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OCTOBER 28, 2009 10:03AM

Adam Lambert Looks Like a Girl on New Album Cover...And?

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So Adam Lambert's new album cover was revealed and surprise, surprise...instant controversy.  

 

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OK...I get it.  He looks like a girl.  And?  I mean seriously, this is controversial?  Didn't anybody watch American Idol last season?  The guy is all about controversy!  In every performance he gave on the show he pushed the envelope.  For some he pushed it beyond the comfort zone.  Personally I loved him!  

You can't ignore that voice first of all, if the competition were decided on talent alone he definitely would have beat out Kris Allen.  But he used it to "change" up some songs in ways that were innovative and unique and that has always raised the eyebrows of the average midwesterner (and I'm not talking about you personally whomever is getting their panties in a twist because they live in the midwest).  He also never hid the fact that he was gay and his penchant for eyeliner made headlines.  So when his album came out I fully expected it to stand out, I mean why should this cover be any different than anything else he's done?

What I don't understand is why everyone seems so shocked and why there's "controversy" over it.  I'd like to ask all of those people who think he's gone too far with the hair and the make up and the clothes...Hey...don't you remember the 80's?

 No?  Well allow me to refresh your memories.  Allow me to introduce to you...

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The Flock of Seagulls Guy 

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Boy George (had to put him twice)

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Adam Ant (a personal favorite)

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David Bowie

 

So get past it people!  The man is talented.  If you don't like the cover, then don't look at it.  If you don't like men to wear make up, then, well...if you're a man, don't wear make up.  But please don't think that it makes Adam Lambert controversial.  He's not doing anything that hasn't been done before anyway.

 

 

Photo Credits:  Flock of Seagulls, entertainmenthouston.com, Boy George and Adam Ant, images.google.com, David Bowie, earthpatrolmedia.com

 

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Really. Get over it. This is nothing new. While I don't think Adam Lambert can hold a candle to David Bowie, he has every right to be as much of a "gender bender" as he wants. (Oh, and don't forget Annie Lennox, who bent it the other way!)
Jeanette DeMain
October 28, 2009 10:12 AM
What's the big deal? This is the 21st Century for cryin' out loud.
OEsheepdog
October 28, 2009 10:23 AM
Boy, talk about being out of the loop, I didn't even know there was a controversy. Of course if you really want to talk about history lets not forget Little Richard, the grandfather of cross dressing rock stars.
ocularnervosa
October 28, 2009 10:30 AM
I'd be tempted to buy it ... tho I wonder if he sounds as good when there's no visuals (except, of course, the cover).

He was a bigger-than-life presence on the screen, not least because he didn't have those gender boundaries that the rest of 'em did.
Myriad
October 28, 2009 10:31 AM
As much as I love Adam, I have to point out that really the way he did songs wasn't innovative or unique -- he merely performed (really really well) songs in the innovative and unique styles of others before him. Still, it was gutsy and we all fell in love with his NEW style. He has a really good ear for what's different and he exposed the world to some sleepers.

He's not out to be a teenage heart-throb. He's refreshingly honest about his desire for fame and success. I'm a Glambert from his performance of Satisfaction way back when.
skeletnwmn
October 28, 2009 11:17 AM
Wait! What about Michael Jackson?
Deborah Young
October 28, 2009 12:47 PM
Where is he controversial? Certainly not in any civilized part of the country.
john blumenthal
October 28, 2009 12:56 PM
Thanks for the heads up on Adam's album...he could look like any one of the Three Stooges and I would still buy his album and listen to his incredible talent.

Sheesh, this is SHOW business!

R and off to buy the album...yipeeeeeee!
BuffyW
October 28, 2009 01:00 PM
Jeanette, Adam Lambert can hold a candle to David Bowie. Bowie has a voice that not even his mother would love.
john guzlowski
October 28, 2009 02:10 PM
Who the hell is Adam Lambert?
Lonnie Lazar
October 28, 2009 02:16 PM
John, I'm just going to pretend I didn't read that...
Jeanette DeMain
October 28, 2009 02:23 PM
just a thought: maybe it's a publicity stunt from his own camp? i can't imagine any true controversy here.
Karin Greenberg
October 28, 2009 04:50 PM
he seems pretty together. just read an interview with him in details magazine. hope he can keep it together without blowing up ala lindsay lohan, paris hilton, etcetera
vzn
October 28, 2009 09:43 PM
he said in the interview, paraphrased, theres something in me that wants to be really outrageous, but another business side of me that says "that doesnt sell records"...
vzn
October 28, 2009 09:44 PM