| mickyparise 15.11.2014 20:11 |
As Queen prepares to perform 25 shows in 10 countries across the UK and Europe in early 2015, Brian May continues to frame Adam Lambert’s contributions as a stand in for the late Freddie Mercury. “Adam is beautifully confident,” May tells Nik Carter, “but he’s never arrogant. He’s always respectful. He’s always looking for the right way to do things. He brings himself to it, that’s all I can say. He’s not an imitator. He doesn’t need to pretend to be Freddie, in any sense whatsoever.” Lambert first performed with May and Roger Taylor, the remaining members of Queen, in 2009 as part of the finale for American Idol. They regrouped for a short tour in 2012, then began a lengthier run through the U.S. and into Asia after performing at the iHeart Radio Festival in September 2013. By the time Queen takes the stage for the 2015 concerts, the group’s association with Lambert will have outlasted his predecessor Paul Rodgers — who took over for Mercury between 2004-09. Founding bassist John Deacon has retired. Mercury died in 1991 from complications related a battle with AIDS. “I don’t know if it’s a marriage,” May adds, “but it’s a very good affair.” - See more at: link |
| winterspelt 15.11.2014 23:55 |
Its funny how someone can make an "interview" from pieces from another interviews... This link have about 4 or 5 different interviews, in one of them, Brian was asked why he and Roger choose someone who could be close to Freddie and Brian never went in "Adam's defense" he just replied the question. I think it was an interview in NZ. AFAIR the "affair" quote is from their award as band of the year. |
| pittrek 16.11.2014 05:30 |
No, he's not. He's just a bad singer with a great voice |
| matt z 16.11.2014 05:54 |
Lol pittrek That sums it up pretty well. I hadn't thought of that. And so concise! I was just gonna say he's no imitator. He's just confused. Neither singer or artist. Pop oddity with an incredible (on paper) range |
| Mr.Mouth 16.11.2014 09:11 |
pittrek wrote: No, he's not. He's just a bad singer with a great voicethis is greatest answer ever on quenzone about Adam |
| Oscar J 16.11.2014 10:04 |
pittrek wrote: No, he's not. He's just a bad singer with a great voiceWow, spot on. |
| anniestu44b 16.11.2014 11:50 |
Yawn! Old ground being walked dry again. Give it up. It's happening get over it. And by the way it interview was by Redbeard for Vh1. |
| BETA215 16.11.2014 12:13 |
pittrek wrote: No, he's not. He's just a bad singer with a great voice Retweet. |
| anniestu44b 16.11.2014 17:02 |
Sorry, I will correct myself first. The interview was by Nic Carter for VH1 backstage at the Classic Rock Awards, not Redbeard, that In the studio interview will happen later. |
| The King Of Rhye 16.11.2014 17:26 |
pittrek wrote: No, he's not. He's just a bad singer with a great voiceI can actually sorta respect that opinion......I like him as a singer, but I do see what youre saying...........the people that just don't give him any credit for anything are what gets me............ |
| Saint Jiub 16.11.2014 18:24 |
More spin from Brian ... “Adam is beautifully confident,” May tells Nik Carter, “but he’s never arrogant. He’s always respectful. He’s always looking for the right way to do things. He brings himself to it, that’s all I can say. He’s not an imitator. He doesn’t need to pretend to be Freddie, in any sense whatsoever.” |
| The King Of Rhye 17.11.2014 00:01 |
Panchgani wrote: More spin from Brian ... “Adam is beautifully confident,” May tells Nik Carter, “but he’s never arrogant. He’s always respectful. He’s always looking for the right way to do things. He brings himself to it, that’s all I can say. He’s not an imitator. He doesn’t need to pretend to be Freddie, in any sense whatsoever.”How is that "spin"? I dont get that..................dont read that from those quotes at all.................maybe, just maybe, thats how Brian genuinely feels about Adam! |
| Russian Headlong 17.11.2014 15:07 |
Lambert is a c-lebrity and Brian May is a hypocrite. |
| Khizzy 17.11.2014 15:44 |
The only reason why they're with this guy in the first place is to (finally) try and crack the American market and to stay current with the "kids", not to mention the fact that they can keep their pension pots topped up for another few years following a tour or two. Even though I don't agree with what they're doing right now, they're bloody good businessmen, gotta give them that. |
