I don’t watch American Idol. I don’t care two scoots about the show, and I never have. I can sum up everything I know about all of the contestants right here.
- Kelly something-or-other won the first season.
- Clay Aiken is gay.
- My niece works for the most successful AI alumnus.
- There once was a contestant named after a Disney cartoon.
- There once was a contestant with a bald head and a nice basket.
- An Indian kid was ridiculed a lot.
- Adam Lambert is gay.
Speaking of Adam Lambert, I’ve never heard him sing, and never heard him speak during an interview. All I know of him are various things that the gay blogs post. This limited knowledge makes it somewhat a mystery as to why he bugs me so much. It’s true: Adam Lambert makes me nuts. Seeing his photo actually makes me angry, sometimes. I have no idea why.
I say this, even though Details magazine recently published these editorial shots, which might be the greatest photography this magazine has ever published, if you ask me. I would frame this and hang it on my wall — if it wasn’t Adam Lambert. I like this shot enough that it made me consider that maybe I was being a little too harsh on Adam Lambert.
But then I saw this, via Towleroad, titled First Look at Adam Lambert’s cover.
And suddenly, I hate him all over again. Certainly, that can’t be the real album cover, can it? This photograph reminds me of Sheena Easton, Nagel, Dead or Alive (see below), feathered hair, synthesizers, LA Gear, and absolutely everything that was wrong with the 1980s. And so help me God, if this kind of photography makes a serious comeback and suddenly models want me to make them look like that, you’ll be finding my cameras for sale on eBay.
#1 by riot on October 28, 2009 - 4:30 pm
hahaha
I saw this on another blog and I instantly loved it, so much that I momentarily considered buying the album. Don't worry, I regained my sanity quickly–like you I care nothing for AI or Lambert–but I still like the image.
I would endure indentured servitude to learn how to do makeup like that. Really–where does one go for that kind of knowledge? I wish it was socially acceptable for men to wear such a look every day.
The hair, the accessories…so perfect.
I can't really comment on the photography, so I'll have to yield on that count.
But still, overall a success, in my book. I only point this out because I'm so excited to find a way in which our taste differs! It had started to be creepy how often I agree with your opinion on such things.
#2 by Anonymous on October 28, 2009 - 9:54 pm
Who does your niece work for?
#3 by Anonymous on October 28, 2009 - 9:59 pm
You should take a look at the German Photography Book “Luxure” by Richard De Chazal. I see some similarity in the his styles and Adam's Cover.
#4 by Lori on October 30, 2009 - 1:09 am
I agree Scott. If “mall hair” comes back in style, I'm hanging up my shears.
#5 by mike on October 31, 2009 - 1:59 pm
Lori: Popped collars are making a comeback. It's only a matter of time before Mall Hair and parachute pants ooze back into fashion.