3.27.21 Adam News and Info
Mar 26, 2021 23:45:47 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Mar 26, 2021 23:45:47 GMT -5
Adam fans -- crashing websites since 2009
Bel💚💜💚🌹🌹@a1230bel
Mar 23, 2021
Replying to @soundwaves_Art @adamlambert and @trevorproject
Please let me know if you sent out email looking for shipping info for orders placed yesterday. Checking bc of Adam imposters
Soundwaves Art@Soundwaves_Art
Hey there! There was so much interest in these prints, our website crashed for about 15 minutes on Monday and we lost shipping info for all orders during that time. We still have the order confirmation and payments, so your piece is reserved! We’ll ship out once we have shipping.
6:41 AM · Mar 26, 2021
Kelly Clarkson's 'Mad World' Has Us Thinking of Adam Lambert's 'Idol' Game-Changer
By Katie Atkinson 3/26/2021
On Friday's (March 26) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the talk-show host covered Tears for Fears' "Mad World" -- and we couldn't help but think back to another American Idol alum tackling the song more than a decade ago.
During season 8 of Idol back in 2009, Adam Lambert was a fan favorite thanks to his unbelievable vocal range and bombastic performances. But the one criticism the judges (especially Simon Cowell) levied at the aspiring pop star was that his delivery could be a little too theatrical and over-the-top.
Enter his instantly iconic and subdued (for him, at least) cover of the unsettling song. Lambert opted for the slowed-down Gary Jules and Michael Andrews version of the tune -- as featured on 2001's Donnie Darko soundtrack -- as opposed to the 1982 synth-pop original, sprinkling the somber song with some unexpected note choices, especially his ending wail. The buzzy performance helped carry Lambert all the way to the finale, where he finished in the runner-up slot to Kris Allen, and Adam has found success as a solo singer as well as touring with Queen in the decade-plus since.
For Clarkson's new take, she borrows a bit from both versions, opting for the slower tempo of the newer cover but adding some heavy drums and guitars at the end that recall the peppier original. Clarkson, of course, won the very first season of American Idol in 2002, launching her blockbuster music career and leading to the full-circle Kellyoke covers she performs each day on her talk show almost 20 years later.
Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off the Week With Powerful Adele Cover: Watch
"Mad World" never charted for Tears for Fears, but the Jules and Andrews cover became a radio hit, topping the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in 2004.
Watch Clarkson and Lambert's covers of "Mad World" below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7T7msgT4R0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfR0JGWX62E
Link to original article: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9547393/kelly-clarkson-mad-world-adam-lambert-american-idol
Q3 postscript: Adam's cover of "Mad World" also charted. It was on the US and Canadian Billboard charts
"Mad World" Adam Lambert
USA peaked at #19 on 6.5.2009
3 weeks on the chart
Canada
Peaked at #10 on 6.5.2009
3 weeks on the chart
Adam's version also probably would have charted after his first Idol performance but these sales were not made public.
Bel💚💜💚🌹🌹@a1230bel
Mar 23, 2021
Replying to @soundwaves_Art @adamlambert and @trevorproject
Please let me know if you sent out email looking for shipping info for orders placed yesterday. Checking bc of Adam imposters
Soundwaves Art@Soundwaves_Art
Hey there! There was so much interest in these prints, our website crashed for about 15 minutes on Monday and we lost shipping info for all orders during that time. We still have the order confirmation and payments, so your piece is reserved! We’ll ship out once we have shipping.
6:41 AM · Mar 26, 2021
Kelly Clarkson's 'Mad World' Has Us Thinking of Adam Lambert's 'Idol' Game-Changer
By Katie Atkinson 3/26/2021
On Friday's (March 26) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the talk-show host covered Tears for Fears' "Mad World" -- and we couldn't help but think back to another American Idol alum tackling the song more than a decade ago.
During season 8 of Idol back in 2009, Adam Lambert was a fan favorite thanks to his unbelievable vocal range and bombastic performances. But the one criticism the judges (especially Simon Cowell) levied at the aspiring pop star was that his delivery could be a little too theatrical and over-the-top.
Enter his instantly iconic and subdued (for him, at least) cover of the unsettling song. Lambert opted for the slowed-down Gary Jules and Michael Andrews version of the tune -- as featured on 2001's Donnie Darko soundtrack -- as opposed to the 1982 synth-pop original, sprinkling the somber song with some unexpected note choices, especially his ending wail. The buzzy performance helped carry Lambert all the way to the finale, where he finished in the runner-up slot to Kris Allen, and Adam has found success as a solo singer as well as touring with Queen in the decade-plus since.
For Clarkson's new take, she borrows a bit from both versions, opting for the slower tempo of the newer cover but adding some heavy drums and guitars at the end that recall the peppier original. Clarkson, of course, won the very first season of American Idol in 2002, launching her blockbuster music career and leading to the full-circle Kellyoke covers she performs each day on her talk show almost 20 years later.
Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off the Week With Powerful Adele Cover: Watch
"Mad World" never charted for Tears for Fears, but the Jules and Andrews cover became a radio hit, topping the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in 2004.
Watch Clarkson and Lambert's covers of "Mad World" below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7T7msgT4R0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfR0JGWX62E
Link to original article: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9547393/kelly-clarkson-mad-world-adam-lambert-american-idol
Q3 postscript: Adam's cover of "Mad World" also charted. It was on the US and Canadian Billboard charts
"Mad World" Adam Lambert
USA peaked at #19 on 6.5.2009
3 weeks on the chart
Canada
Peaked at #10 on 6.5.2009
3 weeks on the chart
Adam's version also probably would have charted after his first Idol performance but these sales were not made public.
