Adam Lambert – Billboard Interview – VIDEO

Adam is so well spoken. His parents (English teachers?) did something right.

Anyhoo, gained new insight into Adam’s psyche > love the way this guy thinks! Thoughtful and intelligent and not afraid to ask for what he wants. Yet, always polite.

The video isn’t working for me I’m afraid. It just buffers endlessly.

Sunn, sometimes I have to run through a video with all its fits and starts and then replay to get it to run smoothly. Didn’t have that problem with these, though.
Nice interviews. I like that he wants to be an open book, to be himself.
To hell with you, Gene Simmons.
I also wish I had not missed that Cher song. I liked hearing about the process of song choice. “Believe” was before I believed I would ever watch AI again, before I knew Adam existed. Is there much more to the song than what is shown on the second tape and if so, is there a link to a longer cut?

A part of me wants the Adam media coverage to be over, I really miss being a productive member of society…

Wow, Adam is amazing…that’s all I can say.

It doesn’t start at all for me. Just buffers.

Loved hearing how he came to pick “Believe” for Hollywood week. Adam is definitely fearless and I love that.

Adam is such a smart and well-spoken man who knows who he is and what he wants. It’s also great to hear him speak as a musician about his strategy and performances. I think that the combination of analytical thinking and astounding talent that he brings to his music will really serve him well in years to come. He has great instincts, and I hope he continues to follow them.

Is there much more to the song than what is shown on the second tape and if so, is there a link to a longer cut?

There’s not much more than that, unfortunately. You can look on youtube. There might be a tiny bit more.

Its nice to have fans in high places. I can’t imagine Season 8 without ‘Whole Lotta Love’.

@ravengirl: Here is the link from MJ’s http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5146175/13625720

I know, it took me forever to find these (the ole’ looking for something that’s right under your nose …) until I read another site credit MJ, I hadn’t really clicked around to find where everything was. She has the most comprehensive videos (and best quality) I’ve found. TheBestArts.com only has a Japanese YouTube clip of “Believe” and talk about fits and starts. It’s nearly impossible to watch.

I also hadn’t seen any of Adam’s early stuff. I didn’t know he existed until I happened to tune in for the Group 2 Top 36 and caught “Satisfaction” and was blown away. Before then, I was an extremely passive AI viewer.

I can’t stand Kathy Griffin, but I’ll be watching if Adam is being interviewed.

I wasnt into the season yet, so I missed his take on Believe, but I loved how he broke down his thoughts for us. Great stuff.

Satisfaction made me take notice. Black or White I became a fan, and RoF nearly killed me.

That’s what makes Adam so charismatic and magnetic….very insightful. You’ll learn a lot from him about life.

loved those interviews and the way they spliced them with his performances.

I love it that the Led Zeppelin group who approved Whole Lotta Love did so cuz their kids were fans of Adam. That is awesome! Love Led Zeppelin and Adam and the combination is way too hot!

They won’t play for me either-but who owns the publishing rights to Zepplins songs? I would have liked to hear that part!

@listen, yes, he is incredibly well-spoken. Who needs college, huh, Adam? The Rolling Stone article said his mom is a dental hygienist (can see that in his perfect teeth!), but I don’t know what his dad does (other than he was a college DJ). His dad cracked me up, especially in the later weeks of competition, he always looked like he just rolled in from mowing the lawn or something. Talk about down-to-earth …

Ha, I love Kathy Griffin (well, most of the time) so I’m looking forward to that interview!

I love how Adam picked Believe … right from the start you can tell how much thought he put into his song choices and how he liked to take risks and change things up. I only wish we got to hear a lot more of him singing it. We got very little of Adam’s solo songs during the Hollywood rounds … I remember Danny singing practically the whole of Kiss From A Rose.

But of course the coverage for Adam wasn’t half as bad as it was for Kris.

Adam is such a smart and well-spoken man who knows who he is and what he wants. It’s also great to hear him speak as a musician about his strategy and performances. I think that the combination of analytical thinking and astounding talent that he brings to his music will really serve him well in years to come. He has great instincts, and I hope he continues to follow them.

lizardino, these have been my thoughts when listening to Adam’s interviews. He is intelligent, insightful and well-spoken. I loved hearing about his process in choosing the Cher song. He could have killed other songs but realized how important it is to stand out from the beginning.

And, thank you Led Zepp kids.

Adamdebomb I found a youtube vid of the interview. Here’s the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D9aZguiRdo

It’s a very substantive interview. I really enjoyed it.

A part of me wants the Adam media coverage to be over, I really miss being a productive member of society

LOL. Me, too. I am afraid at the rate I am going, I will either get fired or someone will commit to a program.

However much I love all things Adam and the hoopla around him, I love Adam talking about music. He is so ernest and genuine. It is so easy to forget with his enthusiasm for jackets and glitter and gay talk that he actually can sing and that is the most amazing thing about him after all.

Satisfaction made me take notice. Black or White I became a fan, and RoF nearly killed me.

Same here. I had never intentionally watched AI until “Satisfaction” by him. Black and White, I was impressed though not inspired to vote. Not a fan of that particular song since I kind of see MJ as a hypocrite to sing that while he is doing all sorts of facial re-arrangement to have more white features – just a personal opinion – when I thought he looked gorgeous as a black man. Nevertheless, I was determined to keep watching him. RoF, though, let’s just say it made me think all sorts of “glamorous” thoughts…(check out “Glamorize” by Adam on YouTube)

There’s no discussion of the upcoming tour, but he does describe how he got ‘Whole Lotta Love’  cleared for the show, despite Led Zepplin tunes never having been cleared before. It turns out the publishers’ kids were Adam fans.

I actually don’t like this. It seems to really condescend on the other contestants. So if Kris, Allison, or Danny wanted to do one, they wouldn’t be able to? >_>. Maybe I’m reading too deeply into it, and admittedly Adam would probably be best for one (lol @ the thought of Danny doing Led Zeppelin X_X), but I still don’t like how it seems to shut out the other contestants.

Adam’s so well spoken, though. I love how he says he never came out and felt that way forever. He knows himself, and I truly think that is awesome and respectable.

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

“I actually don’t like this. It seems to really condescend on the other contestants”

I don’t see how Adam getting a song cleared by LZ is different from Kayne clearing Heartless for Kris. Sometimes songs clear. Sometimes they don’t.

I’m glad interviewers are finally asking Adam interesting questions instead of the same crap about his sexuality or the crush on Kris. He’s a great interview and I never worry that I’m going to have to cringe over a flub. The kid is too good.

So if Kris, Allison, or Danny wanted to do one, they wouldn’t be able to?

Probably not since in the 8 seasons this show has been on the air Adam is the only contestant Led Zeppelin has allowed to sing one of their songs. There’s nothing condescending about it at all. They clearly felt Adam could do the song justice. There are many artists that don’t need to have their music showcased on a show like AI and would rather not have their music butchered by the likes of a Danny or a Jorge.

can someone pls explain to me why cher is popular with gays as adam stated?. I have seen that reference many times. is it her lyrics, message in her songs or b/c of her daughter. thanks

There are many artists that don’t need to have their music showcased on a show like AI and would rather not have their music butchered by the likes of a Danny or a Jorge.

Amen.

can someone pls explain to me why cher is popular with gays as adam stated?. I have seen that reference many times. is it her lyrics, message in her songs or b/c of her daughter. thanks

I’m not gay so can’t say what her appeal is from a gay person’s view but I would think it’s because a lot of “diva-like” and “iconic” female artists are popular with the gay community .. like Liza Minelli, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Britney etc

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

I’m probably biased being an Adam fan but I think he has a great recording voice … plus his itunes sales seem to back that up. I also see his recordings as being very radio friendly.

I’m probably biased being an Adam fan but I think he has a great recording voice ‘ ¦ plus his itunes sales seem to back that up. I also see his recordings as being very radio friendly.

Maybe I was just listening to the wrong ones. Just heard ROF–wtf is that? I like his recording voice in Want much better. I hope it`s not considered adam bashing. I really think his voice doesn`t fit into radio that good.

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

I guess I’m not sure what “radio friendly” means. I haven’t found much of anything “friendly” on radio in about 15 years

I certainly enjoy listening to Adam’s recordings, but my taste is very eclectic and I listen to everything from classical to folk to classic rock. My favorites over the years have included Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Jim Croce, Journey, Harry Chapin, Sting, Heart, Peter-Paul-&-Mary, etc. I consider all of those “radio friendly” (at least I enjoyed hearing them on the radio) and they all had a different sound/voice. Actually, I think one of the only common denominators is that they are all destinctive – you recognize the sound/voice instantly and Adam certainly has that.

There are many artists that don’t need to have their music showcased on a show like AI and would rather not have their music butchered by the likes of a Danny or a Jorge.

Didn’t Adam say that somebody at the publishing house cleared the song because his/her kids liked Adam? I’m not sure that means that Led Zepplin had anything to do with it. It’s the publishing house’s job to clear the songs and sometimes, it’s up to some cranky clerk to decide. Maybe Plant and Page are down on their luck and doing some filing with their spare time, but I doubt it.

Sometimes, you will here that groups like Maroon 5 or U2 have directly cleared the song and I suspect what is involved is that they ring up their publishing company and say “Yo! Get off your butts. Read the FAX AI just sent over and clear the song. Simon won’t stop nagging me until you do. Meanwhile, I need to change my phone number. Again. Just because I have to give Clive my number doesn’t mean he gets to spread it around”. Ahem.

I kind of suspect that Led Zepplin doesn’t get too involved with clearing songs on a day-to-day basis. There are probably a lot of requests from all over the world every day. They’ve set up some general rules and trust the publishing house they hired to administrate their catalogue to do the job they are paid to do.

who owns the publishing rights to Zepplins songs?

The publisher of “Whole Lotta Love” is Superhype Publishing Inc (probably some company set up by Zepplin). The Administrators are Warner Chappel Music Inc (part of WB Music Corp) which is one of those big companies that are set up to administate these sorts of things (i.e. clearing songs). I imagine that the publisher in question works for WCMI.

If you would like to make a license request here is the link:
Whole Lotta Love License Request

LOL at the Subject of the song: “Communications(s), Music, Story Songs”. I did not know that Aretha and the Flaming Lips have both done versions of it.

‘Yo! Get off your butts. Read the FAX AI just sent over and clear the song. Simon won’t stop nagging me until you do. Meanwhile, I need to change my phone number. Again. Just because I have to give Clive my number doesn’t mean he gets to spread it around’ . Ahem.

Hilarious. Or “I need to get on Idol Gives Back again next year.”

I can see some artists only wanting to release their material on a case by case basis. AI still has a cheesy reputation with many in the music industry (especially older bands/artists.)

Maybe more artists will be willing to do it after seeing some of the more interesting contestants/song renditions the past two seasons (Cook, Lambert, Castro, Allen.) Plus, several artists have gotten good exposure and increased sales by having their stuff covered. It would be nice to see the contestants get a more diverse catalog to choose from instead of hearing the same old stuff every year.

I suspect in the case of Whole Lotta Love, the Zeppelin kids still had to show whomever was clearing the songs some clips of Adam performing to prove he had the chops. I am glad they cleared it; he did great!

mar Jul 3rd, 2009 at 2:38 pm

A part of me wants the Adam media coverage to be over, I really miss being a productive member of society’ ¦

Tell me about it – I’m really getting quiet pathetic.

