Adam Lambert "Holding Out For A Hero"

Yikes! He has a good voice but he is a terrible recording artist. It's heresy that anyone could make this Bonnie Tyler classic sound dreary. Sonically, it is an inferior retread of Sam Sparrow's 2009 hit "Black and Gold." Adam has a whole album of covers coming but this is not promising.

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by Anonymousreply 82March 11, 2023 11:05 PM

Why is he so tacky? He looks OK in the opening shot with the big glasses and the OK hair. His aesthetic seems perfect for a "varieties" show in a Caspian republic.

by Anonymousreply 1January 12, 2023 9:30 PM

How can they breathe wearing those helmets?

by Anonymousreply 2January 12, 2023 10:38 PM

Yikes, when did he get fat?

by Anonymousreply 3January 12, 2023 10:41 PM

He needs to pour it into a girdle.

by Anonymousreply 4January 12, 2023 10:41 PM

Well, he’s larger than life.

by Anonymousreply 8January 12, 2023 11:08 PM

All that effort and it's so not sexy.

by Anonymousreply 9January 12, 2023 11:11 PM

Ok, after listening to both I don’t think his version is so bad. It seems better suited to a man’s voice, but it’s hard to hear him over the music.

by Anonymousreply 10January 12, 2023 11:11 PM

I burst out laughing when one dancer's close-up revealed a gap in his teeth.

by Anonymousreply 11January 12, 2023 11:14 PM

But I don't have a handle of this tacky queer esthetic. When did fabulous young gays turn into gawd awful tacky queers. When the dancers transform into fake musicians, every look is plastic craptastic trash. And yet they act like they are so FIECE and I don't think they are in on the joke.

by Anonymousreply 12January 12, 2023 11:17 PM

FIERCE

But they are all just queer chorus boy equivalents of Nomi Malone

by Anonymousreply 13January 12, 2023 11:18 PM

Awful.

I thought it was a stupid song when Bonnie sang it in 1984.

I liked when Bonnie sang “It’s a Heartache.”

by Anonymousreply 14January 12, 2023 11:18 PM

Bonnie's original is fantastic! Check out video at r7 -- it is electrifying and dramatic. The perfect song for cardio.

Adam's version is the perfect song for an Uber Eats binge.

by Anonymousreply 16January 13, 2023 12:05 AM

Bonnie's version has the appropriate chugga chugga sound and rhythm. It's charming now, more than cheesy.

by Anonymousreply 17January 13, 2023 12:12 AM

Crikey! Adam has been taking dietary advice from Sam Smith.

by Anonymousreply 18January 13, 2023 12:18 AM

Along the lines of this, surely.

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by Anonymousreply 19January 13, 2023 12:22 AM

The blubber is real. He is really ridiculous.

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by Anonymousreply 20January 14, 2023 4:37 AM

Someone enjoys pizza and chocolate ice cream. This is not a good 41.

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by Anonymousreply 21January 14, 2023 4:39 AM

How was the 80s music video cooler than a boring white background with dancing? Guess we're also on to remaking music like they do movies these days. Nothing original.

And duh he needs someone larger than life. I think we all can see why.

by Anonymousreply 22January 14, 2023 5:34 AM

He should have remade this video

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by Anonymousreply 23January 14, 2023 5:39 AM

R23 😂 not going to lie, would've been more exciting to that.

by Anonymousreply 24January 14, 2023 5:59 AM

[quote] Well, he’s larger than life.

Gurl, oh my, we see

by Anonymousreply 25January 14, 2023 6:01 AM

R23 I’m laughing so hard I pee’d my pants a little. Thank you for that gem of entertainment.

by Anonymousreply 26January 14, 2023 6:12 AM

He started out at too high of a register, so there's nowhere to go but but screech/whine. And he's added a sort of vocal fry to I guess pay homage to Bonnie's gravelly vocals?

Back in the day I really thought he was headed to becoming a major recording artist. He has the pipes, but lacks a focus or style or anything. He's just a hired singer.

And please drop the eye makeup; you're not 21 anymore.

by Anonymousreply 27January 14, 2023 6:24 AM

I wondered about whether that was vocal fry or growling.

by Anonymousreply 28January 14, 2023 6:26 AM

Holding out for a OREO (family size bag).

