Adam Lambert TRESPASSING #1 on BB200 USA & Canada

[Feelin'.$$$hady]

The album is absolutely incredible. except the singles

Shady is especially amazing, but the overall quality is so so high. One of my favorite albums of this year for sure.

Shout out to Sam Sparro, cuz he sounds flawless on Shady.

Kickin' in, Runnin', Naked Love, Broken English, Chokehold, Underneath.... so many amazing songs.

He should be proud, i know i am

I have to lol everytime i realize this album is from someone who almost won idol. Idol fans will be offended once again lulz.

The whole thing is bscly about drinking and fucking, I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!

Kesha, guuuuuuuuurl it's your turn now.

[Feelin'.$$$hady]

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[Jack]

So, Cuckoo really should have been the first single.

[perfectsmile]

This album is brilliant!! I hope it gets the acclaim it deserves!!

[trashynavy]

Broken English reminds me of Brand New Day by Sting

[lacd]

This album is fantastic.

[carrieidol1]

Can someone hook me up with a link ;)

[Jay]

Album cover:



Based off only a couple of listens, I'm thinking singles should go something like

1) "Better Than I Know Myself"
2) "Never Close Our Eyes"
3) "Pop That Lock"
4) "Cuckoo"
5) "Naked Love"

As good as "Outlaws of Love" and "Underneath" are, they should NOT be singles... ever.

[layne]

^The sticker on the front of the CD is probably a good indication of what they have planned for the singles to be.

[Jay]

I hope they really aren't planning on making "Trespassing" a single. Way too risky.

[graffeodl]

May 7, 2012 21:45:26 GMT -5 layne said:

^The sticker on the front of the CD is probably a good indication of what they have planned for the singles to be.

If I remember correctly there were 4 songs on the sticker for FYE and the only one that was a single was WWFM. Pretty sure Sure Fire Winners and Music Again were two of the tracks on the FYE sticker and neither was ever mentioned anywhere else as a potential single.

ETA: I had to go back and look at the picture to see what songs were listed. Trespassing, Cuckoo, Naked Love and NCOE were the songs that were played to PD's during the radio promo and from what Adam has said radio showed more support for NCOE. We don't know what kind of feedback he got on the other songs but I would venture to say that they will see if any particular songs show promise after the album comes out.

[layne]

May 7, 2012 22:34:57 GMT -5 graffeodl said:

May 7, 2012 21:45:26 GMT -5 layne said:

^The sticker on the front of the CD is probably a good indication of what they have planned for the singles to be.

If I remember correctly there were 4 songs on the sticker for FYE and the only one that was a single was WWFM. Pretty sure Sure Fire Winners and Music Again were two of the tracks on the FYE sticker and neither was ever mentioned anywhere else as a potential single.

ETA: I had to go back and look at the picture to see what songs were listed. Trespassing, Cuckoo, Naked Love and NCOE were the songs that were played to PD's during the radio promo and from what Adam has said radio showed more support for NCOE. We don't know what kind of feedback he got on the other songs but I would venture to say that they will see if any particular songs show promise after the album comes out.

I'm just going by what the label has done so far with other Artists and the stickers. So far, stickers have indicated current singles and future singles. I don't even remember what songs were released off his last Album or what the sticker said. But so far in the last six months the stickers on the CD's have been pretty spot on for single releases.

[downsouth]

Haven't heard this album yet but it is starting to get buzz in my community. Alot of people seem to be excited about it. Gonna check it out. I don't normally care much for Idol winners but will check this out. My curiosity is peaked.

[josh]

May 7, 2012 23:32:05 GMT -5 downsouth said:

I don't normally care much for Idol winners

And this won't change your mind. He didn't win.

[ClevelandRox]

Sure Fire Winners was definitely on the sticker because that horrendous song on it blew my mind lol



I'm waiting to listen to this in full, but from I've listened to 6 songs and my favorites are Never Close Our Eyes and Cuckoo.