Thanks for the Youtube link. The video on this page wasn ´t working for me either.

I read a few months back that Adam’s dad was a director of a wireless company. He has quite a background. Born in some exotic country (can’t remember), graduated from U. Vermont, was a DJ there, moved to Indianapolis where Adam was born, then took a job in San Diego. He’s been a poet for many years and does open mic readings in San Diego. Mother was a dental hygenist, I believe after divorce (when Adam was 19), she became interior designer, living in San Francisco. Brother after graduating from college, lived in Santa Cruz, recently moved to NYC.

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

I don’t agree – if Bono, Mick Jagger and Steven Tyler with their distinct voices and sound can get radio play so can Adam. I don’t expect to hear him on all pop or R&B stations but he will get radio play.

‘I actually don’t like this. It seems to really condescend on the other contestants’ 

I don’t see how Adam getting a song cleared by LZ is different from Kayne clearing Heartless for Kris. Sometimes songs clear. Sometimes they don’t.

Prince did the same thing to Ace, he wouldn’t clear a song for Ace, but he cleared ‘Kiss’ for Paris.

I am in the camp of DEFINITELY thinking Adam’s voice is radio friendly. To go a step further, I think it’s radio-made. I have hundreds of songs in my iPod and since downloading all of Adam’s, starting a few months ago, I can’t believe how rarely I listen to anything else. It’s all Adam all the time and the few other songs are Adam-related and (the originals of songs he’s covered or Bowie or Muse).

And my playlist rolls over to Queen after the Adam section and I actually find myself getting annoyed when it does and Queen is my favorite band of all time. But because Adam stops I have to roll back to where his section starts (yes, it’s a sickness …). I listen to “Play That Funky Music” ad nauseum as part of the list and I was over that song when I was 10.

Why the gays and Cher? Well, I lived in West Hollywood in the 80s and it was ALL ABOUT Cher then as it still is. I used to have really long hair back then and my best friend (gay) used to take my hair and put it over his and do his Cher imitation.

I think it is her fierceness, her talent (BIG diva voice), her candor, her humor, her in-your-face attitude, her OTT dress and costumes (Bob Mackie, anyone?). She’s kind of like a female drag queen.

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

I think his voice is radio friendly. I think it is a matter of musical taste and what radio format you listen to.

Also, there are not very many men who sound like Adam, and most of the male vocalists with similar range and style are from the 70′s and 80′s. But when I first heard Robert Plant, Freddy Mercury or Steven Tyler, they didn’t sound like anyone else either. I don’t think it is surprising that he doesn’t sound like anyone else on the radio — that is part of what I find exciting about Adam.

can someone pls explain to me why cher is popular with gays as adam stated?. I have seen that reference many times. is it her lyrics, message in her songs or b/c of her daughter. thanks

Cher has been popular in gay dance clubs for years, even when Chasity was still a child. I agree with karenw it the combination of her dance music and the costumes — Bob Mackie. She’s one of many female vocalists with a big gay following, Madonna, Bette Midler, etc.

But Cher having gay fans is also a bit of a joke — so I think it was really brave of Adam to pick this song.

Didn’t Adam say that somebody at the publishing house cleared the song because his/her kids liked Adam?

He said “managers” — I believe referring to the band members managers. As far as I know, the band members clear the use of their music thru their managers. I think that the was also mentioned on the Final 4 show.

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

I’m surprised you feel that way after having listened to those songs – especially Feeling Good. Perhaps saying someone has a “radio friendly” voice is not the compliment it used to be. I hear lots of stuff on radio that I think is awful.

Adam had more spins on the radio than any of the other contestants during the season (before finale). Of course, Kris’ No Boundaries got many spins as part of the winner’s package. Even Adam’s version got some spins.

lulwut
Jul 3rd, 2009 at 4:02 pm

Maybe I was just listening to the wrong ones. Just heard ROF’“wtf is that? I like his recording voice in Want much better. I hope it`s not considered adam bashing. I really think his voice doesn`t fit into radio that good.

If you are really interested, listen to some of Adam’s old demos. Here’s a couple of links:

Dance/elecrtronica – Pop Goes the Camera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7vDziPv964

Dance/elecrtronica – Kiss and Tell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4MtMwPz9vA&feature=related

There also some rock demos, “Crawl Through Fire” is my favorite.

I am also having trouble understanding what “radio-friendly” sound means. All of Adam’s studio versions sound great and I play them all the time when I am exercising or driving or just listening to music doing nothing else other than breathing. I love the fact that he actually can sing different songs differently, and yet he is instantly recognizable no matter what he sings and without the visual.

Now, what kind of stations will play his music, that probably begs a long discussion, I guess, since his genres are all over the board.

thanks Karenw and susan M. I think I get the cher and gay thing now.

GeminiDolly
Satisfaction made me take notice. Black or White I became a fan, and RoF nearly killed me.

Ditto for me, exactly this. Since RoF night (on my bigscreen tv :shock_tb:) I’ve been, as they say, “done like dinner.”

And I am also on the ‘Adam-plus-radio=awesome’ bandwagon (and I can’t wait – not that I listen to much radio these days, but still). He can sing the sh*t out of almost anything and is such a chameleon that I think we’ll be hearing him on all kinds of radio – from easy-listening/adult contemporary stations all the way through to rock stations.

Hehe, how is mad world and feeling good not radio friendly? Very so, in my opinion. I like Adams distinct voice, we need more distinct voices in the world! On feeling good he has a very edgy tone to his voice, which some people may not like. On Want the singing is much more open.

On a more serious note, I think Adam will go more pop on the album, I think he is very aware of what will be played and what not.

I would listen to Tracks of my Tears or Change is Gonna Come, might be more to your liking.

Now, what kind of stations will play his music, that probably begs a long discussion, I guess, since his genres are all over the board.

Maybe that just means he’ll be all over the radio!! I can hope anyway!

Sunn: Thank you for the link-!! Yes, Adam is very polished-very good at interviews-but when “ambushed” he also has a quick wit and sense of humor (which I think he gets from his father)

Below is a remix of Ring of Fire
http://adam-lambert.org/the-hottest-version-of-ring-of-fire
Sounds pretty hot and radio-y to me. Maybe Energy 92 (92.7FM in SF area) will play this? I don’t know what they are playing these days because I only play Adam’s songs. :redface_wp:

Feeling Good, Pop Goes the Camera, Mad World, Whole Lotta Love all sound like songs radio stations would play, IMO. Born to Be Wild also has a lot (notice to all OCD spell-checkers out there that I put space in between “a” and “lot” ) of electronic sound – as advertised (Adam said this is the case during movie week) – in the studio version which I think works for radio stations other than rock as well. It took me a while to get used to this one though since it was quite different from his stage performance. I like it a lot now.

It’s a legit question though. From discussions on this board it seems that the key to success is to get played on the radio and to get played you need a certain type of music. I think creating radiofriendly music and still make a good album is the major challenge for idols coming off the show. So both Kris and Adam has to somehow try and do this trick. Kris has hinted his album won’t be as accoustic as he was on show, which I think is a must to get radioplay. Adam has also hinted a more pop/electronic sound than on the show.

I wish Adam would stand his ground and refuse to answer the sexuality question from here on out (get the reporters to ask the other 9 finalists about their sexuality, it would be a new question for them and in my mind far more interesting at this point). We know he is gay, everyone still loves him and really it is a waste of air time when there are a million other things we would love to know. The sexuality thing with him is soo yesterday.

Kirsten: Very good explaination of the music publishing biz- I used to work for ASCAP and was thinking of trying to explain it-but you did a fine job! And yes, as AI is concerned Simon (Fuller, not Cowel!) most likely has, on occasion personally contacted an artist and asked for that artist to contact their publishing co. in order to clear a song.

Regarding the “radio friendly comment”: One more thought, I can def hear Adam fitting in on European and Asian radio, plus an Adam dance mix could easily be a hit in European dance clubs. I have read that they are playing a few of the Fozerelli Adam Lambert remixes in Italian clubs now. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” is getting the most play — link here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEqjFGfe_y0

I don’t know what they are playing these days because I only play Adam’s songs.

I have to admit that I have created my own Adam radio, too. 90% Adam and a handful of songs from artists that can hold up to listening to after Adam. And with all the pre-Idol Adam songs, and some good remixes that have been made, there are now over 100 Adam tracks to play.

Digital music is such a joy!!

Note: IMVHO There are also a lot of poorly done Adam remixes — like the One Remix on YouTube — these do not get airplay on my station.

Adam had more spins on the radio than any of the other contestants during the season (before finale).

I’m curious for the basis for this claim.

I just did a quick check for Kris and Adam and here are the spin totals for the 5 weeks leading up to the finale:

Adam:
F7A: 5
F7B: 10
F5: 7
F4: 3 (duet another 3)
F3: 19
Total: 44 (47 including duets)

Kriss:
F7A: 1
F7B: 5
F5: 5
F4: 5 (duet another 2)
F3: 29
Total: 46 (48 including duets)

I’m sorry, but when somebody throws out facts, I like to check. It’s possible that if we look at the other weeks, Adam got the most spins, but we are talking a handful of spins here. Big hits get over a thousand spins a week. These are just “for fun” spins and I don’t think they are relevant.

That said, I won’t get into the argument about who belongs on the radio.

I like Adams distinct voice, we need more distinct voices in the world!

This. I love that the minute you hear Adam’s voice you *know* it’s Adam. No one else sounds like him.

According to Matt’s twitter, they are starting the big dress rehearsal now or very soon. Hopefully, we’ll get spoilers from someone there!!! (crosses fingers)

Seriously, I need to get a life….but with all the Adam news, videos and what not, how can I? I’ve been glued to the internet looking for snippets of Adam. Thanks MJ for posting everything about Adam.

Adam had more spins on the radio than any of the other contestants during the season (before finale).

Actually, I don’t know if this means anything but Adam started getting airplay after his Final 11 Preformance of Ring of Fire.

Just add in the Final 8 week, and he in #1

Adam Lambert is the only Season 8 finalist to chart with his ‘year you were born’  song: Mad World picks up 17 spins on 13 stations ‘” with Dayton, Ohio’s Hot AC station, WMMX-FM, playing it three times ‘” to make the chart at #79

According to Matt’s twitter, they are starting the big dress rehearsal now or very soon. Hopefully, we’ll get spoilers from someone there!!! (crosses fingers)

Great! Do they also rehearse tomorrow?

Ahahah! The clip about the Cher song – hilarious.
And i do think adam is going to make the radio his biotch!

I think it’s premature to guess at Adam’s radio future. I have a feeling that his album is going to sound like nothing he’s done before. Some of his biggest fans here will probably hate it; and others who didn’t like him before will probably love it.

I also think Adam is smart enough to know what’s commercial and what sells – lyrically and production wise. He’s going to put out a commercial product. Of course, people may or may not like his voice at the end of the day, but it will be as commercial as possible while staying true to Adam.

I just recently listened to several Adam’s studio recordings, whole lotta love, if i can’t have you, feeling good. What do you guys think about Adam`s recording voice? I don`t think it`s radio friendly. any thoughts?

The three songs you quote (WLL and FG esp.) actually have some of Adam’s strongest and cleanest vocals, so I definitely don’t agree.

I know this isn’t what you said, but when people criticize Adam for being “non-radio friendly” or for having a shouty, screechy voice, seriously listen to the original Led Zep WLL, or Steven Tyler on the original Cryin’ or GnR, and tell me those singers don’t scream even more (and occasionaly way less pleasantly than Adam — all do respect, since they’re all geniuses). But jmo.

