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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 14:55:16 GMT -5
This is a question that I have that maybe someone has a thought about. How can Adam perform in front of such large audiences in the US and abroad (20K, 40K, 75k even 200K+) to such acclaim and adoration and so little of it translates into album sales or solo tour concert numbers? Yes, these are Queen songs and fans but a lot of young people are also at these concerts and people walk away in awe and mesmerized by Adam. And older people do buy albums just ask Adele. Is it the dance pop on his records or dancers incorporated into his act that keeps a lot of these folks from following and supporting him outside of Queen? Too club like for them or what? I don't expect him to do a straight up rock album but what could he do to capture some of this audience? Other than making big bucks (tho great) it seems a waste to lose this audience. There are a lot of people out there who just love him even if they first discover him thru Queen. His name and talent is out there. What could he do to attract more than a small number from these massive audiences? Love all of the great reviews they are getting! It would take about 3 days to properly answer all the questions that you packed in their. But here a few thoughts. 1. The big audiences are coming to a concert to get a Queen concert experience. Adam is part of delivering that, but it is so much more. It is the songs, the community, a chance to see Roger and Brian live, and so on. 2. Album sales are an old-school success measurement. Adele was a bit of a fluke explained by a combination of older, CD buying fans, and music with very broad, mainstream, international appeal. It is very popular music. 3. Adam did pretty well with album sales on all three albums relative to the marketplace (#3, #1, #2), and extremely well in streaming media with Ghost Town. Streaming/subscription music is now about 50% of recorded music revenue and growing rapidly in importance. He will capture more streaming media share when he has more hits. 4. IF Adam has a few mega hits, he will fill arenas as a solo artist. It will only happen IF he has HUGE hits. Many, many talented artists who put out great music never have mainstream hit song and spend there careers performing in mid-sized venues -- it is a very lucrative size venue to tour in -- sweet spot is 3,000 - 10,000 in the US market. 5. Adam has (IMO wisely) kept QAL mostly separate from his solo career. He will face the risk of singing the Queen catalog for his whole career if he ever merges the two. He clearly wants a career as a solo artist. Look at the relatively small number of current pop artists who tour in arenas. It is rare, not expected, for a current pop artist to do arena tours. Most of the US arena tours are country and classic/modern era rock acts, or DJ shows.
Great answer, Q3. I would add, bet Adam loves that he has differnt worlds to be creative in. I was thinking this yesterday, right after the concert. He basically has no "down" time. He is playing arenas with Queen, mid size venues for his solo career, sometimes small intimate shows for radio promo, plus he is doing TV all around the world. He seems to be conservative with his money, plus SMART!! He will have a good life for a very very long time! We have to be careful, as fans (not singling out anyone) to not put our measures of "success" on Adam.
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Post by katycake on Sept 13, 2016 14:57:11 GMT -5
Hey angelkrash I'll tell my friend all the nice things you said about her It was so great meeting you and talking about staff that no one else (in RL) understands... Let's meet again soon!
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Post by kryptoman68 on Sept 13, 2016 15:06:20 GMT -5
And one other thing I have mentioned before, but continue to be in awe of: his enunciation. I can hear the final letters of the words, I can understand the words. Funny you mentioned it. He is SO GOOD at it, that if he does miss the last letter of a single word once in a hundred performances (as it happened with "pantomi(me)" in Israel), it sticks like a sore thumb! The rest of the concert was so amazing, I don't really care, but my perfectionist brain noticed. Sorry!
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Post by angelkrash on Sept 13, 2016 15:09:15 GMT -5
Hey angelkrash I'll tell my friend all the nice things you said about her It was so great meeting you and talking about staff that no one else (in RL) understands... Let's meet again soon! Hi Girl. You and your friend were a lot of fun. I'm so happy I got to share this concert with someone who gets it Sure! It'll be great to meet again . pattihum I remember. What a great day. Adam is full of surprises isn't he?
