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Post by 4Ms on Sept 27, 2011 17:18:21 GMT -5
POPWATCH BLOG Adam Lambert: Who's outraged by the OUT cover controversy?by Michael Slezak | Nov 18, 2009 As you may have read yesterday, Aaron Hicklin, editor of OUT magazine, wrote an open letter to American Idol season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, accusing... bit.ly/nEM7cFpopwatch.ew.com/2009/11/18/adam-lambert-out-magazine-controversy/
As you may have read yesterday, Aaron Hicklin, editor of OUT magazine, wrote an open letter to American Idol season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, accusing the singer and his management team of the following: only agreeing to the OUT cover shoot if it included a straight woman*; demanding they not make Adam look “too gay”; and not agreeing to be on OUT’s cover while the Idol season was going on. (Little known fact: The Gay Mafia bylaws state that any gay celeb who doesn’t immediately agree to an OUT cover request can have his/her membership card** revoked. Fact that somehow seems to have been lost on Hicklin: The folks at Fox don’t cooperate with solo contestant covers/interviews till after the Idol season has wrapped.)
But all that fine print aside, what I don’t get is this: If OUT’s editors are so outraged by Adam Lambert and the actions of his publicity crew, how come he’s still on their cover? Why should Adam be held to Hicklin’s ridiculous standard of how a gay pop star is supposed to conduct his life? The hidden subtext in Hicklin’s letter is this: “Yes, Adam, we’ve slapped your image on our cover, but sorry, we’re also going to have to slap you in the face in a thinly veiled publicity stunt to try to boost sales.”*** Because make no mistake, as terrifically talented and/or fascinating as Wanda Sykes, Cyndi Lauper, Rob Marshall, and Dan Choi are, none of them have the newsstand power of Adam Lambert.
(Heck, Adam himself gave OUT a little more free publicity yesterday with a pair of to-the-point and just-bitchy-enough Tweets: “Dear Aaron, it’s def not that deep. Chill! Guess ya gotta get attention for the magazine. U too are at the mercy of the marketing machine.” AND “Until we have a meaningful conversation, perhaps you should refrain from projecting your publications’ agenda onto my career.”) Oh snap!
But hey, it’s a tough economy. Still, when Hicklin combines his stir-up-shizz-at-all-costs cynicism with faux moral outrage, that’s when I’ve got to reach for the Pepto-Bismol (caplets, not the hideous liquid or chewable versions).
Hicklin and writer Shana Naomi Krochmal (in a second, separate tirade) whine that Adam’s handlers attempted to influence the look and tone of the cover (see “too gay” remark above) and the story (Krochmal says she was asked not to make the interview “gay-gay” and “was discouraged from asking about the March on Washington that upcoming weekend or other political topics”). First of all, every magazine writer and editor knows that a good publicist will try to control his or her client’s image with Swiss-watch precision. That’s just what they do. It doesn’t mean you have to go along with it. OUT’s edit team had every opportunity to cut Adam out of the cover-photo shoot, or go in a different direction, but chose not to. Krochmal had every opportunity to tell Adam’s publicist that she had no intention of limiting the scope of her questions, but by her own admission, failed to do so overtly. What’s more, she had a full hour alone with Adam, during which time he discussed what types of men he’s attracted to, his aversion to what he calls the outdated butch/fem politics still prevalent in the gay community, and the inherent political repercussions of having come out at the very start of his career as a major-label recording artist. (Parts one and two of the Q&A are well worth reading.) Gee! Doesn’t sound like Adam was exactly reticent in discussing issues of interest to the OUT audience.
Perhaps most offensive of all, though, is the notion that because Adam is gay, and because he’s a celebrity, he therefore carries some kind of responsibility to advance the social agenda of the LGBT community. Reminder: He’s a singer, not a politician. And the simple fact of his being open about his sexual orientation is, in and of itself, a highly charged political act in these very volatile times. But nope, that’s not enough. Apparently, Hicklin has a (vague) master plan for how Adam should conduct himself personally and professionally. In a passage that really brings up the bile, Hicklin writes: “You’re a pioneer, an out gay pop idol at the start of his career. Someone has to be first, and we’re all counting on you not to mess this up. You have to find your own path and then others can follow. We just hope it’s a path that’s honest and true and that you choose to surround yourself with people who celebrate your individuality.”