I know this isn’t what you said, but when people criticize Adam for being ‘non-radio friendly’  or for having a shouty, screechy voice, seriously listen to the original Led Zep WLL, or Steven Tyler on the original Cryin’ or GnR, and tell me those singers don’t scream even more (and occasionaly way less pleasantly than Adam ‘” all do respect, since they’re all geniuses). But jmo.

I never understood why some people labeled Adams “screetchy” tone Broadway. It is definetely rock to me. Clay Aiken is Broadway to me, Adam has never been Broadway in my opinion. (No offense meant to Broadway).

I don’t know, LisaE, yes, it is entirely possible that when the album comes out it is completely different than what we’re expecting, but I think most of us have sampled the wide-range of Adam’s music and have come to the conclusion that we love just about everything he does. Even when something may have not been my prior taste, Adam’s talent pushed me to expand my mind and my musical awareness. That’s what he says he wants to do, push us a little past our comfort zones and I’m all for it. That’s why he’s a game-changer.

The only scenario I can spin where I would hate it is if he covered “Achy Breaky Heart” or something (I just felt a chill of nausea sweep through my whole body when I typed that). Other than that, he could do Hungarian throat singing I’d think, “Hmm, maybe I need to learn a little about Hungarian throat singing …”.

I never understood why some people labeled Adams ‘screetchy’  tone Broadway.

I think it’s all subjective and some people don’t like his voice. I don’t like the tone of Danny’s voice and Kris sounds pretty bland to me. It’s just different strokes for different folks.

Adam is a great interview. He’s very articulate and he’s always interesting. However WLL came about it was epic so a big thank you to everyone involved in clearing it.

spring2009
I wish Adam would stand his ground and refuse to answer the sexuality question from here on out (get the reporters to ask the other 9 finalists about their sexuality, it would be a new question for them and in my mind far more interesting at this point). We know he is gay, everyone still loves him and really it is a waste of air time when there are a million other things we would love to know. The sexuality thing with him is soo yesterday.

THIS! I am SO with you, totally agree. I think before he even agrees to an interview he (or his ‘people’) ought to tell the interviewer to stay away from that topic. Having said that – knowing the media, doing that would probably backfire – the media would probably report “We asked him about it, but he refused to answer. He’s SUCH a diva!!” and it would become a snarkfest. [SIGH]

LisaE
I have a feeling that his album is going to sound like nothing he’s done before. Some of his biggest fans here will probably hate it; and others who didn’t like him before will probably love it.

Definitely agree. I am confident that I will love it no matter what it sounds like, because I think the only performance I haven’t been ga-ga over is “Kiss from a Rose” @ Upright – but that’s only because I have always detested the song itself. But I think am in the minority re: loving the album no matter what. I have a feeling that his album will be a little too dance-y and electronic for some of his older fans (I’m thinking specifically of a 59-year-old “grandma-like” co-worker of mine who, while being a huge fan, will *not* like the album if it’s really techno/electronic; & she hated RoF).

If anyone is interested in hearing more about what Adam wants to do with his album, listen to the Idolotry interview he did with Michael Slezak after the show was over. In addition to the usual stuff, he really did talk about the business of the music biz and described how he would put tracks on his album that would reach more than one segment of the music market. I remember him saying that there could be a dance track, a ballad, the rock track–and that the common denominator would be his voice. This would make him similar to artists like Freddie Mercury, Elton John and Rod Stewart–no matter what they sing, you always know it’s them.

This is a smart business plan on Adam’s part because he also said in that interview that most new artists are stuck doing one type of music in order to break out. Because of idol, he has an advantage in that he already has done a variety of music that the public has heard, and he is planning on capitalizing on that. Smart cookie!

I think that his music could potentially be played on a number of stations–rock, alt. rock, dance, pop. It just depends on the song. At least his music will most likely be interesting–and that will be a change from a lot of what is out there now. Also, you could probably figure out what stations would play Adam’s music by knowing what music he considers his influences. Then just listen for which stations play that music (for example, who in your market plays Muse songs or Bowie songs?).

And I’m also in the camp that is spending way too much time on all that is Adam….oh, dear.

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I wish Adam would stand his ground and refuse to answer the sexuality question from here on out (get the reporters to ask the other 9 finalists about their sexuality, it would be a new question for them and in my mind far more interesting at this point). We know he is gay, everyone still loves him and really it is a waste of air time when there are a million other things we would love to know. The sexuality thing with him is soo yesterday.

THIS! I am SO with you, totally agree. I think before he even agrees to an interview he (or his ‘people’) ought to tell the interviewer to stay away from that topic. Having said that – knowing the media, doing that would probably backfire – the media would probably report ‘We asked him about it, but he refused to answer. He’s SUCH a diva!!’  and it would become a snarkfest. [SIGH]

I agree as well…..and who cares if they think he’s a DIVA. He answered it in Rolling Stone and he’s answered it a million times since. Enough already!

Oh, and Adam, believe it or not, everyone did not think you were gay just by your walking in the room or onto the stage. That’s so stereotypical. If we didn’t know already, I’d think you’re just a hot looking rocker dude with a glam edge.

I think it’s all subjective and some people don’t like his voice.

Well, if people don’t like his voice they should just say so. Labeling it Broadway is ignorance. Never heard rock before?

I am also having trouble understanding what ‘radio-friendly’  sound means.

Lately I think it means sounding like Alvin of The Chipmunks because that’s exactly what Brittney Spears sounds like on If U Seek Amy.

I think it’s all subjective and some people don’t like his voice. I don’t like the tone of Danny’s voice and Kris sounds pretty bland to me. It’s just different strokes for different folks.

Adam is a great interview. He’s very articulate and he’s always interesting. However WLL came about it was epic so a big thank you to everyone involved in clearing it.

My thing with Danny is that he’s trying too hard to project this soulful sound, he don’t seemed comfortable when he sings. Kris is sweet but his voice is a dime dozen for me, I like his singing but I’m not excited about it. Adam is exciting, visually and musically he makes me crave for more.

…put tracks on his album that would reach more than one segment of the music market. I remember him saying that there could be a dance track, a ballad, the rock track’“and that the common denominator would be his voice.

Someone asked a prominant writer in the music biz if he thought it was a good idea for Adam to do this. He said absolutely, that this peacock needs to show all his feathers (or something like that). In other words, since Adam can do it, he should show all sides of his vocals.

Interesting that Danny thought he was versatile and can sing many genres. Oh yeah? IMO, he sounded the same every week.

Someone asked a prominant writer in the music biz if he thought it was a good idea for Adam to do this. He said absolutely, that this peacock needs to show all his feathers (or something like that). In other words, since Adam can do it, he should show all sides of his vocals.

Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad, is a perfect example of an eclectic album. Her songs range from, pop/R&B/Reggae/and Dance, and I love the mixture.

Lately I think it means sounding like Alvin of The Chipmunks because that’s exactly what Brittney Spears sounds like on If U Seek Amy.

Lol! That’s so true!! Never thought of it before but now that you mention it I realize that is exactly what she sounds like.

“Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were awarded the highest honors of Album Of The Year for Raising Sand and Record Of The Year for “Please Read The Letter” at the 51st annual Grammy awards held yesterday in Los Angeles.”

Nope, don’t think Robert Plant is down on his luck Kirsten…LOL

But I think am in the minority re: loving the album no matter what. I have a feeling that his album will be a little too dance-y and electronic for some of his older fans (I’m thinking specifically of a 59-year-old ‘grandma-like’  co-worker of mine who, while being a huge fan, will *not* like the album if it’s really techno/electronic; & she hated RoF).

Please don’t put all “older Adam fans” into a box of not liking techno/electronic music. I’m one of those “older fans” and, although I have very broad musical taste, I now mostly listen to alternative, hip hop and techno music. And my fav Adam performance is RoF and I was so pleased he covered Muse’s Feeling Good.

I haven’t heard much Adam music that I don’t like — I love everything from Brigadoon to RoF to Crawl Thru Fire. And I love music by many of the people he is working with — Sam Sparro and RedOne in particular. (The only thing by Adam I really detest is “Want” — but that just because it’s crap.)

The music I really dislike is the autotuned robotic music that drones on and on, Britney Spears, for example. I also find the lifeless MOR “Rock” music like Nickleback to be useless.

My friends and I “grew up” when music wasn’t all homogenized and pre-processed — when we were tweens we had the Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Who, Doors, Cream, Dylan and so on, in High School and College the radio was filled with album-oriented expermental rock stations and Heavy Metal — Led Zepp, Dead, Airplane, Pink Floyd, Springstein, Bowie, Queen, Aerosmith, B Sabbath and so on. We helped kill Disco by supporting Punk/New Wave music in the 80′s. Thankfully, we had Nirvanna, REM, Green Day and some really good alternative music to get us thru the past couple of decades. But — well the past several years has been dreary.

Well I know that it just a “sample of one” but I am one “older” Adam fan who is hoping for a very broad mix on genres on Adams album but mostly for some really great contemporary techno vs. the 30 year old songs he covered on Idol. Been there, done that.

OK I’m off my soapbox now. Thanks for humoring me.

Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Who, Doors, Cream, Dylan, Led Zepp, Dead, Airplane, Pink Floyd, Springstein, Bowie, Queen, Aerosmith, B Sabbath, Nirvana, REM, Green Day

Love them all too, Q3, and love Adam as well. And can’t wait to hear more of his original music!

Lately I think it means sounding like Alvin of The Chipmunks because that’s exactly what Brittney Spears sounds like on If U Seek Amy.

Exactly! :lol_tb:

Radio-friendly is a frickin’ moving target.

In season 5, I remember Clive Davis, saying he made a personal call to Bruce Spingsteen to clear Dancing In The Dark for Taylor Hicks, and Simon saying he made a personal call to get One, cleared for Adam, so I think sometimes these special request do happen and work out. Song clearing may not be fair, but most things in life aren’t. I googled Eber Lambert for info on Adam’s dad, I had already heard he had a good day job. Does anyone know if he’s remarried? I also need to get a life, other than Adam, but it’s so much fun and it exciting too and at my age a little excitement is good. I love all his music so far and I hate to print this but I am 77 so age isn’t always a barrier.

I haven’t heard Britney’s “If U Seek Amy,” and am at this point considering myself lucky. I’ve always thought she sounds like she’s singing baby talk, but I’ve never heard anyone call her on that.

Oh, and Rock On, Q3!

This is a bit off topic, but it’s Adam related and not “news”, so I’ll ask here. (also hoping it’s not already been covered, but site search seemed to indicate it hadn’t). Anyway:

I was at the movies today and during the previews part, saw a trailer using Mad World as the background music, and it sure sounded like Adam. I’m not totally sure, but it sounded like him to me. The trailer was for a TV show called Flash Forward. Anybody hear of this? Don’t think it matters much, one way or the other, but I thought it was interesting. And, if it’s him, maybe a toe in the door for having some of his own music used in this way in the future. Anybody got a clue?

Adam’s dad is not remarried. (I really can’t believe I know this stuff!)

I just dropped all my Idol twitter relationships except Adam because of the silly stuff they are sending — Anoop just tweeted “Anoop = Anoop”. Apparently I am not alone. Here’s just a random tweet I saw:

justinrox: I think I’m going to un-follow all the idols except for @adamlambert. They talk a lot of nonsense and waste my time. GRRR.

