3.10.12 Nashville The River, more about new songs
Mar 10, 2012 13:21:53 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Mar 10, 2012 13:21:53 GMT -5
Mar 10, 2012 12:17:00 GMT -5 @mys*&@^#r50 said:
I agree! My viewpoint is that if they wanted an HAC song to reintroduce Adam back to the non stanning public, then why didn't they choose Chokehold. It is beautiful, showcases Adam's voice, and is very hookey! I also think it would have had a great chance of crossing over to CHR.
The simple reason is I believe that Chokehold was not finished. The song was not played for any media and the only reason we know anything about it was that Adam described it to Byron Cooke at the first media day. Plus I really think everyone is totally discounting Adam's own professed reason for picking BTIKM which makes perfect sense as an introduction to the concept of the album's duality. I can't think of any other song yet described that would serve to introduce the concept of the album as a whole. If you pay close attention all of the promo has been more geared toward introducing the album rather than pushing a particular single. BTIKM sets up the talking points of the album perfectly so that it gives Adam the opportunity to sell the album concept as a whole. Adam IS more of an album artist than most Pop stars are after all. The same was true during the FYE era as Adam always talked more about the album as a whole than he ever did about any particular single. Regardless of how BTIKM does on radio it has been the perfect vehicle to reintroduce Adam's vocal talent through these intimate performances and provide the perfect talking point for the album itself. As a PR vehicle for this project I think it has been perfect.
I agree there is some logic to picking BTIKM but Adam did not pick it as the lead single, RCA did. They wanted a safe song from proven hit makers. The dark-light album concept predates the selection of the single.
If Adam had picked a lead single, I think he would have picked a song that represents the album creatively and a song he co-wrote not a song where most of the money and royalties go to Claude Kelly and Dr. Luke. He seemed to be publicly campaigning for Cuckoo and Trespassing last Fall.
We do not know when Chokehold was finished do we? Just that it was not on the list of 6 preview tracks which included BTIKM, Cuckoo, Trespassing, OOL, Shady and Broken English.
In any case, if I think about the Atlanta performance as demos, it seems like Cuckoo is the big hit.
And I think the Bruno Mars track may be a potential big hit too.
Finally, Adam created a concept album but he wants pop hits. He said, "Wait till you hear the tracks. My mom sent me the YouTube videos. I listened to them, and you can't hear all the tracks we've been working so hard on, so that it gets on radio and turns into a big, worldwide hit." Link: content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2012/03/adam-lambert-no-talk-of-us-queen-dates/1#.T1ua7XmwXbA
So is he more or less an album oriented artist than other pop stars? I need to hear the album first but he has often talked about creating playlists vs. albums. So I think he understands that people control the music they want to listen to, the sequence, and the mix of artists.
