Respecting everybody's opinions as valid and criticism as somewhat just (*potentially motivated by "perfectionism" as well, since they did also mess with U.P. "rah version") ...I still don't see the need for it and don't think it's gonna change anything to change the makeup of the band.
this is what Brian and Roger have chosen to do to perform possibly the last tours of their lives. They enjoy it.
Yeah, Prob gets frustrating to some with the new fandom....and the newbie nonsense about it, but hey! ... what's the need for bashing each other??
Btw Tim Staffel really made the right decision stepping out.
The band never became shit. [/QUOTE]
This ^^^^
Vocal harmony · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Miracle. wrote:[/b]
The great Peter Hince is spot on with his thoughts on Queen+ Adam Lambert. He does talk a lot of sense and he should know as he toured with Queen for many many years with Fred.
check out the download below.......[/QUOTE]
Well Ratty is entitled to his opinion which he puts forward as an opinion,and not as written in stone fact, and does so without the idiotic name calling that one or two on here regularly resort to.
Ratty's view is from within the touring circle of the original band. When I spoke to him a few years back he was quite critical of The Magic tour too.
I doubt, in your rush to post this that you notice he also makes clear that Lambert can sing. . . A view that runner_70 and yourself don't share.
The fact remains that despite your crusade against what the band are doing they remain a success as a live proposition because of the number of people who disagree with you
Vocal harmony · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Miracle. wrote:[/b]
Peter Hince is a great guy and tells it like it is. . . .
Back in 2006 Brian, Roger & Elton were slagging off Xfactor & American Idol saying it was killing off real artists trying to break into the industry and a year later May & Taylor were on the Xfactor ! They are so forty faced its incredible. . . . . . . . Adam drag up in high heeled boots looking like a right dogs dinner and making the band look soft as shit, in fact Scissor Sisters look butcher than Queen are today ! Its all gone terribly wrong.[/QUOTE]
The comments they made about XFactor type shows weren't about the contestants it was about the format of the shows and the way people are talked down to and treated. And also the way those shows inform the music buying public.
As far as Adam Lambert and the band looking "soft as shit" talk about selective memory. . . 76/77 they had a frontman who wore leotards and ballet shoes a Bass player who wore white dungarees and guitarist who wore embroidered white cotton jackets and silk and cotton capes and a drummer who wore tight silk trousers and shirts.
How can anything Lambert chooses to dress in be wrong.
kosimodo · Member since
Well, imho they should adjust the playlist and drop the “rockers” i mean stc, really? And well wwry isnt that good either. Use AL where is good ( yes he can sing) slower melodic songs (freddies songs!!!) just do fit him so much better. I wouldnt mind. Wwtlf can stay in the concert to keep brian happy.
Queenman!! · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Miracle. wrote:[/b]
Peter Hince is a great guy and tells it like it is. . . .
Back in 2006 Brian, Roger & Elton were slagging off Xfactor & American Idol saying it was killing off real artists trying to break into the industry and a year later May & Taylor were on the Xfactor ! They are so forty faced its incredible. . . . . . . . Adam drag up in high heeled boots looking like a right dogs dinner and making the band look soft as shit, in fact Scissor Sisters look butcher than Queen are today ! Its all gone terribly wrong.[/QUOTE]
The comments they made about XFactor type shows weren't about the contestants it was about the format of the shows and the way people are talked down to and treated. And also the way those shows inform the music buying public.
As far as Adam Lambert and the band looking "soft as shit" talk about selective memory. . . 76/77 they had a frontman who wore leotards and ballet shoes a Bass player who wore white dungarees and guitarist who wore embroidered white cotton jackets and silk and cotton capes and a drummer who wore tight silk trousers and shirts.
How can anything Lambert chooses to dress in be wrong. [/QUOTE]
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Yeah… The hippies were quite colorful in their clothes and love to walk naked and have free sex. Does that mean we should revisited that in 2019. It's was a time period in life and was relevant then.
Star* · Member since
Vocal Harmony : Adam Lambert lying on a couch at the front of tha stage fanning himself in a very effeminate way singing " Killer Queen" or coming on stage riding a tricycle singing "Bicycle Race" what has this band come too? What an absolute tool Lambert is. Queen were a hard rock outfit back in 1974 and now look at them turning to soft mush with some American berk.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Queenman!! wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Miracle. wrote:[/b]
Peter Hince is a great guy and tells it like it is. . . .
Back in 2006 Brian, Roger & Elton were slagging off Xfactor & American Idol saying it was killing off real artists trying to break into the industry and a year later May & Taylor were on the Xfactor ! They are so forty faced its incredible. . . . . . . . Adam drag up in high heeled boots looking like a right dogs dinner and making the band look soft as shit, in fact Scissor Sisters look butcher than Queen are today ! Its all gone terribly wrong.[/QUOTE]
The comments they made about XFactor type shows weren't about the contestants it was about the format of the shows and the way people are talked down to and treated. And also the way those shows inform the music buying public.
As far as Adam Lambert and the band looking "soft as shit" talk about selective memory. . . 76/77 they had a frontman who wore leotards and ballet shoes a Bass player who wore white dungarees and guitarist who wore embroidered white cotton jackets and silk and cotton capes and a drummer who wore tight silk trousers and shirts.
