Video:Adam Lambert at the AMA awards
As many of you know, I was an Adam Lambert fan but I can’t say I’m a fan of his performance tonight on the AMA awards.
Adam sang “For Your Entertainment.” and the sound was terrible….but it was terrible for everyone. The performance was frenetic and vulgar. I was afraid this was the direction he was going to take and he certainly took it over the top. The reception at the awards was cool and even his fans are admitting that it was inappropriate.
Lambert fell once on stage, tried to cover it up with a roll. He kissed the keyboard player, had his crotch grabbed by a dancer, grabbed another dancer’s crotch and slammed a dancer’s face into his crotch. I expect Adam Lamber to be outside the box but this was a disgusting display with little redeeming value. Certainly the vocals didn’t redeem the performance for him.
Watch at your own risk:
I just went and watched the Janet Jackson performance and she did some crotch grabbing herself, which I think is over the top. The whole of her performance wasn’t quite as dark and sexual as Lamberts in my opinion.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am
Agree. I thought it was inappropriate and vulgar. AND, he can sing MUCH better than this!
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
I can see why some might be dismayed by the performance – especially the vocal performance.
I for one am happy to see a man adopt the highly-sexualized performance style that women have been caught-up in for a long time now. Let men portray themselves and each other as sex objects/sex tools for a change – I’m sick of seeing women do it to themselves and each other.
I’m no less an Adam Lambert fan now than I was before seeing the video.
I appreciate his willingness to blur the lines between what’s acceptable for women and what’s acceptable for men. That people are outraged by his moves – moves that every female pop star does routinely in concert, tells me that our society is only comfortable viewing women as the “sex class”. That needs to change. If we can’t save the women from this pigeon hole, we can at least add men to the mix and perhaps re-cast the “sex class” as something not gender specific.
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I disagree. I’ve never seen female pop stars grab a dancers crotch or have hers grabbed by a dancer. I’ve never seen a female pop start grab the face of a dancer and shove it into her crotch.
Anonymous Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
@Sage, Madonna?
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I can’t say I ever saw her smash someone’s face to her crotch.
amber Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:55 pm
yea but dont u think it was a little over the top to put another mans head and shove it in your crotch as if he was giving u a blow job???
lexie777 Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
@pac-12, i tottaly agree im still a fan, they can’t freak out just cuz hes a guy, they need to be fair in this messed up world..and i just saw lady gaga’s video shes pretty much licking another woman and ive seen way worse with these female artist these days what adam did was just the same as the others…
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Haha wow Sage, did you not see Janet Jackson at the beginning of the show?
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm
No, I didn’t. I don’t care for Janet Jackson.
I just went and watched the video and she definitely pushed the boundaries with some crotch grabbing, but the whole performance wasn’t as dark and sexual as Adam’s.
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Well I missed it all. I have a hard time watching self indulgent ego driven displays that award shows have become. There is an overabundance of award shows. They all kind of blend. I was watching national geographic and fell asleep before it was over.
Yeah, I am blase’
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
We were flipping back and forth between two channels. I should have said my husband was flipping back and forth between two channels.
I missed Janet Jackson. Hated Lady GaGa. I thought Whitney was self indulgent to the extreme and was disgusted with Adam Lambert. All in all, I wasn’t impressed with the AMA.
sickofdrama Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
@Sage, Totally agree with you!
AliSilver Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
@Wizcon, Me too Wiz… I watch no awards shows ! They’re HOOPLA in it’s grandest form !
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I love adam and I think people are just scared to open there minds. He can do whatever he wants and if people don’t like it…don’t watch.
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Well, none of us knew that something so inappropriate would be on a network show. This wasn’t a bar, or a concert, or a cable show. It was network t.v.
I don’t want to watch someone else’s S&M fantasies, thank you very much.
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Really well-stated, Pac-12! Maybe you should start a blog. I, too, am tired of the sexual double standards so implicit in our culture AND I wonder when this puritanical mindset we inherited from our mother country will finally fade…
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
This disappointed me. Adam didn’t have to be so trashy.
Bummer. His vocals sucked. Even if it had been a full on innocent performance….which it clearly wasn’t….his vocals were terrible.
