Queen’s Brian May comes to Adam Lambert’s defense: ‘He’s not an imitator’

What ever we think of this ghastly combination, the best thing is to let it run its course, and it will fizzle away.
Brian is silly if he thinks Many Queen fans support him with Lambert because there is an awful lot who don't, and even my mum told me the other day that Adam Lambert is awful
and that nobody can sing Queens music only Freddie knew how too.
Anyhow its ridiculous to keep the name Queen, when they are not a full unit of four.
May has obviously looked at that and thought the name Queen pulls in the money.
Deacon wants nothing to do with the demolition that is Queen now, who can blame him.

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

What ever we think of this ghastly combination, the best thing is to let it run its course, and it will fizzle away.
Brian is silly if he thinks Many Queen fans support him with Lambert because there is an awful lot who don't, and even my mum told me the other day that Adam Lambert is awful
and that nobody can sing Queens music only Freddie knew how too.
Anyhow its ridiculous to keep the name Queen, when they are not a full unit of four.
May has obviously looked at that and thought the name Queen pulls in the money
Deacon wants nothing to do with the demolition that
is Queen now, who can blame him.[/QUOTE]

Brian has said very clearly and honestly in the past that the Queen name sells more tickets and means more to more people than he or Roger as solo artists.

The choice they face I guess is to work as Queen, ok it's half the band but many other bands are do the same, or go out under another name and play the songs anyway, which would gain as much anti reaction as this does. Imagine Daltey and Townsend playing Who songs under a different name. What would be the point.

As it is you get to experience something of what Queen were back in the day, whether your an old fan or someone who is new to this. No one in their right mind would claim this to be as good as Queen in their heyday, but even if Freddie and John were still touring it still wouldn't be as good as it was.

BM and RT are musicians who are obviously enjoying being in front of an audience, why is that a bad thing, why does it have to be about money. All around the world there are people who play in bands in Bars and small clubs because it's what they enjoy doing, why can't it be the same for a bunch of guys playing in front of 15,000 a night.

At the end of the day it's up to us as individuals whether or not we buy a tickets.

And Gerry, just a thought, if this was RT and BM playing to 1500 people in a small venue under a different name I'm guessing you still wouldn't go because Freddie still wouldn't be fronting it.

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]Anyhow its ridiculous to keep the name Queen, when they are not a full unit of four.
[/QUOTE]it's their right to keep going as "Queen" as it is for many many other bands - it's not your right (or mine) to stop them.

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]May has obviously looked at that and thought the name Queen pulls in the money.
[/QUOTE]of course it does....and if you realised you had a "golden goose" would YOU wring it's neck, or keep accepting the golden eggs it lays? - be honest about this please

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]Deacon wants nothing to do with the demolition that is Queen now, who can blame him.[/QUOTE]deacon retired because Freddie's death affected him and he wasn't much for the rock n roll lifestyle in any case - he's always been very family orientated. his retirement was 1997 - long before any of these "projects" came along - check your facts before making claims like that.

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b] deacon retired because Freddie's death affected him and he wasn't much for the rock n roll lifestyle in any case - he's always been very family orientated. his retirement was 1997 - long before any of these "projects" came along - check your facts before making claims like that. [/QUOTE] ^ this. Even at their peak Deacon was completely uncomfortable with being in the spotlight, never mind 15 years ago or now.

In all the shows I've seen adam shows the up most respect for freddie and Brian and Roger. he's they to give live back to the songs that Queen preform with freddie to let them be heard again to young people who have only heard them on records and cds.
At the end of concerts adam always stands to one side and pushes Brian and Roger center stage that is his respect to them.

My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR.

[i]Mudgrog said - "My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR.[/i]       

I agree completely.  Adam has a strong voice but the feeling I get seeing and hearing him is that he is an actor portraying a rock singer and not really a rock singer.  It's in his mannerisms more than in his vocals.  There's no doubt that many real rock singers use exaggerated stage theatrics while performing but they're coming from a different place than Adams' theatrics.  That might not be the way to explain it but every time I see and hear him with Queen I'm reminded of someone "performing the performance" not simply performing.[i] [/i]

Make him stop waring the crown at the end of the show, like Freddie used to. If Adam is not an imitator, then, he should find his own ways, and stop copying Freddie's cadences and phrasing!

