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Added on 03-Feb-2012

Adam Lambert has confirmed he is set to join Queen as the band's new frontman for a tour this summer (12).

The star was joined by original group members Brian May and Roger Taylor during his finale performance on 2009's American Idol, and the trio teamed up once more at the Mtv European Music Awards in November (11).

The collaborations led to speculation that Lambert would be stepping in to take the place of late singer Freddie Mercury in an upcoming trek, and Taylor fuelled the reports, saying in December (11), "He has grown into a really great performer with an astonishing voice... We would like to work with him again. There's nothing signed just yet but we're talking about live dates."

Lambert has now announced he will be touring with May and Taylor throughout 2012 - including dates at Knebworth in England, where Queen played their final gig with Mercury in 1986, before his death in 1991.

He tells Britain's Daily Star, "The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some f**king great songs. It’s to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of."

However, Lambert insists he doesn't intend to take Mercury's place: "After the EMAs, I heard faint little slithers of a 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... Being asked to front Queen is the best thing that can possibly happen."

source: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/lambert-is-queens-new-frontman_1289877

Submitted by:Richard Orchard

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hope they come to finland
Posted by shanoonuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 6:48:00 AM
I hope they don't come to Toronto.
Posted by Rubbersuituser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 7:55:00 AM
FUCK ! ;/
Posted by Kaciouser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 8:19:00 AM
[QUOTE] [b]shanoon wrote:[/b]
hope they come to finland[/QUOTE]

I hope it too :)
Posted by Over the Fielduser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 8:48:00 AM
so sad..it ends...
Posted by e-manuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 9:52:00 AM
First thoughts 1] Is this a joke ! 2]It might be more popular in USA given Adam L's appeal over there 3]Nobody gives a fuck bout or heard of Lambert in UK 4]Knebworth is a huge place to sell for a band who ain't had a hit single or album in years.6]If Deacy said no to Robbie Williams why would he give his blessing to Lambert? 7]Go back to first thought !
Posted by philip storeyuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 10:09:00 AM
Well, okay, I've given up pondering over their 'artistic choices' a long time ago, so I'll only say that it might be interesting to see them at Knebworth, I hope he'll eventually learn to sing these songs properly and he suits better as a Queen singer anyway (compared to his immediate predecessor, Mr Paul Rodgers).
Posted by k-muser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 10:23:00 AM
Say it's not true....
Posted by people on streetsuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 10:25:00 AM
This is going to suck harder than Paris Hilton trying to rustle up a cab fare.
Posted by Zebonka12 user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 11:47:00 AM
It's been at least 4 days since the name Queen was last dragged through the mud. About time they did it again! If Adam Lambert hadn't been Freddie's favourite singer of all time, I would strongly object.
Posted by Fireplaceuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 12:08:00 PM
I worry they haven't thought this through.  What if Adam gets sick and Celine Dion is busy?  How would they ever recapture the magic?
Posted by GratefulFanuser is on Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 12:35:00 PM
I'm seeing Queen in my house: Live Aid 1985 (with Freddie)!
Posted by Gregsynthuser is on Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 12:59:00 PM
They can stick the whole fucking thing up their arses. Anyone care to remember how vitriolic Brian & Roger were about the entire "Idol" process at the start? Funny how they seem to have forgotten......oh, yeah........will this character be singing "C-Lebrity"?

Anyone want to buy my Queen collection? Actually, I'll throw the fucking lot in the bin so that no one else can be affected by it.

Wankers.
Posted by Bennuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 1:00:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]Benn wrote:[/b]
They can stick the whole fucking thing up their arses. Anyone care to remember how vitriolic Brian & Roger were about the entire "Idol" process at the start? Funny how they seem to have forgotten......oh, yeah........will this character be singing "C-Lebrity"?
Anyone want to buy my Queen collection? Actually, I'll throw the fucking lot in the bin so that no one else can be affected by it.
Wankers.[/QUOTE]

Don't throw away the unofficial recordings--I'll cry! :)
Posted by Gregsynthuser is on Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 1:03:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]Benn wrote:[/b]
They can stick the whole fucking thing up their arses. Anyone care to remember how vitriolic Brian & Roger were about the entire "Idol" process at the start? Funny how they seem to have forgotten......oh, yeah........will this character be singing "C-Lebrity"?
Wankers.[/QUOTE]

