I’m torn. On the one hand, I kind of like all the Adele songs I’ve heard. On the other hand, the radio is saturated with them - that’s not unusual - so *I’m a bit tired *of hearing about her ex-boyfriend.
So now when she’s on, I change the station. I haven’t actually listened to her album, hopefully there are other songs on there that are not ballads about the guy who done her wrong.
in response to the OP, I was thinking about this over the weekend… my thinking is that she has managed to connect with fans several in major demographic “markets”:
-teens, who related to the “lost boyfriend” and the emotion and the sound
-college-aged (females?), who related to the deeper emotions and manner in which she sings about relationships, and her sound
-“older than college” folks who may or may might not even care about the lyrics but really like the sound of her voice
They both sing a similar style of song, and their voices have remarkable similarity. I like both of them, and still have trouble telling them apart if I hear a song I’ve never heard before.
Are you seriously contending that it’s odd to compare the two, and that Amy was famous first?
She seems to be the adult contemporary femal vocalist dujour.
They all seem to kind of sneak in there, create a following, and sell a buttload of albums. Not unlike Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, etc.
If you listen to 'Chasing Pavements" and then listen to “Fireworks” by Katy Perry… is anyone really shocked Adele has hit a nerve?
Hopefully Duffy and Corinne Bailey Rae can also get some more exposure and them my 12 yr old daughter can hear some decent singing on her pop hits channel… LOL
I don’t see the Winehouse comparison though… Adele is a bit more softer? Of course… as always… leave it to the Brits to sell us American Soul music better… lol.
There was a fascinating episode of the Planet Money podcast which focused on Rihanna’s ‘Man Down’, and what it cost to make it. The label was after making it ‘the song of the summer of 2011’. The ironic tag at the end is
that Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ didn’t cost anywhere near as much and charted higher for longer…
I hope you meant your own post; if so, correct!
If you meant Alice’s post, well; the kindest way to put it is- you’re wrong.
Oh no!! A potty mouth?!?! Heavens forfend, I had no idea! A woman, using naughty language! Quick, someone get me the smelling salts!
Well I’m certainly glad you can handle salty language but some people like to bring their kids into the department and don’t want to hear a sloshed singer saying “fuck” every other word. In fact, some customers come in specifically looking for reasons to get offended. We try not to provide such opportunities for them. Sorry Adele!
Can you please give me some context here? What does “the av department” mean exactly, and where do you work? I mean, should she have *expected *random children to be present? Or that her between-song patter was being broadcast? Or to have to cater to people who are looking for opportunities to be offended?
Yeah, I’m curious, too - when/where did you hear about Adele being ‘sloshed’ in performance?
Well she is very talkative between songs during live performances. And her talking voice is different than her singing voice (obviously) I just did a quick peek on youtube, and the one concert I found there had her talking about how she’d rather have some wine, and how her feet are hurting her, and other mundane stuff. Maybe in the past she’d been more ‘colorful’ during that part? It’s possible. Not to mention that Brits are freer with some words that could cause concern for parents.
ie. “It’s really fuckin’ brilliant”-Bono
Still, her songs and singing is first and foremost of what’s she’s known for.
Holy knockers! If you need me, I’ll be in my bunk.
Personally I love her because she is practically my twin. She is about a million feet taller than me and I am a bit heavier but other than that we are identical. We could pull off that Lucy/Harpo gag very effectively.
Oh, and all the talent. But mostly the twin thing.
Uh… yum?
Yeah, that’s it. Yum.
And she can sing?
Schweeet!
Yeah, we don’t really care. Adele on the Graham Norton show. It’s an often-bawdy chat show that goes out after the 9pm ‘watershed’ after which pretty much anything goes, and is usually full of swearing. Anyway, I fell in love with her on this. She’s just a normal, fun, pretty, podgy London lass with a healthy dose of humour, unusually high levels of confidence, self-deprecation, and a huge talent. (Not that I’ve bought any of her music, but still, good for her.)
ETA the blanking out of ‘rude’ words in that video was not in the original, which I watched live.
All I can say is, from the very first time I heard Adele, on MTV or VH1 as I was passing by, I turned around and found out who that was. Ever since then, I keep doing that every time I hear her singing.
You wanna go out for coffee sometime?
She makes me think of Rosa, one of the first contestants of Operación Triunfo (think “Spanish Idol”). Fat pretty chick, very nice voice, no tricks, songs people can relate to. Spain fell in love with her, people call her “la Rosa de España”, the Spanish Rose.
OT got her trimmed, taught her the tricks, and well, she’s healthier now but in packaging her they also broke what made her special to many people: that she was not the same as every pop star wannabe out there.
She is refreshingly normal, and though I’m not in her demographic I can’t hide the fact that, when I first heard her in the background on the Jools Holland show I had to come through into the room and listen. Great voice, and a very engaging personality.