[QUOTE] [b]sgs8789 wrote:[/b]

[i]Mudgrog said - "My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR.[/i]       

I agree completely.  Adam has a strong voice but the feeling I get seeing and hearing him is that he is an actor portraying a rock singer and not really a rock singer.  It's in his mannerisms more than in his vocals.  There's no doubt that many real rock singers use exaggerated stage theatrics while performing but they're coming from a different place than Adams' theatrics.  That might not be the way to explain it but every time I see and hear him with Queen I'm reminded of someone "performing the performance" not simply performing.[i] [/i][/QUOTE]

BOth of you, guys, are spot on, in my opinion. Lambert's voice, mannerisms and musicality reek of musical theater. It's so contrived and just lack soul!!!!

[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]

Lol pittrek


That sums it up pretty well. I hadn't thought of that. And so concise!


I was just gonna say he's no imitator. He's just confused. Neither singer or artist. Pop oddity with an incredible (on paper) range[/QUOTE]

I utterly agree with both of you!!!

[QUOTE] [b]avonalllim wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]sgs8789 wrote:[/b]

[i]Mudgrog said - "My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR.[/i]       

I agree completely.  Adam has a strong voice but the feeling I get seeing and hearing him is that he is an actor portraying a rock singer and not really a rock singer.  It's in his mannerisms more than in his vocals.  There's no doubt that many real rock singers use exaggerated stage theatrics while performing but they're coming from a different place than Adams' theatrics.  That might not be the way to explain it but every time I see and hear him with Queen I'm reminded of someone "performing the performance" not simply performing.[i] [/i][/QUOTE]

BOth of you, guys, are spot on, in my opinion. Lambert's voice, mannerisms and musicality reek of musical theater. So contrived and just lacking soul!!!!
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[QUOTE] [b]avonalllim wrote:[/b]

Make him stop waring the crown at the end of the show, like Freddie used to. If Adam is not an imitator, then, he should find his own ways, and stop copying Freddie's cadences and phrasing![/QUOTE]

"make him" ??? really???
- let him wear wtf he wants to.
have you never heard the saying "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" ? it's not harming anyone - other than the perception and preservation of the status quo in the (small) minds of a few stepfords

Arrrrrrghhhhhhh!

So bad that I don't even read Queen news much anymore. Adam Lambert is SO annoying. Always has been to me from the beginning on American Idol. His voice ANNOYS me as does his stage presence. There really is no Queen anymore. Queen Extravaganza does the greatest job of celebrating the magnificence of what was. I would pay to see them again and again for the SOUND of it all. AL struck it rich when they chose him and yes it was their right to do so but he's obnoxious!

Ok, done...lol...for now....almost....

Brian, have you LOST your mind?

[QUOTE] [b]avonalllim wrote:[/b]

Make him stop waring the crown at the end of the show, like Freddie used to. If Adam is not an imitator, then, he should find his own ways, and stop copying Freddie's cadences and phrasing![/QUOTE]


That makes no sense to me.....for the Q&AL tour, he's singing nothing but songs Freddie sang, so naturally he's gonna 'copy' him, at least somewhat! Sure, he's more like Freddie than Paul was (and I saw Q&PR and liked it!) but he's way less of an imitator than someone like Marc Martel or Gary Mullen!

^ Fair enough but why is Marc Martel considered an imitator? Yes, he participated in Queen Extravaganza and he sounds similar to Freddie but that's his own voice! He's not trying to put on a fake voice and he hasn't worn Freddie's outfits as far as I'm aware, plus he has created his own music both before and after QE. As for Adam, I agree, he can't be considered an imitator, in my opinion. Gary Mullen, on the other hand, is definitely an imitator - he tries to copy Freddie's moves and wears his outfits.