[Lolly]

popmessiahblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/judgement-day-pop-heaven-or-hell-adam-lamberts-trespassing/

Judgement Day: Pop Heaven or Hell? Adam Lambert's "Trespassing"

The title track opens the set and immediately I’m floored. “Trespassing“, produced by Pharrell Williams, starts the album “balls out” and sounds like an iconic 70′s rock anthem brought onto the dance floor for 2012. Equal parts Queen (particularly “Another One Bites The Dust”) and Michael Jackson, you will probably be sing-humming and stomp-clapping along to this one for the rest of the day!

The onslaught of Glamitude doesn’t stop there as the album heads from one banger into another. Next up is the BRILLIANT “Cuckoo.” When performed live this track sounded very pop-rock but here it’s found to be a gorgeously produced dance track that exudes the 1980′s triumphantly and even defiantly. (Those vocal arrangements scream 80′s hair rock, don’t they?) I dare say, if “Cuckoo” doesn’t have its day at the top of the charts then there is something wrong in the world. I’m not being melodramatic.

Track three: “Shady” finds Adam once again channelling the King of Pop with the help of UK singer/songwriter Sam Sparro. Funky and reminiscent of songs like “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder, this is a definite contender for single in my eyes, especially if radio does what it should and starts to move away from the barrage of David Guetta sound-alikes. Adam’s vocals are soulful and on point as he croons: “No I ain’t broken but I need a fix” and powerful as he goes on to snarl “Turn it up, Turn it wayyyyyy up, don’t stop the beat!” In case you weren’t paying attention, this track is FIRE!

The second (and current) single “Never Close Our Eyes” is up next. This track throbs with energy and emotion. It’s by some accounts a beautiful love song but otherwise applicable to simply living life to the fullest. Penned by Bruno Mars, Adam’s voice is tender and/or powerful when and where it needs to be. Having heard the other songs on the album, I do question this now as the second single choice but it does seem to be getting great buzz thus far and hopefully will be a hit and put this album on the map. Those harmonies and that soaring note on the chorus, though. Goosebumps!

Track four entitled “Kickin’ In” is beat-heavy but in a different way than anything we’ve heard thus far on the album. I would go so far as to say I haven’t heard anything like this song in pop music in recent years but it seems like it could have been a Justin Timberlake track. While it certainly references many genres and feels sort of familiar in parts, as a whole it’s produced in a very spastic way, once again by Pharrell Williams. This track has great energy and I can see myself dancing to it. On repeat listens it’s grown on me but remains one of my least favorites of the set.

The vocal pacing on the next song: “Naked Love” took some getting used to for me (the delivery felt so slow on those verses) but by listen #3 that vocal melody worked me over! Classic pop through and through, this Benny Blanco production is just too infectious not to love it. Like many of the album tracks, it has a certain 80′s or 90′s sensibility in the vocal melody and truthfully seems like the most obvious choice for a summer 2012 single. I can hear this blasting from the speakers of a convertible cruising in the summer breeze. While not a personal favorite, this song quickly went from Pop Limbo to Pop Heaven in a couple of listens!

Track #6, entitled “Pop That Lock” was another one that didn’t grab me right away. If you’re anything like me and think you’re not sure about this track, please put on some high quality headphones and listen to it at a bearable but somewhat overwhelming volume. There is something about the refrain of “If you’ve got the key then baby pop that lock” that makes me think of classic Madonna, though I’m sure others will think that’s ridiculous. Overall this track is pretty fun! “Werk, Bitch!”

The album is meant to have a light and dark component, like the yin and yang. While I don’t necessarily think it was meant to be divided so clearly, here (for the most part) the album starts to get both slower and moodier.

I reviewed the lead single: ”Better Than I Know Myself” back in December. Nothing new here; Still head over heels in love with this song. Gorgeous.

