People's thoughts on the US Tour.

Its so good they are keeping the music alive and iam pleased they are continuing to perform Which is the most important thing. They sound good,they get the crowd going and are performing also to a new generation of audience or to a crowd like myself who were just a little bit young back in the day who would have loved to have seen Queen. The nearest thing I get is the Wembley DVD which ive seen about 8 times already in 2014.
I just hope I do get to see them before they retire. My other favourite Band Pink Floyd performed at Earls Court in 94. I didnt go as I couldnt afford it so I promised myself id go to their next tour. Unfortunately they never toured again. I dont wanna make that mistake with Queen.

I was almost 5 years old the last time Queen toured so I have no idea what that was, other than what I've seen in documentaries which happen to be "Queen Documentaries" so they are biased.

Having said that, let me go on a limb and play Devil's Advocate here...
What do you think must have been a bigger deal for public in general (and also Queen fans in particular)...?
(a) Queen announcing their -say- 1980 tour when they had been touring every year for the last 12 years?
(b) Brian and Roger announcing their first proper tour in 19 years.

While I'm too young to remember the former, I remember perfectly when the latter. I believe it was December 10th, 2004, I was on the Electronics Lab at my University and I checked Brian's Soapbox (in between clases!). Apparently they had mentioned the tour in a German show (Wetten Das?, I think) and I remember being very excited.

[QUOTE] [b]ANAGRAMER wrote:[/b]

The second part of your question is intriguing: Do fans feel the same excitement as they would if Freddie was singing?
I fear the answer is no but I would think that the actual show in terms of production would be much the same

Being in the position of having seen Queen with Freddie in '79, '82 (twice,) and '86, there was a tangible and genuine excitement at these concerts which only a genuine 'star' for want of a better word, can generate. Seeing Freddie live was an EVENT!
I don't think I need elaborate on his talents on stage however, having the 82 shows at close hand, the guy's stage presence was overwhelming. When he was onstage, he performed for every second of every show, remarkable charisma and stamina. His sense of humour and awareness of how ridiculous and preposterous live rock music can be only endeared him, even to die-hard metal-heads
That is something irreplaceable, the lack of which, I'm afraid, was apparent on the QPR tours[/QUOTE]
^ This.
Very well said.

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[QUOTE] [b]barnsleybob wrote:[/b]

I didn't see it no. I'll try and look for it. yeah I agree they have a lot to fit in and would need to be spread over a longer period, but there are a lot of US dates,24 in total compared to 0 in europe. Or there maybe a break of a year or so then do one for europe perhaps.[/QUOTE]

Here's what I posted last Saturday on the QAL 2014 Summer Tour thread:

"OH MY GOD:

This is trending on twitter right now--
#MoreQueenAdamLambertDatesWorldWide
and the countries this is being tweeted from include Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Armenia, Holland, Norway, South America, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK, Uruguay, Portugal, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Chile, Russia, Ukrania, Romania, Belgium, Turkey, Bulgaria"
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That is 3 copy and paste jobs of the same post in about 48 hours. Twice here, once on QOL, and the OMG on Amazon. Do you realise how this comes across as spamming?
Trending on twitter, big deal.

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[b]Wiley wrote: [/b] I was almost 5 years old the last time Queen toured so I have no idea what that was, other than what I've seen in documentaries which happen to be "Queen Documentaries" so they are biased.

Having said that, let me go on a limb and play Devil's Advocate here...
What do you think must have been a bigger deal for public in general (and also Queen fans in particular)...?
(a) Queen announcing their -say- 1980 tour when they had been touring every year for the last 12 years?
(b) Brian and Roger announcing their first proper tour in 19 years.

While I'm too young to remember the former, I remember perfectly when the latter. I believe it was December 10th, 2004, I was on the Electronics Lab at my University and I checked Brian's Soapbox (in between clases!). Apparently they had mentioned the tour in a German show (Wetten Das?, I think) and I remember being very excited.[/QUOTE]

B because of the basic law of economics: Scarcity makes things more valuable.  Live Queen performances have been (relatively) scarce since Freddie's passing, and they'll grow scarcer yet as the decade passes.  Recorded music can last forever, but live performances are not a renewable resource.  I think Occam's Razer also makes B the correct answer, but that's probably because it leads directly to the scarcity argument, as well.

Found this website with a pretty comprehensive listing of all of the Queen concerts going back to 1970:

http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen.html

I was too busy in the '70's with two little babies to even think about attending rock concerts when the original Queen band was touring in the U.S.

I think it'll be a nice farewell tour. Hopefully it will feel fresh and not like THE BEST QUEEN TRIBUTE BAND EVER ....



And I'm sure they're going to slip in some rarities.

I think we'll hear IT'S LATE .....

Oh never mind.....

Roger's drumming forum on the other page. .....


Hmm.


I'm looking forward to attending. Hopefully there will be some great surprises and Brian will continue to sing the classics LOML, 39 and hopefully return his LAST HORIZON/BIJOU solo to the set.