Of course, I guess I would be OK if Adam tweeted just about anything.

I googled Eber Lambert for info on Adam’s dad, I had already heard he had a good day job. Does anyone know if he’s remarried? I also need to get a life, other than Adam, but it’s so much fun and it exciting too and at my age a little excitement is good. I love all his music so far and I hate to print this but I am 77 so age isn’t always a barrier.

I believe he is according to Neil’s blog. He wrote about leaving CA for NYC.

Adam’s dad is not remarried. (I really can’t believe I know this stuff!)

I just dropped all my Idol twitter relationships except Adam because of the silly stuff they are sending ‘” Anoop just tweeted ‘Anoop = Anoop’ . Apparently I am not alone. Here’s just a random tweet I saw:

justinrox: I think I’m going to un-follow all the idols except for @adamlambert. They talk a lot of nonsense and waste my time. GRRR.

Of course, I guess I would be OK if Adam tweeted just about anything.

I’ve been dropping them too – I just want show info and whatever there is to know about Adam.

Adam is the only reason I would even consider tolerating Kathy Griffin for one straight hour!

Squirrely, Neil just moved to NYC. I hadn’t heard that Eber did. Anybody??

And JOJOSIE, at 77 you just might be the coolest senior to grace the pages of this blog! I am sure that Adam would be proud to know that he provides excitement in your life. You’re never too old to experience Adamgasms!!

I believe Eber Lambert is still Director of Program Management for San Diego’s Novatel Wireless, lives in South Park, CA and hosts open-mic poetry nights at Rebecca’s. My company does some work with Novatel but I (unfortunately) never mix business and fangirl stuff.

According to his SPOKE profile he’s still with Novatel. And the San Diego News Network, June 28th, he was still listed as hosting poetry nights at Rebecca’s:

http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/poetic-brew/

Eber reminds me of Neil Lambert — check out his bio on this page:

http://www.sandiegowriters.org/programs_readings_poeticbrew.htm

He also write poetry — not to my taste but creative. You can find some of it online if you are interested.

I’m a huge Adam fan. I think it’s fairly obvious by now. I liked so many of the songs he did b/c he took on so many genres from ballads to rock songs to old school (PTFM, with a twist) to almost gospel (ACIGC), and with the exception of IICHY (I understand what might be the context, I just didn’t like the arrangement), I love every single performance. In fact, it made me check out music I hadn’t before (e.g., Lady GaGa’s Fame, Muse) and appreciate it, if not love it. What I *do* know is that Adam has a very distinctive voice, as noted–you nearly always hear it and go, AHA, that’s Adam (same with Kris)–and b/c it is such a strong, powerful, pure voice, you think, Oh, okay, this works (nearly always, anyway, for me). Some of his recordings on Idol, IMO, were better in the studio (e.g., One). but in any case, his voice was always powerful and 99 percent of the time pitch-perfect (I cannot count NB, and BoW and ToMT were not perfect, but were so *there* that it didn’t really matter).

I have HAD it with the sexual questions. I HAVE HAD IT. I hope Adam refuses to answer them anymore, politing saying, I’ve covered that before, can we move onto the music? So I hope when he chats with Kathy Griffith that she DOES NOT GO THERE, or that he takes her down if she does, no matter how playful she might be. I hoped he might be on Conan or Jimmy Fallon, etc., to get the chance to sing and NOT have to talk about his sexuality. Maybe it won’t go there and it will be playful instead. Fingers crossed.

Do I think there is a place for him in the recording industry? HELLS YEAH, especially with artists like Katy Perry and Lady GaGa, who have #1 albums. In fact, I like Lady GaGa’s fame,. but I think a lot of the songs sound too similar (I want money, I want fame, I have it, I want more of it, etc.), and I can’t see that being the case with Adam’s album, in part b/c he wants to go for a more diverse sound. You can’t compare Come Home (Upright Cabaret) with Craw Thru Fire, I dont think, except that he sang both brilliantly. So I think he will put his own spin on each of the tracks, and will remain true to himself and his musical vision (which I don’t think Blake Lewis did on his first album but *will* on his forthcoming one).

Oh, and yeah, the twittering is getting ridiculous. Are the Idols really that bored?!

Squirrely, Neil just moved to NYC. I hadn’t heard that Eber did. Anybody??

No I meant Neil blogging about Neil moving to NYC, he mentioned a woman whom I assumed was his dad’s wife.

@webster, that is extremely cool if it is the case. And Adam’s version definitely sounds different than Gary Jules’, so I’d imagine you’d notice. That would be fantastic if it is his version.

@JOJOSIE, that line where you said you were 77 went right past me.

And JOJOSIE, at 77 you just might be the coolest senior to grace the pages of this blog! I am sure that Adam would be proud to know that he provides excitement in your life. You’re never too old to experience Adamgasms!!

I TOTALLY AGREE!! :clap_tb:

Eber Lambert’s long term partner is Amy Wallen. She loves Adam like a step-son. You can read about her feelings for both of them in this blog entry: http://amywallen.com/AmyWallen/Yet_Another_Blog/Entries/2009/4/1_Adam_Lambert_on_American_Idol.html

In another blog entry, she talks about her close friendship with Leila, Adam’s mother. Read about it here: http://www.wowowow.com/user/41798

Why do so many people have blogs?

Adam is the only reason I would even consider tolerating Kathy Griffin for one straight hour!

I couldn’t do it even for Adam I despise her that much!

I have HAD it with the sexual questions. I HAVE HAD IT. I hope Adam refuses to answer them anymore, politing saying, I’ve covered that before, can we move onto the music? So I hope when he chats with Kathy Griffith that she DOES NOT GO THERE…..

Oh she will…….You can count on it!

Squirrely, when I read about “Amy” in Neil’s blog, I was confused about who she was. I was sort of thinking that she was NEIL’S girlfriend, but that really didn’t make sense. Thanks for the clarification. Now I’ll have to go back and re-read that part.
Other than her children and her jobs and the fact that she is beautiful, do we know very much more about Leila? Where is she originally from? Any new person in her life?
And with those questions, I guess I just joined the ranks of those needing to get more of a life myself….

I think ppl have blogs b/c they want ppl to read what they are thinking about, and they just assume ppl will care It’s actuallya way for writers to have a way to express themselves, knowing how difficult it is to get published. As with myspace music, it is possible that someone with a blog mght get the attention of a publisher, on-line most likely, who thinks, Well, now, we could use this person for our publication…

I did not know that Adam’s dad ran open mic poetry nights, but as a writer, I love him even more now.

JOJOSIE, thanks for rocking the board so hard! I am 46, and I feel very inspired!

adam lambert mad world is currently no.1 in one of the biggest radio station here in the phillippines.. yey adam’s phenomenon is everywhere.. adam goes global

I have HAD it with the sexual questions. I HAVE HAD IT. I hope Adam refuses to answer them anymore, politing saying, I’ve covered that before, can we move onto the music? So I hope when he chats with Kathy Griffith that she DOES NOT GO THERE’ ¦..

Oh she will’ ¦’ ¦.You can count on it!

Oh I’m sure she will which will be totally inappropriate since the interview is probably supposed to be promoting the tour and not who Adam sleeps with……and that, along with my total dislike of her, will be why I won’t watch it. I adore Adam, but I don’t need to see him no matter what especially when the topic continues to be his sexuality.

Okay, this … must stop. I just read Amy’s blogs and I’m sorry, can the Lamberts get ANY FREAKING COOLER? The fact that the partner and the Leila were partying with champagne after Adam’s “Satisfaction” performance together and squeeing like fangirls? That kills me. The whole family is amazing. It’s insane.

zueque: thank you for the blog links…how on earth did you find those I wonder? LOL. The entire family is a class act. Too bad Adam’s family can’t adopt the Jackson children. LOL.

As far as “idol tweets”, Danny’s are the most self absorbed and obnoxious-Anoops are usually unrelated to himself-i.e. about basketball etc. For a while I followed Pastor Rolex-and on one he praised Jamar about his overcoming a youth of crime and drug abuse….which tells me why he didn’t make the final 36 at AI. Mystery solved.

As far as Adam sounding a bit full of himself getting the clearance for the Zep song-I don’t think so-by this point he was sort of a world wide sensation, and I fully expect those children would have known who he was. He was then, and still is pretty big news. Season 8 was about the excitement of Adam, and the same old same old of the rest of them. (at least to me, and excluding Allison to some extent).
I think my fav Adam clip is when he was shown the youtube “baby loves Adam” and he said, “Ahhh I want children….”

i totally have a crush on the lambert family.

In case anybody wants to read it word for word.

Allegra, as you already know, I’m Adam’s “stepmom” (his dad and I are long term life partners, is there a politically correct word for how Adam and I are related?) and have expressed your “crush” on Adam to me in the past. So, I thought I’d come clean here: on the first night when Adam sang Satisfaction, his mom and I watched the show at some friend’s of mine house together. Leila and I both were screaming and stomping our shoes on the floor (waking my friends), completely enthralled with his performance. We had watched him in the studio live that afternoon, we had both seem him perform numerous times before, but now we were watching it on the DVR like the rest of America, rewinding and rewinding and screaming like ninnies. Okay, we were a little tipsy since I had insisted we drink champagne after the show, but we were quite literally crazy about Adam in that teen magazine way. Not because we love him as family (we do), but because we love what he can do. We love how he can make us feel like letting go, like his music could set us free. He makes everyone feel like he gives us permission to be ourselves. Or maybe we just have weird incestuous crushes.

By Amy Wallen on 06/03/2009 12:34 pm

http://www.wowowow.com/entertainment/allegra-huston-adam-lambert-american-idol-304646?page=9#comment-311146

Can someone steer me in the direction of finding “Amy’s blogs”? Thanks!

I like to refer to the Lamberts as the Other First Family.

Currently traveling in Asia , in the malls they normally play FM Radio or their own CD play list. Heard Adam’s Madworld so much. Also No Boundaries , Tracks of my Tears . Recently Whole Lotta Love was also on.

I do not mean to be disrespectful to the other finalists’ supporters but I have not heard any of the other kids songs on the radio here in Asia. We drive long ways for about 2 hours from place to place to get to appointments and so radio is always on. I was surprised how often Adam was played in Shanghai and in Shenzhen . Also in the Philippines and Vietnam as well. Sitting in one of the domestic airports, they had on a classical piece, I think it was Brahms, then all of a sudden, Whole Lotta Love came on. I laughed out loud. Everyone on the lounge was staring at me.

I meet many locals in various cities and over dinner you mention American Idol, and the response is always , they love Adam Lambert. The talk here is not about his being gay or how his sexuality is different. They talk of how different his music is. How different his voice is. They just love his dancing.

Note that Amazon.com is big in China and they are downloading Adam’s music from Amazon. I always thought Adam’s music was just in iTunes but found that recently you can also purchase from Amazon. They were even buying his song from the musical play , Ten Commandments . I was also told by the young kids in China that the Adam official site has now a link for those in Asia on how to buy his music through that site. Wow these kids are very resourceful. I thought they would be getting bootleg copies of the songs, but no, they are buying from legit sources because they say they love the artist and want to support. I think it is also because a lot of young people in China have disposable income, since their economy is not as bad as the rest of the world.

That’s so wonderful ANIMATED! Thank you for sharing!

