Adam Lambert - "No Boundaries"

[Spidey]

This has been getting airplay in my area and on XM 20 on 20. So I thought I would start a thread so we could track how its doing.

Anyone have quick cut data on it?


I love Kris Allen's version and this one is really growing on me.

[rfucom]

dunoo if CHR can qualify 1 song from 2 different artist ???

[Spidey]

May 25, 2009 20:51:59 GMT -5 rfucom said:

dunoo if CHR can qualify 1 song from 2 different artist ???

Yes they can.

[Marooned@Midnight]

I really like his vocal performance on this song. The song itself is .

I don't think this will really do anything, I would certainly be shocked to see an adds date or any sort of real support.

[Rurry]

I'd be shocked if this made top 50.

[Eloqueen™]

The song is horrible; we definitely don't need another version on radio.

[rfucom]

I want the KRIS version.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

RCA (if they did indeed sign both) would be stupid to release the same song from both guys. It would diffuse both versions so neither gets played in any significant amount. I doubt that's what they're doing.

XM 20 on 20 is different than other CHRs. They don't generally give a crap about national charts (which, IMO, is good since national charts don't tell you what songs radio listeners actually want to listen to). XM just plays what it believes its listeners want to hear--it plays less politics than other CHRs. So them playing Adam's version doesn't really mean anything other than XM listeners apparently want to hear it.

That said, I hated Adam's version of this song. But I guess some of XM's listeners are hard-core Adam fans.

[Works In Zero Gravity]

Quick cut info: www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/Reports/Reg/EMD.asp?SOngID=1660013&NumDays=7

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5/24/2009 0.555 62 3 10 2 21 0 0 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[Young Money]

Kris version only plz.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

The Kris version sucks. Sorry.

[erzo01]

IMHO, I'd rather see him release another song as his first single.

[rfucom]

SO adams deserves this song better than Kris?

[Tony]

Sorry Jeff, but... in. :)

[jink]

I don't think they're releasing it to radio.

[musicluver]

I like this version better than Kris'

[Kii]

May 26, 2009 7:15:41 GMT -5 musicluver said:

I like this version better than Kris'

[frank]

I like the production/backing track on this version better than Kris's. :)

.... but Kris's vocals more.

I love Adam... I just don't think his voice works with this song.

[Deleted]

His voice is so soaring, I like his version way more than Kris'

[blue in moonlight]

May 26, 2009 1:47:23 GMT -5 erzo01 said:

IMHO, I'd rather see him release another song as his first single.

Me too. I hope they don't release this. I'm ready for some original material specifically for Adam.

[Vic]

i'll stick with Kris' . Thank you very much.

[Crazytowel]

Getting over the bitterness now lol, but Adam's version is quite a bit better than Kris' imo.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Interestingly, XM20 added Kris's version of "No Boundaries" today. My guess is that they're probably going to stop playing Adam's version pretty soon. Doubt they would have both versions going at the same time.

[jessluvsnick]

Stupid I-Tunes went and released both, that's why we are hearing both of them getting played. Never should have happened.

[Illusions]

I really don't see why people like Adam that much. IMO he isn't that good of a singer.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

May 26, 2009 14:22:28 GMT -5 Illusions said:

I really don't see why people like Adam that much. IMO he isn't that good of a singer.

I can understand why they like him--he puts on a great show. He's a performer, as he should be since he was pretty successful in the LA theater scene. And he's got good voice.

My problem with him, however, (and this is my opinion, just to make that clear) is that he doesn't have an inherent musicality that can tell him how to use the voice he was given to get the best out of a song. I don't think he makes the right melodic choices while he's singing a song to bring the song beyond just a "performance" and into a musical experience. When I watch him it seems like he's pretending to be a great singer rather than actually being one--like it's more about him than it is about the music. And, for pete's sake, not every song has to have that screechy high note.

I'm not fond of his tone, either. It's hard and tinny, if you get my meaning. Not soft and round. His voice doesn't envelop a note. So, he's a good singer, but I don't believe he's a great singer. You need far more than range and pitch to be a great singer.

[Marooned@Midnight]

I actually don't get how people can say Adam can't sing. He is the most talented vocalist to come out of AI, except for Carrie and Kelly IMO. Liking him has a lot less to do with his dramatics and a lot more to do with his vocal ability for me.

[Spacy-Haha]

Singing is not just about range, it's phrasing and interpretation too. In those aspects Kris is a far superior singer than Adam. Listen to Adam singing One and tell me he's a good singer, not simply a good screecher.

The same happens for No Boundaries. I feel Kris is more connected the song. Adam sings the same song 1 step higher, so what? It's hysterical and shouty.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

May 26, 2009 15:07:29 GMT -5 Marooned@Midnight said:

I actually don't get how people can say Adam can't sing. He is the most talented vocalist to come out of AI, except for Carrie and Kelly IMO. Liking him has a lot less to do with his dramatics and a lot more to do with his vocal ability for me.

That's because you like that vocal style and for whatever reason he works it out for you. I, personally, don't think he's the most talented vocalist to come out of AI, and I can name at least 3 other past contestants just off the top of my head, besides Carrie and Kelly, that I think outshine him in that area. For me, his range matters only a little, especially since his upper register is hardly pleasing to my ear. And, like a lot of vocalists, he goes off pitch when he tries to sing too low (that isn't my main problem with his vocals, though--Carrie and Kelly go off-pitch sometimes too; nearly every singer does--my problem with his vocals is explained above).

While, no, I don't see how people can say he can't sing--he clearly can sing. But I can understand when people say he's good, but not great.

[street]

^I agree with you. However Simon is usually on the $ and he said Adam would be an international star. I don't see it myself but maybe it'll happen.