8.13.15 Adam News and Info

You've been promoted!!
8.13.15 by Q3

A letter in in your mailbox and you've been promoted to President of Warner Brothers Records! Congratulations!

Now there are a lot of decisions waiting for you. Who should you sign?  How much money will you spend on promoting that artist? Etc. Etc.

On that list is one big question that you and you alone must decide. Yes, you can listen to the artist and to your execs and to consultants and researchers but at the end of it all, you need to decide.

What track will be Adam Lambert's second single from The Original High?

We are waiting to hear your decision.



I want this…..
….a fan confession
8.13.15 by Q3

First of all, I have not lost my sense and I will not be paying the massive price I expect this will actually sell for but…..I have a confession. I really want this!!

image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/profilesinhistory/64/570264/H3257-L77403818.jpg

Estimated Price: $2,500 - $3,500

Description:
1018. ELLIOTT (PLAYED BY ADAM LAMBERT) SCREEN USED PUPPET. (Season 5) One-of-a-kind, custom-made “Elliott” look-alike hand puppet with rods to operate arms. Featured in the “You’re my Best Friend” musical sequence in Episode 7: “Puppet Master”.
$2,500 - $3,500

It will almost certainly sell for more than the estimated price. It IS the Adam puppet!! It is used BY HIM!! If even looks like HIM!!!

Insanity has taken me over. I love Adam. I love puppets.

Link: Forget it. I am not posting it and helping anyone outbid me!! Oh well, that is not nice. Here it is: www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/elliott-played-by-adam-lambert-screen-used-pupp-1018-c-0744530a21



Tracing “The Tracks Of My Tears,” from Motown to American Idol
“Take a good look at my face.”
By Noel Murray
Aug 12, 2015 12:00 AM

Version Tracker examines how different artists have performed the same song over the years, adapting it to suit their own needs and times.

In an interview for Bill DeMain’s book Behind The Muse, Smokey Robinson explained that he turned a corner as a songwriter when he stopped thinking about “writing a record.” According to Robinson, his Motown boss Berry Gordy taught him to think about songs as little stories or films, with their own continuity—a beginning, middle, and end that all make sense together. Once he could do that, he could create something durable. “It might not have the right treatment the first time people hear it,” he told DeMain. “It might not take off, or it might not be accepted widely. But if it’s a song, it has a chance to live on and on and on.”

Robinson should know. The Miracles’ frontman wasn’t just one of Motown’s most famous faces; he’s also a credited songwriter on enduring hits like “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Get Ready,” “You Really Got A Hold On Me,” “Tears Of A Clown,” “I Second That Emotion,” and “Ain’t That Peculiar.” In 1965, Robinson and Miracles bass vocalist Warren “Pete” Moore worked with a guitar riff by their bandmate Marv Tarplin and came up with “The Tracks Of My Tears,” a catchy midtempo ballad about a man who pretends to be happy when he can’t be with the woman he loves. Though it only reached No. 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100, the song routinely makes lists of the greatest singles in pop, rock, and R&B history—including landing at No. 46 on critic Dave Marsh’s The Heart Of Rock & Soul list of the rock era’s 1,001 best.

In his book, Marsh wrote:
“ Robinson’s talents as songwriter, arranger, and producer far surpass his vocal ability… It’s the things that set up the singing that make his records memorable. With its crying lead and doo-wopping vocal background, “The Tracks Of My Tears” is a throwback to the days of R&B smoothies like Clyde McPhatter. What brings it up to date are the details: huge drums, a lovely guitar line by cowriter Marv Tarplin, sharp horns, hi-fi dynamics. The lyrics might be flimsy if their rhyme scheme weren’t so intricate. “My smile is my makeup I wear since my breakup with you” is tremendous not for what it says but because it sings. If you’re going to be the coolest crooner around, it helps to know how to craft such material. Only one guy did.”

Marsh is mostly saying what Robinson has said: “The Tracks Of My Tears” is wonderful because of its superior craftsmanship, not because it’s flashy. The song been covered regularly—and successfully—over the past 40 years, but most versions tend to follow the blueprint of The Miracles, from the simple opening guitar lick to the soft, sweet harmonies on the chorus. The variations below then are fairly subtle in their differences, which have to do more with production trends and personal statements than they do with reinterpreting a song that doesn’t demand many changes.

