adam這次的專輯風格想體現的是70s的華麗搖滾精神,專輯在製作之初就吸引了眾多金牌製作人和流行藝人的的參與:Max Martin(britney/BSB/Pink/kellyClarkson), Linda Perry(Christina "beautiful"), Robert Cavallo(Greenday/my chemiael romance),Dr.Luke(Avirl),Lady GaGa, Muse, P!NK 等等等等。這張專輯的14首曲目幾乎都獨具一格,涵蓋了時下流行的多種元素,電子、舞曲、搖滾、另類,你總能找到一首自己喜歡的歌曲。專輯首單For Your Entertainment為電音舞曲,二單Whataya Want From Me為抒情搖滾。值得一提的是,其中Time For Miracles 一曲為年度大片《2012》的主題曲。
這張專輯在製作之初就吸引了眾多金牌製作人和流行藝人的的參與:Max Martin(britney/BSB/Pink/kellyClarkson), Linda Perry(Christina "beautiful"), Robert Cavallo(Greenday/my chemiael romance),Dr.Luke(Avirl),Lady GaGa, Muse, P!NK 等等等等。製作人中既包括十分有商業眼光,擁有數首Hit的流行製作人Max Martin,也有備受格萊美青睞,藝術氣息濃厚的Linda Perry,因此能保證專輯具備一定的流行度,但同時能體現adam在artistry方面的造詣。
這張專輯的14首曲目幾乎都獨具一格,涵蓋了時下流行的多種元素,電子、舞曲、搖滾、另類,你總能找到一首自己喜歡的歌曲。專輯首單For Your Entertainment為電音舞曲,二單Whataya Want From Me為抒情搖滾。值得一提的是,其中Time For Miracles 一曲為年度大片《2012》的主題曲。
——Female performers have been doing this for years — pushing the envelope about sexuality — and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out,” Mr. Lambert said. “We’re in 2009; it’s time to take risks, be a little more brave, time to open people’s eyes and if it offends them, then maybe I’m not for them.---女歌手已經這樣做了很多年-在台上表現性愛(指表演),但如果一個男歌手這樣做,所有人都會覺得他是怪胎。我們在2009年,是時候打破陳規,做些冒險了,是時候讓大家來看看男藝人做這樣的表演,如果這樣的表演冒犯了某些人,對不起,這並不是為你們(某些人)而表演的。【AMA表演後台的訪問】
——My intention was to interpret the lyrics of my song and have a good time with it.---我的本意就是闡釋我的歌詞,然後好好享受,玩個痛快!
——I'm a performer, not a babysitter. Maybe it's the parents' responsibility to.---我是藝人,而不是一個保姆。也許這些(看管好自己的孩子)是家長應該做的。
——Yes , I'm a homosexual ! deal with it ~ It's really doesn't matter who i am sleeping with , what matters is I am singing , it's my voice !---是的,我是同性戀!那又怎樣呢~我跟誰一起睡並不重要,重要的是我在唱歌,這是我的聲音!【on Barbara Walter's 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009對AMA相關問題】
Whataya Want From Me
Hey, slow it down
嘿,等一下
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
Yeah, I'm afraid
是,我很害怕
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
There might have been a time
也許曾有一段時間
I would give myself away
我放棄了自己
Ooh once upon a time
在過去那段時間裡
I didn't give a damn
我才不管那么多
But now here we are
但現在你在我身邊
So what do you want from me
所以你想要我怎么做
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
Just don't give up
別放棄
I'm workin' it out
我正努力擺脫困境
Please don't give in
請別屈服,
I won't let you down
我不會讓你失望的
It messed me up,
我曾經混亂
Need a second to breathe,
需要再次呼吸
Just keep coming around
所以繼續留在我身邊吧
Hey, what do you want from me
嘿!你想要我怎么做
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
Yeah, it's plain to see
是的,很明顯
That baby you're beautiful
寶貝你很美麗
And it's the nothing the wrong with you
你什麼錯也沒有
(nothing the wrong with you)
(你什麼錯也沒有)
It's me I'm a freak
是我,我總是很古怪
But thanks for lovin' me
但謝謝你愛我
Cause you're doing it perfectly
因為你的愛是如此完美
Yeah there might have been a time
好吧,也許在過去的一段時間裡
When I would let you step away
我會想要讓你離去
I wouldn't even try but I think
我不會再嘗試
You could save my life
但我想你是能夠拯救我的人
Just don't give up
別放棄
I'm workin' it out
我正努力擺脫困境
Please don't give in
請別放棄
I won't let you down
我不會讓你失望
It messed me up,
我曾經混亂
Need a second to breathe
需要再次呼吸
Just keep coming around
所以繼續留在我身邊
Hey, what do you want from me