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Adam Lambert’s performance is no more vulgar that some of the things Brittney Spears or other artists have done. The difference is that its an openly gay man doing things with other men. Its called shock value, and soon this will be forgotten for some other over the top performance. Remember, when Janet Jackson had her wardrobe malfunction, people were up in arms over that.
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
First of all, that’s a bad argument as what someone else does make what Adam does right. I have no problem with him being gay and couldn’t care less if the person he kissed was a male or female. I do have a problem with what I think was disrespectful. This was a network show, not cable. The rather violent nature of the whole thing was in my opinion inappropriate.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I think women singers have succumb to provacative performances in response to pressure from their backers, like Disney, and have competitively “pushed the envelop” in an effort to regain the front page. OR sometimes, to hide they can’t sing, like poor Brittany. BUT WHY would a man with talent choose to debut with sleazy instead of talent? It’s just stupid, and disappointing. What a waste of the opportunity Lambert had!! All he proved is he is not an American Idol, but failed to show his potential at all.Too bad.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I cannot believe that nobody is talking about the time that he wipes out. Yeah he is raunchy and despicable, but that fall and the tumble to cover it up is AWESOMELY FUNNY!!!
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Yeah, that was weird.
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
britney spears got way worse than this. hes just showing that guys can have fun to
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
I wouldn’t know as I don’t watch spears. What she does is irrelevant to what he does.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 pm
I cannot say that this is the kind of music for me. I wasn’t impressed, it didn’t appeal to my tastes. An earlier respondent makes an interesting point in that women sexualize themselves on stage and in their music as a matter of routine. Adam’s music, like it or not, is breaking new ground. Whether the public embraces it… who knows..
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Wow where to start. First Vocally a bust, he sings better than that. Visually disgusting.
I am a Singer as well as a songwriter. A true artist can convey the “attitude” or Dark titillation without actually showing it.Janet Jackson-Velet Rope comes to mind. A “real” Entertainer uses their body language, vocal pronunciation, and attitude, just as an actor would. That’s the problem with young inexperienced “artists” they are green and don’t get it. To me it shows just how insecure and green an artist he is. If you listen to Etta James, or Bette Lavette sing you feel their pain and it can bring you to tears. They may be standing still or sitting just singing and they have the “power” to make you listen and feel whatever it is they choose. Why, cause its REAL. Nothing about Adams performance was REAL just real contrived!!! Ok we put a chair out for you. Go sit in the corner beside K.D.Lang and Sinead O’Conner. You have damaged your career. Shock Jock shit went out with Howard Stern. Don’t be fooled this has nothing to do with his gayness! Is says more about his lack of common sense.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 pm
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November 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
I think those with negative comments should get a life.. We are all human beings and sex & sexuality is apart of our lives. Wake up and smell the roses. Adam is a performer and perform he did. If you do not like it.. then don’t watch it.. it’s that simple. This is a free world or so it’s suppose to be, we should not be told what is right and wrong and what we can and cannot watch, or what a performer should or should not do. Freedom or speech, freedom to live. So move on…or is it that those that have issues maybe are the ones who are not getting any sex?
Sage Reply:
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Well, we didn’t know it was coming on a network t.v. show, now did we? It wasn’t sexy, it was rather violelnt, and it was a person treating others like a piece of meat.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I Love the performance I say yeah 4 theMen get out the f ** king closet let us have fun safely and remember he had to practice with the ama before he got on stage to do his stunt so stunt on glam #1 fan oh Im a female and still RESPECTED it
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Not all of the performance was choreographed and approved:
Producers of the show have said part of the performance was not approved. Afterwards Lambert, who instantly rose to fame in May following American Idol, told CNN, “Some of the things I love most about performing is when you’re up there and all of the sudden you just have these feelings, this rush that comes over you.” SOURCE
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I have to add…I was disgusted with Adam’s performance. I knew there would be some remark about discrimination by Adam as soon as I watched it. He can say what he will about equal right’s for gay men to show their sexuality on stage HOWEVER,I don’t care if he’s gay or straight…on a network broadcast that I’m watching with my teen, I don’t need to be watching ANYONE hold another person’s face to their crotch and grinding. And “turn the channel” you say? Yes, I suppose I could have but it was like a train wreck. You don’t want to watch yet you can’t believe what you’re seeing and you’re almost forced to see it to the end.
