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Post by svca on Apr 18, 2023 14:08:15 GMT -5
Adam never „joined“ Queen. He’s their hired frontman for concerts. When you look at the Queen media, you will always read „Queen is Brian, Freddie, John and Roger.“ As for Adam’s career: He only really started this collaboration after the release of Trespassing. He hadn’t been able to do a real tour of that album, so his career hadn’t been on the way up - quite the contrary. QAL was Adam’s lucky jackpot. It gave him the financial freedom to do whatever he likes in the future and a life that he probably never ever even dreamt of. Without QAL Adam would probably be singing musicals on Broadway by now. Agree with this. Brian and Roger did the kind of publicity for Adam that he never got from his label(s). They praised and still praise his talent endlessly. And yes, he has the financial freedom to do what he wants on his own. I'm sure he's eternally grateful. Your assessment may sound a bit harsh, but like Lurleene likes to remind us, radio pretty much refuses to play his music, so I have a difficult time envisioning mega stardom for Adam when the music business prefers to ignore him. Yes, they acknowledge he's talented, but they're too busy drooling over "personalities", not necessarily the talents. |
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Post by lurleene on Apr 18, 2023 14:25:15 GMT -5
I think Adam made absolutely the right decision to join Queen...I seriously doubt he would have had a solo career that could equal being the frontman for Queen. I actually saw that tweet and thought "what???" Thought the guy was being sarcastic actually. I agree. Becoming the frontman for Queen was of great benefit to Adam and also a great benefit for Brian and Roger. It was not a one way street where only Adam gained something from the collaboration. He brought a lot to the table, lol. And remember he had a higher net worth than any other male Idols before he joined Queen. Then his finances really exploded with QAL. But QAL is also in addition to his solo career. Even if he was not the frontman for Queen, it was unlikely he was going to get massive radio play and exposure in the US because he didn't have labels that really pushed. After the guy who headed RCA (he really believed in Adam) left after his first album, he struggled with support from the new regime. Weiss and his radio team really did fight to get Adam on the radio and his entire team was let go when he left. After he left, he went to another label and put Frank Ocean on the map with money and support. Frank said he was struggling before Weiss came to head his label. I sometimes think things would have been different if Weiss could have taken Adam with him. Water under the bridge. HA. Adam has been playing pretty much the same size solo venues in the US and abroad that he always played. Without QAL, I doubt his solo tours would be any different. He would be putting out solo music, as he does, and touring in midsize and a few larger venues. He would likely also still be in demand for acting, animation, and judging opportunities separate from QAL as he does now. He has a diverse career. QAL was a major deal for him but he found solo opportunities that person should not so easily dismiss. |
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Post by nightowl on Apr 18, 2023 14:58:51 GMT -5
Adam has been playing pretty much the same size solo venues in the US and abroad that he always played. Without QAL, I doubt his solo tours would be any different. He would be putting out solo music, as he does, and touring in midsize and a few larger venues. He would likely also still be in demand for acting, animation, and judging opportunities separate from QAL as he does now. He has a diverse career. QAL was a major deal for him but he found opportunities separate from QAL that can't be easily dismissed. Yes, he has always played similar sizes of venues. But it’s also true, that the number of concerts he played in the US has gone down by a lot. Glam Nation had been 81 concerts in North America. There was no real tour of Trespassing, so I skip to The Original High Tour. There Adam only played 23 concerts in North America. And he already had been the frontman of Queen for a big US tour at that time. I‘m sure Adam would have always found work as a singer, but without QAL I don’t think, he would still work on an international level. The US music industry mostly ignored and still ignores his work. He isn’t on the radio and that would have broken is neck (career). US singers without success in their own country also don’t stand a chance on radio abroad. Adam is still relevant after 14 years, because he has been working as Queen‘s frontman. His solo career has always been there and visible for his fans. And now he and his team are working hard to build a basis for a successful solo career after QAL. And they’re doing it by focusing on the UK as a second (or even first) basis with a British label. I hope, it will work out! 🤞 |
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Post by lurleene on Apr 18, 2023 15:37:21 GMT -5
Adam has been playing pretty much the same size solo venues in the US and abroad that he always played. Without QAL, I doubt his solo tours would be any different. He would be putting out solo music, as he does, and touring in midsize and a few larger venues. He would likely also still be in demand for acting, animation, and judging opportunities separate from QAL as he does now. He has a diverse career. QAL was a major deal for him but he found opportunities separate from QAL that can't be easily dismissed. Yes, he has always played similar sizes of venues. But it’s also true, that the number of concerts he played in the US has gone down by a lot. Glam Nation had been 81 concerts in North America. There was no real tour of Trespassing, so I skip to The Original High Tour. There Adam only played 23 concerts in North America. And he already had been the frontman of Queen for a big US tour at that time. I‘m sure Adam would have always found work as a singer, but without QAL I don’t think, he would still work on an international level. The US music industry mostly ignored and still ignores his work. He isn’t on the radio and that would have broken is neck (career). US singers without success in their own country also don’t stand a chance on radio abroad. Adam is still relevant after 14 years, because he has been working as Queen‘s frontman. His solo career has always been there and visible for his fans. And now he and his team are working hard to build a basis for a successful solo career after QAL. And they’re doing it by focusing on the UK as a second (or even first) basis with a British label. I hope, it will work out! 🤞 True. But things change. Adam has branched out in other areas than what he did when he did Glamnation. Without the radio play, it was smart for him not to stick to only what worked in the beginning. No doubt QAL have been great for him, Brian and Roger but he has been known internationally since the beginning of his career. I'm not going to presume to know that without QAL (which has been wonderful for his career) that all other solo opportunities would have dried up for him. But he has had to balance both, adjust and continue to work at both for as long as it lasts. So that is a good thing along with pursuing other opportunities that are of interest to him. He has never been off the radar, radio or not, so we can hope that continues for him even after QAL (different tho not on the same level). |
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Post by pi on Apr 18, 2023 16:59:41 GMT -5
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