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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 14:10:17 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 17:13:10 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 20:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 22:01:04 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 22:03:26 GMT -5
thepopshock.com/2015/04/21/adam-lambert-ghost-town/ADAM LAMBERT – “GHOST TOWN”POSTED BY DIJEIZASIN ON APRIL 21, 2015 IN MUSIC | There’s no denying it – Adam Lambert is the most talented of the American Idol alumni. Sorry Kelly, sorry Carrie, sorry Jennifer – whilst you’re all incredible singers, Adam is a true music visionary; able to reinterpret pop standards and manipulate that voice into epic, emotional moments. Unfortunately when it came to releasing his own music after Idol, Adam’s tendency of being left-of-centre in practically every aspect of his career meant his theatrical style didn’t connect with the widest audience. It was clear his label hadn’t the foggiest how to market him, where glam-rock debut album ‘For Your Entertainment’ was just a moderate sized hit, whilst funky Billboard topper ‘Trespassing’ was a very low-key era, that failed to really build on any hype. Quite simply, Adam’s limited success with RCA Records was disproportionate to the amount of talent the man has bottled inside. So it was no surprise Adam left the label to focus on touring with rock legends Queen, on a highly successful series of concerts and a world tour. Whilst not everyone’s cup of tea, working with Queen bolstered Adam’s credibility and exposure as a diverse artist, and has earnt him recognition in key markets like the UK and Europe. Moments like his show-stopping performances on The X Factor UK and BBC’s New Year’s Eve firmly put him on the map – if you didn’t know who Adam Lambert was before, you’ll certainly remember now. With such a platform, primed and ready, it’s time to capitalise on it. Cue “Ghost Town”, the genre-defying first single from Adam’s new album ‘The Original High’. Enlisting Warner Bros. Records and super-producers Max Martin and Shellback to help discover a more accessible sound and nurture his style into more traditional popstar fare, Adam Lambert has reinvented himself into what we might look back on in a few years as the definitive 2015 male popstar. Drawing inspiration from traditional folk pop (evoking The Mama and The Papas), Adam opens the track pining about love loss and loneliness over acoustics. It’s a very unnerving nonchalant opening that intrigues. Then the track makes a switch. But where traditional pop convention would be to explode into a gospel choir, Max Martin take us into a deep house beat and whistle that builds and builds. Later we get to that Middle 8 and the final chorus, and it’s “Holy-fucking-Christ”-territory. It’s then on the 2nd listen you realise this is all genius. It takes what we expect from the male popstar archetype (either your Ed Sheerans or your Sam Smiths) and spins it on its head – Adam is delivering soul and drama over straight up house! When Warner Bros. Record boss Cameron Strang said he saw this new album turning Adam into a “worldwide superstar”, he wasn’t joking. So whilst we’re not sure what exactly ‘The Original High’ is going to bring to the table, but if it’s as creative, abstract yet bang-on-trend as this, count us in!
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 22:09:23 GMT -5
myhyperreality.com/2015/04/20/adam-lambert-returns-with-new-single-ghost-town-and-itll-blow-your-mind/Adam Lambert Returns with New Single “Ghost Town,” and It’ll Blow Your Mind!Steven S. Shaw / After spending 2013 in a successful guest spot as Elliot “Starchild” on Glee‘s penultimate season, and 2014 touring the world as the frontman for the one of the world’s greatest rock bands, Queen, Adam Lambert is finally releasing new music.  Lambert’s new single “Ghost Town,” produced by Max Martin and Shellback, the genius minds behind hits such as P!nk’s “Raise Your Glass,” Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space,” Britney Spears’ “I Wanna Go,” and Lamberts own “Whattaya Want From Me” and “If I Had You,” leads his third studio album, The Original High, expected to drop on June 16th. For diehard “Glamberts,” it’s the single they’ve been anxiously awaiting since the American Idol runner up dropped his sophomore effort Trespassing in 2012. For the rest of the world? “Ghost Town” should be the song to finally put Lambert on the map as an incredible musical force to be reckoned with. Yes, it’s that good. The song kicks off with a sparse guitar accompanied by Lambert’s dreamy vocals reminiscent of his cover of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World.” His lyrical prowess is not only on full display, it’s easy to see how much he’s grown as an artist since his debut as the fearless guyliner-wearing performer on American Idol. The first verse offers a crushing perspective of love in the time of Hollywood, and the result is chilling: “Died last night in my dreams / Walking the streets of some old ghost town / I tried to believe in God and James Dean / But Hollywood sold out / Saw all of the saints lock up the gates / I could not enter / Walked into the flames, called out your name, but there was no answer / And now I know my heart is a ghost town.” Plucking synths fill the spaces between the verse and chorus, while the whistles serve as a nostalgic reminder of the emptiness he’s singing about. The metaphor of a heart as a ghost town is particularly striking; the imagery of an empty town where people once lived is obvious, but it’s the way in which he leads up to the lyrical reveal in the chorus that truly resonates. It’s not just that his town, his heart, is empty, it’s that everyone in it is dead: God, James Dean, Elvis, his “disaffected friends,” even he himself is a ghost in his own heart. His heart is occupied by the undead, the vampires, the leeches, those who take without remorse.  The electronic elements, reminiscent of Disclosure, MNEK, and Years & Years juxtapose the raw organic pluck of the guitar and the western whistles, but it’s Lambert’s vocals that truly elevate the song in a way no other singer, male or female, can do. When he belts the bridge, his voice is a lightning bolt that strikes the spine, sending electrical impulses through the body. It’s a natural high, the original high, an effect produced after digesting the song’s infectious notes over and over again. With each second, the song builds and builds and builds to this gorgeous crescendo, a symphony of sound that combines the organic, the electronic, and the raw power of Lambert’s voice. If “Ghost Town” is a gateway drug, I’m fully prepared for the addictive album to follow. instagram.com/p/1tSgo0uNBV/After a string of commercial disappointments following 2010’s “Whattaya Want From Me” and “If I Had You,” it seems that Lambert is returning with a vengeance. He parted ways with RCA in 2013, and, at the beginning of 2015, announced that he had signed with Warner Bros. Records. Lambert has expressed in multiple interviews that he wanted to take his time with his third record, really exploring the creative process like he’d never done before, and it seems like his hard work and commitment to artistry has paid off in spades. He told Express, “‘I kind of had to stop and ask myself, ‘Why am I doing this? What do I want? Who am I? What am I about?’ and just re-examine at everything.” He’s already proved that he can out glam the legendary Freddie Mercury, and The Original High poses to finally set Lambert up as his own star, a rising tour de force who oozes the talent to not just fill in for music legends, but to stand beside them. “Ghost Town” is a song that marries contemporary pop with an original sound and thematic content that the masses can easily relate to.  Adam Lambert is poised to take over the pop music scene with The Original High. Will you be listening? You should. It’s rare for a singer of his caliber to come along. Then again, a song like “Ghost Town” is “Song of the Summer” material, so you’re bound to hear it either way.
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 23:15:43 GMT -5
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Post by wal on Apr 20, 2015 23:40:07 GMT -5
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