Blowing up on American Idol with his theatrical, excessive and commanding interpretations, Adam Lambert pulls back in his third and most unified album The Original High, revealing a mature and subtler persona. His moody, oftentimes noir soul-searching and baroque, Mercury-esque vocals are still present—yet they’ve been restrained to let the ‘90s-influenced EDM and pop rock hooks shine. His incredible range and virtuosic tenor take on deeper nuances here, rising to his trademark falsetto in the power ballad “There I said it”. From the deep house plucks of the excellent lead single “Ghost Town” to his Queen band mate Brian May’s glam-rock guitar solos in “Lucy”, Lambert is reinventing his sound pleasing both fans and newcomers alike.