嘿!你想要我怎么做
(What do you want from me)
(你想要我怎么做)
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
What do you want from me
你想要我怎么做
(What do you want from me)
(你想要我怎么做)
J)ust don't give up on me
不要放棄我
I won't let you down
我不會讓你失望
No, I won't let you down
不,我不會讓你失望
So Just don't give up
所以,別放棄
I'm workin' it out
我正努力擺脫困境
Please don't give in
請別屈服
I won't let you down
我不會讓你失望
It messed me up,
我曾經混亂
(It messed me up),
(我曾經混亂)
Need a second to breathe
需要再次呼吸
Just keep coming around
所以繼續留在我身邊
Hey, what do you want from me
嘿!你想要我怎么做
Just don't give up
別放棄
I'm workin' it out
我正努力擺脫困境
Please don't give in
請別屈服
I won't let you down
我不會讓你失望
It messed me up,
我曾經混亂
Need a second to breathe
需要再次呼吸
Just keep coming around
所以繼續留在我身邊吧
Hey,What do you want from me
嘿!你想要我怎么做
(What do you want from me)
(你想要我怎么做)
What do want from me
你想要我怎么做
(What do you want from me)
(你想要我怎么做)
What do want from me
你想要我怎么做
(What do you want from me hey~)
(你想要我怎么做)
Strut
i want to start a revolution
a type of personal solution
we all have got our own pollution
it's all about the execution
you got something to say
your hands are tied
open your mouth, open it wide
let the freedom begin
get on the floor, just let it drive
don't it feel good, don't it feel hot?
feel the fire within
i wanna see you strut (strut, strut)
c'mon walk for me
strut (strut, strut)
how you wanna be
everybody's looking for some love
but they don't know
how to let it all hang out
and that's why they're solo (solo, solo)
don't wanna be solo (solo, solo)
don't wanna be solo
we're a complicated nation
and now we're in a situation
let's take a maybelline vacation
and get yourself some validation
everybody's lookin' for some love
i'll be a leader
darling, let your hair down
show me what you're working with and let me see you
strut (strut, strut), strut(strut, strut)
how you wanna be
strut for me and show me what you're working with
Soaked
soaked to the bone
sink like a stone
walk on alone
it's not the first time
it's not the worst crime
your soul will be ok
and you've had enough
searching for love
and you miss the touch
of someone new
burned by your dreams
it's never how it seems
cold crushed esteem
take shelter
and hide forever
your soul will be ok
and you've had enough
i will take you home
our souls will be ok
《Sure Fire Winners》
we're coming up like killing machines
our big guns gonna shatter your scene
it's pandemonium on the floor
'cause everybody wants a little more
they wanna ride on the rocket ship
ride around the moon for a velvet kiss
'cause all the girls and the boys wanna know
how far this bad wild child's gonna go
we are the sure fire winners
uh-oh yeah big time hitters
bringing the heat and the word is out
giving you something to shout about
we are, yeah, we are, we are the sure fire winners
sure fire winners, sure fire winners, sure fire winners
flick the switch and the missile will fire
i'm a heat seeker when i'm full of desire
we're all drawn to the heat of the flame
'cause you wanna be a star in the hall of fame
i was born with glitter on my face
my baby clothes made of leather and lace
and all the girls in the club wanna know
where did all their pretty boys go?
