Martel Martel's Queen Covers EP Thunderbolt And Lightning
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ShadesNoir · Member since
Marc Martel, known for fronting The Queen Extravaganza and The Ultimate Queen Celebration, recently released an EP of Queen cover songs. The EP is entitled Thunderbolt And Lightning. Here is an overview of the eight tracks.
Thank you sharing :) I think he has an excellent voice. I've listening to some Thunderbolt And Lightning teasers from youtube, and they sound really good!
matt z · Member since
Haven't listened to it but just a thought: whats the point? Promotion? ?
It's not like he'll do a fresh new take on things like Tony Bennett would. . It's QUEEN tracks done QUEEN style right?
eYe · Member since
No.
Dr Magus · Member since
He's a karaoke singer releasing a karaoke album.
The Fairy King · Member since
It surprises me Martel doesn't get the beating Lambert does on here.
Martel doesn't have his own style, music or personality and effectively IS a karaoke singer. :')
Mad world...
Sealion · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Fairy King wrote:[/b]
It surprises me Martel doesn't get the beating Lambert does on here.
Martel doesn't have his own style, music or personality and effectively IS a karaoke singer. :')
Mad world...[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that. ;)
Martel is as flat as it can get. A nice singer but no more. Lambert is a completely different case. He will always provoke reactions, because he stands out:
Looks, voice, open gayness, just his presence.
All of it can be seen by some as provocation. Even if we are unaware of it.
Lambert has star qualities. I don’t like everything he does. But Lambert has that in spades. Martel? Looks like my nextdoor neighbor and is as such uninteresting.
ShadesNoir · Member since
Martel brings a fresh approach to songs that we all know and love. It may not be a release for everyone, but I appreciate Martel’s creativity and boldness.
matt z · Member since
^i thought it had to do with Lambert Xtina Aguilera- ing every song and starting out pretty badly (he's not bad at all now) and because - although he claimed to have loved Queens music forever - he often had to be reminded who the band members were (blatant sign that he "bloated/enhanced his resume to appeal to the job)
Not because he's gay.
But it's also true, some people think his solo stuff is commercialized corporate garbage culled from rejected corporate song team libraries and that they exploited his gayness with gimmickry.
Not because he's gay. But because many rock fans have an aversion to phoney created "artists".
I think there used to be a band member in QUEEN that was gay. Right now his name escapes me. ...you might wanna look it up.
He was quite prominent as well!
Sealion · Member since
^matt z
if your post was a relply to mine: I didn’t say, that Queen fans have a problem with Lambert being a gay man. I said, there are several things about him, which provoke reactions.
Only one of them is, that he’s openly gay and that he shows it. Believe it or not, there a still a lot of Queen fans, who have a problem with that.
Freddie had never thrown his sexuality into their faces, you know? ;)
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
^i thought it had to do with Lambert Xtina Aguilera- ing every song and starting out pretty badly (he's not bad at all now) and because - although he claimed to have loved Queens music forever - he often had to be reminded who the band members were (blatant sign that he "bloated/enhanced his resume to appeal to the job)[QUOTE]
He only forgot Brian's name once right at the very beginning in an interview before they'd even worked together and that was likely a brain freeze moment since he was thrown into tons of interviews straight off the show, he didn't regularly forget who they were and he's always said he was only familiar with the greatest hits initially.
Another Roger (re) · Member since
Marc Martel knows how to write a song. He can play several instruments and sings like a God. Martel is a hard working artist with a productivity that impresses me. I take that anyday above Adam Lambert touring with two men that could have been his granddaddy's. Lambert doesn't provoke me at all. Being provoked by a gay person is so 1990s. He is just a very annoying singer, and extremely cringeworthy in his efforts of being "camp".
To sum up Lambert: Annoying voice, poor musician, bad taste.
anadamfan · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Another Roger (re) wrote:[/b]
Marc Martel knows how to write a song. He can play several instruments and sings like a God. Martel is a hard working artist with a productivity that impresses me. I take that anyday above Adam Lambert touring with two men that could have been his granddaddy's. Lambert doesn't provoke me at all. Being provoked by a gay person is so 1990s. He is just a very annoying singer, and extremely cringeworthy in his efforts of being "camp".
To sum up Lambert: Annoying voice, poor musician, bad taste. [/QUOTE]
That’s your opinion. To me, Adam sings like a God. ;)
But yes: You go and listen to Martel and everybody, who likes to enjoy QAL , can attend their concerts. And we all are happy!
And Granddads? Really? :D
Adam is 36, almost 37.
Brian would have become a Granddad at 35, Roger at 33. I mean, it‘s possible in general. Only that most of their own kids are younger than Adam.
AngelR · Member since
@AnotherRoger
If Martel was anything like you described him above, he would've been touring with his own music, not as a Queen tribute.
I know Queen music sells and you are a fan but .....
