Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert nailed many different styles on American Idol, and he does the same on his debut album. Pairing Lambert with the Darkness' Justin Hawkins on "Music Again" was a genius move of glittery glam-rock proportions, with Lambert easily reaching those high falsettos. "For Your Entertainment" is an electric, syncopated romp a la Lady Gaga, as is the Lambert/Kara DioGuardi composition "Strut." The lynchpin, though, is "Whataya Want From Me," a mid-tempo charmer with a strong hook. As a whole, For Your Entertainment is a bit schizophrenic, but an undeniably fun listen.

"I was born with glitter on my face/My baby clothes made of leather and lace," crows Adam
Lambert. The American Idol runner-up is on a mission to revive the camp theatricality of
glam, one lip-liner stroke and upper-register operatic shriek at a time. His debut corrals
A-list pop songwriters and producers to supply power-chord pomp ("Music Again," written
by fellow Queen worshipper Justin Hawkins of the Darkness), wind-swept Orien... More >