Seems like a good time to retell my story about how it's Adam Lambert that resparked my love of Queen, in a roundabout way. When I saw that American Idol performance I shot up in my chair in a darkened living room at the point that Adam touched Brian's shoulder and said, out loud to no one, "Get your hands off Brian May". I never connected with Lambert in any way because outside his undeniable ability to sing, he's a big fat fake. He's a musical theatre guy, and it shows. If his talent had been developed in some way other than his mom driving him to theatre class for 10 years in the back of a Suburban or whatever, we might be having a different conversation. But behind all the costuming and posturing and makeup and bullshit edginess, he's just a male version of Kerry Ellis. Which is to say he is a talented singer whose theatre schtick translates better to the pop/rock genre than most, but not near good enough to in any way get inside my rock and roll soul. It's one of those things where my head wants to make room for the validity of others' differing opinions, but my gut just can't believe people can't feel what I feel, or more precisely, don't feel.
Seriously spot on post, GratefulFan.
Also, if I may add, it looks better on Kerry Ellis. Adam Labmert looks like an Australian's nightmare.
Also, while Kerry's high notes merely put the survival of the family crystal in some doubt, Adams's sound disturbingly like atypically tuneful cat sex,
theherb wrote: That song soaked is a perfect example of how well he could fit the Brian May and Roger Taylor combination. Imagine Brian's guitar and Rogers drums on that track.
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Matt Bellamy wrote Soaked, so I don't see how that would be a good basis for them collaborating.
I don't have a problem with Adam Lambert, though. I like him and bought his album.
joesilvey wrote: as long as we're throwing out ridiculous hopes & dreams... i want Brian and Roger to work with Marc Martel
Yeah, bring Marc Martel on stage with the guys. He has an amazing voice and can do justice to the songs without trying to duplicate Freddie.
I´ve been a Queen fan since 1974 and counting and I like Adam Lambert too but I think that there will never be another singer as talented as Freddie was so may Queen be Queen and Adam as Adam is.
Adam Lambert has good stage presence. I would see them if they did that.
But do you guys know who would actually come close? And who would make us feel a little bit of what a Queen concert was? Gary Mullen... the guy from "One Night of Queen" who sings and moves like Freddie.
Of course, Freddie will never be replaced, but Gary could do a magnificent job in making us feel we're in a Queen concert.
Just go to their website and check out the audio files... tell me what you think :)
Ok I know he's an impersonator... but the point is, at least we could close our eyes and think we're in a Queen concert, since some of us will never know :(