If he wants to show the world how “cutting edge” he is – do it some other way. Don’t disrespect the public that was expecting (and looking fwd to) an awesome performance by the American Idol contender. He wants to stray away from the American Idol image that HE created? Fine, but give the families who watched and voted for him on AI a little notice. Show a little respect for those who helped him get where he is today.
As for the references to the Madonna, Britney, and Christina’s kiss that he has mentioned – was that shock value? Sure. Does Adam kissing another man increase shock value? Sure. BUT the whole performance was about dominance and aggression. The S&M outfits and behavior; the forcing of the man’s face to his crotch; the impromptu aggressive kissing of the keyboard player; the in-your-face aggression of Adam to the audience in person and via television. He was flipping off the world from beginning to end in that performance.
And in the end – he got what he wanted: attention. He lost the respect and support of some fans and I’m sure gained support from others. He can do what he wants – no one said he couldn’t – but he just thumbed his nose at the world and he sounded bad doing it.
Btw…he can stop comparing what he did to David Bowie. David Bowie’s shock rock included Ziggy Stardust – not an animal forcing people to sexually please himself while encouraging others to watch. He is Adam Lambert – the man whose first album was released 11/23. He is not Madonna or David Bowie. He’s got a lot of time and work to do before he can even attempt to compare himself with those music legends!
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Thank you for your comment. Well said.
I personally don’t care that he kissed a man. My problem is with people being treated like pieces of meat and the whole violent, dark nature of the performance. I like sex…no actually I love sex but I don’t like when sex as treated as something that is about violence. I don’t like sex that dehumanizes another human being. I don’t want to watch others S&M fantasies.
As you pointed out, this was network t.v. and there were children watching. The performance was inappropriate and I think Adam hurt himself with many of former fans. As duchesswilder pointed out, it showed a lack of common sense. And the performance certainly didn’t highlight his talent….the vocal was terrible and his angry attitude a turn off.
November 24th, 2009 at 12:27 am
wow…that was way over the top. not cool.
November 24th, 2009 at 12:39 am
i like adam lambert. always have. I had no idea what everyone was talking about when they metioned his performance until i saw for myself. wow. that was .. well not the adam i fell in love with lol i still like his music but i have to agree he sounded horrible at the AMA. i also would say the head grabbing and fingering was too much. yes you can express individuality and all but to an extent.
November 24th, 2009 at 12:47 am
Over the top? Are you all in a CAVE? Have you not been watching television or listening to the radio over the past decade? This is where the media and ‘pop’ world has brought us to. And frankly, I LOVE IT. I am GLAD that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgenders can now express themselves as freely as heterosexuals do. With Britney Spear’s songs like I’m a slave 4 u and If you seek Amy, and the countless girl on girl acts at many award shows, it’s about time others like Adam Lambert get a chance to display their sexual intuitions on the stage just as everyone else does. For the first time, gay audiences actually have someone they can relate to other than singing along to female artists, they have a male figure they can idolize. For you to consider this as “over the top” and “distasteful” is to only show just how behind you are in the world today. Gay marriage will soon be legalized and believe it or not, premarital sex is considered OKAY. Just in case you missed out on that lil’ development in society as well.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 3:42 am
If you bothered to read what I wrote you would know that I don’t approve of any performer smashing someones face into their crotch. And believe it or not this generation didn’t invent premarital sex. I’m not behind with the world today but I do find violence mixed with sex distasteful and I find Adam’s performance on a network t.v. show that kids watch inappropriate.
