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I just reviewed Allison's album and I figure its only fair if I'm going to criticize I should give Adam's music a chance. I left it till last of the trio of AI8 (Gokey hate) b/c I've been sour on him lately but I'm somewhat curious to give his album a listen, even though I hate FYE. I haven't even heard the 2nd single, What do you want from me or whatever.

If anyone cares this is coming soon. I need to get it done before I stop caring entirely and get too lazy to do it.

Track by Track - For Your Entertainment

Music Again - Admittedly dance/pop music isn't my typical fare but I'm open to it, hell if I don't love every Lady GaGa track she spits out to radio, even if I don't know the words when I attempt to sing along. Point being I was skeptical about this whole album and the beginning of this track did nothing to ease that feeling. I feel like his vocals sound over produced, they're not exactly how I remember them on AI. Quite honestly this track is all kinds of lame, lyrically especially and otherwise. That said it has redeeming moments, I don't know the proper term but those parts before the chorus, the bridge maybe, which I hate, that's the lamest part of the song. Maybe its part of the chorus, but its most of what comes before "you made me wanna listen to music again." Okay so basically it sounds like it came off the soundtrack of a really bad movie but I like the sound of parts of it. For that I give it 4.5/10

For Your Entertainment - Okay for the purposes of this review I'm listening to this song again, even though I hate it. I did actually see the music video last week at like 1 am some time, maybe I was just sleepy but it was kind of hot even though I still question the decision to release a rough sex anthem as your debut single, you know. Anyway yeah I hate this song, nothing about it appeals to me and I especially hate that like bleeting in my ear during most of the track, not his voice but if you've heard the song you probably know what I mean. So I'm turning it off now b/c I just hate, every album usually has an "always skip that track" song though, it just shouldn't be the single, lol. 1/10 if only b/c I've heard worse songs in my life.

Whataya Want From Me - So I know this is the new single but I haven't heard it yet, I'm kind of out of touch with what's going on in the world given that it's my school break. From the start though it showed promise, none of that annoying wannabe club track bullshit, points. I also like his voice more on this track than the others. This would have been an infinitely better lead single, this could do things for the album sales. I'm really liking this track actually, its somewhat like my typical acoustic fare that I love but with an Adam twist. This I would love to hear on the radio as opposed to FYE where I can't hit the dial fast enough when it starts. In conclusion, I'm impressed I didn't expect to hear something like this, nice. 8/10

Strut - Grr, this one sounds like FYE 2.0. I had high hopes after the previous song. That said as this one progressed I didn't find it as bad as FYE. The backing music is very samey for me which I hate to hear on an album but its not nearly as annoying. This one definitely isn't going into heavy rotation on my iPod but I do like parts of it. The chorus for example I actually kind of dig, especially the "I wanna see you strut" part. Not awful, but not my cup of tea. 5.5/10

With this album it is important to note that even if I don't necessarily care for a song its not entirely because the song is awful (except FYE :P) but Adam and his style are really just far out of my music zone. Its not what I'd generally listen to ever so if I actually like a song that's a big plus.

Soaked - I didn't know what to expect in terms of ballads on this album. This track seems entirely out of place, or at least the super dramatic first part did. I know its Adam with a flare for drama but I dunno, it seems very OTT. Its like he's trying out for a Broadway musical in the middle of the album. It really seems like it could be from a big musical number, not on a current pop album. I don't like it at all in this context. Its very Queen (and I love Queen), but the rest of the album isn't thus far so its awkward. Could be good in a different application but I definitely won't be listening to it on my iPod anytime soon. 4/10

Sure Fire Winners - This one is still a bit like the tracks I'm not in love with but I like it better. It has a lot of aspects I like, as opposed to having a lot of aspects I hate. I even like the "screaming" on this track. I wouldn't run out requesting this on the radio but I wouldn't turn it off when it came on. Its kind of mesmerizing in a way. I like it. 6.8/10

A Loaded Smile - This for me is a better slower track for this album than Soaked. It fits better and doesn't seem like its a piece from something else just tacked on. That said either this album suffers from over producing of the vocals or Adam's voice is just that much more powerful and raw live, its probably a combination of both. I haven't found many tracks where I love how his voice sounds and this one continues that trend. Back to the song though, I don't personally love it but it works. Its very dream like and aside from Charlie Brown's teacher making a guest appearance toward the end its not an altogether bad track. It has some decent parts. 7/10

