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Universal acclaim- based on 132 Ratings
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Positive: 107 out of 132
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Mixed: 15 out of 132
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Negative: 10 out of 132
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Feb 24, 2023Not my favourite album from him but really a good album still. That man doesn't miss.
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Feb 1, 2023The Original High is his the best album. The production, the lyrics and the messages are immaculate.
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Oct 30, 2018This could be his best album. Incredible vocals, diverse exploring lots of music genres and yet it is cohesive.
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May 1, 2017Listened to this album immediately after its release. It's gorgeous. He surprises.
At the beginning of listening to any song from this album, I was waiting for something boring and unnecessary, and when the chorus started, I fell in love with this album. -
Dec 14, 2016Considering it's produced by two of pop's finest minds, it's a bit of a let down. Yes, it has some amazing vocals, it's modern and it has some cracking numbers (the title track). It's just a little bland. A little pop-by-numbers. We also have some real god awful tracks present - 'Rumours' and the laughable 'Lucy'.
It's never going to be hated, but it certainly won't be cherished. -
Jun 19, 2016Adam Lambert is the future of pop music. He's got the voice and the attitude. This album is here to prove this. At times (in the song "Shame") he sounds like Michael Jackson. He rocks!
Favourite tracks - Ghost Town, Shame, There I Said It, Lucy
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Dec 22, 2015His best álbum, it's so solid and his vocals are in the point. Is without of questions one of the best male vocalist of this generation. The singles are amazing.
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Dec 22, 2015
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Dec 13, 2015
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Nov 8, 2015While there are a few missteps--Mr. Lambert doesn’t have the R&B sultriness required for “Underground,” and “Rumors” bizarrely cribs the jaunty synth pattern from Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop”--there are almost no extravagances. After years of spectacle, Mr. Lambert may have been saved by modesty. - The New York Times
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Oct 21, 2015
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Jun 27, 2015Good job, Adam ! Heavy Fire, The Original High and Ghost Town ♥ Arrasooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou
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Jun 24, 2015
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Jun 23, 2015This is easily Adam Lambert's most cohesive album to date, and a formidable achievement vocally, artistically and sonically. Ignore the (mostly undeserved) critical carping about its lyrics, and revel in the versatility displayed here by one of the finest male voices in Pop today. The title track is especially noteworthy, and should in time become Lambert's signature song.
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Jun 22, 2015This album has a lot of great tunes to listen to jam out to and a couple nice ballads. I like that Adam showed his falsetto and softer tone on many of these songs, although we all know his power is what sets him apart from the rest. There were a few below average/bad songs like Heavy Fire and These Boys, but as a whole this album is great.
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Jun 21, 2015This is a great album, very cohesive. Adam Lambert's vocal ability is beyond amazing, in this album he proves that he can do R&B, Deep House, Rock, folk and anything else. The falsetto in the title track is to die for.
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Jun 20, 2015Excellent overall concept, musically and lyrically. Excellent vocal interpretation of the lyrics. I really don't think any other pop singer comes near Adam's musicality. Lots of original ideas and surprises for the ear. Amazing emotion and coherence in each song. Ghost Town, Lucy, Another Lonely Night, These Boys - not a weak song among them.
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Jun 20, 2015Lambert has personality and a great voice, but the songs in The Original High play very safe and not very exploit their lyrics and the singer's voice. None of the songs are bad, but none of them are really good too.
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Jun 19, 2015
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Jun 17, 2015I like the Adam Lambert this way, little toned down, but overall this album is not GRAMMY material, lazy lyrics. Favorite tracks: There I Said It, Shame, Evil in the Night.
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Jun 16, 2015"The Original High" is a truly fine album - musically, lyrically and vocally superb - Lambert has the finest male voice in the biz today and there is nothing on radio today like this - a winner in every respect -
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Jun 16, 2015Even when the lyrics verge on ridiculousness (on the Tove Lo-featuring "Rumors," Lambert denounces "haterade"), he's one of the biggest personalities in pop.
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Jun 16, 2015If the end result isn’t as big a blast as the star’s previous records, it still has his likable tone and witty character to count on.
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Jun 15, 2015While there are a few missteps--Mr. Lambert doesn’t have the R&B sultriness required for “Underground,” and “Rumors” bizarrely cribs the jaunty synth pattern from Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop”--there are almost no extravagances. After years of spectacle, Mr. Lambert may have been saved by modesty.