On today's Oprah, Adam Lambert performs "If I Had You," the latest single being pushed from his record For Your Entertainment. And like most of the music in the album, whether performed live or recorded in a sound studio, we're sort of … eh.
As an American Idol contestant, Lambert generated headlines and blog love because he was breaking down, or at least brushing up against the barriers that the program created for its singers. Like Carrie Underwood, Lambert delivered; unlike Carrie, he did so while cultivating a multi-dimensional character.
Handed the task of covering pop hits on the show, Lambert was free to update classics, and at liberty to spin the latest Top 40 numbers into his own style. But given his independence and the ability to record and perform his own songs, nothing we've seen so far has given us the "Wow, OMFG" factor.
We even dismissed Lambert's American Music Awards performance as a forgettable musical number. Were it not for the kiss and the crotch thrust, it would've been forgotten about in a day's time. Since the AMAs, he's done the regular television performance circuit, and what's most notable about this string of album promo stops is that none of them have been notable.
No, not every Lambert performance will attract the attention of his AMA saga. And they shouldn't. But whether it's the music or the ensemble or Lambert's live presence, we're just not being wowed like we were as Idol fanboys.
Which isn't to say Lambert has lost his magic. Maybe we're just over-expectant fans.
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Because now he's being compared to established singers with real singing ability and interpretive skill, instead of the decidedly more modest standards used by AI.
Lambert's celebrity will dwindle as quickly as his ability to sing or perform. He's a gimmick, not a talented artist who will stand the test of time, or a few years for that matter. And the sooner the better.
@The Author of this Article. Why do I hear Mr. Potato Head's voice (Toy Story) in my head everytime I read one of your articles? You know, the sarcastic whiny, sulky voice?
God. Why do you think he can't let loose on the network?
His performance at Gridlock was out of this world. Yep, he does look a little neutered here on this clip, but you know why. Don't act surprised.
It looks like boy George and I give him 10 years before he gets as fat as a pig…
No wonder Adam doesn't court the gay community. They are his worst critics.
Well everyone has to break thru somewhere I guess. As far as ability to sing, I think he has enormous vocal power AND control and doesn't have to be auto-tuned to death. Some performers are afraid to do live shows now because they're forced to actually carry a tune and not rely on the recording engineers to do it for them. I can understand though his voice or chice of material isn't for everybody, but I think he's got the ability thing in spades.
@sebastien: I think it took Boy George 20 years to get fat as a pick. So there.
It's truly sad to see the GLBTQ community eat its own young like this. If you hate Adam so much, why cover him or comment on him at all? I can see if someone listened to his music and said "not to my taste," but to nag all over him, calling him washed-up, not exciting, or other unearned scorn? He's either "Too Gay" and has ruined the Gay community or he's "Not Gay Enough/Boring" and he'll fade out like yesterday's July 4th sparkler. There's no pleasing you guys at all.
On the other hand, negative articles (and comments) written about him like this article, means he's still doing the outstanding job of getting people's attention. Love him or hate him, you can't ignore him and you're compelled to write about him.
Congratulations. You got your money hits for the day. Hope you enjoy your pieces of silver!
I don't feel like writing a lot, but,
1. Completely disagree.
2. This song isn't his new single, it's still "Whataya Want From Me" which is actually doing quite well.
Why is it taking you so long to realize he's not all that? Yes, many of his performances were good. But I just could not get into the screeching voice of his. I liked his 1st single. The second one is meh as is a lot of the songs on his cd.
Adam hasn't lost his luster. He just needs some better material to get him over the top. True, he had the luxury on AI of being able to update tried and true standards. He needs to create one of those standards himself, which means he should be out beating the bushes for innovative songwriters, and, from what I've heard, he's been trying to do that. His voice is unique, and he's got the guts. His career is assured.
This is a lousy time for the music business generally, and a large part of the problem is a dearth of good composition these days.
Hey, I liked this performance. I don't know what you expected of the guy that he hasn't delivered upon live. Did you even see SYTYCD? The vids for What Do You Want for Me and FYE?
Your opinion of his album is just that. Your opinion. But it's not one shared by most music critics or many fans. Metacritic gives him a 71. That's pretty amazing. Considering the idol winner only gets a 52.
As for some of the comments…jealous of Lambert much?
I think his stuff is great, however, in the spirit of collaboration and getting a record out fast, I think he allowed his music to be over produced. He is best without backup singers and overproduced instrumentals which he doesn't need.
I can't believe the episode hasn't even aired and you guys already have a negative post up. This isn't his single this is just an extra song he did for her website only.
For the actual show he performed his single Whataya want from me. Couldn't you guys have waited for it to air then post the interview and the actual performance he did for the show.
@fluffybunnyz #8: This is not a negative article, it's a perfectly legitimate "what's going on, Adam?" article. And you are exactly the kind of fan that is keeping Adam down with your hostility and hysteria. I don't even think you read the article here. If anything wrecks Adam's career, it's going to be crazy bitches like you running your stupid mouths all over the net making him look bad. Deal with it.
ok. i just viewed the clip.
i actually thought that was pretty good and liked it. I thought the band NOT being on the stage was weird and that he might feed off of their energy more if they were with him. But, otherwise, I liked it and thought he sounded fine.
Adam's vocals of IIHY were spot on. Can't wait to hear WWFM on the show later. His star is rising, there's no doubt about it.
I'm opening myself up to a barrage of hatemail here, but I think Adam is more talented as performer than as a vocalist. He's got the looks, the moves and the charm, plus he works the voice he has like a pro, so I want to be a huge fan, but the actual voice itself and the song choices he makes don't round out the whole package for me — yet. If you disagree with me, I won't try to convert you to my way of thinking; I'm hopeful
that he gets better and better.
I'm glad he broke through the "lace ceiling" and has been publicly open about his sexuality once Idol realized it was a "plus" more than a minus. He's still doing whatever any youngish artist does: trying new things and seeing what works best for him. I have no doubt that he will have a long career and suspect we me see him doing some acting on TV or movies. Broadway too?
Ugh. I've got this stupid song in my head now. That's how catchy the song was and how good his performance was. I can't believe I'm complimenting him.
time for some David Cook to get this song out of my head.
Because he is AWSOME!!!! Always has been!!!! Always will be!!!!
Just go fuck yourselves Queerty, WTF is your problem?? Why do you hate Adam so much and what is it that you wanted of him?? Never ever have you written something nice, why the fuck are you constantly writing negative things about Adam??
Just a wild guess, but maybe it's because that kind of eurobeat-y dance pop is hard for anyone to sing live? I sing in clubs for a living and I avoid that kind of shit because it sounds awful 99% of the time, no matter how good your backing track is.
Watch the performance of his single from Oprah, it'll actually be on the show. It was very impressive from the live audience, a hundred times better than this crap.
They need to choose these live songs better. A track like Music Again or Sleepwalker would have been better than this.
Adam was great. He sounded very close to the recorded song.
Most gay people will always move the bar so no gay person can reach it. You're never good enough in most gay people's mind. But when it comes to heterosexuals it's a different story. You can be vastly inadequate at what you do and so long as you say you like gay people you will be loyally supported by these gay people. So you won't see any stories about poor live performances by Lady Gaga or Madonna or tasteless jokes by Kathy Griffin.
Oh, and as others have pointed out, this is not the current single. Whataya Want From Me is still the single, this was an internet-only performance to go along with his performance of WWFM on Oprah's actual televised show.
The expectations laid on Adam Lambert, from all quarters (including the gay community) have been outrageously burdensome – demanding the kind of “product” associated with artists who have already made their mark in the industry. In many ways he’s been denied the ‘process’ of being young, talented and raw – a stripling in the music industry.
His debut album, produced over a 3 month period, fulfilled his promise that it will not be genre specific, yet has made enough impact to attract a further 200,000 or so fans (who are not idol related) to his existing passionate, loyal and intense fanbase (over 400,000 fans on Facebook and over 300,000 followers on twitter). Nor has his polarizing effect, as a transformative pop rock singer, lessened in any way. If was way too OTT with his For Your Entertainment video, now he is playing it too safe with Whattya Want From Me. It's apples and oranges folks. If you don't like Lambert's music, go elsewhere.
People who are into music are happy to let Lambert grow into his own artistic shoes, not the ones every man and his dog wants him to wear.
With Lambert, however, there is always going to be a range of detractors, gay or straight, who don't care about his music and never will. They have other reasons for disliking him.
I DISAGREE!
Adam is the same unique and outstanding talent. He is just trying new things, he’s looking for feed back from fans and critics, he learns from mistakes he improves, he creates.
He does what any new artist must do to prove and improve his credibility and he does it good.
Another important thing: on Idol he was singing very well and known and loved classic songs that he choose among thousand and thousand. This time he is promoting new/original songs written for him “on the spot” (because to make an album in 3 months is very, very fast). This is a difficult task, especially in conditions of fierce concurrency, recession and internet illegal downloading.
Writer! You are not the first or the last hater. You just want to undermine Adam’s status and credibility. This is not fare because you cannot produce clear prove.
Adam will succeed and will be with us many for years to come THANK GOD!
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ADAM!
Adam's music is no worse than the crap currently burning up the charts. I don't know why he's being picked on more than these other artists, especially by a gay website.
@romeo: I should've pinpointed my comment specifically to the commenters who are saying that Adam will "get fat like Boy George and disappear" and such. Those negative comments are just hateful and tend to bring out the "crazy" in me, and since the comments were posted on a Gay blog, I assume that they're coming from other Gay readers. It's especially infuriating to see those kinds of hateful comments coming from Adam's own community, and it makes me sad & furious. I won't be ashamed of or back down defending against haters and stupid comments like that. Of course, it's possible that the "hate" comments are coming from other random posters/trolls (possibly not from the Gay community) to attract fans/defenders and start trouble.
And as for your name-calling on me, "Whatever." You don't know me, and neither do I know you, so I won't respond in kind. I really don't think my one comment will "ruin" his career. I HAVE read the article, thank you, and I'll concede that the article itself isn't "negative/bashing" per se, but critical and a little premature. With the recently-released beautiful video of Whataya Want From Me and the body of work that Adam has put out so far, I vehemently disagree that he's lost (or losing) his edge in his performances in any way.
The Oprah spot hasn't aired on the West Coast yet, and I'm not sure when it airs on the East Coast, but from watching the clips on her website, I disagree with the opinion that Adam's performance was lackluster. It may be a little conservative (for Adam), but considering Oprah's audience and viewer demographic, he was perfectly dressed and performed appropriately for the venue. Get him on MTV, VH1, or another more open venue, and watch him change again. He's a multifaceted performer; he tailors his performance to the venue and song. Give him time and he will surprise you!
Please, queerty. You were just looking for any excuse to slam him down, even tiny bit. Nothing nice to say about this artist from you, ever.
His singing was perfect for that song. Your comment left me feeling like: oo scandal / not enough scandal/ too middle ground. He can do nothing to please queerty obviously LOL.
And snippet from Adam + Oprah interview left me waiting for me: ir will be interesting.
As for singing? He is among top vocalists in the world. Like his type of music or not. I enjoy his album and singing – a lot.
UGLY PEOPLE ON THIS SITE – GO TAKE YOUR MEDS – STAT
or are you just little people..12 maybe 13..surely can't be adults..
Lambert is here for the long haul, you want to see dwindle..let me spell out this dork KRIS ALLEN, there is the most boring piece of whatever that came out of Idol.
a word to the writer if thats what you want to call them of this ridiculous article..you are a MINORITY…won't be back to visit this lame site..
@terrwill: How old are you? go do your homework now and leave your hate at the door…you are the faggot
@Jim02: Silly boy, Did you bother to read my entire post?????
