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Adam Lambert Is Queen’s New Singer

tom — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:57 +0000

On the 2009 season of American Idol, in which he finished second place, Adam Lambert proved himself to be really good at wailing high notes, whether or not the songs he was singing actually required those high notes. And now he tells the British press that he’s about to stand in for one of rock’s all-time great high-wailiers: Freddie Mercury.

According to the Daily Star, Lambert claims that he’ll be joining Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor at Europe’s touring Sonisphere festival: “The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some fucking great songs. It’s to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of.” He also claims that he’s not trying to replace Mercury.

This is all faintly ridiculous, but it at least makes slightly more aesthetic sense than Queen’s last stand-in singer, the gruff-voiced Bad Company/Free blues-rock growler Paul Rodgers. Someone should make Lambert grow a Freddie Mercury mustache, though.

UPDATE: False alarm.

Hear Adam Lambert’s “Pick U Up,” Written By Rivers Cuomo

amrit — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:37:45 +0000

After Lambert had a guy eat his crotch on the American Music Awards, this collab with Cuomo doesn’t really feel that shocking by comparison, but still it is worth checking out. Pretty Weezer-y!

Adam Lambert Will Not Survive 2012

amrit — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:45:31 +0000

This music video is hilarious because A) it has Lambert singing his awful song while walking through an Apocalyptic nightmarescape. How romantic?! SING TO ME WHILE WE RUN IN TERROR, ADAM LAMBERT! And B) it suggests that he will survive 2012. Uh, no, he won’t.

American Idols Cover Lykke Li In A Ford Fusion

Scott — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:36:45 +0000

This week (disco week) Lil and Anoop were eliminated. Sorry Lil and Anoop, pack your knives and go to graduate school. Before the curtain fell they hammed it up with Adam, Allison, Kris, Danny, and Matt in a contractually obligated car commercial. I actually don’t watch American Idol so I don’t know how the Top 7 stacked up talent-wise, but I do read enough blogs to know America loves Adam Lambert. Despite this. Last week guest vampire bully Quentin Tarantino said Adam was the real deal! Quentin Tarantino’s gonna love this Ford promo in which Adam plays a dog groomer. “I’m Good I’m Gone” is not an inappropriate song choice, but as expected the performance is total American cheese.