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Post by Avari on Jul 8, 2013 18:14:09 GMT -5
I'd rather that RCA drops him than saddles him with an album of covers where they choose everything down to the artwork. He was the freaking executive producer of Trespassing. Maybe that was the price; if the album didn't do well be wouldn't have any creative say on the next one. Ugh. I'm sorry to be so negative and and angsty. I haven't felt this before in my years of stanning Adam. (Good thing I checked in after I got home from work or nothing would have gotten done. Sorry kids, mom forgot to cook dinner tonight, here have some toast and an apple.  ) I'll stop now, I promise. |
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Post by midwifespal on Jul 8, 2013 18:14:17 GMT -5
I don't think Adam would want to do this. I think that because he loves new music so much. If it is what RCA wants him to do and he says "no," what happens then? (Oh, and DAMN that puppy pic is everything- look how he is cradling that happy little dog!!!) ITA. And I have to say my first instinct is to be pretty disgusted by this "news" (if it is news). But here are my efforts to try and sweeten up those mashed potatoes, to be taken, of course, with a huge grain of salt (yuck--sweet'n'salty mashed potatoes--maybe my first instinct was right after all): *maybe a cover album and an album of original songs are not mutually exclusive, the way some current pop artists, like Bieber (I think, I can't bother to check), release a Christmas album of covers as a sort of side project that doesn't interfere with their own music. The theory would be that this would be a way for Adam to keep his name in the mix as he works on his own music, and it could come out really quickly, in time for holiday sales, make a mint, score high on the BB charts (yes, SuBo style), and keep his name in the press. Maybe (she says, as she helps herself to another heaping spoon of mashed potatoes) the cover album would coincide with his beginning a new gig as, say, oh, I dunno, an Idol Judge--a cover album that shoots up the charts giving him even more obvious expertise in the subject of beautifully and inventively covering music, reminding everyone of how good he was at that, while he continues to tout his own music and upcoming album of original music in the press. We've discussed here whether or not a singing-show judging gig translates into musical sales--IMO this could be one way in which it does, as there would be such a direct connection between the gig and the album. And (maybe?) that could feed into sales of his original album, to be released around the time of, say, the Idol finale, with a lead single to be performed on the show? ETA: and continuing on that theme, the cover-album release might also coincide with a big nationally televised Queenbert performance, and contain a few songs (new? old?) rerecorded with Brian and Roger... The trick would be (and here's the rub) not to have it box Adam into that role, and to make sure his own album is also always mentioned alongside.... *quick thought: "80's Cover Songs" could mean anything, and I'm confident that with Adam it wouldn't mean a "middle-aged" (sorry, just stereotyped marketing shorthand for Aikenization) cheese. It would be a much easier pill to swallow, for me, if Adam covered interesting and out of the box, even unusual songs and reintroduced them to a public that only slightly remembered them (as in "Oh, god, I forgot how awesome that song was!"). We know he can do this. (Think Dragon Attack.) And of course he would also update the music and production. We don't have to imagine some overproduced version of Don't Stop Believin here. That's all I got. Like I said, I can't say I'm enjoying the taste of these mashed potatoes much at the mo, but there are slightly more positive ways to look at them. The most positive of which, of course, is that SHIRLEY is FULL OF CRAP. There--that' tastes much better! |
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Post by melliemom on Jul 8, 2013 18:14:25 GMT -5
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Post by nica575 on Jul 8, 2013 18:18:00 GMT -5
A cover album could be compiled fast. It wouldn't generate a tour or much radio play unless there was a mega hit -- MAD WORLD comes to mind in this regard. Adam does have a flair for making covers "his own" -- he did it weekly on AI. If any of this is true, it may be a way to get an album out FAST and then leave some breathing room to work on his own stuff. I can't see Adam doing something that he doesn't believe in. I just hope (if any of this is true) that Adam had a say in the decision and that RCA is not f**king with him. BTW -- Randy Travis is in the hospital. IMO if he does an album of covers there will be no A4. |
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Post by nica575 on Jul 8, 2013 18:25:08 GMT -5
What doesn't make sense is Adam saying he is writing and recording. Whatever it was he did with Avicci and Nile. Sam Sparro saying he is collaborating with Adam. Plus Adam seems so very happy that obviously he is not feeling screwed over. I really don't know what to think. True we heard of those collaborations... but as far as A3 I don't think we heard his saying "he was writing and recording"...it was always more like "thinking" type stuff, all very elusive and ambiguous... which made me doubt A3 was even happening ...so far he REFUSED to talk about A3 and may be the real reason is exactly the lack of synergy with his label... also, the "urgency" is no longer felt in his interviews... so, who knows... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 18:34:00 GMT -5
OK, these are my thoughts. Her conclusions about several things are 100% wrong. For instance, she cites the covers Adam did on Wed. as evidence. But Adam has been doing most of those covers for over a year (Purple Haze since GN!.) And he's been doing Shout since WAG.
She also completely misinterprets the way Adam answered the Idol questions in Rumor Fix!
Would a label rep say what she said they said? Gawd, I hope not! Would the label leak info to her, of all people, on something Adam has been keeping so tight lipped about? 
The only way any off this might be true is if, this is a lead in to Adam announcing he has a new label. Creative differences would be cited. << that is just wild speculation on my part. And the only reason I thought of this is because Shirley has been a Glambert and this article is mean spirited. Why? Is she trying to show that RCA was not supportive? Which, BTW, I think is also BS. RCA chose the wrong singles because they were playing it safe. Their only errors in promo of Trespassing was choosing the wrong singles.
My last thought on Shirley is that she made it all up from wild conjecture of the covers he sang. And because her Idol sources got fired (Darnell & Nigel) she is just making shit up.
I do, however, think that something big is happening in Adam land this week or early next week. Shoshanna is coming to LA and despite what she wants you to think, it is NOT for the filming of the MKS video.
Oh, one more comment. No, an album of 80s would not be good for Adam's career. It would kill his Pop radio career. Even an album done with collaboration from top artists, like Queen, Cyndi, Nile would not work for radio (IMO.) He would definitely lose a whole bunch of his young fanbase.
ETA: Forgot something. Adam has said he is writing and recording. We KNOW he has recorded something with Nile. He did something with Justin Hawkins back in Feb. And also a producer named Jamie around the same time. None of this sounds like recording covers to me.
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Post by coo.coo.ca.choo on Jul 8, 2013 18:34:17 GMT -5
A cover album could be compiled fast. It wouldn't generate a tour or much radio play unless there was a mega hit -- MAD WORLD comes to mind in this regard. Adam does have a flair for making covers "his own" -- he did it weekly on AI. If any of this is true, it may be a way to get an album out FAST and then leave some breathing room to work on his own stuff. I can't see Adam doing something that he doesn't believe in. I just hope (if any of this is true) that Adam had a say in the decision and that RCA is not f**king with him. BTW -- Randy Travis is in the hospital. IMO if he does an album of covers there will be no A4. I don't know -- even if one of the cover's takes off? Do you think cover's will get him on the radio? Do we even care about radio? Didn't someone mention that artists do covers and then continue on with their own stuff afterwards? Wouldn't we all just flip if this is true and it was Adam's idea ! Maybe he has some covers that he's just dying to do for us. Right? Maybe RCA is spinning this to find out fan reaction; then again, maybe it's a ploy to pick up new fans -- they know the berts will support Adam no matter what. Who even knows anyways ?  |
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