YES!  ROF was the hottest, coolest, most unique thing I'd ever seen on AI!  :)

And WLL was equally stunning!  Adam in dress up is a beautiful thing. Adam period is a beautiful thing.  Tho' his aria vocals on ROF still chill me to my core.  (I love, love, love, LOVE his upper register utterly.... the higher the better.. the higher.. the hotter!!!!!) 

Any of his high glory notes sends swirling chills down my spine .. I love his mid/lower register as well but those powerfully held long long Looooooonnnnngggggggg    notes.. Oh.My.Freaking.GODS!

My MetalHead days are showing.. you think?  :)   *Swoons and Thuds*

Jun 3, 2009 -- 4:01PM, njgirl2 wrote:

I just couldn't help myself and had to devote a thread to the most amazing performance of American Idol's eight seasons.

Of all Adam's performances, this is the one that stands out to me as legendary.  The first time I saw it, I was shocked.  I really didn't know what to think.  I just stared at the television screen when it was over, thinking to myself that I did not just see someone do that on American Idol, the cheesiest and most white-bread family show there is.  I literally had chills.

Then of course I did what many others did...I replayed it....over and over and over again.  I couldn't stop watching, becoming more mesmerized with every viewing.  It was official.  My Adam obsession had begun.

The vocals were insanely perfect, haunting even.  The outfit was, in one word, sexy.  The body language was perfectly and seductive.  The arrangement was daring.  There was no one else in my mind who could have pulled this off in the exact way Adam did.  This performance completely set him apart from the rest of the pack.

The best part of all was how divided the country was on this performance.  There were those like me who thought it was the most miraculous 90 seconds they'd ever witnessed.  Then there were those who thought it was pitiful, insulting, 'ear piercing', disastrous, and about 1000 more negative descriptors you can think of.  To get such strong emotions on complete opposite ends of the spectrum is something only true artists in this day-of-age can do.  I think about that now.  The reaction.  The controversy.  The speculation.  The adoration.

Adam will be iconic indeed.

 

I agree 100%!!!!  The minute he finished my friend called and asked what I thought and I said it was the best performance in the history of Idol.  I was mezmorized, amazed, and fell in mad love with Adam during those 2 minutes.   The funny thing is, I just heard the Cash version a couple days ago for the first time post-Adam. And I was like wwwwhhhhaaaaaaa iz thiz??  No offense to the man, but Adam's version is just so sensual and passionate it just seems to fit the lyrics better.

Jun 3, 2009 -- 7:58PM, kissandtell wrote:

Jun 3, 2009 -- 4:01PM, njgirl2 wrote:

I agree 100%!!!!  The minute he finished my friend called and asked what I thought and I said it was the best performance in the history of Idol.  I was mezmorized, amazed, and fell in mad love with Adam during those 2 minutes.   The funny thing is, I just heard the Cash version a couple days ago for the first time post-Adam. And I was like wwwwhhhhaaaaaaa iz thiz??  No offense to the man, but Adam's version is just so sensual and passionate it just seems to fit the lyrics better.

TOTALLY!!!!  I had never heard the original until post-Adam as well, and seriously thought for a second I had the wrong song.  It's apparently a country classic and I respect that, but COME ON, Adam's version really brought those lyrics to life. 

Johnny Cash is a legend, but in my opinion the way the original of the song goes, if you don't listen carefully, you can't tell if he's singing about passionate desire or margaritas on the beach after a long day at the office.

Jun 3, 2009 -- 6:31PM, neh wrote:

Jun 3, 2009 -- 6:17PM, njgirl2 wrote:

Jun 3, 2009 -- 6:07PM, neh wrote:

Jun 3, 2009 -- 6:06PM, LemonDrops888 wrote:

Jun 3, 2009 -- 5:45PM, neh wrote:

Jun 3, 2009 -- 4:41PM, dotsicle wrote:

For me it was Whole Lotta  Love. I still can't believe they slipped those adult lyrics past the PG-13 censors! The performance was way past what I ever expected to see on cheesy AI.

what did he say?? i didnt hear the pg-13 stuff.

 

 

The part where he sings "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love"

 

 

ohh...i thought of a way that could be bad.,..but i never knew it was. ohh....

i feel kinda dumb now.

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"Hair, makeup, and wardrobe-They are our best friends."~Adam Lambert
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member of adam's pretty posse {#47} keepin our adam safe & fine since 2009! 
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***adam makes my mad world spin***}

I wonder how many inches of love he actually has to give....

oh god. thats what i was thinking...i hear the camp buses....

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  ^{glambert #00~ <3
[[GeEkY gLaMbErT!!]]
LiVe..LaUgH..LoVe!!
aussie posse girr & u kno it(:
"I'm not skerred" -Adam Lambert!
I fell into a burning ring of fire....with adam lambert!!! (:
"Hair, makeup, and wardrobe-They are our best friends."~Adam Lambert
KrisALLENNation #279 ? me some KRADAM!!!
member of adam's pretty posse {#47} keepin our adam safe & fine since 2009! 
Adam's Lambertghinis #20
"Screw Global Warming, Adam is causing those fires!"-DavidCookFan1992
Adam's one & only fabulous groupies #47
.:second is the new first:.!
it takes one to know one, SASSYPANTS! -norman gentle(;
***adam makes my mad world spin***}

...my bags are packed cause I was thinking the same thing

I loved his version of ring of fire but most of all I loved the way he looked immediately after he finished the song, looking at the crowd with that gorgeous face waiting to see what the judges thought.  It accidentally got deleted from my dvr and I've been upset since.