21

Simultaneously annoyed and impressed by this. Talent and production is off the charts but just feels a little fake. If I'm not paying too much attention the tunes are all catchy, but if I start listening close it feels more like manipulation than true enjoyment. Still can't ignore that it was enjoyable. Lowest 4 possible.

Realno 10/5

A genuine masterpiece, a true coming of age album

Adele again. I get the hype and praise, still not my jam.

I think we should hear from Adele’s exes before we choose sides

i give up

blessed to get this album first..... one of my favorites. my favorite song is def "he won't go". 10/10. adele did the damn thing!!! this album got me through it.....

Good beginning, some songs get me, some don’t. Fine album, nothing special

Still a great album. Great performances, and even though I did get sick of the songs when it was new, they still hold up after not listening for a while.

Meh

Worries me that this thing will have an Ed Sheeran album at some point. 1 extra point cos she can sing

It’s fine. It’s a fine Pop album. None of the songs resonated with me particularly. Obviously I know the singles the best, and they’re all good pop songs. The album cuts are mostly not as good. I mean, they’re fine. I liked He Won’t Go and the Bossa Nova cover of The Cure the best. Like with a lot of the albums I’ve had trouble with, I can see how this could resonate with someone, but it doesn’t with me. I mostly ended up concerned about the relationship. Adele’s ex is clearly a douchebag, and yet come the end of the album, she’s looking for ‘someone like [him].’ She hasn’t learnt a thing! Which is possibly the point? It’s a portrait of when she was 21, everyone’s an idiot when they’re 21. But based on Adele’s later albums, it doesn’t seem like she did learn anything after all. Which is a shame

One or two semi-enjoyable tracks, the rest was just filler. The singers voice was very jarring. Hard pass from me.

just as good as a when the pawn or all mirrors

Good voice, bland music

Album #45 Adele’s “21” was a Pop-R&B radio freight train. Powerful vocals, clean backing tracks and relatable song lyrics made this album a can’t-miss listen when it was released. I enjoyed it on the radio, but to be honest, I’ve never been a giant fan. There’s something about this that seems too clean. The talent is apparent, so maybe it’s the production. I can’t place it. Bottom line – I like the album, but I don’t LOVE it. 3.5* rounded to 3*. 3*

I enjoyed this album. It was a good change of pace around the time it came out.

I like the hits, maybe because I grew up with them, but the second half falls off a bit for me. Favorite(s): Rolling in the Deep, Turning Tables, Set Fire to the Rain

As usual, Adele delivers with this album. Her voice is so strong and unique, and she is very well-versed in the blues. The song styles are diverse, though the topic tends to stick with a "lost love" theme. I just really like everything she does.

Ugh. I'm guessing this is one of those popstar albums written by other people for the star to perform. This album is lazy, it's such a boring generic pop album. The focus is on Adele's ability to go from high to low notes so quickly, mad skill, but used so poorly. Bland.

Ein wirklich schönes Album.

Wat een topzangeres is dit toch. En ook een erg straf album

Whatever you might think of her as a person or whether she's overplayed this is an album packed with talent. I remember listening to'Rolling' and thinking "boy this girl is good!" Little did I know. Since then I do think she's overplayed and all the razzmatrazz is too much. Compare her to say Tina Turner, Aretha or Whitney and I think it's down to marketing and exposure. Adele has a great voice but should she really be compared to the greats?

Pop off sis lol Adele is a mood

No offense Adele, not my cup of english tea

Some good songs but the slow, depressing, whiny songs are not for me

I thought i liked adele more than this, but it was ok

Better than I remember

Incredible voice. I've heard many songs before but didn't attribute them to Adele. Not always my style of music, though

Very good

i wonder if adele will still be putting out age-titled albums after 30 (or if they'll let her) there's only like 3-5 skippable songs on this tho - just banger after banger

Adele has a great voice and this album has a few impactful and truly iconic tracks but other than that, I honestly found the other tracks sort of forgetful.

Powerhouse of an album that shot Adele to superstardom. Still listenable as it has a timeless sound, still relatable, still raw in many ways.

Pretty mom-core, but I liked it. Rolling in the deep, I’ll be waiting, Rumour has it are highlights.

