American Idol runner-up, Adam Lambert, released his debut album, For Your Entertainment. For fans of 80’s hair metal/glam rock, the cover is reminiscent of Poison’s Look What the Cat Dragged In. While the jury is still out on the actual tracks, fans certainly aren’t happy with the cover art as they posted mixed opinions about “Glambert’s” album cover art on various internet forums and blogs.
The 'American Idol' runner-up appears with blue hair, a gloved hand and heavy makeup in his CD artwork debut; ickey.org, a popular American Idol blogger, put up a poll to determine the public’s pulse. As of October 30th, out of 1,300 total votes, 32% (421 votes) “love it!” while 68% (879 votes) find it “Ewww.”
The artist described the album as, "…dance music with a glam-rock shuffle beat, in the style of T. Rex and 'Rock & Roll, Part 2,'" on KIIS-FM.
Lambert has been no stranger to controversy and media buzz since he began appearing on American Idol Season 8, when scandalous pictures surfaced that suggested the contestant was gay. Afterward, Lambert officially came out in a Rolling Stone cover story in June 2008, telling the music magazine, "I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay."
Once revealed that he was gay, the singer enjoyed media-buzz galore which helped propel him to the finale of American Idol Season 8 where he would lose the reality contest to Kris Allen.
Just last week, Lambert split from his interior designer boyfriend Drake LaBry. His first single, "Time for Miracles," will be released on the "2012" soundtrack on Nov. 10. For Your Entertainment album will be released on Nov. 23, but the first single debuted on “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest’s
While the album may not contain critically acclaimed music and is being panned on its cover alone, it is a testament to the popular culture of
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