Adam Lambert on the AMAs — Page 4

I don't like Lady Gaga, but I think she's extremely talented. Her "unplugged" sets seem directly targeted at those of us who think she's just an Autotuned and replaceable pop tart. True, she relies on spectacle and shock, but so did Alice Cooper and David Bowie, and they were genuinely good at what they do. Gaga is doing some of the best electro-pop today, but let's just hope she isn't a one-trick pony. If she has enough talent and smarts to learn from her glam predecessors, when electro ends, she'll become a musical chameleon and stay on top of the game.

I don't think people are disputing that Lambert was singing live (horribly). It was brought up that Lady GaGa lipsyncs which is completely untrue.

Well, NeoNormal did say that Adam wasn't singing live. Which is basically as silly as Jane suggesting that Lady Gaga is talentless just because Jane doesn't enjoy her schtick. I save the designation of talentless for the absolute bottom rung of pop opportunism, like Heidi Montag. Lady Gaga's songwriting abiilities alone are a significant talent, whether you consider her songs innovative or not.

Lady Gaga doesn't lipsync, but she does rely heavily on backing tracks etc. People could be confused by that.

But her talent isn't an OPINION. Maybe Taylor Swift's talent could be questionable, but there is no denying GaGa has TALENT.

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"Lady Gaga doesn't lipsync, but she does rely heavily on backing tracks etc. People could be confused by that."

Even at that, it's rare and reserved for performances like Awards Shows where she is performing choreography.

The VMAs astounded me because she sang live and did full choreography along with the theatrics. I then thought "Hey, the dancers are doing the same thing as she is more or less," then noticed she was doing the entire performance in HEELS.

I really don't think it should have been on primetime TV period. And I do believe that GMA was right in canceling his performance. I'm 25 years old, I'm not an old person that doesn't condone that behavior, I just didn't think it was appropriate. My kids were awake when that was on and they could have easily come in when I had it on... I don't approve.

Well, NicAllen whatever did you and your children think when Janet made sexual dance moves involving crotches, Lady Gaga smashed liquor bottles on a firey piano, and Eminem bragged about 17 rapes under his belt?

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I have to say - I don't even like Adam Lambert but NicAllen is a total dipstick. Why are you watching a typically risque Awards show, with your young kids (I have to assume), at 11:00 PM???

Rules and regulations change for primetime, based on the airing time. Adam may have caused a stir and pushed a few buttons but no law or rule prohibits him from expressing that sexual message. Therefore, you are in the wrong and YOU are at fault; How 'bout you just monitor what your kids watch? Stop being lazy.

Or maybe they should be in bed at 11:00 PM? Just a thought. But what do I know? It's not like I've raised 4 kids or anything.... Mmm. We'll try to not make this about parenting, though - it will fall upon deaf ears (and sore eyes)

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P, check your Facebook messages. I have something...

Way to plug yourself (Te he), Jerby.

We're already friends on Facebook.

Zach B.

& the PM isn't related to the thread but I could send it to you anyway if you want it.

Updated On: 11/28/09 at 07:10 PM

I think he's going to come out of this okay. Yes, there's a lot of backlash happening, but I think the people who were upset by the AMA's are probably people who would have found him off-putting even if that all hadn't happened. And with every new development in the post-AMA controversy, with everything that gives him this reputation of being "dangerous" or whatever, there's a growing intrigue that surrounds him. That gets people curious and draws them in. I also think he's handling the aftermath extremely well, and that's going to go far as well. (There's a long off-topic thread going on the ABC cancellations.)

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Updated On: 12/3/09 at 12:20 AM