Why do I get the feeling that someone has absconded with "Terrwill"'s ID. Terrwill, is that you?
@Fluffybunnyz: Most of us are on this site are fans of Adam's. Thread after thread has demonstrated that. And yet this possessive coterie of some of his female fans perpetuate this myth that gay people hate him. Maybe to keep him all for themselves in the hope of…, well, you know? Pisses us off when you fangirls come in here gaybashing. We don't eat our young, far from it. You have no idea how offensive that stuff is. Adam is gay. YOu think he likes seeing stuff like that from the girls, and worse? Sorry I called you a crazy bitch, but we've had plenty who are in here. And I totally do think a lot of this fan hysteria and bullying from the fangirls brings Adam down in other people's eyes. He's got to sell more records than what the fangirls at sites like AO can afford to buy, obviously. Why don't you learn to share him? Might do him some good.
@romeo: Read the whole post Rom!…………
Totally disagree. I believed then and still do that Lambert has the most amazing voice–almost perfect— of anyone we've heard in years. I do agree that he has some growth to be made in the area of song-writing and finding songwriters with the skill to maximize his huge potential. He sings and performs for his new album perfectly. In my opinion, it is overproduced and some of the songs could be sung well by singers not at his level. However, with all I have received so far from Lambert, I am certainly willing to be patient for even better releases later. I do still enjoy him now, and I still do anticipate even greater things in the future.
@sebastien:
Rude. You have no class. Work on yourself. You don't even have time to worry about someone as beautiful as Lambert when YOU need so much work!
I just love Adam Lambert. He has impressed me from the first day he auditioned on Idol. Alot of the comments on here are ridiculous when it comes to criticizing him. He has an unbelievable voice and you must watch other songs he has performed especially the slower ballads since it is hard to judge someones voice when they are singing a fast song.
Whatever happened to MIKA? I think he's a far more globally influential and powerful voice for music and LGBT than this two-bit hack will ever be.
@romeo: Thank you for the apology; I accept.
There are a small (but vocal) number of fans who take it WAAAAAAY too far, and frankly embarrass the rest of us Adam Fans (I don't normally call myself a "Glambert"). I'm passionate where he's concerned, and won't make excuses for that. However, you certainly won't catch me stalking him at a night club, trying to insinuate myself into his personal space, or scheming to "turn" him. Some of these women are delusional and SCARY!! By Adam's own admission, he doesn't take too much of the fan stuff seriously. Some of it's hilarious (if second-hand embarrassing), and ultimately harmless, but a number of encounters he's had make me cringe with embarrassment and worry about legitimate female stalkers. I suppose it comes with the territory of sudden fame, but . . .
As for the "myth" that the Gay community is against Adam? Read Aaron Hicklin's editorial letter from the Out 100 magazine issue, or reference the abysmal GLAAD response to ABC's cancellation of Adam's appearances on some of their shows during the initial days of the AMA kerfuffle. I've also heard other Gay & Lesbian acquaintances of mine who've said that Adam's set back the GLBT community several years with his "antics." Those types of comments are offensive to me and make my blood boil when I hear that. Forgive me if it looks like (to me) that the Gay community would rather see Adam fail than support him in his career and what he's achieving just by being himself.
I can only speak for myself, as a fan. In my own exuberance I may feel like Adam is "mine", but in reality I don't believe I "own" Adam in any way. Far from it; he belongs to himself, and his performance art is his own, generously shared with the world. I also don't go out of my way to Gay blogs and websites to comment on issues I have no idea about, but when I read this article (from Google), I felt moved to comment. No more or less than that. (I normally post on EW.com; the commenters there are truly scary!)
he is unimpressive because he is gay.
gays hope he could be what they are not in public – respected and loved unequivocally.
fangirls see him just as another guy, male celeb, a new artiste,
so maybe fangirls are less demanding of him and when he has so much criticism lobbed at him from all directions, fangirls do as fangirls does, they get protective. i don't think adam's fangirls or boys for that matter are more protective than other fans, they just have more occasions to be protective at.
Wow! That's all I can say.
WTH?! Is there no pleasing you guys? Adam Lambert is a fantastic singer and entertainer! His vocals are crazy and his stage presence is out of this world, not to mention the style icon he is. Good Lord is there nothing crazier than being trashed and eaten by your own? I mean no wonder why Adam doesn't want to be the Poster Boy for Gay Rights. Youse guys should be applauding his fight to the top and celebrating his courage instead because it isn't your success you decide to try to belittle his accomplishments and rip him to shreds. Why must you try to pull him down? Jealous much? Your bitterness and name calling is sad. You wouldn't know greatness if it slapped you upside your square head. Open your eyes and purge out your evil! Adam Lambert is a beautiful gift everyone should be happy to open. He hasn't lost anything. I can't believe the incorrect and trashy article you wrote about this artist! I'll have you know it reflects worse on you than on him. For Pete's sake this is as bad as hearing folks argue on whether or not Adam Lambert is too gay for American Idol and then Not Gay Enough for the Gay community. I'm just appalled at your lack of ability to see the talent and success this young man has. His future is his for the making and I truly think you are such a sad, sad excuse for a person trying to hinder someones path with such written garbage.
You obviously didn't see him on New Year's Eve Gridlock!! Super dynamic and incredibly talented. Be patient, it'll be worth it!!!
42 comments other than mine… I'd say he's relevant and will be around for quite a while.
oops, make that 43
I can't believe you just said that to is it Fluffybunny.
We fan girls try not to bully however, we can see the discrimination Adam is receiving. Did you hear about the award Adam won on Open House Party? Well, obviously everyone was expecting Beiber the Beaver to win and when he didn't, Open House Party disqualified Adam's win. They said that "Too many" of Adam's fans called in and/or twittered. Isn't that the point? Whoever has the most fans to call in?
But you guys just BUY right into the homophobic crap that people are dishing out.
Did you know that in the UK, RCA reports that Adam has 700,000 in Album sales? While in the good ole, prejudice US of A, we're being told that Adam has only sold 450,000?
I can't even get my radio station to play Adam's WWFM when i request it. They played it only once. But yet, they play Kings of Leon's Sex On Fire. (That song and video makes me want to regurgitate)
When Adam's FYE video made VH1's Top 20 countdown at 16, it mysteriously got yanked off the list where you can vote for it the following week.
Instead of you guys trying to help organize a lawsuit against the radio stations for discrimination, you help spread the brainwashing the homophobes want everyone to believe: That Adam is not talented. That's a Damn lie.
Adam is still #2 most technically skilled rock singer of all time as determined by the DDD.
http://forums.nutsie.com/viewtopic.php?t=18672
And then you guys have the nerve to compare him to some drag singers at the local pub? I thinks not.
For goodness sake! You call yourself a fan?! Adam needs every bit of support, and this is what you choose to write about him on a show that has not even aired yet?!Yours are the actions of an opportunist and nothing more. No wonder Adam wants nothing to do with the likes of people like you. YOU DO EAT YOUR YOUNG!!! YOU ARE DISGUSTING!!! GET USE TO IT… ADAM IS THE NEW KING OF MUSIC!!! I am so glad most people don't agree with your point of view. He is amazing… he is extraordinary… his first offering is more than spectacular and will lead him laughing all the way to the bank and super stardom. HOW ABOUT YOU?!
Adam Lambert is consistently fabulous with every song on 'For Your Entertainment' a potential #1 Hit, which I haven't seen since Lady Gaga or early Rihanna. I don't get your homophobia, anti-Broadway, anti-Glam Rock hysteria. I think that many people here are just poor and vitriolic on this site, churning out bitter reviews of anything that is Gay and Different because of their own internalized homophobia. He is the kindest, most honest person on being gay, and rocks to the beat of his own drum – yet "we" attack him worse than a religious homophobe who wants to see us piled up in mass graves. I really think some people here have another agenda, the same people who hate Lady Gaga, Ellen Degeneres or Wanda Sykes. The worst Gay Bullies are often Gays themselves so look in the mirror before it cracks, Evil Queens including the snarky teeth-grinding Queerty who lie in their mother's basement in Connecticut. I can't get yet another great Adam Lambert tune out of my head!!!
There seems to be some idiotic belief that just because he's gay and we're gay that we all as a group have to like his sound and support him.
I don't even watch American Idol, I listened to him because of the hype. He sounded awful then. He's even worse now because he's just a gimmicky stereotype.
If he had any faith in his own abilities he wouldn't be prancing around on stage wearing more makeup than a drag queen and smearing the fact that he's gay all over his so called music.
What does our sexuality have to do with music? If it was a video that's fine, but every interview, every performance, everything he does is about being gay.
He himself could put an end to all of that, others have, but he chooses not to because it's his gimmick.
I can't wait till he disappears.
I'm looking at him right now and he looks like a freaking drag queen. Yeah that'll last. It's funny because this moron was also on Chelsea Lately and made a comment at her out the side of his mouth about stereotypes and here he is being one. Whatever.
I am just flabbergasted how you could even say such things about Adam. How dare you say he is unimpressive. He is the most amazing new singer/artist we have seen in the pop/rock genre in years. He is purposely toning down his style right now to keep the attack dogs at bay-such as yourself. His performance at the Gridlock was amazing and I know he will be mind blowing when he can do what he wants at his own concert- free to be himself in all his glory.
whether you get it or not, Adam Lambert is here to stay rocking our world each and every day…
To the writer of the article:
Is there an award that we haven't heard about for ridiculous and badly written articles and, if so, is that what you have written this for?
If you're going to criticise, at least get your facts right. Your article is inaccurate and incorrect from the very first sentence and if you were a fan of Adam Lambert as you claim to be at the end (the oldest trick in the book and still the most transparent – pretending to be a fan to try to make your criticisms considered, reasoned, rational and justified) you would know that If I Had You is not the current single or new single or anything of the sort. The other song that Adam performed on the show is. I could go on and pick your article to shreds but I have some paint to watch dry.
Anyway, good luck with the bad journalism and reporting award. I think you're in with a real chance.
Adam Lambert can be compared to Ziggy Stardust. The Gay Nazis on this site are bitter about their own failures, constantly fishing for shortcuts to Fame even if it's the front page of the New York Post (by any means necessary!) He will fill Madison Square Garden while "what?" and other gay homophobes will slink through their unfulfilled bitter, drunken lives!
Wow what an ignorant bash job on one of the most promising talented singers to grace the airwaves in years. And from a gay website- what catty tone deaf beatches you are! Qwerty the uncle tom of gay websites- as a gay man I will never come to this website again…you re giving gays a bad name! Thank god we have someone like Adam to an ambassador to show the world what civil gay people act like!
Adam Lambert unimpressive? When? I'm not exactly a fan as such but the guy is up there with the best of them whether singing A Whiter Shade of Pale or The Wheels On The Bus. Great voice and I would hardly call the performance on here unimpressive, particularly when you consider with what passes for singers these days.
@What?:
Noone ever said if you are gay you have to like Adam Lambert, you can be gay and tone deaf too, which you obviously are. And Adam isn't the one making everything about being gay, it is the press you uncle tom!
It would be worth getting riled over this article if it wasn't so ridiculous that it's actually funny.
Sadly I know who wrote this piece and they are as much an Adam Lambert fan as my gran is a 110 metres hurdles runner.
BTW – He sang "What Do You Want From Me?" his current hit so you have been punk'd Queerty and to What? – it's time to go home to your SRO from the drug program that you are using the free computers at….
I like a lot of artists and celebrities, and I don't really mind if their style or personality doesn't appeal to people, but you can't honestly insult Adam Lambert as a singer. His music isn't the kind of music I usually listen to, but I can't deny that he has a powerful voice and an amazing range.
