All in Adam panto style of course! So Freddie can rest in peace knowing no one can better him any day soon!
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Well happystar Lamberts high register vocals on Under Pressure are close to the recoded version than Freddie ever sung live, as is Who Wants To Live Forever.
VH Singing high notes does not make a good singer and that is a fact, so whats your point?
A stray cat can scream high notes louder than Lamebird.
A stray cat can scream high notes louder than Lamebird.
Wwtld Sounds atrocious. This annoying high pitched vibrato is so offputting......
I still say he is no good singer at all. Freddie had depth in his voice while lamebird is just a highpitched screamer.
Happy : is rather listen to a straycat for 2hrs straight instead of seeing QAL
I still say he is no good singer at all. Freddie had depth in his voice while lamebird is just a highpitched screamer.
Happy : is rather listen to a straycat for 2hrs straight instead of seeing QAL
Exactly, and a stray cat would not need paying at the end of the night either lol
Adam's high notes are perfectly on pitch and they never sound screechy like most people, even women , who sing that high. I totally disagree with both of you. Adam has an absolutely gorgeous upper register and he hits those notes clear as a bell. Brian said there is hardly anyone who can sing some of his songs in the key they were written and he feels Adam is one a billion singer. Why don't you believe a lifelong musician who wrote the music and certainly knows if it is screechy or not. There has been very little vibrato since that first EMA back in 2011 or 2012. I think you need to go back and listen to the big vibrato Freddie had. It is very prominent in a lot of the things I have watched online. Don't get the criticism since the master himself used it a lot. Also, Adam is much less apt to use all the high notes he used to. They are moderated nowadays, but when you hear them, they give me goosebumps! I truly feel he has one of the most magnificent voices ever and there are plenty of people who say the same thing who are music teachers, voice coaches and producers who work with him. They can't all be wrong!!
I cannot remember Freddie doing a Mariah Carey/Celine Dion improvisation on "WATC" yodeling thru the song, same with "STL" and many many others. Yes he is hitting the high notes but with his paperthin voice and without any lower register he sounds atrocisous. Freddies vibrato was natural. Lamebird uses it to the max and it sounds annoying. And it is not the first time sinceBrian is talking rubbish. They wanna sell tickets thats all that counts
If it was just Brian you might have a point but he's regarded in the industry as having an incredible voice, "Vocal Beast" is the term often used, mainly because of his power to belt and the sheer ability to sing like that consistently night after night with no vocal strain. What you're describing as yodeling is riffing or vocal runs to a classical singer and it's common in modern music for singers to do it, they even banned it on X Factor because everyone was doing it, but the massive difference is Adam actually knows how to do it properly, unlike a lot of the X Factor contestants who think they can be the next Whitney H.
I get why some people don't like it, it changes up the phrasing of the song and it's not what you're used to if it's a cover, but Adam's a clever guy and he knows there's no way of getting up there and winning the audience over by just singing the songs the way they were written. He sounds nothing like Freddie and would just be compared and people would be left feeling flat. Added to that it's what he became known for and what his own fans at least like, he changes the songs just enough to make them "signature Adam" if you like, while still keeping close to the original. If you've watched any vids of the songs where he does those riffs and holds the long high notes you'll know the audience absolutely love it. In the first section of the set he does a long high note at the end of TYMD and the crowd go wild. I guess that's them being skeptical until then and suddenly realizing, hey this guy can actually hit the notes, it might be ok after all.
Like snifflease said, he uses that strategically, more now than ever, instead of just throwing them in all the time and I've noticed him stepping back to let the crowd sing quite a bit more on this tour as well.
As to his lower register, he can sing low, and it's better now than it used to be, probably due to singing more with Queen and the fact the Male voice doesn't fullly mature until age 35/36.
I get why some people don't like it, it changes up the phrasing of the song and it's not what you're used to if it's a cover, but Adam's a clever guy and he knows there's no way of getting up there and winning the audience over by just singing the songs the way they were written. He sounds nothing like Freddie and would just be compared and people would be left feeling flat. Added to that it's what he became known for and what his own fans at least like, he changes the songs just enough to make them "signature Adam" if you like, while still keeping close to the original. If you've watched any vids of the songs where he does those riffs and holds the long high notes you'll know the audience absolutely love it. In the first section of the set he does a long high note at the end of TYMD and the crowd go wild. I guess that's them being skeptical until then and suddenly realizing, hey this guy can actually hit the notes, it might be ok after all.
Like snifflease said, he uses that strategically, more now than ever, instead of just throwing them in all the time and I've noticed him stepping back to let the crowd sing quite a bit more on this tour as well.
As to his lower register, he can sing low, and it's better now than it used to be, probably due to singing more with Queen and the fact the Male voice doesn't fullly mature until age 35/36.
He has no lower register at all thats why he comes across as the annoying screecher that he is. When do you Glamberts realise that hitting high notes is not equal to being a great singer. He is oversinging and phrasing the queen songs to death. If it is his style so be it but just dont use it to destroy those great queen songs. I cannot listen to him for mire than 30 seconds before having to roll my eyes because he is so annyoying
runner Not to your taste but clearly from the response of the crowds they are loving it. Every time Adam did that on Idol or his tour the response was instant, it grabs people. End of the day they have to play to the crowd and if it works why would they change it? And he can sing low when he needs to, just not that much call for it on most of the Queen songs. And I don't know which STL you've listened to but if it's from the 2017 tour that's not screeching, it's actually more operatic, the high sustained notes are smooth.