winners winners
ooh yeah, take a walk on the wild with me
gonna take you to the top to the brink of what you believe
never gonna stop 'til we reach the top
you'd better get out of the game it's never gonna be the same
move over 'cause a new boy's calling it time
ooh yeah yeah-oh yeah yeah yeah
yeah we are, yeah, we are, we are the sure fire winners
《Loaded Smile》
if i say i'm sorry
it's just me telling a lie
when you're in my arms
i feel emptier inside
i never felt so satisfied
everything falls into place but
i think i need a little more time
and yeah i know my life has changed but
honestly i don't know if we'll survive
a loaded smile
an empty glass
and one last dance
walking hand in hand
you are all i ever want
and when you're not around yeah
don't even notice that you're gone
we are barely hanging on
everything falls into place but i
think i need a little more time
and yeah i know my life has changed but
honestly i don't know if we'll survive
makes me want you baby
can't you feel it, can't you feel it, can't you feel it?
i do still want to baby
it's a certain kind of complicated
gonna take you to the top to the brink of what you believe
《If I Had You》
so i got my boots on, got the right amount of leather
於是我穿上靴子,皮革大小剛好
and i'm doing me up with a black colour liner
然後我給自己畫上黑色的眼線
and i'm working my strut but i know it don't matter
我闊步向前,但我知道這無所謂,
all we need in this world is some love
我們在世上所需要的是一點點愛
there's a thin line between the dark side and the light side baby tonight
黑暗與光明只有一線之隔,寶貝,在今晚
it's a struggle gotta rumble tryin' to find it
在其中掙扎,試著去找到它
but if i had you, that would be the only thing i'd ever need
但是如果我擁有你,那是我唯一的需要
yeah if i had you, then money fame and fortune never could compete
是的,如果我擁有你,錢物,名聲都不能與之相比
if i had you, life would be a party it'd be ecstasy
如果我擁有你,生命會變成充滿狂喜的聚會
yeah if i had you
是的,如果我擁有你
you y-y-y-y do y-y-y-y-y do y-y-y-y-y do
if i had you
如果我擁有你
from new york to la getting high rock and rolling
從紐約到洛杉磯,伴隨著激情的搖滾樂,情緒高昂
get a room trash it up 'til it's ten in the morning
開一個房間狂歡直到早上十點
girls in stripper heels, boys rolling in maseratis
女孩踩著高跟鞋,男孩在昂貴跑車中搖擺
what they need in this world is some love
他們在這世上所需的是一點點愛
there's a thin line between the wild time and a flatline baby tonight
狂野的時間和乏悶之間只是一線相隔,寶貝,在今晚
it's a struggle gotta rumble tryin' to find it
在其中掙扎,試著去找到它
if i had the flashing of the lights
如果我擁有了閃光燈
it might feel so good but i got you stuck on my mind, yeah
感覺是如此之好但是我已經將你刻在我的腦海中,
the flashing and the stage it might get me high right
閃光燈和舞台也許能夠使我現在覺得興奮
but it don't mean a thing tonight
但是今晚它並不能代替一樣東西
that would be the only thing i'd ever need
那是我唯一需求的東西
yeah if i had you, then money fame and fortune never could compete
如果我擁有你,財富名聲都不能與之相比
if i had you, life would be a party it'd be ecstasy
如果我擁有你,生命將變成一場充滿狂喜的派對
that would be the only thing i'd ever need
那是我唯一的需要
yeah if i had you, then money fame and fortune never could compete
如果我擁有你,財富名聲都不能與你相比
(never could compete with you)
永遠不及你
if i had you, life would be a party it'd be ecstasy
如果我擁有你,生命將變成充滿狂喜的派對
(it'd be ecstasy with you)
(和你一起是一種迷幻的狂喜)
if i had you
如果我擁有你
《Pick U Up》
Jumpin' out the window
movin' on, groovin' on
which way will the wind blow?
we can't be wrong, so say 'solong'
i'mma pick you up, i'mma pick you up
what're you tryin' to say to me?
catch the train out to what you're tryin' to do
are you gonna play with me?
all my life, i've been waiting
pass my time, procrastinating now
it's a trip on a flip
and flash right through the scene
can't you see what i mean?
breaking through the boundaries
rollin' on, strollin' on
they won't ever find me
and after all, we'll have a ball
we're gonna see where we can go
this is how i live, this is what i give
and you're the one i want to know
tiny minded two-tone suckers
same old faces make me shudder
countless times i've screamed 'oh brother!'
where are you? i need someone to be my lover
all my life, i've been waiting
it's a trip on a flip
and flash right through the scene
can't you see what i mean?
