Written by Susie Salva
Grammy-nominated and Season 8 American Idol runner-up the illustrious and flamboyant Adam Lambert releases his sophomore album, Trespassing on RCA records/19 Entertainment. The singer who uses an acrobatic singing voice and has fans called Glamberts adds one more notch on his resume’ as executive producer and employees some heavy hitters in the music business such as Dr. Luke, Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams, and Nile Rogers and Sam Sparro to help him clearly express himself on this second album.
This time out he expresses his sensitive side both the dark and light. Maintaining control on this album has given him free reign to set himself apart as a pop star and allow himself to be genuine and accepting of his shortcomings. One of the most highly anticipated CD of the year Lambert excels on this dynamic CD and doesn’t disappoint. The CD has already reached No. 1 on iTunes.
His 2009 debut release, For Your Entertainment, scored the smash single Whataya Want From Me debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and then Lambert set out on his 2010 Glam Nation World Tour, taking his electrifying show to thousands of fans across the globe who screamed his name
Adam Lambert
and happily sang along with every word of his genre-bending electro-pop-rock songs. For Your Entertainment was more glam and cheeky and a bit rushed in comparison with Trespassing. On Trespassing Lambert had more time to put together this labor of love and hope for his fans will go along for the ride. He is more raw and revealing on this record but also finds himself happy, excited and comfortable in his own skin. Lambert explains, “The search for balance is a key underlying theme of this album, while the point of For Your Entertainment was that it was literally ‘for YOUR entertainment,’ it was designed as presentational album, very showy and theatrical; a little something for everyone. This album, Trespassing, is more honest and self-aware. I think it paints a clearer picture of who I am and what I want out of life.”
Trespassing the title track finds himself asserting himself as an outsider in society. This disc provides an exciting journey through Lambert’s past two years of his life. He says, “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 song really exposes his and this tune discovers his vulnerable side and is a wonderful way to start off this fantastic disc with its anthemic rant.
Cuckoo is electro-pop dance track with a driving beat — expressing he desire to party until the break of day. Shady is getting your funk on and get freaky party track with the help Nile Rodgers and Sam Sparro gets you up on your feet and dancing. Better Than I Know Myself seems to have stalled at radio but Lambert has dusted himself off and has appeared on several late night T.V. shows including Jimmy Kimmel, Chelsea Lately and the Ellen show singing his second single Never Close Our Eyes a song about cherishing every day as if it were your last. Kickin’ In is an urban R&B track something like a cross between MJ and Usher with the Lambert twist. Naked Love talks about the pureness of a relationship. No wonder he finds himself in a happy monogamous relationship. Underneath is the most vulnerable ballad on the disc yet admitting the hardship of being an outsider and trying to find the tenderness and compassion within himself. He also delves his feeling discrimination of the LGBT community on this hauntingly beautiful Outlaws of Love song lifting the veil off Lambert’s personality a little bit more. The deluxe version of the album includes three bonus songs Runnin’, Take Back, and Nirvana.
Lambert says “I think that as an artist, and as a person, I’m always growing. For this album, I wanted to evolve and explore new sounds. Having been on tour for a year, and really understanding what gets my fans both dancing AND crying, I had a better idea of the type of music that I wanted to create. Also, having been through the experience of becoming a public person, I know myself better as an artist. I’m more in tune with the things that I want to express and the stereotypes that I want to challenge. This album is the most vulnerable I’ve let myself get. These are my real ideas, dreams, fears, and struggles — that’s what I’m singing about.”
“I’m a firm believer that life doesn’t just happen to you”, Lambert says. “We are all on a journey that we have the ability to affect and change. Sometimes we have to trespass out of our comfort zone in order to evolve. Trespassing was written about the push and pull that we all go through on our quest for happiness, allowing the listener to find their own balance within my world.”
Check out Adam Lambert on tour this summer with Queen. For all things Adam Lambert please go to: www.adamofficial.com