The reason I asked if his Dad was remarried is that an attractive woman sat next to Eber on a couple of Adam’s performances and I wondered about it as she didn’t seem like one of Adam’s theatre friends. She once had a child with her that looked twelve-ish. I don’t know which show it was but I’ll check my downloads when I watch them as I have every performance. Now that I see the picture of Amy, I’m sure it was her. Strange that we need to know all this but it helps us know Adam better without being too intrusive (it beats stalking). :tongue_wink_ee:

Xuziqueue…..I totally didn’t see the links to those blogs earlier. Thank you.

Animated

“I do not mean to be disrespectful to the other finalists’ supporters but I have not heard any of the other kids songs on the radio here in Asia. We drive long ways for about 2 hours from place to place to get to appointments and so radio is always on. I was surprised how often Adam was played in Shanghai and in Shenzhen . Also in the Philippines and Vietnam as well. Sitting in one of the domestic airports, they had on a classical piece, I think it was Brahms, then all of a sudden, Whole Lotta Love came on. I laughed out loud. Everyone on the lounge was staring at me.”

Yup, Adam gets a lot of airplays in the Philippines & other asian countries. In the Philippines, they even use mad world (remix version) for opening numbers of the big variety entertainment shows. A lot of people like him. They feel that he is a cut above the rest of idol. During the finale week, there were Adam parties formed to support him across the Asian region. A lot of tears were shed when he didn’t get the AI crown. People are hungry for adam. Sadly, adam itunes not available here, so people look for other source to acquire the music. In our office, somebody got a CD of adams AI song, it has since been copied many times over. We can’t wait for his fall CD. Go Glambert! We really like to see you soar. Good Luck! We will support your dream of success.

I think it’s premature to guess at Adam’s radio future. I have a feeling that his album is going to sound like nothing he’s done before. Some of his biggest fans here will probably hate it; and others who didn’t like him before will probably love it.

I honestly think the AI performances have very little to do with what the artist will sound like on their album, or how successful it will be. Even if I loved how they sounded on AI, I will not necessarily buy their album. Cook is a good example. I loved what he did on the show, but part of that magic (remixing the old songs) was something that wasn’t to be replicated on the album (since it was new music), and I just wasn’t as interested in purchasing it.

With Adam, an interesting point was once made about how a lot of his potential audience probably doesn’t even watch AI – I think this will turn out to be very true, and of course that’s essential for any post-AI success.

Also, the one thing that makes me feel very optimistic about Adam’s future success is his strong sense of what is current in the music industry – his understanding of so many different genres, past and present, his appreciation of trying out new things with music, jumping on the “next big thing” and offering something new and different to audiences, while still being accessible.

All of this speaks to not only a very smart artist, but a very savvy businessman too – he knows you need just the right balance to be popular, have staying power, and be relevant and not just a fluffy pop act.

I also think his ability as a live performer will be a huge plus for him, as well as his marketability across different platforms (as an actor, in ads, etc.) since, as we’ve pointed out here before, the money isn’t just in selling cds anymore.

There’s a song called ‘Adam Lambert’ by Sin Synth on amazon

Yes I noted also that a lot of those I met here in Asia have that pained look in their faces when the talk reference to Adam not winning AI. But they readily turn the conversation to his music. How his music make them feel excited and feel wanting more. One girl was teary eyed when she told me that she does not think she can get over the pain of the AI finale results but that she has realized that the rest of the world do not always think and feel like they do in China. So they will just accept that .
I did not push the conversation further because you can see that no one wants to dwell on pain here, but wants to dwell on what is good and what is exciting.

I too, want to dwell on the future, on more exciting things to come from Adam.

“Satisfaction made me take notice. Black or White I became a fan, and RoF nearly killed me.”

Same with me. When i saw him sing Satisfaction i thought that this guy is good, really good. I didn’t get to see BoW. When i saw RoF, i was floored. I am not a country fan but this song blew me away and made me appreciate a Johnny Cash. Of course, i am now a fan for life.

When i saw RoF, i was floored. I am not a country fan but this song blew me away and made me appreciate a Johnny Cash. Of course, i am now a fan for life.

Being a non-country fan may be part of why you liked it so much – Adam himself said, Yeah, I don’t do country (paraphrasing, of course) – so that was a brilliant choice of his to stay true to himself while still technically choosing a country song.

And my first thought when it started: Oh, that’s Dilana’s version from Rock Star (which I had already listened to for years since first hearing it on that show )

On the AI forum, Adam had many, many non US fans. They all would say, please vote extra hard for us because we can’t vote. In the end when Adam didn’t win they said “Come here Adam because we love you and you’re #1 here”. Part of the reason Adam had so many posts is because of his foreign fans. He is truly loved all over the world. I imagine Adam will start touring here in the US, but he will be welcome in so many places. I believe in Canada Adam’s No Boundaries was more popular than Kris’.

Seriously, we are looking at a superstar.

And my first thought when it started: Oh, that’s Dilana’s version from Rock Star (which I had already listened to for years since first hearing it on that show )

Dilana’s voice is like gravel…

Dilana’s voice is like gravel’ ¦

She said wanted to do a duet with Adam. Get in back of the line (way back).

Maybe that just means he’ll be all over the radio!! I can hope anyway!

haha. great point!

There’s a song called ‘Adam Lambert’ by Sin Synth on amazon

He has one song about Adam titled “Adam Lambert”. There is also a Sin Synth Feeling Good remix with Adam’s vocal. IMVHO the remix is not great but here is the link:

http://www.myspace.com/sinsynthetic

“My thing with Danny is that he’s trying too hard to project this soulful sound, he don’t seemed comfortable when he sings. Kris is sweet but his voice is a dime dozen for me, I like his singing but I’m not excited about it. Adam is exciting, visually and musically he makes me crave for more.”

- I have the same sentiments. Danny’s voice is good but AI has produced too many talents like him (Elliot being the latest). Kris is a good man and his being humble will be a plus in his music career.

About being radio-friendly….as I have said before, well-known music producers would not have contacted Adam’s label company for collaborations if they think he will be a flop or if they think his voice will not get an airplay. Why waste their time? They saw his great potential and for sure RCA will promote him heavily. Which reminds me…wasn’t there also a discussion before about Jive as being better than RCA. And now we’re seeing that it may not be true at all?

“On the AI forum, Adam had many, many non US fans. They all would say, please vote extra hard for us because we can’t vote. In the end when Adam didn’t win they said ‘Come here Adam because we love you and you’re #1 here’ . Part of the reason Adam had so many posts is because of his foreign fans. He is truly loved all over the world.”

I think there really is a potential fan base outside of the US. I can tell you that on the finale week, several of my friends were calling relatives in the US to ensure that they really vote for him. People seems to be drawn to him because they see a person with immense talent and potential. I remember friends from Singapore and Beijing saying that there will be Adam parties in their offices and clubs during the 2 day finale. We were all updating each other via facebook and text. People were making international calls to discuss what’s happening. That was a fun (sad) week. I remember watching Adam on Extra with Mario and seeing the Crying Expat in Vietnam segment segment. She was crying because she can’t believe Adam lost. She was a good representation of how the international Adam fans feel at that moment in time.

“With Adam, an interesting point was once made about how a lot of his potential audience probably doesn’t even watch AI – I think this will turn out to be very true, and of course that’s essential for any post-AI success.”

I for one was not a fan of AI for the last 7 years. Didn’t really care what’s going on that show. This year was really different. I got suck into the madness of it all. LOL! When i watched “Satisfaction” i got interested in Adam. Started surfing the net. RoF made me a fan, Mad World cemented my love for him. After that, i know i’m in it for the long haul.

There is another universe outside of AI and that is big. It would be wise to appeal to them. I know people who heard the Adam rendered Mad World and they like it. That’s when they started googling him and eventually became fans of him.

i just heard the remix (faster version) of Adam’s Mad World on radio. I am was so happy because now you can dance with it. LOL!

I just got back from seeing Public Enemies–before the credits there was a long ad for an upcoming TV show whose title I can’t remember (Flash/Fast Forward/ Future something, maybe?), and Adam’s Mad World played over the whole second half of it.

I’m new to this whole thing, but that surprised me–is it normal for idols to have their songs used in tv ads?

I want to be adopted by the Lambert family. It would sure beat mine!!!

Fantasia’s coronation song was used in a lifetime movie promo about a month after she won.

Adam is the only reason I would even consider tolerating Kathy Griffin for one straight hour!

clearone: I couldn’t do it even for Adam I despise her that much!

I guess this will be the real test of how crazy I have become. If I watch Kathy Griffin just to see Adam, I really need to join an AA program.

Wow. Allegra Huston wrote exactly the things that I (and clearly many others) have been thinking and feeling since BoW (tho I remember him from his audition, because he had such a wonderful one, Kara started arguing with Simon, and Adam talked about seeing Paula in concert and then kissed Paula and Kara’s hands, followed by Paula proclaiming him the best they had seen in any city). I remember thinking, there is something special about this guy, and then getting distracted by Bikini Girl and Tatiana. But once we got to BoW, I was hooked. And since I seem to be about the same age as Allegra, it is nice to know that I am in good (and famous) company.

Adam *will* be iconic. I am convinced of it.

@ Animated

“Yes I noted also that a lot of those I met here in Asia have that pained look in their faces when the talk reference to Adam not winning AI. But they readily turn the conversation to his music. How his music make them feel excited and feel wanting more. One girl was teary eyed when she told me that she does not think she can get over the pain of the AI finale results but that she has realized that the rest of the world do not always think and feel like they do in China. So they will just accept that .”

This reminds me of how i feel when Adam didn’t get the AI crown. I just said “WTF!!” Cried too. I only recovered when i found out that things will be okay for Adam and that Hollywood loves him. You are right, here in Asia, hardly do people talk about his sexuality. The focus has always been on his music – the voice, the talent, the range, the charisma, the persona, the fashion, the intelligence and the wit. It is not often you see somebody who has all these. He is also considered Sexy and it has nothing to do with him being gay. In fact, i know a lot of people who only tune in to AI to watch Adam’s portion through the entire season of AI. They too feel bad when he didn’t make it.

Q3 Jul 3rd, 2009 at 11:09 pm

Adam is the only reason I would even consider tolerating Kathy Griffin for one straight hour!

clearone: I couldn’t do it even for Adam I despise her that much!

I guess this will be the real test of how crazy I have become. If I watch Kathy Griffin just to see Adam, I really need to join an AA program.

Count me in. (hangs head.)

Dilana’s voice is like gravel’ ¦

Well, her voice was certainly, er, unique, and listening to her version vs. Adam’s is pretty striking (especially with Adam in top form on that song).

But I had to give her major props (as has Adam) for coming up with that arrangement – it was mainly for the creativity of the arrangement rather than the voice per se that I loved it and had to download it after Rock Star.

Anyone who says Adam isn’t radio friendly hasn’t heard his studio versions. They are toned down, and actually the longer versions don’t have abrupt endings like some of his live performances, e.g., “One” didn’t have time to come back down. His vocals are immaculate in studios.

I just got back from seeing Public Enemies’“before the credits there was a long ad for an upcoming TV show whose title I can’t remember (Flash/Fast Forward/ Future something, maybe?), and Adam’s Mad World played over the whole second half of it.

Geez, I feel like I have to go see this movie just for that preview.

