8.1.11 Adam News & Information
Aug 1, 2011 1:06:51 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Aug 1, 2011 1:06:51 GMT -5
Fan photo from Ste. Agathe en Feux Festival -- The banner photo is from virg1877
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8.1.11 by Q3
adamlambert Adam Lambert
Happy Monday folks!! Looking forward to a productive, creative and happy week!!
7.25.11 from Twitter
Great concert on Friday night, first performance of a song from his new album. Then a weekend in Montreal with Sauli. Seems like a productive, creative and happy week.
Out on the town with Sauli in Montreal Saturday night¡
Adam has a picture taken with a fan
On Sunday, Adam reports about the Gaultier exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' GAULTIER exhibit was so inspiring. #FashionisART say.ly/JdjxVB
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More GAULTIER say.ly/gwTxVD
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Yummy say.ly/KUAxVF
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@scarlettcherry you would have gagged over the exhibit!!
adamlambert Adam Lambert Gaultier film strip bodice. Gagging. say.ly/oxyxWc
Note: From Urban Dictionary ¨C gagging: slang term primarily used by gay men in the early to mid 90s. used when something is so fierce you can't help but wanting to gag from the overload of extreme fierceosity.
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Can I get a pair of these futura chaps?! #GAULTIER say.ly/LArxWe
4 minutes ago
Adam went shopping on Sunday¡ then popped into the Aveda salon...
stacyleeann Stacy Lee Ann Picard
I served Adam Lambert at work! #haha
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@stacyleeann lucky! Isn't he sweet and gorgeous?!
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@stacyleeann
Stacy Lee Ann Picard
@jeaninefierce what a total sweetheart!
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stacyleeann Stacy Lee Ann Picard
Twelve hour work day: Done! Celebrity encounter: Done! Celebrity name: Adam Lambert #Aveda #AdamLambert
gobo Ryan Closs
@stacyleeann We've got a city full of awesome comedians and you saw Adam Lambert!?
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Stacy Lee Ann Picard
@gobo the guy needs his expensive hair products...I doubt any of those awesome comedians care for that.
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This is how one travels in Montreal. Rent a bike!! Economical, Environmental, and mental. say.ly/rrKxWi
1 minute ago
@kevinrenke Just saw @adamlambert at the Montreal airport! #montreal yfrog.com/gyfxsrmj
jam2885 He's in NY! RT noteDhero: ...and Adam Lambert just walked past. Happy to be back on NYC.
@notedhero: @mattypants_ he was wearing black. Little to no make up. I continue to rock my gay paper boy look. Sister says I'm in the lollipop guild.
@zombiewriter_: GUYS HE WAS WITH SAULI AT THE SPA RT stacyleeann satanicthong I didn't notice an accent, but he was tanned, little and had a lot of tattoos.
More from the Ste. Agathe en Feux concert![/size][/color]
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An array of @adamlambert and @tommyjoeratliff pix! RT @tuke18 : I made a twitpic event for Ste. Agathe for my pics!
t.co/QnWclMhcreativmind1281 Melissa
twitpic.com/5z2q4h @adamlambert and @tommyjoeratliff 8 St. Agathe - Smiles and laughs all around :D
8 minutes ago
Adam Lambert "Outlaws of Love"
in HD by FierceAlien
First album track credits confirmed[/size][/color]
¡°Outlaws of Love¡± written by Adam Lambert, BC Jean and Rune Westberg.
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#outlawsoflove is NOT my first single. It will def be a track on my upcoming album, but the first single is still a mystery!!
7.31.11 from Twitter
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@bcjean and I wrote #outlawsoflove w Rune Westberg. Glad you all like it.
7.31.11 from Twitter
BC Jean (Britney Jean Carlson) is an American singer-songwriter, pop/rock singer and actress, best known for writing Beyonc¨¦¡¯s "If I Were a Boy¡±. Jean is currently signed to J Records and is working on an album with Dallas Austin, The Matrix, and Toby Gad.
Rune Westberg is a Danish singer, songwriter, record producer, and mixer currently living and working in Los Angeles. He co-wrote ¡°No Surprise¡± with Chad Kroeger, Eric Dill and Chris Daughtry. He recently also co-wrote ¡°Unique¡± with Kris Allen and Jason Reeves. He also wrote and produced ¡°Let Me Fall For You" a bonus track (#14) on David Cook¡¯s recent album, ¡°This Loud Morning¡±.
Old interview video of BC Jean talking about the ''golden romeo & juliet type'' of song which we now know to be Outlaws of Love. (Thanks Wal!)
Adam, vocal range and what makes a great vocalist[/size][/color]
8.1.11 by Cassie, editted by Q3
Q3: I put this together from separate posts: one by nica575, one by Craazyforadam and the others from Cassie.
The discussion started when nica575 posted this video from DigitalDreamDoor.com:
Link: www.digitaldreamdoor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=568&p=133234#p133234
Cassie posted this evaluation of the video: "It is mostly accurate, but I have listened repeatedly with my Bose speakers turned up and cannot hear the final two low notes they say are there. The first is the spoken "who are you?" before ROF. What note is that? It is spoken. How can he be singing if he is talking? Then, the last from Fever, I don't hear any particularly low note. Are my geriatric ears missing something????"
crazyforadam responded: "Talking about range: Cassie, I don't hear the B2 either and his C3# is thin enough that I don't think he presently has the ability to go much lower than that..at least not on a day where he is also belting in the upper ranges. Perhaps, when he warms up well and lays off the high notes for a few days, he technically may have it in him, but generally, I don't think going lower than even Eb3 is all that effective for him. He loves singing in that key, presumably because it is a warm sounding one, so I don't think we will get a lot of lower notes. And why anyways? Just to prove a point for somebody wanting to claim the 3 octave range? Also, I think that his Bb5 was not really all that great either in that video. Isn't it normally necessary to hold the tone for it to count? Though in this case I think Adam probably would have it in him if he wanted it.