Did Hicklin not see the much-discussed cover of For Your Entertainment, y’know, with the photo that’s campier than a drag queen’s feather boa? Has he not seen photos of Adam holding hands with now ex-boyfriend Drake LaBry? Is he, or are any of us, really comfortable telling anybody anytime anywhere exactly how gay they need to be?
Oh, and hey, what about that recent OUT cover of straight dude Pete Wentz that Hicklin mentions in his column? Heck, if OUT magazine itself isn’t going to be held to the all-gay-all-the-freakin’-time standard, then maybe Adam shouldn’t be either?
What do you think of the “Adamgate” controversy? Did Hicklin’s open letter make you more or less inclined to check out this month’s issue of OUT? And as an out gay singer, does Adam have a responsibility to the LGBT community, and if so, how far does that go? Share your thoughts in the comments section below, and do keep it civilized, folks! (BTW, for all my Idol coverage — all together now — follow me on Twitter @ewmichaelslezak.)
p.s. Dear Aaron, your letter states “Although I’d never watched American Idol…” Never? Really? Sorry, but I call b.s. Best, Slezak
p.p.s. Fellow Idoloonies, I cranked out 2,006 words about Kris Allen’s debut CD over at our Music Mix blog. I know, I am 1-800-too-much.
*Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
** Good for 25 percent off at all participating Pinkberry, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Express locations.
*** How often do you read about the laborious process of magazine editors and celebrity publicists negotiating the fine print of a cover shoot? Almost never. Because it’s understood all that background wheeling and dealing is off the record.
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References From Adam Lambert Bibliography:[/url] *Hicklin, Aaron. "Dear Adam"OUT Magazine: FEATURE STORIES 10 November 2009 www.out.com/detail.asp?id=26168Editor in Chief Aaron Hicklin's open letter to Adam Lambert, the Out 100 Breakout Honoree of the Year. *Krochmal, Shana Naomi. "An Open Letter Regarding an
Open Letter to Adam Lambert"OUT Magazine: Popnography 17 November 2009 www.popnography.com/2009/11/an-open-letter-regarding-an-open-letter-to-adam-lambert.htmlShana Naomi responds to the hoopla over her boss' "Dear Adam" letter. *Krochmal, Shana Naomi. "Adam Lambert: The Out Interview"OUT Magazine 12 November 2009 www.out.com/detail.asp?page=1&id=26191www.out.com/Out100/slideshow.asp?slideshow_title=Out100%202009&theID=1#TopThe Out 100 Breakout of the Year on life inside the Idol machine, out in the real world, and in the love game. *Pastorek, Whitney. Exclusive Q&A with Adam Lambert on OUT
Magazine scandal: 'Not every gay man is the same gay man.'EW.com Music Mix 19 November 2009 music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/19/adam-lambert-out-magazine-exclusive-response/Discuss OUT Magazine editor Aaron Hicklin's open letter, upcoming AMA performance & album. adamlambertetc.livejournal.com/471100.html |
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 4, 2011 20:36:33 GMT -5
THE MUSIC MIX BLOG Adam Lambert at the AMAs: Simulated fellatio, bikini-area
snapping, and makeout sessions. But what about the vocals?by Michael Slezak | Nov 23, 2009 Talk about "No Boundaries": Adam Lambert made his first big post-Idol splash tonight, closing the American Music Awards with a performance of his debut single... bit.ly/qL0At6music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/23/adam-lambert-amas-simulated-fellatio/atop.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=idolpreformances&action=display&thread=23&page=28#100002 Adam Lambert AMAs Performance 2009 [HD]
Talk about “No Boundaries”: Adam Lambert made his first big post-Idol splash tonight, closing the American Music Awards with a performance of his debut single “For Your Entertainment” that — to my surprise and disappointment — emphasized shock-and-awe imagery over his standard-operating vocal excellence. To be fair, the entire telecast was racked with sound-mix issues that left even seasoned pros (except for maybe Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, and Jay-Z) sounding distant and tinny, but as someone who saw Adam’s Idols Live tour set twice this summer, the one thing I didn’t expect from the season 8 runner-up was intermittent pitch problems.
