Adam Lambert is gonna ruin Queen legacy??

david (galashiels) wrote:

right my turn....i have to say i am still undecided about adam lambert.....but saying that i have got my ticket for glasgow(£77+booking fee)...now i am willing to give the guy a chance...and yes i dont think he fits some of queens heavy records,,,but melodicaly he is good....i am not going to get in a discusion about technicks etc because i dont understand the various tones of a singer.he either can or cant sing a song....BUT both my boys said they wont go because they dont like him...wheras on the other hand many people from my work and private life(mostley female)say he has a stunning voice which is fair enough.he attracts more female than male followers,because his style is more pop than rock...and why am i going to see them,,,well as a queen fan i must admit i will buy or listen to most queen stuff,and the chance to see bri/rog for another time pleases me.....as long as the guy sings in tune and has good crowd interaction i dont mind....so for what could possibly be the last time because of there ages.i will be at the hydro glasgow singing along,,,as will many thousands of others...can i just point out.......ITS ONLY A BLOODY RECORD,,people get so excited about these things........now sits back and waits for the shit to hit the fan lol..

Good for you, David! I have been following Adam for over 5 years and have never heard him sing anything out of tune--his own music or anyone else's, including the difficult Queen music. I guess some people think Queen music is easy to sing? Adam makes it look easy but it isn't. I saw him performing live in 2009, 3 times in 2010 and now 2 times in the spectacular Queen show in North America in 2014. Brian and Roger chose Adam to tour with them because they know he is NOT just a karaoke singer and they can depend on him to perform at (and even match) their high degree of excellence. I'm happy you will be experiencing this great collaboration in Glasgow.

One more observation. If Adam wasn't completely comfortable on that stage in this show, he wouldn't be moving around the way he does and switching that mic from hand to hand, dancing around and strutting with such confidence. Amateur singers hang onto the mic with one hand for dear life. Adam has been on the stage since age 10 and loves it. He will not disappoint because he is more than a singer; he is an entertainer!

someonewholikesadam wrote:

Mr. Mouth,

Why don't you put your money where your MOUTH is. Make a YouTube video of yourself (with your karaoke background) singing any one of these songs and we will compare and judge whether Adam is karaoke singer.

As much as I am not overly pleased with the mindless mudslinging toward anyone singing Queen songs who isn't Freddie, it just isn't fair to suggest that opinions on singers are reserved only for those who are also singers.

With this mentality, only a chef is allowed to say "I didn't like those kumquats," which of course is very silly.

Adam Lambert is shit full stop.
He has got no stage presence like Freddie, and his singing
voice is that of a west end star, plain and boring.
He does not play piano or write hits and basically not fit for Rock Music, but maybe west end productions like "Cats"
Please note, that no one at the Freddie Mercury tribute
could sing Queens music comfortably so Adam certainly has a massive problem.

gerry wrote: Adam Lambert is shit full stop.
He has got no stage presence like Freddie, and his singing
voice is that of a west end star, plain and boring.
He does not play piano or write hits and basically not fit for Rock Music, but maybe west end productions like "Cats"
Please note, that no one at the Freddie Mercury tribute
could sing Queens music comfortably so Adam certainly has a massive problem.

Why does Adam Lambert have to play piano, or write rock hits, just because he's filling the gap that is a missing VOCALIST. That's all he's required to do, seriously, get your mind straight.

As for the Tribute Concert, I don't take it that you've paid attention, as George Michael did a fantastic job with Somebody To Love.

Gerry, your behaviour and posts are childish, if you don't like it, just say "I don't like this", and be done with it, you don't have to write novels filled with misinformed statements and them calling them facts like "Lambert can't sing", because he can sing - if having Lambert singing Queen songs with Brian and Roger's approval and support doesn't suit you, then say so, and turn to other things.

I still hadn't decided what to think about Adam.

I mean when I first heard his voice on Queen songs, I thought he was horrible. His screeching or how should I call the weird high frequency noise he does from time to time like on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmdQXitDTA is painful.
I mean LITERALLY painful. It causes really serious pain to my ears and for me his voice during these "improvisations" is literally a torture. And I might be weird but I don't like people who torture me.

But on the other hand when he's NOT doing "that", but he's only singing, his voice is pretty good. I have recently seen a few minutes of the Japanese show and I must say that I really enjoyed it. Probably because he wasn't torturing me, but singing.

