5.24.11 Adam News & Info

I will not comment. I will not comment. I will not comment. .... Oh, hell. One more time.

James' comments sound like the athlete's "trash talking" about the opposition. It generates a buzz and gets attention. It's some sort of throw back macho challenge the alpha thing. And, be prepared..... we are gonna be reading and hearing it over and over again all summer long while the Idol kids tour. The media is gonna be following like vultures, and looking for the carnage if this tour tanks like last year. Whether the country girl or the country guy win, the last two acts of the show are not gonna be thrilling, original, outrageous, visually compelling, provocative, or scream inducing. Comparisons between the "Durbinators" and the "Glamberts" and the vocals are gonna be the best opportunities for hits and readership. And, since James is soooo easy to set up to make a ridiculous or incendiary statement about Adam, it will happen over and over again. We are all gonna have to just tough it out.

The real test of James' claims will come with the release of Adam Unlocked and James' yet to be officially announced renaissance of metal album. My predictions:

1. Adam Unlocked is gonna be critically and popularly acclaimed and cement his place as a phenomenal singer, entertainer, and (hopefully) song writer. He will leave the Idol and Glam labels behind and be acknowledged and embraced.

2. James will NOT be releasing a big label heavy metal rock album. Despite his Idol exposure, the industry will not support it. There is absolutely zilch evidence that the record buying public is clamoring for a metal revival. The metal heads that do exist will likely shun an Idol or download the music illegally. There just isn't any profit in it for TPTB.

3. James may release some kind of rock/pop album on a major or semi-major label. It will be highly enhanced with auto-tune and other electronic tweaks. It will have limited success. Male rock/pop is just not happening these days. We all recognize that Adam is the major exception, and it is only because he is so exceptional. James will probably be one of those Idols who make one album and get dropped. Fading away to small gigs with an alt band.

4. If James insists on making a metal album, his only option will be to get released by TPTB and go the indie route. He'll have success at some level in the indie market, but never be a major player. Even going the indie route it's gonna be a tough sell. Does he have the moxie to court and woo the producers and win a chance? Questionable.

My hope for this summer is that we can ignore the baiting game the media will play with James vs. Adam. I don't want to deal with it. It makes me cranky and has no positive purpose. Since the game WILL be played in much of the media, I hope that Q3 will create a sub-forum for this "battle." An Idol 10 tour discussion group? A "media looking for hits" page? Something so that I don't have to see it unless I go looking for it. Hey, I can ask, right?

Anyone else think this is just idol produced drama to try and drum up interest in a dull finale?

Yep!!

JMO, but when anyone slams Adam, I pretty much expect to come here and find discussion about it. If we can have pages and pages of comments on the study of genetics, it would seem that we would have a place in the main thread for discussion on comments made about Adam in the media. What Durbin said about Adam (and his album) doesn't seem to fall under the category of off-topic discussions.
IMO, it has a place on Main as much as twitter rants about Adam from Monte's wife.
I'm not condoning engaging James or his fans on twitter, but I do expect to read some minimal outrage or WTF? type comments on an Adam fan board.