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Post by LindaG23 on Sept 13, 2016 15:15:28 GMT -5
I just want to say that I love Brian for wearing a black lace shirt over a black tank top
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Post by cassie on Sept 13, 2016 15:20:34 GMT -5
First of all, to everyone who saw him like THAT on stage and asked themselves "is it possible that Queen's frontman has green hair?" – yes, and these are the pictures from the hotel in the hours before the show. Photographer Itzik Biran was asked to help Adam with photos from all angles, to choose what would look best from the audience's direction. A few hours before that, Adam still dyed his hair at a local hair dresser. This article seems to be saying that Adam had photos taken to decide on how to style himself for maximum impact during the show. And/or what poses to strike. If that is correct, it provides insight into the depth of Adam's preparation for every aspect of his performance. We have been discussing today how he adds visual to vocal interpretations for the songs, and I suspect that is all carefully considered and planned in advance. But, I didn't realize he went this far in designing his look for a show. He is his own producer/director as well as an actor and a vocalist. WOW!
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Post by nic42 on Sept 13, 2016 15:24:42 GMT -5
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Post by nic42 on Sept 13, 2016 15:25:20 GMT -5
I just want to say that I love Brian for wearing a black lace shirt over a black tank top Me too
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Post by nica575 on Sept 13, 2016 15:37:25 GMT -5
Translation to the entetainment news from tonight: video! bidur.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=1209570(if there's a large ad covering everything, after 3 seconds you'll see the word דלג on the upper left corner, with an arrow, so press on it and the ad will go away) What did they do the afterwards, after they made tens of thousands of people dance, and stuck half a million others in traffic jams: First of all, to everyone who saw him like THAT on stage and asked themselves "is it possible that Queen's frontman has green hair?" – yes, and these are the pictures from the hotel in the hours before the show. Photographer Itzik Biran was asked to help Adam with photos from all angles, to choose what would look best from the audience's direction. A few hours before that, Adam still dyed his hair at a local hair dresser. After the show Lambert insisted on going out only to a gay club in Tel Aviv. He ended up in a gay line in the Lima Lima club in south Tel Aviv, with the waitresses who served him the night before in a restaurant and received, as we told you yesterday, invitations to the golden ring and tags for unusual visit back stage. Lambert was the star of the party and took pictures only with people close to the owners of the club. To remind you, Lambert had asked from the stage to find him love here in Israel, at least for the night. So did he find it? There are conflicting version: on one hand, the waitresses got back from the night out at the club and had dinner with him until 4 am in the hotel in Herzliya; on the other hand, people close to the production swear that Lambert finished the night not at the hotel, but at a local guy's place. Brian May, who shed some sweat on stage, went with his agent and personal manager to chill a little through some night dipping in the sea, in Herzliya beach by the hotel. He spend the morning in the area having a long breakfast. At noon time they lifted off, except for Adam who expanded his stay. At noon he went to Jerusalem to see the Western Wall and the Old City, and wanted to go also to the show of the EDM band Major Lazer tonight in Rishon LeZion Amphitheatre, this time only as a spectator. This makes me happy that he stayed here a little longer and got to have fun after the show and see the wailing wall today! Maybe this is why they came separately, so he can stay an extra day? Thanks to the ones who were brave to reed all my recap! i read the rest and it was wonderful to get a different perspective! YES! I am ecstatic he decided to go to Jerusalem! (hope the report is true). Perhaps he'll see some of Tel Aviv, at least from the car window... and great recaps from all! Thank you runequeen, katycake and angelcrash! you made it more "real" for me.
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Post by nica575 on Sept 13, 2016 15:40:47 GMT -5
And one other thing I have mentioned before, but continue to be in awe of: his enunciation. I can hear the final letters of the words, I can understand the words. Funny you mentioned it. He is SO GOOD at it, that if he does miss the last letter of a single word once in a hundred performances (as it happened with "pantomi(me)" in Israel), it sticks like a sore thumb! The rest of the concert was so amazing, I don't really care, but my perfectionist brain noticed. Sorry! I noticed too! I even had a fleeting thought: "OMG! Adam ran out of breath!"... - but I dismissed that as a ridiculous thought and decided it was his mic's fault...lol... it only proves how perfect and perfectly consistent Adam's delivery is!
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