Where the dub step breakdown has become a pop staple over the last few years, Lambert takes it to the extreme with track #8: “Broken English.” The track boasts intense, full-length dub-step production, making it one of the less commercial sounding tracks on the album. It has transcendent, soaring vocals, tight hypnotic harmonies and a breakdown that sounds a bit like Darren Hayes on a horror movie score. Experimental, Gritty and ever so beautiful!

In the next track, “Underneath,” Adam has written what could end up being the most breathtaking song of his career. Dark, emotional and atmospheric; it is a lyrical and sonic masterpiece in every way. (“Strip away the flesh and bone, look beyond the lies you’ve known, everybody wants to talk about a freak, no one wants to dig that deep, let me take you underneath…”) Imagine that Richard Marx wrote a confessional song about his dark side in the vein of Madonna’s “Ray of Light” album – then imagine it modern. One of the most haunting and beautiful songs, ever. Period.

Adam ventures into territory a step closer to that on his debut album “For Your Entertainment” in the next song: “Chokehold.” It’s a step back toward a more pop-rock vibe but with very pop-forward production securing a cohesive fit with the other tracks from this era. It’s doesn’t stand out as a potential single, but does separate itself from the pack for being different and is a great song nonetheless.

“Outlaws of Love” has been making the rounds for a while in live performances. The good news is that the recorded version of this anthem for “misfit” lovers is just as satisfying. This track should ring especially true to the LGBT community, particularly in this time with the fight for marriage equality in the U.S. Lambert cries out: “They say we’ll rot in hell, but I don’t think we will, they’ve branded us enough Outlaws of Love…” Heartbreakingly beautiful, this song concludes the standard edition of the album.

On first deluxe editon bonus track: ”Runnin“, Lambert sings in his rarely featured low register over a strong, almost industrial beat. The build in the vocal melody on the chorus is phenomenal as Adam moves from lower to upper registers from line to line. The song builds overwhelmingly in intensity and has a certain triumph about it and has become an unexpected favorite. I would have included this track in the standard edition and made “Kickin’ In” a bonus track. My only complaint is the way the track ends in a flurry of blips and feedback. So very abrupt!

“Take Back” wins the award for the least interesting track on the deluxe version of the album, which is probably why it was a bonus track. It’s a perfectly good song, but among the gems this album holds it comes off as the most ordinary and even production-wise, feels like the odd man out. It sounds like it could easily have fit on Pink’s last two albums.

We close with the gorgeous electronic lullaby that is “Nirvana“, where Lambert sings “We can escape.. to a higher plane.. in Nirvana.. stay where the dreamers lay” over a rippling beat. The synths, the bassline and the flawless vocal harmonies are enough to send me to another plane of consciousness. The track contains echoes of pop singer Darren Hayes, but is distinctly Adam. If Lambert was “Tresspassing” when this journey began, I think it’s safe to say that he’s feeling a lot more welcome here.


Here's the Judgement Day: Scorecard showing how we rated the individual tracks:




It's pretty obvious: Adam Lambert's "Trespassing" is:­

[Lolly]

www.musicboxmix.net/2012/05/08/adam-lambert-trespassing-album-review/




It’s been a long time coming for Adam Lambert’s Trespassing album release, but definitely worth the wait! Although originally slated to drop last November, Adam took an extra few months to go in a different, funkier direction and to fine-tune it to perfection. The result shows that he has succeeded in his quest. The album comes chock full of obvious hits, including funky, up-beat dance tunes that rival any pop songs currently topping the charts. There are also ballads that will have listeners near tears, with haunting lyrics and gut-wrenching, soulful cries. All of the songs are relatable, regardless of age, race, gender or sexuality.

Recently Adam described the album, saying, “It’s been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I’ve experienced. All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.” The songs do just that, including “ups” such as the partying and fun portrayed in Shady to the “downs” shown in his frustrations depicted in the lyrics of Outlaws of Love.

