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Post by LindaG23 on Jan 25, 2015 21:00:37 GMT -5
To play the game, money must be thrown down. Ante up smokey.  He's keepin' his lips zipped so how about "Sekrits" . Aaaaaand, there's another $5  Done! |
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Post by kryptoman68 on Jan 25, 2015 21:05:00 GMT -5
I really don't understand the "he is better now than in 2012"... WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE TALKNG ABOUT? I know he stopped prostrating himself at the end of the show at the feet of B&R, but other than that? Are his vocals better? Are his interpretations better? Is his stage presence better? Yes, yes, and yes. Vocally his technique has always been solid, but I remember the difference even between Hammersmith 2012 and iHeartRadio 2013- his tone was rockier, his low register was better (or he used it more) etc. The 2014/2015 shows are an improvement over iHRMF too. Regarding interpretation, we have all seen him getting betterer with multiple iterations. See first Stay vs. later Stays on the WAG tour. See even Save Me from Newcastle to Nottingham. With each iteration, he adds more polish. WWTLF in Hammersmith Day 3 was great, but still the more recent versions are getting more and more refined to the point they are near perfection. He is now in command and he can joke around and people eat it up. The "show me an ass" jokes at Hammersmith were cringe worthy IMHO, because he did not talk enough during the show to create a connection at comedic level, so they came out of nowhere. Now he does the "Fat Ass Bitches Ride" as part of the song, then he talks AFTER singing KQ and anything he says and does would not feel OOT anymore in that context. But I do agree that barely anybody in the UK knew that Queen did 3 shows at Hammersmith in 2012. Some newspapers wrote about them (and some said that with AL "gold was struck"!), but who reads newspapers nowadays? I suspect that if they had done the BBC NYE concert in 2012, the results would have been similar. But they needed the world tour to get the NYE in 2014. And they needed the iHRMF in 2013 to get the NA tour in 2014. And without the 2012 shows the iHR wouldn't have been what it was (and who knows if it would have happened at all). And the 2012 shows were thanks to the EMAs. So everything is connected, and they had to go step by step to get there, and they all got better and tighter and more confident with each iteration... |
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Post by krazykay on Jan 25, 2015 21:06:09 GMT -5
My guess for a song title is Two Faced......thow down my $5
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Post by LindaG23 on Jan 25, 2015 21:12:55 GMT -5
My guess for a song title is Two Faced......thow down my $5 Got it! |
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Post by hermeticallysealed on Jan 25, 2015 21:13:30 GMT -5
I don't usually participate in idle speculation, but my two cents; either 'Foresight' or '(Read)Between the Line'
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Post by seoulmate on Jan 25, 2015 21:16:33 GMT -5
Yes, yes, and yes. Vocally his technique has always been solid, but I remember the difference even between Hammersmith 2012 and iHeartRadio 2013- his tone was rockier, his low register was better (or he used it more) etc. The 2014/2015 shows are an improvement over iHRMF too. Regarding interpretation, we have all seen him getting betterer with multiple iterations. See first Stay vs. later Stays on the WAG tour. See even Save Me from Newcastle to Nottingham. With each iteration, he adds more polish. WWTLF in Hammersmith Day 3 was great, but still the more recent versions are getting more and more refined to the point they are near perfection. He is now in command and he can joke around and people eat it up. The "show me an ass" jokes at Hammersmith were cringe worthy IMHO, because he did not talk enough during the show to create a connection at comedic level, so they came out of nowhere. Now he does the "Fat Ass Bitches Ride" as part of the song, then he talks AFTER singing KQ and anything he says and does would not feel OOT anymore in that context. But I do agree that barely anybody in the UK knew that Queen did 3 shows at Hammersmith in 2012. Some newspapers wrote about them (and some said that with AL "gold was struck"!), but who reads newspapers nowadays? I suspect that if they had done the BBC NYE concert in 2012, the results would have been similar. But they needed the world tour to get the NYE in 2014. And they needed the iHRMF in 2013 to get the NA tour in 2014. And without the 2012 shows the iHR wouldn't have been what it was (and who knows if it would have happened at all). And the 2012 shows were thanks to the EMAs. So everything is connected, and they had to go step by step to get there, and they all got better and tighter and more confident with each iteration... Well said, kryptoman! |
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Post by adamrocks on Jan 25, 2015 21:17:51 GMT -5
I need to leave for a little while but I keep meaning to ask a question and I forget to ask it.lol But at the end of One Vision after it's thought provoking lyrics Adam sings "Give me, give me, give me fried chicken"! OK...maybe I'm asking a dumb question  but what am I missing here...why the 'fried chicken' lyric? BBL. |
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Post by queenofthenight on Jan 25, 2015 21:22:33 GMT -5
I need to leave for a little while but I keep meaning to ask a question and I forget to ask it.lol But at the end of One Vision after it's thought provoking lyrics Adam sings "Give me, give me, give me fried chicken"! OK...maybe I'm asking a dumb question but what am I missing here...why the 'fried chicken' lyric? BBL. Watch this (particularly from 17:50 on): www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDQ5t-2E8TcBasically, they were all fucking around in the studio, came up with a bunch of fake lyrics, and fried chicken just remained in the song. It's a nice fun contrast to the aforementioned thought-provoking lyrics.  BTW, I highly recommend everyone watch the above video if you have not already done so: it's 20 glorious minutes of BTS footage of all four Queen members writing and recording One Vision. You can see the song slowly take shape throughout the duration of the video. |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Jan 25, 2015 21:30:14 GMT -5
I don't usually participate in idle speculation, but my two cents; either 'Foresight' or '(Read)Between the Line' 2 cents don't work 'round here. Need to throw down $10 of Monopoly money to count!  |
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Post by jlurksacto on Jan 25, 2015 21:37:34 GMT -5
In for 5 with "Mirrors"
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