Queen at the EMAs

The appearance was just on. Shortened versions of The Show Must Go On, We Will Rock You and Champions.

The singer was a man dressed in black who I didn't recognise and wasn't introduced.

It was ok I guess. The show didn't feel 'live' and the sound and picture seemed fuzzy throughout.

Cheers.

The singer was Adam Lambert.  Right now his fans are going ape shit all over the internet about how he's the new Freddie.

Personally, I think his version of TSMGO was atrocious. Too much screaming, too much vibrato, no real emotion. It was terrible, and I am disappointed the band let him butcher the song.

Agreed - roger and Brian were good, Adam Lambert not so. I really wish Brian wouldn't get so swept up with thinking anyone who says they like Queen will always then be worth playing with. There are certainly better, and more suitable, vocalists out there. Paul Rodgers may have been a bit hit and miss, but at least he was 'credible'.

I think it was Spike on keys, but does anyone know who was on bass? (surprised not to see Jamie Moses).

Watched it a few times now and I must say that Adam Lambert is an INCREDIBLE singer! Whether you like his 'performance' or not, his singing ability cannot be denied. Anyone who say's that guy cant sing either doesn't have a clue about singing or is an arsehole.

Loved Brian's sound too, sounded like he was using a Boss CE-1 (though probably wasn't) like Montreal '81.

It's not that he can't sing, he over sings everything. If I had never heard TSMGO before, I might have thought it was a good performance, albeit too showy and over the top, but having heard Freddie's version, it sucked, because I only have that to compare it to, and it falls so flat in comparison, it doesn't even register as "good" to me.

Freddie's version IS over the top. I don't see the problem. Loved it.

Lambert clearly has the pipes--I don't think anybody will disagree with that, but I will say that just because you have a killer set of pipes--doesn't mean you can deliver killer versions of songs.

The WATC was good (much better than the Idol version), and the WWRY was fine--but TSMGO didn't sound as good as the other performances. I didn't like the over-vibrato and "scooping" on notes during that performance.

Brain and Roger were ok. About that TV guy, I heard him singing and screaming but he didn´t put any emotion into the songs. Queen deserves singers like Paul Rodgers or even Tom Chaplin.

cmsdrums wrote: Agreed - roger and Brian were good, Adam Lambert not so. I really wish Brian wouldn't get so swept up with thinking anyone who says they like Queen will always then be worth playing with. There are certainly better, and more suitable, vocalists out there. Paul Rodgers may have been a bit hit and miss, but at least he was 'credible'.

I think it was Spike on keys, but does anyone know who was on bass? (surprised not to see Jamie Moses).

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The Bassist was Neil Fairclough, who was the Bassist on Brian & Kerry's recent tour.

Fairyking, Freddie's version IS over the top, but it works because it makes you feel something, at least it makes me feel something. TSMGO conveys a lot of emotion and raw feeling, but I don't think Lambert showed any of that, and his version didn't make me feel anything. I'm not denying that he can sing, just that he did a shit job of covering TSMGO. Being able to hit the notes is only a part of delivering a performance.

I think the whole performance was atrocious. I was embarassed watching it.

Scofflaw wrote: Fairyking, Freddie's version IS over the top, but it works because it makes you feel something, at least it makes me feel something. TSMGO conveys a lot of emotion and raw feeling, but I don't think Lambert showed any of that, and his version didn't make me feel anything. I'm not denying that he can sing, just that he did a shit job of covering TSMGO. Being able to hit the notes is only a part of delivering a performance.

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And staying on pitch is another part of delivering a performance (which Lambert failed to do in some spots). Freddie wasn't perfect live (by any means), but his sense of pitch was quite excellent. Lambert's live pitch isn't his greatest strength.

Voice of Reason 2010 wrote: The singer was a man

Not really.

Lambert needs to show some restraint when singing Queen material. Brian did some interesting things with TSMGO solo, but the solo at the end of WWRY just didn't sound good to my ears. That bit requires a much cleaner tone.

Bad Seed wrote: Watched it a few times now and I must say that Adam Lambert is an INCREDIBLE singer! Whether you like his 'performance' or not, his singing ability cannot be denied. Anyone who say's that guy cant sing either doesn't have a clue about singing or is an arsehole.

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Funny that because I feel that anyone who DOES like his singing is an arsehole and should get THEIR hearing checked!
To be fair, I've only heard him perform Queen songs and he's f*****g awful.
What he's like with other stuff I have, being English and not American, no idea, but with what I've heard I don't want to hear anymore.