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Post by thelambertluvva on Jan 26, 2015 1:16:43 GMT -5
I agree with this. Adam kills ballads. But in your honest opinion do you think he's improoved on the heavy rock songs? On Aobtd for instance I think he's improved out of sight. He attacks songs more now. Less theatre (2012). And more hard rock now. AOBTD is not a hard rock song -- it is a funk-rock disco song -- the baseline is from Chic. Adam has said it is his favorite Queen song and it really is right in his zone. The hard rock songs he has done with Queen are SCC (thrash/heavy metal), TYMD and NIH along with parts of "One Vision". Isn't "I Want it All" hard rock? At least that's what it says on the song's wiki. |
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Post by bridgeymah on Jan 26, 2015 1:28:37 GMT -5
There may be a fashion statement worse than Adam's aqua board shorts - click at your peril link  Oh I think I can top that - anyone else seen the latest Rick Owens runway show outfits... Click at your own peril indeed - this is one Rick Owens look I am confident we will NEVER see Adam wearing. |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Jan 26, 2015 1:41:50 GMT -5
Oh I think I can top that - anyone else seen the latest Rick Owens runway show outfits... Click at your own peril indeed - this is one Rick Owens look I am confident we will NEVER see Adam wearing. Heh heh. Too late. There's an old Zodiac-era pic of a young 20-something Adam wearing....a Rick Owens look.  That said, I don't think he would have ANY interest at this point in such attire. Although he would likely have nothing to be innately embarrassed about if he did so embrace such fashion.....  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2015 1:52:06 GMT -5
Oh I think I can top that - anyone else seen the latest Rick Owens runway show outfits... Click at your own peril indeed - this is one Rick Owens look I am confident we will NEVER see Adam wearing. Heh heh. Too late. There's an old Zodiac-era pic of a young 20-something Adam wearing....a Rick Owens look. That said, I don't think he would have ANY interest at this point in such attire. Although he would likely have nothing to be innately embarrassed about if he did so embrace such fashion..... and measurements could finally be taken |
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Post by Jablea on Jan 26, 2015 1:55:13 GMT -5
I am not sure if this question has been asked or discussed: why doesn't Q+AL add I Was Born To Love You into the tour set list? Adam's vocal just soars singing that song. By the way I am looking for the best quality MP3 download of Save Me, WWTLF, and I Was Born to Love You, too, please suggest me some site(s). Thanks a bunch.  IWBTLY is not a hit anywhere in the world except Japan. They've only EVER played it in Asia for that reason. It's honestly probably as simple as that...they don't think Europe wants to hear it or would rather hear Save Me for example. As for Adam getting better Nica...I actually think he has too. he has grown into the role. The problem for me has always been his handling of the real heavy rock songs. Adam has kind of a boyish quality to his voice...not a bad thing - and it works really well in more vulnerable songs but for the menacing Stone Cold Crazy it's a bit counterintuitive for his voice. Ok, so IWBTLY will be the Queen song we request at Adam concerts because it so fits him. |
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Post by 4Ms on Jan 26, 2015 2:08:19 GMT -5
Oh I think I can top that - anyone else seen the latest Rick Owens runway show outfits... Click at your own peril indeed - this is one Rick Owens look I am confident we will NEVER see Adam wearing. Heh heh. Too late. There's an old Zodiac-era pic of a young 20-something Adam wearing....a Rick Owens look. That said, I don't think he would have ANY interest at this point in such attire. Although he would likely have nothing to be innately embarrassed about if he did so embrace such fashion..... 2006-11-18 Adam wore the outfit you mention to SkinGraft's 1st fashion show.   |
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Post by bridgeymah on Jan 26, 2015 2:26:59 GMT -5
Heh heh. Too late. There's an old Zodiac-era pic of a young 20-something Adam wearing....a Rick Owens look. That said, I don't think he would have ANY interest at this point in such attire. Although he would likely have nothing to be innately embarrassed about if he did so embrace such fashion..... 2006-11-18 Adam wore the outfit you mention to SkinGraft's 1st fashion show. Pretty sure pants where at least involved then ... LOL |
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Post by happy on Jan 26, 2015 2:29:07 GMT -5
Everybody improves with more experience, and so has even Adam throughout the years, agreed with all that part. But concluding that Adam's own limitations resulted in his non-acceptance in the UK in earlier years, just does not fly by me at all. In fact, I cannot even believe I am reading this here. I mean, I always value all opinions, of course, so please debate away, it just really surprised me to see that many here think that this is the case. Or maybe I accidentally logged on to the wrong fan-site and put a Q in front of the url this morning. I don't know. Imo, Adam was in a league of his own 6 years ago when I first saw him in 2009, he certainly was in a league of his own in 2012. But people were not ready, the media were not ready, times were not right, his own support system needed to go through another iteration. And in order to change all that, the steps needed to happen as they did, from EMA til now, as Jablea described. Some things need to simmer, before