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[Lolly]

www.eqmusicblog.com/2012/05/album-review-trespassing-by-adam-lambert.html

Album Review: "Trespassing" by Adam Lambert

TRESPASSING: 9.5/10

By Jordan Meehan



(Since I already wrote about Trespassing, Cuckoo, Shady, Broken English and Outlaws of Love in January, I won’t talk about them too much here)

Trespassing – The title track is one HELL of an opening track to one hell of an album. As I’ve said before, as a huge Queen fan, this track really hits home for me, as it sounds just like a Queen song jettisoned into 2012 (the bass line is especially reminiscent of Another One Bites the Dust). As Adam told us himself back in February, this track is a big exclamation of a “fuck you, I’m fierce!” mentality. It’s big, it’s in your face, it’s expressive and it’s anthemic. Perfect opening to this album.

Cuckoo – Alright. This song. I’ve been ranting and raving about this song since January and have been DYING to hear it again. It’s a massive dance song with a chorus that’s part pop, part 80s hair metal. If ever there was a song that perfectly showcases Adam’s vocals while still maintaining an insane pop energy, it’s this one. Song of 2012? I would say so.

Shady – This is another one of the tracks we heard back in January, and it’s as amazing as I remember. This one is a collaboration with Sam Sparro and Nile Rogers and you can hear their funk influence right out of the gate. The lyrics are delightfully suggestive and the bass line swells and grinds right along and leads into a stellar chorus. Total funk-meets-electro.

Pop That Lock – This is another interesting one. Almost as if it was written just to be a single. Quite honestly, I wouldn’t mind if this one was a single, because it’s a fantastic dance song and has “club banger” written ALL over it. The lyrics are simple and dance focused; this track has everything a good club banging track needs, not to mention an incredible electro breakdown that, quite honestly, reminds me of robots. I don’t know why, it just does.

Better Than I Know Myself – We’ve all heard this one, fell in love with it, and formed our opinions, so I’ll be brief. It’s a great mid-tempo power ballad that serves as a great transition from the light part of the album into the dark part. Not to mention it has a great music video.

Broken English – Another one of the tracks we’ve already talked about, so again, I’ll be brief. It’s a great mid-tempo song that chugs along and smacks you in the face with a big, dub-step influenced chorus and sprinkles in some major vocals from Adam. It’s a bit of a strange song, but most great things are out of the ordinary.

Underneath – I’m just gonna say it…this might be the best song on the album. I know, I know, it’s not a big dance pop song and it isn’t all up in your face, but this track has such raw power and emotion that is unmatched by any other song on the album. Underneath is so personal, strong and powerful, in both the lyrics and in Adam’s vocals. I’m going to go out on a limb and say it might be more emotional and touching than Outlaws of Love. Definitely my favorite song on the album (I’m sorry, Cuckoo, you’re still a close #2).

Runnin’ (Bonus Track) – All three of the bonus tracks are fantastic, plain and simple. This one starts off going hard and churns along at a mid-tempo pace and leads up into a big, pounding chorus. It really fits perfectly with the second half of the album and is a great follow up to Outlaws of Love. Another one of my favorites, which I can’t wait to see live!

Take Back - Once again, this song is a fantastic follow up to the song that preceded it. Take Back is a pretty mid-tempo dance song with some dark flair and a big, driving chorus, which kind of reminds me of some early 2000s rock songs. Don’t ask me which ones though, just run with it. It’s a great song

Nirvana – This song is a perfect song to end this album: the album goes from the idea of trespassing and being an outsider to an ideal state of nirvana, a state with no suffering or desire. What’s great about this track is the entire feel of it, the instrumental and the vocals, feel so euphoric and ethereal, which really tie into the theme and add to the songs greatness. Perfect closing song for such an album.