I guess this site (on most threads) is practically Adamholics Anonymous. I am xx years old, obssessed with Adam, and proud of it, but I need help, etc…

There was a civil rights event over a month ago, and a video made from it. Adam’s Mad World was playing throughout the video — he did get credit for it. It was a really, really touching video and Mad World made it even more emotional.
http://www.vimeo.com/4903469

“I just got back from seeing Public Enemies’“before the credits there was a long ad for an upcoming TV show whose title I can’t remember (Flash/Fast Forward/ Future something, maybe?), and Adam’s Mad World played over the whole second half of it.”

LOL! Now i am forced to watch this movie. Need help, really obsessed with Adam.

But I had to give her major props (as has Adam) for coming up with that arrangement – it was mainly for the creativity of the arrangement rather than the voice per se that I loved it and had to download it after Rock Star

I think Dilana was inspired by Wall of Voodoo’s 1983 version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cyfTFbzk9A&feature=related

So we are reminiscing tonight….Happy almost 4th of July USAers…..

I fell in love with Adam Lambert 2 seconds after he hit my TV screen during his San Fran audition. I loved his group number, thought Believe was fantastic, and will always recall the look on his face when told, as Chair occupier #1 that it wasn’t good news.

I have watched every you tube video, every interview, read every article, google him first thing in the morning, and have always thought of his as my Opie/Adam (my homage to Opie Taylor from the Andy Griffith show [Ron Howard] because of his freckles, natural red/blond hair and that amazing smile.

I don’t care what Adam sings…there isn’t a pre-idol performance or an idol performance that I don’t love and haven’t played a million times. When I think of his cabaret performances I know that he has a radio friendly voice…he has proven it a hundred times. There are a few “Wicked” promo videos where you can hear the fangirlies in the background wondering who he is and where they can hear him again.

I’ll even go out on a limb and say that Adam’s first RCA recording will be uber successful. I think there are a lot of people that will snatch it up. And whoever signs him up to tour with them his freshman year will be damn lucky since he is such a visual performer.

Oh…and I feel like a gosh darn voyeur trying to find out all I can about Adam’s family but I want to find out what kind of people helped mold and raise this really spectacular kid. And big thanks to them for putting a little of themselves out there for us to find.

But I had to give her [Dilana] major props (as has Adam) for coming up with that arrangement – it was mainly for the creativity of the arrangement rather than the voice per se…

Exactly. Having looked up Johny Cash’s version (which did nothing for me) of RoF, I looked up Dilana’s as soon as someone mentioned it. I thought the arrangement was brilliant although her presentation looked more like a hag cursing some poor schmuck for unrequired love. I actually liked her voice. I intend to look up more of her work. Adam’s version was way sexier though. Heh. As someone mentioned earlier RoF might have been easiler to swallow for those of us who do not like country music. I actually forgot it was country week while Adam was singing it although gospel and country music make me want to turn off the source of the sound or leave the room. Sorry, no disrespect for country/gospel intended. They and I just don’t get along. But Adam’s RoF was just FINE. A Change Is Gonna Come, which bordered on gospel was also FINE, as in fantastic.

Susan M.
The only scenario I can spin where I would hate it is if he covered ‘Achy Breaky Heart’  or something (I just felt a chill of nausea sweep through my whole body when I typed that).

LOL! Or, as he & Slezak talked/joked about in the Idolatry interview, an electro-dance version of “Boot-Scootin’ Boogie”. I’ve never been a Brooks & Dunn fan, so I would probably laugh my butt off if Adam did this. Heh.

So we are reminiscing tonight’ ¦.Happy almost 4th of July USAers’ ¦..

I fell in love with Adam Lambert 2 seconds after he hit my TV screen during his San Fran audition. I loved his group number, thought Believe was fantastic, and will always recall the look on his face when told, as Chair occupier #1 that it wasn’t good news.

Tess

Everything you said. YES!!! Everything!!! I didn’t quote your whole post because it’s right there. But you have summed up everything for me. LOL

But I had to give her major props (as has Adam) for coming up with that arrangement – it was mainly for the creativity of the arrangement rather than the voice per se that I loved it and had to download it after Rock Star

I think Dilana was inspired by Wall of Voodoo’s 1983 version.

Hmm, plot thickens. ..Any more undiscovered inbetween inspirations that inspired Adam who was inspired by Dilana who was inspired by Wall of Voodoo’s who may or may not have been directly inspired by Johnny Cash?

Kathy Griffith…..YUCK!!!! Can’t stand her. I won’t watch..will pain me too much for Adam. Wish Adam had not agreed to sit down with her. Most likely the interview will be a piece of trash and not about Adam’s music. Like some of you have said….I’m sick of the sexual stuff too. Can’t people just view Adam as a person and not a “gay” person? Can’t he just get on with his life and make music?

That said I loved these 2 interviews. I think Adam is always intelligent and well-spoken. He has a great sense of humor and of course is always polite.

Q3
Please don’t put all ‘older Adam fans’  into a box of not liking techno/electronic music.

Oh Q3, I was not putting all “older Adam fans” into a box. I was just making a statement that *in general* a lot of “older” people probably aren’t into techno music (I am 38 and almost put myself in the anti-techno category). I didn’t say “all”, I said “some”. I was also basing my comments on my conversations with the co-worker I mentioned, who is the ONLY Idol/Adam fan in my circle (either that or there’s a whole bunch of people around me in the fan-closet, LOL). She’s definitely more “old school” than “hip” and she has come to my desk more than once after watching/reading an Adam interview to whisper earnestly “I’m really worried that I won’t like Adam’s music when his album comes out!!”

…But anyway, my point was that I was in agreement with LisaE’s statement that a lot of people will absolutely love Adam’s album, but it’s very likely that a lot of people will absolutely hate it.

On the AI forum, Adam had many, many non US fans. They all would say, please vote extra hard for us because we can’t vote. In the end when Adam didn’t win they said ‘Come here Adam because we love you and you’re #1 here’ .

The emails I got from UK fam and friends to vote for Adam. It was weird. I don’t even vote for AI really!

For a trip down memory lane, I didn’t think of Adam either way at the beginning. I thought he was good, but not my thing necessarily. I did like “Pop Goes the Camera” a lot when I heard it on MJ’s. Anyway, when he did RoF I was so amazed and a fan, which was odd, since I am pretty much a fan of the show, not the music.

Oh Q3, I was not putting all ‘older Adam fans’  into a box. I was just making a statement that *in general* a lot of ‘older’  people probably aren’t into techno music (I am 38 and almost put myself in the anti-techno category).

Techno style music has been around for ages. Acid House, Raves. I think alot of people in their 30s and 40s are familiar with techno music. I lived in Europe, (London and Berlin), in the early 90s and it was a huge scene. I imagine it still is.

@Tess

“I have watched every you tube video, every interview, read every article, google him first thing in the morning, and have always thought of his as my Opie/Adam (my homage to Opie Taylor from the Andy Griffith show [Ron Howard] because of his freckles, natural red/blond hair and that amazing smile.”

You just describe my life in the last 3 months. It is a crazy kinda fun, isn’t it? LOL!!! Can’t stop searching and reading anything about Adam. *sigh*

Techno style music has been around for ages. Acid House, Raves. I think alot of people in their 30s and 40s are familiar with techno music. I lived in Europe, London and Berlin, in the early 90s and it was a huge scene. I imagine it still is.

I’m about Adam’s age and I was a teen raver in the 90′s, but my first taste of techno music was from my dad. He loved (well, he still does) that type of music in the late 80′s, early 90′s.

Re: Amy Wallen
“…on the first night when Adam sang Satisfaction, his mom and I watched the show at some friend’s of mine house together.”

I’m confused. I could have sworn that I saw Mombert and Dadam in the audience during his performance of “Satisfaction” – or maybe it was only on the results night when he performed it a second time?

@ Calliope

“The emails I got from UK fam and friends to vote for Adam. It was weird. I don’t even vote for AI really!”

I guess people outside of America really wants him to win that’s why they write, call and inform friends in the US to do so. In there hearts they just want to do their part as a fan by reminding others to vote for Adam. I remember online, there were fans coming out with different videos to remind people to vote for Adam. I guess some of them were not from the US as well.

I’m about Adam’s age and I was a teen raver in the 90′s, but my first taste of techno music was from my dad. He loved (well, he still does) that type of music in the late 80′s, early 90′s.

Hi Calliope, just got your email.

Also, your Dad sounds like he is close to my age. He might be a couple of years older. I do think Adam is part of a wave reviving a scene that was alot of fun. I know I had a good time.

The article says that they were watching the DVR’d version of the show. They were both at the live show taping. AFter, they had champagne and watched the tape version.

wiccagirl2009
[re: Public Enemies] LOL! Now i am forced to watch this movie. Need help, really obsessed with Adam.

Oh come now. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale & Channing Tatum – what’s not to like?!?! LOL :smoke_tb: [just checked imdb - Diana Krall is also listed in the cast; probably just a cameo].

Hi Calliope, just got your email.

Also, your Dad sounds like he is close to my age. He might be a couple of years older. I do think Adam is part of a wave reviving a scene that was alot of fun. I know I had a good time.

Cool. Once again, thank you for the tickets!

And yeah, my dad was always a huge music fan, which influenced me. I remember most of our trips home from Magic Mountain included him finding some pirate radio station which played a lot of “that Detroit scene” music, which was a major source of the rave movement. Before that, he was also a huge Kraftwerk fan.

I had a friend who studied Art History and her Masters was about electronic-based music. She had crazy stuff from all eras, going way back to the 30′s. It was very interesting. Electronic-based music is not as “new” as some people treat it.

I guess people outside of America really wants him to win that’s why they write, call and inform friends in the US to do so.

wiccagirl2009, it’s nice to know that people are that into him all over.

Okay, I haven’t watched Adam’s interview yet, but I was highly critical of his take on Cher. Not because it was “too gay,” but because he Celine Dionized it. Thank God he showed other sides.

… off to watch the interview.

ETA: Nice interview. After revisiting that clip of “I Believe” my opinion of it still stands, but I guess it was a strategic move. I’m betting he would have advanced if he had sung something else, though.

@Anastasia72071

“Oh come now. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale & Channing Tatum – what’s not to like?!?! LOL [just checked imdb - Diana Krall is also listed in the cast; probably just a cameo].”

LOL! You are right! What was i thinking off??!! Geez…been listening to Lady Gaga music for hours, think it is messing with my head! Seriously, i already texted my friend to watch the movie with me.

I’m confused. I could have sworn that I saw Mombert and Dadam in the audience during his performance of ‘Satisfaction’  – or maybe it was only on the results night when he performed it a second time?

The show is filmed on the West Coast. That means that they air/record the show at 5 pm local time in order to be shown at 8 pm on the East Cost. It was a two hour show that night and the audience would have been released shortly after 7 pm local time. The parents could then head home and watch it again as it was aired on the West Coast at 8 pm. Adam performed last, so they didn’t have to start watching until just before 10 pm leaving them just about 3 hours to get home. They could have DVR’ed it to give them even more time.

Idols often mention that they go back to their mansion/apartment/whatever and watch the show when it is aired on the West Coast.

I am a gay man, thus I guess an honorary member of the Cher Fan Club (though I’ve let my membership lapse), and yes now I am a big Adam-maniac, BUT I hated his rendition of “Believe” during Hollywood week. At the time I actually didn’t think he necessarily deserved his spot in the Top 36 after that performance. Of course, he thoroughly won me over in subsequent weeks.