It is completely awful. I liestend to parts of the 2018 version. First this ridiculous scripted talk between Brian and the goat. Then the start as a balld (sound so lame) and in the middle Lamebird is doing Whitney Houston on speed again. How can anyone who loves the original version like this crap? It is almost as if they are taking the piss of the song. Awful to the maximum.
I listened how he sing some songs on You Tube ( maybe some of you would say that it's not the same, ok. but it's enough for me to have an opinion ) .
Adam persistently tries to prove that he is a better singer than Freddie, and because of that he exaggerates and changes the songs.
It seemed as he had imposed some pressure on himself. What does it have to do with high tones? That is not the most important thing for songs and singers.
Especially I don't like how he sing Who Wants To Live Forever, Radio Ga Ga and Another One Bites The Dust.
Adam persistently tries to prove that he is a better singer than Freddie, and because of that he exaggerates and changes the songs.
It seemed as he had imposed some pressure on himself. What does it have to do with high tones? That is not the most important thing for songs and singers.
Especially I don't like how he sing Who Wants To Live Forever, Radio Ga Ga and Another One Bites The Dust.
rockchic65 wrote:
If it was just Brian you might have a point but he's regarded in the industry as having an incredible voice, "Vocal Beast" is the term often used, mainly because of his power to belt and the sheer ability to sing like that consistently night after night with no vocal strain. What you're describing as yodeling is riffing or vocal runs to a classical singer and it's common in modern music for singers to do it, they even banned it on X Factor because everyone was doing it, but the massive difference is Adam actually knows how to do it properly, unlike a lot of the X Factor contestants who think they can be the next Whitney H.
I get why some people don't like it, it changes up the phrasing of the song and it's not what you're used to if it's a cover, but Adam's a clever guy and he knows there's no way of getting up there and winning the audience over by just singing the songs the way they were written. He sounds nothing like Freddie and would just be compared and people would be left feeling flat. Added to that it's what he became known for and what his own fans at least like, he changes the songs just enough to make them "signature Adam" if you like, while still keeping close to the original. If you've watched any vids of the songs where he does those riffs and holds the long high notes you'll know the audience absolutely love it. In the first section of the set he does a long high note at the end of TYMD and the crowd go wild. I guess that's them being skeptical until then and suddenly realizing, hey this guy can actually hit the notes, it might be ok after all.
Like snifflease said, he uses that strategically, more now than ever, instead of just throwing them in all the time and I've noticed him stepping back to let the crowd sing quite a bit more on this tour as well.
As to his lower register, he can sing low, and it's better now than it used to be, probably due to singing more with Queen and the fact the Male voice doesn't fullly mature until age 35/36.
Holy crap. The covers he sings aren't signature Adam. Frankly, it's like he is trying way too hard much of the time.
It's not all about him holding and hitting notes. I've said this before, but much of the time he lacks emotion IMO, while he is singing so many Queen songs.
That's your opinion and everyone's is different but the audience love the way he does them and at the end of the day that's what matters. Of course they are signature Adam, it's what he does, what he's always done. A toned down version to some extent but still how he chooses sing.
The reason Adam changes songs is not to prove he's a better singer, anyone who knows much about him will know he does it to every song he ever sings, even his own. Ask any fan who's been to multiple solo shows or even watch on YouTube, he rarely sings anything the same way more than a few times and constantly changes songs up. On Idol he told them near the beginning, he wanted to take a song we've heard a million times and change it, make it different. Even his younger brother said he used to drive him nuts as a kid, constantly singing along to the radio but changing the songs melody etc. The only thing he's said in relation to the Queen stuff is that he felt he had to keep everything in the original key because even though Freddie changed the key or sang lower sometimes that was ok because they were his songs, but he's held to a higher standard and if he doesn't do the high note or whatever people will say he can't cut it.
As to liking the way he sings the songs, that's personal preference. People don't expect him to sound or sing the songs like Freddie did, and they accept that it will sound different. They can still listen to the originals. Wasn't it Freddie who once said "a concert is not a live rendition of our album, it's a theatrical event"?
I don't see the problem, if people like it they go to see them, if not they don't.
The reason Adam changes songs is not to prove he's a better singer, anyone who knows much about him will know he does it to every song he ever sings, even his own. Ask any fan who's been to multiple solo shows or even watch on YouTube, he rarely sings anything the same way more than a few times and constantly changes songs up. On Idol he told them near the beginning, he wanted to take a song we've heard a million times and change it, make it different. Even his younger brother said he used to drive him nuts as a kid, constantly singing along to the radio but changing the songs melody etc. The only thing he's said in relation to the Queen stuff is that he felt he had to keep everything in the original key because even though Freddie changed the key or sang lower sometimes that was ok because they were his songs, but he's held to a higher standard and if he doesn't do the high note or whatever people will say he can't cut it.
As to liking the way he sings the songs, that's personal preference. People don't expect him to sound or sing the songs like Freddie did, and they accept that it will sound different. They can still listen to the originals. Wasn't it Freddie who once said "a concert is not a live rendition of our album, it's a theatrical event"?
I don't see the problem, if people like it they go to see them, if not they don't.
^^^ OK. OK.
I said what I don't like and what my opinion is and that is it.
I don't intend to write essays about it and I will not change my opinion, of course.
I said what I don't like and what my opinion is and that is it.
I don't intend to write essays about it and I will not change my opinion, of course.