Alas, we got those, and a lot more than I’d hoped/bargained for: Adam dragging a female backup dancer across the stage by her leg, as if she were a lace-covered sack of potatoes; Adam grasping the head of a submissive-styled male backup dancer and pulling him into an uncomfortable round of simulated oral sex (while ABC muted the audio to protect us from who only knows what); a tutu-clad woman cupping Adam’s nether-regions; Adam grasping and snapping the leather “bikini area” (for lack of a better term) of a female dancer’s costume; and Adam taking a break from his singing duties for an impromptu game of tongue twister with a keyboardist of indeterminate gender.
Look, as EW’s resident Idoloonie, I was rooting for Adam’s coming out party to the non-Idol set to be a smashing success, something that would propel his saucy, exciting debut disc to the top of the charts in what’s going to be one of the most competitive weeks in record stores all year. And in Adam’s defense, he took what appeared to be a rather nasty and unplanned tumble midway through his set that could’ve potentially thrown him off his game. Also, lest we forget (and it certainly is easy to do so), he is not a seasoned headliner, so nerves certainly could’ve played a factor, too
But the bottom line is that Adam’s AMA performance felt less like a genuine expression of his high-octane sexuality (so playfully erotic when he fondled the mic stand during “Whole Lotta Love” this summer), and more like a carefully planned stab at dominating the post-AMA blogosphere/water-cooler discussion. I’m certainly no prude…the idea of saucy boy-on-boy/boy-on-girl/boy-on-not-quite-sure action does not rattle my cage — certainly not at 10:55 p.m. on a school night. And yet, what’s sad is that unlike, say, a J.Lo or even a Rihanna, Adam could’ve had tongues wagging just from his vocals alone. Instead, that golden voice took a backseat tonight at the AMAs, and I’m not sure exactly who was occupying the driver’s seat.
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 4, 2011 21:01:42 GMT -5
 bit.ly/qL0At6www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20322147,00.html#20707775 atop.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=idolpreformances&action=display&thread=23&page=28#100013''Music Again''
(Written by Justin Hawkins; produced by Rob Cavallo) Even cynics who think American Idol is the head horseman summoning the music-industry apocalypse will have a hard time denying the total awesomeness of this track, written by The Darkness' Justin Hawkins. The beats drive harder than Jason Statham in The Transporter, and Adam gets to showcase both his saucy rocker growl and his uh-huh-he-did-it falsetto while celebrating a love relationship — and his love relationship with music. (For some reason I can't shake the image of a Wall-E-esque video where Robot Adam has his humanity awakened by a fellow android. Is that weird?) Bonus points to the Idol Who Launched a Thousand Bra-Flings during this show's summer tour for having the cojones to kick off his album with the line, ''I want your body, mind, soul etcetera,'' then rhyming it with ''And I ain't ever met nobody better-er.'' Could that addition to the lexicon succeed ''unfriend'' as New Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year 2010? Here's hoping.
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 ''For Your Entertainment''
(Written by Claude Kelly and Dr. Luke; produced by Dr. Luke) Raise your hand along with me if you think the title track to Adam's debut disc was a peculiar choice as lead single. Dr. Luke takes the trademark howl we learned to love on Idol's eighth season and gives it more artificial flavoring than the late, great McRib; lyrically, the submissive, puppet-y refrain (''I'm here for your entertainment'') seems at odds with the overarching theme of Adam as dominator (''Take the pain, take the pleasure/ I'm the master of both''). To be fair, it's catchier than 90 percent of songs currently on Billboard's Hot 100, but Britney's ''3'' shouldn't be the benchmark to which La Lambert compares himself, should it?
