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Post by metislight on Oct 16, 2018 15:45:17 GMT -5
Driving around doing errands I was listening to my pre-Idol Adam playlist. While an Upright Cabaret number was playing I thought how much Adam's world has changed in ten years. From a gig in a supper club with an audience of less than 100, to massive tours in arenas and stadiums. So thrilled for him! Adam has said many times that he is most at home, most comfortable, most alive when on stage. Combine that with the great music that is Queen and the camaraderie the guys share and I totally understand why Adam continues to perform with Queen. Especially since he doesn't have new material for a solo tour. I do not believe for a minute that Queen is pre-empting his solo work or that he is postponing it in order to continue with Queen. I say, "Go for it, Adam!" The one thing I'm 1000 % certain of (if we compare Adam to other lets say C- listers) is that without Queen we would have had so much less Adam performing live - than in any other scenario. Less performing in front of huge audiences. Adam is not going to be like A-listers (as much as I would have wanted that for him) the likes of Bieber or Sheeran or other teen Idols. It just doesn't work like that in this business. Might be he would have gotten some more tv and movie gigs (those seem not that easy to get either) without QAL to fill in the time between albums but it's not the same as doing what Adam does best -perform live in front of a live audience. I just don't think Adam is the type of artist to release an album each year "run-of-the-mill ' sort. Without QAL he would have gone back to musical theater sooner imho - which I can see in his future after QAL ends. It seemed to me the timing of some offers from Broadway didn't work cause of QAL. Adam can't go long without being in front of a live audience. Broadway is great but its not arena tours either and it certainly doesn't pay as well as QAL does. Best of both world to quote Adam- a solo career and a huge side gig
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 15:52:32 GMT -5
ADam has one knee out and a regular sports coat. I can't make out what's on his shirt. He starts off the duet singing his part. I’m ready for the torn leg fad to go far, far away, especially this one leg torn version fron today and xfactor. Is that not glittery Frank on his shirt? 😂😂😂😂😂nope definitely not Frank.
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Post by pi on Oct 16, 2018 16:06:28 GMT -5
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Post by taumbu on Oct 16, 2018 16:07:28 GMT -5
Hopefully, if this new tour is true Queen has given Adam a permanent percentage stake in Queen current and future proceeds. His solo career will indeed take its own course, that course however; has been impeded by, and is forever tied up by and with Queen. He has earned and deserves more than just a temporary paycheck for doing this. jmo Totally disagree and wouldn’t be surprised if this is the latest picked up by the lurkers. Adam is paid for touring and merch. Queen (the brand) has tons of other revenue completely unrelated to touring that Adam would not or should not be entitled to. They built the brand, they wrote the music, they earn the royalties. For 40+ years Queen has been making money , with or without live touring with Adam (or Paul). And they will continue to do so after the touring ends. John Deacon no doubt watches as this as well. Touring is a totally different entity than legacy earnings and future income. They pay him handsomely for his efforts and only he can say if the sacrifice is worth it. Because he keeps saying yes, I take that to mean he thinks it is. I think fans like to assume things might have worked out differently if there was no QAL, but life gives us no guarantees. Frankly I think it gave him longevity and work in an otherwise fickle profession. Totally agree. Especially your last paragraph.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 16:27:37 GMT -5
Hopefully, if this new tour is true Queen has given Adam a permanent percentage stake in Queen current and future proceeds. His solo career will indeed take its own course, that course however; has been impeded by, and is forever tied up by and with Queen. He has earned and deserves more than just a temporary paycheck for doing this. jmo Totally disagree and wouldn’t be surprised if this is the latest picked up by the lurkers. Adam is paid for touring and merch. Queen (the brand) has tons of other revenue completely unrelated to touring that Adam would not or should not be entitled to. They built the brand, they wrote the music, they earn the royalties. For 40+ years Queen has been making money , with or without live touring with Adam (or Paul). And they will continue to do so after the touring ends. John Deacon no doubt watches as this as well. Touring is a totally different entity than legacy earnings and future income. They pay him handsomely for his efforts and only he can say if the sacrifice is worth it. Because he keeps saying yes, I take that to mean he thinks it is. I think fans like to assume things might have worked out differently if there was no QAL, but life gives us no guarantees. Frankly I think it gave him longevity and work in an otherwise fickle profession. To think things might have worked out differently is not an assumption, it is a reality. We (none of us) just don’t know what that difference might have been. It is true that life gives no guarantees; it is also true that time spent on one project takes time from another, every decision and choice has tradeoff - pro and con. The Paul Rogers touring is a totally different can of worms than Adam. Paul had an extensive music catalogue and his own high level of success prior to pairing up so less career risk there plus they toured some with joint music.
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Post by melliemom on Oct 16, 2018 16:27:57 GMT -5
IMHO,Some of Adam's fans will never be happy with what he does.. wanted him on TV ..now on TV.. wanted him in a movie ,He's in a movie,want him LIVE and touring .. He's live and touring with Queen. When he has put out new music ,It seems some fans were critical of some of the songs he chose. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HIM.. He's not on earth to make his fans feel fulfilled.. only each of us can fulfill our own dreams. ADAM is fulfilling his dreams & I am happy for him...