But to be honest for me there are other things that fascinate me much more than that range topic:
i.e. in OOL when he sings "They say we'll rot in hell, but I don't think we will": for the third time, he is belting this out and setting it apart from the rest of the song, which is sung very lyrical, crystal clear almost operatic in style. The fact that Adam can switch back and forth like that within a live performance, just amazing.
Also, his vocal impressive / expressive /atmospheric style - not sure what to call it:
Example: The whole song allows for many different arrangements and interpretations, and 'knowing' Adam we will get to hear them over time. In this version though, the melody is sung in such a way that a pleasant but also overpowering sweetness is covering the whole song which stands in poignant contrast to the lyrics, almost like a perfume that is a bit too overpowering.
Maybe - The experience of existing laws and restriction/discrimination expressed as a lonely voice of concern or anguish in a sea of overpowering consensus that believes everything is already oh-so-ok with gay rights?
Just one way to interpret it, but he creates a mood that is so meaningful and he does that most often with his style of singing, in this case rich and melodic as compared to for example the falsetto sounding thinner voice during TOMT or Loaded Smile.
That just fascinates me so much more than range, he just has so many more tools in his toolkit than most other singers and that just makes it so exiting. Really wonder how this song will sound on the album, probably totally different, but also interesting."
Finally, Cassie followed up with a longer explanation:
Note: I found this great resource for pitches on the internet. Go to www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/pitch/pitch.html The yellow key is C4, or middle C. Click on it to hear how it sounds. I will reference this page to talk about Adam's range.
I think people talk about range being the end all be all determination of a great singer because it is objective and measurable. Perhaps the equivalent of talking about an excellent car by discussing how fast it can go from 0=60 or something. I agree with you that there are so many other characteristics or qualities of a great singer.
First of all, let's talk about USABLE range. Where one can sustain a note with consistency and clarity, and sing it repeatedly on different songs on different nights. For Adam, he hit that C#3 (the fifth black key below the yellow key) several times every night in Aftermath. I agree, that is just about his lowest usable note. Maybe a C3. (the white key just to the left of the C#3 you just found.) But that is less consistent. I can hear a "break" in his voice at about a G3. (3 white keys below the yellow one) Below that, he is very chesty and less powerful. A few notes below that he can still get a rich, caramel tone, like the bottom Eb3s (the fourth black key below the yellow one) in OoL. On the top, he consistently pitched the songs on tour to hit an F#5. (the eighth black key above the yellow one) On one offs, he can belt up to the A5 (the twelfth white key above the yellow one) with ringing clarity. The Bb5, (the black key to the right of the A5) a half step above he has only touched very briefly and very occasionally. So, I would say usable range is C#3 to A5. Damned impressive, but not quite 3 octaves.
(Just for fun, check out your range. Start with the yellow key and sing that pitch. Then walk down each white key to the left, singing each. What is the lowest you can comfortably and clearly sing? Then, go back to the yellow key, and walk up each white key, until you can't go any further. How high can you sing? Can you match Adam's range?)
More important than range, tho, as you pointed out, is tone or timbre. You are right, that Adam can shade his voice with so many "colors" and textures. Rough and raspy, light and airy, light and crystal, powerful and clear, with a rich vibrato, with a straight tone. That is an important quality of a great singer.
A great singer also exhibits great control of his instrument. He performs consistently, from show to show, song to song, and phrase to phrase. I am thinking of Durbin, here. He has range. Sometimes he has good tone. Sometimes he has vibrato. Sometimes he is on pitch. But, it is unreliable. Unpredictable. I cannot listen with comfort, because I don't know when he will lose control and sing something that sounds like fingernails on chalkboard.
A singer can have great technique but not be able to move us emotionally. To be great, they need to sing emotionally, in a way that touches us. In this, Adam excels. He is able to interpret a song in a variety of ways by changing his delivery. You make very good points about how he chose to sing so delicately in OoL, when the lyrics are harsh and hurtful.
But these qualities are not measurable. They are not logical. They are things we experience and feel. So, they are often set aside for nit picking discussions about absolute range. Thanks for pointing that out. I agree with your entire post.
Adam in Sexiest Man Final!!
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Adam vs. David Cook
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In the first 3 rounds, Cook fans have cast twice as many votes as Adam fans......
TOTAL VOTES IN ALL 3 ROUNDS
Adam 165,941 David Cook 323,276
THIS IS THE IMPORTANT ONE!!
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8.13.11 Equality California will honor singer and songwriter Adam Lambert at this year¡¯s annual Los Angeles Equality Awards
Link: www.sdgln.com/causes/2011/07/05/adam-lambert-facebook-be-honored-los-angeles-equality-awards
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Late August 2011 ¨C Date TBD, unconfirmed ¨C Adam will be a guest judge on Project Runway. His episode was taped on 7.14.11.
Around 8.30.11 New single released
9.23.2011 Premiere of Majors & Minors on the Hub Network.
Adam Lambert, Avril Lavigne, Colbie Caillat and Claude Kelly are joining The Hub's latest reality series Majors & Minors. They will serve as mentors (the "majors") to young talent on the upcoming fall series, premiering Friday, Sept. 23.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-lambert-avril-lavigne-colbie-217026
October or November 2011 (Date and Time TBA) MTV Talk@Playground with Adam and SKINGRAFT'S Johnny Cota. Will be broadcast internationally.
Around 11.7.11 Adam's second album released
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