Buderschnookie ‘“ I think you are referring to the more rational fans out there. I’d like to think I’m in that group with you. But there are some very scary peeps out there that have projected their own idealized version of Adam onto him. He’ll never live up to who they *want* him to be, and their reaction to his album cover I can only describe as hysteria.

Thankfully I have not run into too much of that, but if I did I would back out slowly and leave no trace of ever having been there.
It’s hard enough for me to know what is right for me on this earth without concerning myself with what is right for a complete stranger. Pedestal positioning a fantasy never makes for clear thought anyway- it is always a construct.
And I see nothing wrong with such a fantasy as long as it remains in one’s own head and not verbalized or God forbid put in print.

Yeah, I know the thread is dead…

justjude
10/29/2009 at 5:32 am
I think there is a collective conciousness among a large group of Adam fans that makes them feel they have parental rights to ‘scold or control
self expression by Adam. It is, almost, as though their guidlines are’ ¦..I will love and support you as long as you are never totally honest and as long as you never become the version that ‘you have of yourself ,and your art,’  but what we want you to be for us’ ¦.’ our fantasy’ !!!!
So disturbing on so many levels, especially, as some of the fantasies border on being highly risque or worse.
I am so glad that he did twitter about At least getting your attention!!
I too, was shocked when I first saw the cover because it challenges me
to re examine ‘why’  I might be shocked ?Am I really that shallow ,or do I have a hidden level of predjudice to non conformity of common traditional values??
On the conclusion of my reflection, I am thinking’ ¦’ ¦..Thank you Adam for being in our collective face! You may be ‘The Crack in the Cosmic Egg’ . Some of us will be a part of the evolution of love and acceptance
of all the wonderful differences of Humans!!!!!

Justjude, I love your post. I think it sums up how I’ve been feeling about much of the fan reaction to the album cover. Not the haters; expected that. And not the folks here at MJs that think the cover is a bad business decision because it will alienate new fans. It’s the more fanatical, obsessive peeps that seem to think *they* know what’s best for Adam – that as long as he walks the invisible line they have set (i.e. fingers in ears “nah nah nah I can’t hear you reminding me that you’re gay…it’s hot in fanfic but can’t have you getting too far out of our fantasies”) they will follow him to the ends of the earth. Step out of the predetermined “comfort zone” THEY have set for him and it’s under the bus with him!

I’m having more trouble articulating this whole thing than I thought I would. But I think you did it for me.

PS: Buderschnookie – I think you are referring to the more rational fans out there. I’d like to think I’m in that group with you. But there are some very scary peeps out there that have projected their own idealized version of Adam onto him. He’ll never live up to who they *want* him to be, and their reaction to his album cover I can only describe as hysteria.

Adam is a beautiful person in and out, intelligent, fierce and ozzing with talent. All we should do is believe and shell out some money to buy his album. LOL!

I think there is a collective conciousness among a large group of Adam fans that makes them feel they have parental rights to ‘scold or control
self expression by Adam. It is, almost, as though their guidlines are’ ¦..I will love and support you as long as you are never totally honest and as long as you never become the version that ‘you have of yourself ,and your art,’  but what we want you to be for us’ ¦.’ our fantasy’ !!!!
So disturbing on so many levels, especially, as some of the fantasies border on being highly risque or worse.

My experience within Adam fandom has been completely the opposite.
Most of us enjoy him precisely because he won’t be controlled and because his vision of himself is 100% his own.

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/10/28/get-the-look-adam-lamberts-truly-outrageous-for-your-entertainment-album-cover/

Anyway, I LOVE ridiculous. I LIVE by ridiculous. And I love that the art direction for For Your Entertainment was basically like “Um, so, let’s take Prince’s Purple Rain album art, Rihanna’s Rated R cover art, and Steel Panther’s Death To All But Metal cover art, add Kate Gosselin’s wig but spray paint it blue, mkay? But let’s ALSO paint Adam’s nails black too, because that’s always symbolically dark.” I also love that it looks like the kind of mural you’d see airbrushed onto the wall of a crumbling skating rink. The only thing that truly makes no sense is the budget-looking font used for Adam Lambert’s name. I think my accountant uses the same font. Boring! MOAR SPARKLES PLZE!

Has anyone in the thread ‘“ sorry can’t possible wade through 1,200 posts ‘“ brought up the idea that maybe the back cover artwork on the CD, which is usually covered with liner notes, could be a completely different photo (not to mention the booklet inside) but the back in particular could be the opposite or something again so new and so Adam we can’t conceive of it yet?

I have seen it discussed that the cover could be part of a concept that we will not fully understand until we see all the album work, yes. But honestly I couldn’t tell you if I saw it here or somewhere else.
So the back cover could be Butch Adam, and the inside (hope it’s a doozy “Library” thingie like Muse was) is everything from Michelin Man to Puss ‘n Boots?

Somehow nothing would surprise me at this point.

It’s still brilliant.