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Post by adamrocks on May 31, 2016 21:40:20 GMT -5
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Post by adamrocks on May 31, 2016 21:42:12 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on May 31, 2016 22:11:06 GMT -5
Yay....adamrocks....I got my winq. magazine too....and so did Pattihum!
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Post by girldrummer on May 31, 2016 22:21:44 GMT -5
Thank you nic! You're recap was also very beautiful! I was just about to post about the soundcheck again as I don't think everybody noticed yet! Soundcheck WWTLF in Cologne: Direct link to the soundcloud.https%3A//soundcloud.com/simone-schepers-886217188/soundcheck-wwtlf-colognesoundcloud.com/simone-schepers-886217188/soundcheck-wwtlf-cologneSkaschep, your recap was perfect -- i loved, loved, loved it. thank you so much for taking the time to write it. Holy cow! And to think this is just a soundcheck! Thank you for posting it. I will go to bed tonight with that beautiful voice in my head.
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Post by adamrocks on May 31, 2016 22:43:10 GMT -5
Yay... .adamrocks....I got my winq. magazine too....and so did Pattihum! I have been pretty lucky anything I've ever ordered Adam related I have always received without any problems!
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Post by Q3 on May 31, 2016 22:46:18 GMT -5
I'd bet my house that if he could choose between queen and a top 10 hit, he'd dump queen in a heartbeat I tend to agree. He's had some strong songs of his own but he still hasn't gotten that #1 mega-hit that sustains for a long time, that song that is heard everywhere for months and months, the song that everyone knows, whether they're an Adam fan or not. We're all praying that this will happen. And he's in a much better place, solo-wise than he was a few years ago. I think "dump" isn't quite the right word about what he would do about Queen, but he sure would be in a much better place if he got his own solo mega-hit. His solo career is his meat and potatoes; his work with Queen is an exquisite dessert that he can enjoy whenever asked. What a position for a singer to be in! Most singers would kill to have such an opportunity. Queen has given him tons of credibility in the music world, both among general fans and among music professionals. It will be interesting if we see Adam and Sauli together in Helsinki. We all go nuts when we see them together. I would assume Sauli will go to the concert. He usually does. Then he and Adam can have their own after-party. LOL The choice in oracle 's post is a false choice, but setting aside Queen, Adam has demonstrated many times that he is not interested in commercial success above artistic freedom or working with people he enjoys working with. IMO Adam wants to be influential, to matter and make an impact, and to be memorable. That goes far beyond wanting a Top 10 hit. > I also think that if Adam had to make a choice like the one proposed, he would not "dump Queen." He is now part of the Queen family -- a place he earned. Adam is also smart enough to realize that you can't chase hits -- you work really hard and so do many other musicians, and if everything lines up, you have a megahit. He talked about timing a number of times. A #1 it song does not ensure lasting fame or success. Here are a few artists who had #1 hits about 3 years ago. In 2014 Magic! had the #1 song for 6 weeks in the US, plus topped the charts in 7 other countries -- can anyone even name the song without using Google or Wiki? Meghan Trainor had a massive #1 hit -- plus 3 more top 10 hits -- and she is on tour in theaters-amphitheaters and state fairs. Robin Thicke had a huge, global #1 hit -- which enabled him to move from being an opening act to a headline tour in 2014. He hasn't been able to replicate his success since. Pharrell Williams co-wrote and produced "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines", then he followed that up with a huge, global #1 hit in 2013-2014, "Happy" -- that enabled him to headline a European tour in 2014, his first tour since 2006. He played a ton of US Holiday Radio concerts and festivals. He is back on tour in Europe this year. He was unable to replicate this success of "Happy." ** On the other hand, there are artists who build sustained careers, tour arenas without having hit singles. A few examples: Vampire Weekend, Joni Michell and Arcade Fire. And for a real shock, check out this list of 10 Legendary Artists That Never Had a Number One Hit: www.toptenz.net/10-legendary-artists-that-never-had-a-number-one-hit.phpIMO the importance of hits is often overstated in thinking about the artists who had influential careers.