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''Whataya Want From Me''
(Written by Pink, Max Martin, Johan Shellback; produced by Max Martin and Johan Shellback) I'll admit I wasn't feeling the 30-second snippet of this track that leaked to the Internet earlier this month, but now that I've consumed the entire enchilada, I can say that the whole is definitely greater than the disembodied part. Plus, in the wake of Adam's widely panned AMA performance, the plaintive lyrics could easily be construed as one man's plea for patience from a music world that's ratcheted the expectation-meter well past the breaking point: ''Just don't give up, I'm workin it out/ Please don't give in, I won't let you down/ It messed me up, need a second to breathe/ Just keep coming around, hey whataya want from me?'' Come to think of it, could this track be to Adam what ''Beautiful'' was for a post-''Dirrty'' Xtina?
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''Strut''
(Written by Adam Lambert, Kara DioGuardi, Greg Wells; produced by Greg Wells) Adam's first cowrite on the record starts with a mood-altering beat that propels you along as surely and steadily as a moving walkway at an international airport, and lyrically, he mines the ''speak your mind''/''strut your stuff'' territory championed by diva predecessors from En Vogue to Madonna. What fascinates me is how, as the song's relentless energy slows to a crawl on the bridge, the tension builds like a rubber band getting stretched to its breaking point — ''I'll be your mirror/ Darlin let your hair down/ Show me what you're workin' with/ And let me see you...'' — making the eventual, combustive cry of ''Struuuutttt'' all the more satisfying. After saddling him with ''No Boundaries'' at the Idol finale (I know, I know...just when you'd almost forgotten it), Ms. DioGuardi certainly owed him this one.
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''Soaked''
(Written by Matthew Bellamy; produced by Rob Cavallo) You want drama? Try the burst of Middle Eastern-inspired piano and strings that open this ballad by MUSE's Matthew Bellamy. While the song eventually settles into more of a dreamlike, floating-through-the-sonic-atmosphere vibe, Adam's pouty-lipped delivery of the melancholy chorus — ''And you've had enough/ Searchin' for love'' — proves both haunting and beautiful. I know it's not exactly an obvious choice for a future single, but it certainly proves the Idol runner up can sing his smoky-guylinered face off.
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 5, 2011 1:34:25 GMT -5
''Sure Fire Winners''
(Written by David Gamson, Alexander James, Oliver Lieber; produced by Rob Cavallo)
Fun fact: Cowriter Oliver Leiber was the man behind Paula Abdul's ''Opposites Attract,'' ''Forever Your Girl,'' and ''(It's Just) the Way That You Love Me.'' (Indeed, all roads lead back to Idol!) Also fun: Hearing Adam wail the genius line, ''I was born with glitter on my face/ My baby clothes made of leather and lace.'' As I noted when I weighed in on Adam's FYE snippet leaks, this one's clearly an homage to Queen's ''We Are the Champions,'' right down to the ''dun-dun DUN, dun-dun DUN'' beat and the chorus declaration of ''we are/ we are/ we are the sure-fire winners!'' And it's also a perfect marriage of Rocker Adam and Electronic Adam. Woot!
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''A Loaded Smile''
(Written and produced by Linda Perry)
Much like Kris Allen's ''I Need to Know,'' this ethereal ballad may not have the immediate commercial hook to make it a sure-fire hit, but that doesn't mean it's not one of the best tracks on the album. (It's my co-third-fave song on FYE, in fact!) Sure, the melody is initially a little hard to grab hold of, and the lyrics (''Walking hand in hand you are all I ever want/ And when you're not around yeah, don't even notice that you're gone'') cryptically hint at Adam contemplating inebriated infidelity (''a loaded smile/ an empty glass/ and one last dance''). But a bit of advice for young Adam: A peek into the mind and soul of a neophyte artist grappling with love and fame and all its pressures is a helluva lot more interesting (and sexy) than ''shocking'' simulated fellatio. Who wants to second that motion by pressing repeat on ''A Loaded Smile''?