So I really don't know what to think. When he's SINGING, he's pretty good. The problem starts when he starts to do "his thing", that's when I want to drag him off the f***ing stage.

And no, I'm not one of the "nobody can replace Freddie" people, I mean I liked Paul Rodgers and most of the people on the Tribute Concert.

BTW this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVuuDeHDIoU is truly horrible :-( I just can't understand how can ANYBODY like it, I think the muslim terrorists should use this as a torture method

Everyone is welcome to their opinions, but not their facts. Adam is an accomplished vocalist/entertainer. Just because he and his music don't fit the cookie cutter pattern the radio execs want to be played on radio nowadays doesn't mean he doesn't have the talent needed for success. Here's a small sample of the phenomenal show Brian and Roger have put together for this tour:

Opening numbers in Toronto, July 28, 2014:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiW80PEBR3o

Compare AL with PR... AL would be my choise. Though i enjoyed my concerts with PR.

I do think they should adjust the tracklist a bit and use the musical voice of Adam. I rather hear him sing GOFLB then WWRY. I bet he can perform a damn good jealousy too.

I don't think that anyone would confuse the two distinct "Queens" - the first one with Freddie, Brian, Roger and John, and the second with Just Brian and Roger and whoever else happened to play with them. The fact that they perform under the same name is immaterial. Brian and Roger can't destroy the 'Freddie, Brian, Roger and John' legacy because they are no longer, 'Freddie, Brian, Roger and John'. Adam Lambert singing 'Freddie, Brian, Roger and John' Queen songs is just that: Adam Lambert singing. Not Queen, but Queen + Adam Lambert. Hence the name. He's a good singer, and Brian and Roger obviously enjoy playing with him, and why not? It's not the same musical act, so no. I don't think the legacy will be destroyed.

I think everyone should be appreciated for their unique, individual talents. Freddie is incomparable. Paul Rodgers is the idol of many rock singers. And Adam hasn't made his mark as strongly as Freddie and Paul have but he is still working on it. He had some strikes against him when he was younger, mostly because of being open about his sexuality. Gene Simmons of KISS advised him at the Idol finale to keep quiet about it, but Adam had already been out since age 18.

I wonder if they will add "I Was Born To Love You" to any of the UK/Europe shows as they did in Korea and Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1glMos64r0

No, Adam's not ruining the legacy.

If anything - the excellent turnout for the tour shows that having Adam on board may have enhanced the legacy in a way. At the Auburn Hills show, there were people in the lobby that said that they were buying Queen albums because of the show they saw (they went in as causal music fans)!

Hm.... his voice is okay - but ot for Queen. For me it's the same trash as they did with Paul Rodgers: It's not QUEEN anoymore!

I think that Brian and Roger possibly felt to young to quit when Freddie passed, but using still the name "Queen" was in my opinion for real fans the worst idea.

Everybody knew Brian May at that point of time, but they used the name Queen as it was a guarantee to fill stadiums. Adam has a better voice (in case of Queen songs) than Rodgers had (at least in my opinion), but it's at least as worse as Axl Rose singing for AC/DC

Magmadrag wrote: Hm.... his voice is okay - but ot for Queen. For me it's the same trash as they did with Paul Rodgers: It's not QUEEN anoymore!

I think that Brian and Roger possibly felt to young to quit when Freddie passed, but using still the name "Queen" was in my opinion for real fans the worst idea.

Everybody knew Brian May at that point of time, but they used the name Queen as it was a guarantee to fill stadiums. Adam has a better voice (in case of Queen songs) than Rodgers had (at least in my opinion), but it's at least as worse as Axl Rose singing for AC/DC

Which sounded awesome? Axl Rose did a great job helping out AC/DC.

Not this shit again, again.

People just need to get over the fact Queen (Queen+) has changed its line up like so many other bands. We as fans will either be ok with it or not. There really is no point moaning because you ain't going change anything. If you like what they're doing buy a ticket, if you don't like it don't spend your money. It's that simple.

As for Lambert ruining the bands legacy, rubbish! Their legacy is the albums they recorded and video/DVD's. Who ever they chose to work with after 1991 won't change what was done before that year.

What has a chance of ruining their legacy is Queen productions and their record company releasing dodgy remastered albums or poorly produced, mixed live produce. Because the true legacy of those things is in the songs and the way the band, at the time they were recorded, wanted them to sound..

yawn... more attention seeking by the poster it seems to me.

How about coming up with something new to rant about...
If you don't like it, who gives a damn, dont buy it