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Adam Lambert, the big-voiced and flamboyant runner-up in 2009’s American Idol contest, lived up to his nickname of Glambert.Sounds like a great show, Nutz4Idol. Glad you enjoyed it.
Like a peacock showing off his feathers, Lambert strutted his considerable stuff over the course of a brisk, hour-long set backed by a four-piece band - including guitarist-musical director Monte Pittman, best known for teaching Madonna how to play - and four dancers.
The 28-year-old singer made a memorable first appearance at the top of a staircase decked out in a feathered top hat with a big red A embossed on it, a purple, black fur-lined coat with fringe sleeves, black leather pants with cod piece, and black fingerless gloves.
And did I mention the heavy eye-makeup, half-shaved head and major accessories?
Much like Liberace and Boy George before him, Lambert doesn’t back down in the fashion department and made several costume changes as the concert progressed.
And much like Freddie Mercury, too, he’s got the vocal chops to back up the eye-catching outfits.
Strangely, Lambert opened his set with a recorded version of 'For Your Entertainment,' the song that garnered him headlines last year when he same-sex kissed a male band member while a dancer shoved his face into Lambert’s crotch during the American Music Awards.
Maybe he didn’t want to court controversy again? Or was trying to make a statement about the over-reaction to that AMA performance?
The closest he ever came to being suggestive all night long was putting his arm around his bass player and pushing his face close to his.
Whatever the reason, Lambert, his band and dancers finally appeared on stage by the next song, 'Voodoo.'
But it wasn’t until a slowed-down, harder-rocking version of Johnny Cash’s 'Ring Of Fire' and his own 'Fever,' that Lambert finally found his groove as a performer and showed off some impressive thrusting dance moves.
In addition to hitting some major notes during subsequent songs like the power ballad 'Sleepwaker' and acoustic versions of 'Whataya Want From Me,' 'Soaked,' and 'Aftermath,' Lambert moved well during the shoulder-shaking 'Surefire Winners' and 'Strut,' which saw him perform synchronized moves alongside his dancers, and the anthemic set-ender 'If I Had You.'
He also did a great job on Tears For Fears’ 'Mad World' - a crowd favourite during his American Idol days - during his encore.
I can’t wait to see what Glambert does next as he evolves as a performer because he’s clearly got the stuff at this early stage in his career.
Backstage, he was relaxed and easy to be around. I asked him what keeps him going. “I've known heartbreak and it sucks,” he said, “But sometimes you have to lift your head up and push on through.”
Keep on pushin' A.L.!
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