I just want to disagree with this article. You can like or do not like some of his new songs but the main point is he is here to stay! He is the best thing that happened in these days in pop culture.
Think you were listening to a different Adam to me. This song is current, catchy, fun and performed perfectly. I'm with Isla Sands comment, that rings true to me.
What?, said:
"If he had any faith in his own abilities he wouldn't be prancing around on stage wearing more makeup than a drag queen and smearing the fact that he's gay all over his so called music."
And there You have it! This is the mentality that tares the gay community apart. If you like the opposite sex you're not gay enough… If you wear some make up you're too gay…
Here is noble idea! How about we celebrate people for who they are, and how they want to be in this world, as long as they're not hurting anybody! Makes sense?
Adam is amazing. I love his version of Soaked and his Pick U Up.
To What: I would like to see how you would perform or present yourself if you were in Adam's position. Adam has ALWAYS worn make-up and in his pre-idol days wore far more "theatrical" wardrobe in his Zodiac performances. This, for Adam, is considerably toned down. Just how would you handle this situation: on the one hand trying to make a living in a harshly-homophobic society but also with the homosexual community trying to pull his strings and criticising his every move. Surely the point of gay civil rights is for the right to be just exactly how you are – this is how Adam has always performed. He loves dress up and glam! Do you prefer he looked a bit more like the character from Will and Grace, just like the rest of the homophobic society would like him to be? An asexual stereotype of that kind? What? How would you have Adam be when this is how he wants to be? Nobody is saying you have to like his music, but you don't have to like Madonnas or Gagas either – and they get to do all kinds of crazy. You are seeing a gay person instead of a fine, theatrical performer.
Is What? really TerrWill? Same drunk overweight drag queen who hates someone more GLAM!
interesting that queerty finds the album unimpressive, when previously it had applauded it…..
and most music critics that it was fairly awesome too.
sad
@dontblamemeivotedforhillary: Please be so kind as to read the entire post……….amazing how many people whip out the keyboard and start pushin down the keys w/o graspin the context of a post…………..
@terrwill: SHOVE IT!!!
Adam's vocals spot on.
Energy lacking, why, 1 reason:
no dancing around stage, being a wild child,
until closer to the end
i keep thinking Elvis.
He also performed Fever and FYI as a warm up.
People there said, they were all going nuts dancing
Everyone toned themselves down for the camera.
@aim: So nice to have such polite posters on these threads!
I think you should read ALL of @TERRWILL's post (No.27).
I don't believe he is hating on Adam. At least that's my take.
Speaking of Chelsea Lately, Obviously you don't get sarcasm, which was something Adam was being.
As for the makeup he wears? Stop listening to soo much Michael Buble and get with the program that Adam is a REAL ROCKSTAR. You know, someone who is prone to wearing eyeliner, eyeshadow, nailpolish.
See ie the Cure, Nine Inch Nails.
Boy, you really need to brush up on the culture. (Noooo, not the latest cabaret or white wine)
I disagree with the article. But we all have our own opinions. Some says that he's a gimmick some says he's talented enough to be the next Elvis. I personally say fuck everyone else and think about what I like, because when it comes down to it, I'm going to buy what I like and I like his music. Is it "impressive" on the other hand, is another topic entirely. I don't believe someone needs to be impressive for me to like them.
Adam Lambert is about as unimpressive a singer as Usain Bolt is an unimpressive runner.
@Hmmmm: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
>>>I was making what is known as a sarcastic comment as to the members of the Gay community who feel the need to hate on Adam. It is pretty obvious in this passage in my post after my "hating on Adam":
…………..Oh thit, I got carried away seein all the hate being spewed towards Adam in these threads……. I forgot that this is a Gay site and maybe even if we don't like Adam's style we might want to give him some support and kudos for having the balls to say FU to those who would rather he like 99% of celebrities continue to appear in photos with beards while not having any facial hair. Check out his interview on FUSE which was pretty well publicized in the banner ads here on Queerts. He is intelligent, engaging and feels that if people have a problem with his being an out Gay performer that it is THEIR problem. It's kinda pathetic that the BOQB always tends to eat our own on these threads…………….
>>>>>I was trying to make a point that we here on Queerts tend to eat our own. If you don't care for Adam's music fine. Don't feel the need to bash the shit out of him. Tens of thousands of other younger Gays watch Idol and saw that someone who felt no fuckin need to hide who he was could move thru the process and actually be more successful than the church goin' boy who won the show. And what else was positive was that he actually developed a genuine friendship with Kris and his wife. Kris was accepting of Adam and the three of them hung out. Despite the rightwing lunatics who tried to stir up shit that there was a feud between the two of them, once they saw that they were friends. We battle the frightwing nutbag lunatics on a daily basis, why the fuck do fellow Gays need to spew poo on each other???????????????
Another thing. No one is saying you have to like Adam. However, its the way you say it. I'm sure you don't go and comment on every singer you dislike. So I'm sure you understand why it's so crucial that you don't trash Adam.
Adam has the right to be a wild, outlandish, rockstar. Take a night off from your cello lessons.
Namecalling is all we have when we run out of manners and logic.
If you like Adam Lambert's music and performances, attend his shows, listen to and buy his music. No one is — or should be — trying to stop you. If you don't care for it, listen to someone else. Simple, huh?
I'd say more, but I have some Cassandra Wilson and Jeff Buckley to attend to.
YOU, gay people, are his worst critics, but women simply love him, and everything he decide to do.
@Sam,
Some people may not be familiar with Usain Bolt. I read your post as you stating that Adam is as impressive a singer/artist as Usain Bolt is an Olympic gold-winning runner/athlete.
@Terrwill: shit man what can of posting is that? yeah, you're trying to be sarcastic, but it's a very confusing posting and it does come across! man, are you on OUR side?
Why do gay guys give a pass to an old hag like Madonna, who is a vile person (I work in the music industry, and I know for a fact), who's now distorted her face with plastic surgery? When I hear men worship her it makes me sad. And yet you criticize a young gay man who is out and proud? YOU are your own worst enemies, not straight people.
CHRIST!!! It didn't take long to try and bite his head off again, did it?
What is it with these Sadistic-masochistic tendencies of so many gays who try to beat down a brother??? How can it be that Adam has more support from straights and esp women who don't chriticize his weight, his skin, his clothes, his makeup his conduct and whatnot?
You all remember this next time when it seems to you that he's "catering to his fraus"! At least we women really do support him.
TERRWILL? WHAT THE…? How could you write that about Adam, u dirty old troll. Stay outta my face now.
Hopefully he makes enough money for a good dermabrasion. His skin is just nasty. As for the voice- 5 years he'll be in Vegas in a Queen tribute show.
It's obvious you don't know what the hell you're talking about! Adam's sales just jumped up 200% on amazon.com just today! Impressed now?
@Romeo
"And yet this possessive coterie of some of his female fans perpetuate this myth that gay people hate him. Maybe to keep him all for themselves in the hope of…, well, you know? Pisses us off when you fangirls come in here gaybashing"
Now THAT"S not fair! Romeo, if you think it's a "myth", you should "get out more" (in the sense of reading other gay sites/forums). True, this is far from being the most negative site about him (especially the reactions) but I guess I get pissed off reading the bashing at other sites.
And btw, he's not blind or deaf and he can read too. He actually commented on the fact that he gets bashed a lot by some gays. It hurts him.
Just because I'm a woman fan and he's gay, doesn't mean I'm "monopolizing" him "in the hope that…".
Yeah, I want him to be a sensational success because I think he's very deserving as an artist and person.
@AnnieWT: No.
i can't actually believe i'm writing a response to an adam lambert story, but its just this: i agree that his music is so-so average mainstream pop, but so what? there are lots and lots of people who like so-so average mainstream pop. just because i don't happen to be one of them, and i don't see him as an amazing breakthrough talent, i can't deny that there is something kind of amazing and breakthrough going on here. when was the last time you saw an openly gay performer singing on oprah? that's oprah. as in the oprah that is the biggest show in the world or close to. never? i think thats the answer. never. so there he is, doing his little dance and singing his poppy little song, and you don't have to love it to love the fact that he, i don't know…that he IS. that he's doing it. that a gay performer at the beginning of his career, who makes no bones about being gay is making it big-time on the grand scale. don't we kind of have to love that? isn't it kind of what we've all been hoping for? so don't love the music. i know i don't, but i sure as hell do love the moment.
@Sam No.86,
Are you the same Sam as @Sam No.73? If you're not,that was totally uncalled for! @Sam No.73,I read your post as being positive?! Oh,I'm so confused!!
Just for the record,I'm an Adam fan all the way,so be careful….I bite back!!
Honestly, seeing some of the comments here make me sad.
He is an openly gay singer making his way on the charts. His being open and comfortable with himself is an example for younger gay people to be more comfortable with themselves.
People attack him on articles and youtube and call him derogatory homophobic names. But there are just as many and even more people defending him. I hear so many comments made by younger kids who say 'Being gay is okay. He's cool.'
He has thousands of fans, who are devoted and stand by him. A majority of them are straight!
You don't have to like his music/voice. But at least be aware of what he symbolizes. When other gay people make such mean spirited comments towards him, do you know how badly that reflects on the gay community? The straight community appreciates him more than the gay community does.
You know @Dan. The difference between your post and that of some of the non-Adam fan meanies,is that you actually formed and executed an actual opinion. He's not for you and that's OK. No scathing nasty personal attacks. Just honest sentiment about the man and his music. I personally think he IS terrific. It's refreshing to actually read a post from a non-fan that is insightful and not full of negative sputter and spew.
Dan, a lot of the music on his cd isn't pop but rock or pop-rock.
hmmmm and bianca — glad you love him, he's not my cup of tea musically, but i'm glad there is a ton of different music for all the different variety of folks who love music. as for the tone of the comments, well…you know…its often of the same caliber as the people who call into shows like rush limbaugh…just so much noise. don't let it get you riled up!
geez people, build them up and tear em' down quicker! Really tired of bloggers who only comment on art and do not create art or much else for that matter.
i personally love Adam, i love every single song on his album, i wasnt one of those people who were following him on american idol either, i instantly became a fan when i heard his first single, i think hes a badass, but i guess hes not for everyone
I am an Adam fan. Dan C's post did not bother or offend me. In fact,I am confident that opposing views can indeed be offered without resorting to 'bash and trash' talk. Unfortunately,as Dan has pointed out,there is a certain 'calibre' of some who forgo the niceties and go for the jugular.
I am disappointed by all the bitterness on this site towards Mr. Lambert. He is forging a new pathway that we ought to be celebrating.
..oh and i loved this performance :D
Lady Gaga was pretty underwhelming on Oprah yesterday, yet I know she can sing her face off. Same with Adam. I've seen him in concert and he's the most exciting entertainer I've seen in decades. He didn't have any back-up dancers or props on Oprah but he was still mesmerizing – far more interesting to watch than SuBo.
Adam is taking incredible chances with his career in being so matter of fact about his sexuality in a very homophobic country (just read the ugly comments on other boards about his “disgusting behavior). His openess has hurt his sales with large sectors of the public. What a shame that the gay community also has to rip him apart.
@Jeff: @edgyguy1426: @fluffybunnyz: @SamM: AMEN!!!the hate spewed on this guy makes no sense,i get(and forgive) the hate on britney(duh she cant sing)but this guy can sing.the hate on this guy just makes the haters look literally crazy!
