Freddie confirms Queen are not Queen if four members are not there

rockchic65 wrote:

Sealion wrote:

rockchic65 wrote:

Mr Right wrote:

Dysan Queen playing on BBC new years eve back in 2014 was it? Anyway it has to be said it was dire and embarrassing for many die hard Queen fans, i cringed .
The band looked empty and tired and Lambert just screeched his way through the Queen back catalogue, appalling show,

It's not a competition between Queen Freddie era and Queen + AL, they are doing great for what they are and people are loving the shows. I didn't see that on TV at the time but loads of people got interested in the shows through seeing it so other people obviously didn't see it how you're describing it and Adam's name was the top search on google for three days after that NYE show.

No, no competition.
Every year since NYE 2014 there have been people on twitter comparing the artists performance to Q+AL‘s. And they beg BBC to get Q+AL back for the next year.

Yeah I noticed that it was really popular, I suspect if was far better live than it appears on the YouTube video's.

It simply worked. Like with Live Aid they put together a perfect set for the occasion. From starting with DSMN to the encore with BoRhap+Killer Queen it was just perfect for NYE. Having a party at home, dancing to the music.
Other artists since then were OK, but they couldn’t do, what QAL did.

Sealion wrote:

It simply worked. Like with Live Aid they put together a perfect set for the occasion. From starting with DSMN to the encore with BoRhap+Killer Queen it was just perfect for NYE. Having a party at home, dancing to the music.
Other artists since then were OK, but they couldn’t do, what QAL did.

Maybe they'll be asked again for next year with the movie out and all the extra attention it's generating, fingers x.

When people see the movie they will realise that Freddie is worth all the praise and Adam was actually the gold digger and the west end karaoke crooner.

Mr Right wrote:

When people see the movie they will realise that Freddie is worth all the praise and Adam was actually the gold digger and the west end karaoke crooner.

Where do you get gold digger from? He was asked to work with them not the other way around, why would he turn that down, I can't think of many people who would. He doesn't just turn up and sing he has input into the shows and puts the work in like everyone else and I'm sure he's paid well for it but that's not being a gold digger that's just good business sense.

Many performers know its rock & roll suicide to front Queen. When is Miss Lambert going to move on with her own career?
How much longer is it going to sing Queen songs for?

Mr Right wrote:

Many performers know its rock & roll suicide to front Queen. When is Miss Lambert going to move on with her own career?
How much longer is it going to sing Queen songs for?

It could be career suicide but fortunately that isn't the case here, it hasn't harmed him in the slightest, in fact I'd say the opposite, he gets a lot of praise and credit for it. As to how long he'll carry on for he said in interview last year he'd carry on while ever they want him to so I guess that will be down to B & R and how much longer they can physically carry on. He's managed to have both careers simultaneously up to now and I don't see that changing, he likes to be busy.

I think, there will be a time, when even I will be grateful to have Adam sing a Queen song. Because he will at some point be the only“ bandmember“ left.

Ooop sorry I didn't see that I'd created a stir with my bonafide solid gold observation.

Can't comment because I can't follow a thread on here anymore. But I think that most people watching that show would thing 'it's all really slow' and 'that's a tiny crowd'.

If they'd seen Q+AL like I did on that 2012 live stream of their debut gig they would've been spunking dick tear all the way to the box office.

Girls? Agree?

dysan wrote:

Ooop sorry I didn't see that I'd created a stir with my bonafide solid gold observation.

Can't comment because I can't follow a thread on here anymore. But I think that most people watching that show would thing 'it's all really slow' and 'that's a tiny crowd'.

If they'd seen Q+AL like I did on that 2012 live stream of their debut gig they would've been spunking dick tear all the way to the box office.

Girls? Agree?

Well obviously the crowd for that first gig was around 300,000 and the NYE one was in a small venue. Lots of acts have done the NYE one though and because it's televised it gets lots of attention so it does it's job. If you've seen one of their arena shows the NYE one is very tame by comparison but as an introduction to the general public watching for the fireworks it served it's purpose and got people curious enough about them to start googling.

Well Adam still has not set the UK on fire and its been 10 years now, so i doubt he ever will.
People will get tired of his over the top "look at me " persona and move on to someone else who is really a star.
For me Lambert is fake and acts fake and wont be around in 5 years time i guarantee that.
He will end up a chubby version on Boy George.

Mr Right wrote:

Well Adam still has not set the UK on fire and its been 10 years now, so i doubt he ever will.
People will get tired of his over the top "look at me " persona and move on to someone else who is really a star.
For me Lambert is fake and acts fake and wont be around in 5 years time i guarantee that.
He will end up a chubby version on Boy George.

Well that would be your opinion since you hate the guy but those of us who follow him know you're talking BS, there's nothing fake about him. He might not be as well known over here but I really don't see why that matters, it's not the deciding factor in having a long career and I'll guarantee he's around as long as he want's to be, might not be topping the music charts but there's plenty of other things he can be doing in entertainment and he's said before he wants to diversify.

rockchic65 wrote:

Well obviously the crowd for that first gig was around 300,000 and the NYE one was in a small venue. Lots of acts have done the NYE one though and because it's televised it gets lots of attention so it does it's job. If you've seen one of their arena shows the NYE one is very tame by comparison but as an introduction to the general public watching for the fireworks it served it's purpose and got people curious enough about them to start googling.

Yeah I agree. I feel I can comment on this because I saw the 2012 Hammersmith show and loved it.

dysan wrote:

rockchic65 wrote:

Well obviously the crowd for that first gig was around 300,000 and the NYE one was in a small venue. Lots of acts have done the NYE one though and because it's televised it gets lots of attention so it does it's job. If you've seen one of their arena shows the NYE one is very tame by comparison but as an introduction to the general public watching for the fireworks it served it's purpose and got people curious enough about them to start googling.

Yeah I agree. I feel I can comment on this because I saw the 2012 Hammersmith show and loved it.

I never saw any of their early shows, I never even heard of Adam until around 2015 and finally saw them live last year.

Lambert and Martel are destined to compete with each other for the title of Queen Karaoke King. Martel has already made a start by releasing an album of Queen classics and when Maylor eventually call it a day, Lambert will do the same. Lambert will sell himself as 'singer with the real Queen' and Martel will sell himself as 'handpicked by Queen'. As the decades roll by they'll both be in huge demand and make alot of money. They'll star in various productions featuring Queen music, they'll appear on the same tv shows singing Queen songs and have their own tours performing Queen songs.

Still just karaoke though, isn't it?

Dr Magus wrote:

Lambert and Martel are destined to compete with each other for the title of Queen Karaoke King. Martel has already made a start by releasing an album of Queen classics and when Maylor eventually call it a day, Lambert will do the same. Lambert will sell himself as 'singer with the real Queen' and Martel will sell himself as 'handpicked by Queen'. As the decades roll by they'll both be in huge demand and make alot of money. They'll star in various productions featuring Queen music, they'll appear on the same tv shows singing Queen songs and have their own tours performing Queen songs.

Still just karaoke though, isn't it?

And many of us will be happy to see them, because there won’t be anything closer to Queen. And the fighting in the forums will go on about, who is better. :D

Only thing: AL still has a solo career. I actually cannot see him doing a pure Queen show. The one or other song, yes.