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by Anonymousreply 29January 14, 2023 9:42 AM

He never became a big star because he has no taste. Musically or in total entertainment. Tasteless yet talented singers CAN become stars. Christina Aguilera for example.

by Anonymousreply 30January 14, 2023 11:09 AM

#29, Melissa McCarthy must've had a yard sale.

by Anonymousreply 31January 15, 2023 6:23 AM

Too fruity for my taste and he looks like a bull with that ring in his nose.

by Anonymousreply 32January 15, 2023 1:13 PM

R23 OMG - that was beyond my wildest expectations. I do hope there was some serious padding downstairs, because those were some forceful ‘landings’. Ouch

by Anonymousreply 34January 21, 2023 1:24 AM

Maybe he's holding out for a hero, but by the looks of him he sure didn't wait for hoagie or two.

by Anonymousreply 35January 21, 2023 1:33 AM

He looks like a portly businessman from Genoa City, Springfield, or Port Charles.

by Anonymousreply 36January 21, 2023 2:26 AM

He looks fine - it’s not like we’ll meet or anything.

I’m just glad they didn’t go for the Patton Oswalt look - Stylists like to co-opt baby lesbianwear from the 90s when dressing pocketgays.

BTW, I’m jealous of his register. I wonder where he hits falsetto.

by Anonymousreply 37January 21, 2023 2:46 AM

Saw him on "The View" yesterday - he's WAY fat, and too flamboyant/phony in the interview and dressed hideously. He needs to lose at least 30 pounds - I'm not kidding. His versions of the cover songs are pathetic.

by Anonymousreply 39March 3, 2023 9:07 PM

He can start borrowing clothes from DL icon Chrissy Metz.

by Anonymousreply 40March 3, 2023 9:13 PM

He's an amazing singer. That was a truly AWFUL cover version. Terrible arrangement.

And I'm such an asshole for suggesting this, but can we get Adam and Kelly Clarkson into Weight Watchers? Can JHud get them a campaign or something? She lost the weight and has kept it off for years and looks great.

by Anonymousreply 42March 3, 2023 9:23 PM

The late Tandi Iman Dupree at R23 was a drag daughter of Tamisha Iman from Drag Race S13.

by Anonymousreply 43March 3, 2023 9:26 PM

Part 1 "The View" here 3/2/2023.

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by Anonymousreply 44March 3, 2023 9:32 PM

Part 2 "The View" here 3/2/2023.

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by Anonymousreply 45March 3, 2023 9:33 PM

I’m a fan but agree that this version is awful. Jim Steinman songs are campy already so they need a big, booming voice and you need to believe what the singer is singing about for them to work. Bonnie was holding out for a hero while Adam is passing time between Queen tours. Meh.

by Anonymousreply 46March 3, 2023 9:37 PM

That guy looks like an FTM.

by Anonymousreply 47March 3, 2023 9:45 PM

I really like this version. His voice is amazing, he's a nice person. If you don't like him, stop paying attention.

by Anonymousreply 50March 4, 2023 7:15 AM

[quote]I really like this version. His voice is amazing, he's a nice person. If you don't like him, stop paying attention.

I agree with everything you said *except* that it's a likable version. He's great. I love him. It's an awful version.

by Anonymousreply 51March 4, 2023 7:23 AM

R53 - So you're saying he's really a genius?

by Anonymousreply 54March 5, 2023 3:32 PM

[quote] He needs to pour it into a girdle.

I think he'd rather pour it onto a griddle.

by Anonymousreply 55March 5, 2023 3:45 PM

He needs to hold out for a Lean Cuisine.

And just one. You don't get lean if you eat too many cuisines.

by Anonymousreply 56March 5, 2023 6:27 PM

Lambert is a guest judge on the most cringe British tribute act show alongside Shania Twain, Beverley Knight and a comedian.

They had a Sam Smith act a couple of weeks ago who were made to look like young Sam Smith, Oscar Sam Smith and non binary Sam Smith. The styling and make up was so bad that Marc Almond and George Michael were trending on Twitter. Adam did his "Sam is such a good friend and they are inspirational" bullshit.

The songs on his first couple of albums that were written and produced by established hit makers were great. His own songs less good.

