2.15.12 Adam News and Info

I thought I saw a vid this a.m. where all 3 were playing. Kevin was like behind a counter and Adam, Tommy and Isaac were sitting facing Kevin. They showed Kevin at the very beginning of BTIKM.

As you may remember from the last time this question came up, I tend to agree with you on this--Adam likes top 40 pop, Adam wants to be played on top 40 radio, and Adam writes pop music. But just to be fair, most of the songs Adam wrote for FYE were never intended to be radio singles, and I have no reason to suspect that if Adam wants to write a great radio single, he has that ability in spades, especially with the ace pop co-writers and producers he's been working with. We haven't heard the new music in question (with the exception of a very-much-changed trespassing), so all I can do is trust the critics who have. THey seem to feel VERY STRONGLY that certainly CUCKOO and probably TRESPASSING as well (both Adam co-writes) would make terrific singles.

Personally, I don't mind radio-friendly songs. I like a lot of the songs I hear on CHR. What I don't want is a song, no matter how "radio-friendly" it is, that could belong to any other artist, in part because it was written/produced (without Adam) by a team (Dr. Luke et al) that has written/produced songs for most of the other artists in the top 40. For me (and this is only my opinion, and worth very little) BTIKM is such a song (indeed, part of the thrill of watching these acoustic versions is to see Adam taking a non-Adam song and adamizing it). I don't want another one. I don't just want to hear his voice--I want a hit song with Adam's stamp all over it, even if--especially if--it is an "in the box" pop-radio-friendly song. I'm confident he has it in him, and I suspect (given the gushing reviews) that such a song already exists on Trespassing. But then, I'm a greedy biatch like that! ;D

Also, I want Adam to get credit for an underappreciated skill of his: his song-writing. And I don't just mean that the lyrics are personal to him--even more than that, I'm thrilled by Adam's musical instincts (see acoustic versions mentioned above) and what I assume are his production instincts. From what he has said over the years about specific details from the FYE album, his suggestions almost always made a song sound more interesting, and they always sounded identifiably Adam. He already gets admired for his voice. But needless to say, Adam isn't on AI anymore, making other peoples songs sound like his own--he's his own pop artist. I'm not worried about radio boxing Adam in or making him too "top-of-the-popsy"--I believe Adam would make a great mainstream pop star; I just ready for the next step--I'm ready for an ADAM SONG to burn up my radio!

Here's the direct link to the 102.7 performance of BTIKM. Give them hits, please.

fresh1027.radio.com/2012/02/15/adam-lambert-performs-in-studio-better-than-i-know-myself-video/

It is fun to listen to the succession of performances from early morning on. This one is obviously from several hours later, and he has warmed up enough to belt the chorus, altho still in the lower key. And, you will note that he sings "Better than I [breath] know MYSEEEEELLLF!" that breath is necessary because, altho he is warmer than early morning, he is still not fully warmed up, and needs more air to produce and sustain the high notes. (Mama cassie wants to say, "If you need that extra breath, Adam, you are NOT sufficiently warmed up. Don't go for the note. You are pushing it. But, he is a big boy and knows his voice.)