DirtyDish Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
@Alli, agree with you sister
November 24th, 2009 at 1:48 am
First off, doesn’t anyone get the vibe that this is not trying to be “sexy” but trying to be like really nasty and hot? It’s like he’s trying to totally cross barriers for everyone and show that he likes to fuck both girls and guys. That is not appropriate for the stage. It really doesn’t feel like he’s trying to be sexy, but, like, pornographic. It seems like the intentions are to be porno. I thought the beginning, twirling the girl on the ground and the leash and the guy were perfect. So funny and it was a great way to show how Adam goes “both ways”. But then the shoving a GUY’S face into his crotch rocketed past the rated-R line. I have NEVER seen ANY performer put someone’s face in their crotch so violently like Adam did, and if Madonna/Janet Jackson/Britney have (which I don’t think they have?) I’m sure they got criticized for it, too. Not only is that disgusting either sex, but to see guy on guy so violently like that was a huge turn off. Secondly, the idea of girl and guy dancers was fine and Adam Lambert certainly looked like the master and hot, it was disturbing to see him in between both sexes and airhumping them. Next, the fall. No one missed that, although he covered it up quite well. Lastly, the kiss. Wasn’t as bad as the guy oral sex simulation, but seriously, considering that was not even planned, and Lambert decided to make it as racy as he can (ego, much?) was disgusting. It was like he was crying for attention. Oh, and I heard he flipped off the audience, and if he did, that’s even more disgusting. About 70% of my respect for Lambert is gone. Even more gone, now that he can’t even publicly apologize. He has to make a fucking justification for everything he does. His response, “Open your minds. It’s just to be funny”. What the fucking hell is he talking about? ABC family network, I am 17 years old and my parents were furious I was watching this. We all LOVED Lambert a few months ago on tour so to see him like this was disgusting. Not only this, but his singing was horrible. I thought every performer that night sang better than him. Which says a lot. Disgusted, repulsive, vulgar performance. Giving head on stage, publicly, on a family network or at all is not okay, and Adam it has nothing to do with your gender… if it was anyone doing it to anyone, people would get mad. Be smart next time.
Lulu Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
@Rachel, if you think his performance was rude and vulgar and you were offende dby it, perhaps you should re-read your own post, you sound just as vulgar and rude in the way you speak…that said, I do not have a problem with the ‘motions’ that he put into his performance, I do however have a problem with the performance as a whole, it’s as if he was trying way to hard to make his point to be accepted as an ‘equal’ we all get it, your gay, you don’t care what your image is construed as, but maybe next time you could attempt a better show of it.
Robyn Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
@Rachel, well said.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:50 am
What amazes me is how much time people have wasted criticizing the few crotch-grabbing moments in Lambert’s performance, when the main point is that this was simply a mediocre song that didn’t do anything to showcase his prodigious vocal talent and was made all the worse by the over-the-top fireworks piled up around it. This is not what he needs at this point in his career. I say, go ahead and grab all the crotches you want, kiss guys on stage, shock the bible-thumpers out of their tight-assed stupor, but for pete’s sake, Adam, do it to unforgettable music, sung to in an unforgettable way.
November 24th, 2009 at 2:21 am
The reactions to this are all over-inflated. If Adam were a rapper and made out with a female keyboard player and did all the same moves, few would say anything. Or if he was Shakira and did a slutty routine (like she did) and did a same-sex kiss with a woman, no one would complain. It’s all because he’s a gay guy. Time for people to get over it. And if one more person goes on about kids watching that – it was at 11PM. If you let your kids up that late on a school night to watch TV, you need to review your parenting skills.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 3:44 am
Wrong. I couldn’t care less that he kissed another guy. I do care that he grabbed crotches and smashed a person’s face into his crotch. It was not appropriate for network t.v. The whole performance had a dark air of violence to it and I find that disgusting. Treating others like a piece of meat isn’t cool, sexy or gay, it’s just plain downright rude and disrespectful.
AM Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
@iVan, I have no problem with Adam or anyone being gay. While people want to claim sexual discrimination – that is NOT the case here. It wasn’t so much the display of Adam’s sexuality but rather HOW he displayed it. He made it violent and aggressive. While it was a performance, it just was not an appropriate performance for the venue (network tv). I agree that limits are pushed with clothing, behavior, “dancing”, lyrics, etc by other performers but that doesn’t make any of it right.
As for kids watching the performance, don’t make judgements on the parental abilities of others. Speaking only for myself… I was watching with my TEENAGE son, who I also watched American Idol with. We (and in we, I’m talking about 3 generations: my son, myself, and my mom) were looking forward to seeing Adam’s first big performance after Idol and knew it was going to be different. It was different all right, and we were in shock! We’ve had plenty of discussions about how inappropriate Adam’s performance/behavior was. My son has brought up many of these conversations and has remarked on the vulgarity and aggressive nature of it.
