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Ann Powers on Adam Lambert’s new single ‘For Your Entertainment’

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:08 AM PDT

L.A. Times' pop music critic Ann Powers weighs in on Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment":

With a toy whip in his hand and a glittery gleam in his eye,
Glambert croons familiar phrases about making it hot, getting rough and
staying in control. Scandinavian hitmaker Dr. Luke wrote and produced
the track, and it has that compressed, noisy rock 'n' roll circus sound
he's created for others, including Britney, Pink and that other
neo-vaudevillian troublemaker, Katy Perry.

Some Glamthusiasts may bemoan the restraint (and processing) applied
to the song's vocal, but Lambert is making another move in this song,
one likely to become a signature. He sings with an arched eyebrow,
executing a come-on that wryly takes the pffft out of itself.

As on his blockbuster-movie power ballad "Time for Miracles,"
Lambert practices some pop restraint at first, only really letting go
at the song's three-minute mark. "Let me entertain you 'til you
scream," he wails, his voice fully entering the androgynous zone. It's
a game that's led from the dance floor to the bedroom: seduction as
a wicked parlor trick fully enjoyed by the master and his victim,
the light fantasy of dominance and submission that's a metaphor for
what happens between performer and fan.

Read the rest of her review on the music blog Pop & Hiss.

Photo credit: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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First listen: Rate clips from Kris Allen’s new album

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:08 AM PDT

By now, you've probably heard Adam Lambert's new single "For Your Entertainment" — but have you heard the songs from Kris Allen's upcoming self-titled debut?

MJ's Big Blog has got the goods: Clips from all 13 of Allen's songs have hit the Web and we're curious to know what you think. Click here to sample them all, and then sound off:

Which is your favorite Kris Allen song?(survey)

"Kris Allen" will be in stores Nov. 17.

– Denise Martin

Photo credit: Irfan Khan / For The Times

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