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Post by evergreen on Feb 25, 2012 11:44:01 GMT -5
Awesome post Q3, so much background I wasn't aware of vis a vis Adam/Queen. I kind of love Brian May to begin with, but the idea that someone with his rock pedigree and money and success would lose sleep over someone getting their feelings hurt on a reality show makes me heart him oh so much. Several posts here have referenced his blog, and though I haven't been there often, he seems to be a truly kind and fascinating person, interested in much more than music. I watched the 2hour documentary a couple months ago, and one of the things that I remember most was Brian talking about how disappointed his father was that Brian had wasted his education. It wasn't til his father attended a concert in NYC (Madison Square Garden, I think), where the music and audience were especially great, that his father said, "Now I get it." Brian wiped away tears as he told that story. Says a lot. |
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Post by noreaster on Feb 25, 2012 11:44:41 GMT -5
Awesome post Q3, so much background I wasn't aware of vis a vis Adam/Queen. I kind of love Brian May to begin with, but the idea that someone with his rock pedigree and money and success would lose sleep over someone getting their feelings hurt on a reality show makes me heart him oh so much. If Brian's hedgehog "Percy" doesn't make you all misty eyed, nothing will. OOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG.  What a lovely, lovely man. So gentle and kind. Move over on the famous-people-I-truly-love bench, Adam. You now have company. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2012 11:46:28 GMT -5
First thing to check is how they list request info on the website. If one of those methods is not listed then it probably is more questionable. If you use the methods they list on the website then at least it seems like you visited the site. Thanks. I looked on KBIG's website, but I couldn't find where their request info is. I do listen to the station online every day and I follow them on Twitter. I also tried texting, and I did get a response back from them. So, if I can't find the info, I'll just stick with texting and/or tweeting. I post the KBIG info here at least once a day :-/ Text to 31043 Or use their mediabase form mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KBIG-FMETA: If you prefer calling, here is the number: 866-544-6936 |
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Post by Q3 on Feb 25, 2012 11:47:14 GMT -5
Sure Idol producers may have wanted them for any number of reasons but IMO no way would Queen have associated with AI again with only Danny, Kris or Allison as the draw. Had to be Adam that overcame their enmity. When rumors of Queen first started surfacing most in the bubble were convinced it would never happen because Brian had sworn never to have anything to do with them again. I agree. Did Queen have anything of their own to promote at the time of the AI8 finale? If not, then I'd say the producers had to entice them with something pretty special. You can't convince me that Danny, Kris, or Allison would lure them onto the show. At whatever point Queen agreed, I'm guessing that the producers were certain the the final 2 would be Adam/someone. It may be as simple as Brian and Roger enjoy performing and Idol and X-Factor have big audiences. If they just did Idol, the assumption that Adam's involvement was motivating could make sense but they also did X-Factor UK. At the time they were in discussion with two major labels because they were leaving EMI which went private in 2007. They wanted to move to Sony or UMG (a label with worldwide distribution) for the reissue of the Queen music for the 40th anniversary. I can't find any reference by Brian or Roger that they knew who Adam was before the rehearsal. But no doubt they knew who he was after the rehearsal on May 20, 2009. |
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Post by butterfly on Feb 25, 2012 11:47:30 GMT -5
I have looked at a continuous period of "Queen Days Of Our Lives", EMA-video and finally video: adamdownunder.com/2012/02/24/if-t....#axzz1nPM. And I have a feeling that I'm on fire!  How on earth I will survive trough the performance in Knebworth. It will be a historic moment... I have to leave to cool. |
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Post by lynne on Feb 25, 2012 11:50:19 GMT -5
Toby is an attention whore. Ha, ha! I just sent him this. Poor Toby. He finally gets to get within a few miles of Adam and turns out Adam will be in Denver! LOL!  Pat Hþ@PattiHumReply
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Post by rihannsu on Feb 25, 2012 11:52:03 GMT -5
Sure Idol producers may have wanted them for any number of reasons but IMO no way would Queen have associated with AI again with only Danny, Kris or Allison as the draw. Had to be Adam that overcame their enmity. When rumors of Queen first started surfacing most in the bubble were convinced it would never happen because Brian had sworn never to have anything to do with them again. I have read this comment over the past few weeks but when/where did Brian May say this? What I recall is that the Idol producers showed footage that made it look like Brian was critical of Ace Young and Brian commented on that. But I do not recall anyone ever commenting about they would never be on Idol again. Here is what Brian May wrote in April 2006: Well, no - there was never a plan for us to perform on the AI show. We only wanted to do the coaching thing, (done at our sound-check in Anaheim), to give as much as we could to the participants ... ... not go into the TV studio and 'advertise' ourselves ... I'm happy about that decision.
We DID send a great supportive message to the kids, but really we're happy that this was private too ....
We all send our commiserations to Bucky ... we all liked him a LOT.
