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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Lambert ‘trespasses’ at Kirby Review
‘American Idol’ alumni performs tunes from his No. 1 second studio release.
BRAD PATTON, For The Times Leader
1:36 am
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Adam Lambert performs Friday night at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.
Just one day after his new album became the No. 1 record in the country, Adam Lambert was in town to headline the “98.5 KRZ Summer Smash” at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Friday.
“Trespassing,” Lambert’s second studio release, debuted atop the Billboard 200 yesterday and made a little history by replacing the latest offering by Carrie Underwood at No.1. It was the first time an album by an “American Idol” alum took over the top spot from another AI alum.
Lambert took the stage of the Kirby Center – the same theater in which he launched his first ever solo tour two years ago – at 9:35 following an introduction by one of KRZ’s disc jockeys that included the words “tall,” “talented,” and “tasty.”
To a deafening roar from the near-capacity crowd, Lambert sported a look slightly reminiscent of Elvis in “Jailhouse Rock” as he wore a black suit over a black and white striped shirt.
“You guys, we’re number one, and it’s all because of you,” he said following his opening number, the title track of his latest album. “Thank you so much for your passion, your support and your insanity.”
Later he thanked his musical director for taking what he called a “crazy electronic studio album” and making it come alive on the stage.
Although the album hit the shelves less than two weeks ago, it seemed nearly everyone in the audience was very familiar with the material, singing along to every song and waving their “Glam sticks” in unison.
An early highlight was a stripped down version of “Whataya Want From Me” from Lambert’s first album, 2009’s “For Your Entertainment,” as was the new song “Broken English.”
Following another new number “Naked Love,” which Lambert stressed for the family-friendly audience is about freeing yourself not taking your clothes off, he scored big with his latest single “Never Close Your Eyes” as he headed down the home stretch of his 45-minute performance.
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The official attendance figure was not available at press time, but it looked to be a fairly large crowd with a few scattered empty seats. But what it may have lacked in size, it more than made up for in excitement and noise, as it stood, sang and shrieked from the moment Lambert took the stage.
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