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Post by katycake on Jun 30, 2017 14:24:13 GMT -5
Apparently things did not exactly go according to the plan. My bet, based on hints we’ve been getting + speculating, is that the initial plan was to write an album with MM’s team and get the first single out pretty quickly, to spare time for promotion before the QAL tour begins.
They may have started working together, and the writing went towards a bluesy direction.
Now it seems there’s no MM and no album. At the time, it looked like after a gap, Adam started working in the studio again. And probably that's when the songs went in the glam direction.
Perhaps they were thinking of releasing a song after the US leg of the tour. But then Brian offered to add 2Fux to the setlist, and they decided, why make everybody wait. If the song was already done, they could take the opportunity and just release it, even if they had no time for radio and TV promo, and use for promo whatever they got - QAL concerts and some interviews. It’s a good thing in my opinion! Otherwise we would have had to wait till August.
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Post by betty on Jun 30, 2017 14:25:04 GMT -5
Okay. I am seriously bummed now. Peace out!!! Why? "No plans" just means no dates yet. Probably not finished. Don't be bummed. Adam is an album artist. If it doens't come this Fall, bet it will be in Spring. Patience, Glamhopper! Thank you, I feel at least a little better now! I admit that I'm old-fashioned when it comes to music, I still like to buy CD's! Nonetheless I finally registered at Spotify today (... and I bought the song from iTunes and Amazon!) and will stream the "Two Fux" as often as possible!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 14:39:06 GMT -5
Apparently things did not exactly go according to the plan. My bet, based on hints we’ve been getting + speculating, is that the initial plan was to write an album with MM’s team and get the first single out pretty quickly, to spare time for promotion before the QAL tour begins. They may have started working together, and the writing went towards a bluesy direction. Now it seems there’s no MM and no album. At the time, it looked like after a gap, Adam started working in the studio again. And probably that's when the songs went in the glam direction. Perhaps they were thinking of releasing a song after the US leg of the tour. But then Brian offered to add 2Fux to the setlist, and they decided, why make everybody wait. If the song was already done, they could take the opportunity and just release it, even if they had no time for radio and TV promo, and use for promo whatever they got - QAL concerts and some interviews. It’s a good thing in my opinion! Otherwise we would have had to wait till August. Just my speculation but I think back to the TOH demo and how it had beeen worked over. Either he and possibly WBR didn't like what they were getting in the MM direction OR he did not want to be boxed in by demand of production styles, song placements, and releases. As to no album at this time, that is not a big deal. Physical albums really are a dying breed and even purchases of full albums digitally as well. Look at the charts there are many singles and collaboration singles that are not tied to a tradional album. The good news, there are more songs ready to go when he wants to release one. I expect we will hear another between the NA and EU legs.
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Post by Craazyforadam on Jun 30, 2017 14:46:08 GMT -5
variety.com/2017/music/news/adam-lambert-two-fux-lyric-video-watch-1202483508/from the above article: "Asked if this track — which features instrumentation from Big Taste — is a precursor to a forthcoming album release, a Warner Bros. Records rep tells Variety the singer has recorded “several new songs,” but at the moment there are no plans for a full-length record. However, the spokesperson says fans should be patient, as there are several more track releases planned."
Okay. I am seriously bummed now. Peace out!!! No need to be. This was anticipated for a long time, and is happening not only in Adam- world, but in the music world overall. Things are changing. Albums don't sell in the traditional brick and mortar settings from the past, they have a huge overhead to make and sell, and if the return on investment is not there, then this is just not the way to do things. I think that eventually, an album will be put out, quasi as a collection of previously released material with maybe a couple of newer tracks thrown in. The latter will not be heavily promoted, but sold as collectors item mostly to the existing fans. But promotion happens for now on a track by track basis, and the opportunities spread beyond radio. Cross-promotion with other industries is widely used by many artists (i.e. use in movies, advertising, promotion via a dance show, etc. has lifted many songs into the charts). Adam has treated his past albums as eclectic collections pulled together by himself as the artist at the center of it, he has given them a rather widely defined theme, and he has regularly jumped traditional genre lines. This can continue, but the effort resource-wise is going into the tracks themselves, rather than trying to pull together a message for an album that is only very loosely strung together to begin with. WBR is actually doing promotion for TF from what I can see, but yes, it is not screaming from the sides of every bus in New York, if that is what you were looking for. They are also seeing what they can do via the Queen tour, via online streaming, via the promotion that is already planned. It obviously has gone to radio, but they also know what track they have, it is not exactly a fast paced dance track. In fact it is super slllooooowwww. And there are controversial lyrics, including the TF title. Even for a slow waltz, it is on the very slow side. Dancers typically will slow-waltz to something with 80-95 beats per minute, from what I can tell, this speed is way lower than that. By the way, I think it is a classic 3/4, not a 6/8 at all, imo. it is again a track of contrasts, something that Adam has done so often in the past. In this case, it is a slow waltz that is about as serene, and relaxed, and calm as you can get in the dancing world, and obviously very traditional. This is in juxtaposition to the sharp, edgy, and rather forward reaching lyrics and the rather defiant stance. How the market will react to this, I don't know. It is such an ear-worm that it is hard to ignore, once it has been heard. But whether it will be embraced, understood, and streamed or whether it will be discarded as whimsical, confusing, or too out there for some, I don't know. I suspect we will get a few reactions to this one over time. As Adam says, he does not give two fux, and I am just watching myself (besides buying and streaming obviously). I really, really like hearing what Adam says in those interviews, that he feels he has found his place and is more 'namaste' about things, that he is sonically reaching back to the glam-rock sounds a bit more, that it all came about rather organically, and that his label lets him progress like that. Not many other artists have this opportunity. Adam is in a good place, and I am so happy for him.
