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THIS. And also want Talon to know that many get it totally when you explain how you like something better and something else less, and there are many that are not totally upset if our snowflake is somewhere not described as the most beautiful and most perfect in the land.

Please continue to share your opinion, it is always interesting and well thought out, and I agree, I learned a lot from you, and there is a wonderful reference guide on all things Queen here, thanks to your massive input on this site: By the way, where is your Queen thread? Has it moved? Can't seem to find it at the moment. Or I'm blind, that could also be the case

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*blush* Thanks! I think if you follow the links in my sig they are still active...well...still there. I haven't updated them in a while and a few projects have come and gone - It might be time to go back and play a little catch up :D






Thanks you guys!!!


I may bring some of my thread about News of the World to the main board as we come closer to the concert........Today I may demonstrate two tracks - the ones we've been mentioning.

That is a VERY apt analogy! I am on my phone now but will come back to this later.

Ahh.  Well there's two ways I could answer that.  In this case I'd say I certainly didn't mean he COUDN'T do Fight From The Inside....I would just be surprised if he DID.  

And here's why...in the Queen world - I would liken Fight From The Inside to be like I'm In Love With My Car.  Even when Freddie was around, Rog sang it (except one humorous time when Rog forgot the words and Freddie tried in vain to pinch hit from the piano).  In the Queen + era, Roger and Brian sing a little more to showcase the "Queen" side of things.  As Fight From The INside was a Roger penned, Roger sung tune,  and it's not one they have ever done live, it would make logical sense that if they were to do it it would probably be done during the Roger section.  Of course Adan COULD do it.  Adam COULD do Love of My Life, '39, Days, or Magic.  But you won't see that because they appear to fit in the B&R's solo section.  In my opinion FFTI would probably be more likely to surface there than in the main show. 

BUT for the point of having a rational adult discourse - If I had meant it the other way and meant that I didn't think he'd be as good at singing it, is that really offensive to you?  You think he can handle anything and haven't seen evidence otherwise. Great!  The evidence I've seen of him doing SCC and some of the other hard rock tracks "prove" to me that he can't do rock as well as he does the other parts of the catalogue but as always that is MY opinion.  You think he can and I won't argue that cause that's YOUR opinion.  But what I don't understand is why is that offensive?   Anything I say regarding how well someone does something is never intended to be presented as factual, it's always intended as my opinion - I didn't think that would need be said. 

It's factual when I talk about what happened in the past, and who sang what, who wrote what, etc.  It's intelligent conjecture when I predict how they feel or are going to present themselves in the future when it's based on how they've previously done so.  It's PURE opinion when I say how it was or wasn't pulled off.




But that's just it. If you look at my posts I was extremely positive about 75-85% of Adam's contribution. I was less positive (but even then not negative about the other 15-25%) - I didn't say he sucked as a rock singer just that he's not the greatest at it - not as genuine as some of the other tracks. In no way is that a rant or a suggestion that BRorA do anything different. I also don't think you have to agree with me. But me not liking a portion of his contribution is NOT me ranting, slagging him off, hating him, hating the collaboration, or anything like that.

Let me highlight this:
And it is not a matter of Adam fans thinking he is perfect but we can appreciate and admire what he brings to Queen, especially on an Adam forum

And yet, I say something that implies he's less than perfect at his role, and that immediately means I *DON'T* appreciate and admire what he brings to Queen?

I come here often during gigs, and I have said numerous times how much I enjoyed the 3 gigs I went to (I wouldn't be going to 2 more if I didn't).  I have also heaped great praise on his take on WWTLF, TSMGO, Save Me (if anything was negative about that it was the choice of arrangement where Brian took out my favorite instrumental portion).  I also painstakingly said how much I grew to love his Somebody To Love when I didn't like it the first time around.  

I wouldn't still be here after 4-5 years if I *DIDN'T* appreciate it.  But appreciating it doesn't mean I like 100% of what he does...and that's okay!  It shouldn't be offensive!  Plenty of times I read here about how Brian's guitar bores them or they think the middle B&R sections drag the show down or whatever...BUT that doesn't offend me...It's all opinion

I'd never argue that!  Of course it's okay for you to love Adam.  I also think it's okay for Queen purists to completely dislike Adam's voice and how it fits.  Personally I think a Queen fan who refuses to go to QAL is missing out....BUT I get it.  It's difficult hearing anyone else do these songs even if done well. It's all very subjective!