Heck of an album. Went diamond, so she must've done something right. She has such power and poise blended into a beautiful sound. Great album

Incredible album. Only heard 2-3 songs before, but the entire album is a masterpiece.

It was ok

How can this not be five stars? Sound track of the decade. Five transcendent songs surrounded by excellently crafted bangers. I'm not even an Adele fan, don't care for her voice, and I still recognize this as near perfection.

Pretty good. Great singing. Songs are sad

Absolute belter of an album.

Don't really care about this one

I liked this album. Particularly "I'll Be Waiting" and maybe 1 or 2 other ones unknown to me before this. Also there are some good ones obviously, Rolling in the Deep, Rumour Has it, Set Fire to the Rain, Someone Like You. "Lovesong" is a cover of the classic Lovesong - The Cure. It was nice to relisten to some of these songs. I know the lyrics to a lot of them and haven't listened to them for a few years, it's nice to revisit. I like "If It Hadn't Been For Love" as well.

Ok blues-pop. No idea why I didn't know what this was before now.

1., 2., 5., 8., 11. are bangers, rest ok

there are a surprising amount of hits on this album.

Adele has an amazing voice. But it’s also music that is just there.

Fav: Don't You Remember LF: Rolling In The Deep Legit astounded at the amount of bangers in this, high 8

memory rush

I love all the complaints in the review that this album was written to appeal to the mass market. It's literally one of the best selling albums of all time. Even if it was written to appeal to a wide audience, doesn't becoming one of the best selling albums all time deserve a bit of respect? There's been lots of stuff actually made for wide appeal (see: pop bands from the 90s and early 2000s) and none of those albums can touch this album's success with a ten-foot pole. Can you tell I hate when people try to detract from a young woman's success?

I remember when I first heard songs from this album, which was my introduction to her, and how blown away I was by her vocal abilities. Still am. She's truly remarkable. I also like the sparse style of these compositions and arrangements, and the production is superb. Truly an excellent album by an incredibly talented performer.

The singles were good, but I only really enjoyed one of the bsides.

Solid songs, not my style but can’t argue with the strength of her voice.

It’s aight

Great voice, pretty good songwriting. Sort of pop-blues, for the most part. A surprisingly American-sounding album for a Londoner (mind you, the same was surely said of Clapton, from Surrey). Good studio playing (you get what you pay for, here -- names like Pino Palladino get the job done). Good Cure cover. Autobiographical and confessional but written generally enough to be a massive pop record. I'll put on my folk/rock hat for a moment and say that a more specifically confessional current and a less-produced sound would have let her own voice shine through (in both ways) -- more like Someone Like You -- but might have sold less. As it stands, she's a titan economically and a supremely capable performer, but can't hold a candle to the intense confessional work of Lucinda Williams or the drive and verve of work by the Arethas and Brittany Howards of this world because they live inside a genre, a tradition -- Adele writes music that floats above those genre conventions, broadening her appeal to the whole pop world, but leaving her work less fully-felt. There's a flirting with real authenticity here that never quite culminates. The music feels slightly veiled; the groove never fully forms, the catharsis never builds. But this is surely how you make a hit record -- keep it just vague enough to be universal; just enough blues or folk or rock to be spicy, but not enough to stake your claim to a piece of a real tradition.

Brani Preferiti: - "Rolling In the Deep" - "Set Fire to the Rain" - "Someone Like You" - "Rumor Has It" Note: Grande parte del voto è dovuto a dei momenti nostalgici di quando era uscito questo album, dopotutto le sue canzoni più famose sono qui. Al tempo ricordo di come Adele come artista fosse considerata una hit grazie ad alcune canzoni di questo album... riascoltando però l'album ora dopo diversi anni non mi da niente di particolare, diciamo che mi piace principalmente il ricordo che ho con questo album.

Love her voice, but the album is disjointed and just drones on. She has much better albums than this.

