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Post by adamrocks on Jun 27, 2017 18:13:15 GMT -5
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Post by cassie on Jun 27, 2017 18:14:29 GMT -5
 Tiptoeing in to make a comment Freddie devotees will want to shoot me for.I don't get this repeated comment about Adam not having the charismatic presence that Freddie had. Granted, I never saw Freddie live in person, in concert. I've only seen the videos. But I don't get the magnitude of magnetism he supposedly had. Yes, he owned the stage. Yes, he could strut around it like no one but perhaps Mick Jagger could equal. He had the audience wrapped around his little finger for the call and response sections. He was very, very good.
I find Adam's stage presence charming and warm: something I cannot say about Freddie. I find Adam's persona more varied. He can do pompous as well as Freddie could, but he can also do sweet, silly, vulnerable, sincere, collaborative, and enraptured by the act of singing, which I don't get from Freddie. Adam's image is sensual, sexual, and has a dancer's grace, while Freddie's moves are more quirky. Freddie had to spend a significant portion of the performance shackled to the piano, which limited his direct connection with the audience, whereas, Adam can be front and center, moving out into the audience on the catwalk, covering the stage front to back, left to right the whole time.
And when it comes to being camp and outrageous, Adam can hold his own with the master of camp, Freddie.
This is just my opinion, and it comes with the caveat that I am besotted with Adam in many ways. But, Adam, to me, is nothing if not charismatic in concert. And very connected with the audience. Go figure. |
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 27, 2017 18:15:11 GMT -5
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Post by cassie on Jun 27, 2017 18:16:36 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 27, 2017 18:17:00 GMT -5
Tiptoeing in to make a comment Freddie devotees will want to shoot me for.I don't get this repeated comment about Adam not having the charismatic presence that Freddie had. Granted, I never saw Freddie live in person, in concert. I've only seen the videos. But I don't get the magnitude of magnetism he supposedly had. Yes, he owned the stage. Yes, he could strut around it like no one but perhaps Mick Jagger could equal. He had the audience wrapped around his little finger for the call and response sections. He was very, very good.
I find Adam's stage presence charming and warm: something I cannot say about Freddie. I find Adam's persona more varied. He can do pompous as well as Freddie could, but he can also do sweet, silly, vulnerable, sincere, collaborative, and enraptured by the act of singing, which I don't get from Freddie. Adam's image is sensual, sexual, and has a dancer's grace, while Freddie's moves are more quirky. Freddie had to spend a significant portion of the performance shackled to the piano, which limited his direct connection with the audience, whereas, Adam can be front and center, moving out into the audience on the catwalk, covering the stage front to back, left to right the whole time.
And when it comes to being camp and outrageous, Adam can hold his own with the master of camp, Freddie.
This is just my opinion, and it comes with the caveat that I am besotted with Adam in many ways. But, Adam, to me, is nothing if not charismatic in concert. And very connected with the audience. Go figure.  |
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Post by cassie on Jun 27, 2017 18:18:12 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 18:20:01 GMT -5
Tiptoeing in to make a comment Freddie devotees will want to shoot me for.
I don't get this repeated comment about Adam not having the charismatic presence that Freddie had. Granted, I never saw Freddie live in person, in concert. I've only seen the videos. But I don't get the magnitude of magnetism he supposedly had. Yes, he owned the stage. Yes, he could strut around it like no one but perhaps Mick Jagger could equal. He had the audience wrapped around his little finger for the call and response sections. He was very, very good.
I find Adam's stage presence charming and warm: something I cannot say about Freddie. I find Adam's persona more varied. He can do pompous as well as Freddie could, but he can also do sweet, silly, vulnerable, sincere, collaborative, and enraptured by the act of singing, which I don't get from Freddie. Adam's image is sensual, sexual, and has a dancer's grace, while Freddie's moves are more quirky. Freddie had to spend a significant portion of the performance shackled to the piano, which limited his direct connection with the audience, whereas, Adam can be front and center, moving out into the audience on the catwalk, covering the stage front to back, left to right the whole time.
And when it comes to being camp and outrageous, Adam can hold his own with the master of camp, Freddie.
