"...because THIS is what you're getting."After singing his way to fame on the 8th season of "American Idol", it was clear that Adam Lambert was on the fast track to becoming a huge star. What wasn't clear was what sort of style of music he would pursue. However, now that we've all heard his first major hit "Whataya Want From Me", well, uh, we... we still aren't really sure.
The verse plays out like a 90s alt-rock ballad, with a clean guitar riff underscoring lyrics (actually mostly written by P!nk) about some sort of relationship struggle. The music is subdued, and the tone is decidedly intimate. However, roughly a minute into the track the drums pick up and suddenly we're livin' on a prayer, with Lambert howling "Just don't give up!" like Michael Bay was suddenly hired to produce the track.
Michael Bay: "Make it sound more like THIS."
It's not that any particular part of the song is bad in and of itself (rather the opposite), it's just that the tones of the various sections just don't quite fit with one another. It's like chocolate and steak. I like both of them, but I'm not going to eat a chocolate/steak sandwich. Well, I might, but I digress.
Despite all of these criticisms, I actually like this song quite a lot, and think that Adam Lambert has a lot of potential. He just needs to decide what he wants to sound like, and work on getting top-notch songs to match his top-notch vocal abilities.
The verse plays out like a 90s alt-rock ballad, with a clean guitar riff underscoring lyrics (actually mostly written by P!nk) about some sort of relationship struggle. The music is subdued, and the tone is decidedly intimate. However, roughly a minute into the track the drums pick up and suddenly we're livin' on a prayer, with Lambert howling "Just don't give up!" like Michael Bay was suddenly hired to produce the track.
Michael Bay: "Make it sound more like THIS."It's not that any particular part of the song is bad in and of itself (rather the opposite), it's just that the tones of the various sections just don't quite fit with one another. It's like chocolate and steak. I like both of them, but I'm not going to eat a chocolate/steak sandwich. Well, I might, but I digress.
Despite all of these criticisms, I actually like this song quite a lot, and think that Adam Lambert has a lot of potential. He just needs to decide what he wants to sound like, and work on getting top-notch songs to match his top-notch vocal abilities.
I would like this song more were it not hideously overplayed on the radio. Can someone please tell the stations that 10 songs does NOT equal variety? :)
ReplyDeleteI like the Michael Bay reference. :D
p.s. Why is your blog called Sounds Like Japan?
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