I really can’t say enough good things about this album; it’s extremely strong, cohesive and deep, which you really don’t find in pop. I’ll be the first one to tell you that I’m an extremely harsh critic of most mainstream pop music. I have very high standards when it comes to pop, because so many pop artists skate by with minimal talent and maximal production and vocal enhancements. What I love so much about Adam is that he’s an artist who is not only overflowing with talent and showmanship, but also has within himself the talent and creativity to create an original, unique and meaningful piece of work that shines brighter than all the rest.

Trespassing is undoubtedly the pop album of the year and has raised the standard for everybody else out there. It’s an amazing combination of pop, rock, dubstep, electro and dance, which comes together so organically to form an extremely strong, cohesive album that is enjoyable from start to finish. There isn’t a single uneventful moment on Trespassing; it’s full of energy the entire way through, and even the slower songs and ballads radiate a quiet intensity, making them impossible to ignore. Overall, this album is an incredible work, which may just prove to be the album of the year.


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[finnistar]

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[Lolly]

www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/album-review-adam-lambert-trespassing-article-1.1072512

Album Review: Adam Lambert, 'Trespassing'


'American Idol' alum is over the top and proud of it, moving in a catchy dance direction






On Adam Lambert’s new CD, he sings about barging through boundaries, crossing all lines, and being a flagrant “outlaw of love.”

“No trespassers/Yeah, my ass,” he declares in the title track.

“Walk that walk/Like u don’t give a f—,” he asserts in the next track. “U got a right to turn it up.”

Sound like the fighting words of a righteous activist? True, Lambert’s new lyrics can roil with earned anger on the page. But, once sung, they tell a different story. His vocals exude such confidence, freedom and charm, it makes it seem like there’s no need for the revolution he annnounces. It feels like he’s already won the fight.

In a way, he has. During his days on “American Idol” three years ago, Lambert sang, dressed, and animated himself in a way so joyously individual, and effortlessly nonconforming, it made any statements about his unconventionality redundant. There’s an ease and playfulness to his vocals that have made him the most likable, sure, and witty performer in “Idol” history.

He carried that raucous character over to his 2009 debut CD, aptly titled “For Your Entertainment.” It continued the kind of hair-on-fire singing, and more-is-more arrangements that made him the contest’s greatest ever conversation starter.

For his follow-up, “Trepassing,” Lambert tips the music in a dancier direction, blatantly courting current radio trends. There’s more electronics going on. Some tracks could have been written for Britney Spears. Unsurprisingly, one of her great enablers, Dr. Luke, turns up on the writing and producing credits. So do heavy hitters like Pharrell Williams and Bruno Mars, who keep the beats bracing and the tone pummelling. Williams does best by Lambert in the title track, which smartly riffs off the rhythm of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.”

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[think pink.]

The album is fantastic.

They really dropped the ball with this era though. The singles have got to be the worst choices in anyone's recent era's that I can think of.

[rosemoor]

Just one listen. Much better than his debut. I really like it. His voice is still the biggest draw for me here. Slower songs on the second half of the album sound divine. Faster and dancy songs could have used some cleaner and edgier production.

[rosemoor]

May 8, 2012 7:55:47 GMT -5 think pink. said:

The album is fantastic.

They really dropped the ball with this era though. The singles have got to be the worst choices in anyone's recent era's that I can think of.

Yeah, it's a pity. without radio presence, it would be lucky to sell half of his debut sold even though this is miles better than the last one. But such is lilfe. :(

[downsouth]

WHOA! I just streamed this whole album! One of the best pop albums I have heard in a long time. This should be massive! The fast dancy songs at the beginning are full of fun! The 2nd half with the slower/darker songs are honest and raw. Well done! I understand the buzz now.

Ha! Never knew he didn't win that show!

[Mike]

My roommate is blasting the CD right now. Sonically, I think it's far superior to his debut.

What promo do they have lined up? American Idol next week and Chelsea Lately this Thursday... What else?

