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Post by SusieFierce on Nov 29, 2011 15:26:03 GMT -5
I'm torn about Adam singing at the Olympics -- his album campaign will be in full swing. Now, if Queen were to back him on one of his songs, that might work. Although, how can you not want to hear "We Are the Champions" at the Olympics? I don't know. Adam's style is so different then Queen's style. It really doesn't represent what he does. Regardless of what song Adam might do at the Olympics, he would impress people with his voice. And those people would probably go out and buy his music. There might be a few who would be disappointed because the music wasn't what they were expecting, but overall I think there would be a net gain of new fans. A worldwide platform would be a major win for Adam, IMO. EXXXACTLY. Adam's album will have been out for likely four months; he will have been doing promo. If any one of the billions who see a performance says, "Who's that?" Which we KNOW happened with the EMAs, they can do a quick Google search or anything and "Trespassing" will be everywhere at that point. Sorry, Q3, you cannot convince me there is a downside to this. And I strenuously disagree with the nationalism will be so absolute that they cannot abide A SINGLE PERFORMER from a different country. Nationalism is the intention, but it is not absolute. The British press is well aware of the issues Queen has had finding a suitable lead singer for 20 YEARS. Everyone who has ever heard of Queen and Freddie Mercury know damned good and well that they have searched for two decades for a singer that can do their songs justice. I'm sure the very first question asked when negotiations were open for Queen to perform is, "Who is going to sing lead?" I would bank that Paul and Brian immediately discussed it and would never commit if they didn't have some plan in place. Are they going to just hang out for four months, the say, "Well, we've only found one kickass performer in the past 20 years and he's currently at his prime and promoting the hell out of his new music, ya think he might want to lend us a vocal cord so he can generate even MORE buzz for his own stuff?" Nah, let's go ahead and hang out and maybe someone will turn up in the next couple of weeks ... let's go over hill and over dell to each British burg and audition every chorus boy in hopes that we finds another voice in one hundred million ... in the next couple of weeks. We've got time ... They need/want iconic British acts. But they are also under tremendous pressure to have a KILLER show. Beijing was insane. AND not all performers were Chinese (Sarah Brightman ...) |
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Post by gelly14 on Nov 29, 2011 15:29:55 GMT -5
www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/11/glambert/Joe Zee gives Adam Lambert a style upgrade November 28, 2011 Joe Zee is back and on this season of ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE he’s not only helping struggling designers. He’s also helping celebs looking for a style upgrade. American Idol alum, and bonafide pop superstar, Adam Lambert knew it was time to bring his wardrobe from trashy-tacky to fashion forward. more... I don't know how they got from Adam saying, "campy/theatrical ... maybe even a little tacky on purpose" to trashy-tacky but I think they missed the point. Also, I will be interested to see that jacket designed for him on the big screen because right now I am not a big fan of the black satin under the arm situation. We'll see. I agree about what you said for "tacky" and about the jacket. I don't see Adam wearing that, maybe he will change it somehow. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2011 15:32:23 GMT -5
I am an author, of two books. People these days do not want to pay for content. At all. My first book, which came out in 2006, sold quite well and we had three (modest) printings. My second book, which came out in 2010, has sold a fraction of the first printing, for various reasons, but not least because people have stopped buying hard copy books, especially as of January of this year. There must have been a critical mass of Kindles sold as Christmas presents.
I have spoken with people who run used book stores who say the bottom has fallen out even of the used book market. One said, "I cannot sell a book at any price." Not even a dollar.
My books are $20 retail and $5 for an e-book. I would love for the print books to be cheaper but they can't be. As it is I lose money on single copy sales.
The e-books sell decently. I have no doubt they would not sell at all if there were a free alternative. I doubt I will ever do a print book again, and the economics of doing a book at all are dubious. Years of work to earn a few pennies a download ... it's the reality of being a "content provider" today, but so far I don't know how it's going to work. Being a writer is a labor of love anyway, but even love has its limits.
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Post by SusieFierce on Nov 29, 2011 15:32:56 GMT -5
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Post by evergreen on Nov 29, 2011 15:34:00 GMT -5
Just from this discussion here today (marriage plans/sex music/tacky-trashy), it's obvious that the more publicity Adam gets, the thicker his skin will need to be. Words and meanings will be mangled intentionally or unintentionally.
I believe (hope) he's ready to handle it all; it might be harder for *us* who care so much about him to keep our cool! Storm, indeed...
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Post by gelly14 on Nov 29, 2011 15:36:33 GMT -5
SusieFierceITA to your whole post!!!!! We had Björk 
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Post by justkaren on Nov 29, 2011 15:39:33 GMT -5
Aralid, I also appreciate your honesty, which brought the issue forward for discussion. It is interesting to hear all sides of this. My age is obviously showing in my take on the free downloading issue ... I come from a time when we did without if we couldn't afford something ... but I'm not totally stuck in the past and willingly embrace new technologies. And I really hope there is a solution to this problem that is fair to both the artists and the fans.
I will say that I'm not happy with the current situation where artists have to make their money touring, but the ticket brokers are making more than the musicians by scalping the public ... so while recorded music has become virtually free, live music costs an arm and a leg ...
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Post by aralid on Nov 29, 2011 15:40:43 GMT -5
Aralid, thanks for your honesty and your perspective. No judgment. There are many confusing aspects to the discussion of free downloading. peace&love Thank you. It is really a tough theme. And with my post above I didn't meant, that I believe that someone here do like me or something like that. Sorry if it sounded that way. I just wanted to say that I'm now more free to express my opinion. We all don't have to have the same opinion to get along, we are discussing and it would have been a really boring discussion if everyone would have the same opinion, right? |
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Post by SusieFierce on Nov 29, 2011 15:41:03 GMT -5
SusieFierceITA to your whole post!!!!! We had Björk Charlotte Church performed in Salt Lake City too. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2011 15:47:24 GMT -5
I'm torn about Adam singing at the Olympics -- his album campaign will be in full swing. Now, if Queen were to back him on one of his songs, that might work. Although, how can you not want to hear "We Are the Champions" at the Olympics? I don't know. Adam's style is so different then Queen's style. It really doesn't represent what he does. It's not supposed to represent what Adam does. It's a collaboration with Queen. Just like Gaga and Tony Bennet do not represent what Gaga does. ETA: Just caught up and read your post, susie! Love it!!  |
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