| Missreclusive 18.11.2014 11:46 |
pittrek wrote: No, he's not. He's just a bad singer with a great voiceYES YES YES! you're my hero for this one! Perfect. Thanks |
| gerry 26.11.2014 08:05 |
What ever we think of this ghastly combination, the best thing is to let it run its course, and it will fizzle away. Brian is silly if he thinks Many Queen fans support him with Lambert because there is an awful lot who don't, and even my mum told me the other day that Adam Lambert is awful and that nobody can sing Queens music only Freddie knew how too. Anyhow its ridiculous to keep the name Queen, when they are not a full unit of four. May has obviously looked at that and thought the name Queen pulls in the money. Deacon wants nothing to do with the demolition that is Queen now, who can blame him. |
| Vocal harmony 26.11.2014 09:02 |
gerry wrote: What ever we think of this ghastly combination, the best thing is to let it run its course, and it will fizzle away. Brian is silly if he thinks Many Queen fans support him with Lambert because there is an awful lot who don't, and even my mum told me the other day that Adam Lambert is awful and that nobody can sing Queens music only Freddie knew how too. Anyhow its ridiculous to keep the name Queen, when they are not a full unit of four. May has obviously looked at that and thought the name Queen pulls in the money Deacon wants nothing to do with the demolition that is Queen now, who can blame him.Brian has said very clearly and honestly in the past that the Queen name sells more tickets and means more to more people than he or Roger as solo artists. The choice they face I guess is to work as Queen, ok it's half the band but many other bands are do the same, or go out under another name and play the songs anyway, which would gain as much anti reaction as this does. Imagine Daltey and Townsend playing Who songs under a different name. What would be the point. As it is you get to experience something of what Queen were back in the day, whether your an old fan or someone who is new to this. No one in their right mind would claim this to be as good as Queen in their heyday, but even if Freddie and John were still touring it still wouldn't be as good as it was. BM and RT are musicians who are obviously enjoying being in front of an audience, why is that a bad thing, why does it have to be about money. All around the world there are people who play in bands in Bars and small clubs because it's what they enjoy doing, why can't it be the same for a bunch of guys playing in front of 15,000 a night. At the end of the day it's up to us as individuals whether or not we buy a tickets. And Gerry, just a thought, if this was RT and BM playing to 1500 people in a small venue under a different name I'm guessing you still wouldn't go because Freddie still wouldn't be fronting it. |
| brENsKi 26.11.2014 09:18 |
gerry wrote:Anyhow its ridiculous to keep the name Queen, when they are not a full unit of four.it's their right to keep going as "Queen" as it is for many many other bands - it's not your right (or mine) to stop them. gerry wrote:May has obviously looked at that and thought the name Queen pulls in the money.of course it does....and if you realised you had a "golden goose" would YOU wring it's neck, or keep accepting the golden eggs it lays? - be honest about this please gerry wrote:Deacon wants nothing to do with the demolition that is Queen now, who can blame him.deacon retired because Freddie's death affected him and he wasn't much for the rock n roll lifestyle in any case - he's always been very family orientated. his retirement was 1997 - long before any of these "projects" came along - check your facts before making claims like that. |
| The Real Wizard 26.11.2014 11:25 |
brENsKi wrote: deacon retired because Freddie's death affected him and he wasn't much for the rock n roll lifestyle in any case - he's always been very family orientated. his retirement was 1997 - long before any of these "projects" came along - check your facts before making claims like that.^ this. Even at their peak Deacon was completely uncomfortable with being in the spotlight, never mind 15 years ago or now. |
| wendy62blue 13.02.2015 01:30 |
