QueenZone discussion #1312101

dysan wrote: Ground rules for these gigs: 1) don't talk between songs 2) don't oversing 3) play down the american accent while singing 4) don't have your hair standing up 5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat 6) do press ups during Hammer To Fall

Fone Bone wrote:

dysan wrote: Ground rules for these gigs: 1) don't talk between songs 2) don't oversing 3) play down the american accent while singing 4) don't have your hair standing up 5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat 6) do press ups during Hammer To Fall

7/ Leave the butchered goat vibrato in the dressing room 8/ Try and remember Brian May's name 9/ Don't fluff the lyrics and/or over-rely on monitors 10/ Get a sore throat, prompting Queen to give Marc Martel a call

8/ Try and remember Brian May's name

Vocal harmony wrote: Forget these stupid ground rules. Just let him and the band do what they're going to do..

I think it will be a more interesting show and set list than Paul Rodgers was willing to involve himself with.

AdamMethos wrote:

8/ Try and remember Brian May's name

Adam Lambert has forgotten Brian's name before???

1) don't talk between songs

2) don't oversing

3) play down the american accent while singing

4) don't have your hair standing up

5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat

brENsKi wrote:

Vocal harmony wrote: Forget these stupid ground rules. Just let him and the band do what they're going to do..

your opinion is no more or less valid than the person posting the "rules"...so who ARE YOU to say "forget em"? if anything it needs a few more rules.... 9. lose your voice day before first gig until day after last gig

I think it will be a more interesting show and set list than Paul Rodgers was willing to involve himself with.

yes, more interesting, but still not good....in fact a "different kind of sh*t"

Sheer Brass Neck wrote: Who is Michael Angelo?

Vocal harmony wrote: Point taken, but what I'm saying is let him live or die by his performance on the night.

Micrówave wrote:

1) don't talk between songs

Yes, absolutely don't build any rapport with the people who PAID MONEY to see you.  And Freddie never did either.

2) don't oversing

Yes, there is no longer any "over-singing" even though Freddie did it live AND in the studio countless times.  Just kinda muffle the words to Bohemian Rhapsody and sound disinterested.

3) play down the american accent while singing

Absolutely.  Try a different world accent every night.  I'd start off with Afrikaans and end with a Chinese Mandarin accent.  Even on Teo Toriatte.

4) don't have your hair standing up

Because we all know hairstyle makes or breaks a concert.

5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat

Actually I would encourage the leather trenchcoat and absolutely nothing else underneath.  And start off the show with "Flash!"

AdamMethos wrote:

Vocal harmony wrote: Point taken, but what I'm saying is let him live or die by his performance on the night.

In other words, give him enough rope to hang himself? ;-) I wonder how many are attending the show primarily because of Queen, and how many because of AL. I have a friend from Florida who's a huge AL fan and she's going just to see AL.

I wonder how many are attending the show primarily because of Queen, and how many because of AL. I have a friend from Florida who's a huge AL fan and she's going just to see AL.

brENsKi wrote: for once VC i absolutely agreed with you...well your first two sentences ...then you used "Michael Angelo" as an analogy....and at that point you blew it!!! because anyone who can use one of the finest renaissance sculpture (and latterly) artist as a comparator to a f**king reality TV show winner, loses ALL credibility for their argument by so doing....pity also, as you were doing well with your first two sentences

Fone Bone wrote:

dysan wrote: Ground rules for these gigs: 1) don't talk between songs 2) don't oversing 3) play down the american accent while singing 4) don't have your hair standing up 5) don't wear a leather trenchcoat 6) do press ups during Hammer To Fall

7/ Leave the butchered goat vibrato in the dressing room 8/ Try and remember Brian May's name 9/ Don't fluff the lyrics and/or over-rely on monitors 10/ Get a sore throat, prompting Queen to give Marc Martel a call

someonewholikesadam wrote: I cant seem to stay off this forum no matter how hard I try. I just watched two short clips of Martel and Rodgers with Queen. I can see how diehards would be upset with AL as a choice. Both Martel and Rodgers seek to "mimic" Freddie and do an excellent job. AL sounds NOTHING like Freddie and doesn't try to. He will put his own interpretation onto Freddie's music and this is not what you want to hear. You want to close your eyes and pretend Freddie is back. I don't blame you. Therefore, no matter what AL does, he will please you. :(

someonewholikesadam wrote: link. I only watched a little of this YouTube.

someonewholikesadam wrote: why? Is that really Freddie singing in that video??? Oh god help me if it is!

someonewholikesadam wrote: Well??

GratefulFan wrote: The abbreviated Seven Seas and Keep Yourself Alive at the beginning scared me badly. Extremely weak and a bad fit for Lambert's skills. He righted himself reasonably following those two with WWRY fast. For me he's better at the tightly paced talk-singing songs - WWRY Fast, FBG, Dragon Attack etc. because there is little room for his bad instincts and overdecorated notes and excessive vibrato. On the positive side I think he was effective enough in several spots, and he looked and (mostly) acted the part. Still, he was plagued by the usual things people that aren't fan aren't fans of. SSOR, KYA, STL and GaGa were particularly sick making. Somebody said that was the best STL they'd ever heard? Maybe if the only other one you'd ever heard was at all you can drink karaoke night. Otherwise, wow. Crazy how two people can hear such different things. His banter was WEAK. Asking repeatedly for the fat assed women in the audience to acknowledge themselves? Really? No, but really? Shouldn't have messed with BoRhap to the degree that he did either. It's not the song for that, and what he did with it was unappealing anyway. Loved the times when it was just Brian and Roger. I once said with 100% honesty that I wouldn't go see Queen + Adam Lambert if they were playing my local arena, because AL really and truly grates on me that much. But I'd take that back now. I'd take that back because I realize now that the greatness of the music, the catalogue, the joy of seeing Brian and Roger playing, still, cannot be completely held back by anybody on the mic. I appreciated the nod to the fans and the history when Brian took LOML. It would have been a natural to give to Adam on the surface, but they didn't. Thanks for that. The decent parts combined with the atmosphere and immediacy of a live show should leave people who attend in person satisfied. It wasn't a train wreck or anything, which it completely could have been. I'm glad I watched it, hated some aspects slightly less than I thought I would, and really hope the best for the remaining shows. On a final positive note I can appreciate Adam doing this in the middle of promotion for his own album. While it might boost his own work, he also must have taken significant time out of his schedule to rehearse, memorize etc. at a critical time for his album. Which is plummeting down the charts. Just sayin'. Ha ha.

someonewholikesadam wrote: Zebonka, I am waiting for your harsh rebuke since I have to weigh in here even though I vowed never to return. Moth to a flame kind of thing . As you well know, I am a Glambert thru and thru (which means I worship the ground Adam walks on). I did NOT like Adam in the EMA gig though didn't think he was as bad as you all did. I see your point now. I don't like Adam singing Queen songs. However, I thought he sounded lovely on WWTLF and he nailed UP. He was off-key more than I've ever heard and did not like his out-of-character stage hokiness. (I did like the tight leather pants A LOT). But what I do know is Queen invited Adam to do the gigs, Adam would have been a fool not to accept, and he had a blast up there! Good for him! And you have to admit my Adam has BALLS! Three weeks of rehearsal, performing in front of hundreds of thousands (?) when he knows he is NOT FM?? He deserves more credit than you are giving him. I can't WAIT till he gets back to his own music (i know you cant either) and I will be right there in the front row because Adam is nothing short of amazing when doing his own live concerts. P.S. Brian and Roger we're really good. And maybe I will be baaaack.