# 73 : Good Listen, Albums full of bangers. Not too bad, not a record I would choose to listen to again, but if somebody else put it on…

Really not my thing, but a pleasant lesson

Highlights: Rolling in the Deep, Set Fire to the Rain, He Won't Go, Someone Like You Leave Em's: Don't You Remember, One and Only, I Found a Boy Overall Thoughts: An album full of songs that shaped our iPod playlists in middle school, and thus are remembered with nostalgia and fondness. Adele's voice is awesome and can reach volumes and pitches that girls would fail to replicate in talent shows across the world. Some may consider this to be a "guilty pleasure" album and I would likely fall into that group of people. While most of these albums for me are appreciating the classics, this is one that came out during my lifetime and acted as a soundtrack for my formative years. Score Breakdown: 4.242 & 5 -> 4.621

i don't love the sound but adele is a killer singer and there are some certified classics. and a cure cover? one and only was my favorite song

Adele is a sweetheart. This isn't my go-to genre or type of music, but I cannot do anything but appreciate the voice and delivery of the album

A powerhouse of a voice and iconic album, loved it since it came out and I will continue doing so over a decade later.

Well written and produced album but other than the hits the songs are rather forgettable. Great voice and easy to listen to.

Not necessarily my thing, but filled to the brim with bangers.

Listened to a couple songs, not my thing.

Decent. Not my strike zone of musical taste but nothing wrong with it.

Adele is a mixed bag for me. Sometimes I really love her music and other times I'm very bored by it. With this album, I love the singles, but the rest of the album is underwhelming. My favorites are "Set Fire to the Rain," "Rumour Has it," and "Someone Like You," and because of that, I'm giving this a 3.5 but rounding up to 4.

2ème album d'Adele. Après 25, 21. Très bon aussi. Pas aussi intense ni malade que 25 par contre. On voit l'évolution entre 21 et 25.

This album was everywhere when it came out. The big hit is obviously Rolling in the Deep. And it can be argued that Adele (along with others of course) paved the way for solo female artists that charted big in the 2010s. Listening to it outside of its cultural context is interesting. The music is arranged to allow Adele’s voice to be the primary focus. Which is probably not necessarily a bad thing. Other albums I have rated and enjoyed are like this, like Billie Holiday.

I can't say it's a strong album, but it did make an insane impact when it came out. Does that make it my thing? Absolutely not, but I can't deny the justification of it being here so I'd rather stay neutral.

Her voice is obviously incredible and some of the cuts off this record are interesting enough to truly show that off, but man some of the songwriting is just plain as hell. 3.5/5

Soul, R&B. Me ha gustado. Venga, vinilo por la voz.

There are some strong tracks here, but the genre doesn't really suit me. Standouts include Rolling In The Deep, Set Fire To The Rain, and Lovesong.

Did not fully appreciate Adele’s talents until listening to this entire album. Was initially laying down to rest while listening but the first couple of tracks require max volume.

Rolling in the Deep: Classic Rumor Has It: Funny but the hand claps make it corny. Also it’s “Rumor” Turning Tables: Banger, respectfully Don’t You Remember: Saddest wedding song ever Set Fire to the Rain: Banger and a half, best song here He Won’t Go: RICK RUBIN?? Take It All: Like the gospel choir but kinda got bored this one I’ll Be Waiting: Banger, Amy Winehouse really paved the way for Adele One and Only: Adele in her R&B/Prince Era Lovesong: BOSSA NOVA CURE?? Someone Like You: Classic Overall: Did not think I would love it as much as I did, I took a star off because she’s British :(

All the songs sound the same.

Super boring, super generic. Adele has a great voice, but this type of pop music is just soul sucking.

This might sound jaded, but a classically beautiful voice on its own is not impressive to me. Look, I’ve heard a million beautiful voices in my life, so what? This is not an anti-pop take either, because I would even argue that other pop artists (like Ariana, Beyoncé, and Gaga for example) either have unique qualities to their voice, or just use it in a way that’s more effective. Adele’s voice does not make up for this albums shortcomings. The singles are pretty good, the non-singles are rough. Most of 21 is very boilerplate and impersonal. Production is hit or miss, and on songs like “I’ll be waiting” the track is so thin it sounds like she’s singing to a karaoke track. All filler no killer. Strong 2, like a 2.8

