Adam Lambert could have easily slid full-time into his new role as Queen’s frontman, raking in millions from concert tours worldwide while basking in acclaim for performing the band’s beloved rock hits. Yet that wouldn’t have fulfilled his creative desires, so after wrapping his first full-fledged Queen tour, he released his third album, 2015’s “The Original High.”
For his first album for his new label, Warner Bros., Lambert worked with Swedish pop producers Max Martin and Shellback, creating an album that The New York Times claimed had few missteps and little extravagance; by shedding the glam he’d become known for, he delivered authenticity. “After years of spectacle, Mr. Lambert may have been saved by modesty,” noted the review, which also described the first single, “Ghost Town,” as “perhaps his best single to date.” In support of the album, Lambert embarked on another solo tour, the Original High Tour.
That album allowed Lambert to break free from any labels pinned on him during the previous few years, particularly the glam image he’d previously reveled in. “I think defining yourself by a genre … can be limiting,” said Lambert in an interview for the Grammys. “So with [‘The Original High’] I went in there and the goal was more, ‘Let’s deliver something honest, let’s deliver something emotional, let’s deliver something that will connect with as many people as possible.'”
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