Of course Adam would make a stellar judge on Idol.
1. He looks great on TV.
2. He knows the "game" of being an Idol hopeful.
3. He is young and now.
4. He is articulate, warm, personable.
5. He has proved himself to be a good mentor on Idol and Majors and Minors.
6. He can sang.
7. He has many years of voice training and can.......wait for it.... ACTUALLY GIVE HELPFUL, SPECIFIC, ACCURATE FEEDBACK ON THEIR SINGING.
8. He has many years of experience on stage craft and presentation: costumes, lighting, make-up, movement, owning the stage. HE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE HELPFUL, SPECIFIC, ACCURATE FEEDBACK ON PRESENTATION.
9. He has copious knowledge of popular music spanning decades. He listens to everything, constantly. He has his finger on the pulse of what is happening in music right now (as opposed to another Adam who didn't know that Adam Lambert sang WWFM). HE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE HELPFUL, SPECIFIC, ACCURATE FEEDBACK ON WHAT SONGS TO CHOOSE.
10. He wants to do it to help the young contestants improve and reach for their dreams. What a concept!
11. He is living proof that Idol DOES produce world wide stars. (We won't tell anyone that Adam gets the credit for achieving that, not Idol. After all, they did hook him up with Queen.)
As to whether this would be a good move for Adam? To quote Simon, "We each have our own opinions." I think I am coming down on the side of "Yes." Being a judge on these singing competitions has certainly paid off in terms of visibility and sales for other artists. And, as someone said, it beats traveling around the country, getting up at dark thirty to go to a radio station and pleasantly answer inane radio DJ questions in order to get the word out about his music --- when they still don't play him afterwards.
We've been talking about how Adam can reach the next level of success if he cannot get played on the radio. Getting rave reviews about appearing with Queen might be one way. But, it ties him to music that is 30+ years old. Idol would lend him visibility for his new music.
I know we want Adam to distance himself from Idol. (Whether he is mentioned as former runner-up, or former winner
) However, history shows us that the Idol label adheres to artists for many years. So, instead of trying to ignore it, why not re-frame it? "Idol and other reality shows pump out dozens of mediocre, artificially created, disposable singers, but, once in a blue moon, a world wide star emerges. See? It CAN happen. In four short years, Adam has gone from singing in the back of the chorus to being acknowledged as the best male singer in pop/rock music today. And now he comes back to Idol to share his experience and expertise with the next generation." Given the right spin, it could work.
But, for this news cycle, just the rumor is all "win."
) However, history shows us that the Idol label adheres to artists for many years. So, instead of trying to ignore it, why not re-frame it? "Idol and other reality shows pump out dozens of mediocre, artificially created, disposable singers, but, once in a blue moon, a world wide star emerges. See? It CAN happen. In four short years, Adam has gone from singing in the back of the chorus to being acknowledged as the best male singer in pop/rock music today. And now he comes back to Idol to share his experience and expertise with the next generation." Given the right spin, it could work.
