Monday 8 March 2010

Whole Lotta Fantasies


I thought this Fantasy Springs video should get its own post because it took a whole lotta love. It's the most difficult video I've done so far, principally because every clip I watched kept luring me in so I'd lose track of what I was doing. Then it would take me a while to get my breath back and it would happen repeatedly.

This for me is a momentous performance, one I will be watching over and over again and one that we'll probably still be talking about in years to come so I wanted to do it justice. So apologies for the delay. I never thought I would feel the way I did about RoF again. I thought I'd built up an immunity to being surprised by Adam by now, but I was wrong.



This is the most incredible psychedelic arrangement and performance of WLL and one of the sexiest things I've ever seen or heard. There's a lot that's reminiscent of Jim Morrison. There are no overt sexual gestures but what he achieves is purely with his sultry voice and stage presence and is so sizzling hot. He slinks about the stage, moaning breathily, his erotic cries startlingly primal. Whereas the previous renditions were pure sex of the sordid aggressive rip-your-clothes-off encounter, this one is a long slow hedonistic tripped-out throw-your-phone-away all-day love-in, teetering on the edge of blissful agony. His voice works you up and down, knowing when to stop you from boiling over but keeping you simmering. Not only does he do this with his voice, but when things are getting too hot, he turns his back, giving you time to ease away from the edge before effortlessly stroking and teasing you right back there again, kneading you into spasms of ecstasy.

I love the smile he gives just before the song finishes. He seems thrilled about turning the audience into a wild writhing mess, knowing that he's nailed it. We do indeed need cooling.

DOWNLOAD Whole Lotta Love (acoustic) v2 - final version mp3 19.8MB
Update 09/03/10: Changed file hosting service as some of you have reported viruses from the previous link.

Update 10/03/10: DOWNLOAD Whole Lotta Love (acoustic) iPod compatible mp4 50.4MB
Update 27/03/10: DOWNLOAD Whole Lotta Love (acoustic) HD mp4 v1 142.7MB - Better sound than version above

47 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this! LOVE it! He is plucking unbelievable, the band is great, we're under the spell! PS: I also thought Jim Morrison right away!!!

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  2. O.M.G You realy have so match talent to make this.
    I Am totaly in love whit this one.
    Thanks so match for all that work.
    Love you for it.

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  3. WWL is like a drug,cannot whitout it anymore

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  4. Thank you bb!!!! I appreciate all your hard work soooo much.

    Voted for the next mashup also.

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  5. All I can say is FANTABULOUS!!!!!!

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  6. WOW Thanks so much. I was lucky enough to see him do this in person. I think I was in a trance at the time, so glad to see this again.

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  7. God, you're good!! You described exactly what I felt watching the video. It's funny, you bring to a conscious level of my mind things I did not even knew I felt until I read you. Well, thanks... I guess.

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  8. This is by far one of Adam's best performances - so thank you for doing it justice. Will give me so many hours of pleasure (not sure I can take much more). Here is a little pressie for you. (Nikki)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy_DQPmrmBU

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  9. How do you do this??? It's amazing and so very much appreciated. I was there, but I have so little recollection cause I was totally out of my mind the entire time!!! I just remember it was AWESOME. Thank you so much for giving us such a high-quality edit. You so ROCK!!!

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  10. I love this performance so much. Adam is unreal. Your editing is great. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. This is amazing. You are so, so talented. I've already listened to this clean version 20 times in the the last couple of hours. TY!!!

    If you ever find the time, would love an mp4. This is truly classic.

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  12. AB You are brilliant. This is just wonderful. Thank you so much for your hard work. Know that you are appreciated and loved from afar. Thank you for the mp3 too.

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  13. Oh, I was so hoping you'd do this, and as usual, you are a master! It really is a shame 19/RCA doesn't have their own video crew at Adam's performances. They'd make a fortune on the DVD of this alone.

    Your description is absolutely perfect. How you managed it, I don't know. Whenever I watch this my brain turns to molten goo and I am absolutely useless for hours. :)

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  14. Thank you for your hard work!! This video is really great. There's no uncomfortable angle change at all...Brilliant!! Thank you again:D

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  15. THANK YOU so much for the incredible video!!! I was there and could not take it all in so having this video to see anything I missed and relive it, priceless!!!