Couldn't agree more with you. I'll not be putting any of my hard earned towards anything this mob spew out.
Posted by Marknowuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 1:16:00 PM
Nooooooooo! Sorry Brian and Roger, it is time to retire! Queen is just 4 members - Freddie, Brian, Roger and John. That is it! Paul and Ringo cannot team up with a bunch of other people and call themselves the Beatles. Sorry, but no genuine Queen fan will ever accept Brian and Roger with Adam and other instrumentalists and a bunch of backup singers as Queen. There is no Queen without Freddie and John.
My teenage sons saw the performance of Adam with 'Queen', and were completely unimpressed. Then I showed them the Queen concert at the Rainbow in 1974, and they totally understood why I love Queen.
Posted by tigrlilyuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 1:35:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]
This is going to suck harder than Paris Hilton trying to rustle up a cab fare.[/QUOTE]
Ha, brilliant !

As happy as I am to hear that Bri and Rog will be on the road again, I'm not particularly fond of Lambert. But ... this is how they keep themselves relevant. They want to be remembered 20 years from now, and this is the kind of thing you do to get the next generation to hear your music.

I expect a setlist with 95% hits, but no record or anything else. Just a single tour. They're getting old so let them have their fun and make their money.

This makes the whole Paul Rodgers thing look not so bad now, eh naysayers? At least Rodgers was a legend who had every right to form a supergroup, and wasn't trying to impersonate Mercury. He sang every note with class and reverence. I expect nothing of the kind from Lambert.
Posted by The Real Wizarduser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 1:57:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]
This is going to suck harder than Paris Hilton trying to rustle up a cab fare.[/QUOTE]

Actually, last time i saw her in hollyweird she was driving a silver jaguar.


i think the notion of her needing to get money like that is absurd, so it fails the joke... On the other hand, with her other hand...Maybe she was just doing it for fun.



Well, i hate to tell the rest of you Queenzoners this... cause i don't admire Lambert.... BUT(!) i'm going. (assuming i can get tickets)

1)I missed my chance to see these guys jam in an intimate place in hollywood on the walk of fame induction night with Nuno and Steve Vai.

2)I missed them with Paul Rodgers for rampant excessive pure fan-ism... chose not to make it a priority: MOR rock meets an incredible band... inevitably chose not to go
sorta regretted that (they just simply STILL want to play and enjoy the thrill of it until they can't do it anymore)

3) It'll likely be the last time they tour. I guess this would be a good way of doing the 41st anniversary.

I guess.. :-/


I really just want to hear Bri and Rog play... that's important.

expect a corny spotlight on the first time played song : SOME DAY ONE DAY.

hell,... at least we'll hear it
Posted by matt zuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 2:08:00 PM
say its not true. this is fucking terrible! bring back paul rodgers or maybe jeff scott soto or matt bellamy or justin hawkins. lambert is exactly the kind of clebrity cocksucker that qpr sang about. just because he likes boys adam thinks he can replace fred. fred was a genius, lambert is not fit to even karaoke queen. this if true has completely disgusted me and makes me think brian and roger are senile!
Posted by Russian Headlonguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 3:08:00 PM
pissing, shitting and vomitting on the legacy!
Posted by Russian Headlonguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 3:10:00 PM
well said benn, i see most people on here hate the idea of lambert joining, brian and roger should take note! i have been a queen fan for 35 years and this is nearly as bad as fred dying!
Posted by Russian Headlonguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 3:12:00 PM
My God... time to get worried?
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-lambert-is-queens-new-singer-20120203

Is RS an accurate source?
Posted by Hugowanuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 3:43:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]shanoon wrote:[/b]
hope they come to finland[/QUOTE]


hope they stay in Finland...permanently
Posted by brENsKiuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 4:07:00 PM
Great idea.

