Acoustic Live! (Adam Lambert EP)

Acoustic Live! is a live extended play by American singer Adam Lambert, released on December 6, 2010. The EP features acoustic versions of four songs from Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment, as well as his show-stopping "Mad World" rendition.[1]

Acoustic Live!
EP / Live album by
Adam Lambert
ReleasedDecember 6, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length18:34
LabelRCA
ProducerAdam Lambert
Adam Lambert chronology
Remixes
(2010)		 Acoustic Live!
(2010)		 Glam Nation Live
(2011)

Critical reception

The album has since received mostly positive reviews. Jim Farber of NY Daily News remarks that Lambert is "downright operatic in 'Soaked' and as wild as Freddie Mercury on 'Music Again.' All the stripped background does is give Lambert more room to trill and soar."[2] Dan Savoie of Rockstar Weekly gave the album 5 out 5 stars, saying that this acoustic EP better displays "the voice that most fell in love with each week during AI" and that it "is the best representation of Lambert’s voice to date and the CD cover resembles some of the greatest punk rock albums of all time."[3] Lyndsey Parker of Reality Rocks also praises Lambert, saying that the entire EP "thrillingly places Adam's remarkable vocals front-and-center."[4] Lambert's acoustic version of "Mad World" also garnered USA Today's "Pick of the Week" on December 6, 2010, with Jerry Shriver proclaiming that "there's no shortage of electricity or passion. The tale of wanting to escape from a meaningless existence sounds even more urgent as Lambert attacks his acoustic guitar and gives full-throat to that dramatic tenor voice."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whataya Want from Me" (Live at ENERGY Berlin 103.4)
3:56
2."Music Again" (Live at Hit Radio FFH)Justin Hawkins3:15
3."Aftermath" (Live at Glam Nation)
4:21
4."Soaked" (Live at Glam Nation)Matthew Bellamy4:10
5."Mad World" (Live at Glam Nation)Roland Orzabal2:54

Chart performance

The album sold 10,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 126 on the Billboard 200,[6] and as of December 22, 2010 has sold a total of 17,000 copies in the United States.[7]

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[6] 126
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References
  1. "Acoustic Live! Out Today | The Official Adam Lambert Site". Adamofficial.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  2. Farber, Jim (November 30, 2010). "Elliptical vs. treadmill: Which will give you the better workout?". Daily News. New York.
  3. Savoie, Dan. "CD Review: Adam Lambert - Acoustic Live!". RockStar Weekly. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  4. "The 'Acoustic Live!' EP: Adam Lambert's New Unplug-In Baby - Reality Rocks". New.music.yahoo.com. November 30, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. Shriver, Jerry (December 6, 2010). "Playlist: Adam Lambert's 'Mad World,' plus 10 more". USA Today.
  6. Mansfield, Brian (December 15, 2010). "Carrie Underwood gets awards-show bump; Adam Lambert's EP charts". USA Today.
  7. Mansfield, Brian (December 22, 2010). "Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' debuts with 58K sales". USA Today.


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