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Post by nica575 on May 1, 2012 8:09:53 GMT -5
...there are a ton of other VERY talented musicians, singers and arrangers involved in these performances. The background singers sound good because they are professionals who have had years upon years of training and also had experience singing for and touring with a Grammy winning artist. Adam is great at what he does, but he didn't walk in and suddenly make these two women, who have countless years of experience, "sound good". That seems dismissive to these two talented vocalists. I completely disagree with the part in bold One would expect that any LA professional would be technically proficient, dedicated to their craft, and skilled or they wouldn't still working in LA. Competition is FIERCE and I assume that anyone who is actually making a long-term career as a paid singer there is extremely talented. Its a given. Nothing dismissive in the slightest. However, the alchemy involved in bringing something from technically proficient to transcendent is different, and involves not only the folk in the back, but the leader out front. Think in the difference in live television performances when Lisa (the original keyboardist) was playing for Adam versus Ke$ha. Lisa is a fantastic musician (and IMO probably the best 'classic' player he's had - incredibly skilled pianist). But the difference in the two overall PERFORMANCES had to do with Adam and Ke$ha. There is absolutely no denying Lisa's skills. But she, herself, does not "make" a performance. She can potentially break it by performing badly, but as a supporting person cannot not "make" it. The person who does the final assembly and takes on the ultimate responsibility of bringing all the skilled pieces together to create the holistic whole is the one who "makes" a performance. And in an Adam Lambert performance, that person/leader is Adam Lambert. from a classical music lover perspective: Adam is the conductor of his orchestra. He IS the MAKER of the orchestra. Each member needs to be a master of their particular skill, but conductor is what makes an orchestra performance great or not so much. .. and boy he conducts! he conducts the sound techs, the ear monitors techs, the light people, and of course the musicians...we see that ALL THE TIME! I am sure he conducts many other people behind the scenes as well ... aka #HBIC |
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Post by anjalee on May 1, 2012 8:13:17 GMT -5
WOOHOOO!!!!!  Thank you! This is exactly what I have in mind right now ;D  yay! you Im madly jellus of course. |
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Post by nica575 on May 1, 2012 8:19:22 GMT -5
Ok, I've got my tickets and now I'm freaking out a little bit :D GREAT! So happy for you!   Do you have a link to the seating charts? I would love to see the layout...what is the capacity for the concerts? (I am sure its less than 40 k with the stage and such...) |
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Post by anjalee on May 1, 2012 8:30:07 GMT -5
Epiphany - just figured out a piece of the Adam puzzle for me (watching all the struggling pained screechers on The Voice oz tonight) from day 1 and no matter what he's singing there is a fearless effortless joy - like a kid going down hill on bicycle no hands... Weeeeeeeee. Sigh. so well drawn! |
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Post by cassie on May 1, 2012 8:31:22 GMT -5
Is anyone on the thread living in the Philadelphia area? If so, pls PM me. Thanks.
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Post by wal on May 1, 2012 8:33:08 GMT -5
mmyy9 @mmyy9 Adam's No Boundaries is included in this Korean compilation (2 CDs, NB is on Disc 02 titled "Life") bit.ly/IGSNcc (YesAsia) DISC02. LIFE 01. You Raise Me Up - Westlife(웨스트라이프) 02. Life For Rent - Dido(다이도) 03. The Voice Within - Christina Aguilera(크리스티나 아길레라) 04. No Boundaries - Adam Lambert(아담 램버트) 05. Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne(에이브릴 라빈) 06. We R Who We R - Ke$ha(케샤) 07. Don't Let Me Get Me - P!nk(핑크) 08. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield(나타샤 베딩필드) 09. One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks(조딘 스팍스) 10. You Gotta Be - Des'ree(데즈레) 11. Unpretty - TLC(티엘씨) 12. Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross(루더 밴드로스) 13. I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly(알 켈리) 14. Angel - Sarah McLachlan(사라 맥라클란) 15. Shawn Colvin (숀 콜빈) * Sunny Came Home 16. Five For Fighting (파이브 포 파이팅) * 100 Years 17. Eric Carmen (에릭 카멘) * All By Myself 18. Cyndi Lauper (신디 로퍼) * True Colors |
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Post by nonchallance on May 1, 2012 8:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by lifetraveler on May 1, 2012 8:40:58 GMT -5
Actually I completely understand where tigerlily is coming from. In organizational psychology this type of bias is called "the romance of leadership" - this idea that when a team does very well or very badly we as humans tend to over-estimate the impact of the team's leader on the team's performance (e.g. if a sports team is on a losing streak, the coach or the QB take most of the blame, even though there are very complex team dynamics going on that might have caused it).
That is not to say the leader - in this case Adam - is very important, because he IS of course. But IMO Cassie over-stated the importance that Adam has on his band's performance. These are still very talented musicians; not even Adam wouldn't be able to create an amazing performance if these people were not really talented in their own right. That's why selection is so important. That being said, of course Adam is the glue that holds everything together and takes it to the next level.
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Post by wal on May 1, 2012 8:47:29 GMT -5
Happy birthday adamantine!!
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Post by wal on May 1, 2012 8:56:56 GMT -5
Miles Tougeaux @milestougeaux
May Day! May Day!
(Haha, to me right now, "May" means there is only 15 more days until we get the album) :D
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