2.16.11 Adam News & Info

I think they make a great couple and Sauli really is the perfect person for him right now in regard to the pap and all the constant photo attention. I have thought for a while that since Sauli lived 24/7 in front of a camera even while sleeping and personal grooming space that he is actually better prepared for constant cameras invading personal space. Perhaps Adam has been in the spotlight longer, but Sauli has been in the camera light more intimately.

Therefore, I wonder if Sauli is actually helping Adam to get through it. Adam seems much more willing to come out of hiding in public with Sauli as my assumption because there are no disguises and they are walking tall with heads up and facing it full on. I think for fans if this is true, it will allow us more of a glimpse at the personal side of the relationship as they go forward - I don't mean at home time but out and about and not trying to hide it time.

Will be interesting to see how this unfolds. I wish them a fantastic time and some privacy while gone. But like others here, hope a new romance doesn't side track album two (I know, selfish on my part)

And in a picture or two Sauli is even walking ahead of Adam and in some Sauli has his head high while Adam has his slightly down in a more submissive mode. So in some of the pictures Sauli clearly seems to me to be the more comfortable one going through the cameras and agree this will help Adam to be more comfortable as he doesn't have to worry about if his partner can handle it.

MYS*&@^#R and IRISH HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Justin Bieber has/will have a 4 octave range???????????Just about the same time as he walks on water and flies thru the air on stage without a wire.


No this is not a Bieber rant. Adam Lambert will have a 4 octave range at the same time. A 4 octave USABLE range is almost unheard of. Yes, some singers can do something weird in what is referred to a "whistle range" --- kinda a bird tweet, dog whistle kinda thing on an open vowel, not with words or articulation. I don't consider that usable. And some singers can croak out something called "vocal fry" way down low that sounds like your stereo after you blew out the speakers. Again, not usable. Oh, and, BTW, just cuz they SAY it is a certain note on YT, doesn't make it so. I found several examples where, for example, a D3 (D below middle C on the piano) was erroneously labeled a D2, the octave below.

Most ordinary folks have a USABLE range of about an octave and a half --- that necessary to sing the National Anthem. Hence, Eber's advice to start the song as low as you can go in hopes of hitting the high notes. The usable range for opera singers is usually quoted at about 2 octaves. If the guys have a well developed falsetto, it can add maybe half an octave to that, and rarely, a full octave.

Anything over 2 usable octaves is considered extraordinary. By usable, I mean that the note can be sung, with lyrics clearly articulated, and can be sustained for several seconds at least. Adam has a remarkable usable range. Many have pegged him as having 3 octaves, from Bb2 to Bb5. I have heard him sing all those notes. But, as much as I love Adam, the one Bb2 he sang was not sustained, just touched for a second. The same for the Bb5. I have heard him clearly support a C3 in the Star Spangled Banner, and I have heard him ring out any number of A5s for example in Born to Be Wild and Crawl thru Fire. So, I would call his usable range at slightly less than three octaves. A feat rarely heard in the pop/rock world or the opera world for that matter.

Even more remarkable is the fact that he can and does go into the lowest register and soar to the highest with ease and consistency. It is often seamless, showing no significant difference in power and tone.

Yeah, this whole post should probably go in the new vocal masterclass thread, but I couldn't ignore the 4 octave claim for Bieber. Range seems to be the end all, be all in describing talent of a singer, and that just ain't true. In one interview where Adam was asked how high he could sing he talked about his disdain for people who focus on that. His comment was, "But, did it sound good?" That's what is most important. And he sounds good on just about every note he assays.

I KNEW someone here would know where to get those links. This is the coolest place to hang out.

Lynneville, this is toooooo funny!!!