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  16. Oh I love this. Thank you so much. Loved the end as well talking about how awesome his band did without even rehearsing and introducing them "glitterbaby" ha ha

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  17. Thanks so much for putting these together, and I'm sure, like me, all the shooters appreciate you making the effort to give them credit as well. =)

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  18. Thank you so much, I have been watching all the Youtube performances but none of them did it justice until this one!! My obsession is just getting worse, or better, however you look at it.

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  19. a most excellent edit. many thanks.

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  20. I saw and heard a lot of Jim Morrion too. I just watched "The Doors" again recently. What talent on all their parts. I listen over and over and just put on my ipod. Just wonder why you stopped during band intro as cos2 extended. I love that stuff!

    You are really talented and patient! Wish you would compile this about the summer tour!

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  21. The video is beautiful, and I love your smoky, steamy observations about HRH.
    You're right that it was a little Jim Morrison. The kind of spaced out, drugged out, blissed out vibe.(I am not suggesting that Adam was drugged out, mind you.) It also reminds me of him in the Citizen Vein performances, except without the crotch rubbing. So sexy it slays me.

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  22. What a wonderful exercise of musical genius - he just gets better and better! Thank you for doing all of this work and presenting us with such a priceless gift! You ARE THE BEST!!!

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  23. Thank you so much! We all are so grateful!!
    AD

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  24. All I can say is...what can I say???? Speechless....Cmon ADAM...we need a tour!!!

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  25. This is really, really amazing.
    Feel like I’m watching a biopic film of a legendary superstar.
    Adam knows how to please us, and you know the moments where he is the sexiest and we love him most.
    This is the great collaboration of you two.
    Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

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  26. AB;

    Love your edit!! I really hope Adam is following himself on your site! If I were him, I'd be a fan of yours. Mutual admiration.

    Loved his acoustic "Sleepwalker" too. I hope Adam is getting the feeling that people like it when he just sits and connects with an audience. I like all the glam too, but I really enjoy the slowed down, heartfelt performances. He never bores me and makes life a little bit more goosebumpy....

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  27. I'm speechless. Thankyou for editing. I've realized, why we luv your work so much. Your presentation of the piece is purely from a fan's point of view. The shot/frame that you chose, might not be flawless itself. But there is something you found in the frames, that you have to emphasis it. Various close up, shots from various angles, all add up to perfection of Adam Lambert's performance. Thanks for capturing that for us.

    On top of everything I luv in his WLL, I luv how he started with the lip licked at the very start and end with a "Bark" in the end. :D

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  28. Thank you thank you thank you!

    This is such a gift .. it's an AMAZING performance and yet again evidence that Adam is in a category all his own . .I'm so glad I'm here to enjoy him .. And so grateful for all the work you put in for we fans ...

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  29. (from NZ) As promised, I’m reporting back to you about how I get to meet Adam in Sydney; my story has more characters that is allowed for comments; do you have an e-mail address where I can send it to? (mine is vecas_world@yahoo.co.nz)

    p.s. i hope you get to meet Adam when he comes to UK - it is life enhancing experience!

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  30. Fantastic job capturing this incredible moment; what a musical genius we have in Adam, WOW. I was in the FRONT ROW for this memorable concert & it was spectacular and flawless, start to finish.

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  31. Thank you so much! I can't believe you were so amazing to make an ipod friendly version that actually went onto my ipod. Very grateful, amazing job.

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  32. After watching your video several times I started to realize that one of the most "bewitching" part of this performance is the costume. I tried to imagine Adam doing this acoustic version in the same costume as Rock My Town. It wouldn't have worked as well. It would be interesting to find out how deliberate this was on Adam's part. He definitely lives up to the promise he made to Simon at his audition that "I will surprise you." Thanks for all your work on this video. It is all over the internet!

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  33. Mp4 is now there for you to download. Wow, thank you so much for all these comments! I'm not able to address you all individually but I'm really happy to have increased your viewing pleasure of this legendary performance. And all of you who got to see it, you're so so lucky!