they are fully cooked, even if it takes time. But that it was supposedly Adam's lack of performance skill 3 years ago that made him land where he did at the time? No way, am I buying that. Bunch of crock. Sorry. He was 3 or even 6 years ago already so far ahead, that people did not get it. And anyways, nobody was expecting somebody to come along to be so strong that he could truly revive the whole Queen endeavor, bring the good old days back to life, give us Freddie-like feelings again. Well now they know it, at least in the UK, and I have always believed that the UK would be Adam's jumping off point for the world stardom that is written in his future. I just never thought that it would be so hard for him to break into the UK. But it is done now. Now, the next thing that has to line up, is that his new music needs to be good as well as marketable. And it needs to fit him and represent him. It's a tall order for Adam, MM and Company, but maybe they captured magic in a bottle while he was there. Adam sure is looking longingly as well as determined and confident into that single future. It really is a great picture. Times two. I always appreciate your musings. Love the sound of "Captured Magic in a Bottle" so I'm adding that to song titles -- $5.00 down. |
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Post by nikki on Jan 26, 2015 2:37:32 GMT -5
Everybody improves with more experience, and so has even Adam throughout the years, agreed with all that part. But concluding that Adam's own limitations resulted in his non-acceptance in the UK in earlier years, just does not fly by me at all. In fact, I cannot even believe I am reading this here. I mean, I always value all opinions, of course, so please debate away, it just really surprised me to see that many here think that this is the case. Or maybe I accidentally logged on to the wrong fan-site and put a Q in front of the url this morning. I don't know. Imo, Adam was in a league of his own 6 years ago when I first saw him in 2009, he certainly was in a league of his own in 2012. But people were not ready, the media were not ready, times were not right, his own support system needed to go through another iteration. And in order to change all that, the steps needed to happen as they did, from EMA til now, as Jablea described. Some things need to simmer, before they are fully cooked, even if it takes time. But that it was supposedly Adam's lack of performance skill 3 years ago that made him land where he did at the time? No way, am I buying that. Bunch of crock. Sorry. He was 3 or even 6 years ago already so far ahead, that people did not get it. And anyways, nobody was expecting somebody to come along to be so strong that he could truly revive the whole Queen endeavor, bring the good old days back to life, give us Freddie-like feelings again. Well now they know it, at least in the UK, and I have always believed that the UK would be Adam's jumping off point for the world stardom that is written in his future. I just never thought that it would be so hard for him to break into the UK. But it is done now. Now, the next thing that has to line up, is that his new music needs to be good as well as marketable. And it needs to fit him and represent him. It's a tall order for Adam, MM and Company, but maybe they captured magic in a bottle while he was there. Adam sure is looking longingly as well as determined and confident into that single future. It really is a great picture. Times two. I can only speak for myself, but I think many were discussing a slightly different question to what you're responding to here - which was why the success now (in terms of Queen), not really reasons for his inability to break into the UK market with his own music years ago. You get very different answers in either case. And the latter has nothing to do with his performance skills. Others were discussing hybrids of both questions. Adam has always been in a league of his own vocally, and IMO will continue to do so. Performance and confidence wise - no, nowhere near it. If we take GNT for example, his unscripted audience interaction was pretty much limited to, "Are you having fun?" said multiple times. Look at how he panicked during his NYE performance in Bali at midnight with a very small audience. I don't think acknowledging these types of realities within a framework of loving Adam, yet seeing things realistically (in terms of opinion as well) could in any way be equated to being on a Queen site. I'm not sure how those dots get connected. It's also by no means certain that Adam has the UK market 'broken into' for his next era, even with this positive response to performing with Queen. The conditions are certainly better than last time for sure, but how it will all translate is a complete unknown and largely dependent, as you say on the music itself. Like you, I hope it is irresistible to radio and audiences. |
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Post by nica575 on Jan 26, 2015 2:47:51 GMT -5
Thank you everyone who chimed in on Adam's "improvement". IMO: - his low register was just fine 6 year ago - he commanded arenas on the AI tour just fine as well - I defer on the harder rock songs though as I have no appreciation for the genre, I end up struggling to separate his voice from all the ruckus around it... He certainly puts enormous amount of energy into those numbers... - Obviously Adam and the band grew more comfortable with each other, which is a normal progression for any group of people working together for a long period of time. All in all - he was brilliant in 2012, he is brilliant now and he will be brilliant tomorrow.  </img> |
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