If I Had You - The beginning of this track made me think it was a rejected Britney Spears track, not promising. That said I probably judged to early because it got a lot better. It sounds like a more modern disco track which is not necessarily a bad thing. I really found myself liking this track a lot. If I'm going to listen to something with a dance/pop flavour this is what I want to listen to. They should most certainly release this as a single. I really, really like it. It might be my favourite on the album. Also I like his voice best on this track. So catchy, love it. After my review I will be going right back to replay this track. 9.5/10

Pick U Up - Two songs in a row that I really like? Impossible, I guess not. This one could have faltered from being very similar to the above track but it doesn't. I don't know what this reminds me of but it reminds me of something. I like a variety of styles but if I'm going to break my general routine and listen to something outside of my aforementioned music zone I'm not going to do it for just anything, it has to be good. I'd turn off the folk/pop tracks for this. It has just enough dramatic flare to suit Adam but its not over the top like I found Soaked was. Its catchy, I wouldn't label it single material but I wouldn't say its filler either. Its a solid deep cut, one you'd go back to like an old friend if you hadn't heard it in a while and be like hey I remember I loved this song. 8/10

Fever - I appreciate the honesty in using male pronouns, it was something I immediately noticed. I don't want to hear a gay man singing about his love/lust for a woman, especially on their own album outside the confines of something like AI. Back on topic, I don't really care for this song personally but its not awful. This is a particular mood song, I'm not sure which kind of mood but I'd put it on a Playlist to listen to at certain times where this kind of song seems required. I'm not entirely sure if I'm being clear but I wouldn't listen to it a lot but it has its uses. Decent and Adam sounds good. 6.5/10

Sleepwalker - I immediately knew I'd like this track. It just had a kind of sound to it. I wanted to sing a long even though it was first time hearing it and I didn't know the words. This one I'd peg as a potential single. Its slower fare but not a typical yawn ballad. I also really like Adam's voice on this track, it sounds closer to what I liked about him on AI. Its an earworm a bit too, "I'm a sleep walker, walker." Oooo guitar solo love, it kind of reminds me of the music my dad listens to and gives me a nostalgic feeling even though its new. I like it, a lot. Thumbs way up to this song. 9.7/10

Aftermath - This one at first struck me as very un-Adam, but then it occurred to me he has a lot of different layers. I still don't know that I love this track for him, but I like this track. Adam has a very distinct voice so even though this some seems kind of generic to me if it were on the radio it would stick out because of his voice, which is probably a good thing b/c people can't run and download X song that sounds like everything else when they don't know any distinct characteristics of it. I like it, I don't love it but its good enough. Its probably label thrown on filler but I like it enough. 7/10

Broken Open - This is going to sound epic crazy but this sounds a lot like a track from LeAnn Rimes Twisted Angel album. Hear me out Twisted Angel is very much a pop/current album as opposed to typical Country fare and it has some wispy, dream-like ballads like this and this almost sounds like those a bit. Its not bad, I'm a huge LeAnn fan and I actually love Twisted Angel despite its massive departure from her Country roots. Back on track, this one is a very good closing track for album, I don't know if its actually the last track on the physical CD but it should be. It's like goodbye for now, but leaves you wanting more. Its not my favourite track but there's something I like about it that I can't quite put my finger on. 6.7/10

Time for Miracles - I already said I liked this track. I'm not entirely sure why its on the album thhough and it feels out of place, is it like a bonus track like the winner's single generally is? In any case this track is decent, not my favourite song or anything but I like it generally. It suits the movie soundtrack genre. 7/10

I forgot to calculate the overall score. It would be 65.1% but like for Kris and Allison's albums I bring up the score since low scores for the bad scores bring the average down. So I'd dump this album to a solid 72% overall.

I liked this album A LOT more than I expected to. I really, really liked some of the tracks and overall it was a solid album. After listening to the whole thing "For Your Entertainment" was an extremely poor choice for the lead single. Many of the other tracks would have served as a much better introduction to this album, FYE is easily the worst track and its sound is not representative of this album. He's still a douche, but this album is good enough to get put on my iPod. (I'm anal about my music library, if I have the whole album I won't just put single tracks on my iPod, I'll throw on the whole thing and if a song I don't like comes up on shuffle I just skip it).