@terrwill: dahling apparently im one of da only persons who read ya whole post lol
The north Mississippi affiliate in Tupelo refused to broadcast the Oprah/Adam show and broadcast a re-run instead. The gay community ragging on Adam plays right into the homophobic agenda that's alive and well in the conservative States. Now they can say they won't broadcast Adam or play Adam on the radio because he sucks – heck even his fellow gays are saying it – instead of having t state the real reason. Thanks Queerty.
@Dan Cullinane: Couldn't agree more. See my post about the north Mississippi affiliate in Tupelo refusing to broadcast the Oprah/Adam show.
Adam looks and sounds amazing.
Homophobia within the gay community is the most vile!
I don't want this gay frankenstein representing me or my community. His nasal high voice his ugly face, skin, hair, clothes and troweled on makeup isn't a good rep for young gays. He isn't even young. If he was 18 i could forgive it but this Hot Topic reject is acting like a horny teenager who makes me want to puke. The sooner he is off the air the happier I'll be. It shouldn't be long now. He can't even sell records or singles. This season of American idol is the worst one yet.
Stan is venting with no evidence. For Your Entertainment is selling amazingly, debuting at #3 after Susan Boyle and John Mayer. He is only 27! How old were you Stan when you realized that you were a failure? This season of American Idol has just started so it's hard to judge it yet…Crazy-Ass Stan!
Can we take a moment out of hating and baiting to pause and recognize that the mother of Rufus Wainwright, Ms. Kate McGarrigle has died? Adam L., like many of us here, owes some small thanks to the brave gay men and women who helped pave the way for "out" gay performers who came before him, who knocked down walls, and who sang their asses off. Remember those gay peoples' parents. Even if you don 't know who Kate or Rufus are, Adam does. Promise you that!
Take ten minutes out of your life to delve into those singers and songwriters who came along before AI was a science fiction term, before we could get new music online, and when a good voice and a good song could get you airplay and screaming fans from places off the radar but still worth listening to.
#105, Susan Boyle is selling amazingly with 8 MILLION sold compared to Adam's less than half a million. They released on the same day.
There is enough room in this world to love both as they like each other and Oprah likes both. Susan Boyle was an amazing story the world loved, Brits probably weren't so aware of American Idol's outcome but the Idols mostly go onto successful careers in each country and elsewhere. All of his singles chart and his album sells over the long time. Why don't you compare him to how many people starving in Africa? One does not negate the other. You're just Drunk Stan, half the Man you'll ever be!
Oprah was dazzled by Adam. I watched the whole show. Adam and Oprah had a connection, it was like they known each other for a long time. Adam sang amazingly.
Go back to your old bat cave. We don't need you lecturing us on how to be good gays.
My opinion of Adam is that he is an amazing charismatic performer who has mad vocal ability. On one hand I really do wish it wasn't always about The Gay but on the other hand he really is doing something that no other young performer in the US has been able to do to this point and that is to just be himself, whatever that means.
I remember when the the first "scandalous" pictures surfaced and the common belief was that all the soccer moms would run for the hills, but what has actually happened is that all the moms and fraus have become his most steadfast supporters. Adam wants to wear eyeliner, great!, doesn't he have AMAZING eyes! Adam wants to wear leather, HOT! Adam pictures surface with him wearing a dress, DAYUM boy looks good! And guess what, he CAN SING! And he draws us in and makes us happy while he is on stage.
I don't know whether it would surprise any of you or not but I would say 99.99% of the fanfic written about Adam does not have a female in the story line and the vast majority aren't hoping upon hope that he switches teams. Most are just hoping he's getting laid on a regular basis by some nice hot guys that can keep their mouths shut about it and not run to the National Enquirer for a pay day.
If people don't like Adam as a singer so what, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I just don't know why it always has to sink to the level of, "he's fat", "he has terrible skin", "he looks like a drag queen". And Stan you want people to stop lecturing you on how to be a "good gay" but you are the one saying that Adam isn't a good rep for young gays because he has an "ugly face"??? I actually can't tell if you feel that way or you are just trying to get all the defenders worked up because you find it humorous.
In any case, love him or hate him, he has started a conversation that is long overdue and that is to be open about who we are as individuals. I hope he has a long career and continues to bring awareness in addition to beautiful music.
"Were it not for the kiss and the crotch thrust, Lambert's American Music Awards performance would've been forgotten about in a day's time"
Exactly. Which is why he decided to kiss and thrust in the first place.
There is nothing mr Lambert can accomplish in the music industry outside the Las Vegas circuit. He knows it and everyone who watched him on American Idol knows it.
His only career life-jacket is playing the "sexual outlaw". It is the only thing about him that has a reasonable chance of attracting media attention.
To people who accuse fellow gays who have not warmed up to mr Lambert's artistic output of "trashing their own": do you really think he would have ever been invited to the AMA's or Oprah based solely on his status as AI runner-up if it wasn't for the novelty of being the token "out" performer for an entire industry?
I call that gay-xploitation.
@gay super hero: Actually, I think he was invited to a lot of stuff for a number of reasons. BEFORE he came out, he was touted as the frontrunner to WIN AI. And that he was a star already ready for an album and would be on top of the charts.
Then, he lost and came out. I don't know which came first. Either way, there was MAJOR hype behind him as if he did win the AI. So, the hype and his talented showing on AI is what got him all those gigs. There was HUGE expectations for him. And I don't think him being gay had anything to do with it.
To the author of this commentary I suggest you change your use of pronoun from "We" to "I". Please don't try to speak for me. The opinions expressed in the article aren't shared by myself and many others. It's subtle sabotage using that type word play. Own your opinion. Unlike you, I don't expect you or Adam to be flawless. I don't expect you both to be perfection. What I want is to be on this journey following Adam as he explores how best to use his talent & creativity. In my opinion, Adam is making wonderful choices for himself. He wanted to create an eclectic CD & he accomplished that. He has fun, energetic danceable music (if u don't like dancing then yes you won't like those but I happen to love the energy dance music brings & on those songs its not all about displaying the voice only ). I love the lyrics to all his songs. They tell a story and aren't 1 or 2 verses repeated over & over. He has a few songs that do display his voice, he has a couple serious songs & he has a fun one with a laughable theatric piece in it. The replayability of the whole CD is great. So please when writing speak only for yourself.
Maybe he is unimpressive in the real world of music because he was overhyped on AI? Rearranging classic songs–Daughtry, Blake, Cook, Brooke White, Jason Castro, Allison, Kris–they all did it too, but the media rewrites history to forget this and make Adam the greatest.thing.ever. Personally I like all those contestants more than Lambert–he's seems like everything we've seen before just adding bad gay stereotypes too. Ricky Braddy or whatever had more talent IMO than Lambert. But that's my opinion–NOT FACT–just like saying he one of the world's greatest vocalists is an opinion and NOT FACT. Lambert fans are passionate–but look at Clay Aiken's career–you fans are pushing Lambert's in teh same direction.
@sal(the original): You get a gold star today for you keen observation skills! : P
Goes to prove that most people really don't know what the hell they are ranting about on these threads.
@Leigh,
I don't believe it! Yet another opinion piece that doesn't use 'bash and trash' tactics! We're getting spoiled here! I am hopeful that a few 'not so kind' posters will see that this is what Adam fans have been wanting to see — If you don't like Adam's music or style,we're ok with that. Just don't bash! Honest opinions that don't attack Adam personally are fine. Maybe if we 'Lambert fans' didn't have to wade through all the filth written about him, we would be less likely to appear so frenzied when responding to certain post. So far, a couple of posters on this site are listening.
more people would perhaps warm to lambert if his fans were not so loud, nasty, rude, obnoxious, vulgar, delusional, overbearing, and incredibly ignorant… the majority of his fanbase are old middle aged sexually frustrated women who are stupid enough to believe he just may be converted from gay to bisexual or straight for them… adam has had to be pimped relentlessly in order to compete with sales of past contestants from the show – winners and runners up… this is not the course for someone who has been loudly proclaimed as a superstar… i am sick of him, sick, of the outrageous pimping to make him appear successful at all costs, and sick of his crazy fans whose psychotic and delusions of grandeur makes adam and them laughungstocks to people living outside the idol bubble. thanks queerty for not kowtowing to the bullshit being laid out by the idol machine, rca, 19e and these crazy fans. this guy is a poser, destined for the vegas stage, not the world one.
I'm waiting for this fucker to have his 15 minutes and be done….. shit, with all the hype and ass kissing he has received undeservedly from american idol and a sycophantic press, anybody, including a dead dog could be made to look like good… but it's artificial and manufactured – there is no there "there" with him – it's all a bunch of smoke and mirrors… idol has a lot of egg on their faces with lambert, and they are stinking and reeking with desperation now to inflate his sales, with complicity from his nutso fans who i wouldn't put past buying hundreds of copies of his shitty cd and single to pump up his sales to make it appear he's doing well… they have been doing this all along, so i do not trust anything related to lambert. he is a manufactured media creation being thrust upon us by a desperate record label and tv show to save their face, and their asses, good music and actual talent or appeal to the masses be damned.
This guy sux dicks, and ass.
I watched the show yesterday and I have concluded that Oprah is in cahoots with 19E.
For those who didn't see it, a cow and her 15-year-old calf were selected as Madam's biggest fans to meet Madam. They were corralled in the studio the day before the show, presumably to record soundbites about why they love Madam. The calf got most of the soundbites and camera time while the true Sparkle Cow was more in the background. Obviously, this mother-daughter thing was a ruse to make the audience think that Madam's fans are young girls.
Then Madam creeps in the room and starts singing, and mom and daughter turn around and see him. Well, if that cow didn't MOOOOOO so fucking loud that even Madam almost jumped out of his bad skin! The daughter was all star-struck and everything, but the mom made a complete fool of herself, jumping around and screaming.
So the camera catches a couple of pics of Madam hugging the daughter (and the editor *snips* out the parts where the cow is throwing herself at him). We go into the next day, and during the performance on the show, the camera keeps panning on the daughter.
Oprah, you sell-out.
Oh Wow!!
@NOLOVE4LAMBERT,@XAVO,and @CAPTAIN OBVIOUS are the exact 'sputters and spewers' I was referring to who can't comment about someone without resorting to 'bash and trash' tactics. Their rants have very little merit and nothing to prove! And NOLOVE calls the Lambert fanbase 'loud,nasty,rude……'. That's laughable! People who go out of their way to dispose of their garbage on a site that discusses a man that they're not interested in, is mind-boggling!
An Albert Einstein quote comes to mind:
"Great spirit have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Interesting.
Oh, PLEASE, spare me. What in the hell business do you obnoxious middle aged female Lambert fans have on this site? What in the hell do ANY of you know about being gay? Just because you like some OTT runner up in a karaoke contest now makes you women experts on gay rights?
@nolove4lambert: You said it!! High five!!!
Correction:
"Great spirits……"
And while I'm here,let's add Alan Smithee to the 'bashers and trashers' list. Now the nastiness is being directed at Adam's fans. Nice. You should feel really proud of yourself! Maybe someone will bash a loved one of yours someday,and you'll realize that you can't defend them because you're guilty of the same offence. Or maybe your mind doesn't work that way? 'I'll dish out whatever I want,but don't you dare throw it back at me'
mentality. Ugh!!
LOL I see losers from Vote for the Worst. You guys are being bitter because Adam's album is selling much better than your boy Kris's. Adam attracts young and old. Just look at over 300,000 followers on his Twitter and Facebook. That's why he has a bigger fanbase than your boy Kris.
"What do You Want From Me?" was the song Adam sang on Oprah's show. Awesome! I think he's a Top which might change the tune of the Bitter Bottoms out of Vibrator Batteries!
BTW – Stan is a Caviar queen (Crackhead!)
