My Music Obsession

Ok, another long break. Busy with work, kids, playing EQ2, not too much time for posting. A visit from my cousin prompted me to post since its been a long time. Lots has happened recently, but today going to post my thoughts on amusement over the whole Adam Lambert deal. Yeah, I'm a few months old. So sue me.

I've watched AI on and off over the last several years. Its kindof a guilty pleasure for me. I don't listen to radio all that much anymore, so seeing AI keeps me appraised of at least some current songs. Naturally, I always root for the rocker, but rarely have I voted and never bought any songs off the internet. I did buy Daughtry's and David Cooks' CDs, both were pretty decent, and I've thought about buying some others, Bo Bice, Elliot Yamine, but never got around to it.

But this season was different. I'd like to say I was surprised over my reaction Adam Lambert, but it wasn't really all that different from other times that I've gotten hooked on a singer. Just a few years ago, when my husband turned me on to Jean Jacques Goldman, I scoured the internet looking for videos of his songs, reading the lyrics (since I couldn't understand most of them - they're in French), buying older copies of his CDs, even finally tracking down a DVD of his (last?) concert. I would have loved to seen him in concert too, but that's very unlikely now, since I think he's retired from performing.

The only difference between now and when I was a teen/college student (and went gaga over bands like Cheap Trick, Journey, Styx, Bon Jovi, etc.) is that now I can scour the internet for videos and information. I certainly would have done that back then, if that was available. But all we had were teen magazines and MTV.

So its not really out of my character to have done the same thing when I saw Adam Lambert. Like many others, I was awestruck by his voice, his control, his pitch, and he wasn't bad to look at either. Yeah, I learned he was gay, but so what. Its not like when I was a teen and 'dreamed' of hooking up with the band. Even if Adam was straight, I wouldn't be out to date the guy. But I loved watching his performances over youtube and on AI. Here was a real showman, the likes of which I hadn't seen since Freddie Mercury of Queen. Granted, I haven't been to many concerts lately, but even thinking back to some I saw in college or early post-college, none of the lead singers had the charisma of or put on a performance like Adam Lambert.

So for the first time I actually bought copies of his songs from Itunes (only because I learned that those songs are never released on CDs, so this was the only way to get a copy) and voted a whole hell of a lot more than before. I wanted to keep him on the show, I wanted to see him perform more. I definitely plan to buy his CD. I'd love to see him in concert, but that's less likely given other time/money/family commitments (and my husband's not interested). Maybe someday. In the meantime, thank god for youtube.

And by the way, I also purchased songs by Kris and Allison, two other singers I thought were the best that AI has put on in years. I think Allison has real potential to become the best female rocker AI has ever had and may finally be a worthy successor to Anne Wilson.

It was then kindof annoying to see articles about "cougars obsess over Adam." I guess there are many other women out there like me, who haven't seen a great charismatic singer in a long time, but using the word "cougar" kindof insulted me. Maybe some women obsess as they did years ago and want to 'get backstage' to bed the singer, but come on, even assuming Adam was interested in women, are you really going to ignore your family for a 27 year old guy? What's wrong with just being a big fan? Why do I have get labled a "cougar" because I think Adam is the best singer/performer I've seen in ages? Why am I made to feel different than a friend of mine who's had a serious crush on Steve Perry of Aerosmith for decades? Just because Adam is nearly 20 years younger than me, doesn't mean I can't appreciate his voice, his charisma, and yeah, his sexuality. He may be gay, but he still exudes a great sexual attraction that can get anyone excited. No different from porn for men IMO.

So I'm brimming with anticipation to hear his new material and I check youtube periodically to see some of his concert performances. Someday perhaps I'll get to see him perform live. I think he's got the ability to stick around a good long time.