Rolling Stone, however, gave it a more mixed review: 'The songs sound great but feel strangely stuffy- seems like a disc that was overthought. Spin said the album is 'perhaps the strongest, most flavorful batch of tunes to reach an AI vet, and Lambert's polymorphous vocal skills unite dancefloor strut and hard-rock pomp in a convincing glam package'. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 71, which indicates 'generally favorable reviews'. Luke and Max Martin and writers who included Matthew Bellamy, Ryan Tedder, Rivers Cuomo, Justin Hawkins, P!nk, Linda Perry and Lady Gaga. Debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and selling 198,000 copies in the US its first week, the album saw Lambert in collaboration with producers such as Rob Cavallo, Dr. He also worked as a demo singer and a session musician a compilation of his 2005 recordings were released in 2009 on the album Take One.įor Your Entertainment, Lambert's first studio album, was released on November 23, 2009. During this same period, Lambert briefly fronted underground rock band The Citizen Vein with Steve Sidelnyk, Tommy Victor and Monte Pittman.
