• Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2023
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Feb 24, 2023
    80
    Come for the drama, but stay and swoon for Lambert’s intoxicating, heartfelt closer: Dinah Washington’s Mad About the Boy.
  2. Mar 3, 2023
    70
    More often than not, he delivers on High Drama, particularly on the insistent glitter march of "Holding Out for a Hero" and a smoldering electro makeover of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me."
  3. Feb 24, 2023
    70
    Adam Lambert doesn’t do subtle, he is theatrical through and through – and we are here for it. The gravitas towards all things dramatic is ever present throughout his latest offering ‘High Drama’ – an album of bold reimagined tracks personally curated by the singer himself.
  4. Feb 24, 2023
    70
    It’s a fun, if inessential, listen and more proof, if it were needed of course, that Lambert is an excellent interpreter of other people’s songs.
  5. 70
    An experienced musician as Lambert is working with top producers such as Tommy English (Kacey Musgraves, Carly Rae Jepsen), Andrew Wells (Halsey, OneRepublic), and more to create a record that is beyond a covers album: it is an experienced display of composition, and how to reframe music to new audiences.
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Negative: 4 out of 28
  1. Feb 28, 2023
    10
    Best Album So Far This Year And Adam Lambert Slays It Everytime hunni!!!!!!
  2. Feb 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. An eclectic mix of old and new favorites that are masterfully re-interpreted. Adam Lambert is the right artist to do the songs justice by putting his own vocal spin on them. A treat. Full Review »
  3. Feb 27, 2023
    10
    I love it! Chandelier, West Coast, My Attic, Ordinary World, Getting Older, I Can't Stand the Rain ... Everything! Incredible vocals!