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Post by jesslala on Aug 31, 2011 13:01:34 GMT -5
I was at the Kradison concert and it was positively electric in that room when Adam was on stage. I've seen Adam perform live 8 times and this concert remains my all-time favorite. He was raw and loose and was having so much fun performing. GNT was great but the energy was completely different. My videos from that night (and some of the other concerts) are on my Youtube channel at: bit.ly/r6WT75I'm a little late responding about this but I can't wait for a revival of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway--I'll be the first in line to buy my ticket. I saw the original Broadway production and it blew me away. Adam would be perfect as Judas but I would give anything to hear him sing Gethsemane (I Only Want to Know). I wore out two vinyl copies of the soundtrack of this show. BTW, when Adam sings, especially live, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. That's all it took for me to become totally hooked. Adam said he wanted to play Judas In JCS, but I'd also like to hear his version of Gethsemane. This is my fav until Adam does it: WOW!!! I still have a soft spot for the Jeff Fenholt version but that was absolutely incredible. I'm in tears here! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 13:02:41 GMT -5
All my family acknowledges that Adam is an outstanding singer but I don't think they will ever be true fans. They treat my obsession with eyerolls to the point that I only play Adam music when I am alone. My husband wouldn't even listen to OOL as he thinks Adam is boring.  Both my daughters listened to it once and really liked it but I don't think they've listened to it again. I have to hear Sleepwalker, Soaked, OOL and WLL San Francisco or Foxwoods every day. I've never been a fan of any artist before and pretty much gave up listening to new music in the 90's as songs just weren't what they used to be. Then I heard Adam sing on idol and I found I just could not wait to hear what he would do next. I went on to youtube and looked up every pre idol performance and couldn't believe how good he was and yet undiscovered. It was like God said; 'Let me make the perfect rock star' and Adam appeared on earth. When comparing Adam with any singer who can sing on pitch; their voice is like listening to a $5 AM transistor radio while Adams is Bose speakers. Through Adam and this website I have a new interest in all types of music and have discovered other artists I enjoy and feel I have been given the greatest gift. |
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Post by 4Ms on Aug 31, 2011 13:11:32 GMT -5
Adam said he wanted to play Judas In JCS, but I'd also like to hear his version of Gethsemane. This is my fav until Adam does it: No words 4MSRMYN.... unbelievable.... I was part of the backstage production of Superstar, years ago, and it is interesting that it is the only show that I am aware of that comes with no staging/set directions. Completely up to the director.... I've watched other Steve Balsamo performances of this song, but none so far affect me the way this one does. I've never seen JCS live and barely remember the movie. I don't remember Adam actually saying he wanted to perform on Broadway, but I can't help thinking that little boy actor would still love to star in a real live Broadway in New York musical. |
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Post by cassie on Aug 31, 2011 13:18:17 GMT -5
About Adam's vocal range. Yes, y'all have quoted me fairly accurately, thanks. I do emphasize "usable" range more than literal range. I have heard some demonstrations of 3 octave or 4 octave ranges but the bottom is nothing but vocal fry, or barely there with no power or resonance. Not something that one could sustain or sing a lyric on. The upper limits they demonstrate may be something like whistle register, which is a freaky thing, but not normally used in a song, and not a note that can be shaped, articulated with a word, made louder or softer, colored with vibrato or not.... If the singer cannot comfortably and reliably use it in a performance, I don't really care how high or low it is. As Adam says, "But, does it sound cool?"
I have heard just about every recording of Adam on YT, and he sounds "cool" on notes from C3 (the C below middle C) to A5 (an octave and a half above middle C). He has brushed a Bb2 and a Bb5 which would make it three octaves, but, until I hear him use that consistently and show control and resonance on it, I don't include it in his "usable" range.
Other experts claim to have heard down to a G#2 but I have never heard it, even when they quote a passage. They also seem to include his speaking voice, but, again, is that "usable?"
As far as professional opera singers, they routinely demonstrate a 2 octave range, and sometimes 2.5. I don't doubt they can reach lower and higher than that, and Angelina says it is not uncommon to have a 3 octave range. Again, tho', that is not what they are normally using in their performances. For most of the population, tho, they are happy to have 2 octaves.
