Sorry for the typos, it should be a "proper tribute" and I digress...
As for a QAL album, it would be great. I agree with you BWBW that Brian seems to be the most hesitant. Adam is also ambivalent. Roger seems to be ready for it. I just think it is a waste that apart from TCR, Brian & Roger never wrote together as Queen again. I love both of their songwriting. Brian's songwriting seems to fit Adam in particular: save me, show must go on, wwtlf...one of my favorite Queen songs is Brian song: White Queen, so beautiful.
Liliane, I love your responses. I have been saying for years that Adam’s Live performances are better than his studio recordings. Here is the latest tweet from Brian. He says he is feeling better:
“One more time ! All set !ready to rock ONE MORE TIME ! Eek ! I'm getting nostalgic already. I'm feeling much better today—might even have some semblance of a voice! Let’s go dear ol’ folks of Birmingham! Bri”
Read the comment from the fan who saw the show 7 times!
http://www.instagram.com/p/BcxXfT8Aq-b/
Birmingham soundcheck video from Bri:
http://www.instagram.com/p/BcxXfT8Aq-b/
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
I don't know why you bother. Your comments are perfectly reasonably but even qualified praise for Lambert won't be enough for the Stepbert harpies. Only gushing hyperbole will do: he's the greatest singer, the setlist is great ... and so on. It's like being in a cult, albeit one with a limited shelf life. [/QUOTE]
Right on. It's funny when some Glamberts try to turn the tables on Queen fans. I haven't even read anything offensive about AL in ages.
[QUOTE] [b]SweetCaroline wrote:[/b]
Adam didn’t stop and start over when he messed up the BoRhap lyrics because the QAL show is like a musical production rather than a singer standing at a mic. I don’t think he was being lazy or uncaring. He was trained to carry on if there is a mishap because “the show must go on!” He sang through a bunch of electrical failures on his solo tour when there were loud bangs going off periodically. Thank God it wasn’t gunfire![/QUOTE]
Gee, you always have a defense at the ready for him, don't you? Does he pay you to mother hen him or something?
Yea, he looked and sounded lazy and uncaring when he messed up. He didn't admit to it, so until now, you couldn't even admit he messed up. Take your blinders off, you were unable to admit he messed it up until this post. Would it hurt you, his career, or him to know he messed up? I think to you he never can do no wrong... that is actually very unsettling. The way you excuse it because 'the show must go on'.
[QUOTE] [b]SweetCaroline wrote:[/b]
Did Adele stop and start over during a GM tribute at the Brit Awards, too? I saw her do that at the Grammys this year![/QUOTE]
She messed up Fast Love, at the Grammys correct. My bad, I had the wrong award show in mind.
See, I can admit to messing up. I admitted she messed up, but my point still stands.
[QUOTE] [b]Liliane wrote:[/b]
Rockchic65: Thank you for your viewpoint. That is exactly what I mean, live is very different from watching vids on YouTube. Adam is also a very hardworking artist. The man works like non-stop and he always gives 100%. He might have his brain fart moments like we all do, notably some lyric fails over the years (he has had some on his own solo tours as well) but vocally he's always been top shape.
I am aware that some will still dislike Adam or his antics once they see QAL live and that is fine. We all have our preferences. But from everything that I have read, all the feedback has been overwhelming positive. So the majority of people who attend these concerts are very happy with their experience.
I can understand why the hardcore fans might be disappointed with the setlist, I feel the same way. Reading Brian's explanations, I understand where they are coming from but i still think they should have thrown the loyal/hardcore fans a bone. Anyway, hopefully Brian feels better soon. At least there is only one concert left, poor him.
