Subject: Tropicana Field : St Petersburgh FL : 18/9/10 13.05.11 15:07
1 Tropicana Dr
St Petersburg, FL
'American Idol':
Adam Lambert talks collaborating, other topics in Tampa
Matt Carter
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Adam Lambert is still traveling across Florida for his Glam Nation Tour, and over the weekend he made a stop in Tampa to perform at the home of the Rays in Tropicana Field. Before the concert, though, he attended a question-and-answer session with a local radio station
According to Sports reports this would be Adams biggest audience to date.
Fan footage of the size of the crowd
Love and lust on the field as Adam Lambert rocks the Trop
Rabid Nick Refer
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In his fans' minds, he is their empath, a conduit to some kind of electrical force that powers their bodies, their minds. He of course is glam rocker and American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, who lit up Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL Saturday night.To them he is the tribe leader, a charismatic marvel and power source. Of course, it's well known it doesn't take much to power RABID cougars and eleventeen-year-olds. Just ask Justin Bieber. Mystic electrical outlet or not, Mr. Lambert rocked the Trop after the Rays' 10th-inning squeaker of a ball game.
General Lambert and the Glam Nation Invade Tropicana Field
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It was kind of funny to hear Depeche Mode's "Precious" being played before the beginning of Saturdays night's Tampa Bay Rays/Hess Express Saturday Night Concert Series event with Glam rocker Adam Lambert. More for the fact it set the pace of the evening where our master of disguises, Mr. Lambert himself showed us why he is going to be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
And as soon as he came onto stage tonight it was evident why people see him as a hybrid of so many great legends of music all rolled into one. Lambert has the stage presence of Elton John the wardrobe changes of Cher, boosted by a voice that seems to scream the late Freddie Mercury of Queen.
Boosted by enough glitter on himself and his costumes to make even a Mardi Gras float jealous, it was his voice that made you forget some of his stage distractions and concentrate on a few lyrics and songs we have come to associate just with the theatrical vocalist.
And his theatrics on stage both through his stage riser in the center of the stage mixed with a brisk and totally popping choreographed dance segments push the envelope between both an audio and visual extravaganza that makes you take a step back and collect your breath, then begin to sing along with the singer on his tunes that have shocked, awed and also entertained us ever since he broke off the American Idol stage.
And we definitely got the PG-rated show because of the impressionable youth in the crowd, but the diversity of the crowd definitely shows that Lambert is crossing all type of boundaries and stereotypes to entertain and push his Glam Nation prerogatives towards some new listens. And I kind of like his style of thrusting his views and opinions at you with gusto, but keeping his on stage image bordering on the brink of surreal.
But just as you begin to pigeon-hole him within an androgynous segment of music with his tunes like " Strut" or "For Your Entertainment", Lambert does a 180 degree turn and pushes your ears and eyes into another define direction. And that is why I compare Lambert to the always theatrical Mercury.
That zest and energy to attack the vocals and invite musical accompaniment to throw the eyes and ears into different angles and directions while still tapping your foot or clapping your hands to the beat.
Another section of music that Lambert has seemed to attack with vengeance is acoustic sets of music to his songs like "Whataya Want From Me" and even "Time for Miracles" which was featured in the movie "2012". When Lambert goes into his acoustic sets, you really get a great indication of the unfolding talent and incredible vocal range he is exploring more every day.
Sometimes his musical mannerisms and moves on stage did seem to play more towards Broadway than pop culture. But if you are not entertained at a Lambert show, then you came into it with a closed mind. He reminds me of some of the classic 80's groups like The Pet Shop Boys or even Depeche Mode in his booming bass lines and rhythms that take you beyond the lyrics. If you are not into club music or have an allergy for glitter, than Lambert will not be your cup of tea.
But as someone who pushed his way through Punk Rock and the explosion of both experimental techno music and electronic enhanced music, Lambert is a lion pretending to be a kitten. In this way, Lambert reminds me with a huge splash of David Bowie with the pronounced sexuality and bravado, but with lyrics that catch your attention.
All you have to do is hit up any music site and click on a small snippet of "If I Had You" and you will see that someday, the whole world could be come a Glam Nation colony.
And Lambert definitely takes you on a sensory explosion with the color hues of his stage show with high accents on purple, aquamarine and even a pinkish burst here and there for added dimensions. It made it a bit difficult to get perfect shots with the always changing background colors and formatting, but that was also part of the "Glam Nation experience".
Lambert definitely can put you off by his many wardrobe changes (I lost track at four) during his performances, but we have already concluded, that is Lambert's ultimate intention. All your sense have to be ready for overload if you are ever going to enjoy Lambert's theatrical and vocal sideshow.
But his costumes were all done in the basic black format of most of the gone, but not forgotten Punk Rock groups. With the splash of hues of aqua, purple and red, the outfits somehow took a life of their own at times.
I was a bit upset he did not have a chance to include his past duet with Allison Iraheta, who opened for him tonight. They do an incredible rendition of Foghat's "Slow Ride" that definitely takes me back to the late 1970's Sunday night at the Drive-In with my friends.
I came into this show expecting to be impressed, and I was quickly blown away by the vocal range and the true artistry of Lambert's band and dancers. Might have been over the top for a few moments as Lambert had to remind one of his guitarist it was a "PG show", but well worth staying here until the Witching Hour.
The diversity of the crowd was not even apparent once the music began and everyone began to sway and use their cellphones to record photos or video moments of the concert. Was a great peek into one of the artists that might help shape the future of rock as we know it today.
Still curious as to how the Rays grounds crew are going to get all that silver metallic glitter up before Sunday's game. Not to worry, I think we are going to be talking about this show long after the last tinsel or freckle of glitter is gone.
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