This time not Michael Slezak, but Lea Greenblat from EW.com had a chance to review Adam’s debut album.
She doesn’t go into too many details and assess the overall impression of the album to be at the level of B+.
The peacocking title track that follows duly fulfills its pledge (Entertained? Synth-ertained!), and Pink, apparently just one of many in the boldfaced fan club, co-writes the hooky, heartfelt lament ”Whataya Want From Me.” Lady Gaga’s contribution, the future-disco glitter bomb ”Fever,” sounds like it was extracted directly from the Scissor Sisters’ sonic DNA, while OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, a.k.a. the Diva Whisperer (he wrote Leona Lewis’ ”Bleeding Love” and Beyoncé’s ”Halo,” among others), gives Lambert the chance to earn his power- ballad bona fides on the tense, atmospheric ”Sleepwalker.” Though rock purists may blanch at the shamelessly florid pop flourishes, Linda Perry and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo play to their songwriting strengths on ”A Loaded Smile” and ”Pick U Up,” respectively, and Muse’s Matthew Bellamy makes Lambert his faithful proxy on the Phantom of the Rock Opera aria ”Soaked.”
And Greenblat has also a complaint: Adam’s voice…..
If there’s a complaint here, it’s that Lambert is almost too malleable. His voice, though supremely capable, doesn’t really have a distinct character; it’s like listening to the world’s sauciest wedding singer.
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#1 by Elizabeth - November 18th, 2009 at 22:24
Odd. One of the first reviews I have ever seen that highlights the writers of the songs first instead of the artist. Not necessary, the list of the song-writers for this album has been on the internet for weeks, thanks anyway. I guess your point is that because Adam did not write all the songs, only co-wrote on 4 of them, that it diminishes his artistic integrity. World’s sauciest wedding singer? Not too often we see a derogatory about Adam’s voice! Could not disagree more. Adam”s vocals are flawless, mesmerizing and gorgeous.
#2 by Terry - November 18th, 2009 at 23:21
We want Michael back, he GETS it.
#3 by Anne - November 19th, 2009 at 08:25
While I agree that the review could have been better worded, Entertainment Weekly is actually a harsh master/mistress. They hand out B- all the time. So, a B+ is actually really good on their grading scale. Several new releases did not fair as well as Adam’s. Of course, his is the best of the bunch, so the higher grade goes without saying. : ) Anyhow, Entertainment Weekly is like the hard teacher in school, and Adam passed their test.
#4 by Laura - November 19th, 2009 at 10:17
Reviews aren’t supposed to be about who wrote the songs. It’s his first album and he’ll come into his own soon enough, I can go with different opinions and not everyone’s gonna like him but that’s a really silly review. Go back and do it again properly! For what it’s worth I think the albums one of the best I’ve heard in ages.
#5 by joely - November 20th, 2009 at 18:07
Wedding singer? Actually, trained vocalists often sound more alike than not – excellent technique tends to be somewhat universal, if that makes sense. It’s with the ubiquitous untrained, tone-deaf song “stylists” that you often get that “I can name that nasal singer in one note” effect. Just sayin’.