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Post by tinafea on Jun 30, 2017 19:13:22 GMT -5
I just ignore anyone who wants to piss in my cornflakes. Like the "Roll and scroll" :D
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Post by seoulmate on Jun 30, 2017 19:16:51 GMT -5
This makes me think he was tired of the generic pop sound he would have gotten from a Max Martin production. He has enough credibility now to make the kind of music He wants to make. I think we will get much more interesting and creative music if he releases songs one a time rather than an album. Not only the credibility! But enough money to do whatever he wants with his solo music! Creativity abounds!! ❤️ A long time ago (while we were all impatiently waiting for TOH to make an appearance), I remember saying that I'd prefer one song at a time spread out over 12 months instead of suddenly getting one album with 12 songs, which is like a massive 12-course dinner. I'm happy to have "surprise songs" sprung upon us! Actually, it doesn't take much to make me happy when it comes to hearing Adam's voice. I'd be thrilled to get little informal jam sessions here and there with his musician friends. Heck, I still love going back and listening to the improv stuff between Adam and Brian before I Want it All. As long as I can HEAR HIM SING on a somewhat regular basis, I'm good.
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Post by skaschep on Jun 30, 2017 19:17:19 GMT -5
ADAM LAMBERT @adamlambert Adam Lambert Stands His Ground on Glam-Rock Single, #TwoFux www.out.com/music/2017/6/30/adam-lambert-stands-his-ground-glam-rock-single-two-fuxIMO Adam says it in this interview: OUT: Lyrically, how did “Two Fux” come about? Adam Lambert: This song was an idea that started with Sarah Hudson and Ferras, who are two dear friends of mine. I’ve known them for years and we’ve written together a handful of times. This is the first time something has solidified for us, where I was like, “This is it. Let’s put this out.” It’s great because every time we get in the studio, it’s all laughter and ridiculousness. We have a lot of fun together. Ferras is a queer songwriter and Sarah Hudson is a known LGBTQ ally. Why were they important to work with this time around? I went about things differently this time. Not to say my last process was negative at all, because I love The Original High and I loved working with Max Martin. But I got back from Australia last year after doing X-Factor and was feeling very creative, and just started talking to some songwriter friends of mine. Sarah [Hudson] and Ferras were two, and I was just like, “You know what, let’s do this for fun—no pressure.” It was very casual and nonofficial, and there was something really nice about that. It lent that kind of energy to the project—very matter-of-fact, very much a reflection of where I’m at, right now. How does “Two Fux” speak to where you’re at mentally? “Two Fux,” to me, kind of sums it up. I’ve been writing a lot in the past about chasing the original high—I was longing for something that was out of reach. And now with this project, I’m at a place in my life where I’m like, “You know what, no—I’m cool.” I’m just going to do my shit and not really make any apologies for it—not really try to be such a people pleaser. I think everyone has these upswings and downswings in their life where they’re trying to figure out where they’re at, and right now I’m at a place of feeling a lot more self-assured. What in your life has led to this new state of mind? The age has something to do with it. I’ve seen cycles—things come and go, trends happen, movements start. There’s this amazing movement, right now, that has been going on with trans visibility and gender fluidity, and all these things that we’ve been aware of, but the fact that they’re being pushed out to the mainstream and being really addressed—it’s very liberating. I feel like there’s a narrative and a conversation happening about things I’ve always felt strongly about. People are tuning into something that’s very exciting and I feel like I may have a voice in that conversation. Why is “Two Fux” a strong introduction to the larger project you’re working on? It’s basically a mission statement. That chorus, saying, if you think what I do and how I live is too much, I don’t really give two fucks. You know, the world we’re living in right now is a little scary. There’s a lot of hatred out there and a lot of negativity. Our country’s politically and socially divided. And to be able to put out a song that addresses everything, saying, “Look, you may not like me, but I’m not going to let that take me down. I’m not going to let that ruin my day. I’m going to do me.” I think people want some of those self-strengths. It makes me feel good to listen to it, and hopefully it makes others feel good. It’s not taking itself too serious—the lyrics are ridiculous and silly, and I think it’ll give people a reason to smile. You’ve already performed it live on tour with Queen. How has that been? It's been great. I had the opportunity to play Brian [May] and Roger [Taylor] some of the stuff I'm working on, right now, when we started tour rehearsals two weeks back. Brian immediately called me after I sent him "Two Fux" over email and he