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 ''If I Had You''
(Written by Max Martin, Johan Shellback, Savan Kotecha; produced by Max Martin & Johan Shellback) I dug this trashy dollop of Euro disco a lot better when it leaked as a 30-second preview on overseas iTunes outlets. As a whole, the melody never really gets to where you hope it might be going, and Max Martin strip-mines Adam's voice of its basic personality, as if he was producing the latest anonydiva's backing track. Oh, and let's just let the lyrics speak for themselves: ''From New York to L.A. gettin' high, rock-n-rollin'/ Get a room, trash it up till it's 10 in the mornin'/ Girls in stripper heels boys rollin in Maseratis/ What they need in this world is some love.'' Did something get lost in the Swedish-to-English translation maybe?.
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''Pick U Up''
(Written by Rivers Cuomo, Greg Wells, Adam Lambert; produced by Greg Wells) I keep trying to convince myself a Rivers Cuomo-Greg Wells-Adam Lambert writing session would've had to yield something that's, at the very least, interesting, but this just sounds like a reject from Stevie Nicks' The Wild Heart sessions, except with lyrics like ''It's a trip/I'ma flip.'' Oh sure, everything's cranked up real loud-like, but it can't disguise that a mangy dog has snuck its way under the dining-room table and threatened to distract from a meal that's otherwise been wavering between rock-solid and downright excellent.
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''Fever''
(Written by Lady Gaga, Jeff Bhasker; produced by Jeff Bhasker) Some folks have suggested that Glambert might be the male counterpart to outré pop princess Gaga, and while I'm not sure that is (or should be) the case, their first collaboration (and my favorite track on FYE) seems destined for the upper half of Billboard's Hot 100 before Idol's ninth season winds to its inevitable conclusion. The instantly memorable melody (and those echo-y drums that recount Missing Persons and their ilk) plays up Adam's nasty-sexy-glam persona in the best possible way (''sexual tic-tac-toe,'' anyone?), and damned if the multiple layers of his vocals on the chorus don't provide an express ticket to aural ecstasy. I know some of you already got your H1N1 shots, but get ready to catch this ''Fever'' all winter long.
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 5, 2011 2:15:17 GMT -5
''Sleepwalker''
(Written by Ryan Tedder, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey; produced by Ryan Tedder) Yes, it's another Ryan Tedder Thunderous Drumbeat Production (trademark pending), but boy-oh-boy this track sure is purdy, and divinely radio-worthy for the eleventh batter in the rotation on a major-label debut record. (Personally, I'd rank it in a two-way tie for third-favorite track, alongside ''A Loaded Smile,'' and behind only ''Strut'' and ''Music Again.'') Lyrically, this one conjures up some vivid imagery that you know will make for a super-compelling video clip: A dark and stormy night, with our conflicted Goth hero left a'wandering in the wake of a night of unbridled passion, and... Lemme just stop typing, in the likely event my mom reads this gallery. (Complete your own fan-fic in the comments below!)
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''Aftermath''
(Written by Adam Lambert, Alisan Porter, Ferras, Ely Rise; produced by Howard Benson) Yeah, yeah, yeah, baby. How you doin' tonight? For me, for you, for me, it's just ai'ight for me, dawg. But you did your thing.
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''Broken Open''
(Written by Greg Wells, Adam Lambert, Evan Bogart; produced by Greg Wells) At once reminiscent of ''Mad World'' as well as ''A Loaded Smile,'' this otherworldly ballad plays up Adam's ability to send his listeners into an almost dreamlike state with that gorgeous falsetto of his. I like the stuttery, Sci Fi blasts of guitar and static that cut through the gauzy melody and provide a jarring contrast to Adam's vocal. One of the riskier tracks on the record, but in this case, the gamble pays off with fascinating results.