I think that the whole comparison between Queen + now, and the real Queen is not really valid. Having been lucky enough to have seen them in Sydney 76, London 84 (3 times) and Sydney 85 (2 times) there is nothing to match the energy and unique chemistry between the four originals. Having then seen Brian solo in the Another World tour, whilst I was excited it was very low key but still enjoyable. Are they comparable? No way. If the Quen & Adam tour came to the land of Oz, I would probably take my kids and go just to see Bri and Rog. I'd enjoy the spectacle and the songs, but it would not and could never be comparable. The sight of Freddie in his red and white candy-striped hot pants, the smoke and lights, Brian moving side to side on the stage during the guitar solo, the spotlight on John during the bass runs in Liar and Sweet Lady, Roger's manic drumming and screams... after 38 years, these are still vidid memories that brought wonderment and sheer enjoyment to you a young boy of 15.

What they are doing now is enjoying what they do as musicians, keeping Queen music alive, and making a mint if they are lucky. You either take it or leave it really.

Cheers

This is a bit off topic for this thread, but I'm posting this video from August, 2012 when Adam performed in Sydney, Australia at a Take 40 Live Lounge event. It's kind of a jam session where he sings with a jazz vibe and also talks about the surreal experience of singing with Queen earlier that summer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJt-v5ButD4#t=27

Reading all these great and respectful posts, makes me so grateful and appreciative that I was lucky enough to see the original Queen 7 times.

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[b]master marathon runner wrote: [/b] Reading all these great and respectful posts, makes me so grateful and appreciative that I was lucky enough to see the original Queen 7 times.[/QUOTE]

You are so lucky!  That must have been amazing!

[QUOTE] [b]SweetCaroline wrote:[/b]

Found this website with a pretty comprehensive listing of all of the Queen concerts going back to 1970:

http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen.html

I was too busy in the '70's with two little babies to even think about attending rock concerts when the original Queen band was touring in the U.S.

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that is a pretty cool and useful site I must say.....

I was 5 years old when they played their last US concert with Freddie, so I am happy for any chance to see em now....it was a good thing for me, tho, that they joined forces with one singer who was ALWAYS one of my favorites (Paul), and then one who I am quickly gaining appreciation for.....(I listen to that 'Still Rock In Hammersmith' bootleg all the time!)

Out of curiousity, Caroline......are you closer to Detroit or Chicago? just wonderin....

one further thought that just came to me.......I distinctly remember reading some article in the lead up to the Queen + Paul collaboration...., I think in a guitar magazine, where Brian was saying they had serious thoughts about doing a tour or something with Robbie Williams but ultimately decided against it cus they thought something like..........uh, I forget exactly how Brian worded it....but something to the effect of that Robbie's fans were a totally different crowd from Queen fans...........now couldn't the same thing be said about Queen and Adam?? The cynical side of me thinks maybe the ticket sales for the Q+PR tour weren;t quite as good as Brian and Roger wanted, so they decided to try to bring in some younger fans?? Or a different kind of fan............

Not that I am complaining for one minute about their choice.....:)

Dang, long post....................

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[QUOTE] [b]SweetCaroline wrote:[/b]

Found this website with a pretty comprehensive listing of all of the Queen concerts going back to 1970:

http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen.html

I was too busy in the '70's with two little babies to even think about attending rock concerts when the original Queen band was touring in the U.S.

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that is a pretty cool and useful site I must say.....

I was 5 years old when they played their last US concert with Freddie, so I am happy for any chance to see em now....it was a good thing for me, tho, that they joined forces with one singer who was ALWAYS one of my favorites (Paul), and then one who I am quickly gaining appreciation for.....(I listen to that 'Still Rock In Hammersmith' bootleg all the time!)

Out of curiousity, Caroline......are you closer to Detroit or Chicago? just wonderin....

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Hi! I'm closer to Detroit, but it's still about a 3-hour drive. Just found out that a friend from Toledo is going to Auburn Hills and sitting in Section D.

I haven't heard anything about the "Still Rock in Hammersmith" bootleg. Is that a compilation of all of the three Hammersmith shows or of one particular show?

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[b]The King Of Rhye wrote: [/b] one further thought that just came to me.......I distinctly remember reading some article in the lead up to the Queen + Paul collaboration...., I think in a guitar magazine, where Brian was saying they had serious thoughts about doing a tour or something with Robbie Williams but ultimately decided against it cus they thought something like..........uh, I forget exactly how Brian worded it....but something to the effect of that Robbie's fans were a totally different crowd from Queen fans...........now couldn't the same thing be said about Queen and Adam?? The cynical side of me thinks maybe the ticket sales for the Q+PR tour weren;t quite as good as Brian and Roger wanted, so they decided to try to bring in some younger fans?? Or a different kind of fan............

Not that I am complaining for one minute about their choice.....:)

Dang, long post....................[/QUOTE]

I don't know who Robbie Williams audience is, but I think Brian is probably thinking about genre interest.  Adam's fans off of American Idol (in the US) are older because that's the demo of American Idol now.  However unlike a lot of AI alums, he's broken out of the AI bubble very well, and esp. due to his appearances on Pretty Little Liars and Glee, has become exposed to a much younger demo.  That's in the US - outside of the US, where he has a very healthy fanbase in many other countries, his fans skew much, much younger.  I think Adam's AI fans and Queen's fans share a similar demo in terms of age and genre interest, and Adam's out of the AI bubble and international fans bring a new generation of listeners to the mix - where genre is going to be important, but so is generational continuity.  It's going to be a very interesting mix of concert goers, I think.