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Post by ctam2611 on Oct 16, 2018 16:32:43 GMT -5
IMHO,Some of Adam's fans will never be happy with what he does.. wanted him on TV ..now on TV.. wanted him in a movie ,He's in a movie,want him LIVE and touring .. He's live and touring with Queen. When he has put out new music ,It seems some fans were critical of some of the songs he chose. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HIM.. He's not on earth to make his fans feel fulfilled.. only each of us can fulfill our own dreams. ADAM is fulfilling his dreams ,I am happy for him... PREACH 🤩 👌 I feel like it is all out of love for Adams talent and who he is as a person though so I hope everyone is happy for any success he has.
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Post by nightowl on Oct 16, 2018 16:43:58 GMT -5
Driving around doing errands I was listening to my pre-Idol Adam playlist. While an Upright Cabaret number was playing I thought how much Adam's world has changed in ten years. From a gig in a supper club with an audience of less than 100, to massive tours in arenas and stadiums. So thrilled for him! Adam has said many times that he is most at home, most comfortable, most alive when on stage. Combine that with the great music that is Queen and the camaraderie the guys share and I totally understand why Adam continues to perform with Queen. Especially since he doesn't have new material for a solo tour. I do not believe for a minute that Queen is pre-empting his solo work or that he is postponing it in order to continue with Queen. I say, "Go for it, Adam!" The one thing I'm 1000 % certain of (if we compare Adam to other lets say C- listers) is that without Queen we would have had so much less Adam performing live - than in any other scenario. Less performing in front of huge audiences. Adam is not going to be like A-listers (as much as I would have wanted that for him) the likes of Bieber or Sheeran or other teen Idols. It just doesn't work like that in this business. Might be he would have gotten some more tv and movie gigs (those seem not that easy to get either) without QAL to fill in the time between albums but it's not the same as doing what Adam does best -perform live in front of a live audience. I just don't think Adam is the type of artist to release an album each year "run-of-the-mill ' sort. Without QAL he would have gone back to musical theater sooner imho - which I can see in his future after QAL ends. It seemed to me the timing of some offers from Broadway didn't work cause of QAL. Adam can't go long without being in front of a live audience. Broadway is great but its not arena tours either and it certainly doesn't pay as well as QAL does. Best of both world to quote Adam- a solo career and a huge side gig I agree with a lot of what you said. I just think, that it was and is wise from Adam, that he hasn’t gone back to musical theater. It will possibly happen one day, but up to this point I can see, that he would really struggle to get back into the career of a recording artist afterwards. He seems to be struggling in a way with his labels even without that. I know some pop artists do stints on Broadway. But there are rarely theater artists, that become solo mainstream artists. Adam worked hard to get that chance and needs to be really secure in his place to do a little longer stint on Broadway. I don’t know, if he really is in a good enough place for that now (since we don’t know, what is going on behind the scenes). Plus: Adam is getting to an age, where there aren’t that many great roles in musical theater. I always find it shocking to read, that the shows are mainly looking for artists between 18-30 or 20-35 years. Everybody older than 40 must get problems finding a role. OK, when you’re a big name, it‘s still not really a problem, but the majority of rolls is for the young folk. What do older artist in that business do??? I‘m grateful for Adam, that he will be fine. But what will Terrance for instance do?
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Post by relaxingoceanfront on Oct 16, 2018 16:51:16 GMT -5
Totally disagree and wouldn’t be surprised if this is the latest picked up by the lurkers. Adam is paid for touring and merch. Queen (the brand) has tons of other revenue completely unrelated to touring that Adam would not or should not be entitled to. They built the brand, they wrote the music, they earn the royalties. For 40+ years Queen has been making money , with or without live touring with Adam (or Paul). And they will continue to do so after the touring ends. John Deacon no doubt watches as this as well. Touring is a totally different entity than legacy earnings and future income. They pay him handsomely for his efforts and only he can say if the sacrifice is worth it. Because he keeps saying yes, I take that to mean he thinks it is. I think fans like to assume things might have worked out differently if there was no QAL, but life gives us no guarantees. Frankly I think it gave him longevity and work in an otherwise fickle profession. To think things might have worked out differently is not an assumption, it is a reality. We (none of us) just don’t know what that difference might have been. It is true that life gives no guarantees; it is also true that time spent on one project takes time from another, every decision and choice has tradeoff - pro and con. The Paul Rogers touring is a totally different can of worms than Adam. Paul had an extensive music catalogue and his own high level of success prior to pairing up so less career risk there plus they toured some with joint music. Different does not mean better. But if we are talking reality, the reality is after Trespassing he had no label. Without QAL exposure, WB might not have signed him at all. But we will never know that either.
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Post by skaschep on Oct 16, 2018 16:53:20 GMT -5
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