It’s no secret that there isn’t anything groundbreaking happening on this album. For an album that came from such a personal place, Adele’s lyrics are fairly straightforward and reminiscent of a million Pop songs we’ve heard before. The song structures are all pretty typical of a Blues-influenced Pop songwriting team cranking out power ballads, and the songs that break from the typical arrangements and structures (the opening two tracks) have been so ingrained in pop culture that they struggle to still doing fresh. Throw in a downtempo Cure cover towards the end and this thing was destined to be a megahit. So what redeeming factors does this album have? Pretty much the fact that this functions as the way a solo album typically should; As a showcase for the artist’s main strengths. In this case, it’s Adele’s vocal talents. Are those talents strong enough to elevate it past the less-than-stellar composition? Fucking YES they are! Seriously, is it just me? I forgot how incredible she is. It’s so engrossing. I mentioned not being impressed by the lyrics but she’s belting and selling the hell out of them for the whole record, it’s amazing. What an amazing talent and at such a relatively young age too. Points get taken off for the other stuff I mentioned, but she carries this album through sheer vocal force and I feel delivered a very impressive and engrossing listening experience despite not having the best foundations musically. Light 4.

Very standard, aside from a couple standout tracks there is not much depth. I feel like there was a hot minute where pop was just powerful vocalist singing super produced music. I get why it’s here, but I don’t think it’ll be a timeless album

good

Obviously Adele is a generational talent, both as a vocalist and a songwriter. The punchy pop production really suits this album. Not sure what more you could want.

a defining album of the 2010s, just filled top to bottom with huge hits. the songs that aren’t hits are worse, but that’s genuinely a minority here. the production is a lot better than i expected, though it has some unfortunate hallmarks of the era (probably unavoidable but the weirdly aggressive bass hits just annoy me now). the lyrics are what they are, but broadly i was pleasantly surprised. a strong 4 to weak 5, and i’ll round up because i have some nostalgia here.

That's a really good pop album. I didn't realise how many summer hits were on this album. I don't really think it's one of the top albums in history, but maybe one of the best summer records with crazy hits post-2010. Nice voice though.

It's worth listening more on Adele's talent and voice. Music itself is alright. Plus 1 star for Set Fire in the Rain. That's a track of power.

Talented for sure, but not really my kind of music. Except for Someone Like You, that's a banger!

Classic album from the 2010s.

Dit is weer een topper. Luistert lekker weg en staan natuurlijk grote hits op. Blijf Turning Tables wel een zeiknummer vinden.

I didn't think I'd be giving Adele a 5 today, but here I am because this is a fantastic album! For an artist to have one song with over a billion streams is an impressive feat, for that artist to have three on the same album is unbelievable. It is just a fantastic album that doesn't have a single miss in the lineup. Not to mention that is has the best cover of one of The Cure's songs I have ever heard. Great album, very deserving of a 5 star rating.

Honestly, this album goes way harder than I ever realized. The passion in the songs is evident. Also I cannot for the life of my figure out why 'I'll Be Waiting' is the least played song on this album. It's a jazzy, fun, bop. So good!

AMAZING

Strong and beautifuk album with great balance

MEH

Pretty good, annoyingly

I somehow knew 75% of this album. And even though it can be boring and overplayed AOR, The talent is there and the songs are there. And actually I like the drums on a few tracks.

Ofcourse heard this album before, I liked this when I was younger but when I listen to it now I’m not really feeling it anymore. Heart it a bit to much I think 2.0

Some songs I recognize, not bad but definitely not my thing.

I loved this album! It was great to revisit some jams from my teenage years and discover some new deep cuts that I hadn’t heard before. And I had no idea she had covered Lovesong by The Cure! Loved this journey

It's the one with the hits on. But some filler too IMHO

A GREAT ALBUM.A TRUE 5/5.so much better than Adele’s other albums it’s crazy.Her voice is so beautiful the hooks of the songs are so good,the emotion,the instrumentation it all just works.I would highlight stand out tracks but they’re almost all bangers.Just a great album.

Pure rubbish.

Stone cold classic.

Good vocals, song writing is ok, but also super whinny. It's just so boring

Adele is not my kind of music but the quality of this album cannot be denied. I find it to be a bit dreary and which she had the chance to do the more up-tempo album she wanted to work on. Sad Adele is good Adele, and the music is really good, but I can't say I would listen to this album again.