My only real criticism of him during the season was his over-reliance on his upper register, and I think that was the problem with this song. He should have taken it down a few keys. Since this was his only substantial screen time prior to the semifinals, it was just not a good way to introduce himself to America, IMHO.

My only real criticism of him during the season was his over-reliance on his upper register, and I think that was the problem with this song. He should have taken it down a few keys. Since this was his only real screen time prior to the semifinals, it was just not a good way to introduce himself to America, IMHO.

I wasn’t a fan of the Cher song either for the same reasons. I love hearing his lower register, especially when he sang “We are the Champions” with Queen. It is so rich and beautiful. I think he may have used his upper register alot because not many people can do it, and it sets him apart.

will
My only real criticism of him during the season was his over-reliance on his upper register, and I think that was the problem with this song. He should have taken it down a few keys. Since this was his only substantial screen time prior to the semifinals, it was just not a good way to introduce himself to America, IMHO.

I too thought he went a little too “Celine” with it (as someone mentioned), and it was a bit ‘all over the place’. I can’t remember now if I saw that episode when it aired or just caught the ‘Believe’ clip later on, but even now I’m actually a little surprised that the judges put him through after that. He must have really impressed them earlier in the week.

Animated, thank you for sharing how Asian, especially Chinese people, reacted to Adam’s performances. I’m from China but haven’t been back for a couple of years.

I think one reason for Adam’s popularity (relative to other AI finalists) in China is that he makes people feel it’s ok and cool to be true to themselves. The younger generation in China is more willing to express themselves and show who they are and what they want. The perception from Adam is in line with that request so that they feel related to Adam and view him as their idol.

Another reason I think is Adam’s voice. In a market where English is not the official language, a distinguishable voice is the first thing that can catch people’s attention.

His looking, his stage style and androgynous persona are also very trendy in China and I believe in East Asian too.

As for his sexuality being not as much talked about in China as in the States, I think it shows that music is more penetrating and prevailing than a singer’s personal life, especially in international markets. That reminds me of MJ. In China, we love MJ because of his music and couldn’t care less about his anecdote.

I’m not sure if his popularity can translate to good record selling in China’s market. Because pirate problem is still there. But I think if Adam’s debut album sells reasonable good in the States and 19 wants to invest in his concerts in Asian, his concerts will be well received in China.

I think he may have used his upper register alot because not many people can do it, and it sets him apart.

That’s very true, but it always struck me as a bit showboaty. When you have an amazing weapon in your arsenal like he has, I think it has more of an impact when used sparingly and judiciously. But in the heat of competition I felt he overdid it at times. even though he claims he wasn’t caught up in the competitive atmosphere.

@undercooked

“I wasn’t a fan of the Cher song either for the same reasons. I love hearing his lower register, especially when he sang ‘We are the Champions’  with Queen. It is so rich and beautiful. I think he may have used his upper register alot because not many people can do it, and it sets him apart.”

Slash did mention that to Adam during Rock Week. He said that Adam doesn’t have to improvise so much on the higher note, lower note is cooler. Can’t remember exact quote. I really love Adam’s “We are the Champions” and “Beth”. His rendition of Beth made me speechless. *sigh* Reality is i really like all his songs.

@ BeckyMD

“I’m not sure if his popularity can translate to good record selling in China’s market. Because pirate problem is still there. But I think if Adam’s debut album sells reasonable good in the States and 19 wants to invest in his concerts in Asian, his concerts will be well received in China.”

Actually, that really is a big problem in Asia. As mentioned earlier, Adam’s AI song can’t be downloaded via itunes here in the Philippines. I think it is available in selected Asian markets only. But it is available in pirated CD. *sigh*

Slash did mention that to Adam during Rock Week. He said that Adam doesn’t have to improvise so much on the higher note, lower note is cooler.

I remember that too and totally agree. His high register is toned down in his studio versions, although many of them are over-done in other aspects. Generally I like his live performances than the studio ones.

Tomorrow is the first AI8 tour show. Get ready people.

BeckyMD
Tomorrow is the first AI8 tour show. Get ready people.

I assume that you’re on the east coast because the show is on Sunday and I’m in PST so it’s still Friday night here… Can’t wait for the first impressions and sneak peaks!

@Anastasia72071

I’m in the east coast. Thanks for giving me the benefit of doubt . I just came back from somewhere with no internet access or cell phone signal. I’m getting my daily Adam fix regardless it’s 2am here now.

I am signing-off for now. For those watching AI concert in Portland, enjoy the show and take pictures /videos. It would be exciting to know how the concert will unfold.

Ciao for now!

My only real criticism of him during the season was his over-reliance on his upper register…

I agree, but after watching some of his old YouTube videos, I actually think that is where Adam is most comfortable singing (or at least was previously). He sounds fantastic using his lower register, but I think he needs more people telling him that! Hopefully, his new producers will keep him in check.

I’ll add that I’m a huge Adam fan, but I haven’t loved everything he’s done. However, I don’t think I have to in order to be a big fan, because two of the things I like about him is that he has range/variety and that he takes risks. Not all of them are going to pay off, but I like that he goes there. He’s never boring, that’s for sure!

You are right, here in Asia, hardly do people talk about his sexuality.

This just reminds me of when I was living in Europe during Clinton’s presidency. Every European I met thought the fact that Americans were freaking out about the Monica Lewinsky scandal was hilarious. Americans are widely considered prudish. So, I think Adam’s sexuality will be much less of a big deal in other countries. Leave it to Americans (and I am one!) to turn it into a big deal. lol!

dupe. sorry!

Will – thank you! You’re right! Didn’t know what it was but I LOVE Adam’s singing especially in his lower register!!!!!!

Undercooked, Wiccagirl2009, Lisa E! Yes you’re all correct!

YEAH! Can’t wait for the tour!!!! Ontario, here I come!!!!

I liked this interview, I love the stuff that Adam sings in his upper register, it is very distinctive, but I also like the things he has done more in the lower register, he really has a beautiful instrument in his voice and I hope we continue to hear him use that versatility in a lot of different songs, to me that is what sets him apart from a lot of other musicians and I have found that the more that I listen to his songs, both the live and recorded performances, the more I like them which is a rare thing for me as I usually tire of person’s voice rather quickly.

I can’t wait to hear him live.

Techno style music has been around for ages. Acid House, Raves. I think alot of people in their 30s and 40s are familiar with techno music. I lived in Europe, (London and Berlin), in the early 90s and it was a huge scene. I imagine it still is.

Techno was also around in the 70s and early 80s as well. Kraftwerk, anyone? Techno has been around as long as there have been synthesizers, really. So there are techno fans not only in their 30s and 40s but in their 50s and 60s as well. I know techno fans in all those age groups (as well as teen and 20s techno fans!)

Someone posted this link to yet another benefit/telethon performance of Adam’s on another site and I just had to share. His versatility astounds me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0r7FOW68wE&feature=rec-HM-fresh div

Re: Amy Wallen
” ¦on the first night when Adam sang Satisfaction, his mom and I watched the show at some friend’s of mine house together.’ 

I’m confused. I could have sworn that I saw Mombert and Dadam in the audience during his performance of ‘Satisfaction’  – or maybe it was only on the results night when he performed it a second time?

Anastasia72071 – You’re right! Adam’s parents were in the audience the first night. You can see them in the performance video at about 1:38. They were up on the balcony the second night. Weird! What could Amy be blogging about?

I agree with everything everyone has said. LOL He is one amazing performer and one amazing man.

I certainly don’t like everything Adam has done, and I won’t listen to stuff I don’t like. However when he does something I like, he is so out there, so over the top excellent, that it is just brilliant. He doesn’t really choose the middle road vocally. I too think he is overusing his higer register and he has certain improvisation loops that makes me cringe because they are too clich in my opinion (for example feeling good 2:12). But I also LOVE his strong tone on the higher register and how piercing those tones can be (again, feeling good). I guess I agree with Slash, he shouldn’t improvise too much in the higher register. That doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t use it but every artist has to kill their darlings to become really good.

I certainly don’t like everything Adam has done, and I won’t listen to stuff I don’t like. However when he does something I like, he is so out there, so over the top excellent, that it is just brilliant. He doesn’t really choose the middle road vocally. I too think he is overusing his higer register and he has certain improvisation loops that makes me cringe because they are too clich in my opinion (for example feeling good 2:12). But I also LOVE his strong tone on the higer register and how piercing those tones can be. I guess I agree with Slash, he shouldn’t improvise too much in the higher register. That doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t use it.

I almost love everything Adam has done — but I agree the a few times his improvisation in the upper ranges was too much even for me. I have to admit that I loved the long note on Feeling Good — it was controlled and really amazing. But the “Lisa Minnelli” section on the live performance of “One”, not so good for me.

I wonder how much of his upper register improvisation “overuse” was due to stress. It doesn’t occur in his recorded versions.

Adam is so professional on stage, and he was almost always so well prepared, that I forget how much pressure he must have been under doing those performances. He said on a few occassions that he improvised portions of his vocals — and when a singer is stressed, they offen oversing in the upper ranges. On his version of “Believe”, when expectations were very low relative to later in the season, he improvises but is very controlled, and sounds a lot more like his pre-AI performance style. And, his performances in the unjudged Finale, for example, had none of these issues — even though it would seem like the Kiss songs were the perfect place for it to happen.

AA^: The telethon appearance (Is anyone listening) is his best version of that song I think-very subdued. Someone posted a funny “oyvey” in the comment section. There is another subdued cantors service that is on youtube that is beautiful.

I hated the Cher performance, but in the “groups” during the holiday round there is a small clip where you can see how impressive he was-in another league from the others in his group.

Speaking of “cliche” I just found out yesterday where the term originated, and then looked it up on wiki:

A clich (US: /klÉ ªÃ‹Ë†ÃŠÆ’eÉ ª/ UK: /ˈkliË ÃŠÆ’eÉ ª/, from French), is a saying, expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, rendering it a stereotype, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea which is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. It is likely to be used pejoratively. A clich may sometimes be used in a work of fiction for comedic effect.

Other meanings

A “frame” in a nature photograph, especially an obvious possibility such as an overhanging branch, can be a clich. In printing, a clich was a printing plate cast from movable type. This is also called a stereotype. When letters were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase used repeatedly as a single slug of metal. “Clich” came to mean such a ready-made phrase. Most such phrases were originally striking, but they lost their force through overuse.

When it comes to Adam’s family, the wonderfully creative commenters at ONTD_ai summed it up best in a letter post contest:

“DEAR EBER AND LEILA,

THANK YOU.

LOVE,
THE WORLD”

and

DEAR EBER AND LEILA,

SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU.

LOVE AGAIN,

THE WORLD

@Q3

“I almost love everything Adam has done ‘” but I agree the a few times his improvisation in the upper ranges was too much even for me. I have to admit that I loved the long note on Feeling Good ‘” it was controlled and really amazing.”

I love everything about Adam. Need to join AA soon. LOL! I so love feelin good. That was when i realized that he really has good control over his voice. HIs WLL rendition i think best showcase his rick and lower register singing voice. He really nailed that song. Glad to know that he will be singing that again in the concert.

Adam’s twitter numbers keep going up. Now at 80,000 and growing. Makes me absurdly happy … which is sad, I know. And of all the Idols, he tweets the least. (Danny is second with 75,000 but he had a major headstart.)

A friend of mine from Chicago uses a ticket broker to get great seats to a lot of shows, sporting events, etc. (yeah, she pays a bundle, but the seats are amazing). According to her broker guy, Idol tour tickets in Chicago (at least the premium seats) are a hot item this year due to one glittery dude.

