The Official Adam Lambert Appreciation/Love Thread- Page 11

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/25/09 at 12:06am

i need to try to find the Details again.

[sr4mjc]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 11:15am

I also found it at Barnes.

So the latest rumor is he's releasing 'What Do You Want From Me?' written by P!nk and Max martin for his first single. Could be out next week.

I love P!nk!

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 12:03pm

I can't wait to hear it! I assume that's what he's performing at the AMA's. Daughtry, Carrie and Kelly Clarkson are also all performing that night. It's going to be an Idol dominated show!

[toanythingtaboo 2]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 7:04pm

Just saw Adam's album cover...

I think I like it, but I feel - and I'm sure I'm not the only one - that this is an incredibly ballsy move, possibly on the wrong side of 'unique' for mainstream America.

I get that he's all about glam, but beforehand it was more rock and roll...this is more tranny. A lot of make up/photoshopping going on and there's nothing strong and masculine - yet androgynous - about it - which he usually projects.

I guess it doesn't really matter, it'll do well...but something along the lines of 'Details' shoot might have been better suited. Lady GaGa has kind of carved the way for quirky/out of the ordinary artists amongst the manufactured...but even she started quite restrained (in comparison to now) to not alienate too much.


Updated On: 10/27/09 at 07:04 PM

[snl89]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 7:19pm

OMG the album cover




I agree, it's definitely VERY VERY ballsy. Because it IS like.. VERY androgynous! But yet, I really LIKE that it's so ballsy, because when has Adam ever been okay with playing it safe?


I for one am pretty darn captivated by it. And I'm hoping that, even if some people will be a little turned off by it, other people will be super captivated and intrigued by it as well! I reeeally think it'll at least catch peoples attention, and that's a very good thing.



It took me a minute to come around to it, but the more I look at it, the more I'm like.. yup, I wouldn't expect anything less from Adam!


Besides, he really does have a ridiculously effing gorgeous face. like woah. Those EYES O-O

Updated On: 10/27/09 at 07:19 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 8:46pm

That is absolutely hideous. Sorry, I know it's a love thread.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 8:49pm

It's way too airbrushed, but nice otherwise.

[snl89]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:01pm

Yeah, okay, so upon further reflection here's my thought:

I DO still love the picture at it's core. I think his expression and everything is stunning.

What's making so many people dislike it (and find it laughable, which actually worries me), is almost purely the airbrushing and the crappy text and stuff I think.

I just want to like.. go to the people at RCA RIGHT NOW and make them sit down with the original picture, not touch his skin one bit with airbrushing, and come up with some better additional artwork for it.


The OTT-ness of the picture itself DOES work. But I do NOT freaking understand why RCA constantly seems to think people look better when they're made to look like barbie dolls! They do this with ALL the contestants, but it's just especially horrendous with this because the cover is already fantastical enough without making his face look fake. If his face DIDN'T look so fake, the concept would absolutely work in my opinion.


I still DO like it personally, but it's also worrying me to think that a lot of people who don't know Adam as an artist yet might see the cover and totally laugh him off without even giving the music a shot. And what's really frustrating is that it could so easily be a great cover! They just did way too much too crapily with something that was starting out eccentric in the first place. They need to go back to the original, find some better less campy font to use for the text, and then leave it alone


But unfortunately I highly doubt they're going to change it at this point.. *sigh*

Updated On: 10/27/09 at 09:01 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:02pm

He is trying way too hard. I miss the simple sexy Adam.

[snl89]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:10pm

^See, now, that picture is super sexy because it looks NATURAL! He has amaazing freckles and although he may have some skin issues, some simple flattering lighting and *very light* face makeup like bare minerals can make them nearly unnoticable, but still natural looking.


I just don't personally think this is an issue of him trying too hard- I'd be disappointed if he didn't glam it up for his album cover- that's who he is as an artist! It's not him trying too hard, it's just him playing dress up. But it's the stuff they did TO the picture that took away so many of the natural assets that make him look sexy (seriously, the freckles are a big one. WHY would they get rid of those awesome lip and shoulder freckles??? And they actually like.. made it look like he's wearing blush, which only adds to the fake barbie doll effect)

Updated On: 10/27/09 at 09:10 PM

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:15pm

OMFG...and not in a good way.

