Would you folks consider Adam Lambert a "rock star"?

Maybe a second class pop star, but for sure he's a C-lebrity.

To settle this argument...

And I’m a lambert supporter in respect of his work with queen...

Where would Adam Lambert be today if queen never asked him to join them?

Where would queen be if Adam Lambert never existed.

I think the question is rhetorical. But feel free to chime in.

Then compare your answers to the likes of Elvis, Bono, The Who, etc. unfortunately, Adam Lambert, as talented as he may be, is not a sufficient self starter. Freddie Mercury, Bono, Townshend, etc these guys helped to build their brand from the ground up. You’re comparing McDonalds to a hole in the wall fast food restaurant.

Yes Adam Lambert is talented. No, we’d probably never see him again after he lost American idol. And American idol is a stupid way to figure out who will be a star. It’s a flavor of the month vote-in.

Is he a rock star today, clearly. Because he is fronting queen and is doing a great job. Will he be a rock star once queen is done with him? Ask Dennis DeYoung (unfortunately).

Jimmy Dean, thanks for a great post! I have no idea where Adam will be after this tour with Queen. After watching some of the so-called talent on the AMA show, the music industry has become very discouraging!

I asked Dennis DeYoung....


But unfortunately he won't hear me for another 6 years as sound travels at a slow rate through that godawful rug

I think he's an excellent performer, has a good voice and I'm happy with him fronting this version of Queen, I personally find it closer to the original concerts than the ones with Paul Rodgers. But he's not a rock star. Big Personality, and talented but I don't think he'd be singing rock songs if he didnt have the Queen gigs. My favourite Adam moments in the shows are the ballads. His version of WWTLF is stunning, but he doesn't seem right on TYMD or SCC.
Freddie was undoubtedly the best rock performer I had the pleasure to see live and he WAS absolutely a rock star. But Queen don't need a rock star right now, they need a good singer who can pull off a wide range of material. Views differ as to whether Adam is the right guy it for me he does a decent job. On the other hand I understand people who don't like him fro ting them. But he hasn't stolen Fred's job, Fred isn't here any more so we have to make do.
And a 71 year old Freddie wouldn't sing the songs the way we remember him doing them.
Truth is there can't be a replacement for Freddie, he was a one off, but I think Adam does a good job. Rock Star no. Entertainment Star. Yeah, probably. Bet he can't go out without getting mobbed.

No way!!!

I actually like some of his solo work but no disrespect to AL but he is not a rock star he would be great in a West End musical, at times i cringe when he performs with Brian and Roger as he comes across more like a screaming drag queen. I heard him say he wants to perform with Led Zep erm... interesting thought ha. If he toned that drag side down he would be fab in Erasure, just joking ha. ( hides from SweetCaroline )

Homophobia again, sweetcaroline?! You have used that excuse for so many things to do with Lambert. He didn't win Idol, his music wasn't shown or played all because of it, according to you. And I don't believe it, you have used that so many times, it's like crying wolf.

I don't get all the negativity here. What exactly is a rock star anyway? Opinions vary and change over time. What I do know for certain is that Brian and Roger have made their choice and are sticking to it. In the meantime, AL has given them renewed vigor and QAL is bringing joy to hundreds of thousands of multigenerational people, and introducing new audiences to their music as well. Why don't Queen fans respect their choice? The world needs more happiness. Why would you piss on that? It seems misguided and probably not what Freddie would want based on statements he made near the end of his life.

Would I consider Adam Lambert a rock star? I don't know the exact definition of a rock star (lol) but wow(!) the man has pipes and some swag!!! And he is easy on the eyes too. Definite star qualities for me. He must have ballz of steel to tackle the Queen catalogue with so much confidence - big shoes to fill - but he's wearing his own and they look fabulous! I would see him again in a heart beat. I'm sure Freddie is smiling down. No need to compare but so cool that Brian and Roger can keep doing what they love to do. What a thrill!

...oh I forgot to say that i saw them just recently at Olympiahalle in Munich. Sold out. And the crowd went NUTS! Me too.

Icy, it’s a fact that Adam’s solo music doesn’t get played on radio in America because most of the stations are owned by conservative executives.

“Sleepwalker” is a song from his first album that should have been a single. He rocks that song pretty hard when performing it on stage. I’d love to hear Brian playing the guitar solo in that song!

I have lots of faith in Adam that no matter what he does next he will be fine!

Sleepwalker:

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/TZACqNnO9-E

Where's the facts sweetcaroline? You never had it before, do you have it now?

SweetCaroline, you bring up homophobia in the entertainment industry as the source of Adam's undoing, and while homophobia is unfortunately wildly rampant (especially in the US), do you have anything to back up your claims? Fox News is certainly a mouthpiece for conservatism in America, but what proof do you have that the Fox broadcast network had anything to do with the lull in his career post-Idol? After all, it is the same network that gave Seth McFarlane (a Kucinich progressive) two shows in "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show" around the same time Adam was becoming popular. It also has been a vehicle for Ryan Murphy's television projects since then ("Glee" and "American Horror Story"). He's no right-winger, either. The biggest drama on that network was "House" -- Hugh Laurie has been a big supporter of Labour here. So don't act as if it was Fox's "homophobia" that had to do with the interruption in Adam's career.

As for the radio station execs, do you have any solid evidence of their political leanings hurting Adam? I'm left-leaning myself, but I'll be the first to admit that Cumulus, iHeartMedia and Entercom donate about the same, if not more, to the Democrats than they do to the Republicans. You can't just scream "conservative!!!!" just because you don't like that you're guy isn't doing too hot career-wise.