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Adam Lambert (2009)

The reduction of “Motown” to a replicable style reached an apotheosis in reality competitions like American Idol, which have made “Motown week” a common challenge for contestants. At least these shows try to respect the history and cultural significance of the label though—as when American Idol had Robinson on as a mentor, in a week where future runner-up Adam Lambert performed an acoustic “Tracks Of My Tears” that was one of the best in over 35 years. Like too many Idol numbers, it eventually turns into too much of an excuse for the singer to show off, but for a good long while, the restrained arrangement and heartfelt vocal come closer to capturing Robinson’s intention than anybody has in a long while. Grade: B+

Link to entire article: www.avclub.com/article/tracing-tracks-my-tears-motown-american-idol-223450



It’s time for Billboard’s Annual Superbowl Halftime Poll!!
Vote for Queen!

(Vote once a day per device-browser combo OR clear your cookies.)

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6656716/super-bowl-2016-halftime-show-vote-poll?utm_source=twitter




Ghost Town Remixes are available for streaming and sale!

The best thing to do for the Billboard charts is to purchase the individual GT Remix Tracks. On iTunes, make sure that you do not buy the whole EP – leave on track unpurchased. GT remix track sales count as GT sales and will count toward both the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 (TEA’s).

Track listing:

1. Ghost Town (Tritonal Remix) 5:10 [you can download this for free, see below]
2. Ghost Town (Dave Winnel Remix) 4:42
3. Ghost Town (Blood Diamonds Remix) 3:48
4. Ghost Town (Steven Redant Remix) 7:02
5. Ghost Town (KREAM Remix) 4:05
6. Ghost Town (Unlike Pluto Remix) 3:39




Time for some more Radio Games
Vote for “Ghost Town”!
by Q3

Open House Party: Click on Music Requests in the top bar, complete and submit form: www.openhouseparty.com/monday-411.php

SirusXM: www.siriusxm.com/topsongs

New York: Z100's iHeartRadio 9 @ 9: www.z100.com/pages/info/request.html

Dallas: Now 105.9 FM Top 5 @ Five -- www.1029now.com/main.html



Adamtopia Calendar

RELEASE August 21, 2015 The Original High (LP) vinyl releases in many countries (so far no US or Canada date) 11 tracks.

August 7, 2015: Adam Lambert My Hour 93.3FM Miami (this is a remote/call in?)




Back to the USA

August 22, 2015: Performances Adam headlines the World Series of Beach Volleyball festival by iHeartRadio in Long Beach, CA. Performances - 1 song at 1:00PM Pacific *broadcast on TV, NBC* Concert at 5:00PM - 9:30PM -- Adam will perform a 30 minutes set at 9:00PM. More info at www.wsobv.com/

Adam in Germany

Info TBD.

Adam in Poland

August 29, 2015: Performance Adam will be the “main star” at the ESKA Music Awards 2015 in Szczecin, Poland. He will perform two songs from his latest album "The Original High" including the hit single "Ghost Town".

Q+AL in Brazil, Argentina and Chile

Queen + Adam Lambert South America Mini Tour
AKA “Don’t Stop Them Now Tour”
September 16, 2015 Q+AL Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ibirapuera Arena SOLD OUT
September 17, 2015 Ginásio do Ibirapuera Sao Paulo, Brazil
September 18, 2014 Q+AL at Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, City of Rock SOLD OUT
September 21, 2015 Porto Alegre, Rio Gande do Sol, Brazil, Bibantinho Arena
September 22, 2015 Gigantinho Gymnasium Porto Alegre, Brazil
September 25, 2015 Q+AL Buenos Aires, Argentina, GEBA Arena
September 26, 2015 Estadio GEBA Buenos Aires City, Argentina
September 27, 2015 Q+AL Cordoba, Argentina, Orfeo Stadium
September 30, 2015 Q+AL Santiago, Chile, Athletic Track of the National Stadium

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