QueenZone discussion #1413680

tomchristie22 wrote: What's the setlist been so far? I only tuned in from Break Free

pittrek wrote: I hope somebody's recording. I'm too drunk to do something

The King Of Rhye wrote: No! Not with that music they played during the fireworks!!! lol

Costa86 wrote: Glambert was absolutely ridiculous when he yelled "all you fat bitches here tonight"... I mean, Jesus.

The King Of Rhye wrote:

Costa86 wrote: Glambert was absolutely ridiculous when he yelled "all you fat bitches here tonight"... I mean, Jesus.

He's done that bit in just about every single show! Yeah Freddie never swore at the audience or anything, though....oh wait........

pittrek wrote: I hope somebody's recording. I'm too drunk to do something

cacatua wrote: We let supper get cold here while we watched. We thought it was a treat over here to get to see Queen + Adam live and a high quality broadcast. Looked to us like everyone there was having a great time, but then the same old haters crawl out after it's over. Feel sorry for you, hanging on so tight to the past. You sound like a bunch of old gripers sitting outside the pool hall on the dead-peckers bench brandishing your canes at the youngsters.

Costa86 wrote: Roger is starting to look like a candidate for Father Christmas.

winterspelt wrote: Funny thing I use this pic from Roger taken at the end of the show as my fb profile pic, its so funny! lol

cacatua wrote: We let supper get cold here while we watched. We thought it was a treat over here to get to see Queen + Adam live and a high quality broadcast. Looked to us like everyone there was having a great time, but then the same old haters crawl out after it's over. Feel sorry for you, hanging on so tight to the past. You sound like a bunch of old gripers sitting outside the pool hall on the dead-peckers bench brandishing your canes at the youngsters.

winterspelt wrote: The truth is Queen + Adam Lambert is here to stay... And it seems that they will be together until Brian and Roger quit performing live. Still, I dont get why do people complain?

Day dop wrote: I got why they started out with Don't Stop Me Now (good time party tune on New years eve)... but it still seemed a bit lame starter. Then they followed it up with I Want To Break Free, which I thought was a poor second choice too.  About what Dysan said above.... I wouldn't say it was under rehearsed, their timing was impeccable, and I didn't hear any mistakes. But something seemed a bit lacking by Queen+AL standards.  Having said all that, I'm not really that keen on Queen+AL (I thought it was okay when I saw Lambert with RT & BM live in 2012, but I've seen/heard too much since) ... nor was I with Queen+Paul Rodgers either.

Bad Seed wrote:

Day dop wrote: I got why they started out with Don't Stop Me Now (good time party tune on New years eve)... but it still seemed a bit lame starter. Then they followed it up with I Want To Break Free, which I thought was a poor second choice too.  About what Dysan said above.... I wouldn't say it was under rehearsed, their timing was impeccable, and I didn't hear any mistakes. But something seemed a bit lacking by Queen+AL standards.  Having said all that, I'm not really that keen on Queen+AL (I thought it was okay when I saw Lambert with RT & BM live in 2012, but I've seen/heard too much since) ... nor was I with Queen+Paul Rodgers either.

Completely agree. The thing for me which was the problem was the mix, it seemed to be very safe probably for live tv. For example, the guitar in FBG was almost inaudible making it seem a bit lame

cacatua wrote: Looked to us like everyone there was having a great time, but then the same old haters crawl out after it's over. Feel sorry for you, hanging on so tight to the past. You sound like a bunch of old gripers sitting outside the pool hall on the dead-peckers bench brandishing your canes at the youngsters.

Apocalipsis_Darko wrote: Everyone has an opinion, so the lovers of Lambert with Roger &Brian must respect other opinions.

Queen and Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live NYE 12/31/14 from Barbls23 on Vimeo.

The Real Wizard wrote: On Zeppelin forums, when someone posts a recording of Robert Plant from last week doing his new and bizarre arrangement of Black Dog, you won't find a single person saying "that sucked, I miss 1971." They're respectful enough to know better. But that mentality seems to skip past Queen fans who think they're a lot smarter than they actually are. There are plenty of other threads to shit on Q+AL if people want to do that. But it's beyond me why people feel the need to take precious time out of their day to expend negative energy like that when there are so many meaningful and useful alternatives in this world. But, nobody asked my opinion..

Holly2003 wrote: Anyone using the word "haters" to describe critics really needs to go back to the nursery and work on their vocabulary. I'm not lumping all the people that dont like Queen + Adam together here........just referring to the people that seem to have an irrational hatred of Adam, and dont even get their facts straight....not the people that actually have a halfway intelligent point of view......

Sheer Brass Neck wrote: Hi Winterspelt, happy new year. As a long time follower of this forum, i know you contribute regularly. To answer your question as honestly as possible, if you never saw Queen, you have no point of comparison. If people compared what they saw tonight to a Queen show in the 70s they'd be mortified and think the band were a joke. That's why :)

winterspelt wrote: A joke would be this: link compared to this link

The King Of Rhye wrote: New and bizarre arrangement of Black Dog?  I'm gonna have to look that one up sometime!  Intriguing.......

The Real Wizard wrote:

winterspelt wrote: A joke would be this: link compared to this link

Whoa. So you're saying people age? Consider my mind blown ! ;)

Sheer Brass Neck wrote: TRW mentions aging musicians. Everyone gets old and people can't do the things they did when they were younger. Agree wholeheartedly. So for me, a slower, less energetic band pales in comparison to the Queen I saw in the 70s. They aren't as hungry, they're trotting out the same old, same old for the umpteenth time, and they don't have the energy they did as young men, nor the dynamic the original singer and bassist provided. For me, those are things that diminish my enjoyment of the presentation. Wizard also posted, "On Zeppelin forums, when someone posts a recording of Robert Plant from last week doing his new and bizarre arrangement of Black Dog, you won't find a single person saying "that sucked, I miss 1971." They're respectful enough to know better. But that mentality seems to skip past Queen fans who think they're a lot smarter than they actually are." Then, "Plant has been rearranging Zeppelin songs for the last 15 years with his solo bands, opting not to play them as they were. He's always moving forward. He refuses to be a prisoner of his past and is creating such interesting music, often blending Americana with African and middle eastern influences. His last few records are excellent." So, a musician who has moved on, tries new things is to be lauded, and the fan base is good with that. If Queen tried that, then maybe the old fans would be happier. Probably not though :) But Queen IS trying to act like it's 1977 or 1984. It isn't. Same arrangements, less energy, seen it all before. And performed better. That diminishes my enjoyment of the presentation.