For Your Entertainment
by Adam Lambert
  • Record Label: 19/RCA
  • Release Date: Nov 23, 2009
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 220 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 191 out of 220
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 220
  3. Negative: 21 out of 220

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  1. JalexD
    Nov 26, 2009
    0
    I've heard considerably positive things about this record, but after actually giving it a few spins, I can't help but think it's being mostly appreciated by those who have only a superficial knowledge of music at best. This is only 'glam' in the way that image reigns supreme here (FAR supreme over actual musical substance). Neither the music nor lyrics even bother I've heard considerably positive things about this record, but after actually giving it a few spins, I can't help but think it's being mostly appreciated by those who have only a superficial knowledge of music at best. This is only 'glam' in the way that image reigns supreme here (FAR supreme over actual musical substance). Neither the music nor lyrics even bother to be pretentious, instead merely slumping along tune by tune. I will recognize that this isn't commonly covered musical ground these days, but it's nothing short of a cheap disgrace to the names I've seen cited in terms of quality.… Expand
  2. sm
    Nov 27, 2009
    0
    This guy represents everything wrong with today's society. A total dirtbag that contributes nothing good to society. This moron, like other idol contestants, has done nothing to earn his so called fame. At least the other winners have some semblance of gratitude. This moron is about as vain and arrogant as they come.
  3. Mikes
    Nov 23, 2009
    0
    Awful!!! I hope this "guy" just disappears!
  4. JamesD.
    Nov 23, 2009
    0
    Just a noisy mess, in which Adam does not sound like himself at all. It's an amateurish, almost pre-schoolish attempt at electropop.
  5. SiM
    Nov 24, 2009
    0
    It's not necessarily as bad as a 0, but all these 10s are ridiculous, and i feel the need to balance it Something for everyone? Really? And as for being eclectic, i don't think there is anything on this album you can't call pop.
  6. Chakra
    Nov 19, 2010
    0
    This is a guy that screeches in every song. Every song is a cast off from a real artist's trash bin. Don't waste your money on this cd. Its just a novelty like William Hung's.

Awards & Rankings

9
#9 Most Discussed Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    The songs sound great but feel strangely stuffy--Entertainment seems like a disc that was overthought.
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  2. AllMusic
    80
    Lambert sounds larger than life on these, just like he wants to be, and if there’s no sense of danger here, at least there’s a lot of pure pop pleasure here, more than any immediate post-Idol album has ever delivered.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    75
    Lambert’s ambition and undeniable vocal chops make it easy to forgive an occasionally over-reaching record that ultimately feels like a rough draft for an interesting career.
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