BURN DOWN THE LEGEND.

to ashes.
Posted by shamaruser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 4:07:00 PM
Hmm I don't like this one bit, I for one shall stay a million miles away from any of the product. I could understand Paul Rodgers a contemporary (even someone they looked up to in the early days) regardless of individual taste Free and Bad Company are classics in their own right. But this whole x-factor angle I don't honestly understand.
Posted by maxpoweruser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 4:30:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]shamar wrote:[/b]
Great idea.
BURN DOWN THE LEGEND.
to ashes.
[/QUOTE]
That already happened in 1991.

i don't think this will be too bad... as far as having a stand in singer. Just as long as it doesn't have all the gay choreography of an Adam Lambert show.

I think it will be my last chance to see them (Bri and Roger) live.
Posted by matt zuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 5:14:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]shamar wrote:[/b]
Great idea.
BURN DOWN THE LEGEND.
to ashes.
[/QUOTE]
That already happened in 1991.
i don't think this will be too bad... as far as having a stand in singer. Just as long as it doesn't have all the gay choreography of an Adam Lambert show.
I think it will be my last chance to see them (Bri and Roger) live. [/QUOTE]

you should have seen the QPR tours...great stuff
Posted by e-manuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 5:57:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]e-man wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]shamar wrote:[/b]
Great idea.
BURN DOWN THE LEGEND.
to ashes.
[/QUOTE]
That already happened in 1991.
i don't think this will be too bad... as far as having a stand in singer. Just as long as it doesn't have all the gay choreography of an Adam Lambert show.
I think it will be my last chance to see them (Bri and Roger) live. [/QUOTE]
you should have seen the QPR tours...great stuff[/QUOTE]

You should have seen the 70s tours. Great stuff.
Posted by Your Fairy Kinguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 6:59:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]Russian Headlong wrote:[/b]
well said benn, i see most people on here hate the idea of lambert joining, brian and roger should take note! ihave been a queen fan for 35 years and this is nearly as bad as fred dying![/QUOTE]

May and Taylor have nothing but contempt for their fans. They have become nothing but a big time money money muzak fake machine.
Posted by Your Fairy Kinguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 7:01:00 PM
pffff!!! by the look of things, i think i have a chance to tour with them and be their frontman. OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Extremely exquisite channels on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/Gregsynthbootlegs

http://www.youtube.com/user/listener86?feature=mhee
Posted by fr1986user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 7:25:00 PM
The Internet went crazy Friday with rumors that American Idol’s Adam Lambert was becoming the lead singer for Queen, replacing the iconic Freddie Mercury.


Now Adam has taken to Twitter to confirm the British tabloid took his words out of context.


“Oooh them clever reporters takin my quotes outta context…. I haven’t confirmed any guest appearances. I was talking about the EMA’S. ” Adam Lambert tweeted.


But as you might imagine Adam writes, “I’m truly flattered by your jump to such glorious conclusions mr journalist!!:)”
Posted by Ramon Diazuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 7:46:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]Your Fairy King wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]e-man wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]shamar wrote:[/b]
Great idea.
BURN DOWN THE LEGEND.
to ashes.
[/QUOTE]
That already happened in 1991.
i don't think this will be too bad... as far as having a stand in singer. Just as long as it doesn't have all the gay choreography of an Adam Lambert show.
I think it will be my last chance to see them (Bri and Roger) live. [/QUOTE]
you should have seen the QPR tours...great stuff[/QUOTE]
You should have seen the 70s tours. Great stuff.
[/QUOTE]
HA... i wasn't even alive yet.
Not even with the 82 US tour. :-/ that's why i was so pissed at not being 21 to catch them in Hollywood on the walk of fame induction night.

Thanks for posting the twitter dispelling.

I'm CERTAIN this was a press trial and error thing now.

If it creates buzz... it'll sell tickets...

if it will sell tickets... investors and companies will flock to it.
Posted by matt zuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 8:00:00 PM
Fuck My Dear ...
Posted by Gaabiizzuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 8:03:00 PM
Well I know I'll get shot to pieces for this but I think he's got a great voice (though a little too much vibrato) and will do a good a job as anyone (besides Freddie himself).

Looking forward to hearing the music live again.

OK FIRE AWAY!
Posted by guild93user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 9:10:00 PM
I hope Freddie cause nightmares in Roger and Brian So They give up this stupid idea.

Paul Roders? Ok, it's not the best, but ok.

Adam Lambert? WTF? Roger and Brian, what is this ?



