Paula may have seen similarities last night to Led Zeppelin (Wha…? OK, I guess I kind of see it), but to me, Adam Lambert is the new Freddie Mercury. Whether or not you enjoy him ( I do!), you’ve got to admit that he stands out from the crowd, much in the same way as Mercury did. He’s got a theatrical flair to his performances, his voice has a crazy range and no matter what he sings, he makes it his own.
There’s not a soul on this planet who can deny the theatrical component to Freddie Mercury’s performances with Queen. Heck, even his compositions lend themselves to a Broadway musical — “Bohemian Rhapsody,” anyone? In fact, I’m kind of waiting for this. If they can make one with ABBA songs, what are they waiting for? Um, OK, I just looked it up and they did it (We Will Rock You) … guess it must have sucked because I’d never heard of it.
Now, can’t you see Adam Lambert coming up with the likes of that? Oh yeah.
Even Adam’s voice reminds me of Freddie’s. They both have a range that I’m not sure is really supposed to be humanly possible. There’s something about the tone of those high notes that is otherworldly, in a good way; doesn’t break your crystal, but stops the earth from turning, if for just a moment. There’s no way Adam doesn’t know what he’s got there, and he’ll use that in every performance, just because he can.
Another thing about Adam that reminds me of Freddie Mercury is that, no matter what he is singing, he makes it his own. You could be living in a third world country, never having been blessed with the knowledge of Queen’s music. Then, someone plays you “Somebody to to Love,” and follows it with “We Will Rock You” and you’re going to get that it’s the same artist.
I think Adam will be like that too. If you don’t think Adam will be able to sing any genre, think again. He tackled country last night (country!) for crying out loud! So the judges thought Adam’s performance was a bit strange last night (so did I), but c’mon, even as a fan of Mercury, you’d be honest in saying that he was a bit strange as well. That’s not always a bad thing.
Don’t forget, that was Freddie Mercury making “You’re My Best Friend” his own, right alongside “Flash.” Can’t get too much different than that, but there’s no question that both are Mercury at his finest.
So this post turned out to be a bit of a tribute to Freddie Mercury (can you blame me?), but I think you get my point. If Adam Lambert plays his cards right, he can translate his strengths into something amazing. Whether or not he’ll live on in the hearts of millions through his amazing gift, like Mercury, remains to be seen.
What do you think? Do you see the similarities between Adam Lambert and Freddie Mercury?
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Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Mar 18, 2009 @ 14:00 EST5EDT
Erm, i ASSURE you, Lambert will not be needing any saving.
I checked dialidol.com, he had such a huge % of the vote for Mad World that the rest of the contestants were all ranked as “yellow”, ie, being in danger of being voted off because the other 7 contestants were sharing less than half the total vote combined.
Adam Lambert is completely dominating the voting.
And he should, he is without a doubt the best contestant since Kelly Clarkson. Without a doubt.
You know what’s interesting is that the commentary DOES NOT reflect the poll results for the most part. XD I’m guessing a lot of it is sour grapes, huh?
Anyway I can see the comparison, but he actually reminds me more of Meat Loaf. Yeah, I said it. MEAT LOAF. Only singing at a higher octave.
Regardless of who he reminds me of, I’m confident that with the right songs and marketing, he can make a name for HIMSELF, and not just based off of who he might sound like.
*When I say commentary I mean the comments, not the article
oh yeah…but much nicer on the eyes./ while i liked queen freddie wasn’t as hot looking.. adam is to guys and gals.
he has a wide range of talent and can put on a show like bowie ziggy stardust
There is only one Freddie Mercury. Now, I’m not discrediting this guy’s singing. He’s good. But there is no way in HELL that Adam is the new Freddie Mercury. There will never be a new Freddie. Most (MOST, not all) people are saying this just because they love him. They know near nothing on the background of Freddie and reason behind Queen’s music. To think that people are even considering a “new Freddie Mercury” is just a horrible thought. Ol’ Freddie’s likely turning in his grave.
i totaly agree with you a 100% I love Freddie Mercury, HE WILL NEVER BE REPLACED OR LEVELED! Adam Lambert sound very much like Janis Joplin, and NOTHING like Freddie Mercury! He should stick to covering Janis Joplin.
All these years I thought there was no one who could take Freddie Mercury’s place with Queen but now I think Adam Lambert would be perfect. No one CAN take Freddie’s place but Adam would fit in with the group just fine.
I would pay to see adam with Queen, and so would a lot of people. Maybe he is not Feddie, he can sing and there are not to many folks that can sing like Feddie, Adam can. It is all a set up Adam could not win Queen wants him.
Adam has a high octave vocal…
he did Aerosmith, LZ, Tears For Fear, KISS, Queen during AI.
too band he didn’t try She’s Gone from Steelheart.. just wanna compare his vocal range and Mike Matijevic….
They were amazing together last night!
Adam pleading the fifth about joining Queen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_HaXwaIdY
Kris being tricked in to revealing that Adam was offered the job:
http://community.livejournal.com/adamlambertai8/222446.html
Definitely think this could work and Adam even somewhat resembles Mercury, at least with the black hair. Listening and comparing the vocals of Mercury and Lambert, I not only think there is a good match, but that Lambert may even be slightly better and definitely hotter. Just an opinion, of course, but I guarantee that if Queen holds a concert in my area and Lambert is a part of it, I will for sure attend.
Adam Lambert and Queen would be a wonderful match.
Anybody that only listens to Queen with Freddie Mercury (who was wonderful) already gave up on Queen a long time ago.
The rest of Queen are phenominal musicians and they have wonderful music. Their music is worthy of Adam and Adam is worthy of Music.
Adam has smartly marketed himself as a performer who is great at rock music. Much of his built in fan base would (or does) naturally appreciate Queen.
The bottom line is that having Adam become part of Queen would most likely lead to retention of current Queen fans with all the additional Adam fans. The percentage of people that would refuse to listen to Queen because of Adam is probably quite small.
I do not think they would have performed for the AI finale if Adam was not part of the competition.
Igual Freddie nunca vai existir, Deus escolheu Freddie para ser o melhor cantor do mundo e mudar nossas vidas. Paul Rogers é sem dúvida um bom cantor mas não tem a energia e carisma de Freddie. Lambert tem voz e performance para trazer “quase” na totalidade o brilho perdido com a perda de Freddie. Na minha opinião ele seria a pessoa certa para o Queen. “Deus Abençoe essa banda”.
Quem sabe está fazendo isso nos dando uma outra oportunidade com Adam Lambert, eu iria no show novamente.
As far as a Queen musical, it already exists. It’s called “We Will Rock You,” and it’s much more popular in the UK than it is here in the US.
NO ONE can replace Freddie Mercury, he created music that are still being played all over the world. But vocally, Adam will do justice to Queen’s songs. I’m a Queen fan and I haven’t heard anyone yet who can do justice to Queen’s songs, certainly not Paul Rodgers, until I heard Adam Lambert. And I didn’t really like it when AI let Kris sing We Are The Champions, it’s blasphemous to Freddie’s memory, he’s just not good enough. But if Adam fronts for Queen, I will watch their concert. I really think that Adam is that good. And it would be perfect if John Deacon plays again with the band.
Yup, stop comparing Adam to Freddie, since Adam is way better. Out of 6 billion people in the world there are 10 people who can sing like Adam.
i can sing better than Adam
Whoever the writer of this article is, he doesn’t know anything about music. Since when does screaming being deemed as a singing skill? This Adam boy will soon be forgot, but Freddie will not.