@Steve,
Welcome to the 'bashers and trashers' Adam Lambert un-fan club. Are you and your fellow 'bs + ts' vying for the title of most nasty,'cause you're all doing a great job!
And why the heck would Adam's fanbase be attacked for not knowing what it's like to be gay? Like any community,I'm sure there are ups and downs. That would be like attacking a gay person because they don't know what it's like being a…..well…..straight,middle-aged female Lambert fan! Good grief,my head hurts! We,afterall,are a tolerant,loving,accepting bunch. We even accept that there are people like you in society. We have to. You're part of this big old world. What we don't have to tolerate,however,are ignorant comments born from hate. And don't try to convince me that your attacks are opinions!
Oh, PLEASE, HMMMM, #127. This is a GAY website. Have you women, before becoming a fan of Lambert, EVER visited a gay website? I'm sick to death of you all coming over here defending this creep. I'm a gay man and would DIE before I was associated with the likes of Adam Lambert. No wonder there are so many gays afraid to come out, heteros look at Lambert and automatically think we're all like him, a kinky, flaunting, in your face homo. Go back to your Lambert fansite where the rest of you grandmothers hang out. This isn't a site called "Lambert Love". Go away.
I agree with the article. Adam just is not consistently delivering the way he did on Idol. It's not a horrible thing to say because it's true. And saying it doesn't make someone a hater, a homophobe or a jealous gay person. It just makes us not delusional which by the way is not a bad thing.
@Steve
If Adam is not the super model of homosexuality that you expect him to be, please feel free to step away from the computer, go into the real world and become the star and beacon of gayness for all of us. I'll be waiting.
@Steve,
Oh,boo hoo! Too bad for you. Now you're going to dictate what site people can go on? Just because you're gay and I'm not? This site has Adam Lambert's name in the title and because I'm an Adam Lambert fan,I logged on,read the article and now I'm bantering with you. I have no problem with gay people or the fact that you are gay. You,apparently do,and that's sad! So does that mean you won't be visiting any 'Womens' Weekly' magazines,for example, because you are gay? Even if there's a really good article about something of interest? Trust me, you would not be encouraged not to visit because you are a gay man!
Anything else?
Have to agree:
1) The song sucks
2) His voice sucks
3) His song styling sucks.
I don't understand why we have to support him just because he's gay. That's the worst kind of tokenism. There are plenty of talented gay performers out there (Elton John, anyone?).
@HARDMANNYC,
Oh boy,some people are just ridiculous! You don't have to support him because he's gay. Just like you don't have to be gay to support him! You don't have to support him period. If you think he sucks,that's your call. What you do have to do, if you want to be part of the 'human'society, is act like one. And so far there are a few people on this site who just don't qualify.
Hasn't Kris Allen outsold Adam Lambert so far? Everyone said Lambert was better but Allen has sold more albums.
@Colby412
Are you kidding? Adam has sold twice as many albums 457,000 to Kris 240,000. That's why Kristards are being biter.
@COLBY412,
So far,
Kris leads Adam in the singles sold. Adam leads Kris in the albums sold.
And 'better' is a matter of opinion,isn't it!
1. The article writer should have done his homework. He got his facts wrong. The single that was aired on Oprah was Whataya Want From Me. If I Had You is not a single, and although he performed it at the taping as well, it was never aired, only posted on Oprah's website. I wonder if the writer even watched the Oprah episode, of which the performance of WWFM is a only small part. Something tells me, he didn't.
2. The headline, 'Why Is Adam Lambert Suddenly an Unimpressive Singer?', shows his own opinion of Adam. I echo the sentiments of another poster, who said 'if this article writer is a fan, my grandmother is a 110 meters hurdles champion.'
3. So, he didn't like Adam's take of IIHY, and finds him unimpressive. Yeah, I think that sums it up.
4. He should consider removing the collective 'We's from this article, it gives the impression that this entire site and its staff shares his dismissive opinion. Unless of course, it actually does.
@Colby: Adam has sold about 450,000 albums so far compared to Kris's 220,000.
Oh, it's bitter Kris Allen fans – the Taylor Hicks of last season… who's forgotten already! Who gets the headlines now, Kris-Kringles? I met one of you Kris Allen gay homophobes at a gay bar (and the whole bar nearly punched the welfare fag in the mouth!)
Reminder from previous post:
@Colby: Adam has sold about 450,000 albums so far compared to Kris's 220,000.
@DONTBLAMEME In all fairness, Kris's single is doing well, it's gold now. What I find stunning is how well Adam is doing without a single that has yet to have a strong radio presence. To me, that's a very positive sign.
Kris's single has been out since September. Adam's since November. 4 months versus 2. Adam's Oprah appearance is boosting his single sales(#18 on itunes single chart) and the song is about to break out on radio.
@V. Rivers ..it is because cows keep spamming all radio stations with requests. They have all campaign going on on his official website.
To Romeo: You intrigue me. I can't decide if I love you or hate you. I am sure you don't care but I had to say something because I have been reading your comments for awhile. You're obviously very intelligent, kinda snarky, appear to have an attitude against women, but are completely interesting. If you didn't have so much hostility, you could do great things. Sorry for this but i had to speak my mind and you are the most interesting person on this site.
Back to Adam…I am so proud of him and admire his talent so much. I wish everyone would give him a fair chance. He is the best interviewer of all the new talent and my favorite performer by far.
It's gotten to the point that I can't figure out if these Adam threads are supposed to appeal to Adam fans or scat fetishists. LOL Thanks, Queerty, I appreciate the subtlety.
@Bianca: Don't get mad on me. You've seen me write worse shit than that when a fangirl has pissed me off. You know I don't count you and storm in that group. LOL
I'm baffled by motivation to post this article. Where's the article about Tupelo, MS refusing to air the Oprah episode?
I'm not clicking on your crap anymore. Unfollowing you on twitter, no reposting of your articles, no link from my blog. Sorry Queerty, I think your priorities are fucked up.
Adam is such a fame whore. He is like the new Paris Hilton, but without the sex tape.
He is looking more and more like Joan Collins, but without the class. At Least Joan Collins has done something, this BITCH ain't done sheet.
Oh my stars, the bitch is pure camp.
@ Anita #142: Thanks ! ( I think )
BTW: I'm not as hostile as I appear sometimes. Just hyperbole so I can be heard in all this din. LOL But you're right. I do have a few issues. C'est la vie.
hey gays, if you dont want to embrace Adam Lambert, as a proud out gay, who is a beautiful man, wonderful entertainer, gorgeous body who he could be a model, excellent voice, etc.. hey if you dont want him WE WILL! (we women). He does have a huge female fan base.. how come you gays are so hard on one of your own???
Adam Lambert is da bomb and he's here, he's queer, YOU BETTER GET USED TO IT!
Shame on you hateful gays for eating your young. It would be a privilege to be in Adam Lambert's presence. :(
@ MaryT #148: Maybe young gay guys WANT to get eaten. Why else would "EAT ME!" be one of our most popular expressions?
You Lambert fans make me and so many other people sick. Stay on your fansites, don't clog up sites where sane people read, ok? The person who wrote this said NOTHING against Lambert, but you OTT fanatics jump all over it. To "Hmmmm", what's your "Glambert" number? How many comments have you made over on Adamofficial.com? 1,000? 2,000? 5,000? Go get a life, grandma.
Oh @Pheephi,
You poor ignorant soul. Adam has worked extremely hard to get where he is today. A lot harder than most on this site I'm sure,and with more obstacles to deal with — bigotry,homophobia,close-mindedness,insults…you know the kind of crap regular folks endure every day! He certainly doesn't deserve this treatment!
You and your gay-bashing straight and gay buddies,on the other-hand,should stop blog chasing and do something positive with your lives. Or is that just too hard for you to grasp? The positive thing I mean!
@Steve
You must be one of losers at Vote for the worst who track each mention of Adam Lambert and post the exact same hateful thing. To me, OTT haters like you are much sadder than some OTT fans.
@Hmmmm, bitch, I am gay. Why don't you go back to your Lady Glambert sites.
This is Glambert's FOURTH song out of her crappy cd. Why is that? You know why, because she is a flop.
Heyyy Floppy.
@PheePhi
LOL you are just a bitter old queen.
Gene, what in the hell are you talking about? And I'm sure your name isn't Gene, since Gene is a male name. That's the trick that a lot of you femal Lambert fans have, use a man's name so we think you're actually a man.
Pheephi is what? is terrwill? An anti-white overweight drag queen? Right, Terry Williams?
@Steve
Wow, you are a bigot, a sexist, an ageist and a heterophobe. You get ticked off when heterosexists tell you how to live your lives, yet you have no qualms heaping the same kind of pressure & criticism on one another.
@Steve,
You're sane?? Reread your posts and then mine. Any 'sane' person would be able to see that your posts are incredibly mean and non-sensical. You're one-sided and insulting. I am not a Glambert,btw. I am an Adam fan,true. So? Now what? Did I dispose of your little theory,stop you in your tracks? I doubt it. As you would like us(me) to beleive,the only people who have any say on this site,other than you of course,are all the other Adam bashers.
And BTW,I have not written anything directed to the blogger of this site! I am not as up-in-arms about it like some. The title could use some re-working but that's not my call. It's some of the posters that have been on the recieving end of my frustration. They're the ones who insult. It would be good to read the actual posts thoroughly before attacking.
Right TERRWILL?
These old fag hags of Glambert's are really pathetic… they are mainly old Claymates who couldn't accept the fact for years that he was gay, and now they are all over Glambert… the irony is that they are still deeply homophobic, and only on the surface mouth all the right things to make it appear they are tolerant, and know anything about gays, or gay culture… they are a sick lot, and employ many of the same tactics with radio stations, magazine articles to harass and browbeat their delusions of their fave being the biggest, bestest, greatest sexiest stah ever, lol… how dare they scream homophobe and hater at anyone daring to not like Glambert – people can make up their own minds about their likes or dislikes with being sold a bill of goods like rca has tried to do, or being inundated with 1000 posts describing this assclown as the second coming… Glambert cannot stand on his own merits or talent it seems, he's like a weakling who needs 1000 middle aged mommies to do his dirty work, and the idol machine to shove him down our throats… enjoy his 15 minutes while it lasts, this fool and his fans need to pop off in the worst way.
@Sodabyte
Another loser from Vote for the Worst. Can't you accept that Adam is doing better than your boy Kris?
@fluffybunnyz:
I like you.
Give it up, Steve. You need to know about the gestation process and severity timeline for Rabies to know what's going to happen to an Adam thread.
These Glamberts are not ex Claymates, believe me, those bitches slithered back to the Fundie hole they crawled out of years ago. The Glamberts think that Lambert invented singing and is the first gay on earth, kind of like Jesus.
Sorry @Steve,I'm about to knock your theory.
Re: Your response to Gene
Gene Tierney was a stage and screen ACTRESS born in 1920.
Anything else,Smarty Pants?
I am not a member of Vote for the Worst, nor am I an Allen fan… you have illustrated my point perfectly regarding the paranoia, delusion, and insistence that any rational person with a dislike of this assclown has to be a hater, homophobe, or jealous in some way… what I am is disgusted by the blatant manipulation and excessive unwarranted pimpimg and hype for a contestant on a karaoke show that doesn't have the bona fides to back it up… I am sick of reading articles and trying to comment and getting jumped on by psychotic, paranoid types for daring to dislike Adam of my own free will… it's these kind of actions by his fans that make people despise him, and them, and drives them to lose all civility when trying to discuss him. Adam does have a measure of talent, i give him that, but his fans have driven many people away from him, and his fans refuse to allow any measure of reason or rationality in the conversation that doesn't include a swearing of everlasting slavish devotion to him. let people decide for themselves if he's their cup of tea – it appears the majority of the music buying public has and does not see it this way, and the over defensiveness and obnoxious behavior is not going to endear him to any potential new fans.
