Wow!! #Trespassing is sitting nice and high on the itunes chart! What a great sight to wake-up to! Thank you all for checking it out!!
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Adam Lambert @adamlambert
#1 on Itunes?! Yes!!!! #Trespassing
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@nilerodgers MAN!! Trespassing is #1 on iTunes!!
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Album received an 86 from Billboard!
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Lambert's latest full-length dips into a variety of genres, playfully prodding at electronica and exploring the rock balladry of 2009 debut "For Your Entertainment," but mostly, Lambert just wants to dance. The first half of "Trespassing" frolics through well-worn funk, house and electro-pop tropes, but the club capers never get stale, thanks to Lambert's vocal charisma and ridiculous power. A song like "Shady" could collapse under its fatuous lyrics, but on the track, Lambert demonstrates the raw energy that would make him a great frontman for a band like, say, Queen.
Because of the outlandishness embedded in everything he touches, it's easy to not take Adam Lambert seriously. This, of course, is a mistake. "Trespassing" continues the work of the underrated "For Your Entertainment" and allows the singer to keep unveiling his character in broad, colorful strokes. The lesson with Adam Lambert is the same now as it was when he was burning up "Idol" three years ago -- underestimate him at your own risk.
With "Trespassing" in stores, Lambert's existence is again taking a turn for the extraordinary, as he launches a campaign RCA Vice President of marketing Nick Pirovano claims will stretch well into 2013. "We know this album has several singles," Pirovano says, adding, "We want a No. 1 album, and we feel good about the setup.
There's a lot going on throughout "Trespassing," but it's to Lambert's credit that he never drowns in excess. He's a capable enough singer to not only keep his head above water but also to make almost every moment soar.
The album opens with the title track, which is a really aggressive thumper full of bravado, but by the time we get to "Underneath," you're just craving someone who will understand you when all that veneer is stripped away.
What I'm trying to give to the listener [are] things to inspire them and strength and pride and confidence and fun. What I love about it is I think all those songs, whether upbeat or the darker ones, reflect the human experience and what we go through as people. The back half of the album, what I'm trying to connect there is, "Hey, look, I go through all this s--- and I can still be fierce and I can still be strong, but yes, I go through things and I have my doubts and I have my issues." I hope the listener can say, "So do I, me too."
Since season 8 of American Idol kicked off, we have watched the Indianapolis-born, San Diego-raised Adam Lambert blossom from caterpillar to butterfly right before America's eyes.
Trespassing (*** out of four) is the album that fans of the former American Idol runner-up have been wanting from him. More cohesive and personal than 2010's For Your Entertainment, it finds Lambert drawn to the beats and sounds of EDM, combining over-the-top dance grooves with multi-tracked vocal marvels. While the title track riffs off Queen's Another One Bites the Dust, the final song,Outlaws of Love, may be the one with traction, a poignant song that addresses the human cost of living outside societal approval. — Brian Mansfield
In the current issue of Rolling StoneAdam Lambert discussed his struggle from Idol into the pop world.
“It’s the Idol stigma. On red carpets at awards shows, other musicians are either really open to embracing me and being friendly and being associated with me, or they just don’t want to,” he said. “A lot of times it’s in my own head, but it feels like a political move to be friends with someone like me.”
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ReplyDeleteJust checked iTunes and Trespassing was #1!!
Hope it stays there. When will we see sales numbers?
Thanks
LOL Seeing my tweet in here today is almost as exciting as Adam tweeting me (which will never happen) hahaha.
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