2.25.15 Adam at Brit Awards? TOH Promo Day 3! MASSIVE music!

Just a quick drive by...a lot was talked about today and i should have quoted people but I wanted to make a few comments at some of the things mentioned:

a. Light/Dark - Q3 I think has it mostly right.  But beyond aggressiveness and rock voice I think it also means a bit more...It's something I've seen but couldn't really explain.  Freddie seems to have more of a..dark side than Adam does.  Freddie used to say he was evil and getting presents from the devil himself - there just seemed to be more of a dark side to his character...Adam...he seems mostly light.  He's a fun loving angelic kind of guy.  NOW I don't know him nearly as well or as in depth as you all, but the overall feeling he gives off is one of happy happy fun fun...Not that Adam has had it easy or anything like that.  Freddie had the fun side too at times but it always seemed there was something a bit darker beneath the surface.  Why does that matter?  I guess because it affects the overall delivery of the music.  Some will connect more with the darker parts of Freddie.  And some find it almost mythological and elusive - mysterious....  Does that make sense?

b.  GREAT to hear there will be more QAL.  THINGS does allude to more than just continuing the tour - although it might just be continuing the tour and the DVD or whatever.  BUT maybe some other special one off type shows...but hopefully this does include something NEW studio wise...even just one new song (Bond theme would be perfect...)

c.  C**t - Ok, I almost find it a bit...surreal that I've been here long enough to know the basic storyline between Monte and Adam, lol...enough that I can follow along and not be confused..BUT with that being said I wanted to comment on...Duberville?  And the use of c**t.  I don't know where you are from duber but I've always found it amusing how different parts of the world can be offended by different terms.  In America, c**t is probably one of the worst things you can say...but I've had friends in the UK who say that is a normal term in conversation...almost like damn or ass.  Hell, Freddie used to say it a ton...never in hate more in silliness...HELL the ORIGINAL lyrics to Life Is Real started out:

C**t stains, on my pillow (Peter Freestone convinced Freddie it might not go so well on radio especially in America so it got changed to Cum stains....and then finally to the final Guilt stains....lol. 

I have no comment on the M/A fans nonsense and I certainly don't mean to offend or tell anyone what to be offended by..just noting an observation.

d.  Hearing about ToH - If it really is Trespassing 2.0, I for one will be disappointed.  I was hoping for a bit more Queen influence.  I didn't expect a rock album. But I was not a fan of Trespassing and if there was an idea of keeping fans he's gotten from the Queen side of things, a T 2.0 will not help.  Maybe he doesn't care about that and if he doesn't - more power to him.  BUT if there was a thought process behind the QAL tour helping him gain fans - than it will not help.  See you guys here LOVE his voice and appear to be able to listen to him sing the telephone book. Which is fine, I would be the same way with Freddie (and if I'm honest, I have a soft spot for Rog also). 

Now me?  I HIGHLY enjoy Adam's voice.  I like it quite a bit.  BUT it's the music that makes me want to stick with an artist that I like.  If you have the greatest voice but I don't like your music - I'm not going to buy your stuff.

Now I'm also not shooting down ToH without hearing it.  I walk in with an open mind...just a little more hesitantly.  House music is definitely NOT my thing. R&B done right and organically with real instruments - absolutely.  Stuff with Nile could definitely be awesome.  I like a bit of pop also.  I don't need a rock album with loud guitars, etc.  I just want an album with real instruments as they have a warmth these programmed stuff doesn't have.  To equate it with Queen.  Many fans hated Hot Space. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it.  It's one of my least favs.  Many assume because Queen went disco or dancey or whatever...but it's not.  It's how they recorded.  It's no secret that they were in Munich at the time and doing a bit too much clubbing and Freddie had Paul Prenter trying to get Queen to sound like what they were hearing in the gay clubs at the time...but there was a ton of synth drums being used - synth bass, etc.  I mean you have Roger Taylor and you are using synth drums? Um....what?  That's why if you compare the studio versions of Staying Power, Action This Day, hell even Body Language with the live versions - it's AMAZING the difference. Sooo we'll have to see.  I just hope Adam's voice isn't buried in the mix as much as it was with Trespassing. (imo)

e.  This I hesitated to say but I figure we can all deal with a little bit of questioning.  I certainly understand why FLD became a mantra here as there was a lot at the beginning so it was easy just to dismiss an FLD or whatever.  BUT as many will say that praising Adam shouldn't be a slight to Freddie so there is no reason to say it...on the same token I find that many times if someone says they prefer Freddie to Adam it is automatically tossed out as a bad review or even worse as someone who has a "wrong" opinion - sorry if that is never the intent but I do think it comes off that way sometimes....SO If praising Adam shouldn't be a slight to Freddie or Freddie fans shouldn't the same be true?  If someone says that in their mind no one can replace Freddie but Adam is great, isn't that a valid viewpoint? 

I think it's not black and white.  It's not FLD or not.  There are shades within FLD's.

I mean if I were to write a review I would probably give off an FLD because it is truly how I feel.  No one can replace Freddie but Adam has certainly done a damn good job performing with Queen.  His voice is extraordinary, his presence is improving with each gig, and right now I think he's by far the best choice to front Queen. 

To me, much like Adam takes time out to praise Freddie during the show, it's the same for reviewers and fans - They want to acknowledge where the band came from and Freddie's influence and impact. 

NOW if a review slams Adam and the whole article is how Freddie was far better and that the show can't live up to the past or Freddie takes up 75-80% of the reivew...than THAT is something that could be dismissed or ignored. 

Is there a difference there?  I might just be being sensitive...and if that is the case, I apologize.  Just some thoughts I was having.

Personally, I don't think the QAL tour was to make Adam fans of Queen fans! I mean, I know Brian and Roger like Adam but I  don't think they are devoting more than a year of their lives to promote Adam. I think they wanted to tour for the reasons they said:1) People want to hear their iconic  songs played by them 2) The partnership with Adam is A Kind Of Magic!

For Adam and his team, I think it is 3 fold: 1) Adam loves the partnership also. 2) Adam is making enough money to afford him some independence to pursue what he wants. 3) It is exposing him to hundreds of thousands of people who had no idea who he was! Will they preorder his album, sight unseen as most of us will do? I doubt it! Will they give it a listen & consider it? Hopefully!

Anyone that expected rock influenced music was waiting for the wrong thing. Adam wants radio, Adam loves Pop, Adam is a Pop artist. Great singles and radio play will make or break this era, not Queen fans! 
The QAL partnership is just another part of Adam's career! 

ETA: I love Trespassing. The only negative I ever saw to Trespassing was RCA, BTIKM, and NCOE. The album does have a theme.  I am amazed when someone says it doesn't!

Myself and several musc experts, say it was one of the top 10 best albums of 2012! 

Trespassing was a solid album. But no song with the exception of maybe Runnin, were potential hits. That's jmo. Sounds like TOH maybe.