@SODABYTE,
You actually make Steve sound sane (and nice)! Was that your intention?
Is there some kind of 'Hate on Adam and his fans' convention we're unaware of?
Can't wait till this loser fades out. He'll be gone by 2011, thank God.
The New York Times has rung the fail bell.
"Adam Lambert, who came in second on Season 8 last year, enjoyed about as much attention as a new pop star could possibly hope for. He ended up on the cover of Rolling Stone and with a big controversy — usually good for sales — over his performance at the “American Music Awards” in November, right before his album was released.
But it has failed to catch fire, peaking at No. 3 on the chart and selling 445,000 copies to date."
@Sodabyte
Adam is not the one writing the articles and creating the hype. He cannot control who is interested in him. What is he supposed to do, should he say “Stop writing articles about me, I have had enough press for now”. Adam is not to be blamed for some fans being OTT or press being OTT. And If you are sick of him so much why even bother to read articles about him? No one is forcing you to read articles about him. You choose to read them.
I guess you're one of the reasons the term "bitter queen" was invented.
@Larkan
"But “For Your Entertainment” has failed to catch fire, peaking at No. 3 on the chart and selling 445,000 copies to date. That’s nothing to sniff at, but in the same span of time Susan Boyle — introduced on another television talent show last year — has moved more than seven times as many."
This is a dumb comparison. How can you even compare Adam Lambert, the overtly sexual out gay male to Susan Boyle, nice little lady who's safer than a snuggly blanket.
@SODABYTE,
After re-reading your post,it's not that bad. You don't like Adam and that's fair. I side with Gene,however on the last sentence of his post. You choose to read articles about Adam. If you don't have interest,why read them?
@LARKIN,
I hardly think having an album #3 is a bad thing and a fail. A lot of us go through life without a 1st,2nd or 3rd accomplishment. And you?
I read and comment on many articles about other artists, some whom I like, some whom I don't… but never have I encountered anything like Adam fans in all my years of posting on the web. Most of the time, the dissenters on other articles are able to civilly state their position and agree to disagree… Adam fans are overly defensive, nasty, quick to label you a hater, homophobe without any cause. Adam is no innocent in this hype swirling around him, not by a long shot. It was his actions and words that helped fuel and propogate a lot of this controversy, so saying he can't help what gets printed about him is disingeniousness… he has actively sought fame at all costs, seemingly at the expense of putting in the work to build a solid music career… his fans seem to think he should have sprung from the idol stage into instant superstardom, but it doesn't work that way – people are tired of the overkill, tired of being bombarded with the over the top, obnoxious behavior of his fans that stifle any puts them off… if he is as great as rca, idol and his fans make him out to be, back off, and let his talent speak for itself… back off from bombarding boards and articles with the meme that he is some kind od saviour or second coming in music… allow people the opportunity to express their difference of opinion with accusing them of hating, being anti gay… if he's all his fans and the media have proclaimed he is, then have enough faith in his talent to let his talent take center stage, then perhaps some attitudes about him and his fans would change…
@ Gene
Adam acts like the gay messiah but his music fails and to make things worse his image fails to appeal to a wide audience. Susan Boyle's image is relate-able and her music delivers what was promised.
Has it ever occurred to any of you that those Sparkle Cow Fraus are probably supporting gay rights, including your right to marry? And if they weren't supporters before, they might be now thanks to Adam Lambert? Have any of you Adam-bashers ever seen or heard his interviews in which he conducts himself as an articulate, charming, intelligent human being? He's never asked to be a gay role model, but just the fact that he's in the public eye as a gay man with fans of both sexes makes him somewhat of a pioneer. I'm a fan of Caswell, who is brilliant and should be known to all, but who outside the gay community has ever heard of him? All Adam wants to do is earn his living singing, so why chide him if he's successful at it? And before I'm accused of being one of Glambert's Sparkle Cows who shouldn't be on a gay website, I've been reading gay blogs well before Adam came onto the scene. I share many of the same interests in politics, culture, fashion and yes, HOT GUYS! I'm probably one of the few readers with patience enough to go through every picture in Queerty's daily photos.
@Sodabyte
You must be living in the idol bubble. People outside the Idol bubble don't think like you, they just don't give a crap about what some OTT Idol fans do.
@Larkan
I'm sorry but for a new artist, American Idol or not, in this day of age, almost 500k in 7 weeks is nothing to cry about. And remember HE DIDN'T EVEN WIN. He is selling better than winner who is more mainstream.
No. 175 · Lizcivious
This is is the kind of reasonable, rational type of comment that leads to greater understanding and more civil discourse between opposing or differing opinions… i just wonder if it's too late for the more rational Adam fans to unring the bell that has been rung so far… your post makes a good starting point.
@Larkan: "Adam acts like the gay messiah"
False.
@LARKAN #168
For Glambert fans, the faculty member, Ben Sisario, author of DoLittle is currently a faculty member of Tisch School of the Arts who wrote an anti-gay coded article for NY Times can be tweeted at http://twitter.com/sisario (and OMG, he hates all the Idols from Katherine McPhee to Kelly Clarkson!)
Here are some of Sisario's tidbits:
"For retailers, radio programmers and music industry observers, there is no clear answer to the question of whether “American Idol” has lost its ability to mint big stars, or whether these sliding numbers are simply a function of the larger pattern of declining album sales as consumers shift from buying CDs to downloading single songs."
"Kris Allen, who beat Mr. Lambert for the title last year, has had a slow start in terms of album sales: his self-titled release has sold 233,000 copies since it was released in November. But his song “Live Like We’re Dying” has had 551,000 downloads."
(PARTLY BECAUSE THE KRIS ALLEN ALBUM WAS CRITICALLY PANNED SO ONE SONG SELLS BUT ALSO THIS!)
"Tom Corson, general manager of the RCA Music Group, dismissed a suggestion that the “Idol” buzz has cooled off."
“It’s reflective of the overall market,” he said. “With most artists, the physical sales have eroded but the digital side has grown.”
OF OTHER NOTE, SUSAN BOYLE IS GREAT. WE ALL BOUGHT HER CDS FOR OUR GRANDPARENTS AND SHE IS MAINSTREAM WHILE HOMOPHOBIA STILL EXISTS IN RADIO STATIONS FOR ADAM LAMBERT AND NOT SO MUCH APPLE I-POD DOWNLOADS. Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle like each other! Susan is a sensation like nothing we've seen!
176/ so you've met everyone in and outside of this so called bubble gene – how do you presume to know how i or anyone else is supposed to think… the internet community is large, and growing everyday… people talk about and comment on things they read and see here, so if someone is interested enough to start checking adam out online, you really don't think the actions of his fans could be a factor or an influence for them… tsk, tsk… i live in the real world, thank you, and while you seem to think adam is hot shit, i'm hard pressed to really find 10 people who have even heard of him… those that have read about or heard about him via the debacle that was the ama performance, so the impression in their minds was not a good one… so it behooves any fan of any artist, especially a new one, to try and compel people to want to listen to and support them, instead of pissing them off and driving them away… it's just plain common sense – a commodity missing in a lot of this behavior.
I find it interesting that this article remains uncorrected. Well, everyone has an agenda.
Oh, Larkan is crazy and so is Romeo – these are sick cats who have paranoid delusions – some sort of "Christian obsession!". Got Crystal-Meth and a Fifth Ounce? Drug program should be closing soon. Better sign off! Silly queers, you both are! Run along now.
@Sodabyte
Adam's Oprah appearance is boosting his single/album sales. Obviously lots of people liked him on the show and are buying his music. They don't give a crap about what some of his fans say/do on some sites.
@ Gene. Nobody is buying it except the Sparkle Cows in multiples.
"Everyone NOW go download WWFM from itunes a couple of times!! (preferably itunes b/c of chart)"
#Okay that's three for me just gifted it to another friend. I also like that you can send a little short message with the gift. He's now at 18 yay. A few more bunches of down loads and he will be in the top 10. We are almost there now. I'll tweet another message if we trend this we could get him number one in possibly the next few hours.
#Going to download a couple more. Lets piggyback the Oprah effect.
#I do one per day. Today, and until after his BD, I'll do 2 per day.
#Yes! Now is the time to buy "Whataya Want From Me" on iTunes…it's moved up over ten spots since the Oprah performance…KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING! LOL
http://www.adamofficial.com/us/node/1173233
183/
this is a temporary boost – anybody with anything to sell or promote would greatly benefit from an appearance on oprah, so that in and of itself is nothing out of the ordinary… if he received no boost from oprah, then he really would be done. a very small few have not seen huge increases in their sales after oprah, but what will sustain consistent sales for him afterwards… where will the audience for his cd or single be when the bump wears off… it also begs the question of why did it take an oprah appearance to suddenly get people interested enough to buy his product in droves, when he's been all over the media for practically a year… why were they not connecting with him or his music then… i hope rca and his management aren't hanging their hats on this one off appearance to suddenly send him over the top – the real work for him is just beginning, and the proof for many will be in sustaining consistent sales, without the oprah lifelines to save him… i'm not saying fan behavior is the sole factor, or has been a primary factor in the underwhelming response to him, vis a vis sales up to this point, but it cannot be overlooked going forward. his sales are pretty good for a new artist, in a music industry in the midst of a death spiral, but come on – adam has had many opportunities any new or established artist would kill for, publicity and promo second to none, and his sales just haven't measured up to the hype or promo… it isn't a slag on him personally – it's just the facts. if he's able to translate this bump into long term, consistent, sustainable sales of his cd and singles – good for him. time will tell the impact.
184/ wow. no words.
184/ if that is true, it's pathetic, and… just pathetic. how is anyone to believe the increase is really driven by casual fan interest, or driven by ott fans desperate to make it appear there is this much interest… i'm done. peace out, and whatever.
The way Adam looks when he is singing this song is hilarious. Talk about acting like Baby Jane Hudson. Lambert is getting more womany as he progresses.
I feel bad for the keyboardist who had to kiss that ugly crater faced mug of Lamberts.
http://www.adamofficial.com/us/node/1187702
Tunes 4 The Troops looking to send 1,000,000 CDs to troops overseas by Christmas 2010
Tunes 4 the Troops
P. O. Box 2008
Cleveland, TN 37320
#I would like to have them shipped directly there. I just read on Amazon that they do not deliver to PO Boxes. I wonder if there is another address?
#Now I have 2 great places to send my 40 cds! Thanks again, lindajean!
#Let's keep this bumped. Did anyone find out if we can send directly from Amazon?
#Have joined the forces in donating CD's directly from Amazon. Wow, so many terrific opportunities to give the gift of love, in the name of love….better known as Adam Lambert!
That shut them up didn't it. You can't argue the facts.
Stan, please forward this to as many media outlets as you can. This is the craziest thing I've ever read. They deserve to be exposed for the crazies they are – who in their right mind resorts to this? Adam's numbers then are a fraud, and are not to be trusted.
This is classic Claymate behavior Stan. I agree with a previous poster that more than half of his fans are ex Claymates. They did the same with his cd's, buying them in multiples to artificially inflate his sales first, then buying them in droves to send to the troops. What effing good is a cd to a soldier in the effing desert? Wouldn't something like phone cards, socks, you know, things that are useful to them be of more value? How presumptous of them to think most will even like Adam? These bitches are crazy, and are killing his career, just like Clay's with this kind of stuff. Be our guests Glambert's – this is far more entertaining than anything he has sung.
Congratulations to queerty for the hits you got by having "Adam Lambert" on the title.
