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I love this "Adam Lambert Is Still Seriously Underrated by @katelbeaudoin mic.com/articles/117466/adam-lambert-is-still-seriously-underrated … via @micnews"


Adam Lambert Is Still Seriously Underrated
Kate Beaudoin's avatar image By Kate Beaudoin May 05, 2015 LIKE MIC ON FACEBOOK:

Adam Lambert's third album, The Original High, is due out in June, and its first single, "Ghost Town," is earning rave reviews. Yet somehow, Lambert releases never quite get their due. Though he's the first openly gay musician to debut an album at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, he's still thought of as something of a lesser pop star.

When you hear people talk about Lambert, they're usually being somewhat dismissive. He's the former American Idol contestant or he's the stand-in for Queen's Freddie Mercury or he's that gay singer. But few give him the credit he's due: Lambert is one of the greatest performers and best voices of the decade.

Whether it's from the stigma of having gained fame through a reality show, or being known solely as a cover artist, Lambert is woefully underrated. And it's about time we started taking him seriously.



An actual American Idol. People may look down on singing show vets, but Lambert earned real distinction as an American Idol. Before he became a successful solo artist and went on to tour with Queen, Lambert auditioned for American Idol by singing the band's "Bohemian Rhapsody." During his time on the show, Lambert was praised as one of the most original acts to grace that famous stage.

"Most Idol vets are the rock, pop and R&B equivalents of training wheels, safe and dull, exciting only for those who don't know any better," the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote in 2010. "For a show whose contestants often pack all the spark of a pack of wet matches, Lambert's a lightning rod."

Though Lambert didn't win season 8 of American Idol, that season was even informally referred to as "The Adam Lambert Show." And at the end of it all, who showed up but Queen themselves — Brian May and Roger Taylor joined Lambert onstage for the final musical number of the season. "The chemistry was so apparent," Rolling Stone wrote, "that there were immediately rumors suggesting [Lambert] was going to become their new frontm


Read more here:
mic.com/articles/117466/adam-lambert-is-still-seriously-underrated


Final words:
"Lambert is so much more than a fleeting pop sensation. He's a talented songwriter, an amazing performer and a style icon to boot. And with the upcoming release of his third solo album, it's about time we all started calling Lambert what he really is — a rock star."


Kate Beaudoin
Kate is a staff writer for Mic's music section. With an M.A. in journalism from NYU, she's written for Salon, NewYorkMagazine.com, and RollingStone.com. Kate hails from Montana, but eats pizza like a New Yorker—often and aggressively.
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