If you want to talk about parenting skills, that’s fine, but bring something to the table other than telling others to review their own abilities.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I applaud you for discussing this with your teenage son.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:10 am
It’s all about him being gay. J-Lo had crotch grabbing, Shakira had slutty outfits and hip thrusting, simulating sex (and singing “put me in a cage”)… Huge double-standard.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
No, it’s not a double standard. I don’t think you read what has been written. This was a network t.v. show, not MTV or HBO. I don’t remember seeing any female artist crushing someone’s face to her crotch and mimicking oral sex on network t.v.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:04 am
I just watched it for the first time here. Thanks by the way for providing the video. I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Looked pretty tame to me. You can see and hear worse just about every night on television. I mean he can’t sing for crap, but that doesn’t seem to matter much with any vocalist any more. Americans need to grow up and worry about more important things.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Not on network t.v. you don’t see worse.
Michelle Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
@Sage, Evidently you have missed the other music awards.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
How about a link to demonstrate some of what you say happened on other music awards. The only thing I remember is the Brittany/Madonna kiss.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Come on people… we have seen much worse from other artists. We just dismiss it when it is Janet Jackson’s breast being shown or Madonna’s sexual performances. Why is this any different? Artist’s are looking for the shock factor. Look at the publicity that this has brought to Adam Lambert. I am a complete supporter. Go Lambert!
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
The network got fined for the Janet Jackson breast thing. Madonna didn’t do sexual performances on network t.v.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
If you’re going to claim we have seen worse, how about providing a link to video that shows that kind of behavior being shown on a network t.v. show. We aren’t talking MTV or HBO here.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
The song is so much better than what it sounded like that night that was the dissapointing part for me.The album is awesome hopefully the letterman performance will be better
November 24th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
It wasn’t really that vulgar in my opinion. I thought the dancing part of the performance was very artistic and entertaining. I just think that Adam wasn’t very classy.
November 24th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Lambert sucks. End of story.
sickofdrama Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
@, I agree!
November 24th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
I think what everyone is really upset about is Adam blurring the lines of sexuality. Everyone is so homophobic….I say, GET OVER IT! Otherwise I saw nothing wrong with his performance. I am not an American Idol fan and this is the first time I have heard Adam sing. He is no more racy than Lady Gaga, Britney, Madonna, justin Timberlake or any other pop star who realizes that sex sells and controversy sells and having a hot performance will stir emotions. All I can say is GO ADAM!
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Yes, he was more racy than the ones you’ve named. This was network t.v.
And who are you to tell people to get over it?
November 24th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
hes here for our entertainment…i was very entertained
November 24th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
I think it is wrong because I feel that Adam is FORCING homosexuality down my throat. I do not agree with this life style but whatever. He does have his own rights, but this could had been done with so much more class and dignity.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Did someone really just say that he is FORCING homosexuality down their throat?! How exactly is he achieving that? Did he tie you up and have his way with you? As if the rest of America doesn’t shove heterosexuality down all of our collective throats. Live and let live. ANYway, I see nothing shocking about this performance, other than the publicity it’s received. I mean… really? Lacking class, yes. But it’s certainly nothing unusual. After all, Hollywood does tacky like no one else.
sickofdrama Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am
@, Thrusting someones head into your crotch is nothing out of the ordinary? I must be missing something here.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
No one here can say that they’ve ever seen a performer mimic fingering a girl, a blow job, crotch grabbing, and sloppy kissing all in the same NETWORK show. Never happened. I realize for the sake of art, we like to push boundaries but come on. Can’t push ‘em too much further or they’ll actually be screwing on stage. I’m just not a fan of anything or anyone who constantly shoves something down my throat. There’s a time and a place. Same thing with Janet’s infamous nipple at the Superbowl. Get over yourself. Believe it or not, Janet, we weren’t all dying to see your (sand dollar) nipple while watching the big game and eating Cheetos with our families.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Ummm Gross. That is all I have to say. I don’t want any T.V. showing people ‘fingering’ other people on national t.v.
Get a room Adam.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Well he probably wanted first and foremost to garner attention to promote his new CD and he got it. Regardless of what you thought of his performance he got all of us talking about it.
