In 2009 Slash was actively looking for singers for his debut solo album, and in the longer term for someone to sing on tour, so that may account for his Idol dalliance. Of course, it turned out that he asked Myles Kennedy to sing with him, Myles being a proper rock singer, song writer, and musician. Carry on.
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Holly2003 wrote:
In 2009 Slash was actively looking for singers for his debut solo album, and in the longer term for someone to sing on tour, so that may account for his Idol dalliance. Of course, it turned out that he asked Myles Kennedy to sing with him, Myles being a proper rock singer, song writer, and musician. Carry on.
He was talking to Adam about doing something but Bri & Roger had also asked him about the band and at the time he was tied into a contract for a year with Idol. Slash wouldn't have been considering him at all if he wasn't impressed. This is what he actually said.
“I actually did ‘American Idol’ for a second - I was a mentor. They talked me into it, they twisted my arm and I ended up doing it. It was because, at the time, Adam Lambert was on it and I thought he was a great singer. The first time I saw him, I went down there because a friend of mine works at the studio and checked him out. Once I went down there I was captive. It was an interesting experience but I would never do it again.”
Slash was completely annoyed by Lameberts oversinging vocal gymnastics and he told him to tone it down. There is a video where Lamebert does his usual goat crap And slash is totally turned off by it. I cannot blame him.
I didn't say he wasn't impressed. The point I'm making is that Slash was looking for singers (plural). You make it sound that he was only looking at Lambert. For the album, he utilised the following singers: Ian Astbury, Ozzy, Fergie, Myles Kennedy, Chris Cornell, Andrew Stockdale, Adam Levine, Lemmy, Kid Rock and Iggy Pop. Good for him for having an open mind. Adam Levine's performance on Gotten is great and Levine is not someone you would normally associate with Slash. Lambert may well have been tied to an Idol contract but Myles Kennedy was far and away the best fit because he's a rock singer who could sing everything on the album with some authenticity, and he could also do the GnR songs on tour.
Holly2003 wrote:
I didn't say he wasn't impressed. The point I'm making is that Slash was looking for singers (plural). You make it sound that he was only looking at Lambert. For the album, he utilised the following singers: Ian Astbury, Ozzy, Fergie, Myles Kennedy, Chris Cornell, Andrew Stockdale, Adam Levine, Lemmy, Kid Rock and Iggy Pop. Good for him for having an open mind. Adam Levine's performance on Gotten is great and Levine is not someone you would normally associate with Slash. Lambert may well have been tied to an Idol contract but Myles Kennedy was far and away the best fit because he's a rock singer who could sing everything on the album with some authenticity, and he could also do the GnR songs on tour.
Adam could easily have done GnR songs, in fact that would far more suit his style of rock singing. Regardless I was simply refuting Sparkle's assumption that all rock singers/fans don't like Queen + due to Adam being theatrical, camp, too gay whatever.
runner_70 wrote:
Slash was completely annoyed by Lameberts oversinging vocal gymnastics and he told him to tone it down. There is a video where Lamebert does his usual goat crap And slash is totally turned off by it. I cannot blame him.
Slash wasn't annoyed he simply said "maybe don't improvise so much in the high register because when you hit the low register it sounds really cool". He wasn't turned off by it at all, you do make crap up. Slash is used to playing with Axl, don't think he has a problem with high singing in general.
rockchic65 wrote:
Holly2003 wrote:
I didn't say he wasn't impressed. The point I'm making is that Slash was looking for singers (plural). You make it sound that he was only looking at Lambert. For the album, he utilised the following singers: Ian Astbury, Ozzy, Fergie, Myles Kennedy, Chris Cornell, Andrew Stockdale, Adam Levine, Lemmy, Kid Rock and Iggy Pop. Good for him for having an open mind. Adam Levine's performance on Gotten is great and Levine is not someone you would normally associate with Slash. Lambert may well have been tied to an Idol contract but Myles Kennedy was far and away the best fit because he's a rock singer who could sing everything on the album with some authenticity, and he could also do the GnR songs on tour.
Adam could easily have done GnR songs, in fact that would far more suit his style of rock singing. Regardless I was simply refuting Sparkle's assumption that all rock singers/fans don't like Queen + due to Adam being theatrical, camp, too gay whatever.
Yes he could have hit the notes, but how awful would it have been to have him sing those classic rock songs in his theatrical-Idol style. Slash needed a rock singer and he got one.
Holly2003 wrote:
Yes he could have hit the notes, but would how awful would it have been to have him sing those classic rock songs in his theatrical-Idol style. Slash needed a rock singer and he got one.
He wouldn't have been singing in his theatrical style, like I said his rock voice is more in the Axl, Tyler style, kind of hair metal. Not that it matters since for whatever reason they didn't collab, they were texting back and forth for a while but nothing happened.
He doesn't have a rock voice. I'm sure SC will post AL's version of Whole Lotta Love to "prove" me wrong. Don't bother: it's terrible. He is just about listenable when doing some of Queen's pop catalogue but he's not a convincing rock singer.
Holly2003 wrote:
He doesn't have a rock voice. I'm sure SC will post AL's version of Whole Lotta Love to "prove" me wrong. Don't bother: it's terrible. He is just about listenable when doing some of Queen's pop catalogue but he's not a convincing rock singer.
Some Glamberts think AL is a rock God. Based on exactly what? His covers of other people's music, nah I don't think so, and his own music isn't very hard/heavy rock, if at all.
Holly2003 wrote:
He doesn't have a rock voice. I'm sure SC will post AL's version of Whole Lotta Love to "prove" me wrong. Don't bother: it's terrible. He is just about listenable when doing some of Queen's pop catalogue but he's not a convincing rock singer.
That's your opinion, plenty disagree. Rock isn't just one sound it covers lots of styles from Bon Jovi to Journey, you don't get much different but they are both classed as rock. Adam could easily do Journey, some GNR, some Aerosmith and various others, his voice wouldn't suit Bon Jovi or the more classic hard rock but some glam metal etc definitely.
Iron Butterfly wrote:
Some Glamberts think AL is a rock God. Based on exactly what? His covers of other people's music, nah I don't think so, and his own music isn't very hard/heavy rock, if at all.
His own music isn't no, it's not what he chose to do but it's what everyone thought he should be doing and it's the lane they put him in on Idol. He auditioned with a Michael Jackson song but they obviously wanted him more in the rock genre and there's covers he's done that are rock. I don't call him a rock god but he can definitely sing some types of rock.
You glamtarts are delusional. Lameturd a Hair metal singer? Really??? You are just a laughing stock like your idol. Lameturd cannot sing rock songs at all with his whining girls voice
rockchic65 wrote:
Iron Butterfly wrote:
Some Glamberts think AL is a rock God. Based on exactly what? His covers of other people's music, nah I don't think so, and his own music isn't very hard/heavy rock, if at all.
His own music isn't no, it's not what he chose to do but it's what everyone thought he should be doing and it's the lane they put him in on Idol. He auditioned with a Michael Jackson song but they obviously wanted him more in the rock genre and there's covers he's done that are rock. I don't call him a rock god but he can definitely sing some types of rock.
Gotta ask, what do you mean what he didn't choose to do?
Iron Butterfly wrote:
Gotta ask, what do you mean what he didn't choose to do?
When he got off Idol and was recording his album he wanted it to be pop with a house/electronic feel rather than rock even though he does like some rock music and did do one or two covers in his live shows.