This album has some serious, serious hits on it. I was surprised to see quite how many of Adele’s greatest songs are on this one album. The rest of it fell flat for me, however. Half of the album was just useless filler. Best tracks: Someone Like You, Set Fire To The Rain, Rolling In The Deep, Rumour Has It, Turning Tables

Okay, so Adele is a talented enough singer, if a bit bland. There are a few decent songs here, but a lot of it just blurs together and sounds like the same thing. Compared to a lot of music that's out there, this is some upper tier contemporary pop, which is fine. But I'm just not that interested in listening to your diary, Adele. Best song on the album was a Cure cover, take from that what you will. Fave Songs: Lovesong, Rolling in the Deep, Someone like You, Turning Tables

Alfa voice. Pretty catchy at point. A few slower songs. Does what it’s supposed to do. Lovesong is a good cover from the Alfa Cure.

bad length, a couple of the hits were ok rolling in the deep

The hits are very good, some meh filler

selbes "problem" wie bei taylor

Heavy but full of talent

no me gusta adele

"21" is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. The album has the Motown/soul influences of her debut "19" but adds elements of American country and southern blues. It explores themes of heartbreak, healing, introspection and forgiveness during and after the break-up with boyfriend which was happening during the writing and recording of this album. Adele collaborated with various songwriters and producers around the globe including Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Jim Abiss and Dan Wilson. The album became the best selling album of the 21st century, won The 2012 Grammy for Best Album and the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. A strumming acoustic guitar and a pounding drum begin her big hit "Rolling in the Deep." Blues and gospel. Also, Adele's bluesy strong (and maybe over-the-top (maybe?)) voice. Written and recorded the day after an argument with her boyfriend. Well, there was at least one positive thing. "Rumour Has It" continues the thumping drums and bluesy tilt. A swirling piano towards the end. Aimed at her friends for gossiping. "Turning Tables" changes and slows things up. A ballad with piano and strings. Another song about a recent boyfriend argument. Her third single "Set Fire to the Rain" continues her in power ballad mode. Orchestral strings. Her vocals are more controlled...my favorite song thus far in the album for the restrained vocals. Her inability to let go. The album closes with the second single "Someone Like You." Another ballad with maybe her most emotional delivery. She found out her ex is now engaged, wishing him the best and trying to move on. The song was recorded at the end of the album's production. Yeah, this is Adele's album where I've heard most of the songs just by existing. The arrangements and production are great. I do like the change in styles jumping from blues to country to ballads to pop R&B. Her strong vocals can be a bit much for me at times and I tended to like the songs where she toned it down. Nevertheless, I liked the flow of the album from start to finish; a lot of other people in the world found something to like as well over the last decade.

pretty good tunes, enjoyed it.!

Ranges from masterpiece to just fine. More homeruns than I expected. Though Adele has always been one of my favorite female vocalists, I didn't expect the songs on this album that I hadn't already heard to be bops. Still, I probably would never get the itch to listen to these songs again, which is important to me.

It was really fun to get to listen to this album in full again. The last time I listened to this album in full was probably in 2012. I really enjoyed Adele's rendition of Lovesong. When I initially heard this album I did not realize Lovesong was a cover, now as an adult (especially an adult who was proposed to with this song) I greatly appreciate how soulful her voice is in that cover.

It’s Adele of course it’s gonna be good

While this is my favorite kind of music I do have to recognize the obvious talent of Adele. I do feel this album plays more like a collection of singles than a record. And while Adele is probably the world best ballad belter, I do wish some of the songs sounded different. But it’s very difficult to get one smash single not to mention 4.

Can't go wrong with Adele. Such a fantastic album. Absolutely love it!