Do something John ! Do not allow this !
Posted by And91user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 9:28:00 PM
I was too young to ever see Queen in concert, but in my mind Queen would be the 4 members who wrote and performed their songs. I don't have any desire to see Queen + anyone, unless Freddie can be brought back from the dead.

Hopefully Adam will get himself thrown in jail again or be too busy extricating himself from his next self-destructive outburst to participate and someone else will be called to stand in for him.
Posted by Scofflawuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 9:35:00 PM
What's with all the drama, people? Why everyone is so upset over this? It's very well documented that Adam Lambert was one of Freddie's favorite singers.
Posted by Crazy LittleThinguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 9:41:00 PM
I'm not saying it is ... And I'm not saying it's not ... But bloody hell!

Brian and Roger have got to be pissed at this wonky and uncoordinated announcement. I keep checking the Queen official site and Brian's site for any comment or confirmation and the silence at those sites is deafening. Not a word, not a word, not a word.

Is this a case of the "tail wagging the dog?"

If it does turn out to be true – the first lesson for Adam is to learn how something is properly announced.

Weird.
Posted by queenUSAuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 10:04:00 PM
Who cares? Brian and Roger don't. They've become eccentric old men who don't understand the serious music world sees them as a joke, milking what they can out of the catalogue. They and Jim Beach see themselves as protectors of the legacy and keeping the memory of Queen alive. Given the fact that Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley are all but forgotten, maybe they've got it right by being shameless salesmen, willing to peddle their goods with the flavour of the day to keep the name alive with a new generation of fans. IMHO, good business move, but it seriously devalues the greatness of their music and what they stood for.
Posted by Sheer Brass Neckuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/3/2012 11:37:00 PM
I think its a hoax, comeone plying Knebworth yeah right maybe the local social club
Posted by jeffuk49user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 1:38:00 AM
I have a feeling it is true... They might be watching media/public reaction, I hope it is not true.

First Lady gaga knocks Brian back and now an American Idol contestant may front Queen I also agree about Brian and roger being hypocrites over the whole Idol/Xfactor celeb thing, love him or hate him Paul Rogers is a legend in his own right who knows if asked Rogers may of agreed to a small summer tour, I wouldn't be surprised if this could be there final tour as Queen.

Who knows guys it could all be a load of crap!!
Posted by flash00.user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 1:46:00 AM
Luckily, Mr. Lambert has denied the "rumours". Funny how the Daily Star can mix up the EMAs with Knebworth :-)

There has rarely been such a universal condemnation of a new Queen business idea than this alleged tour with AL. I cannot even imagine that Brian and Roger really considered to tour with such a second rate artist. Funny how he never wanted to be teamed up with Brian and Roger when he was the hot stuff of the hour in the USA  but now that his glorious days are already over he uses Queen as a vehicle to come back into public focus.
Posted by YourValentineuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 2:23:00 AM
"This makes the whole Paul Rodgers thing look not so bad now"

I was always 50/50 on that collaboration. Or maybe 70/30. Point being, I couldn't stand his blues crooning. The man sounds like a broken saxophone, and his 'ooo' sounds were so retarded. (ie. 'I wander threuuuu the niiight').

Having said that, when he really gave a song a good kicking (some performances of Tie Your Mother Down), then it was great. And despite what some people say, there were some good moments on the album.

On the whole though, I don't miss PR. They didn't visit Australia so it's not like I really benefited from the whole mess, other than that I got to see some awful shots of a sweaty old man in leather pants.
Posted by Zebonka12 user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 2:27:00 AM
Paul Rodgers is the worst shit to ever exist.
Worse than aids.


Adam Lambert is a great singer. Not really sure if he's the best option, but of course he's much better than Paul Rodgers.

If you like Paul Rodgers, you have cancer.
Posted by jazzy mercuroisuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 3:45:00 AM
Hmmm....why don't May and Taylor just do something together rather than get people like Rogers and Lambert in? It'd make more sense to me and people would still want to see them. Sure Adam Lambert can sing but them together touring just makes me cringe!
Posted by Makkauser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 4:15:00 AM
This is it. Paul Rodgers was kind of legitimate because Queen and Bad Company etc. are both from 60/70's and all QPR members are about the same age. Besides, Paul Rodgers is/was a real legend himself. It didn't work on every live song and the album was not that great, but they did a proper job live.

