7.8.14 Adam News and Info
Jul 8, 2014 3:32:21 GMT -5
Post by toramenor on Jul 8, 2014 3:32:21 GMT -5
I think it just takes time.... Every generation has its stars. Some time in the future, I fully expect some guy to come along, and people are gonna be saying: He's good, but he's no Adam Lambert. And there'll be comparisons all over again, just like Adam is now compared to Elvis and Freddie. And that new guy's fans are gonna be fiercely protective and defensive and telling people: "don't live in the past, if you wanna listen to Adam Lambert, go listen to his records", just like some of us are now talking about the (Elvis-)Freddie-Adam comparisons.
For me, it's not really about comparing. When I was a kid (I'm 30 now - born on Jan 29, 1984 - yes, by some coincidence AL and I share a birthday - so I'm pretty much in Adam's generation, a couple of years younger), I discovered Elvis and Queen through my parents, who were (moderate) fans, and I liked that type of music. But then I also listened to what my friends/generation/ were into: Madonna, Michael Jackson, dance, pop. I even liked disco and funk, and I liked show tunes and theater as well. Adam's blend of genres and styles therefore suits me more than if he stayed in just one genre. I think what I appreciate most (after THE VOICE) is that he's beyond genres. I don't like to listen to just one type of music all the time, which is why I never really had a 'favourite' singer or band, until Adam came along and proved that you don't have to do just one type of music, you can mix things up and just take the best out of all the genres, combine them and get something even bigger and better than the sum of its parts.
Adam is unique. There was only one Elvis, there was only one Freddie, and there is only one Adam. It's actually very simple. There is also only one of me. There is only one of you. As Oscar Wilde said: "You can only be yourself, everybody else is already taken."
For me, it's not really about comparing. When I was a kid (I'm 30 now - born on Jan 29, 1984 - yes, by some coincidence AL and I share a birthday - so I'm pretty much in Adam's generation, a couple of years younger), I discovered Elvis and Queen through my parents, who were (moderate) fans, and I liked that type of music. But then I also listened to what my friends/generation/ were into: Madonna, Michael Jackson, dance, pop. I even liked disco and funk, and I liked show tunes and theater as well. Adam's blend of genres and styles therefore suits me more than if he stayed in just one genre. I think what I appreciate most (after THE VOICE) is that he's beyond genres. I don't like to listen to just one type of music all the time, which is why I never really had a 'favourite' singer or band, until Adam came along and proved that you don't have to do just one type of music, you can mix things up and just take the best out of all the genres, combine them and get something even bigger and better than the sum of its parts.
Adam is unique. There was only one Elvis, there was only one Freddie, and there is only one Adam. It's actually very simple. There is also only one of me. There is only one of you. As Oscar Wilde said: "You can only be yourself, everybody else is already taken."