November 24th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I didn’t think it was bad at all no more then Beyonce jiggling her naked butt around like a stripper video after Video. Good job it was nice 2 see something different its leading the way to ending close minded sexual bias that American’s Blanket themselves in.. Go Jeffery Star, Adam Lambert, Boy George, George Michel and every other Daring man that tries to break set Boundaries.
Sage Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I see a big difference in doing it on a video and doing it on a network t.v. show.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Change the channel if you don’t want to watch it.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Wow, I think he “air fucked” three or four faces.
That was all really amateurish, vulgar, and just plain HORRIBLE.
This dude has no talent and will not last. You’re gay, Lambert, we get it. We just don’t care.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Elton John is a very well known , in fact super celebrated, gay performer. He’s willing to BE GAY when he performs. But Elton has a huge fan base and I don’t recall anything even slightly close to this in his performances…… I could be wrong. But I just don’t think this is about his being gay. I would say some folks are probably much more outraged because HE IS, but you cannot say that’s the only reason for the uproar.
And, BTW, I detest the Madonna, Britney and whoever else does it on the female side as well. The problem may not be so much Adam, as an overall ‘in the gutter’ attitude many performers display today. MTV Videos are DISGUSTING,,,, There are very few that are rated PG ! OMG,, what if vids got ratings like movies,,, LOL..
November 25th, 2009 at 11:49 am
I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I think people have forgotten how racy some performances were in the 80s. Prince was a lot racier than this. And may I say better. Adam Lambert just wants attention to make up for lack of talent and charisma.
November 25th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
To AliSilver: Elton John wears crazy glasses and outrageous suits. Is that what you call ‘being gay’? Unfortunately that’s what a lot of people who consider themselves gay-friendly think being gay is. Gets irritating. For some it’s all about doing drag or being outrageous in outfits… Having a fun night out with the gay friends at a drag bar… But just be sure that a gay singer doesn’t bring up what really makes one gay: being sexually attracted to the same sex. Even though (as many have said here already) straight performers bring up their sexual attraction as part of their routine, and music all the time.
AliSilver Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
@iVan, Sorry iVan. I misspoke ! The “BE GAY” was in reference to an earlier post stating that Adam was just being GAY while performing. What I should have said ( i did just go re read my post) was that Elton is hugely popular and successful and a gay performer. So the Adam is being gay while performing is a copout of an excuse for what he did. And no I don’t think Elton’s crazy glasses or outrageous suits are ‘gay’. I did not structure my comment the right way. Sorry ! The point is Adam v. Elton, 2 gay men performers with totally different styles. I don’t think Adam has to do what he did simply because he’s gay!
Also, I said this, you might have missed it.. ”And, BTW, I detest the Madonna, Britney and whoever else does it on the female side as well. The problem may not be so much Adam, as an overall ‘in the gutter’ attitude many performers display today. MTV Videos are DISGUSTING,,,, ”’
November 25th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
BTW, Speaking of Janet’s nipple, since it’s been brought up SO MANY TIMES on this topic, there was a MAJOR uproar from the public about that. MAJOR and it went on for days and days. SO the double standard talk is BS as well. And that was for a second. And allegedly accidental
LOL
Sage Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Adam was quoted as saying at one point that he didn’t want things to be about him being gay but about his music. I guess he changed his mind along the way.
The whole S&M theme of the song has nothing to do with whether or not someone is gay, heterosexuals are into S&M as well. It was the S&M and violent, angry tone of the performance that I found inappropriate.
November 25th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Too bad the music sucks. God save from American Idol contestants.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
i could care less about the actual stage performance. i think it’s great when performers push the envelope a bit during live performances. what bothered me was the actual singing. it was complete garbage. like fingernails on a chalkboard. this guy made it to the finals on american idol??? wow.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:57 am
I am a pretty big Adam Lambert fan that being said, this was really not his best performance, the vocals were at best weak. The stage show, I love the exploration of sexuality lets face it Human sexuality has some very dark aspects, the majority of us have had fantasies which involve some level of darkness. I think the display of these aspects, while liberating to some, could have been conveyed in a more tasteful manner.
Overall though, I have to say i enjoyed the performance generally, I like the originality of it and the boldness. The whole of it seemed to me nothing more than bringing hidden lies to surface and allowed people to look at themselves, and their own inhibitions, sadly forcing people to face these things causes fear and that makes people angry. I seem to recall the American people having the same reaction to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” and “Human Nature” videos and Sinead O’Conner destroying a picture of the pope, yet they all made people think, and were catalysts of change in the entertainment industry, and public opinions.
