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ameliagDo you hate to see people like you succeed — Why Adam Lambert might not win American Idol
by Amelia G : May 18th, 2009
If you are alt-identified, yet want Kris Allen to beat Adam Lambert in this week’s American Idol finale, then you are complicit in your own oppression. Rebels who want Adam Lambert to lose must just hate themselves.
People like to fuss about sex and sexuality, but the place where Adam Lambert is actually unusual is that it is rare to see new musicians with serious larger-than-life star quality in the spotlight today. I just watched a top 20 video countdown and Eminem was just about the only one who would turn heads in a room he walked into, on force of presence alone. So it is exciting to see someone who has the right counterculture vibe with a mix of subcultures gothic, punk, hard rock, rockabilly, emo, scene and more blended together for something unique and compelling. To anyone who states people like Adam Lambert are a dime a dozen and FOX is just not in-the-know, I have to say there are a lot of people with some of that general sort of style, but not a lot with that vibe and that level of both charisma and musical talent.
To receive the same kudos as someone who comes across more normal and mainstream, I often feel like I have to work at least twice as hard and produce work which is twice as good. I would be fine with this, except for the part . . .
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by Amelia G : May 18th, 2009
If you are alt-identified, yet want Kris Allen to beat Adam Lambert in this week’s American Idol finale, then you are complicit in your own oppression. Rebels who want Adam Lambert to lose must just hate themselves.People like to fuss about sex and sexuality, but the place where Adam Lambert is actually unusual is that it is rare to see new musicians with serious larger-than-life star quality in the spotlight today. I just watched a top 20 video countdown and Eminem was just about the only one who would turn heads in a room he walked into, on force of presence alone. So it is exciting to see someone who has the right counterculture vibe with a mix of subcultures gothic, punk, hard rock, rockabilly, emo, scene and more blended together for something unique and compelling. To anyone who states people like Adam Lambert are a dime a dozen and FOX is just not in-the-know, I have to say there are a lot of people with some of that general sort of style, but not a lot with that vibe and that level of both charisma and musical talent.
To receive the same kudos as someone who comes across more normal and mainstream, I often feel like I have to work at least twice as hard and produce work which is twice as good. I would be fine with this, except for the part . . .
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Date: 2009-05-19 12:28 am (UTC)Not knowing anything about AI, I just want to say: OMFG, I used to have a pair of pants like Glambert's! He should win just on that.
Okay, I'm silly. But you knew that. :)
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Date: 2009-05-19 05:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-20 06:04 pm (UTC)Now that is high praise, coming from you, the goddess of punk. :) Thank you, my friend!
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Date: 2009-05-19 05:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-19 06:07 am (UTC)Seriously, I'm starting to think Adam Lambert is a litmus test for whether someone is right with him or her self or not. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I think it is cool that you will be voting for his . . . voice tomorrow.
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Date: 2009-05-19 08:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-19 03:08 pm (UTC)