《Fever》
there he goes
my baby walks so slow
sexual tic-tac-toe
yeah i know we both know
it isn't time, no
but could you be m-mine?
we'll never get too far
just you 'n' me and the bar
silly ménage à trois, sometimes
would you be m-mine?
oh baby, light's on
but you're mom's not home
i'm sick of laying down alone, hey
with this fever fever, yeah
my one and own
i wanna get you alone
give you fever, fever, yeah
there it goes
you're still my soul and so
'cause, sweetheart
no-no-nobody a-kno-kno-knows me
or can find me ooh
time to be m-mine, mine
let's get inside your car
just you 'n' me and the stars
kind of ménage à trois, sometimes
yeah yeah yeah
oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby you're mine
baby you're mine, mine, you're mine
but you're mom's not home
i'm sick of laying down alone
with this fever, fever, yeah
yeah give you fever, fever yeah
give you my f-f-fever my f-fever
give you fever, fever, yeah
《Sleepwalker》
i saw a picture of you
hanging in an empty hallway
i heard a voice that i knew
and i couldn't walk away
it took me back to the end
of everything
i taste it all i taste it all
the tears again
outside the rain's fallin' down
there's not a drop that hits me
scream at the sky but no sound
is leavin' my lips
it's like i can't even feel
after the way you touched me
i'm not asleep but i'm not awake
after the way you loved me
i can't turn this around
i keep running into walls that i can't break down
i said i just wander around
with my eyes wide shut because of you
i'm a sleepwalker walker walker
let me out of this dream
everywhere that i go
i see another memory
and all the places we used to know
they're always there to haunt me
i walk around and i feel so lost and lonely
you're everything that i want
but you don't want me
let me out of this dream, dream
《Aftermath》
have you lost your way?
livin' in the shadow of the message that you made
and so it goes
everything inside your circle starts to overflow
take a step before you leap
into the colours that you seek
you give back what you give away
so don't look back on yesterday
wanna scream out, no more hiding
don't be afraid of what's inside
gonna tell ya you'll be alright
in the aftermath
anytime anybody pulls you down
anytime anybody says you're not allowed
just remember you are not alone
in the aftermath
you feel the weight
of lies and contradictions that you live with every day
it's not too late
think of what could be if you rewrite the role you play
take a step before you leap
into the colours that you seek
you give back what you give away
so don't look back on yesterday