November 30th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
worthless crap – terrible all around. Will never buy/listen to any of his music. Makes me cringe thinking about the future.
December 1st, 2009 at 11:40 pm
I personally think the show was just a stepping stone. Did he have a direct say in what the whole performance would look like?
And about the whole ‘ad-libbing’ thing with the crotch to face and kissing parts, I think we have to realize what was going on during the song. The song itself it basically about using someone “for your entertainment”. I think a good portion of the grabbing and sexual positions may have just been the dancers and Adam getting caught in the moment… besides, no one fell off cue, did they? I must admit, if I were the keyboardist, I would have probably had to go, “Whoa! What was that?!”
There’s alot of talk here about women being the sex class. Its true. And I think having such a bold and fresh face blow the door open makes it very exciting. I think he once said he gets alot of cues from a Mr. David Bowie. He was at one point a sex-symbol, and look at some of the crazy looks he pulled off?! And to boot, he was openly bisexual!
All in all, I think Lambert did what wasn’t necessarily bad. Compared to some of the crazy things other musical artists and actors have done, it may not really even be that out of the ordinary. we all know he is a great singer. With the right training, he could probably become an even greater stage performer… but MAYBE he should keep the off-the-cuff actions down to a very low minimum.
On a side note, he did make a note to apologize and admit that it was not scripted. He took the heat like a man. He didn’t hide… and I think that is just as important as having the wherewithal to do the actions in the first place.
December 11th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
honestly, the bad vocals, the trip, and the obvious cry for attention were quite laughable. i was craking up the whole tortuous way though. i dont really see what everyones making a big deal about, i’ve seen these prefomances before, he just picked up bits and peices and molded them together. it’s nothing new, just a new way of seeing it. i can tell Adam can do way better than this, he probably just wanted something for people to think, ‘woah! this kid is out there! let’s buy his album!’ too much too soon Adam but surely a good try.
December 12th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
OK, I finally got around to watching Lamberts infamous performance at the AMA’s. It wasn’t anything like I expected. Much tamer than the media and talking heads have made it out to be. I actually liked his performance. I think a lot of people are sexually uptight. I like him more now. I didn’t watch the AMA’s because I thought it was going to be very white bread cookie cutter since it was on network TV.
I think I’ll be checking out his album. I’m LMAO. I expected a lot more naughtiness. People got all up in arms over this like they did with Elvis on Ed Sullivan. lol
December 13th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
i honestly thought he was going to go all out with this performance since i had heard the media basicly forsake it and forbid running it on TV but it wasnt as bad as i had hopped uh i mean thought. i had never heard Lambert and wasnt really a fan but since this incident i think i might actully listen to his music. i hope he brings out more dirty-dirty in his next performances!
December 14th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Wow i am completely speachless all i can say is that is not the guy i voted for on american idol!!!!!! that was way over done and he shouldn’t have done that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 15th, 2009 at 5:27 am
I am all for this. Adam Lambert is one of the few openly gay performers who are making it in the entertainment industry. I am sick and tired of the one sided, close minded nature of this indusrty and it is wonderful to see a talented, gay performer pushing the bounderies in stage shows as well as his music.
I recently attended the Lady Gaga live show in London and I am telling you from first hand experience that her show was FAR more sexually explicit and prevocative,(Including simulated oral sex on a female back up dancer). No one has batted an eyelid at her fabulously unsavoury shows but the minute a guy does it, especially a gay man, it is a massive issue. What a kind of double standard is that?? I am sick and tired of it.
Adam Lambert, You are a wonderful ambassador for the gay comunity and you are doing us all proud. I would be exstatic if my child grew up to be like you. Your a wonderful role model, screw what anyone else thinks.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!
xxx
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December 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
If this performance had been a different venue I wouldn’t have had a problem with it. I felt it was inappropriate for a network t.v. show.
December 21st, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Honestly i’m not a fan, but don’t judge him… just let him be, if you don’t want to see someone do something like that then don’t watch it was your choice to watch it in the first place, no one was making you.