So, Adam Lambert is the new Freddie Mercury

[graywarrior]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-lambert-is-queens-new-singer-20120203

[MrCoffee]

1. I don't know who Adam Lambert is. The article says he was on American Idol. Therefore...

I can confidently state that this guy will never ever never come anywhere near Freddie Mercury status.

[trof]

2. Hell, I don't know who Freddie Mercury is (was?).

Being a geezer really simplifies your life.

[Curmudgeoness]

36. Was. And as a geezer, you should be expected to know.

Well, unless you are an 80 year old geezer----then you were probably saying "bah, these kids and their music". Do you know who the group Queen was? I know you have heard some of their songs, even if you don't know it.

[trof]

44. The Queen has a group? Elizabeth II?

Who knew?

[dixiegrrrrl]

55. Give this 5 minutes:

his range was remarkable

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[trof]

56. Couldn't last 5 minutes. I opted out at 2:39.

2:39 of my time gone forever.
But you kindly asked me to, so I did.
As long as I could bear it.

I was finally able to make out 'somebody to love'.
And something about 'working hard'.
The rest was unintelligible, at least to me.

It's just not my kind of music.
To me, it's not even music.
It's screaming into a microphone.
Possibly in a remarkable range.
In an undershirt.

When my daughter was three and threw a tantrum, she also had a remarkable range, but it sure wasn't music.

[dixiegrrrrl]

59. a for effort, dear trof.

I raised 2 boys, mostly alone, and got exposed to a lot of their music, much of which I did like.
Perhaps then out of necessity...lol.
Heavy metal was not my thing, tho.
Queen I liked, they are more...intelligible....on a studio version of their by now many many famous songs.

[Capn Sunshine]

64. Try this one then?

[graywarrior]

3. No one on the planet will EVER come anywhere near Freddie!

[dixiegrrrrl]

54. Indeed.

I did not really appreciate his voice until the late '80's, sadly.
But made up for it, have all the songs now.
And they DO get played, loudly.

[Chan790]

4. Actually he's not bad...

and was way way too good for that show. Of course, I believe he lost. (I don't watch the show either but I vaguely recollect that he lost and it had something to do with him being gay or bi.)

[graywarrior]

5. Yeah, he lost because of that.

He's good, but he ain't no Freddie.

[Chan790]

6. Nobody's Freddie.

He is however vastly better than the menagerie of singers that Queen has dragged out for benefit shows and the such since Freddie Mercury died.

[graywarrior]

7. Closest I ever saw is this guy

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[trof]

57. OK, now I think I get it.

See, I wasn't part of the LSD scene.
Or even pot.
Alcohol was our drug of choice.
Well, there wasn't really any 'choice'.
It was booze or nothing.

Peace.

[graywarrior]

58. Poppycock is a walking acid trip

[dixiegrrrrl]

60. Poppycock makes Ru Paul look frumpy...lol!

[graywarrior]

67. I know!

He's so cute!

[Kadie]

8. I was hoping Marc Martel would get the job.

[MrCoffee]

9. Holy shit, ok, maybe that guy IS the new Freddie

I'm still not convinced he's not lip synching. Wow.

[Kadie]

11. Here he is on the Ellen DeGeneres show

Gives me chills when I listen to him.

[graywarrior]

10. Yeah, that guy is amazing! ! ! !

[Poll_Blind]

13. Ho-lee SHIT!

Amazing. I never thought I would live to see such a thing.

PB

[EvolveOrConvolve]

16. Fucking A, that was good!

Adam Lambert is pretty good, but Martel is the real deal. I'd never heard of him, but he absolutely blows me the fuck away. I've heard people who can sing the notes like Freddie, but I've never heard someone sing it with the same passion Freddie brought to the music. I love it!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

50. dude IS the real deal

that was amazing...close your eyes and listen...spooky.

sP

[Amerigo Vespucci]

62. Yep...I posted that clip here shortly after it went up on YouTube. I thought he'd be the guy.

My sister is a big Lambert fan. I'm not a Lambert fan at all. When the "Queen" tickets go on sale (and just like the venture with Paul Rodgers, it's NOT "Queen." it's the guitarist and the drummer and a bass player they hired and someone out front who's not Freddie), sales will probably come from a mix of legitimate Queen fans and the "Glamberts" (that's what my sister and her fellow Lambert fans like to call themselves).

But the surviving members of the band have the right to call themselves "Queen," so what can you say...

Should have been Martel. It wasn't. Life goes on.

[Kadie]

66. Just found this at queenextravaganza.com...

http://www.queenextravaganza.com/

Brandon Ethridge Named As QE Keyboard Player and Musical Director

The Queen Extravaganza are thrilled to announce that Brandon Ethridge has just been confirmed as the keyboard player and musical director for the forthcoming QE North American Tour.