Thanks guys and gals for the entertainment. I truly enjoyed your comments, especially the intelligent ones without name-calling.
As someone mentioned – time will tell. I'm very curious to see how well or poorly Adam will do in EU, a place with much less homophobia. I think the releases start March/April?
Peace and love to you all.
Read the Adam fan boards, Thom. The Glamberts can't be ex claymates because they are clueless about anything that happened before 2009. They brag about never following a singer before, never watching AI before and about discovering pop music again after decades.
No. 195 · Larkan
That then makes them all just plain tragic. Where have they been, living in caves or under rocks while the 20th century passed them by?
@ Thom
They were going to Bingo and knitting for the grand babies before. You should read some of the stuff over there. I followed the link by Stan. The best ones are the threads with old ladies talking about their Glam makeovers and the other old bags giving each other encouragement to go out and buy black nail polish, get the black dyed Kate Gosselin haircut and wear more leather.
Oh .I see VFTW is trolling this. Whenever you see Adam being called Madam and all his fans being called cows it's the VFTW trolls. They're an Idol site that purposely votes for the worst contestants and used to be funny until they became obsessed with hating Adam and trolling things about him.
It's people like nolove4lambert,xavo,Alan Smithee etc. I see Stan is the one assigned to this site today. They don't like him yet watch and read all his interviews and go to sites to troll to make his fans get defensive.
Guess what Stan every artist has over the top fans. You should go read about a fan killing their cat over Miley Cyrus' twitter. And those over the top fans at his site don't even make a dent in his sales. His site has like 300 or 400 active members and like 50 who do things like buy copies for friends.
And I still think Queerty should have waited and posted the actual interview and performance he did on the show.^Linda I agree, he still has to release his album to the European and Asian market it should be interesting.
That is h y s t e r i c a l!! So this edgy, pseudo glam rocker glittery alen savior of music's fanbase is a bunch of old grey haired grannies, brandishing knitting needles? This is soooo crazy… The metamucil set is his audience – dunno whether to lmao, or cry, cause this blows that cool and edgy factor he's been trying to sell out of sight… Liberace 2.0
@hardmannyc:
adam lambert > elton john
http://www.adamofficial.com/us/node/1140035?page=1
"Submit your story for this great project. *how has adam inspired you; what have you learned from him?
To do this it's really easy, all you have to do is write one sentence or two about how adam has inspiried you. once its finished were going to send it to the studio and post it on youtube. So please email us"
#Yay! Finally an easy question I can answer. At the ripe old age of 52, Adam made me want to listen to "Music Again." I went to three concerts this summer and will attend as many solo concerts as possible. I listen to Adam's music pretty much exclusively and am "fangirling" for the first time in my life. I feel "awakened" in a way, and I am LOVING IT!!!
#Thank you Adam for giving me back JOY of music. It means the world for me. I will always love you for that.
Now…..where DID I put that wrinkle cream??????? lol
#Do you have a deadline for us, or is it open right now, to see the level of participation?
Like….do I have time to lose 50 pounds, get rid of my wrinkles and buy a new sparkly outfit in order to look nice in a photo for Adam??!! LOL!
No. 200 · Darcy
@hardmannyc:
adam lambert > elton john
wow. you will go to hell for this kind of blasphemy… it's official – glambert's are unredeemable… the batshit crazy is for real… world, this is some real cuckoo bullshit here.
for those of us less than 25, whose Joan Collins and Gene Pierney?
JOBRIATH DID IT BETTER!!!
Velvet goldime is a tribute to Jobriath….
@settherecord:
Don't people buy more single songs today than actual albums? Aren't sales of singles more of a testament to popularity?
@Mary T:
Stop the crap about "one of our own." Do women support all women? Do blacks support all blacks? No.
No wonder gay marriage is still illegal in most states. No wonder so many gay teenagers are still afraid to 'come out'. No wonder ShameOnYouABC got away with blacklisting Adam Lambert. No wonder Adam Lambert's music is being blacklisted on the radio. No wonder so many gay actors, and entertainers are afraid to 'come out'. ShameOnYouQueerty.
What a bunch of whiny b…hs complaining about Adam in these comments. Shame on all of you. Is this the drag him down so I feel better about myself routine?
Don't you want more opportunities for yourselves and the ones you love? Why do so many of you do this? I dare you to give it thoughtful consideration rather than a kneejerk bitchy reaction.
Adam is enormously talented. Not your cup of tea? No problem. But it is a problem when radio stations refuse to play his music due to his sexuality. And yes, that is happening all over the country. The majority of programmers in radio are still (threatened) straight males.
Stop complaining and help kick down the gates! Do it for yourselves if not for Adam. Wake up!
@Jeff:
Queerty, did you forget the AMA fallout? Thanks to all the right-wing infants who soiled themselves (and us) afterward, none of us can have Adam's truly nice things just yet. His vocals are still top-notch, but yes, we all miss the sexy extras that make him so mesmerizing to watch. I feel your pain, but you can't blame him for climbing at least part-way up a tree when faced with the raging, stampeding, under-educated, underexposed, angry ape that is the American right-wing. He has to let it stampede by, or give itself an aneurism from trying to understand something. He'll come back.
You people are pathetic. Adam is the most exciting performer ever. His voice is beyond compare. Have you seen his video of WWFM and FYE. Have you bothered to listen to his album or view his Gridlock NYE performance. Your mindset is to tear him down. What is it jealousy, envy? He is this real, utterly amazing human being who owns himself and has passion for his music that shows in each and every performance. Yes I am one of his loving fans, but I also love music and know greatness when I see and hear it. I was never a clay fan or anyone else's fan until Adam Lambert auditioned for AI so stop the b***sh*t. You seem to love to put Adam down for some reason and it just really pisses me off. I know it is of no use commenting here as I can see from what you wrote how narrow minded and limited you are in recognizing how truly talented and what an amazing performer Adam is.
Adam is doing great here in Canada. We love him and find him fun and interesting :)
I disagree with this article. I have never loved an entire CD like I do Adam's. Every song is different. Music Again puts me in a happy vibrant mood. FYE makes me want to get down and dirty. Whatya Want From Me makes me feel emotional and deep. Strut makes me feel confident and sassy. Soaked is like reading an amazing poem and having it come to life with beautiful orchestral music. Sure Fire Winners is boot stomping head banging amazing rock vocals. A Loaded Smile is thoughtful, sincere, emotionally honest, and with tender vocals. If I Had You is so musically perfect in that it is catchy and makes you want to get up and dance (my fav on the album!). Pick You Up is sarcastically dramatic with soaring vocals. Fever is sexy and firey and makes you want to kiss the first person you see. Sleepwalker is haunting, uniquely artistic and deep. Aftermath sends a powerful message about spreading love and is very radio friendly and it shows off Adam's amazing lower register. Broken Open is like pure art and emotion, I don't think there could be a more intimate song ever written-you feel like u r laying in bed w/him emotionall vunerable when he sings this. Througout the entire CD Adam delivers more than music, he delivers art and emotion to the extreme. If you cant find something to get excited about with this CD goodluck finding anything u like ever.
Came back to read the additional comments. Alan Smithee is a lackluster dick as opposed to a sparkle cow. We wouldn't be talking about Adam on this site if he wasn't gay and maybe that's the problem. The music sites have moved beyond that discovery.Judging by many comments–I am starting to think this is a site for the older gays. Where does a pretty young boy go to chat with other young people? You guys are too inflexible in your tastes and want to put us young ones into the same box that made you bitter.
I'm not impressed with Adam's voice…I don't like it. He may have the technicality of singing down but the soul, the connectedness with the emotion of the song is lacking. I watched a youtube of him on a song that requires emotion and one has to be a great singer to sing and he wailed and whined horribly…it made me cringe with his phoniness.
Sorry, girls, if you think he's a great singer that's your opinion, but in a world full of talented singers, he's mediocre at best. I also want to say I don't judge or support singers based on their sexual orientation but on their talent and ability to deliver.
Adam really sang perfectly oky he dont dance and make what he makes in the stage for the NYE because he are on tv, but if he makes it on the stage and not on tv we will see him make a sexy dance but I dont know what you want from him ( the haters?) nobody who go to the Oprah Show dance when they sang..
His 2 songs are so beautiful and Oprah sang his songs and dance and all the audiances claping in there hands..so what do you want more?
Adam will always won and it is not a couple hater who will make the difference of that sorry for you guy's..We love Adam and he his sensationnel and fantastic.
Adam is awesome. The sound quality was not great on Oprah. That's the sound engineer's fault, not Adam's.
Adam is on the threshold of stardom, but he remains humble. At times he doesn’t even seem to understand what all the big fuss is over him. Some people just have those personality traits we all admire. He likes people, and it comes across. He is patient and thoughtful in what he says. He is a decent human being in a field where there are many superficial phonies. But there is nothing phony about Adam Lambert.
People who are currently successful in entertainment — Lea Michele, Rivers Cuomo, and Rob Cavallo most recently, among others — admire him and are eager to work with him, and so do pop princesses like Pink, Lada Gaga, Katy Perry and others. The rock world looks up to him too, and according to Ryan Seacrest, Queen would still like Adam to perform with them at some point.
Randy Jackson may have said it most simply and directly when he made the off-mike comment to Oprah that Adam is “a nice guy”.
Adam could bring tears to Smokey Robinson’s eyes when he sang one of his songs, so I don’t feel so bad after crying listening to Adam’s cover of “I just love you”. That song is a country song, or at least Five for Fighting put a country twist on it, but Adam brought it up to a much higher, unique level. Just like he did to Led Zeppelin’s “Whole lotta love” over in the rock genre…and Led Zeppelin was one of the greatest rock groups of all time .
Popular magazines and TV programs are eager to have Adam grace their pages or screens. Everyone, it seems, would like to have a piece of the budding superstar.
Adam has also been a role model for gay boys, and may even have indirectly prevented the suicide of a few. For others, he provides hope where there was little or none before. Adam is a positive force for society, and for understanding. He inspires respect.
Adam has enthusiastic fans and great fan clubs (Lambrits) in England, and Canada and Australia and New Zealand, all English-speaking countries where they may have been able to see AI8 even if they couldn’t vote. That is understandable. What is truly amazing are the countries, many of them on distant continents, where most people know little or no English, but Adam is popular anyway: Venezuela, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, China, and on and on.
What is there about Adam that allows him to cross frontiers and oceans and barriers and national boundaries? Even to places where they don’t speak English?
What is there about Adam that makes people of such vastly different national, racial, class, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds so passionately connect with him?
What is there about Adam that, when you see him perform, it’s almost like he takes control, and takes your breath away?
When it comes to recognizing the birth of a star, to borrow a quote from former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, “I’ll know it when I see it.”
All these things are wonderful; some of them are truly awesome achievements. But they just confirm, bolster, or affirm something that I think we already knew. Think back to when you first saw Adam on American Idol. After about 30 seconds of watching his first performance, you just knew. You didn’t have to have anyone come up and tap you on the shoulder and inform you. Because you already knew. You just knew.
Here is our next Superstar. There is just no one like him. In the whole world. And you knew it when you saw him.
He will be just fine.. He is Great, and his album is F'in good i have it on repeat
Oh I get it. Somebody put the link to Queerty on the fan site and they came stampeding over.
He has always been a Marilyn Manson knock-off. I think he is exploiting the gay thing to hustle up support that his pipes cannot back up.
Wow. The paranoia, over-the-top accusations and overall ridiculousness of roughly 80% of the Lambert fan posts here are truly amazing. This is pure comedy. Now these whackjobs seem to think they're experts in gay rights. LMAO
#46 definitely takes DUMBASS to a higher level.
