Reviews (page 14 of 14)
What an album, what a woman. I grew up on Sade so this gives me so much nostalgia. Her voice is like listening to silk, I loved it!
I was never a big Sade fan. Something about her voice makes the songs all sound a little too sappy. In hindsight, this is probably why I didn't like Everything but The Girl since their voices are similar. With Sade, it didn't help that the hits were so overplayed by the pop stations. I just don’t have time for it anymore.
pretty cool - love R&B - i guess this is that?
I'm still too seething about Brexit from yesterday, but here goes. If this is one of the top 1001 albums of all time, then I voted remain. A complete waste of time and money - not Brexit, this album.
Nice, simple, unoffensive. Miss Sade has a nice voice to carry away with the music, but nothing ever feels like it sticks with me for more than a few seconds after. Sometimes it picks up and gets a little funky like Cherry Pie, but for the most part I'm just sorta vibing to the tunes.
Good Sade album, not Love Deluxe tho
Not a fan. It was groovy, but all the songs blurred together and they started getting annoying about halfway through the album. Felt like a cross between elevator music and something that would $1 at the thrift store.
Nah, fuck this.
Have you ever heard a band playing in an upmarket cocktail bar? They invariably sound like this. Not sure if that is a compliment or an insult though.
Smooth 80s neo-soul vibes. Pleasant!
4, not very interesting imo
Wikipedia mentions "sophisti-pop" and that's a great name for this. It's a jazzy, r&b, lounge music with svelte vocals that's sometimes sultry, sometimes lamenting. like sitting in a hotel bar after being stood up for a date
pretty good
So far very smooth and easy to listen to. Seems like to what one would relax on a beach at sunset. Reminds me a bit of James Bond music. Overall not bad.
This came at a good time for me as far as this list goes. I was happy vibing on something different. +1
I thought this was really good and can perfectly suit a certain mood. “Smooth Operator” is the standout but really everything in the first half was really good
You can’t really go wrong with Sade. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to anything by her that I didn’t like. May sound a bit too 80s for some (that sax!) but it’s hard not to enjoy her silky voice.
Ahhh.. Good old smooth op... :)
Exceeded expectations
This album was pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of this genre of pop but I thought the vocals were incredible (obvi) and it was super fun to listen to.
Yesterday I worked on Penthouse coordination items. Setting details to penetration and realigning keynotes on our demo sheets. Sade was a nice group to listen to and I am always motivated by Jazz tunes. I looked up some of there videos on Youtube and they also have some captivating performances.
Blaaaaaaaand
I knew what I was getting into kinda with sade, but was very pleasantly surprised, actually liked it more than I expected :)
Saxy! Basically fine, but I lost interest fairly quickly.
Surprised by how much i loved it.
Not good
An album with one of the most ubiquitous songs of our generation and one of the most elegant & iconic performers. I was hoping the songs that I hadn't heard didn't turn out to be too sugary and they weren't. Socially conscious lyrics and beautifully understated delivery as always. The band and studio musicians provide a nice jazzy, soulful background and never get in the way. Quite a debut!
Great Pipes, but nothing about this album stood out to me unfortunately.
Loved it
Just not for me. I never really liked 90s R&B / soul. That being said, I almost lasted the whole album, so that has to count for something.
Música de tono medio; voz agradable de escuchar, muy melodiosa; bien acompañada por una buena banda; vocaliza bien; no interrumpe los pensamientos. Otros: Quincy Jones; Roberta Flack; George Michael; The Isley Brothers; Barry White; Donny Hathaway; Grace Jones; George Benson; Randy Crawford
R&B soft rock. meh. She has a cool unique vocal sound tho. good bass parts.
Podre de chique.
good vocals - someone will like it - not for me
She's a great singer. But it seems her music could get lost really quickly. It's not something that you'd want to sit in the car until the song ended.
Astonishing that this debut album has so many solid, solid tracks. This is probably the only mainstream easy-listening jazz/pop album that I'll ever admit to liking. I was also surprised that its from 1984, I thought it was from the 90s, so that cheezy sax didn't date it too much.
Not really my thing but didn't completely hate it
Awesome 80's bass "Diamond Life sold over 10 million copies worldwide ... becoming the best-selling debut album by a British female vocalist, a record that stood for 24 years"
Just not my style :)
Wow. Now I know why people love Sade. Absolute banger of an album.
Litt kjedelig
8/10
kinda boring? i liked some of the sounds and the ideas behind them but i don’t ever think it really hit for me
I liked "Sally". I like listening to Sade's music, but the album was aight.
A couple of decent songs, not really my vibe.
Some nice tunes/sounds but not really what I'm into
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would! Spent my morning drive grooving to this and feeling like a sexy adult.
