Singer and songwriter Adam Lambert is no stranger to fame and attention. After his stint on American Idol in 2008, he released his first full studio album, “For Your Entertainment,” wowed fashion reporters with his glam rocker style and even had his own scandal, in the form of a very risqué performance at the 2009 American Music Awards.
But Lambert has bounced back from scandals and defamation to release a new studio album, “Trespassing.” Mixing his usual rock-style dance club songs with slow, meaningful ballads makes this album worth listening to. While all 14 songs contrast in style and beat, they all have the same unique voice belting the lyrics.
As soon as the album starts, the listener’s ears are filled with heavy bass, killer guitar and catchy lyrics with the title track “Trespassing.” It’s your classic club song, with an easy-to-follow beat, lyrics that have you singing along by the second verse and an instrumental section that is sure to get you off your chair and onto the dance floor.
The second track, “Cuckoo,” continues with the club feel, but the type of music takes a quick change from heavy club beats to smooth, sliding guitars and slick vocals with “Shady,” the third track on the album. A few songs down, we swing back to that dance club feel with “Pop That Lock.” But it’s not all fun and games on this album. In his song “Outlaws of Love,” he’s defending gay marriage, but in his own style.
It is not all that different from his first album, “For Your Entertainment,” which has an equally good mix of club and dance music on “For Your Entertainment,” “Strut” and “Sure Fire Winners” and slow, ballad-like, meaningful songs, such as “Whataya Want From Me,” “Time for Miracles” and “Soaked.”
Not only is the album great to listen to, it has also received great reviews by prominent magazines and newspapers. Billboard.com gave a nice review of the album, starting with an overall review, then a track-by-track review. But, no matter the format, the verdict was clear: Adam Lambert is to be taken seriously, and “Trespassing” attests to that fact. Another rave review comes from AfterElton.com, a prominent website that reviews everything LGBT. AfterElton.com calls Lambert’s album a “manna from glitter heaven.”
The biggest concern about the album, according to USA Today, is if it will capture audiences as well as artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, FUN and Katy Perry. And with the only track being played on the radio right now being “Whataya Want From Me” from three years ago, will it catch the ear of a wider range of audience? With such quick switches in music type, different styles of lyrics and beat, and with the name Adam Lambert attached, there shouldn’t be a problem with pleasing the fans he already has, as well as making some new ones.