In all the shows I've seen adam shows the up most respect for freddie and Brian and Roger. he's they to give live back to the songs that Queen preform with freddie to let them be heard again to young people who have only heard them on records and cds. At the end of concerts adam always stands to one side and pushes Brian and Roger center stage that is his respect to them. |
| Mudfrog 17.02.2015 11:52 |
My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR. |
| sgs8789 18.02.2015 08:40 |
Mudgrog said - "My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR. I agree completely. Adam has a strong voice but the feeling I get seeing and hearing him is that he is an actor portraying a rock singer and not really a rock singer. It's in his mannerisms more than in his vocals. There's no doubt that many real rock singers use exaggerated stage theatrics while performing but they're coming from a different place than Adams' theatrics. That might not be the way to explain it but every time I see and hear him with Queen I'm reminded of someone "performing the performance" not simply performing. |
| avonalllim 27.04.2015 20:16 |
Make him stop waring the crown at the end of the show, like Freddie used to. If Adam is not an imitator, then, he should find his own ways, and stop copying Freddie's cadences and phrasing! |
| avonalllim 27.04.2015 20:19 |
sgs8789 wrote: Mudgrog said - "My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR. I agree completely. Adam has a strong voice but the feeling I get seeing and hearing him is that he is an actor portraying a rock singer and not really a rock singer. It's in his mannerisms more than in his vocals. There's no doubt that many real rock singers use exaggerated stage theatrics while performing but they're coming from a different place than Adams' theatrics. That might not be the way to explain it but every time I see and hear him with Queen I'm reminded of someone "performing the performance" not simply performing.BOth of you, guys, are spot on, in my opinion. Lambert's voice, mannerisms and musicality reek of musical theater. It's so contrived and just lack soul!!!! |
| avonalllim 27.04.2015 20:21 |
matt z wrote: Lol pittrek That sums it up pretty well. I hadn't thought of that. And so concise! I was just gonna say he's no imitator. He's just confused. Neither singer or artist. Pop oddity with an incredible (on paper) rangeI utterly agree with both of you!!! |
| avonalllim 27.04.2015 20:29 |
avonalllim wrote:sgs8789 wrote: Mudgrog said - "My take on Lambert is very simply this: he is not a rock singer, he is pure musical theatre. He would be a great Galileo in WWRY but his voice is too thin and his attitude, to my mind, is 'knowing'. He walks around the stage as if to say, look at me, I'm with Queen. I saw none of that attitude with PR. I agree completely. Adam has a strong voice but the feeling I get seeing and hearing him is that he is an actor portraying a rock singer and not really a rock singer. It's in his mannerisms more than in his vocals. There's no doubt that many real rock singers use exaggerated stage theatrics while performing but they're coming from a different place than Adams' theatrics. That might not be the way to explain it but every time I see and hear him with Queen I'm reminded of someone "performing the performance" not simply performing.BOth of you, guys, are spot on, in my opinion. Lambert's voice, mannerisms and musicality reek of musical theater. So contrived and just lacking soul!!!! |
| brENsKi 28.04.2015 08:10 |
avonalllim wrote: Make him stop waring the crown at the end of the show, like Freddie used to. If Adam is not an imitator, then, he should find his own ways, and stop copying Freddie's cadences and phrasing!"make him" ??? really??? - let him wear wtf he wants to. have you never heard the saying "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" ? it's not harming anyone - other than the perception and preservation of the status quo in the (small) minds of a few stepfords |
| Missreclusive 28.04.2015 08:25 |
Arrrrrrghhhhhhh! So bad that I don't even read Queen news much anymore. Adam Lambert is SO annoying. Always has been to me from the beginning on American Idol. His voice ANNOYS me as does his stage presence. There really is no Queen anymore. Queen Extravaganza does the greatest job of celebrating the magnificence of what was. I would pay to see them again and again for the SOUND of it all. AL struck it rich when they chose him and yes it was their right to do so but he's obnoxious! Ok, done...lol...for now....almost.... Brian, have you LOST your mind? |
