Adele's 19 was strong. 21 is simply timeless.
Madeline (USA)
In the past two years, Adele has refined and reinvented her unique
sound that always puts her aching yet powerful vocals and lyrics at the
forefront. These are songs that could have been released in the 60s as
easily as 30 years from now. Adele has injected her trademark piano
ballads with the best from several different musical genres including
Americana roots and country, r&b, blues and gospel. The music is
exciting and simply is. It lives, breathes.
There are a few tracks towards the middle that are remarkable only
because Adele sings them-- and while they aren't quite filler, they
aren't as memorable as standout tracks like "Rolling in the Deep," "Set
Fire to the Rain," "Someone Like You," and "Turning Tables." Adele set
the bar so high with these songs that anything else short of magic, is
sort of a letdown. However, as a whole--this album so involves you that
you can feel these stories as your own.
I played a couple songs for my mom, who at forty years older than I,
generally criticizes my music taste, and the first thing she said was
"Wow, this girl really knows how to write a story--those songs are
beautiful."
21 is haunting, pulsing, soaring and very intimate. It's music that will be remembered.
Alan J. Norman
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21 (MP3 Download)
From start to finish this album is a testament to what good music should sound like.
Crisp, poignant, vulnerable, melodic and soulful. You can tell
Adele crafted this album carefully because such attention to detail is
paid. Personally I haven't seen songwriting of this caliber in popular
music in a long long time. She is a throwback to a time when artists
wrote poetry to music and people could relate in their own lives making
this album, in my opinion, an instant classic.
From the thumping beats indicating a sense of urgency in "Rolling in
The Deep" to the whispful and pulsating landscape of "Set Fire to The
Rain" to the BRIDGE.. THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE in "One and Only".. the kind
of chord change/structure that gave me goose bumps the first time I
heard it.. to the loungy rendition of The Cure's "Lovesong" and the
heartbreaking and deeply personal "Someone Like you" Adele takes you on a
journey with her. This is the album you put on and live your life to.
The kind of album you put on to garner inspiration and ultimately,
heal.
This is the kind of album that can mend a broken heart. And I would
like to thank Adele for breaking through where many other artists have
tried and failed. Personally I didn't care for "19" all that much but
"21" has made me a fan forever.
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