twitted that pict.
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Post by wal on Jan 11, 2015 15:56:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 15:56:54 GMT -5
I remember a comment shared by someone who knew Adam...back in his club days. True Adam does not speak the way he did back then....so this person was implying he was putting on an act now that he has changed. The slight lisp...to his speech patterns, and in his singing is no longer there. Why? Only Adam would know when and why the changes. Conscious unconscious ... (I have my own suspicions related to Adam considering his future....and what would help him in clawing forward/reaching his goals.) I think this is the first I read about the way he pronounced his S's. I noticed it and thought he was copying what he heard in his environment. It is an easy habit to fall into and make yourself comfortable within your social group. His earlier speech habits did not include the slight lisp. Projecting I guess because I have to watch that I don't do it, it can be construed as mocking! After hearing it on interviews I think he corrected it in order to not have a "regional" accent. Again projecting and imho. |
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Post by 8toinfinity on Jan 11, 2015 16:02:19 GMT -5
Q3 - THANK YOU for the work you did on today's poll. I'm glad we have a while to vote because it's going to take some time. I know one thing, this link is going on my bookmarks because it is such a great compilation of the best of the best.
Unfortunately, I have lots of work to do today and the lure of the all those videos is very hard to ignore and I'm trying to deflect the urges to give in the best I can.
Also loved the Telegraph article. Especially the part about how Adam studied all things Queen and feels like his performances became more organic as a result. As someone mentioned earlier, that change was absolutely noticed in the fandom. Many notice that he seemed more a part of the band, comfortable, playful with the songs etc. Affirmation - YAY.
(One friend that saw Queen commented on Freddie's voice being richer than Adam's. Can't wait to tell her it was probably from his smoking. She hates smoking! LOL Don't jump on me Talon, just joking. )
We may get a lot of stuff wrong (speculation), but not much slips by either. (LOL - the guy posting the pics of the fashion show. He probably didn't even know Adam was there.) :D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 16:02:54 GMT -5
LindaG! Agree!  I have said many times, the true meaning of say, Shady, would never be even known by the General radio listening person unless they saw or read Adam's interviews about it. To me, without that background info it is about going to party at an underground club. "Got my dancin shows on!" |
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Post by queenofthenight on Jan 11, 2015 16:05:31 GMT -5
I could go down a long list of his songs where I think the quality of the music is incredible. Some of the songs I like, others don't. But I do not see any need to defend his music. If someone needs to defend Adam because of his connection to Queen, there is really no other way to discuss it except his voice, because the conversation is about Queen's music. I was thinking about every discussion about Adam not only in connection with Queen. Voice is almost always a first argument, then his looks or his good nature but his music is rarely mentioned. It's just observation. I'm just wondering not criticizing Adam or fans. I want to chip in here. Adam's voice is his single most special (or, as they say in the article, "individual and characterful") attribute. It's unique, incredibly techinically sound, and the reason why 99% of us fell in love with him in the first place. Adam's looks are also pretty special. Even now that's he's dropped the painted look almost entirely and he may not be as "unique" looking as he was on idol, he's an incredibly gorgeous man, and that is very clear to many people who saw him for the first time in NYE. Adam's good nature is yet another special attribute of him. A personality like his is a very rare find in the world of celebs, and I think most of us realize just how lucky we are to be stanning such a sweet guy. This guy with this otherwordly voice and striking good looks is nicer than people with less than half of his talent. Adam's music...I hate to say it...is not special ("individual and characterful"). Especially the songs that have been released as singles. If I were hearing any of those singles on the radio without knowing who the singer was, I would say, "oh look, more generic pop music. Next." Somehow, his singles have hidden all that we find special in his voice. They are not new or interesting at all. Rather than embracing his uniqueness that earned him so many fans on Idol, they mask it in an attempt to get him to blend in with previously successful pop stars on Top 40 radio. Many of his album tracks are a huge step above his singles, but even they don't completely highlight exactly what we love about our guy. I've grown to like most of his music, but for me, a good number of songs weren't love at first sight. I'm not even someone who hates pop music - I just feel that with Adam's songs in particular, there's a disconnect between the quality of the songs and the quality of the voice singing them. I don't care what direction genre-wise Adam decides to go with A3 - it can be rock, pop, funk, whatever. I just hope that his music is that which makes him stand above other modern singers; not blend in with them. |
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Post by mszue on Jan 11, 2015 16:06:54 GMT -5
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... Well, I just don't agree with this. For me, and of course I realize that your opinion does vary, music is at its best when it makes me want to dance and dancing is inherently sexual. So the sexier, the better. I am considerably over 20 and would love nothing better than to bump and grind with the best of them. I personally feel that singles chosen because they were safer were the problem. Shady, Fever, Naked Love ... what fun those songs are, dangerous and sexy. And Chokehold, it just reaches down and grabs a wanton part of myself that makes me want to grab ... well you get the idea. I hope that Adam is always in touch with that passionate, sexual side of himself and keeps it on full display. I just have one last comment...because rl is hauling me away from here for a few hours. In all my comments I am stating what I see as having happened and why...not what I want or prefer, particularly. I am being very pragmatic when I make these statements and I am NOT being normative...or assigning values to these positions...just stating what I think is happening and must happen for "world domination". NB...you can get away with much more once you are huge than what you can get away with when you are still establishing yourself. BBL |
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Post by augenpoesie on Jan 11, 2015 16:09:43 GMT -5
I was thinking about every discussion about Adam not only in connection with Queen. Voice is almost always a first argument, then his looks or his good nature but his music is rarely mentioned. It's just observation. I'm just wondering not criticizing Adam or fans. I want to chip in here. Adam's voice is his single most special (or, as they say in the article, "individual and characterful") attribute. It's unique, incredibly techinically sound, and the reason why 99% of us fell in love with him in the first place. Adam's looks are also pretty special. Even now that's he's dropped the painted look almost entirely and he may not be as "unique" looking as he was on idol, he's an incredibly gorgeous man, and that is very clear to many people who saw him for the first time in NYE. Adam's good nature is yet another special attribute of him. A personality like his is a very rare find in the world of celebs, and I think most of us realize just how lucky we are to be stanning such a sweet guy. This guy with this otherwordly voice and striking good looks is nicer than people with less than half of his talent. Adam's music...I hate to say it...is not special ("individual and characterful"). Especially the songs that have been released as singles. If I were hearing any of those singles on the radio without knowing who the singer was, I would say, "oh look, more generic pop music. Next." Somehow, his singles have hidden all that we find special in his voice. They are not new or interesting at all. Rather than embracing his uniqueness that earned him so many fans on Idol, they mask it in an attempt to get him to blend in with previously successful pop stars on Top 40 radio. Many of his album tracks are a huge step above his singles, but even they don't completely highlight exactly what we love about our guy. I've grown to like most of his music, but for me, a good number of songs weren't love at first sight. I'm not even someone who hates pop music - I just feel that with Adam's songs in particular, there's a disconnect between the quality of the songs and the quality of the voice singing them. I don't care what direction genre-wise Adam decides to go with A3 - it can be rock, pop, funk, whatever. I just hope that his music is that which makes him stand above other modern singers; not blend in with them.  |
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I have said many times, the true meaning of say, Shady, would never be even known by the General radio listening person unless they saw or read Adam's interviews about it. To me, without that background info it is about going to party at an underground club. "Got my dancin shows on!" 