I listened to this on Friday, all I remember is r&b and not much else
Fairly boring elevator music that tends to get stuck in your head.
Not really my style... A little loung-y and cheesy. From a different time... I did listen to that Elvis record over the weekend and enjoyed it.
Está dos trenzas pero el disco entero igual si enfada
Nice
nice, but a touch too loungy for my taste : 2.5
got an old sound to it that's more unique. vibes
i remember Smooth Operator!~
Smooth Operator
enjoyable album!
Definitely cool and seductive soul. Still enjoyable and worth revisiting.
Smooth 80s sax/synth vibes
Not bad but I like more of her other work than this. Except Smooth Operator is pretty tops. Definitely would play this again though, but only during “sexy time”.
Love Smooth Operator. Great drum sounds on Hang On To Your Love
Groovy. But not my cup of tea.
Beautiful. So much soul with such a unique and fresh take on soulful jazz vocals. Def right up my alley
Not a big r&b fan but her voice and the band are awesome
Lo tuve que escuchar varias veces porque no estaba seguro si era un cuatro o un cinco, y luego lo escuché tanto que ya no sabía si era un tres o un cuatro.
smooooth... too smooth
soooo good, sade is so sultry
Tight
Like it
perf combination of old and new soul and jazz. sade has been a huge influence to so many modern artists with a fresh take on this style of music. this album is so easy and nice to listen to. pretty romantic n smooth 💓💞💓💞💓truly iconic
It’s not bad music. But it’s boring and terrible and I would never choose to listen to it.
nice
Pretty good. Decent baselines.
Started off well and faded off. Your love is king is a brilliant track. She's a great voice
Very all over the place, 4 parts that let each instrument shine Devided into the ear speakers with clear distinction where each instrument would be in the room, which can be tiresome after a while when one instrument is just having a solo If you like jazz it's probably definitely for you
Fantastic album, smooth, funky, a pining and loving masterpiece. Possibly the best album so far.
This one was good. Smooth Operator was one I'd heard a ton, but never knew the artist. Not a genre I get super excited about generally, but you can't deny that this music is very enjoyable.
Smooth Operator ist der beste Song auf der Platte, mochte ich schon immer. Ansonsten durchschnittlich, nervt mich dafür aber nie.
SMOOOTHHH OPERATOOOOR
Not for me but better than the Russian album
Nice change of pace.
I mean it’s Sade!
Such a beautiful voice. Great laid back background music. Will be adding this to my record collection someday.
Pretty chill R&B album, liked it. DIdn't listen too hard but that's kind of the point. Enjoyed it, won't come back. 4/8, favorite song: Smooth Operator.
Not my cup of tea.
Perfectly smooth, excellent lounge music
Other than Smooth Operator, I wasn't really a fan. It all sounded like Smooth Operator. I'm not sure why this is such a notable album.
Not my kind of music. She‘s got a very distinctive voice. Nice background music.
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I did.
A pleasant listen but not my thing
Nice
Funky and very 80s
Har lyssnat liiite på Sade innan och tyckte det känts positivt då men nu var det ännu bättre. Gillade detta men några för tråkiga låtar för att det skulle bli en fyra.
a perfect picture of the eighties and a solid collection of songs
Excellent jazzy soul music
Very good but not my thing
Hang on to your love var bra dock
Quite like it but not blown away. Will probably listen again.
Beautiful voice, still not my cup of tea.
It's not Erik Sade.
goddamn can Sade sing, guess shes the city-pop inventor. so fuckin gud. words cannot describe, i understand the praise
Pop/jazz/rnb, afslappende, følsomt, Smooth Operator
Boring adult contemporary music. Better than I thought it was going to be, but I'm writing this 10 minutes after I finished listening, and I remember almost nothing about it. Best track: Why Can't We Live Together
its cool i guess. I didn't really get anything from it. Just felt really easy listening.
Subdued bossa nova. Pleasant enough while it's on, just very... wallpaper, and all the songs are very, very similar. Favorite track: "Smooth Operator"
Timeless album. Not sure I will ever get tired of this one. First three songs are perfect, although I would prefer the US version of Smooth Operator to the UK version (on Spotify).
1984. Key Songs: Smooth Operator
2/12 Great, sophisticated R&B. Standout Tracks: Smooth Operator, Frankie's First Affair
Sexy. Smooth.
I've heard smooth operator before, the rest was new. It all sounds about the same as that song. Doesn't exactly blow the roof off, way softer than what I usually would listen to. I guess it's good for easy listening? It's basically elevator music. It didn't make my hangover worse, so that's a plus. And if that's Sade on the cover, yowser she is hot. 2.5/5.
jazzy !
Smooth as a tiger in a tuxedo