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Smokin’ Willie on a country roll
By MARY HUHN & ISAAC GUZMAN
Last Updated: 4:15 AM, May 15, 2012


From Willie Nelson singing with Snoop Dogg to Adam Lambert to a Baltimore dream-pop duo, here’s what you need to know about this week’s eclectic selection of music.

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Adam Lambert and Pharrell Williams should spend more time together. Apparently, every time they drop into a studio, the two pump out thumping tracks that take advantage of the “Idol” hero’s over-the-top vocal style. Too bad they only shacked up for a few days on Lambert’s sophomore disc, “Trespassing.” Just two of the tracks — the title cut and “Kickin’ In” — were co-written with the Neptunes studio wiz. It’s the high-energy tunes that work best for Lambert, as on another standout, “Shady,” produced by frequent Shakira collaborator Lester Mendez. But every time he veers into maudlin R&B ballad territory, he gets lost, despite his claims that he “don’t need no GPS to tell me where to go.”

While we appreciate Carlos Santana and what he was four decades ago, as well as his 1999 resurgence with Rob Thomas on “Supernatural,” only hard-core fans will want Santana’s new instrumental album, “Shape Shifter.” It’s filled with his signature soaring guitar, twinkly Yanni-esque keyboards and massive drums — all fleshing out songs he’s been writing since 1997. You do have a sense of all the musicians actually playing, so perhaps that’s why some people are clamoring for it — the album is No. 2, behind Lambert’s, on Amazon’s preorder list.

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