    As well as reminding me of Jim Morrison, the arrangement, instrumentals and atmosphere all remind me of The End by the Doors. When he dances about on stage he's so much like a hippy flower-child and his clothing reflects that. I think it was a conscious choice to go with something soft to complement the acoustic songs mid-set. It makes me so proud that he's continuing to carry out his promise with everything he does.

    I thought I'd write a little about the making of this as some of you have asked. It's made up of 51 cuttings and took hours of watching each available video to make sure I got the best footage for each movement. It's about twice as long as any concert video so ended up taking much longer. Sometimes it was hard to decide between movement/picture quality/angle/where to cut, but my goal was to try to enhance the feeling that the performance generated. For me, it was a stoned, sensual, slow burn through an erogenous landscape. That's one reason why I didn't always use the best quality footage that was available. For example, I think it breaks the mood when we can clearly see Adam fiddling with his earpiece. I left out the crotch-touch, deciding to focus on his facial expressions which I thought were much more erotic. There are a few close-ups of his face moaning in pleasure, where I used a warping effect to try to evoke a dream-like psychedelic feel, a trippy fantasy. Hope it worked!

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  34. Thank you so much. You are very generous. I love your description of how you felt experiencing WLL. I was there and I felt the same way. We are so lucky to have this man at this time in our lives.

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  35. AB-This is such a beautiful work of art you have created. Even though I was at the concert, I missed a lot of the detail and nuance of his performance (probably because I was so over the top blissed out) -- it's a magical thing to be able to revisit that moment in such magnificent detail. My vote for your next video is Soaked-because it's an opportunity to see him really act out a song, with that incredible moment when he turns his back to the audience and returns to us, in a staggering "drunken" soaked state. Very powerful.

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  36. Do you have this accoustic WLL so I can ....comp with ipod?
    I greatly appreciate FUCKIN LOV YOUR SITE!!!
    Same name on twitter if you can send LUV YOU!!!

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  37. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this video. It is VERY appreciated!

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  38. Idahophoenix, thank you. I can imagine that the actual experience would be quite surreal, flying past way too quickly. I hope you enjoyed the Broken Open video too, but if I'm to be democratic, Fever will be next!

    Anonymous, thank you! If you're having trouble getting the video onto your iPod, it's most likely because your internet connection was interrupted during the download. To solve the problem, I'd recommend a browser such as Firefox which has a download manager that would make you immune to this problem.

    Lila, you're welcome! I'm just happy to be spreading the Lambert love and maximising the enjoyment of this performance.

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  39. Amazing job on the video. Thank you for sharing it with us!

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  40. Belated thanks for all of your amazing hard work in putting this together for us. I was one of the lucky and mesmerized fans present at Fantasy Springs to witness and be struck speechless by Adam's epic version of WLL. Just unbelievably sensual and Fantasy-inducing! My "go-to" Adam performance when I need a little boost...., and a fabulous reminder of why I absolutely adore him as a performer and as the lovely human being that he so obviously is. It just doesn't get any better than this! Perfection! As many said, even though I was THERE, I couldn't process it all at first, so am so thankful to be able to see it over and over and over....... You are so gracious to share it with us!

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  41. This is wonderful, and Adam's voice is nothing short of astonishing.

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  42. I love this man so much, that I can't sleep.

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  43. When will I ever get enough of this? One of the very finest and most sexual performances... And he did not even rehearse it?!?

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  44. Anonymous, I reckon that was one of the things that made it so special. Sometimes performances can seem a little too staged but this had a raw experimental energy that was so exciting!

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  45. Two years after the performance and I'm discovering it for the first time. Adam's slow, drawn-out performances of WLL throughout the Glam Nation Tour have never quite clicked with me, but I watched this video and was absolutely BLOWN AWAY. You're right, he doesn't make any overt sexual gestures (unlike the Glam Nation performances), but somehow with his voice alone manages to top in sexiness all his other performances possibly EVER.

    I tried clicking the download links you've generously provided, but apparently a password is needed?

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    1. Anonymous, I'm glad you've finally found it! After all this time it's still my absolute favourite performance from him.

      I'm afraid I've locked down all downloads due to some people taking the piss. I will enable them again sometime though, so stay tuned to the blog.

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  46. Oh I would love a download of this....love it sooo much! So sexy!

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