I hope the CD is decent, because I am way tired of him already,

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:28pm

From that cover I don't know if he is a femme glam gay guy or a butch lesbian.

[snl89]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:37pm

See, the androgyny of the look itself I don't mind. I mean I think the eye makeup is incredible, and the hair looks like bird feathers! So pretty haha

It's the skin, in combination with the text and the background. Take the un-photoshopped picture (freckles and all), put it against a black background, and get some simpler less "zomg glittery and fierce!" text, and we'd be in business! That would be just the right amount of captivating without seeming gimmicky. And it would still be glam, too. But the way they did it, it's super gimmicky. And it just frustrates me because I'm seeing so much potential for a really cool cover there. haha


Plus, it worries me because I reeeally do not want people who may not know of him yet to laugh him off as a total gimmick before ever even hearing his music. Because I still have TONS of faith that his music will be amazing. Essentially ever person who's worked with him or heard any of the songs has raved about how good it is!! And these aren't fans- they're industry people.

Updated On: 10/27/09 at 09:37 PM

[Craww]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:41pm

I like mine better.

[clever name]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:44pm

I think the cd is gonna be great...but that cover is awful.


Craww!! LOL!! I like yours better, too!!

[snl89]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 9:47pm

^LOL!! See, that's exactly it- it looks all soft and painted so it screams "magical unicorns" instead of screaming "awesome, artistic, androgynous, and still really hot"

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 10:11pm

I attempted to photoshop the cover to make it look "real" & added in Adam's hot freckles.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 11:18pm

See. That looks way better.

[blueroses]

Posted: 10/28/09 at 12:42am

He looks a lot like Pink there.

[snl89]

Posted: 10/28/09 at 1:58am

You know, someone on another board just did something that actually kind of makes me appreciate the cover, at least from an artistic standpoint.


As a whole, it looks quite effeminate right? But it's actually got a serious duality thing going on

Check this out:


Feminine side:


Masculine side:



Really pretty cool!!

The more I see it, the more I'm coming to appreciate it for what it is :) It IS gimmicky and fantastical and all that, but like.. as an art piece is really is intricately detailed if you look closely

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/28/09 at 7:33am

I don't like the cover, but that's not going to keep me from buying the album. I don't buy albums because of what the cover looks like.

From the other side, snl I wouldn't buy an album either just because of the album cover. So people that hadn't heard the music aren't going to buy or not buy it because of the cover.

Does that make sense?

[snl89]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:25pm

Okay enough cover talk-


ADAM'S SINGLE, "FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT", IS GOING TO BE DEBUTING ON RYAN SEACREST'S RADIO SHOW TOMORROW AT 6:55pst/9:55est!!!!

via Adam himself:
adamlambert: Gonna be on Seacrest tommorow morning to debut single "For Your Entertainment" on the radio!
about 1 hour ago from Echofon



Stream it live tomorrow morning here:
https://www.kiisfm.com/mediaplayer/?station=KIIS-FM&action=listenlive&channel_title=



aaand just to add even MORE yummy to this post (it's a new pre-Idol Adam pic and it's HOTT, so I'm posting hehe:)


<3

Updated On: 10/29/09 at 10:25 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:29pm

Yay! Some more sexy freckled Adam before he became Uber-Glam Adam.

Le sigh.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/30/09 at 8:00am

Oh, that's one of the hottest pictures I think I've ever seen of him.

He looked adorable on Oprah yesterday!

[Craww]

Posted: 10/30/09 at 9:09am

It's obvious that he shouldn't be wearing the heavy foundation, but he probably would be better off without the foundation all together. (Concealer, sure.) Masking the freckles on his face just makes the freckles on his lips look gross. Plus, the freckles would probably distract from the acne scarring, whereas the foundation just draws attention.

Anyway. His single is going to debut this morning, so I'm sure this thread will see a few more comments.