Adam Lambert, i just can't see it. Why do they want to join with this kids idol. It just doesn't match and if they do, we'll that's it for me then. No more Queen + concerts for me please. It's a sell-out and I rather see them team up with Rodgers again and do a 'classic rock' tour with (70's)Queen and PR songs plus some great other classic rock songs (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, AC/DC etc.).
Posted by DQ1user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 4:19:00 AM
Please again QUEEN+PAUL RODGERS!!!
Posted by Ramon Diazuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 6:55:00 AM
The majority only appreciate Q+PR now that this alternative has been presented...
Posted by tomchristie22 user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 7:23:00 AM
hahahaha, can´t stop laughing.

It´s nothing but funny. Better than Monty Python.

Fan since 1986. But that´s too much.
There are other BANDSout there.

Time to say goodbye

over and out.
Posted by Mr. Bed Guyuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 7:44:00 AM
Lambert>Rodgers
Posted by The Fairy Kinguser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 11:22:00 AM
An open wound > the both of them.
Posted by Zebonka12 user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 12:50:00 PM
Hmmm....why don't May and Taylor just do something together rather than get people like Rogers and Lambert in? It'd make more sense to me and people would still want to see them. Sure Adam Lambert can sing but them together touring just makes me cringe!


I absolutely agree. I would go to see Brian and Roger performing together - just the 2 of them. No back-up singers, no other musicians, no nothing. Just the 2 old 'Queens' having a fun time!
Posted by tigrlilyuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 2:58:00 PM
They'd need a bass player at least... maybe a keyboardist and second guitar.

I personally think they should give up the arena/stadium thing and do a tour of theatre gigs, just as themselves - "Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen." They won't make nearly as much money, but they'll get the fulfillment of playing the more obscure material for 2,000 people a night.

It's silly for anyone to suggest they should retire. They can play if they want to, but without Mercury they need to take a humble step back. The Paul Rodgers thing was great, and they can always do pop-related collaborations to keep themselves in the next generation's consciousness, but I think a tour of smaller venues for their older fans would be very appropriate.
Posted by The Real Wizarduser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 3:15:00 PM
As well as denying the rumour on Twitter, Lambert (who is dating a Finnish BigBrother winner...) confirmed to a Finnish tabloid paper that there is no deal with Queen. Plus, the guy's got a new album to promote.

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fi&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iltalehti.fi%2Fviihde%2F2012020415165024_vi.shtml

Sorry, if some folks already got around to burning their Queen collection.
Posted by pmauser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 3:26:00 PM
[QUOTE]

[b]tomchristie22 wrote: [/b] The majority only appreciate Q+PR now that this alternative has been presented...[/QUOTE]
not me. it sucked then and sucks even more now. "The Cosmos FLOPS"
Posted by YetAnotherFreddieFanuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 3:48:00 PM
I wholeheartedly agree that, crazy as it seems, Queen would get more popular if they actually thought about music instead of sales. Look how squirrelly people around here were while awaiting the Long Away stems. Look how much joy people got from Taylor Hawkins coaxing Brian and Roger onstage to perform Long Away. The comments were fantastic. There are tons of gems like Long Away in the catalogue that they could handle. The world has heard WWRY and TYMD more than enough. Get out, do a small venue tour and I bet the sales (and critical praise which would drive up sales) would be as great or greater than anything they do that is hits driven.
Posted by Sheer Brass Neckuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 4:57:00 PM
Listen.I was all for the Q+PR thing cos at least in Paul he could sing.But i'm not for a Q+ a very bad Freddie impersonator.
Posted by Bo Rhapuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 6:02:00 PM
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
They want to be remembered 20 years from now, and this is the kind of thing you do to get the next generation to hear your music.[/QUOTE]

Sorry but it's not. Beatles never did that.
Posted by Marcos Napieruser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 6:05:00 PM
It's only rumour!