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''Time for Miracles''
(Written by Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider; produced by Rob Cavallo) As I mentioned in my Oct. 19 review of the 2012 soundtrack cut, listening to ''Time for Miracles'' is kind of like watching a volcano on the brink of eruption. There's a lot of bubbling and buildup and anticipation, all leading to the point where things finally explode in a torrent of heat and magma and glory notes. That moment arrives at the 3:30 mark, as Adam exits the bridge and tackles the chorus once more (with feeling), riffing magnificently over the melody as a tidal wave of strings swells up around him. And while the Adam-volcano parallel is an obvious one to make — after all, there's no use denying the American Idol season 8 runner-up possesses a voice that's its own uncontainable force of nature — the epic scope and execution of ''Time for Miracles'' never seems forced or ridiculous. Hey, what else do you from expect a track that heralds the season's big-budget disaster flick?
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 5, 2011 2:51:39 GMT -5
THE MUSIC MIX BLOG
Adam Lambert rocks CBS 'Early Show.'
(Surprise! No one gets groped!)
by Michael Slezak | Nov 25, 2009
(DVD quality downloads at bottom of post.)atop.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=idolpreformances&thread=23&page=28#100077CBS, 3; ABC, 0. There's really no other way to score it, seeing how Good Morning America lost out on one charming, cheeky interview (read what... bit.ly/qL0At6music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-cbs-early-show-amas/There’s really no other way to score it, seeing how Good Morning America lost out on one charming, cheeky interview (read what my colleague Ken Tucker had to say about that) and two bad-ass musical performances from American Idol season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert this morning, handing them all over to its rival Early Show because, um, why exactly? Oh yeah, apparently ABC suits didn’t trust the firebrand singer would understand the inherent difference between a 10:55 p.m. performance at a decidedly racy awards show and an 8:30 a.m. gig at a benign, watch-with-your-cereal-and-coffee news program. [Insert eye-roll here.] This isn’t to say I’ve changed my tune on Lambert’s Sunday-night showing. Some 36 hours later, I stand by my contention that his AMA performance of “For Your Entertainment” was a vocal and aesthetic disappointment. But ABC’s finger-wagging disinvitation — “Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning” — seems as disingenuous as it does counter-intuitive. (Really? Why not just put a big bow on top of that ratings gift you’re giving to Harry Smith & Co.?)
The good news for the Glambert Nation is their guy sounded terrific on his one-two punch of the heartfelt anthem “Whataya Want from Me” and the effervescent party-starter “Music Again.” From a lyrical standpoint, the former track sounded like it could’ve been written specifically as a response to a nation thrown into a tizzy by Sunday night’s crotch-fondling, beej-simulating hootenanny. The song (co-written by Pink) contains a plea for patience and understanding from a guy still finding his way in the world (“Just don’t give up/ I’m working it out /Please don’t give in/ I won’t let you down”) and a special thanks to the hard-core fans who’ve never questioned his judgment in the first place (“It’s me, I’m a freak/ But thanks for loving me/ ‘Cause you’re doing it perfectly”). I won’t lie: There was a certain poignancy hearing Adam respond to the “too gay”/”not gay enough”/”too racy”/”not well-sung”/”what about the children?” critics with his pitch-perfect refrain of “Whataya want from me?” As for “Music Again” (my second-favorite track on FYE, FYI), I can’t imagine a more appropriate track through which Adam could send the message “let’s put the focus back on the actual songs, eh?” Adam’s band sounded slightly canned on this number — I’m guessing there was some kind of backing track supplementing the overall sound in the tiny CBS studio — but Adam’s lead vocal was stellar, especially taking into account the song’s rapid-fire wordplay and octave-scaling swoops. There aren’t many artists on the pop chart today capable of pulling that off live. Thanks, Adam, for reminding us you’re a rare bird indeed.
