If Adam Lambert buggered off, who wold you like to see fronting Queen?

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[QUOTE] [b]gerry
well that entirely sums up Queen now!
Have you notice Queen have stopped all the massive lighting rigs and scaled it down to a bare minimum?
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Gerry are you blind. The production, including lighting is the biggest Queen have toured with since The Magic tour. The lighting rig is big, by any standards, A wall of lights either side of a central screen, plus over head and floor level lighting.

Incase you haven't noticed this is 2014 not the early 80's one Clay Paky or Varilite with colour changing filters will do the job of multiple Par cans with a single gel option. You don't need the same number of lights to gain the same colour coverage. Also modern lamps can often be multi functional a perform the job of flooding/ colour washing or being used as a spot. They are also multi directional which also means less lemmas to do the job.

When you know what your talking about, maybe more people will take note.[/QUOTE]

Exactly! Maybe Gerry needs to go to a show to see what a spectacular light rig they have now. It took my breath away. When the giant Q descends for The Seven Seas of Rhye and the iights are flashing everywhere, the audience is spellbound! I also love the lighting in between songs with just an outline of the "Q" and the walkway. Such a smart setup.

i have seen this lighting rig on you tube clips and to be honest not as impressive as Queens 1978 lighting rig the pizza oven.
but do not really know whats with the massive "Q" as they hardly have anything to represent it now do they?

sweetcaroline: You may well like Adam Lambert but Queens music and particularly freddies songs were tailored
around his own singing abilities, and not even Lambert can execute these properly.
Sure he has a strong voice maybe too sharp for some Queen songs but he certainly is not suitable for Queen.
i understand you like him and that is your choice, but he brings nothing exciting to Queens music after Freddie Mercury. If he is so good lets see how long he lasts after this Queen + crap fizzles out.
Queen are only keeping his head above water and he knows that.

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

i have seen this lighting rig on you tube clips and to be honest not as impressive as Queens 1978 lighting rig the pizza oven.
but do not really know whats with the massive "Q" as they hardly have anything to represent it now do they?[/QUOTE]

As with any live performance, you have to be there to really appreciate it. I've seen the pizza oven rig (they used it in 2012) and believe that this rig with all of the available 2014 technology is absolutely spectacular: BTW, all of the original Queen guys are honored in this show with many videos of Freddie as well as John. It really is a wonderful show that many people, diehard Queen fans along with Adam's fans, have tweeted afterwards that it is the best (or one of the best) show(s) they have ever been to. Here's a video of the "Q" descending during LOTG. I loved it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvm5qJ_LDpQ

Sweetcaroline: thanks you for the youtube clip: personally i think the stage looks crap and lambert is dreadful
spoiling Freddies "in the lap of the gods.
Glad i witnessed Freddie in concert 6 times, and he is unbeatable, so much charisma and sophistication.
Glad you enjoyed yourself but not for me.

The stage is NOT crap and neither is Adam! You are a very lucky person to have seen Freddie perform live 6 times. He is Adam's idol and personal hero and I am happy for Adam that he has had this opportunity to honor Freddie by singing his music, especially alongside Brian and Roger! It has been a joyful collaboration for both the performers and the audience!

Kind of an interesting question I thought...................(tho I personally hope Adam keeps singing with em for years and years to come....)

Gary Cherone wouldnt be a bad choice..........or even Justin Hawkins......(I do love The Darkness, great band!).........

The Adam-haters probably don't like her either, but hell, why not Kerry Ellis? Great voice, she obviously likes working with Brian, and we know she can sing some Queen songs...........

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

i have seen this lighting rig on you tube clips and to be honest not as impressive as Queens 1978 lighting rig the pizza oven.
but do not really know whats with the massive "Q" as they hardly have anything to represent it now do they?[/QUOTE]


I must agree with Caroline..........the lighting was plenty impressive! (I was just a few seats away from her at one show!) I dont think they had stuff like lasers in 78 tho....lol

How about no extra front man? Brian May and Roger Taylor have both fronted live gigs before, so why not let them do one together? That way you hear Queen as Queen. (Brian and Roger still exist as Queen, so that last sentance is technically true. )

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[QUOTE] [b]EDWOOD wrote:[/b]
Let's face it the era of Queen+ touring won't continue for that much longer surely? Brian will be 70 in 2017 and Roger a couple of years later. [/QUOTE]

So? Try making that argument with Roger Waters and Paul McCartney.[/QUOTE]

I don't mean that they will definately stop touring in a few years but it gets more and more likely. Yes certain performers can and do perform well into their 70s although arguably Paul McCartney can be cited as someone whose vocal talents have diminished considerably. This is not a slight on him - it happens. No-one can sound the same in their 70s as they can in their 20s or 30s.

I suppose it depends on attitude - yes at the moment Brian and Rogers attitude is very upbeat and they can't wait to get out there again. Brian's recent health scare probably provided that extra impetus for him to get out there and prove to himself that he can still do it.

However, he has admitted that playing the guitar as he does, does take it out of him and he needs more time to prepare as does Roger. Can anyone really see them performing much past, say 2020?

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

Queens music and particularly freddies songs were tailored
around his own singing abilities

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So were Pink Floyd songs for Roger Waters, Chicago songs for Terry Kath, Yes songs for Jon Anderson, Genesis songs for Peter Gabriel, etc.

Other people are going to sing songs originally sung by someone else. And they're not automatically inferior in every way. You need to learn to deal with that.

It truly is gobsmacking how closed-minded you are, and completely and utterly unable to recognize it.

[QUOTE] [b]Mr.Mouth wrote:[/b]

Brad is very good singer but in a way of strenght or sing high like Freddie is immposible.[/QUOTE]

Now you're just plain wrong.

Please cite evidence while you remove your foot from your mouth.

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

but do not really know whats with the massive "Q" as they hardly have anything to represent it now do they?[/QUOTE]

So you recognize the rig for what it is, but you can't stop there. Now you're trying to diminish it in some way to match your agenda.

Bravo. You outsmarted us again..

[QUOTE] [b]The King Of Rhye wrote:[/b]

I dont think they had stuff like lasers in 78 tho

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They actually did. Zeppelin used them in 77 for Page's bow solo.

"why not Kerry Ellis? Great voice"

But not that great. Honestly, the low calibre of some of the singers that get suggested here just boggles the mind.

Kerry Ellis hasn't done anything wrong but she's just not that good. It really is like grabbing a valet in his first week at work, knowing that he drives cars for a living, and expecting him to be ready to win races at Laguna Seca.

Some guest singers have been good for shits and giggles, but the Queen+ model has been mostly shonky since it came about. I maintain that I'm glad Brian and Roger are still gigging, and I'd see them if I could, but the people they choose to work with are a bloody pain to listen to sometimes. Culminating in having some random Ukrainian Idol contestant guesting on WWRY a couple of years back, it's obvious to me that Brian is just too nice a guy to say 'no' anymore. That doesn't make him a shitty guy, but the revolving door approach is putting them closer and closer to being just a very expensive open mic night.

Gaga's guest spot was fucking awful too.