Adam Lambert talked to FOX news this morning about those rumors that Queen is interested in Adam as their new lead singer. Adam says I think there was some interest…that would be really wild.” When the reporter pressed he laughed, “I’m pleading the 5th.”
He says sharing the stage with Kris Allen and great bands like KISS and Queen was a “crowning achievement.”
He he, I am 50 and I have, for the first time in my life, joined a fan club or whatever it is, and I feel sooooo happy
I liked many artists in the past, Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Traffic, among others, but I never had the drive to join a club, to read everything about them, or even to buy all their albums. Adam is really promoting changes in us.
I never said the guys in INXS were choir boys. Does not change the fact that JD is currently viewing the world from CokeACabana.
I never much cared for the whole JD Rockstar thing. He was so obviously an Elvis impersonator who could pull off a decent Hutch impersonation as well. Had they really wanted to “re-launch” INXS they should have gone with Dilana. Faux Hutch sucks and always will suck.
Wasn’t Dilana in Rockstar Supernova? I think JD was the same time as Mig Ayesa and Mig was touring with Queen’s We Will Rock You that was a sell out show. I don’t know if he’s going to do the 2009 show.
The better question is what is Dilana doing now. And yes she wasn’t competing that season. Faux Hutch made INXS more money than they would have with any other contestant. And some fans are beginning to see, that was what the “comeback” was all about in the end.
A certain segment of the audience loved Mig and the band thought he was a nice talented guy but lacked that dangerous rock star quality. Mig is a Magic Rainbows and Unicorn kind of guy. We were saying that before Time of Your Life, bwah. This was very apparent when they did original song writing. One of the band members slagged poor Mig the weekend before the finale on Aussie radio so I pretty much knew Mig wasn’t winning.
The reality is that Suzie McNeil, who ironically also did a stint in We Will Rock You after Rockstar did a better version of Bohemian Rhapsody on the show than Mig did in the finale and yet he performed it every night for 5 years. And Suzie killed in We Will Rock You, she got rave reviews and I saw her and she stood out from all the musical theatre veterans. Rock voice vs theatre rock voice. For those who don’t know, Suzie’s voice is similar to Pink, with perhaps more of an upper register, she actually was a backup singer for Pink for a short tour, after Rockstar, and they have written songs together for each other.
There was another musical theatre guy on the show, Ty Taylor, who I preferred over Mig. The guys loved his voice, he has loads of charisma but he couldn’t shake off the theatre training or the band felt he was playing at rockstar. Sound familiar?
I loved Rockstar. Supernova was STUPID by not choosing Dilana… but they thought she would overshadow them, or something. Dumb move, IMO. I seriously thought she would go on to some major success and… where is she now? This buisness is brutal, and fickle.
The Rockstar INXS season was the better show. And JD was my least favorite on the show, but he had the ‘tude – I will say that.
No one on that show (in any season) compares to Adam Lambert, at least not to me. His voice is amazing. He is distinctive. He is insanely marketable – but I agree that the most potential is overseas, for him.
I would argue that Adam was as good as the best in that pack of singers. And having seen enough musical theatre over my lifetime, he is as good as most of the singers in musical theatre, better than some and gasp yes there are few who are even better than Adam. Some of his compadres might consider AI as a new option if they meet the age cut off.
I even saw a minor musical production in Canada and I actually remember saying to someone wow these kids sing better than anyone on American Idol. I also remember the reason I started watching Rockstar INXS [I was not happy with the concept at first] was a friend said, it’s American Idol for adults. [She prefers only rock voices].
You have to be that good to even get work in musical theatre especially any major production and when you sing every night for 6 nights a week and matinees on weekend you do perfect that musical instrument.
The reality is Adam in essence brought theatre to American Idol in an otherwise generally dull season along with changes to the format that didn’t make the show overall better though thanks to Kris stepping up his game finally made it a real contestant by the end.
Which is ironic because Amercian Idol contestants have been flocking to the theatre. And shoot, AI now has one Tony/Grammy/Oscar winner – all Jennifer Hudson needs now is an Emmy and one Tony nominee.
Everyone should chill a bit. Queen aren’t looking for a full-time lead singer to catapult them back into worldwide prominence. Why on earth would they want that? They’re friggin’ living legends and Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers as it is, plus they’re 60 years old. Brian May has his Ph.D. now (the guy is literally a genius, with or without a guitar in his hand), and he has a full-time day job running a university. He and Roger Taylor do a handful of shows every year. They’ve also made it clear that they’ll never replace Freddy on a permanent basis. Even when they were working with Paul Rodgers or George Michael, who are established stars, they always bill themselves as “Queen And _____”
So relax. I’m sure Queen wouldn’t mind having someone as talented and flashy as Adam front them for a few shows. It would probably make them feel 30 years younger. But there’s no way it will amount to anything more than that. Just something cool for Adam to do between projects and Queen to do to get out of the house every so often and have some fun.
This. It would be a handfull or a dozen dates and Adam would get maximum exposure and respectability. He can record in any country, a lot of people will record in 3-4 cities/countries, just look at the credits on their CDs. It would be a win-win situation for Adam and for 19/RCA.
Queen rumors substantiated by Rolling Stone magazine- Queen is indeed interested in Adam.
To quote Brian May:
“(drummer Roger Taylor) and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that easy. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/10082
Thank you so much for that link. More validation for Adam.