lol
― nova, Friday, 4 December 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link
So I just heard this for the first time, and the formula seems to be Pat Benatar verse + American Idol chorus, repeat
The consensus / ubiquity of Adele also reminds me of Macy Gray's popularity circa 2000, before anyone used the term "monoculture" to describe things that were bland enough for everybody to enjoy
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Friday, 4 December 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
i forgot another element, her voice, which you kind of have to admit is great? alongside that i'd add something about her JUDGMENT as a singer - she goes big when she needs to, she keeps it simple when she needs to
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 4 December 2015 20:12 (eight years ago) link
FIVE STARS in the new rolling stone
― nomar, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 00:39 (eight years ago) link
i thought it was well established that when it comes to the big acts rolling stone are whores
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 00:47 (eight years ago) link
Adele is ... the Goddess in the Doorway.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 00:47 (eight years ago) link
They play a dance mix of "Hello" on the pop station here, I don't get it
― nova, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 07:10 (eight years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Adele_-_Hello_%28Official_Single_Cover%29.png
― niels, Thursday, 17 December 2015 14:58 (eight years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417B43SPBCL.jpg
― how's life, Thursday, 17 December 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
Tried to help a schoolteacher friend buy tickets this morning, but no dice.
― (please no long guns of any kind) (Eazy), Thursday, 17 December 2015 19:40 (eight years ago) link
you had to work late?
― Die Angst des Elfmans beim Torschluss (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 17 December 2015 20:22 (eight years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/hjhNsOTA75— Adele (@Adele) October 18, 2020
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 18 October 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
this will surely be showered with grammys
― dyl, Sunday, 18 October 2020 19:10 (three years ago) link
It's an SNL episode - https://variety.com/2020/music/news/adele-saturday-night-live-h-e-r-1234808863/
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Sunday, 18 October 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
so it's not actually an album? gutted & heartbroken, truly we are living in the worst timeline, etc.
― (peech) or (buht ih-moh-jee) (unregistered), Sunday, 18 October 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
ohhh never mind, i thought she and h.e.r. were gonna release a duet. it will probably get grammys-a-plenty regardless
― dyl, Sunday, 18 October 2020 20:59 (three years ago) link
Anybody heard her new single “Easy on Me” yet?
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 15 October 2021 00:04 (two years ago) link
it’s quite forgettable
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 October 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
So much littering in the video...
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 October 2021 00:26 (two years ago) link
on first listen i'd say i like it
― dyl, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:14 (two years ago) link
really been dreading her “comeback”, i still have nightmares of hearing “hello” everywhere for 2 years. she is awful
― groovemaaan, Friday, 15 October 2021 02:03 (two years ago) link
the one time I got an MRI I made the mistake of asking for the radio to be on, and it was when Adele was big. I'll never forget being trapped motionless in a tube listening to "Never mind I'll fiiiiind, someone like youuuuuuuuuu BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM foooooor youuuuuuuuuuu BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM"
― Lily Dale, Friday, 15 October 2021 03:08 (two years ago) link
'Hello' is sick, to me this the official and only versionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spfFwPzM7sg
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 15 October 2021 03:11 (two years ago) link
xp literally LOL
― juristic person (morrisp), Friday, 15 October 2021 03:21 (two years ago) link
Apparently worked with Inflo on the new album, only thing that has me intrigued
― Vinnie, Friday, 15 October 2021 05:26 (two years ago) link
'hello' is all-time
― flopson, Friday, 15 October 2021 07:26 (two years ago) link
this is better than any of her previous huge hits
looking forward to the inflo tracks at least
― ufo, Friday, 15 October 2021 08:16 (two years ago) link
I listened to 21 a ton. Then Hello and 25 came out and they were garbage, and I stopped listening to 21.
― adam t. (abanana), Friday, 15 October 2021 08:35 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Z8J7-sZks
― boxedjoy, Friday, 15 October 2021 10:55 (two years ago) link
not even that can really salvage "hello" unfortunately
― ufo, Friday, 15 October 2021 11:02 (two years ago) link
only this canhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrLr1mF7ZdU
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 15 October 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
I made the mistake of listening to "Easy On Me" after a morning blasting soft Jessie Ware.
It's fine. You know what's a jam? "Rumour Has It." Forgot about that one. I pretend Ryan Tedder credit doesn't exist.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 October 2021 16:06 (two years ago) link
I think "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" absolutely destroys everything else she's ever done. New song seems "adult contemporary" in a really bland way, but the chorus has a nice melody
― J. Sam, Friday, 15 October 2021 16:19 (two years ago) link
Not life changing but it’s pleasant
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 October 2021 16:21 (two years ago) link
i really dislike some of the songs ppl are singling out as their one adele song they like
― dyl, Saturday, 16 October 2021 01:07 (two years ago) link
“Rumor Has It” is a jam! (I’m not gonna look up who Ryan Tedder is)
― juristic person (morrisp), Saturday, 16 October 2021 01:12 (two years ago) link
ryan tedder is partly responsible for lil nas x's "thats what i want" (not saying he's best known for that, but it is something he has done lately)
― dyl, Saturday, 16 October 2021 03:54 (two years ago) link
basically there is a line, and the dude from the fray is on the "yes okay i can dig this piano ballad" side and ryan tedder is on the "there is no justice that you have eyeballs but stevie wonder is still blind" side, and on top of it all, the fray guy is the one confined to his own band's songs. (not like i'm itching to hear what the guy from the fray would write for beyonce, im just saying)
― meme-first attitude (J0rdan S.), Monday, July 27, 2009 6:29 PM bookmarkflaglink
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Saturday, 16 October 2021 14:53 (two years ago) link
New song is pleasantly mediocre; it may grow on me (most of 21 did).
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Saturday, 16 October 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
I think the news song is great
― talkin' about his flat tire (DJP), Saturday, 16 October 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link
What is the chorus of Send Your Love reminding me of? Cocteau Twins?
― adam t. (abanana), Sunday, 17 October 2021 14:35 (two years ago) link
sorry, Send My Love (To Your New Lover), which someone mentioned
Tove Styrke - Say My Name?
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 17 October 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link
xps that Nola mix is awesome!
enjoying the new song
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 18 October 2021 12:40 (two years ago) link
I'm not a huge Adele fan, but I think her voice sounds terrific on this new single (good song, too).
― juristic person (morrisp), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link
You're all real poptimists again, well done, you can stop doing this now
― imago, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
to be clear i don't think the new one is good, just a more tolerable sort of blandness than she's managed in the past
― ufo, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
everything about this has been entirely predictable - how it sounds, what it's about, the reaction to it. I think it's really sad that arguably the biggest popstar in the world just now, and the team behind her, are so afraid to take any risks whatsoever. I'm not saying it would make sense for her to go hyperpop or spearhead a nu-metal revival, but even Ed Sheeran will go do features with artists you wouldn't necessarily expect.
Basically what I'm saying is, when are we getting Adele's big disco album?
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 21 October 2021 10:29 (two years ago) link
When Silk Sonic beat her for Album of the Year.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:51 (two years ago) link
I wish she would do a collab similar to what Anohni did back in the day with Hercules & Love Affair. She has a voice that would sound great if properly used on a disco / house anthem. I generally dislike piano ballads with histrionic singers so I’m not really into her. Hope she tries something different but I don’t have my hopes up.
Funny that just some months ago I was writing that Inflo is underrated in the mainstream and should work with a higher profile musician like Adele.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 21 October 2021 13:20 (two years ago) link