Oooh them clever reporters takin my quotes outta context.... I haven't confirmed any guest appearances. I was talking about the EMA'S. :) That being said, I'm truly flattered by your jump to such glorious conclusions mr journalist!! ))

from:
https://twitter.com/#!/adamlambert
http://www.facebook.com/AdamLambert?sk=wall
Posted by sandrativadaruser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 9:08:00 PM
[b]It's only rumour ![/b]
Adam Lambert: [i]
"Oooh them clever reporters takin my quotes outta context.... I  haven't confirmed any guest appearances. I was talking about the EMA'S.  :) That being said, I'm truly flattered by your jump to such glorious  conclusions mr journalist!! "[/i]
[url=http://twitter.com/#%21/adamlambert]http://twitter.com/#!/adamlambert[/url]
[url=http://www.facebook.com/AdamLambert?sk=wall]http://www.facebook.com/AdamLambert?sk=wall[/url]
Posted by sandrativadaruser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 9:15:00 PM
Brian and Roger must be deaf at this point. That performance Lambert gave of TSMGO was atrocious and horribly off key. The vibrato alone was painful to listen to.

Seriously, let's not tarnish the band's reputation and Freddie's memory by adding him to the line-up.
Posted by Scofflawuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 10:41:00 PM
give Adam a chance, mabe he'll do some songs like 'My Fairy King, or Jesus, Nevermore,or mabe, Misfire or some other songs that he can "prance" around to!(I kinda like "All Gods People" furthermore,we might even like it.. just imagine for a moment,if you dare...perfect stage setting, dry ice smoke machines on full flow, blue & purple lights,and out pops Adam in a black leotard , speckled with sequins! singing "The Fairy Fellows Master Stroke"!!!! OH MY
Posted by ksimpson1960user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 11:45:00 PM
So how many of you that are totally against this are gonna wind up going? If I remember correctly everyone here hated Paul Rodgers, yet they sold out.
Look at the bright side. It's Brian and Roger live!
Posted by the dude 1366user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/4/2012 11:51:00 PM
Oh they will bitch, moan and stamp their feet like the childish brats they are whether they go or not.
Posted by Michael Allreduser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 1:28:00 AM
Adam did way better job on TSMGO than Porky Rodgers
Posted by shanoonuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 3:26:00 AM
It seems to be a rumour. Anyway, I am dying for new activity from the guys. Of course I would prefer a brand new album of them alone followed by 2 world tours, but...

Cheers,

Ogre-
Posted by Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveirauser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 4:30:00 AM
[QUOTE]

[b]the dude 1366 wrote: [/b] So how many of you that are totally against this are gonna wind up going? If I remember correctly everyone here hated Paul Rodgers, yet they sold out.
Look at the bright side. It's Brian and Roger live![/QUOTE]
This is absolutely untrue. Like many other people I was enthusiastic about the QPR project from the start. I do not understand how someone can compare Adam L with Paul Rodgers at all. Paul Rodgers has been a first class singer since the 1960s, he has written legendary songs and he fronted three bands. You must not like PR but to put him in the same category as Adam Lambert is a joke. AL is just one of these singers who have some vocal power and can scream like hell but where is his original artistic ability? Some make up and some gay antics do not make a Freddie Mercury. Perhaps he can grow and become a first rate artist but I have my doubts seeing how he seems to believe kissing a guy on stage is a carreer booster (which apparently backfired completely in the USA).  

The QPR project was a chance to see Brian and Roger on a tour - even two tours and while I understand how many people did not like PR as a front singer, he is a just a great singer in his own rights never even trying to be like Freddie Mercury.The Cosmos Rocks was  nothing like a vintage Queen album but it was a nice album and it was NEW. I cannot believe that Roger and Brian want to tour their 20 year old catalogue over and again with Adam Lambert fronting them. For me it would be a step behind QPR and i would not like to see it.
Posted by YourValentineuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 5:09:00 AM
he shoul be a new frontman. watched and enjoy. when i listen him i feel like i hear angels . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVA1ZtMnlqU
Posted by mr.m 55116user not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 7:05:00 AM
[QUOTE] [b]Marcos Napier wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
They want to be remembered 20 years from now, and this is the kind of thing you do to get the next generation to hear your music.[/QUOTE]
Sorry but it's not. Beatles never did that.[/QUOTE]
You mean Paul McCartney played the Superbowl halftime show for fun?