How can anything Lambert chooses to dress in be wrong. [/QUOTE]
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Yeah… The hippies were quite colorful in their clothes and love to walk naked and have free sex. Does that mean we should revisited that in 2019. It's was a time period in life and was relevant then. [/QUOTE]
Yes but Adam loves that era and is enjoying reliving it in his own way, why is that wrong? Would anyone have told Freddie he was wrong about his choices? Or more to the point would he have taken any notice? What about Bowie, would anyone have changed his mind when decided to dress so androgynous and paint his face? The point is some artists throughout time have done whatever they wanted regardless if it was the norm or in fashion or part of the times, without people like that nothing would ever have changed or progressed so if Adam want's to play dress up, wear make up and relive a bit of the hippy era then so what, no one seems to care except a few complainers on these boards etc, people are posting on twitter after the shows saying how great it was, best show they've seen etc, hardly anyone even mentions what Adam wears or how he looks they're far more interested in how he sounds and the one's who do mention it usually say they love his costumes and they fit with Queen, one or two make jokey references like the show started late cause Adam was doing his make up or whatever but you can tell from the tone it's a tongue in cheek reference and they actually find him funny and endearing. Maybe you have to be there to get him I don't know but it's definitely not something that people seem remotely bothered about.
Star* · Member since
Ooh did i miss something lol
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]flash00. wrote:[/b]
AL is a drag queen and getting worse with it by every show [/QUOTE]
I'm genuinely baffled by people's idea of what a drag queen is, was Freddie a drag queen when he dressed in that red sequinned playsuit, or his leotards, or any of the other wacky costumes he wore in the 70's? Adam isn't remotely drag, it's not his thing, he's gay and sometimes androgynous but that's not drag.
Star* · Member since
Male ballet dancers wear leotards but that does not make them drag queens. Adam loves to dress freaky and look queer.
matt z · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Miracle. wrote:[/b]
Peter Hince is a great guy and tells it like it is. . . .
Back in 2006 Brian, Roger & Elton were slagging off Xfactor & American Idol saying it was killing off real artists trying to break into the industry and a year later May & Taylor were on the Xfactor ! They are so forty faced its incredible. . . . . . . . Adam drag up in high heeled boots looking like a right dogs dinner and making the band look soft as shit, in fact Scissor Sisters look butcher than Queen are today ! Its all gone terribly wrong.[/QUOTE]
The comments they made about XFactor type shows weren't about the contestants it was about the format of the shows and the way people are talked down to and treated. And also the way those shows inform the music buying public. [/QUOTE]
What about "C-Lebrity"?
The commentary was pretty direct on that one. They DID do a turnaround on the point and can be criticised for such.
I still remember the times when it took some D- list collaboration of some Euro pop trend crap to hear Brian again. (SEE: "Dappy")
Not sure which era is better, but these are the breaks for being a Queen fan
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
What about "C-Lebrity"?
The commentary was pretty direct on that one. They DID do a turnaround on the point and can be criticised for such.
I still remember the times when it took some D- list collaboration of some Euro pop trend crap to hear Brian again. (SEE: "Dappy")
Not sure which era is better, but these are the breaks for being a Queen fan[/QUOTE]
But the difference is regardless of their opinion of those shows or even the contestants on them times change and instead of being people who've done nothing more than sing into their hairbrush or had a go at the local karaoke bar and their friends have said hey you can really sing get on x factor like was typical at the start a lot of the contestants are working singers who are looking for a break. Spike said this in his recent interview:-
"My wife was the first person who heard him. We were in Joshua Tree and I sat outside our little cabin that we have there, our love shack and she said, “You better come in and watch this.” I said, “Watch what?” And she said, “American Idol.” I said, “I don’t need to watch that. There’s nothing for me there.” But she said, “No, come in.”
I went in to refill my martini and I just caught the last minute of him singing “Whole Lotta Love.” When he got to the very end I thought, “Here we go. Here’s where it counts.” He sang the final cadence and just flew through it. It was effortless. I thought, “Wow. That takes some singing chops to be able to sing it with that kind of confidence.” Then I googled him and the first thing I saw was him singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” a cappella at his audition. I sent off an e-mail saying, “I found a live one.”
Who did you send it to?
Roger. And I don’t know what week that was in the process, but obviously by the time the finale came around, Queen got asked to perform there with the two finalists, who were Adam and the other guy that nobody can remember [Kris Allen]. The deal was sealed then and there. They were aware of him because Roger had been keeping an eye on him from the moment I e-mailed him. Then they got together and Adam is obviously a charming man plus he can sing like not many people can sing. The universe put the elements together.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Miracle. wrote:[/b]
Male ballet dancers wear leotards but that does not make them drag queens. Adam loves to dress freaky and look queer.[/QUOTE]
Adam is into fashion and likes to dress in whatever takes his fancy and he is queer so I don't see a problem with that but that's still not drag which is a totally different thing. Who cares if he likes to dress weird, why should he change for other people? It's a stage thing he doesn't dress like that in general unless he's going to some wacky club where everyone is dressed "freaky" and of course Freddie never did that lol.
runner_70 · Member since
Freddie did it with style. Lamebird has no style
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Freddie did it with style. Lamebird has no style[/QUOTE]