| The King Of Rhye 28.04.2015 08:51 |
avonalllim wrote: Make him stop waring the crown at the end of the show, like Freddie used to. If Adam is not an imitator, then, he should find his own ways, and stop copying Freddie's cadences and phrasing!That makes no sense to me.....for the Q&AL tour, he's singing nothing but songs Freddie sang, so naturally he's gonna 'copy' him, at least somewhat! Sure, he's more like Freddie than Paul was (and I saw Q&PR and liked it!) but he's way less of an imitator than someone like Marc Martel or Gary Mullen! |
| Chief Mouse 28.04.2015 09:27 |
^ Fair enough but why is Marc Martel considered an imitator? Yes, he participated in Queen Extravaganza and he sounds similar to Freddie but that's his own voice! He's not trying to put on a fake voice and he hasn't worn Freddie's outfits as far as I'm aware, plus he has created his own music both before and after QE. As for Adam, I agree, he can't be considered an imitator, in my opinion. Gary Mullen, on the other hand, is definitely an imitator - he tries to copy Freddie's moves and wears his outfits. |
| The King Of Rhye 28.04.2015 10:53 |
Yeah, you are right........ |
| Star* 04.03.2019 21:06 |
Wrong ! Adam is an imitator, he wore the crown like Freddie and came on stage at the recent Bafta awards wearing the flag wrapped around him like Freddie used to, plus he wears black finger nails..... Lambert is a fake and a total embarrassment for the serious rock fan. More and more people are slating him now and rightly so. |
| Sweetandtenderhooligan 04.03.2019 21:08 |
He wears a crown on stage?! Yikes. No, Adam, just stop. Honestly I can't decide whether Brian is doing this to line his pockets or because he misses playing live. |
| ForFreddie 04.03.2019 22:06 |
Well, if Lambert is not an imitator, as Brian has said, as others have already said, he should stop IMMITATING Freddie...... perhaps, Brian doesn't know the meaning of the word....'imitator?' For Lambert to do the things Freddie used to, on stage......is, 'imitating Freddie.' |
| e-man 05.03.2019 09:39 |
the fact that brian feels he has to emphasize this in EVERY interview show only one thing; he knows very well lambert is nothing more than an immitator. |
| rockchic65 05.03.2019 10:10 |
Adam isn't the least an imitator and anyone who goes to a show or knows anything about the guy prior to teaming up with Bri & Roger would know that. |
| rockchic65 05.03.2019 10:23 |
Gold wrote: Wrong ! Adam is an imitator, he wore the crown like Freddie and came on stage at the recent Bafta awards wearing the flag wrapped around him like Freddie used to, plus he wears black finger nails..... Lambert is a fake and a total embarrassment for the serious rock fan. More and more people are slating him now and rightly so.Still flogging this dead horse? Adam has always had Black nails, nothing to do with copying Freddie and he's far from the only one to ever wear them. Freddie only did one hand anyway. You can clearly see here he had black nails on American Idol - link And what are you on about at the Bafta's, they didn't appear there? Did they by any chance show a clip from Rock in Rio because that's the only time I've ever seen Adam with a flag just briefly at the beginning? |
| Vocal harmony 05.03.2019 13:34 |
Yeah he sings songs, looks at Brian May and Roger Taylor so he clearly is an imitator! Back in the real world he is the front man vocalist in a band like any other in that position. As for this crap about the crown. On the Magic Tour the crown was part of a big set piece at the end of the last song at the end of the set. Freddie waked out like a newly crowned monarch. Yes it was done with humour but there was also a clear statement in it too. The thing that Lambert wares is nothing like as regal or big as what Freddie had, it's obvious to all who are there that it's a joke and he is laughing at himself as much as anything and it doesn't have the sense of over the topness that Freddie brought.. |
| thomasquinn 32989 05.03.2019 14:01 |