Just listened to a few of the covers. Duran Duran's Ordinary World is such a good song it's hard to ruin but Lambert's version just reminds me of the Mad World cover from Donnie Darko that he performed on American Idol.

And Chandelier sounds like a Glee version.

by Anonymousreply 57March 5, 2023 8:33 PM

I liked him and thought he had potential when he was a contestant on AI, but I lost interest after that. His first album was a disappointment, I never heard the later ones all the way through, and I didn't even care about Queen when Freddie Mercury was fronting them.

At his peak (during AI and for the first few years afterward), he had an online fan base as annoying as any I've ever seen in action. They were referred to by some as the "Sparklecows." They would show up in numbers wherever he was being discussed, attack anyone who said a non-adoring word about him, and make grandiose claims on his behalf (i.e., that he was a "worldwide icon"). They seemed mostly to be women over 40. They were as overinvested as the Claymates, but without as much comedy value, because at least they had a realistic assessment of their idol's sexuality.

by Anonymousreply 58March 5, 2023 8:59 PM

I thought he did a great job singing Believe at the Kennedy Center honors, but otherwise I have no interest in his Freddy Mercury impersonation.

by Anonymousreply 59March 5, 2023 9:01 PM

He’s notorious in LA for cruising Grindr at all hours. Almost everyone has a story about Adam Lambert attempting to pick them up. His standard MO is to send a face pic and say “guess who” - assuming the receiver will be flattered to hear from a “celebrity” and immediately present hole. Everyone I’ve talked to has turned him down.

by Anonymousreply 60March 5, 2023 9:06 PM

There’s no excuse for this considering we have Ozempic now. He’s truly gargantuan.

by Anonymousreply 61March 5, 2023 9:07 PM

Grindr Message with Lambert Photo: GUESS WHO!

Datalounger Response: Liza in her fat years?

by Anonymousreply 62March 5, 2023 9:18 PM

He's morphing into Liberace.

by Anonymousreply 63March 5, 2023 9:29 PM

Holding out for a hero sandwich, more like.

by Anonymousreply 65March 5, 2023 10:39 PM

I need a GYRO! I'm holding out for a gyro till the morning light! It’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon, and it’s gotta be larger than life!

by Anonymousreply 67March 6, 2023 12:02 AM

The video looks like a Will Riker holodeck drag fantasy.

by Anonymousreply 69March 7, 2023 10:01 AM

I'm holding out for a hot dog!

And it's gotta be big, and it's gotta be beef, and it's gotta be kosher tonight!

by Anonymousreply 70March 7, 2023 10:02 AM

I give it an 85. It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.

by Anonymousreply 71March 7, 2023 10:41 AM

Holy shut. Shes catching up to Devine. Phuck. Gurl needz 2 stop eating. In other words she phucking phat.

by Anonymousreply 72March 7, 2023 10:47 AM

I asked him to be my 'first' and he... he laughed at me. Sneering, "And do what- bump pussies?!". I cried for days.

by Anonymousreply 73March 7, 2023 10:49 AM

He's rumored to have a large penis, but if the rest of him keeps growing, his dick certainly won't look larger in comparison.

by Anonymousreply 76March 7, 2023 10:42 PM

holding out for a hero sandwich maybe - doused in cum.

by Anonymousreply 77March 8, 2023 1:12 AM

What a horrible looking man.

by Anonymousreply 78March 10, 2023 6:32 AM

I’m pretty sus on grown men who hang onto some kind of emo aesthetic, I feel like there’s a correlation there with a certain proclivity… case in point: Sahvie Vanity

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by Anonymousreply 79March 10, 2023 6:50 AM

Why did Fatam Lambert go back to using make up? Yuck. Not a good look for our girl.

by Anonymousreply 80March 10, 2023 6:56 AM

Why isn’t he on the weight loss injections everyone else in Hollywood is taking? I even have a coworker who’s doing it, and she’s lost 20 lbs so far.

by Anonymousreply 81March 11, 2023 9:56 PM

Like others above have said, he's channeling Divine, big time. He looked ok in the big sunglasses but when he took them off and was slo-mo waving his arms about in that enormous white waistcoat, forget it.

by Anonymousreply 82March 11, 2023 11:05 PM

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