BWBW: As for Adele, i have nothing against her. I think she is very talented and I do like many of her songs. I just did not like her tribute to GM. I thought it was not a proposed tribute because instead of highlighting GM, she made it all about her. It was not a tribute to GM, it was Adele's version of a GM song. I also heard that at the beginning it was supposed to be a tribute with many artists but she asked that she be the only one doing it. And to top it off, she did not do it properly, had to restart. The first time I did a concert as a little kid playing the piano, my teacher told me that remember, even if you mess up, never stop playing. That is what being a professional is all about. I also really disliked Lady GaGa's tribute to David Bowie. Once again, it was all about her and not him. Of all the high profile tributes. I thought Bruno Mars's tribute to Prince was really good. Of the smaller ones, I really like Adam's tribute to GM, especially his performance of one more try. But then again, that should not come as a surprise since I am a Glambert. Have you seen it? You might like it, just emotional singing, no antics. Anyway. I disgress. Let's just agree to disagree. [/QUOTE]
George Michael's family asked Adele to sing. Adele didn't ask, but she was very involved with it.
I'm a big George Michael fan. I'm a big Adele fan. So she messed up...started over. No big deal...only to the Glamberts who try to big up AL by saying another artist messed up too, so that can deflect from AL. I never thought Adele's performance was all about her, but a Glambert would say that because it wasn't AL singing it.
Oh and let's not forget, AL sang a George Michael cover song too! Any reason to put that into the discussion.Yep, I've seen it.
I was at the Wembley show, I thought it was great. I've been to the Works and Magic tours, Q+AL 2005 at the O2 and now this one. I thought they played plenty of songs that haven't been done for years, and there were a number of old faithfuls that were absent to make room. I thought they struck that balance rather well, enough hits for casual fans to like and enough rarely performed stuff.
I was between a swiss lady and a brazillian lady who now lives in London. Neither had ever seen Queen live before in any form, but the brazillian had grown up with all the songs on the radio. How would they have felt if there were not many hits in the set?
Anyway, I had a great night, I came here to report on it and hoped to see plenty of others loving it and streams etc, and I find nothing except an argument. Typical queenzone these days.
[QUOTE] [b]OwenSmith wrote:[/b]
How would they have felt if there were not many hits in the set?
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As I and others have said on previously, we're not arguing for a full performance of Queen and Queen II. We realise that certain songs - Bo Rhap, WWRY, WATC - are going to be in every show.
Our issue is with how repetitive Q+AL shows are. Compare London O2 shows in January 2015 and December 2016: nigh on 80% of the set was the same. Of those "new" songs, Bicycle Race is a minute extract, GDML is cut short and I'm In Love With My Car has been played a lot during the Q+ years.
Adam and Brian's main speeches are incredibly similar to those in 2015, too. Heck, Brian's been saying "he can't believe he's in XXX after all these years" for over a decade now, essentially.
The way they dropped It's Late and Spread Your Wings after a few US shows was a disgrace. Have some balls, play a couple more lesser-known tracks.
Drop those in for the drum solo and Brian's 10-minute indulgence slot and nobody would have left Wembley on Friday night bemoaning their inclusion.
To be honest, even if they played 12 hits - say, AOBTD/KQ/DSMN/IWIA/STL/UP/IWTBF/AKOM/GaGa/Bo Rhap/WWRY/WATC from the current set - I reckon they'd have room for six or seven deeper cuts.
But (1) because they don't want to rehearse and (2) they've not got the nerve to test their audiences anymore, we're essentially seeing the same show that we got three years ago.
What a fabulous show and fabulous audience in Birmingham today and people from all over the world chiming in on the live video feed by Andrew!
Naysayers need to STFU !!!!!
BYE !!!!!
One more for the road:
Adam Lambert's Instagram post "Thank you United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe for an amazing TOUR!!!! We love you all!!!! @QueenWillRock #qal"
http://www.instagram.com/p/Bcx7CdxAsuc/
The end of sweetcaroline. Rip
[QUOTE] [b]SweetCaroline wrote:[/b]
Naysayers need to STFU !!!!!
BYE !!!!![/QUOTE]
Oh dear. That didn't take long.
On your say so? No thanks.
[QUOTE] [b]SweetCaroline wrote:[/b]
One more for the road:
Adam Lambert's Instagram post "Thank you United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe for an amazing TOUR!!!! We love you all!!!! @QueenWillRock #qal"
http://www.instagram.com/p/Bcx7CdxAsuc/
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Yep, your byes sure last a while *sarcasm*.