before you break you have to change your own mind
take a trip and fall into the pit
tell a stranger that their view is full
so all you feel is love, love
all you feel is love, love
wanna tell you you'll be alright
《Broken Open》
broken pieces, break into me
so imperfectly what you should be
i don't want you to go
don't wanna see you back out in the cold
air you're breathing out fills you with grey
don't run away, find me
i know the battles of chasing the shadows of who you are babe
it doesn't matter, go on and shatter
i'm all you need
lay here, it's safe here, i'll let you be broken open
hide you, confide to you so we can be broken open
let's alight in the night
we can fall away, slip out of sight
when you drop your guard
melt it in time, so it'll try crying
電影《2012》片尾曲
《Time For Miracles》
it's late at night and i can't sleep夜已深我無法入睡
missing you just runs too deep對你的思念太深
oh i can't breathe thinking of your smile想念你的笑容我幾乎不能呼吸
2009年11月23日剛剛落下帷幕的全美音樂獎頒獎典禮上,亞當蘭伯特以一計男男“斷背吻”為頒獎禮封存上又一抹娛樂效應,成為人們茶餘飯後所津津樂道的聊資。而他上演“斷背吻”的這首歌,就是新專輯的同名單曲《For Your Entertainment(娛樂為你)》,大概再沒有哪個國家比得上美國有娛樂意識,也沒有哪個國家能像美國一樣,能夠將“娛樂意識”作為常識標準之一實踐,也更沒有哪個國家的明星,能夠把自己的“娛樂功能”看的如此透徹犀利,並作不遺餘力的實踐了――早年有麥當娜的錐形胸罩,布蘭妮的女女激吻,今朝有Lady GaGa的“雷風”陣陣,當然我們還不能落下這位亞當蘭伯特。
比賽終究是比賽,總得為自己的“前途”顧慮,亞當蘭伯特在美偶比賽的表現還沒有如此般放得開,而當選手變成歌手成為藝人,他骨子裡那股子娛樂勁兒就猛然的爆發開來,壓根兒不存在所謂從選手到歌手的藩籬,索性首張處子專輯就叫做《For Your Entertainment(娛樂為你)》――“是的,我就是為你娛樂而存在的。”
正如他為之獻唱的末日大片《2012》一般,《For Your Entertainment》有著不短的篇幅,但卻不帶絲毫沒有半絲疲倦感,正所謂聽完容易聽膩難,14首作品一氣呵成,非但沒有任何冗長之感,反而讓人意猶未盡。
開篇《Music Again》情緒沖天而上,復古節奏加上搖滾基調,時不時的花腔與Mika像極,亢奮出一股Pop的色彩。接下來的《For Your Entertainment》劇情急轉直下,亢奮轉成了那股子酷勁兒,早有AMA的首演,充滿性暗示和SM的一抹黑暗勁兒,節奏精準的腳趾不斷隨之節拍。《Whataya Want From Me》則放緩了調子,主歌壓抑而副歌高亢,在前兩首歌的亢奮後是很好的一首歇息之作。
稍息片刻《Strut》瞬間抓起電音,合成器營造的節點更加躁動,不曉得是不是亞當給美寶蓮做了代言,歌詞中“Let’s take a Maybelline vocation”著實令人驚艷了一把,看來女性視角的確在亞當蘭伯特身上有著明顯體現,以致這首作品從編曲到演唱都帶著一股布蘭妮的味道,同樣的還有《If I Had You》,簡直就是布蘭妮《Blackout》或者《Circus》的漏網之魚一般,亞當蘭伯特帶出的那股俏皮很好的權衡在了其搖滾基調中,又如Lady GaGa般對於節奏有著精準的掌控力,並不至於矯揉造作。
《Soaked》是除了《Time For Miracles》(《2012》主題曲)之外,唯一一首極致展現亞當蘭伯特歌劇功底的一首作品,幾乎可以稱之為是後者的姐妹篇,用華麗的樂器編配搭配亞當蘭伯特大氣的唱法,氣場一下子就豐盈起來,情緒逐層漸進,瀰漫一股頹廢的末日之之感,其實要比《Time For Miracles》更適合做《2012》的主題曲。
而時至今日,再討論克里斯艾倫與亞當蘭伯特誰更應該是美偶冠軍已經不具有任何意義,《Sure Fire Winners(絕對冠軍)》似乎給出了明顯答案;“We are the sure fire winners”,似乎是向支持他的廣大歌迷的一種回應,也是炮火搖滾味兒體現的最為出彩的一首作品,亞當蘭伯特強調的十分硬朗。
《Aftermath》是專輯中比較不一樣的作品,亞當蘭伯特在處理上並沒有過多運用歌劇技巧,反倒是壓低嗓子帶出性感的沙啞感,實不多見。用《Time For Miracles》作為結束,好似布幕華麗落下,變色龍變回最本真的顏色,深沉的整體效果與積極向上的歌詞基調形成反差,帶著絕望中的希望,華麗收場。
縱觀全輯,《For Your Entertainment》將這隻變色龍的五顏六色盡極儘可能的都挖掘了出來,藉由“娛樂為你”的大前提本質,亞當蘭伯特很知道人們需要什麼,也很清楚自己適合什麼,所以整張專輯在娛人娛己的情況下,很好的展現了亞當蘭伯特技巧、風格上的優勢,讓人深深體會娛樂精神的同時,也不得不佩服亞當蘭伯特的過人才華。娛樂你,娛樂我,《For Your Entertainment》聽完容易聽膩難。