Can Adam actually sing all the notes on a guitar? I have no idea. He has an incredible flexibility and range, to be sure, so Rob may have been speaking literally. But he may have been speaking more in terms of what he thought his audience could understand, metaphorically. In any case, the range that Adam routinely accesses and uses in recording and performance is extraordinary in the pop/rock field. And it all sounds very "cool."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 13:18:39 GMT -5
Adam said he wanted to play Judas In JCS, but I'd also like to hear his version of Gethsemane. This is my fav until Adam does it: OMG! I saw JCS in London in the end of 1990's, I think it was 1997 or 1998 and Steve Balsamo was in the role of Jesus there. The whole production was unbelievable! They had a studio version CD for sale of the whole performance, and I bought it and I still listen to it quite often. It is amazing! They were all good but Balsamo is my favorite of the those performes. I can't believe I haven't thought of trying to find these performances in YT... :  |
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Post by melliemom on Aug 31, 2011 13:23:25 GMT -5
I saw JCS in a church in NYC ,before it opened on Broadway,in 1971.It's
still one of my favorite musicals,Adam would be so perfect for the role of
Judas.
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Post by melliemom on Aug 31, 2011 13:38:21 GMT -5
Isn't it amazing how much hate these lovers of Jesus can generate.What would these bigots do if Jesus ever did come back and professed his love for all living things. We can only imagine how his acceptance of all and his loving nature would be received. |
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Post by gelly14 on Aug 31, 2011 13:41:26 GMT -5
Re : JCS . For me , no one like Ted Neely. No one. Even at this age.
This is a performance from 2010.
67 YEARS OLD. He still gives me chills.
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Post by 4Ms on Aug 31, 2011 13:57:16 GMT -5
Re : JCS . For me , no one like Ted Neely. No one. Even at this age. This is a performance from 2010. 67 YEARS OLD. He still gives me chills. It's amazing that he is still performing in JCS, but this version doesn't do it for me. Perhaps we all hear with our hearts. |
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Post by rabbitrabbit on Aug 31, 2011 13:59:53 GMT -5
On a break, drive-by posting again. Sorry if this has already been posted, but I can't believe there was an interview (or part of one) I missed. And, of course, it's good. Words, Adam, more words. (AND NEW MUSIC ASAP!) from robininnyWow! Never saw this awesome interview b4. @adamlambert w/ Brian Douglas at Kentucky Center for Performing Arts youtu.be/bwq6A3JxRU0NOTE: This portion was only uploaded a month ago. Thanks for sharing! Heh, it's kinda perfect because Adam himself is reiterating the points noangel and others made about why pop offers much more artistically to him than theatre (also applies to opera and light opera). 1:45 glamnation vs. theatre talks about being able to put an acoustic, stripped down section among more theatrical elements. "I'm calling the shots artistically which is really exciting, and those years of experience have really prepared me to call the shots artistically..."
"But also, It's really nice to be onstage as MYSELF and not as another character. I mean I definitely have moments onstage where I'm exaggerated version of myself, where I become a caricature of part of myself, but it's all me, so I think that that's really exciting.
It's just, being me and being free to kind of you know impulsively do whatever I want on stage as it's coming as opposed to something being scripted and staged and choreographed."
----------------------------------------- and he really underlines gelly's point about the importance of a wild and crazy (GA helps) audience to feed off of energetically. 3:15 talking about what the crowd will be like as the number one thing that he wonders about at the beginning every show. "and they really do dictate the intensity of the show in many ways, I feel like (it does affect you? - interviewer) oh yeah, I mean I watch, I'm looking out there. I can't just stare up at a light and sing, I want to play off of the people in front of me and so I'll look at people out in the crowd and it will make a difference.
If they're losing it I go crazy, if they're not losing it, I'm like, alright, we're cool, we're cool, I'm still gonna give you your show, it's all good. But like if they pour a bunch of energy up onto you then you give it right back, like a mirror. "
I just find it very telling that at the beginning of a show he's not necessarily thinking about "how will it sound, how will the acoustics be" but rather, "will the crowd be into it, will they be filming or dancing and singing along?" - he wants primarily to entertain, and no one has as much power, scope, flexibility, and funding as a pop star to put on a show. |
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