Any songs known?: All Favourites?: - Rolling in the Deep - Rumour has it - Turning Tables - One and only - Set fire to the rain Least Favourites: None!! Thoughts?: - Such an underrated album, Adele never misses Album art: 5/5 - classy, flawless makeup, she IS the moment Overall score: 5/5

Bellissime le prime 4 su 5! Disco incredibile, non tanto perché sia il mio genere, ma per quanto sia costante in tutte le sue tracce.

adele is cool. nostalgia does a lot for me here. great collection of songs. certainly not my favorite genre of music though

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Turning Tables (3) 2 - Set Fire to the Rain (5) 3 - Someone Like You (11)

2.1 listen, does it sound pleasant? yes. is she a great singer? yes. is it exciting? ...not rlly. am i ever going to listen to it again? very likely not. fave songs: the singles fave songs:

Probally one of the biggest musical surprises of this list. Adele’s voice is great and some of the composition is great as well but still a little to pop for my taste 3,5

Its fine. Adele is extremely talented and its a decent collection of songs. Besides being the age of 21 when writing and recording this album, there's no cohesive narrative, goal or theme. The singles are the (strong) highlights but there's no real reason to stick around past them.

It's decent, I like her voice and the music fits it, but this style is very boring

it was pleasant, nothing crazy but it was nice was surprised when I heard Lovesong, didnt know she made a cover of that song

If this is one of the top 1001 albums I clearly don't know much about music. Generic emoting set to bland, over-produced, obvious backing. I don't get what is meant to be 'classic' or ground-breaking about this, other than the sales figures.

Just not my thing. Sorry. Stuck with it for the first half dozen tracks. Too polished for my tastes. An extra star for The Cure cover.

Adele has such a beautiful voice that I only wish could be used in more developed songs. The singles here are absolutely massive, rightfully so (I'll be loving Rolling in the Deep until the day I die), but there's... a lot more that Adele can do with her voice, I think. Imagine if she decided to delve into some more fast-paced songs and dived headlong into funk, soul or RnB. The capabilities of her voice are more than enough-- enough that they almost carry what feel like some half-baked songs here. Set fire to the 3/5.

SOLKLAR femma så sjukt bra album!!! alla låtar är riktiga BANGERS och hon sjunger otroligt

Loved

Ik luister het niet vaak maar dit blijft een guilty pleasure. Goede zang en zwijmel teksten, lekker voor de regenachtige zondagmiddag.

Ik had echt dit hele album dankzij bluetooth op m’n samsung star qwerty geflikkerd en gilde dit voor een half jaar iedere dag op de route van Azewijn naar Silvolde. Dikke vette 4 sterren voor alle ongelofelijke bangers én nostalgie

Derde keer Adele, in vind echt maar niks

Starts extremely strong with a pop song that definitely deserved its place on the charts at the time, but the album peters out pretty quickly and only has moments here and there reaching close to the same heights. The singles are singles for a reason for sure with this record, and I think the only new info I'm taking away from this album is that there is an Adele cover of Lovesong by the Cure. Of course her voice is fantastic, but you knew that, and I didn't have to hear either of the albums on this list to know that. Good album, just feel like Adele is always so close to being more than the "middle-aged mom pop artist".

Voice to kill for of course, and some of the songs are very beautiful and 5 stars easily. But not all are. And the Cure cover was a disgrace to be honest. Give it a 4, in good mood

👍

This is the second Adele album I've had and both have been removed from the book, leaving zero Adele albums. I do at least recognise two of the song titles on this one. 5 Singles though, and I've only ever heard 2 of them. In fact there are only 2 albums from 2011 left here at all. Having a scroll at first it seems fair enough, some good albums but nothing earth-shattering. There's a Mogwai album, (no Mogwai or Godspeed Y!BE in this book renders it incomplete) and REM but while good it's not their best. Arguably Helplessness Blues should have been included instead of Fleet Foxes debut but two by them would be overkill. Ah. The Wild Flag album, Strange Mercy by St Vincent, M83's Hurry Up We're Dreaming, that's harder to justify excluding. Probably detectable that I have very little to say about Adele. Such is my commitment to this though I did listen all the way through once, even after being severely tested by Don't you Remember. Tbf Set Fire to the Rain got things back on track quickly after that stinker. Lovesong surprised me at the end, it actually is a cover of that Cure song. Anyway, polished pop croon music for people who like that sort of thing.

Goddamn she's got a voice

I mean y'know it's Adele

The singles hit hard, The rest is filler, At best this album, Is a boredom killer.