[suttonplace]

release week he is doing a concert at MLB fan cave, an iheart radio concert over at Z100, Idol, then he has about 7 radio concerts (CHR: chicago, NY (KTU), Boston, Willkes-Barre, Philly ; HAC Hartford, DC). Presumably he will be doing a morning show or a talk show or two while he is on the east coast for a while, but nothing has been announced yet. He is also doing an in studio interview ith Sirius OutQ on release day, but we don't know what other interviews --tv or radio or print -- he is doing yet. We know Rolling Stone is doing something, but don't know what (extended review, full article) or what issue. And in the UK there will be profiles in the Guardian and NME.

[finnistar]

The full album is streaming on Much Music in Canada. www.muchmusic.com/music/firstspin/adamlambert/

[Lolly]

Rolling Stone Review 4 Stars!!

May 24th issue with Peter Dinklage on the cover

www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/trespassing-20120515

[Lolly]

music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/adam-lambert-trespassing-deep-221149324.html


Adam Lambert’s ‘Trespassing’: It’s That Deep
By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks


....Trespassing is one of the best pop albums you will hear in 2012.

On Trespassing, Adam has undoubtedly found his true (multi-octave) voice, gleefully and recklessly abandoning the throwback "rock god" posturing that typified many of his "Idol" performances and several of his first album's guitar-driven, Matt Bellamy- and Justin Hawkins-penned tracks. This, surprisingly, is not a bad thing, despite what a convincingly worship-worthy rock god Adam can certainly be when the mood strikes him. (Rock fans, fear not: The album's three bonus tracks, "Take Back," "Nirvana," and "Runnin'," hit the old techno-rock sweet spot, with the latter almost sounding like an '80s action-movie anthem that'd play in the background while Rocky trains for his Cold War boxing battle with Dolph Lundgren. If that make any sense...)

Anyway, this doesn't mean the album doesn't rock in its own wonderfully Daft Punky way. Trespassing is a full realization of the new Lambert signature sound: a rare strain of electropop that manages to be both mindlessly hedonistic and sublimely sophisticated at the same time. This is hypermodern-but-retro, glossy-but-not-too-glossy superpop, and it is a sound that really fits Adam like a custom-made Skingraft leather jacket. (He co-wrote 12 of its 15 tracks.) If this album doesn't earn Adam some genuine critical raves, then I am sorry, but too many biased critics are rolling their eyes at the "'American Idol' runner-up" listing on his résumé, and not actually listening to his damn album.

Trespassing IS that deep, to loosely borrow a familiar Adam catchphrase: It's a split-personality'd record, almost a concept album, exploring the two sides of one of current pop culture's most polarizing and fascinating figures. It's all very side A/side B (how fitting, then, that Trespassing is coming out on vinyl), with the first half frontloaded with funky-fresh partystarters and "side B" comprising a comedown soundtrack for the bleary morning after. I admit I'm partial to "side A"--after all, I can't resist a Hi-NRG rollerdisco jam, and literally the first SEVEN remix-ready Trespassing tracks have me digging in my childhood closet for my old quad skates, the ones with the rainbow-print shoelaces and glitter custom pom-poms and Pegasus wings velcro'd to the sides. (Seriously, Adam needs to host his official record release party HERE.) But both halves of Trespassing still come together as a whole, somehow more cohesively than Adam's genre-hopping first effort, For Your Entertainment, ever did.

"Side A" of Trespassing kicks off with a true statement of intent, the Pharrell Williams-co-penned title track, in which Adam boldly announces, "Wait till ya get a load of me." (He ain't kiddin'.) Adam's recent reunion with his old "Idol" duet partners Queen is an obvious touchstone here, with "Trespassing's" bowel-rumbling disco bassline, canned handclaps, and gang-chanty intro bringing to mind Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" and "We Will Rock You"--but other supercool drill-team staples come to mind, like Toni Basil's "Mickey," Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus," Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation," and even the Go! Team, the Ting Tings, and Sleigh Bells. And there's a heavy-breathing breakdown in the middle that features some of the sexiest panting since Donna Summer's "Love To Love You Baby," or at least since Madonna's "Burning Up," Kinky's "Más," or the Faint's "Posed To Death." And that's just THE FIRST TRACK.