said, "I can't get it out of my head. I listened to it once and it's stuck already." I said, "That's a good sign, don't you think?" We started talking about it and decided to play it on the road. The song has a sort of glam sensibility to it, so it's something that was not a big stretch for the band to adapt to. Do you consider Queen close mentors through the album-making process? I'm inspired by them and always love their opinions on things, but this song was pretty much done and dusted by the time I played it for them. This is my project and I love being an honorary guest of the band, and I get to go on tour with them and sing the songs that have made them iconic. But I need to have my projects for my creativity, too. In the spirit of Queen, that's how they've created their music. A lot of their songs were written by individual members—Freddie wrote a bunch of great hits, Ryan's written a bunch of them, Roger and John, too. I think they totally understand that drive to have their own creative voice, as well. How do you think "Two Fux" relates to your greater discography? I would think that for a fan, they might be excited because a lot of these influences on my new project are going back to my roots a little bit more. I've done lots of sonic experimentation—Trespassing was really this electro-punk kind of pop, and The Original High was this dark, European pop sound. This new project sort of leans back into the glam-rock thing that I identified with from the get-go. There's a lot of '90s influence on it, a lot of '80s and '70s. My icons are people like Freddie Mercury, Prince and George Michael—these are artists I started listening to again towards the end of last year to break the cycle of listening to what was trendy or Top 40. I got a little fried on the sounds everybody was using, so I went back to why I wanted to make music in the first place. It feels full circle—it feels like my take on modern rock.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:17:22 GMT -5
And I'm VERY HAPPY he did!! (change direction, that is, if that's what happened) I was never ever happy with the idea of MM producing again. Well, Max is a hit maker, no doubt. But he is not 100% perfect. I think trying something different is smart! TBH, my favorite album is still Trespassing which Adam exec produced with many producers on the songs. i truly feel Adam really knows himself and what he wants and what works. Too bad FURCA was the Trespassing label. My favorite all time Adam song though, is TOH. And his original demo version is my favorite of the 2 versions.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:17:43 GMT -5
Adam's management said back then that he was working on the next album with MM. Which brings me to the question - what happens with the songs Adam wrote and even recorded with MM's team? Will we ever get to hear them? Who owns the rights? Never saw any of MMs team mentioned in the process or in tweets and IGs we have seen. IMO, Max never happened. Adam just changed direction! From the press cycle that surrounded the Xfactor stint "Adam will also be recording the follow up to The Original High with executive producers Max Martin and Shellback." or variations thereof. Of course that could have just been his PR team blowing smoke, who knows. Also, not very long ago Q3 posted with some degree of authority that Shellback was producing. Certainly things can change rapidly but there was at least an intent for them to be involved. We will likely never know what or who triggered the change in direction but it clearly has happened. Now we get on our And riiidddee Or on the if you prefer.
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Post by EmoElvisSpikeyMessyElvis on Jun 30, 2017 19:19:15 GMT -5
I am heartbroken for Adele and her fans! Hope this never happens to Adam. Hope he never has this kind of vocal cord damage! But we know he takes very good care of his voice and uses the best techniques to prevent such damage. @danwootton: NOOOOO!!! Adele had cancelled her last two Wembley shows. Devastated. Oh Noooooo! Someone from my office has never been to an Adele concert and flew to the UK this weekend just for the show. Especially as Adele reportedly said she won't be touring again until after about 10 years. Yikes!! I feel bad both for Adele and her fans. Eta: Speaking of Adele, I saw her show at MSG in New York last fall. I went with a small group in my company's box. Although I really like her songs and have gifted her albums to my hubby, I spent a portion of the show wishing it was Adam on stage. Mainly because I didn't know some of the songs so I couldn't go crazy like everyone else. It gave me a new appreciation for folks who come with us to Adam's shows who might not know his deeper album cuts. Adele is very warm and kept up a lot of funny banter so it was enjoyable. However, while she can certainly sing, the live vocals were way off the studio versions. I think I have been spoiled by folks like Adam and other great live singers. Apologies to any Adele fans here, I don't mean to shade her and out of respect would never go to her fan site with such a post. I really feel bad for her and hope she can make it up with her fans at a later date. Things happen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:19:36 GMT -5