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Post by satisfied on Jun 30, 2017 14:51:07 GMT -5
Just my speculation but I think back to the TOH demo and how it had beeen worked over. Either he and possibly WBR didn't like what they were getting in the MM direction OR he did not want to be boxed in by demand of production styles, song placements, and releases. As to no album at this time, that is not a big deal. Physical albums really are a dying breed and even purchases of full albums digitally as well. Look at the charts there are many singles and collaboration singles that are not tied to a tradional album. The good news, there are more songs ready to go when he wants to release one. I expect we will hear another between the NA and EU legs. I agree, not a big deal. Adam seems happy and comfortable enough not to give two fux, QAL paycheques are under the mattress so to speak, plus we're getting both AFL and QAL - great stuff. All in all, good times in Adam-land! Looking good with the new avi, graciejane!
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Post by tinafea on Jun 30, 2017 15:01:57 GMT -5
I'm not freaking out either. Perhaps there will not be an album down the line, or maybe there is but Adam's commitment to QAL has pushed it back significantly. In the meantime, he tosses out single tracks to stay in the public eye. I have faith in Adam, seems like WBR is behind him, it's all good.
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Post by pi on Jun 30, 2017 15:02:56 GMT -5
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Post by Craazyforadam on Jun 30, 2017 15:05:42 GMT -5
Apparently things did not exactly go according to the plan. My bet, based on hints we’ve been getting + speculating, is that the initial plan was to write an album with MM’s team and get the first single out pretty quickly, to spare time for promotion before the QAL tour begins. They may have started working together, and the writing went towards a bluesy direction. Now it seems there’s no MM and no album. At the time, it looked like after a gap, Adam started working in the studio again. And probably that's when the songs went in the glam direction. Perhaps they were thinking of releasing a song after the US leg of the tour. But then Brian offered to add 2Fux to the setlist, and they decided, why make everybody wait. If the song was already done, they could take the opportunity and just release it, even if they had no time for radio and TV promo, and use for promo whatever they got - QAL concerts and some interviews. It’s a good thing in my opinion! Otherwise we would have had to wait till August. See, I don't think this is what happened at all. I think wbr gave Adam the choice of what he wanted to do (and that is a great luxury and I am grateful that he has that choice). The resulting conversation went something like this: you can either ask us to give you producers who write radio hits, because radio hits is what they do, and you sing what you guys come up with together, and then we promote to radio using the producer's credentials to get the music through the door... or you write the lyrics 'two fux' to a slow waltz, because that is what your artist's heart dreams up, and then you can do that, but those producers don't want to write slow waltzes or flamingo lyrics and they are not on board then. And Adam said, I want the flamingos. And if you ask me why I am a fan of Adam, then it has never been for the chart topper, it has been for this butterfly that dares to fly freely where everyone else tells him he can't or shouldn't, and yet, he has found a way past all the walls and fences that society has put in his way. He has found a way to fame without the chart toppers that others need to be in the public eye and have a social influence. And I am sooooo happy for him!
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Post by melliemom on Jun 30, 2017 15:10:20 GMT -5
I hope to see the gay community help make this great Adam Lambert Two Fux into a number one hit.... time to support the artist who always supports you All
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 15:14:59 GMT -5
I posted a link to the Hits Daily Double song revenue chart last night, am reposting for anyone that missed it and is interested in such. It not only shows total weekly revenues for the top songs but gives a breakdown between sales revenue and streaming revenue as well as counts for each. It gives a real world feel of what is happening in the music industry on the consumer side And on the creator side. Consumers are mobile now they are not and do not want to be tied to a physical disk nor do they want to pay for a product, the B tracks, they don't want. For the price of a single album they have access to a nearly unlimited selection of music. From the product side, getting a song to stream well is a continuous revenue stream for the artists, writers, producer and label whereas a purchase is a one shot deal. hitsdailydouble.com/song_revenue_chartI will add a photo of part of the list if I can get fuckitbucket to quit being an ass. Ughhhhh!
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