That’s all I got. I wonder how the gang will celebrate the 4th? We need more pictures!

My only real criticism of him during the season was his over-reliance on his upper register, and I think that was the problem with this song. He should have taken it down a few keys. Since this was his only substantial screen time prior to the semifinals, it was just not a good way to introduce himself to America, IMHO.

Add me to the list of people who love Adam’s lower register and wished that he’d used it more on the show.

Of course a lot of what made Adam stand out from the other contestants was his remarkable range and the “scream” became his kind of trade mark and what a lot of people were waiting for. I wonder if he sometimes overcooked the use of his upper register in order to fit it into the very short time slot they were given for each song.

One thing I often felt about Adam’s songs on idol was that they always seemed a lot shorter than some of the others .. this could be because a lot of time was taken up with glory notes and him fitting in his trademark “scream” .. it didn’t leave much time for him to use his lower range or for him to build the song. I found this most prevelant in the live version of Feeling Good where the song seemed to be over before it got the chance to start, whereas with Mad World which he sang more “straight” (no pun intended), you felt like you got a full song, start, middle and end (well some people didn’t get the end due to overrunning …lol).

It’s going to be great on the tour and on the album to be able to hear him sing a full song without the time constraint’s of the competition.

I think some of Adams pre-idol stuff was really indulgent when it comes to improvising in the higher register. Not so much his demo recordings but the recordings from live performances, maybe it was appropiate in that live setting but I have a hard time listening to them because he is too undisciplined, he forgets there is a melody and a story. This doesn’t mean I don’t like his higher register. Everyone here has mentioned Feeling Good and the really big notes there at the end are fantastic but also the really soft high notes in the middle. His rendition of the song is simply fantastic and I really wish he could have sung more of it live.

More commentary from the TWOP’er who attended the Idol Tour rehearsal. This was posted late last night. The last paragraph cracks me up.

Q: alumnathe, you said something about all the songs in Adam’s set list, except Starlight, didn’t you like it?

I just forgot. Yeah, I liked them all, but that was the first time I’ve ever heard Starlight so it hasn’t stuck with me yet. They had the freaky starlight show then, with the stage all blue and stars dancing all over the floor (weird effect that would have made me trip for sure). Now that I’ve had a bit of a breather after all the excitement, something keeps needling me about Adam’s set. The songs didn’t seem to transition very well. Or Adam wasn’t transitioning well. Maybe he was just tired, or the rehearsal order is not the final order. Also, the Bowie medley seems like it is in an ackward order. It was Life on Mars, Fame, and Let’s Dance. I think it should have been Life on Mars, Let’s Dance, and then Fame. Because he danced the most and best with Fame, seemed most comfortable there. The Let’s Dance version is kinda electro-pop, but somehow not enough of one or the other. Like, they needed to put just a little more pop or electro in it to make it Adam’s. So it just sounded a bit meek and Adam danced clunkier (like PTFM) with it than with Fame. Little things like this needling me now that I’ve stopped hyperventilating.

Oh, but I also forgot about the scarves. Long scarves, muted shades, tied around the mike stand, a la Steven Tyler. They brought it out even before Danny’s set was done. They plopped it down dead center on the stage, Danny having to avoid hitting it while he finished. It was all like “Just in case you didn’t know, HBIC is onstage next. So wrap it up screamboy.”

Heehee.

Hopefully he had more time to reherse since then to make it stick perfectly. The order might not be the final order as some have mentioned here.

I wasn’t a fan of the Cher song either for the same reasons. I love hearing his lower register, especially when he sang ‘We are the Champions’  with Queen. It is so rich and beautiful. I think he may have used his upper register alot because not many people can do it, and it sets him apart.

Some interesting comments here about Adam’s singing, and I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents:

I liked the Cher song, though it sounded just slightly pitchy at the beginning, before really soaring toward the end (then again, the clip is about 10 seconds long, ridiculously short, so it’s really hard to do much in that amount of time.) That said, I’ve often found that the most AMAZING hollywood singers don’t hold up as well soon after in the later rounds (Matt is a good example). So Adam not impressing some early on may not have necessarily meant much.

And I think Simon and co immediately latched onto Adam because he had a HUGE voice, very impressive range, and on a singing competition, being able to sing that well is pretty important

As for the rest of his singing – I’ll admit I was one of those late to jump on the Adam-train, because I accused him of showing off too much early on. I knew he was ridiculously talented, had a better voice than anyone else on the show (in terms of range, dynamics, etc.) but thought he just showed off with it too much. Even TOMT didn’t win me over, because I was too firmly rooted against him at that point . But MW most definitely did, and after that, I even fell in love with his earlier performances.

He is definitely polarizing as a singer, but he seems to love that, and I for one love it too, because he takes those risks, goes to extremes, doesn’t play it safe, riles a few feathers and blows expectations out of the water. Time and time again, whether you loved him or hated him this season, he always got people talking, more so than any other contestant this year.

And as one last note, I do believe there is a distinct difference between his performances and his studio recordings – he goes all out in the live versions, because it is a LIVE perforamnce and you’re giving something to the audience, in that moment, and the emotional response is just so much more immediate. In the studio recordings, his voice is lovely and controlled, and doesn’t go all out like with the live ones.

By the time Adam gets to Tampa July 28, I’m sure he’ll have it all worked out. Can’t wait to see him live!

Thanks for sharing, LaurelG – interesting comments about Adam’s set. I’ve heard Starlight before, so I think I’ll “get” it a little more than this person did.

Re the Bowie set, you have to wonder how much time Adam was really able to work on all the intricacies considering he was working on the album as well, plus a ton of interviews, with very little time to completely rework songs for the tour. Unlike most of the other contestants, Adam does a lot more to change things, with staging, costumes, reworking the songs, etc. So it takes a little more work than just doing a retread of an old idol song.

Also, I wouldn’t be surprised if the rehearsal order wasn’t the final order for the show. As someone who has done a lot of theater and music performances, you often work things out of order for whatever reason, but at this stage in the game I would have expected it to be the actual order, especially to practice transitions in the actual venue.

One thing I often felt about Adam’s songs on idol was that they always seemed a lot shorter than some of the others .. this could be because a lot of time was taken up with glory notes and him fitting in his trademark ‘scream’  .. it didn’t leave much time for him to use his lower range or for him to build the song.

I had that sense too, particularly during Rat Pack Week with FG – it seemed shorter than the other songs, but time-wise was about the same. Granted, he had to work in a repeat of several orchestral measures near the top to allow time to get down the stairs Plus “the note” lasts 8 full seconds (yeah, I timed it one day ) So that takes up time too.

That said, my thinking was that, whereas most of the other contestants seemed to go on forever because the song just plodded along without much of interest going on, Adam’s went by way too quickly simply because they were so much more enjoyable and entertaining, and I didn’t want them to end

Re the Bowie set, you have to wonder how much time Adam was really able to work on all the intricacies considering he was working on the album as well, plus a ton of interviews, with very little time to completely rework songs for the tour. Unlike most of the other contestants, Adam does a lot more to change things, with staging, costumes, reworking the songs, etc. So it takes a little more work than just doing a retread of an old idol song.

Oh, absolutely. At the end of the day, with a little more rest and rehearsal, and when he’s “on” ’cause he’s performing and drawing energy from the crowd … I think Adam will blow everyone else away. Allison will put on a good show too and I bet Kris will be lovely in a low-key kind of way. But I think everyone else in the F10 is going to look awfully karaoke in comparison to Adam. Especially since Adam’s got the light show, the JACKET (must use all caps at all times) and the fierce stage presence. He and Kris are doing more songs than the others and the Starlight medley is new for him (and probably longish), so I think Adam’s still working it out. But he’ll be spectacular in person, I don’t doubt that.

Completely agree, LaurelG! I think Adam, Kris, and Allison will really put on a great show, some of the others, well, even from past experience, I remember they were all pretty good (better than on the show, in some cases) but rewatching the Top 13 recently reminded me of how karaoke-ish and straight-forward most of the performers were.

Sarver and Scott, most definitely, Lil will probably bring out some fun, and has a good voice at that, and Megan will add that kookiness to things to make it a little interesting. Danny, eh, well I can’t miss his set out of fear of missing Adam’s, but I’m not all that excited about his, though I bet his voice will sound great live.

It will be interesting to see if other acts get as many effects as Adam – not saying that he’s “special” in that regard, but just that, as with the show this season, he seemed to place extra interest in the full staging, more so than the other contestants. Then again, for many of them the full Adam staging would not really have worked so well, stylistically

Thanks LaurelG, for posting that. I read it this morning too and thought I’d better check this thread before posting in today’s headlines. The last line is sooo good. So. True. Yeah, the commentary from alumnathe sounds a little disjointed, but it was Adam’s first day there, I believe. They likely had some kinks to work out and it didn’t seem like they were rehearsing in order (with the Bowie medley in the middle).

Anastasia72071 – You’re right! Adam’s parents were in the audience the first night. You can see them in the performance video at about 1:38. They were up on the balcony the second night. Weird! What could Amy be blogging about?

Since the show airs live on the east coast at 8pm it has to take place at 5pm Pacific time. California’s time zone is 3 hours behind the east coast. The show then comes on at 8pm California time on tape as it aired in the east.

Therefore, if you are in California it’s possible to attend the live taping at 5pm and then watch the show at 8pm. Simon does this for just about every show.

Therefore, if you are in California it’s possible to attend the live taping at 5pm and then watch the show at 8pm. Simon does this for just about every show.

Natasha – That works for me. Thanks!

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That doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t use it but every artist has to kill their darlings to become really good.

LOL!!!! Not sure why but this made me laugh; I don’t think I’ve ever heard this expression. :laugh_tb:

Interesting reading the comments on Adam’s singing, use of upper register, improv therein. I agree with those who say they like what he can do but feel it’s best when it’s more disciplined. Just wanted to add, though I’m no singer, so it’s just a hunch, but I always got the feeling that part of the reason he goes crazy wild on top is that it just plain feels good to him to do so. Like a race horse breaking away, it just feels good to let lose.

And just like a horse isn’t going to win without control and strategy and discipline, he won’t make the best music without control and artistry and discipline. But still, it may just plain feel really good to go ape-shit crazy on it, just because he can.

But I’m just guessing.

But still, it may just plain feel really good to go ape-shit crazy on it, just because he can.

I like your guess!

@webster

*sigh* Good thing that Adam is oozing with talent, a good head for strategy and A in performance.

I just read this part

It was all like ‘Just in case you didn’t know, HBIC is onstage next. So wrap it up screamboy.’ 

LOLz!!

but I always got the feeling that part of the reason he goes crazy wild on top is that it just plain feels good to him to do so. Like a race horse breaking away, it just feels good to let lose.

Well, my sense with him is that “if you got it, flaunt it” – he COULD do all those vocal acrobatics, and no one else could, so he did it. Very few singers (esp. on Idol) can pull out those kinds of notes, so he threw it out there knowing it was in his bag of tricks. Again, part of the reason I didn’t like him at first, because I thought he was just showing off.

It’s true that the control he later displayed, in TOMT and MW, were what convinced me he wasn’t just about flash, but had a lot of control, sensitivity, and range as an artist and singer.

Many singers with big voices lack the control to go soft and subtle – and when he showed that he could, I was really won over with his talent.