[QUOTE] [b]OhioMustapha wrote:[/b]
When you watch all of Brians selfie stick videos, it becomes clear that a lot of people at the front row (not all) are either Lambert fans, or people that have heard Greatest Hits 1 and became hooked.[/QUOTE]
What exactly are you seeing to come to that conclusion?
So, what is wrong with Adam's fans? Interesting because some people say he doesn't have many and they are all young girls (totally wrong as he has a lot of older gals and they have money to buy those front row seats!). At my two shows in Connecticut there were a lot of Adam fans and, of course, a ton of Queen fans. But many were like me who had always loved Queen and then loved Adam!
As far as getting hooked on the Greatest hits, that would be a good thing! You want new fans who are going to purchase more music and follow the band. I think QAL has introduced music to many new people including parents who bring their older children. The more fans, the better!! People have to hear the music to fall in love with it and not all of the younger generation are that aware of Queen, so this is a good thing!
sniflese : Parents would have known about Queen and it is not Adam who has made Queen known to them.
Queen have been around since 1971 and they are a bigger phenomenon than Adam will ever be.
Freddie Mercury will always be the most famous member in Queen, and Adam is just there to sing song and verse nothing more than that.
....and fails miserably by doing so. Sent him to the desert with a oneway ticket.
And there you have the views of two people who have never been to a show so obviously they are, our of everyone, best place to accurately comment on what the gigs are really like.
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
....and fails miserably by doing so. Sent him to the desert with a oneway ticket.[/QUOTE]
So still touring after six years with them is a failure? Hmm, strange idea of failure you have there.
Rochchic : Rubbish will always sell if there is an attraction there, just look at Beiber or olly murs!
Its always been looks before talent and Lambert is the adrog type attraction, and people are attracted to his weird looks ans style, sadly that is all he has going for him though.
vocal harmony : i do not have to waste my well earned money to sample a watered down band and a novice singer, i have seen them on tv and they are crap.
Nothing as brilliant as when they had freddie & john on board.
Lambert would never get my money, i would rather give it to a homeless person than that thing.
Go enjoy your videos and your youtubes of Freddie, Just quit telling us about it. What I meant by parents and kids was that the parents (who DO know Queen) are now bringing their kids who will hopefully like Queen and become fans. It s really stupid to say that QAL touring does not bring in new fans. We certainly wouldn't want Adam to get any credit now, would we? But due to their touring and new people hearing them at a concert, new fans are being created. It has nothing to do with Queen being bigger than Adam, but now the promotion through a tour expands the number of people who hear Queen's music. You can't tell me that Queen is not gaining new fans through their collaboration. They wouldn't be touring without Adam, so he is a part of Queen's new Renaissance. I m not sure why that is such a stickler for some of you people. It would be the same effect no matter who was singing. You sing for millions of people over 6 years and you can't tell me that the music isn't creating new fans who go on to buy some of Queen's older music. To think that this is not the case is just plain DUMB!!!
@happystar
For heaven‘s sake, can you stop your shit?
We know your point of view. Keep all your money, I don’t want to meet you negative ninny at any of these gigs.
I definitly don‘t go to these shows to enjoy Lambert‘s looks. I go there to hear Queen‘s music and watch a great show, as do all the other people there. And yes: Lambert can sing and perform!
You may be able to judge the show up to a certain extent by watching videos. I’m actually with the people here, who say, that you can never judge a show completely without having seen it live.
Therefore you have no idea, who the audience is and why they are there. You were never there, talking to other people around yourself. Fans, who have seen more than 150 shows. With Freddie, without him. Or it’s their first Queen Show . We are all there.
And if we dare to describe our experiences at the show here, you only accept it, if the review fits into your picture. You behave like a 5 year old!
Yes, some fans don’t like Q+AL or didn’t enjoy the show. But it’s only you and runner70, who for some sick reason feel the need to constantly slam Adam Lambert in this forum. Get over it. He‘s been touring with them for 6 years. He won’t go away. I’m sure, that he will stay as long as Brian and Roger keep on going. I would even go so far, that I wouldn’t call him a guest any longer, not after 6 years and several tours. He isn’t a member of Queen, but he sure is a full member of the current incarnation of the band.
Although I didn’t like the idea of him singing with Brian and Roger in the beginning, he convinced me live. Your constant name-calling and humiliating of him does only one thing: it makes YOU look like a fool.
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
Rochchic : Rubbish will always sell if there is an attraction there, just look at Beiber or olly murs!
Its always been looks before talent and Lambert is the adrog type attraction, and people are attracted to his weird looks ans style, sadly that is all he has going for him though.[/QUOTE]
You're right to a point, Beiber and Olly and maybe even Adam etc have some fans who probably don't care whether they can sing or not but are you seriously trying to say all the older Queen fans, many of them straight guys, are also going because of Adam's looks? I find that very hard to believe and there's no way I would see any singer/band no matter how good looking if they sounded rubbish, I go for the music.
Despite what you might want to think he has an amazing voice, just not to your taste, but to say otherwise is just silly when he's praised by so many industry people and people who know a hell of a lot about singing and music.
Yes Lambert sings Freddies vocals and that is it! Nothing creative going on there is there?
Lots of tribute bands do it every night so they do not make people want to buy Queens music either or is it just Adam who has the knack to make everyone want to buy a Queen album then?
Lambert is a crumb on the music landscape and just off the record i have seen some pics of him on face book looking rather transgender with massive platform heels and a fur coat , so tell me that is not cross dressing then?Yes Freddie done it because it was a mickey take for Coronation Street but Lambert is quite serious with his dress sense and that is the difference here.
Cant imagine any straight man who supports Lambert in any shape or form.
You cannot take any American idol contestant serious really !
Have you seen Freddie LIVE on stage (in a full gig)? I‘m asking, because I remember, that I actually found some of his outfits ridiculous and in hindsight some of his remarks much more „shocking“ than anything I‘ve seen Lambert do.
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
Yes Lambert sings Freddies vocals and that is it! Nothing creative going on there is there?
Lots of tribute bands do it every night so they do not make people want to buy Queens music either or is it just Adam who has the knack to make everyone want to buy a Queen album then?
Lambert is a crumb on the music landscape and just off the record i have seen some pics of him on face book looking rather transgender with massive platform heels and a fur coat , so tell me that is not cross dressing then?Yes Freddie done it because it was a mickey take for Coronation Street but Lambert is quite serious with his dress sense and that is the difference here.
Cant imagine any straight man who supports Lambert in any shape or form.
You cannot take any American idol contestant serious really ![/QUOTE]
He wears heels onstage, that isn't trans, look back at the 80's with all the glam rock bands like Slade & Sweet, don't come more high/platform than the boots they wore. Freddie had a fur Jacket on (TOTP 1974), didn't really think he looked trans in that but what do I know. No idea which fur coat you've seen him in with heels unless it's the feather thing he wore at Rock in Rio. He isn't trans but I really don't see why it would matter if he were, wouldn't alter the fact he can sing. Loads of straight guys go to the shows and don't have a problem with him, they're more interested in his singing than what he's wearing and surprisingly they find what he wears and how he acts funny, maybe because he isn't taking it seriously at all and that's obvious if you see the shows. As to the American Idol thing, that's just daft, why would it matter where you get your start if you have talent.
And before you get me wrong: I loved Freddie, including his clothes and humor. A reason, why I didn’t go to any gig with Paul Rodgers: he’s plain boring on stage. Lambert brought the Queen feeling back. At least in my opinion.
