Ziggy Stardust vs. Adam Lambert: Clash of the Cover Art
- Posted on Oct 28th 2009 5:51PM by Spinner Staff
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'Idol' star Adam Lambert declared that "Glam is back" on Twitter, and his newly released 'For Your Entertainment' album cover certainly supports his claim. Compared side-by-side, it's hard to deny that Lambert's admittedly "campy" photo is a nod to the original glam icon, Ziggy Stardust.
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SCatat 10-28-2009
I think it would be better to say it's a nod to Madonna - view the cover of her album side by side and it looks a look more similar.
Timat 10-28-2009
It has nothing to do with David Bowies album cover.
Moonat 10-28-2009
Why in the world should Adam "nod" to anyone? His cover is an original, just as he
is.
JoMamaat 10-28-2009
Dear Adam fans who are posting that he's "original" and wouldn't "nod" to anything... Really? Have you actually read what your Idol said?
Deniseat 10-29-2009
GORGEOUS and BRILLIANT ADAM !!!
gbat 10-29-2009
"hard to deny"? ACCORDING TO WHAT BLIND PERSON?
Susan Edmundsat 10-29-2009
Contemporary art is about meaning. Art cannot live in autonomy. Self sufficiency is a delusion. Without context there is no meaning. Artists narrate their contingency in their attempts to transcend self conciousness and awareness and sometimes transcend this process in their acknowledgement of it. Adam does both. Look at everything he did on AI. He gave contemporary meaning to old songs with multivalent references to preceeding artists. The art of his alblum cover, like every aspect of his performances is part of his artistic statement and there is no accidental similarity.
jannyat 11-01-2009
I don't care which way Adam nods, just as long as he keeps singing.
Iloveyoureyesat 11-07-2009
Well....needless to say.......Adam picked the right picture for the front of his new CD because EVERYONE is talking about it. Some like it.....some don't. I don't think you need to try and read anything to deep into it. Adam is a wonderful businessman as well as an unbelievable singer/entertainer. He wanted a "campy" photo and that is exactly what he's chosen. He is show business to his core.......he likes to have people discuss his work.......and this just proves he knows what he is doing!
etc.at 11-14-2009
Although i can see where the "glam" comes from, there doesnt seem to be many similarities with the Aladdin Sane cover (it's not ziggy stardust) still great though.