And I love how people accuse VFTW of trolling, when it's always insane Glambert lunatics that keep trolling every article than isn't completely licking Adam's a##hole. Get over yourselves!
The crazy glamberts comments on this site ate making my day. So many crazy people ( probably all 50 year old women still hoping to make Lambert straight).
@Dasher: You are one scary individual you glambert
Give me the other guy, Kris Allen, any day over the tranny. That Kris Allen is YUMMY and I would want to bang him from here to eternity. Too bad he is straight…or is he? I wish he was gay.
@Sodabyte
You are on a gay site yet you obviously don't understand all the barriers that Adam is up against for coming out of the closet right at the beginning of his career. Adam is being brave because the fact is much of this country is still homophobic. There are a lot of people who say outwardly that they are fine with gay people, as long as they don't act all "gay" in front of them or "shove it in their faces" by being sexual. If being gay was no major barrier, then far more famous gays would be out than the paltry few who are. Seriously it'd be nice if just one time, people would drop the negative attitude and just acknowledge that a young gay man out there is doing well for themselves in spite of being openly gay.
"Seriously it'd be nice if just one time, people would drop the negative attitude and just acknowledge that a young gay man out there is doing well for themselves in spite of being openly gay."
Oh but I thought he was bi-curious and liked boobies. Or so he said.
All kidding aside…yea good for him. However, in Adam's line of work he will get slammed and criticized. And plenty of people genuinely don't like his voice or singing or performing, and that has nothing to do with him being gay. So it's really the OTT Glamberts who cheapen the proceedings by immediately going to the hater/homophobic card every time there is a negative article on Adam.
@Lint_Licker
If Adam wasn't openly gay, then Queery wouldn't write worthless articles like this. I don't see them ripping Kris Allen apart even though he hasn't done anything notable as an artist. What really gets to me is the sense of entitlement, and huge expectations the gay media place on anyone who comes out and happens to be famous. And we wonder why more celebrities won't come out of the closet?
If his fans wouldn't constantly use his sexual orientation as a badge of honor when it suits them, or as an excuse or crutch when it suits them then maybe people could have better dialogue about the music, and the facts using verifiable data. All season long, the media, fueled by the OTT insanity of his fans, have done nothing but spin and hype and overkill and ramrod Adam into the public consciousness. All that hype did, as you all were warned many times, was set the expectation for Adam up so high regarding his musical superstardom out of the gate… it was good times, and nonstop bleating and bombardment then for you all, as you proclaimed loudly and proudly that Adam was the best singer ever, compared him ad nauseam to true innovators and greats like bowie and mercury and robert plant [haha], crowed about how big a superstar he was going to be domestically and internationally after the 2012 movie song premiered… and what happened… he opened with sales and numbers just like any "new artist"… but he has that overkill, that hype hanging over his head, so compared to that, is it such a stretch to see where people are beginning to question things about him, this whole manipulative game his record label and the idol machine has snowed 99 percent of the media with? It's a little rich, and convenient [church lady from saturday night live voiceover] all of a sudden now to play the gay card when the real numbers are matched up to the ott hype. I didn't buy it then, and don't now.
"homophobia can be viewed as a method of protection of male masculinity"
Definition of Internalized Homophobia is needed for this thread:
Internalized homophobia
Internalized homophobia (or egodystonic homophobia) refers to negative feeling towards oneself because of homosexuality.[43][44] This term has been criticized because holding negative attitudes does not necessarily involve a phobia, and the term "internalized stigma" is sometimes used instead.[43] It causes severe discomfort with or disapproval of one's own sexual orientation. Internalized homophobia is thus a form of cognitive dissonance; the individual cannot reconcile the conflicting conscious or unconscious sexual desires with values and tenets gained from society, religion or upbringing.[citation needed]
Such a situation may cause extreme repression of homosexual desires.[45] In other cases, a conscious internal struggle may occur for some time, often pitting deeply held religious or social beliefs against strong sexual and emotional desires. This discordance often causes clinical depression, and the unusually high suicide rate among gay teenagers (up to 30 percent of non-heterosexual youth attempt suicide) has been attributed to this phenomenon.[46] Psychotherapy, such as gay affirmative psychotherapy, and participation in a sexual-minority affirming group or ex-gay group can help resolve the internal conflict between a religious and a sexual identity.[43]
The label of internalized homophobia is sometimes applied to conscious or unconscious behaviors which an observer feels the need to promote or conform to the expectations of heteronormativity or heterosexism. This can include extreme repression and denial coupled with forced outward displays of heteronormative behavior for the purpose of appearing or attempting to feel "normal" or "accepted". This might also include less overt behavior like making assumptions about the gender of a person's romantic partner, or about gender roles. Some also apply this label to LGBT persons who support "compromise" policies, such as those that find civil unions an acceptable alternative to same-sex marriage. Whether this is a tactical judgement call or the result of some kind of internal prejudice (whether in a cause-and-effect fashion, or definitionally) is a matter of some debate.[citation needed]
Some argue that some or most people who are homophobic have repressed their own homosexuality, but this argument is somewhat controversial. In 1996, a controlled study of 64 heterosexual men (half claimed to be homophobic by experience and self-reported orientation) at the University of Georgia found that men who were found to be homophobic (as measured by the Index of Homophobia)[47] were considerably more likely to experience more erectile responses when exposed to homoerotic images than non-homophobic men.[45]
[edit] Social homophobia
The word can be used to describe the fear of a heterosexual that they will be approached romantically by someone of the same sex. It also can describe the apparently fear-based reactions of recoiling from unintentional close contact with another male or of being in close proximity to other males in certain situations such as while in the restroom. These are typically fear-based reactions, but the fear is usually that of the social stigma of being labelled homosexual.
The fear of being identified as gay can be considered as a form of social homophobia. Theorists including Calvin Thomas and Judith Butler have suggested that homophobia can be rooted in an individual's fear of being identified as gay. Homophobia in men is correlated with insecurity about masculinity.[48][49]
They have argued that a person who expresses homophobic thoughts and feelings does so not only to communicate their beliefs about the class of gay people, but also to distance themselves from this class and its social status. Thus, by distancing themselves from gay people, they are reaffirming their role as a heterosexual in a heteronormative culture, thereby attempting to prevent themselves from being labeled and treated as a gay person. This interpretation alludes to the idea that a person may posit violent opposition to "the Other" as a means of establishing their own identity as part of the majority and thus gaining social validation. This concept is also recurrent in interpretations of racism and xenophobia.[citation needed]
Nancy J. Chodorow states that homophobia can be viewed as a method of protection of male masculinity.
Various psychoanalytic theories explain homophobia as a threat to an individual's own same-sex
who gives a flying fuck about some dissertation a lamberttard posts regarding the exogenesis of homophobia? will make it real simple for you – adam sucks. if he were straight, gay, unisexual, black, white, red, yellow, blue, green w/pink polka dots – he'd still suck. mmkay?
BLAH,BLAH,BLAH, lets just tell the truth and cut the bullshit. What it all really comes down to for us women is that Adam Lambert is fucking gorgeous, and you guys are fucking jealous.
Not everyone believes the sun rises and sets in Adam's ass. Not every article or blog post written about Adam is going to be filled with sunshine and rainbows. Deal with it.
And what's up with all the fanwarring bullshit in these comments? WTF does Kris or any other person who ever performed on AI have to do with this particular article? Who gives a flying fuck how many albums these people sell? If you like an album, buy it. If you don't, don't buy it. It's that simple.
How else can we show how big a flop he is without some charts, graphs and statistics?
I don't need to see a chart, graph, or statistic to know that when I see, or hear Adam Lambert he makes me feel very happy. He doesn't owe me, or anyone else anything else. I think that he is beautiful, and I love watching him perform. He has a job as a entertainer, and in my eyes he does that job very well. If someone isn't a fan why spend so much of your time pissing, and moaning about it? You will only make your lives miserable if you concentrate on the negative, instead of the positive. Maybe if you find someone that you enjoy listening to you can go to their sites and talk about them. That way you won't have to remain miserable obsessing about someone you don't like.
Wicked Glitter: Can the pious bullshit. Why do you and your ilk want to decide what people should or shouldn't post? This is not a fan site so if anything you are the one that should go post somewhere else.
If you are over 21, say "Hey"
…..Thought so!
A really dumb-ass juvenile will say "Hey"
BTW – Adam Lambert is talented, nice and GAY!
adam is a screeching, no dancing, arrogant self important poser, his sales are suspect, as evidenced by proof his fans scheme on a weekly basis to buy in multiples from big box vendors to artifically inflate the numbers for better billboard ranking, and his fans are some of the ugliest, oldest, fattest, most delusional ever seen for someone supposedly so "hip and edgy"… this fucker is the biggest idol flop since blake lewis and taylor hicks, compared to the massive dollars rca has spent pimping him. there is no denying it, except for those frau with nothing else in their lives to look forward to, except adam, and the media who is being bought off by the record labels and american idol to pimp this jerk.. plus i heard rumors adam gives the best head in hollywood, so i don't put a little dick sucking past him to fuel his famewhoring. time for him to go away, cause we tired of his tired funky ass.
Laughing so hard…
Some Adam-haters descended on this inaccurately written article, drawn to even the slightest hint of potential allies. It's ironic. They don't give a damn about gay rights or whatever else happens here on a regular day. To the above, it takes genuine obsession to navigate through Adam's official forums collecting specific quotes that aren't representative of the whole. So much effort because of your hate.
For regular readers, Adam's more mature fans wouldn't bother to comment on articles like this, and yes, there are a lot of them. The active ones with an online presence seem to range from ages 16 into the late twenties. He definitely has fans that range from young to the old, whatever their orientation.
Why are you Adam fans over here?
I can tell you Adam fans that the majority of my gay male friends are Kris Allen fans and not fans of Adam Lambert.
So why do you bring up Kris in a negative way in your arguments on a gay site about Ms. Lambert?
So why don't you fat old faghags go back to your own Adam fansites.
Many of us gays find Kris Allen totally adorable and cute has hell.
I have only met one gay guy who likes Adam, but still finds Kris cuter.
So why don't you old fat faghags scurry back to your Adam fansites.
We don't need lectures from you about gay people.
Coming back to read some more.
@goawwty I hope you are not suggesting that if a person is fat, ugly, and/or old, his or her emotions and preferences should be discounted. I find people who put down or discriminate against someone belonging to one or all of those groups repelling. Just as I'm for gay rights, I'm for the respect and equality for all. Especially the ugly and the old, as it's not their fault, is it?
@Marc Adam fans are here for the title has "Adam Lambert" in it, and it pops up on google search. To your point, it's unnecessary to say anything negative about Kris. He has nothing to do with this article. He's cute and a wonderfully open-minded person, who by the way had shown great affection towards Adam.
@Marc,
Why are Adam fans over here?
Most likely because Adam's name was in the heading of an article that caught our attention. I'm sure the writer's intention was to draw views (from anyone…gays,straights…I didn't see anywhere that straight people were prohibited to visit.) Because we're Adam fans we logged on, read the story, made some comments…..Again,I'm sure the writer had intended to attract readers (?).
Who cares if you're a Kris Allen fan! Good for you. Adam's my fave but I like Kris too! I do not, however, log on to Kris articles and bash him or his fans. We have every right to be here just like you have every right to log on to a 'straight' site.
And while I'm here,let me ask you a question. You obviously have a way with words so let me use part of your comment: What if some of Adam's 'fat old faghags'(really?!) fans are lesbians? Do they have more wiggle room on this apparently 'gays only' site. Or are they automatically disqaulified because of their 'Adam f