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Post by adamme on Feb 8, 2012 19:56:24 GMT -5
www.stereoboard.com/content/view/170410/9THE SHOW MUST GO ON: SHOULD ICONIC BAND MEMBERS BE REPLACED? (QUEEN, THIN LIZZY FEATURE) With the speculation rife that Sonisphere will host Queen this summer with American Idol’s Adam Lambert at the hilt, it has raised the age old debate of: should you replace a band member in an iconic band? It’s an age old problem; bands can’t avoid arguments, people passing away or simple artistic differences, but there will never be one definite answer. Queen are the prominent example. How can anyone really replace Freddie Mercury? It’s a simple answer: they can’t. At least Adam Lambert – a huge fan of Queen in the first place – can openly acknowledge that he will not replace such a legend and merely wants to pay tribute to him. He recently said, “The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some fucking great songs. It’s to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of. After the EMAs, I heard faint little slithers of backlash from people saying: ‘You can’t replace Freddie Mercury.’ But I already knew that. There’s no intention in my mind of replacing Freddie. That’s impossible. The way I’m choosing to view it is that it’s a great honour and one I’m in no way going to shirk.” So are the band right to do it? Personally, yes. How many people have been raised on Queen and never had the opportunity to see them? Few would be naive enough to think it would be anywhere near the experience of seeing the band with Freddie, but on the contrary the feeling of seeing so many iconic numbers live would justify it. Why Queen are right do proceed is that they have found the right person. Whether stern metal-heads in Knebworth – should the headline rumour be true – agree or not that the American Idol alum should be on their turf or not is to be seen. While, as said, no one can replace Freddie Mercury, the band have found someone able to embody a lot of his qualities and also feel humbled by the opportunity. Adam Lambert has a fantastic vocal range and is often compared to Freddie in various aspects, he has a great stage presence and will undoubtedly do everything in his power to pay testament to the man rather than take his place. This – to many – is a good set up; to others the idea seems nothing more than a tribute band. more It took AI & Simon 8 years to find the talent they're looking for, it took even longer for Queen to find a person who can do their song justices, more than 2 decades. |
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Post by mariep on Feb 8, 2012 19:57:04 GMT -5
If you go to this page you can see a chance to vote for BTIKM at the bottom. Click 'vote' next to Adam and then hit "Submit your vote" below. (worked for me outside Canada BTW) Worked for me too, but you can only vote once. So come on everyone. Throw in your vote! |
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Post by 4Ms on Feb 8, 2012 19:57:12 GMT -5
Anyone have the audio of when he called in and spoke to Elvis? Haven't found call-in. |
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Post by pi on Feb 8, 2012 20:03:37 GMT -5
Hmm I thought BTIKM was in #1 not Jessie J.. :  Hopefully it's next! ETA What happened??! Now they're playing Kesha.. |
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Post by seoulmate on Feb 8, 2012 20:05:00 GMT -5
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Post by reihmer on Feb 8, 2012 20:06:32 GMT -5
reihmer loving your new "buck" rabbit avi !! Thanks.  |
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Post by hoopla1 on Feb 8, 2012 20:06:58 GMT -5
as per justgill's "GB floppage is not something to be made light of" You know, I **SO** want to find a good Google pic right now, but I'm on my work computer......... ;D Well, I'm 6 pages behind, but I'll bet my bottom dollar that by the time I get to page 35 NO ONE HAS FOUND A PIC OF EPIC FLOPPAGE! ;D (Those words just do not belong in the same sentence with AdamFuckingLambert!  ) |
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Post by seoulmate on Feb 8, 2012 20:07:30 GMT -5
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Post by adamme on Feb 8, 2012 20:13:32 GMT -5
stereoboard Stereoboard.com @ @shoshannastone well whatever it is Shoshanna, if you're superexcited about it then so are we ;-) 3 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply in reply to ↑ @shoshannastone shoshanna stone@stereoboard you will be IT'S HAPPENING I TELL YOU !!!!!! QUEEN RUMOR IS HAPPENING!!! This is from the GREAT ARTICLE I posted a few pages back Shoshanna tweeted them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG Gelly.. I still have that website open on the other window, I have to go back to look coz the name sounds familiar... and they're thw one who wrote and give such a compliment to Adam. Storeboard knows what Shoshanna's tweeted about.. IT IS HAPPENING.... .... WOOOHOOOOOO I'm calm guys... calm... |
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Post by wal on Feb 8, 2012 20:15:02 GMT -5
www.newnownext.com/adam-lambert-x-factor-host/02/2012/NOW: Adam Lambert Should Host ‘X-Factor’February 8, 2012 ● by Lorena O'Neil  He even looks like a host! Photo Credit: Getty Images We all know Simon Cowell and The X-Factor went on a firing spree and discarded Paul Abdul, Nicole Scher-whatever-her-name-is-it-no-longer-matters and host Steve “not Ryan Seacrest” Jones. But we have a little, itty, bit of advice for our V-neck-loving critic: choose your next steps wisely. With The Voice bringing in huge ratings after the Super Bowl and American Idol continuing to draw big numbers, the pressure is on for The X-Factor. We think it’s time to introduce a new, younger host in to the mix and Adam Lambert would be perfect. Think about it. The singer has already himself taken part in a singing competition watched around the world, and is still quite the fan favorite for many. He would know how to relate to the contestants and would also have a good grasp on what interesting questions to ask. Adam knows how to command an audience, perform on stage and he can charm people over when he’s not starting bar fights against his boyfriend. When Adam was on Idol he always looked at ease on the stage, chit-chatting with Ryan. It’d be nice to see him heading back to a singing competition and this time, taking control.
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