Nobody can replace Freddy, but it's not like Queen can't deal with a gay lead singer. ;)

Story from Rock and Roll daily continues here (from story above):

May, whose band recently ended a four-year-long partnership with singer Paul Rodgers, is comfortable with Idol as a launching point for the careers of rock singers. “You’d have to define ‘legitimate’ first,” he writes. “The long-term answer has to be that, if you have enough talent and enough will to succeed, you will get there by whatever route presents itself. Once you have scaled the castle walls, with the sword in your hand, it matters little
how you got there. I’ve not always been positive about shows like this, but there is no doubt that it offers a door to some real genuine talent along the way.”

“Both those boys are well worthy of big success,” May continues, in regard to Lambert and Idol winner Kris Allen. “So it’s pointless for someone like me to stand on the sidelines jeering. I’m confident Adam will make great use of this wonderful opportunity. I hope I’m there to see it.”

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/05/22/exclusive-queens-brian-may-ponders-american-idol-adam-lambert-as-new-frontman/

If lambert accepted the Queen job it would legitimize AI contestants in the rock Genre, something they haven't really achieved with radio even though Daughtry is one of the top rock acts on earth.

My local rock stations refuse to play him. I hardly see them refusing to play a new album from Queen.

Lambert should take the job, do it for a couple years(or forever if he loves it), and still have plenty of time for a solo career, one established and legitimized by his time with Queen.

TV guide.com

Could Adam Lambert Become Queen's New Front Man?
By Adam Bryant
Mon May 25, 7:52 AM PDT


If you thought Adam Lambert looked like a natural fit with iconic rockers Queen during American Idol's finale, you weren't the only one.

Hours after it was announced that Lambert was Season 8's runner-up last week, widespread speculation began circulating that the 26-year-old singer had been offered a job as Queen's new front man. While that's not true yet, guitarist Brian May isn't ruling out the possibility.

"Amongst all that furor, there wasn't really a quiet moment to talk. But [drummer Roger Taylor] and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point," May told Rolling Stone. "It's not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn't that easy. But I'd certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there."

Queen recently ended a four-year relationship with Paul Rodgers, who was handling the vocal duties for the band.

Lambert auditioned for Idol with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and instantly became a buzzed-about contender for the show's Top 36. His revved-up, glam-rock numbers and hauntingly restrained ballads made him the front-runner all season before ultimately coming up short. While the show has produced more pop artists than rockers, May recognizes that springboard it provides young artists.

For now, Lambert must first complete the 50-city tour with his fellow Top 10 members, and the Idol producers, 19 Entertainment, will likely have first dibs on anything Lambert does next. May said whatever happens, he's excited to see what Lambert and Idol winner Kris Allen (who also shared the stage during "We Are the Champions") do next.

"Both those boys are well worthy of big success," May said. "So it's pointless for someone like me to stand on the sidelines jeering. I'm confident Adam will make great use of this wonderful opportunity. I hope I'm there to see it."

The Adam Lambert brouhaha resulting in a sales winner | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times

Well i was certainly right about who would outsell who...

That article was from Novemer 25th. Do you have more recent sales numbers?

Also, did you pick up a copy of his CD? I got one for Christmas and was a little disappointed. I think his talent is his voice. Songwriting, not so much.

I definitely do not like the style of music on his new CD. I was really disappointed he didn't make a rock record.

I'll look for more recent sales records for the 2.

Total album sales as of Jan 14th : Adam Lambert 490,000 - Kris Allen 200,000

Comparing best singles, Allen's has outsold Lambert's 500,000 to 200,000

http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/kris-allen-outsells-adam-lambert/2010/01/14/

that little stunt hurt him..
folks didn't care he was different...
now they don't care..

Rika

"don't care" sums it up nicely.

Somebody cares. 490,000 is a lot of records. I suspect that there are very few gay men in America without his album.

that's the problem..
very small & so fickle group..
establish yourself..
then get stupid..
now the only way he gets traction..
oh look..Adam dropped his pants on Nicklodeon..
he's already so yesterday..

Rika

Yeah, he went headlong after the freak segment. Not exactly a big market, but i'm sure he'll be a hit in the gay world for a long time.

Maybe some day he'll make a rock record and become the star he is capable of being. Shrug.

don't know how big the gay market is Snipe, but let's put those 490K records in perspective...

List of best-selling albums worldwide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


List of best-selling albums in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We have recording artists in Belgium that have records that sold 750 copies.. Belgium has only 11 million inhabitants... So 450 K, in the US...bigger country, more homegenous market then Belgium and neighbouring countries, 27 x more inhabitants, 450 K records is not what i call extraordinary big numbers...especially not considering the amount of exposure Lambert got via American Idols...

Oh i agree, his sales have been a mere fraction of what they could have been had he made a rock record. I would agree they're disappointing in that respect, but still, 490k albums is a lot of records for a guy who has deliberately positioned himself into a smallish niche market.

Guy could be huge if he just played to the masses. Oh well.

Agreed!

But I think it was always going to be a difficult choice for him. Either following his heart and perform how he wants and does right now. Or, change his character as not to be so confrontational.

I personally think he would have been more successful by first releasing an album of "standards" Taking the best songs and making them his own. Imagine an album with some Queen, Zepplin and even the NIN song he performed. This could have then given him more time to write and compose some better songs, rather than this mad rush to get a CD out for xmas.

Unfortunately unlike Daughtry (spl) he just isn't singing a decent song.

He's definitely blowing away Kris Allen in record sales, as i predicted last year. :)

Lambert is outselling the little guy at about a 3:1 clip.