When Brian played with Lady Gaga at that recent award show, a million kids aged 8-12 watched it and asked their parents who the gray-haired guitar player is. And bang, the next generation is on youtube looking up Queen songs. This is why Brian does things like this.

If McCartney and Ringo don't do things like this, they're perfectly entitled. Everyone's got their own way of trying to stay relevant... or not.But to compare anyone to the Beatles simply isn't fair. They are the greatest and most influential musical artists of the last century, and everyone else is in second place. They don't need any publicity.
Posted by The Real Wizarduser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 12:09:00 PM
Paul McCartney is not The Beatles, he's Paul McCartney playing Beatles songs. Big difference.
Posted by Sheer Brass Neckuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 12:18:00 PM
But he's still a Beatle, and always will be seen as one, no matter what he's doing.

Do people go see him because he might play songs he wrote in the 80s? :-)
Posted by The Real Wizarduser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 12:27:00 PM
No, but he's not going out with Ringo Starr, Kelly Clarkson and Cee Lo Green and presenting himself as The Beatles. The Beatles and Zep have handled their post-band eras infinitely more dignified than Queen has, Queen has probably sold more than Zep (and despite Brian's assertations about how The Beatles have handled their catalogue they still blew up all sales records when the catalogue launched on iTunes so they can do sales without this type of stuff) and while I am not a huge Zep or Beatles fan, I'd be embarrassed if they trotted out the latest reality goofball and played as Zep or The Beatles. Brian and Roger obviously have no issues with it so more power to them.
Posted by Sheer Brass Neckuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 12:32:00 PM
The difference is that Freddie is in my mind irreplaceable. Queen minus Freddie is like The Stones minus Jagger, or Zeppelin minus Plant, Van Halen minus Eddie.
Posted by Scofflawuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/5/2012 2:13:00 PM
I don't like Lambert, but I want to see another concert with Brian and Roger. Paul Rodgers is a great singer, he would have been better than Lambert.


Tony


http://xoomer.alice.it/tonyhomepage/enindex.html
Posted by tonyyyuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/6/2012 9:51:00 AM
I think this is interesting. Queen always did interesting, relevant, different things . . . the unexpected. The same band that gave us Tie Your Mother Down gave us BoRap and Hot Space disco.

Being from the US, Lambert may be known, but really not what I would call popular. Queen died when Freddie left us, but "Queen plus" remains. It is what it is. Nothing more . . . and the Show Must Go On. So, let's wait and see what the trio produces. It won't be classic Queen . . . which is impossible, but it will be music by 2 talented masters of the craft and . . . well, Mr. Lambert. It is what it is.

I thought Paul Rogers' run was interesting . . . fun. There were a few new songs and renditions of classic Queen tunes that I enjoyed . . . knowing it wasn't Queen, but something different.

And in the Queen tradtion, the boys always took chances and never stayed still or stagnant. So be it . . . Brian and Roger are not dead! Just because it isn't Queen with Freddie and John . . . it doesn't have to be predetermined bad!
Posted by jahillmauser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/7/2012 7:28:00 AM
listen here Adam Lambert Queens music will stay alive it doesnt need twats like you spoiling great Queen classics like paul rodgers did.
i for one wont be going to the concerts.
Queen are not Queen no more, no wonder john Deacon got out when he did, he knew it wouldnt be the same group without Fred.
brian and roger take things to a ridiculous level now.
The monachy is broken now! call it a day boys.
Freddie forever.

Gerald Gillies
Hartlepool
uk
Posted by gerryuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/7/2012 7:45:00 AM
PAUL RODGERS = AIDS
Posted by jazzy mercuroisuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/7/2012 9:23:00 AM
[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]
This is going to suck harder than Paris Hilton trying to rustle up a cab fare.[/QUOTE]


lol, I completely agree. The only thing good about it is that I can get creative in making fun of it.

J
Posted by Jasoniteuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/7/2012 7:28:00 PM
John Deacon is the man!
Posted by Shviliuser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/7/2012 9:18:00 PM
RIP Queen

:(
Posted by Doddodouser not visiting Queenzone.com
on 2/8/2012 9:05:00 AM