As regards 'low blows' - yes I do feel that the show delivers a lot of these, now I am able to see it at close range ... it's disturbing. Thanks for the supportive letters to me, folks ... I have indeed lost a bit of sleep over the whole thing ... but now it's time to move on .... Link: brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssbapr06a.htmlLaunch Radio Networks reports: Even though QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS were on "American Idol" this week, guitarist Brian May is no fan of the show. He said that footage the band shot with the contestants was manipulated to make it seem like he undercut Ace, who performed "We Will Rock You" on the show. The guitarist then laid out everything that happened between him and Ace, including how well they worked together, and how supportive he was of what Ace did with "We Will Rock You". To check out everything Brian May had to say, go to the "Soapbox" area on BrianMay.com. Link: legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=50987Another more detailed report: today.msnbc.msn.com/id/12355699/ns/today-entertainment/t/queen-guitarist-idol-misrepresented-me/#.T0kIB3mwXbBAfter the performance on Idol, on May 22, 2009, Brian posted this Rolling Stone report on his blog: After Adam Lambert’s killer performance with Queen on Wednesday night’s season finale of American Idol, rumors flew that he had already been offered a job singing with the band. That’s slightly premature, according to the band’s guitarist, Brian May.
“Amongst all that furor, there wasn’t really a quiet moment to talk,” May tells Rolling Stone in an e-mail interview. “But [drummer Roger Taylor] and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point. It’s not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn’t that easy. But I’d certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there.”
May, whose band recently ended a four-year-long partnership with singer Paul Rodgers, is comfortable with Idol as a launching point for the careers of rock singers.
“You’d have to define ‘legitimate’ first,” he writes. “The long-term answer has to be that, if you have enough talent and enough will to succeed, you will get there by whatever route presents itself. Once you have scaled the castle walls, with the sword in your hand, it matters little how you got there. I’ve not always been positive about shows like this, but there is no doubt that it offers a door to some real genuine talent along the way.”
“Both those boys are well worthy of big success,” May continues, in regard to Lambert and Idol winner Kris Allen. “So it’s pointless for someone like me to stand on the sidelines jeering. I’m confident Adam will make great use of this wonderful opportunity. I hope I’m there to see it.”Did Brian May even know who Adam was before the finale? Brian and Roger (Deacon retired in 1997) also were on the 2009 finale of X-Factor UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2srXOzDny54There were a few high profile Brian-Roger performances in 2009 -- as they started the promo for the upcoming re-release of the Queen catalog. I don't have references at hand but I remember lots of things being brought up when there were rumors surfacing about Queen. I believe I remember someone quoting a few interviews where Brian was asked if they'd do Idol again and he said NO. But again I don't have references only my spotty memory but these things were trotted out on Idol boards when the Queen rumors started. One reason the press was so eager to go with the Adam fronting Queen rumors after the finale was because I'm pretty sure they announced that they and Rogers were going their separate was just a week or two before the AI finale so the press was already speculating on possible future vocalists. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2012 11:52:20 GMT -5
Ha, ha! I just sent him this. Poor Toby. He finally gets to get within a few miles of Adam and turns out Adam will be in Denver! LOL! Pat Hþ@PattiHumReply
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@tkradio Pretty sure Adam is in Denver on Thursday doing radio promo hahahahaha.... I love you. IKR?! If he wants to meet Adam so badly then he can have him on his flippin radio show! : |
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Post by lynne on Feb 25, 2012 11:52:53 GMT -5
ITA -- now is the time to vote -- BTIKM has moved up to #29 on HAC and has a positive bullet. Not the mega hit we would all love to see but it is headed in the right direction. HAC 31 31 29 ADAM LAMBERT Better Than I Know M... 19/RCA 2011 spins 589 514 75 Stations playing 50 Aver spins per station 9.1 7.9 +1.2 +1 position +41 spins +38 Bullet +0.115 AI It was played by 50 monitored HAC stations in the past 7 days (up from 42). RCA has gotten stations to add the song. But fans are the ones getting it played. Well, this is great news. Top 30! Gotta say, though, I'm frustrated with KBIG in L.A. Would be great to get more spins in the #2 U.S. market. I've been texting or tweeting them every day, but I never hear BTIKM. I'm not going to give up requesting, but just wondering which is a more effective way to request: texting, tweeting or filling out the mediabase form? Or are they all equally effective? I text or tweet every day as well. |
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Post by Q3 on Feb 25, 2012 11:53:05 GMT -5
First thing to check is how they list request info on the website. If one of those methods is not listed then it probably is more questionable. If you use the methods they list on the website then at least it seems like you visited the site. Thanks. I looked on KBIG's website, but I couldn't find where their request info is. I do listen to the station online every day and I follow them on Twitter. I also tried texting, and I did get a response back from them. So, if I can't find the info, I'll just stick with texting and/or tweeting. Here is the link to their Mediabase request form: www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=kbig-fm----- The rumor that Adam is going to be on Idol is now all over the place because of Toby's tweets... toby knapp @tkradioi'm hoping I run into @adamlambert at #americanidol next week b/c we've got some thaaaaaaaaaangzzz to talk about...
and @krisallen, too... all positive, and good stuff and i want their perspective on some things...AmIdol ratings sucked last week (Down 38% from last year) so maybe they will have Kris and Adam do a sing off!! HA! Seriously...is there any other indication Adam will be at Idol next week? ETA: No matter what else you do -- also use Mediabase to request. More info here: adamtopia.com/index.cgi?board=strategy&action=display&thread=650 |
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