Jesus, these AL-apologists are every bit as bad as the AL-haters... To anyone able to look at this with the least bit of objectivity, it's perfectly obvious that AL is consciously imitating Freddie Mercury in a *lot* of ways. Yes, he is also adding things of his own and he's leaving out certain other things that are typically Freddie, but that doesn't change anything. Now, as far as I'm aware it's not a crime to imitate Freddie Mercury. I haven't spoken to the pope recently, but I've consulted several lesser theologians and they assure me that it's not, in itself, a sin either. Nor, I would like to add, is it inherently offensive. So why, WHY are you people so incredibly uptight about admitting it? I'm fairly sure that, the AL-groupies like SweetCaroline aside, you all realize on at least some level that AL is imitating Freddie. So? If you enjoy the show, does admitting he's imitating Freddie detract from that in any way? I don't see why it should. Lying about it, gaslighting the world, like Brian May has been doing with seemingly every insignificant detail of Queen's history these last few years, THAT detracts from the objective qualities of the shows. THAT detracts from the reputation of Queen, not that they're touring with a singer they found in a talent show. There is something deeply, darkly broken with the band Queen. It is *not* Adam Lambert leading the band, it is not the movie, but it is the campaign of dishonesty, whitewashing and revisionism engaged in by Brian May c.s. And backing up Brian May whenever he's engaged in throwing around his BS is not helping, it's simply misplaced loyalty helping to tarnish a hard-earned (by Brian May as much as the other guys) reputation by latter-day foolishness. |
| Vocal harmony 05.03.2019 14:38 |
I don't feel the need to, and , I'm not apologising for anything Adam Lambert does. I'm certainly not a Lambert fan, what I've heard of his songs I've thought them to be ok I've certainly not disliked them but I haven't felt a need to go and buy any of his albums. I just don't see him as a Freddie imitator any more than some in the early days drew a parallel between Freddie and Mick Jagger in the 70's. I think the band, including Lambert, have crafted something of a visual connection between their current shows and the Queen of old. I enjoyed Q+PR but to me it was a far less Queen like experience although visually Rodgers (sometimes) sleeveless shirts and jeans (either blue or white) looked to me far closer to early 80's Freddie or Live Aid Freddie than Lambert ever has. In the same way a leather clad Freddie didnt look a million miles away from Rob Halford in some ways. I think it's purely what people choose to see ot imagine. |
| thomasquinn 32989 05.03.2019 15:10 |
Has it occurred to you that maybe, just maybe, it's not always "purely what people choose to see to imagine", but sometimes also what they choose NOT to see or to imagine? |
| rockchic65 05.03.2019 18:32 |
I'm with Vocal Harmony on this, I really don't see any connection at all between what Adam does on stage and what Freddie did. After watching loads of video's and seeing them live his personality is a million miles from Freddie's, there's not a single thing similar in the way they act or talk to me. Incidentally I wouldn't care if he were copying him if that's what he wanted to do. |
| Vocal harmony 06.03.2019 17:47 |
thomasquinn 32989 wrote: Has it occurred to you that maybe, just maybe, it's not always "purely what people choose to see to imagine", but sometimes also what they choose NOT to see or to imagine?Absolutely but that has to work both ways. The fact Adam doent sound like Freddie doesn't dress like him apart from a much smaller crown and doesn't move like him all ( in my mind) go against him being an imitator Marc Martel by the very nature of his vocal performance is a pure imitator. I guess either of us or anyone else could subtract or add to either or any singer to prove the point for or against depending where we ( someone) stand. |
| bucsateflon 06.03.2019 21:23 |
Marc Martel struggles |
| Day dop 07.03.2019 01:41 |
More crap that doesn't belong on the Queen section of this forum. Fuck sake. |
| Dr Magus 07.03.2019 11:21 |
Karaoke singer wars. Choose a side, everyone! |
| Star* 27.04.2019 17:12 |
How could Lambert be an imitator because he is not as talented as Freddie and he never will be. |
| Saint Jiub 27.04.2019 17:16 |
Wonderful ... Now Sybil is resurrecting old threads to spout his drivel |
| dysan 18.05.2019 21:49 |
AL = Netta Barzilai |
