Popledge Picks the Albums of the Year – 2012 Edition
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Best Rock/Funk album
Adam Lambert – Trespassing (May 15, 2012)
Lambert made history with this album becoming the first openly gay artist to debut an album at number one in the US. This is an amazing achievement in itself and hopefully it shows how attitudes are changing in music towards gay artists. Putting all of that aside underpinning this album is great music. It’s a romp of a record blending elements of funk/pop/rock and synth-pop into a comprehensive collection of song, I really enjoyed how personal the tracks on this LP were allowing the listener in on a journey with Adam. The production also allows Lambert’s vocals to shine, from his deep notes to his falsetto every note sounds amazing.
Never Close Our Eyes” was one of the most underrated crowning achievements of the year and the perfect melting pot of all the different shades of Adam Lambert’s music. It is not only a pulsing techno/club raver, but an intelligent ballad as well. Unlike other party tracks that travel into a seedy message of impending doom, this presents the point of view of an all-night partier who isn’t crying out for help, but just wants to enjoy every moment he has. There’s a subtle touch of romance in the lyrics as well, as it is not “my” eyes being referred to, but “our” eyes instead.
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