This is just my opinion, and it comes with the caveat that I am besotted with Adam in many ways. But, Adam, to me, is nothing if not charismatic in concert. And very connected with the audience. Go figure. |
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Post by csquared on Jun 27, 2017 18:26:44 GMT -5
Tiptoeing in to make a comment Freddie devotees will want to shoot me for.I don't get this repeated comment about Adam not having the charismatic presence that Freddie had. Granted, I never saw Freddie live in person, in concert. I've only seen the videos. But I don't get the magnitude of magnetism he supposedly had. Yes, he owned the stage. Yes, he could strut around it like no one but perhaps Mick Jagger could equal. He had the audience wrapped around his little finger for the call and response sections. He was very, very good.
I find Adam's stage presence charming and warm: something I cannot say about Freddie. I find Adam's persona more varied. He can do pompous as well as Freddie could, but he can also do sweet, silly, vulnerable, sincere, collaborative, and enraptured by the act of singing, which I don't get from Freddie. Adam's image is sensual, sexual, and has a dancer's grace, while Freddie's moves are more quirky. Freddie had to spend a significant portion of the performance shackled to the piano, which limited his direct connection with the audience, whereas, Adam can be front and center, moving out into the audience on the catwalk, covering the stage front to back, left to right the whole time.
And when it comes to being camp and outrageous, Adam can hold his own with the master of camp, Freddie.
This is just my opinion, and it comes with the caveat that I am besotted with Adam in many ways. But, Adam, to me, is nothing if not charismatic in concert. And very connected with the audience. Go figure. I completely agree with you, Cassie. I also never saw Freddie (and will probably never see Adam again except in videos), but I find Freddie's performances very different from Adam's. Much more aggressive, if that's the right word, and I think that's what some of the "reviewers" are criticizing about Adam's performance. Whatever, I prefer Adam's take on things... |
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Post by adamrocks on Jun 27, 2017 18:27:49 GMT -5
Tiptoeing in to make a comment Freddie devotees will want to shoot me for.
I don't get this repeated comment about Adam not having the charismatic presence that Freddie had. Granted, I never saw Freddie live in person, in concert. I've only seen the videos. But I don't get the magnitude of magnetism he supposedly had. Yes, he owned the stage. Yes, he could strut around it like no one but perhaps Mick Jagger could equal. He had the audience wrapped around his little finger for the call and response sections. He was very, very good.
I find Adam's stage presence charming and warm: something I cannot say about Freddie. I find Adam's persona more varied. He can do pompous as well as Freddie could, but he can also do sweet, silly, vulnerable, sincere, collaborative, and enraptured by the act of singing, which I don't get from Freddie. Adam's image is sensual, sexual, and has a dancer's grace, while Freddie's moves are more quirky. Freddie had to spend a significant portion of the performance shackled to the piano, which limited his direct connection with the audience, whereas, Adam can be front and center, moving out into the audience on the catwalk, covering the stage front to back, left to right the whole time.
And when it comes to being camp and outrageous, Adam can hold his own with the master of camp, Freddie.
This is just my opinion, and it comes with the caveat that I am besotted with Adam in many ways. But, Adam, to me, is nothing if not charismatic in concert. And very connected with the audience. Go figure. I loved Freddie and think he was an amazing songwriter, singer, and entertainer. The one thing I never, not one time, felt about him though was that he was at all sensual or sexy on stage. I never got that vibe about him. And I never found one bit of sexy in MJ either. Great artists both but sexy...no. AFL on the other had, besides being an amazing artist like them, to me, just oozes 'sexy' from every pore in his body. It is such a part of who he is when he performs.JMHO |
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Post by cassie on Jun 27, 2017 18:28:27 GMT -5
It looks like Adam is again watching out for Brian on stage. Watch as they walk forward on the catwalk, and around the drum set. Adam goes ahead, turns around to Brian, points at something on the floor, and gently guides Brian. Sweet. youtu.be/te0s2ax1qQY?t=2m33sCan also see it here: youtu.be/2tc46ZGkSZg?t=2m19s |
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