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Vote for the Worst Album Review - Adam Lambert "For Your Entertainment"
Adam Lambert’s debut album For Your Entertainment has been hotly anticipated by the fans who voted for him on American Idol. But is it any good? Adam departs from the fake rocker vibe he portrayed and is releasing a purely pop record in the vein of Britney Spears. To be honest, Adam is a much more convincing pop princess prototype than rocker, but the hodge-podge of rejected songs from other popular pop musicians don’t help him much on this debut effort. Read on to see exactly how the album stacks up.
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Editor in Chief of Out Magazine Mocks Adam Lambert and His Handlers
Oh, the excuses for this one are going to be priceless! It seems that Aaron Hicklin, Editor in Chief of Out Magazine, is calling out Adam Lambert for being a hypocrite in the very same issue that features Adam on the cover. Hilarious! And it's actually really funny. Here are some excerpts from the letter, which call out Adam and his record label/management (those fine Idol affiliated folks).
"We're curious whether you know that we made cover offers for you before American Idol was even halfway through its run. Apparently, Out was too gay, even for you. There was the issue of what it would do to your record sales, we were told."
"It's only because this cover is a group shot that includes a straight woman that your team would allow you to be photographed at all - albeit with the caveat that we must avoid making you look "too gay.""
"Much easier to stick you in Details, where your homosexuality can be neutralized by having you awkwardly grabbing a woman's breast and saying, "Women are pretty."... Imagine how much more radical it would have been to go down on a guy instead of that six-foot Barbie. We don't think you would have a problem with that - why should you?- but your record label would, and letting them dictate the terms is the very opposite of rock 'n' roll."
"The irony is that right now it would be easier to get Kris Allen to do a Solo cover shoot for us. But only because he's straight."
This Aaron guy is awesome! We're loving him for telling it like it is.
Are Adam Lambert's Presale Numbers For His Album Unexpectedly High?
News is flying around the internet that Adam Lambert's presale numbers for his For Your Entertainment album are incredibly high. Let's break down what's actually being said:
November issue of Rolling Stone: "Pre-orders are through the roof", says Carl Mello of music chain Newbury Comics.
Entertainment Weekly, November 20: "A rep for Amazon.com tells EW that presales for that week are the highest of the year - and that Lambert has done better in pre-orders than any American Idol alum ever."
Remember, these are magazines. Their information is dated, probably at least a few weeks. Adam Lambert had great presale numbers over a month ago... but no one has been talking about the album since people actually got a listen to his music and saw his album cover. We're sure Adam will sell decently in his first week regardless, because most Idols do. His semi-fame and his rabid Sparkle Cows will see to it that he has a decent debut. Remember, even Taylor Hicks sold almost 300,000 copies of his album in its first week. We expect the album to tank in its second week. just as "Time for Miracles" did. Without strong radio play from a single, Adam can expect the same fate as Taylor.
So is Adam's album setting any records? No. The presale numbers are just higher than other Idols, not necessarily unexpectedly high. And presales don't completely determine an album's first week performance. Yes, Adam has a shot at debuting well in his first week, but this isn't guaranteeing anything. The Sparkle Cows are just grasping at straws to make it look like Adam is going to be a star. Which he won't. Again, VFTW is the voice of reason.
Is Adam Lambert's Label Already Ditching "For Your Entertainment"?
We're not sure exactly what it means, but Adam Lambert's official site is touting "Adam's new single For Your Entertainment" and then "Adam's new single Whataya Want From Me". Have they already given up on "For Your Entertainment"? The irony is "Whataya Want From Me" is a much worse song, and the lyrics include "don't give up on me, I won't let you down." Too late. You can listen to the song above to judge. It's clearly a reject from Pink's last album.
Adam Lambert's Single "For Your Entertainment" Fails To Chart in Its First Week
Wow, that's even worse than we expected. After "Time for Miracles" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #50 and then disappeared the week after, we expected a similar fate for his new single "For Your Entertainment". However, "For Your Entertainment" failed to even debut on the Hot 100 at all because it's so bad. It's currently on the Bubbling Under chart (for songs that aren't good enough to be in the top 100) at #107. Wow, that's pretty sad that his official single can't even top a bad movie song. Not even the rabid Sparkle Cows and their multiple iTunes accounts could help Adam debut in the top 100 songs of the week? It's not that hard to do. For comparison purposes, Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" debuted by selling 132,000 copies. Adam sold only 18,000. Where are all of the fans who voted for him on Idol? Did they finally realize he has no talent?
Adam Lambert Calls Gene Simmons Obnoxious, a Hypocrite, and a Dick
Already getting too big for his britches (literally and figuratively), Adam Lambert thinks he can just spout off his opinions to sound edgy. For instance, in an upcoming Rolling Stone article that was leaked online, Adam is quoted as saying "Gene Simmons spouted something, that he thought I'd ruined my career by coming out. He's obnoxious, and what a hypocrite - all he talks about is his sex life. He was being a dick - and he's not the greatest singer." Adam could have easily said, "That's his opinion" and left it at that, but the guy has no common sense. This should be evident from his terrible album cover. And so the career fail continues.
Adam Lambert is Tanking, So Kris and Allison Are Brought in to Rescue Him
Due to the fact that Adam Lambert's songs are pure shit and no one will play them on the radio, there is now a new contest to win a concert with Adam, Allison, and Kris altogether. Adam is not anywhere near the draw that 19E was expecting, so they have to package him with Kris and Allison to get anyone besides the Sparkle Cows interested. Meanwhile, Kris Allen's single is slowly climbing the charts and doing well for itself. We love irony. (News via MJ's Big Blog)
Adam Lambert Fans Are Already Ruining His Career by Overrequesting His Bad Music That No One Wants to Hear
Let's take a look back, shall we, at a prescient post made by VFTW on September 29th:
Adam Lambert will face a similar fate to Clay Aiken when his fans kill off his career by being overzealous and pissing off everyone by over-requesting his songs, yelling at his management, starting letter writing campaigns to anyone who would mock him, etc. It'll be a funny ride, so grab some popcorn.
And now let's look at the Twitter account of a DJ named Billy the Kidd who works at a KISS-FM station in Dallas.
Heads up Adam Lambert fans- it doesn't help when u SPAM my e mail with requests! Ps I can't believe you call urselves the "Glamberts" ha! (link)
Im not rude, just honest. I like Adam, he is talented, but fan clubs sometimes HURT the artist RT @ImSarahK @billyontheradio youre very rude (link)
@HurChaRealGood I was SIMPLY makin a point that when fan clubs spam our WORK e mail, it DOESNT HELP. Thats all. (link)
We prefer our popcorn with butter and salt. How about you?