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Post by theosgma on May 31, 2016 22:52:25 GMT -5
I tend to agree. He's had some strong songs of his own but he still hasn't gotten that #1 mega-hit that sustains for a long time, that song that is heard everywhere for months and months, the song that everyone knows, whether they're an Adam fan or not. We're all praying that this will happen. And he's in a much better place, solo-wise than he was a few years ago. I think "dump" isn't quite the right word about what he would do about Queen, but he sure would be in a much better place if he got his own solo mega-hit. His solo career is his meat and potatoes; his work with Queen is an exquisite dessert that he can enjoy whenever asked. What a position for a singer to be in! Most singers would kill to have such an opportunity. Queen has given him tons of credibility in the music world, both among general fans and among music professionals. It will be interesting if we see Adam and Sauli together in Helsinki. We all go nuts when we see them together. I would assume Sauli will go to the concert. He usually does. Then he and Adam can have their own after-party. LOL The choice in oracle 's post is a false choice, but setting aside Queen, Adam has demonstrated many times that he is not interested in commercial success above artistic freedom or working with people he enjoys working with. IMO Adam wants to be influential, to matter and make an impact, and to be memorable. That goes far beyond wanting a Top 10 hit. > I also think that if Adam had to make a choice like the one proposed, he would not "dump Queen." He is now part of the Queen family -- a place he earned. Adam is also smart enough to realize that you can't chase hits -- you work really hard and so do many other musicians, and if everything lines up, you have a megahit. He talked about timing a number of times. A #1 it song does not ensure lasting fame or success. Here are a few artists who had #1 hits about 3 years ago. In 2014 Magic! had the #1 song for 6 weeks in the US, plus topped the charts in 7 other countries -- can anyone even name the song without using Google or Wiki? Meghan Trainor had a massive #1 hit -- plus 3 more top 10 hits -- and she is on tour in theaters-amphitheaters and state fairs. Robin Thicke had a huge, global #1 hit -- which enabled him to move from being an opening act to a headline tour in 2014. He hasn't been able to replicate his success since. Pharrell Williams co-wrote and produced "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines", then he followed that up with a huge, global #1 hit in 2013-2014, "Happy" -- that enabled him to headline a European tour in 2014, his first tour since 2006. He played a ton of US Holiday Radio concerts and festivals. He is back on tour in Europe this year. He was unable to replicate this success of "Happy." ** On the other hand, there are artists who build sustained careers, tour arenas without having hit singles. A few examples: Vampire Weekend, Joni Michell and Arcade Fire. And for a real shock, check out this list of 10 Legendary Artists That Never Had a Number One Hit: www.toptenz.net/10-legendary-artists-that-never-had-a-number-one-hit.phpIMO the importance of hits is often overstated in thinking about the artists who had influential careers. This list is a great eye opener analogous to the list of those artists that never won a Grammy Neither are all that they are cracked up to be. Authenticity and integrity of the artistic vision is what this is ultimately all about and being damn sexy ain't all bad either
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Post by adamrocks on May 31, 2016 22:58:13 GMT -5
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Post by momtomany on May 31, 2016 23:05:59 GMT -5
Boy!
I'm really liking this "winq" magazine! Thick, full of interesting articles, advertisements, places I'd love to visit! Think I'd like to make a 'Belvedere Spritz' and read about Adam for awhile. (recipe on page 30!)
Article is entitled "Adam Lambert Long May He Reign" I just have to quote this passage . . . "Now, we're getting into this beautiful time, slowly but surely . . . The young generation coming up right now are able to experiment and feel comfortable with fluidity and blending together, and I think that's gorgeous. And I think that's the thing that I've always been attracted to."
He is speaking with a voice of a different freedom. One that opens my eyes and brings my senses into focus and makes me realize how restrained my life has been. Adam opens the windows, throws aside the curtains and the screens, and lets the fresh air of ideas and understanding blow away the cloudiness in my mind. "He restores my soul".
I haven't needed him to be a touchstone for me to 'come out'. I've always been, and always will be, the very middle-aged, hetero woman of mainstream non-distinction. But, something in Adam inspired me to come into myself. Be expressive. Own it. Admit it. Whatever it might be. I heard Adam's voice and I woke up - my wonderful life became a more wonderful life - of color and courage and adventure and challenges accepted.
I wear new shoes. They travel; they walk dark streets and are not afraid. They dance. Sometimes they stumble, but they are sturdy and take me around corners, up mountains, through ambitious terrain.
Words to describe how Adam Lambert has changed my outlook on life; my day to day experience; sit in the stewpot of my brain. Still cooking. Right now I can only describe the first course of this journey. It will take me through the rest of my life.
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Post by adamrocks on May 31, 2016 23:07:38 GMT -5
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