From that point on, it's a Mr. Lambert's Wild Ride through klubland. The Bonnie McKee co-write "Cuckoo" is the sound of Kylie Minogue, Sylvester, and La Roux chugging a case of Red Bull and getting in a time machine, setting the dial to 1992, and heading to a rave. "Shady" is the song that the Scissor Sisters wish they'd written (Sam "Black & Gold" Sparro actually holds the co-writing honors here), a dynamite disco floorfiller featuring wocka-wocka '70s-porn-soundtrack guitar from none other than Chic's Nile Rodgers (who's worked with the fabulously glam likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Duran Duran, and Grace Jones). The house-music epic "Never Close Our Eyes" (co-written by another Midas-Touched hitmaker, Bruno Mars) probably has David Guetta cancelling all future recording sessions with the proposed guest allstars for his next album, and deciding to hire Adam to sing on every track instead.

And it gets better (no pun intended). There's "Kickin' In," my favorite Trespassing cut as of this writing (my favorite does change hour to hour, listen to listen), a Michael Jackson-esque thriller that couldn't utilize the cowbell any better if Christopher Walken himself were involved. "Naked Love" is basically the sound of pure joy, a put-your-hands-in-the-air Love Parade anthem (courtesy of Benny Blanco) that reminds me a bit of You Can Dance-era Madonna and makes me forget all my troubles for precisely three minutes and 23 seconds. And "Pop That Lock" is just such a jammmm, I keep imagining "America's Best Dance Crew" routines, particularly ones by Fanny Pak, being choreographed to mastermixes of it.

"Side B" is admittedly a quieter and less immediate affair, almost sounding like a separate companion EP and certainly not promising the sexyfuntimes of the album's first half. But these sultry, blue-eyelinered-soul tracks provide the superior showcase for what made Adam Lambert a superstar in the first place: that voice. Interestingly, it's the ballad here that was the album's first single, "Better Than I Know Myself," that fits in least with the disc, almost seeming as tacked-on as "Time For Miracles" did on FYE. That doesn't mean it's not a great song, but it's too similar to Adam's 2009 hit, "Whataya Want From Me," and Adam has obviously evolved since then. Compared to other fierce new tracks like "Kickin' In" and "Pop That Lock," "BTIKM" almost seems tame. And we all know, Adam is not tame.

Other ballads on "side B," however, are some real next-level stuff. "Broken English," also featuring writing by Sam Sparro, is a dreamy, languid, slow-building slow-burner that brings to mind later-period Scritti Politti and the hypnotic, slinky instrumentation of Adam's iconic "Ring Of Fire" performance from back in the day. "Underneath" is a haunting ballad that exposes Adam at his most stripped and vulnerable. "Chokehold" is reminiscent of Duran Duran's sexy adult-pop classic "Come Undone," except with vocals about 13 octaves rangier than Simon Le Bon's. And then there's the exquisitely sad, dust-in-the-windy "Outlaws Of Love," a gay marriage anthem that may be Adam's boldest musical move yet, as he faces the media's constant probing into his lovelife and addresses it on his own terms, in his own voice.

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[Lolly]

popdust.com/2012/05/08/adam-lambert-trespassing-all-tracks-reviews-leak/

The Popdust Files: Adam Lambert, Track-by-Track Reviews, Trespassing


Well, that was an unexpected treat for this Tuesday. With Adam Lambert sending his new album Trespassing out into the ether of the internet, we were able to form quick-fire opinions of each of the album’s twelve tracks a week ahead of its official release, and share them with you all for our mutual edification. Now, if you’re a little late to the listening party, or just don’t feel like clicking on 12 separate articles (it’s exhausting, we understand), feel free to peruse all 12 of our reviews here, compiled and ranked from our least to most favoritest. Ready, set, disco:

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