The final band is:

VOCALS - Jennifer Espinoza (San Antonio, TX)

VOCALS - Marc Martel (Montreal, QC / Nashville,TN)

GUITAR - Tristan Avakian (Toronto, ON)

GUITAR - Brian Gresh (Tulsa, OK)

DRUMS - Tyler Warren (Camden, TN)

BASS - Francois-Olivier Doyon (Quebec City, QC)

KEYBOARDS & MD - Brandon Ethridge (New York City, NY)


*****


Maybe Lambert is touring with the original members and Marc will tour with this group...


Your post is probably where I first heard about Marc Martel. Can not tell you how many times I have played that video. It gives me chills every time I listen to it.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

68. Great news...

...I think you're right. I thought Martel was auditioning for the "Queen Extravaganza" thing, so I was surprised to hear about the Brian May & Taylor going out on tour with Lambert.

If I had to choose between paying for a ticket to see Martel or to see Lambert, it would be no contest...even if Lambert will be flanked by two members of the "real" band.

[Crabby Appleton]

12. Marc is to me

[sakabatou]

41. +1

[ProdigalJunkMail]

51. +2

[wovenpaint]

52. wow

I think he has a direct channel to Freddie!

[rppper]

69. WOW! he's goooood.....

i got chills listening....he kind of favors mercury to...a little thicker but ......

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Excellent choice. He was amazing when he played with them.

I am glad he changed his mind. He is also very, very humble.

[RebelOne]

21. He is good and sounds like Freddie,

but he does not have the vibrancy and energy that Freddie had.

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. If you can get past the American Idol thing, go and see him in concert.

He's amazingly vibrant. Best concert I have seen in a lonnnnng time. He actually reminds me so much of Freddie on stage...although I like it that he says he could never replace him and isn't even going to try.

[Inspired]

42. I saw him 6 times in 2010.

I adore Adam Lambert.

[lillypaddle]

71. I adore him, too nt

[baldguy]

15. Does April 1 come early this year?

Or has Hell frozen over?

[graywarrior]

17. Speaking of fools

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[baldguy]

18. Excellent!

[graywarrior]

20. LOL, they have a huge following in MA & NH

[dixiegrrrrl]

61. "I'm lost without a paddle and heading up shit creek".

Great lyrics...

[graywarrior]

63. Psycho Chicken! lol

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[Justice wanted]

19. Adam lambert is NO Freddie Mercury! NO HOW NO FREAKIN WAY!

[graywarrior]

22. Yep

[kurtzapril4]

45. He's not trying to be Freddie.

Jeez. Queen has asked him to perform with them. If they think he's suitable, who are we to argue? I also heard George Michael perform with them, and thought he was quite good, too. Queen wants to tour, and they need a front man. Providing it's someone who has the chops, I don't see a problem with it at all.

[Justice wanted]

46. That's just it. In my humble opinion I don't think Adam can do justice to Queen songs. I think

they can get someone better.

[Still Blue in PDX]

48. I agree with you. nt

[Texasgal]

24. Adam is great...

But there can only be ONE Freddie.

Sorry Adam.

[LynneSin]

25. Oh GAWD no

You want to do a Freddie Mercury tribute - don't use a hack like this!

[graywarrior]

26. Now now, Lynne. Try and be nice.

[LynneSin]

27. Geez I thought Paul Rogers was bad

I mean if they want to tour use George Michael not some American Idol Karoake singer

yuckers!

[graywarrior]

30. Squeeee, you're making me a fan of your snark!

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. It appears the music snobs can rest easy... The report is premature.

http://www.billboard.com/news/adam-lambert-could-sing-with-queen-at-festival-1006097152.story#/news/adam-lambert-could-sing-with-queen-at-festival-1006097152.story

He might be performing with them at the Sonisphere Festival in July.

[graywarrior]

31. !

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. ...

[graywarrior]

34. .

[ScreamingMeemie]

35. .

[marmar]

29. That's like saying Velveeta is the New Gouda......

nt

[graywarrior]

32. Soy cheese is the new Velveeta!

[Chan790]

37. Not cheese is not cheese. n/t

[graywarrior]

39. Neither is cheeseballs

[LynneSin]

38. That's like saying Mad Dog 20/20 is as good as Dom Perignon

[sakabatou]

40. Fucking LAMBERT?!

People, hire this guy:

[Inspired]

43. He did a good job singing with them at the MTV EMA awards.

The remaining members of Queen seem to think a lot of him. Who are we to argue?

I think Adam is great.

[AtomicKitten]

47. Freddie Mercury leaves some big shoes to fill.

[Still Blue in PDX]

49. Can't be. Marc Martel channels Freddie like no one else can. nt

[HopeHoops]

53. There will never be another Freddie Mercury. (bowing to his greatness)

[Capn Sunshine]

65. This is like the Doors with Ian Astbury

Good. VeryGood. But not at all at the transcendant level that the original singer brought to the music. Here's Astbury with the Doors

[blueamy66]

70. Adam Lambert is a freak show

Marc all the way!

[graywarrior]

72. Bring back Freddie!

[blueamy66]

73. I wish!

What a HUGE loss.

I could listen to Queen all day long....

[graywarrior]

74. Same here