Mile High Company! Wasn't there an interview were someone asked Adam if he was a member of the Mile High Club? Yep, my mind went there. @milehighcompany: billboard: Adam Lambert releases new single "Two Fux" blbrd.cm/Tku2Rp /photo/1 And his answer was "No. But I have had sex with flight attendants after flights!"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:20:51 GMT -5
It's times like this that I really miss the chat room! >:D Just scroll, folks. Don't feed them (plural)! Lol Eta: I call it, "roll 'n scroll." As in, giving a wicked eye-roll and scrolling with a quickness. LMAO!!! TBH, some of today's posts have made me I have been gone most of the day and was able to scroll in just under 5 min. I had forgotten about chat room! That was such fun. If I remember right "silver bells" was written there! I have to go find my Itunes, can't remember the last time I opened it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:21:16 GMT -5
Never saw any of MMs team mentioned in the process or in tweets and IGs we have seen. IMO, Max never happened. Adam just changed direction! From the press cycle that surrounded the Xfactor stint "Adam will also be recording the follow up to The Original High with executive producers Max Martin and Shellback." or variations thereof. Of course that could have just been his PR team blowing smoke, who knows. Also, not very long ago Q3 posted with some degree of authority that Shellback was producing. Certainly things can change rapidly but there was at least an intent for them to be involved. We will likely never know what or who triggered the change in direction but it clearly has happened. Now we get on our And riiidddee Or on the if you prefer. That was before he started the process though. What i meant, in my post, was that there has been absolutely no evidence of Max or anyone from his Wolf Cousins team during the process we have been witness to, IGs, SnapChats, tweets, etc.
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Post by Daenerys on Jun 30, 2017 19:24:16 GMT -5
:/ Bye, Bye WBR. Album decisions and everything that goes with it are made by the artist, management and label. Initially MM was going to be involved with album #2. Getting MM back on board for TOH and album#2 was arranged by DMG. My bet is the label suits at WBR crunched some numbers and decided it wasn't feasible or very profitable to spend a big budget on Adamfor album #2. MM is very expensive and knowing the label wasn't going to be fully behind Adam would take MM out of the picture and Adam going with much cheaper writers. MM also guarantees in writing that his songs would be the first singles promoted to radio and pushing a song to pop radio is minimum $1million. That's exactly what happened. Adam really had no idea when he was going to release single/album other than he hoped to be soon and there was no talk about an August single release either. That was all fans speculations. According to recent interview Adam let Brian and Roger listen to TFux and Brian offered to include it in the set. This gave WB the opportunity to take advantage by releasing TFux so quickly and unexpectedly. TFux is not a radio single. Adam can't sing this on tv. They will most likely focus on streaming by having the song on many Spotify playlists. Print, interviews, social media, performing it live on tour is all we are going to get. WBR gave Adam a choice all right. The conversation went like this: We won't be funding a full album but we will do singles only and see what happens. If the songs take off ( which will be no more than 2 singles) we can than consider putting out an EP ( which Alisan hinted at) As for Ryan Tedder. Ryan is a writer and producer for big artists for many labels. Ryan has the luxury to do whatever he wants. He can sit on his butt and just collect royalties and not ever have to put out an album. Other than that the only artists that get the single releases only treatment are artists that are just starting out or artists that the label see as not making a profit on and/or not selling singles/albums and very little radio play. Just like RCA Adam is getting setup to fail. They'll claim they tried without really trying and than drop him. As for Adam you don't get that "I don't give Two Fux" attitude unless things are not going rosy and the "there are several more track releases planned" means nothing. There is a bright side tho. Adam is now open to doing a Queen album if the boys are willing. So you know all this for a fact? It's not just speculation like everyone else has been doing? Good to know someone has all this inside information. :/I follow way too many artists to see the pattern and it always ends the same. Adam wouldn't have gotten more than a 2 album deal from WBR especially for an artist that was dropped/parted ways. More than 2 album deals are usually for artists that are proven hit makers( Idol contracts don't count since 19E/R and the labels have very different contract agreements. Idol's label were with 19R, RCA/Interscope were just the distributors) Now obviously things could change if TFux or his next single blows up big time but if this era doesn't do well chances of WBR resigning Adam is slim to null. :/
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