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POPWATCH BLOG Adam Lambert on his AMA vocals ('kind of a mess'), Elisabeth
Hasselbeck ('we're very different'), and CBS' subtle message ('homosexuality is dangerous') by Michael Slezak | Nov 25, 2009 It's been one helluva week for Adam Lambert. The American Idol season 8 runner-up released his debut album, For Your
Entertainment; caused a ruckus with... bit.ly/oWH0zxpopwatch.ew.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-cbs-gay-kiss-elisabeth-hasselbeck/atop.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=idolpreformances&thread=23&page=28#100101It’s been one helluva week for Adam Lambert. The American Idol season 8 runner-up released his debut album, For Your Entertainment; caused a ruckus with a sexually charged performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards; got disinvited from a scheduled appearance on Good Morning America; and then wound up as a last-minute guest this morning on CBS’ Early Show (where producers chose to blur out images of him kissing a male band member during his AMA set). As if that wasn’t enough excitement for one person, Adam then dropped by Manhattan’s Hudson Terrace this afternoon for a wide-ranging Réalité interview where we took a deep dive into the writing and recording process behind FYE. We’ll post the whole music-centric portion of our Adam interview next week — right after the Thanksgiving holiday, so save some room for dessert, please — but before then, we wanted to give you a little appetizer. Press play below for a three-part video where Adam gives his opinions on the nation’s comfort level with televised violence and sexuality, sounds off on another artist’s AMA performance he thought was “impeccable,” and coins the alarming phrase “trolley stop.” UPDATE: We’ve posted parts 4 and 5 of the Adam interview here – Happy Thanksgiving! — because, well, we care. And to get alerted to all my latest Idol musings, reviews, and interviews, follow me on Twitter @ewmichaelslezak.
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 5, 2011 8:00:23 GMT -5
POPWATCH BLOG Adam Lambert on securing his place alongside Lady
Gaga, imitating a cockroach, and feeling sexually
liberated (bonus video!)by Michael Slezak | Nov 25, 2009 Adam Lambert may be among the most polarizing performers ever to grace the American Idol stage, but even his biggest detractors would have to admit... bit.ly/oWH0zxpopwatch.ew.com/2009/11/26/adam-lambert-sexual-liberation-out-magazine/Adam Lambert may be among the most polarizing performers ever to grace the American Idol stage, but even his biggest detractors would have to admit the man gives a great sound bite. In parts 4 and 5 of a freewheeling Réalite interview filmed Wednesday afternoon at Manhattan’s Hudson Terrace, Adam talked about how Idol gave him the Elvis treatment when he performed “Whole Lotta Love” during Rock Week, what the Idol summer tour taught him about getting in touch with his inner sexy beast, and why it’s “confusing” and “hard to navigate” his position as a political firebrand when, really, he just wants to be a singer. Press play below to hear what the season 8 runner-up has to say, and please do come back next Monday when we’ll post additional interviews with Adam that delve deeply into the writing and recording process for his debut album, For Your Entertainment, which hit stores this week. And if you want to get up-to-the-minute alerts about my latest Idol scoop, follow me on Twitter @ewmichaelslezak. (UPDATE: CBS responds to Lambert-blurring controversy.)
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 5, 2011 8:15:39 GMT -5
POPWATCH BLOG Adam Lambert takes us on a deep-dive into the making
of his debut album: Wine, neuroses, Kara DioGuardi, and
'The View' included!by Michael Slezak | Nov 30, 2009 If you're one of the 200,000-plus folks who picked up Adam Lambert's debut disc last week (or even if you're not!), then perhaps you'd like... bit.ly/oWH0zxpopwatch.ew.com/2009/12/01/adam-lambert-for-your-entertainment/
If you’re one of the 200,000-plus folks who picked up Adam Lambert’s debut disc last week (or even if you’re not!), then perhaps you’d like a little more information about the writing and recording process for tracks like “Strut,” “Broken Open,” “A Loaded Smile,” “Whataya Want From Me,” “Soaked,” and “Music Again.” One of those songs was missing a bridge for several weeks, one of ‘em had lyrics Adam couldn’t quite comprehend on first listen, and one offered him immediate validation…until it didn’t. To get answers to those little mysteries, check out Adam’s candid, funny, multiple-part interview below. We’ll also get to the bottom of these additional burning questions: Will Adam ever perform on The View? How much did he consider track order, continuity, and his future concert tours when putting the finishing touches on For Your Entertainment? And what’s the main difference between the American Idol season 8 runner-up and a certain artist whose name (sort of) rhymes with Brady Lala?
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