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

rockchic65 wrote:

happystar wrote:

Snifflese Freddie did wear some great costumes but i find that Adam is copying from Freddie to some degree, particularly wuth the leather outfits and the black nail varnish plus the crown and cape is a bit below the belt. As far as dress code goes Lambert is just a Marilyn Manson / Freddie clone but without the fabulous voice Freddie had. Not original in any shape or form.

Marilyn Manson lol, not even close. Adam isn't copying Freddie he's been wearing leather outfits and black nail polish long before he started touring with Queen, in fact before he ever went on Idol, and he wore leather on Idol quite a bit. The music industry has always been full of guys wearing leather and painting their nails, it wasn't exclusive to Freddie, and Adam's made no secret of the fact that Freddie along with Bowie and George Michael were inspirations for him. As to his voice, that's subjective, he has an amazing voice, just not to your taste.

Agreed. But also taking happystar's "informed view" it's obvious that Freddie's leather phase as nicked from either Rob Haford or Elvis Presley!

Vocal Harmony: We can dispute if Freddie copied Rob Halfords leather look but Freddie had more stylish leather outfits than Rob Halfords motorbike leather looks.
Lambert is influenced by Mercury along with others long before he got on to American Idol, but he still copies Freddie's outfits and explain him copying the crown and cape then? Coincidence then? i think not.

I’ve said this before — when Adam appears on stage in short short white shorts and nothing else or a black and white geometric onesie with his hairy chest exposed, then you can say he is copying Freddie. The coronet and gold cape he has worn are nothing even close to what Freddie wore!

happystar wrote:

Vocal Harmony: We can dispute if Freddie copied Rob Halfords leather look but Freddie had more stylish leather outfits than Rob Halfords motorbike leather looks.
Lambert is influenced by Mercury along with others long before he got on to American Idol, but he still copies Freddie's outfits and explain him copying the crown and cape then? Coincidence then? i think not.

All artists are influenced by someone and Adam is no different but he's only going to wear things he likes personally and clearly leather jackets, pants etc have always been something he's liked wearing, you don't see him copying any other of Freddie's various looks over the years. He wears those kinds of clothes regardless of whether he's with Queen, singing solo or even in everyday life and I can't see anything wrong with being influenced by someone, it shows if anything that he thought Freddie was cool and someone worth being influenced by, how's that a bad thing? He's always said he's a fan, he thinks Freddie was amazing and what he calls "a true rockstar" and the way he was on stage and how he wore what he wanted as the coolest thing ever. I would think of that as a compliment personally, not something to be called for.

As to the crown/cape, that's clearly his way of paying tribute to Freddie at the end of the show and meant tongue in cheek, the audience certainly gets what he's doing and don't have a problem with it. He likes to reference Freddie during the show in various ways but that's a far cry from actually copying or imitating him, you won't see him doing that.

SweetCaroline wrote:

I’ve said this before — when Adam appears on stage in short short white shorts and nothing else or a black and white geometric onesie with his hairy chest exposed, then you can say he is copying Freddie. The coronet and gold cape he has worn are nothing even close to what Freddie wore!

I can see your reaction now if AL wore any of that. OMG!!! AL is so sexy, gorgeous, goo looking in the tiny white shorts, and the onesie!
Oh give us a break. Does Freddie wearing what he did offend your sensblities. If it does offend your sensblities...I don't know why it would.

iron butterlfy That "Vocal Harmony" is insane when he said on my other thread about The Game been Queens greatest 80s album and i quote : There are other better performers than Queen who had better albums ! If he is a Queen fan he is totally hypocritical. I do not think he is a Queen fan and he never appreciated Freddie like many did.

My point, Icy, since you don’t GET anything, is that Freddie was way more outrageous in what HE wore on stage. No, I do NOT want to see Adam wearing short short white shorts or a black and white geometric onesie exposing his hairy chest!

I agree that the cape and crown is a tribute to Freddie!

Adam wont have a hairy chest cos he aint a real man ha ha ha

SweetCaroline wrote:

My point, Icy, since you don’t GET anything, is that Freddie was way more outrageous in what HE wore on stage. No, I do NOT want to see Adam wearing short short white shorts or a black and white geometric onesie exposing his hairy chest!

I agree that the cape and crown is a tribute to Freddie!

I know Freddie wore outrageous costumes at times. So? Did you clutch your pearls about that the way you did when you saw Freddie on Supermans shoulders?
Too bad AL couldn't come up with an original tribute to Freddie. That Coronet and cape AL wears is no tribute in my books. It's a gimmick. And I know you think the cornet is Brian passing the torch to AL. So of course you would love the Coronet, cape and everything else.

SweetCaroline wrote:

Adam knows who he is. He calls himself a cis male. When he performs Killer Queen in a camp manner he is acting and interpreting the lyrics. He is NOT effeminate and is a sexual beast! LOL

Here you go, snifflese. She called him a sexual beast.

happystar wrote:

Adam wont have a hairy chest cos he aint a real man ha ha ha

Wrong again he has a very hairy chest, so not sure where that leaves your real man theory.

rockchic65 wrote:

happystar wrote:

Adam wont have a hairy chest cos he aint a real man ha ha ha

Wrong again he has a very hairy chest, so not sure where that leaves your real man theory.

You both know that just might give someone an excuse for someone to link to a pic about said chest xD.

Rockchic Did he stick it on with glue then ? lol

happystar wrote:

Rockchic Did he stick it on with glue then ? lol

Did Freddie? You do know how biology works right? Gay guys can still have body hair lol.

we are really talking about the goat's chest hair here? A new low