If you were alive in 2011 there was no escaping this one. Adele has killer vocals and can sing the hell out of anything, but unfortunately the music industry has conspired to saturate her music in every aspect of daily life. I did enjoy what songs hadn’t been ruined by repetition already, but noted that the non-single tracks (i.e. those that didn’t break into the mainstream) felt lacking in songwriting power relative to the others. Just a shame, as there are great tracks on here that deserve their (non-forced) moment in the spotlight.

Edellinen adele samaa tasoa.. täysin samaa tasoa.. respect hittien määrästä tässä kunnia nelosta objktv. 3..

It's alright, it's not for me, a very good break up album that said

Solid album, really well crafted but not my cup of tea

This is such a beautiful album. The singing obviously, but also the production, lyrics, instrumentation. It’s got range and originality. It feels fresh and I enjoy listening to it. 4/5

Adele makes bangers

Rolling in the Deep is a banger, but everything else is just too same-y

First two songs were incredible, the rest were actively boring to me. If it was just up to the first two, I might even give it a 5!

It’s hard to deny the impact of this album in terms of popularity and also the brilliance of Adele’s voice. There are some genuinely powerful songs but listening to some feels like a drag.

How can you not give this five stars? Some absolute belters on there, and it culminates in the iconic Someone Like You.

Why?

Fine but boring

não foi por acaso que fez tamanho sucesso, muito bom o som e a voz

Succes dat ik nooit zou bereiken op mijn 21ste.

I have this playlist on Spotify called "Epic girl songs of the 60s and 70s" (feel free to follow it!) that includes great songs by Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Laura Nyro, Bobby Gentry, and many more. They're dramatic, emotional, sometimes plaintive songs with a strong female lead vocal. I love that type of music. Adele would fit in really well on this playlist, even though she is obviously much more recent. Beautiful voice, strong, emotional songs, and great production. 4 stars.

Pues guenisimo (LNB) Si, güenisísimo, que maravilla (PSP) totalmente de acuerdo (ONB)

In a world where pop was becoming a parody of itself, Adele was able to create an honest and powerful statement. Three of the most recognized and definitive pop songs from early 10s are from this album. I can also see many artists taking notes from this piece of work. If I was a pop musician. I would definitely want to write songs like these ones.

Brilliant start, beautiful end, can the rest of the album maintain the standard to get top marks? Yes, just about. It lulls a little in the middle but still some quality tunes in there. She is a national treasure and one of the best artist of the 21st century.

Hot damn, I didn’t know Adele had a cover of the Cure, how cool. Love her voice, obviously the major breakout hits are still great but I did not get too excited for the B-sides bar the Lovesong cover. Overall still a really enjoyable album, doesn’t feel overly long and has a pretty good ratio of hits.

I forgot how good this was. Hot damn, high school me didn't know what he was listening to.

I honestly do like the singles off this album a good bit, but the other songs are all much more minimal in terms of instrumentation and I don't think the songwriting is interesting enough to support that. Great voice though. 2.5/5 but I usually round up because I'm just that kind of person.

Finally one for the ladies!

I had never listened to an Adele album from start to finish. Obviously, a very talented singer. I thought it was good! Enjoyed it a lot more than I expected.

I’ve heard many of these songs on the radio for many years. Really liked the melody of He Won’t Go.

Fantastic voice. I wonder though, what would she would have sung about had she never had a bad breakup?

Adele is a fantastic singer - there's really not too much else to say in this review. Musically this is pretty solid hitting the right notes in the pop, RnB and adult contemporary genres.

Rumour had it that I don’t really like Adele. And while that may be true, I’m Turning Tables on this one. I’ve found this album aged well and with the exception of a couple of nondescript songs, this album brings it. Don’t You Remember that Adele has a powerhouse voice? That mixed with great melodies…Take It All.

Rolling in the Deep is amazing. Her voice is amazing. This album drags with a number of more boring songs though.

Great album

3.4 - Better than the underwhelming “25.” Her performance on “Set Fire To the Rain” is amazing though the song itself somewhat lacks structure. There are a couple of duds here and there, particularly “Turning Tables” where she’s unable to temper her voice and she ends up sounding like a lioness where the song demands a kitten. But it ends strong with a breezy cover of “Lovesong” followed by “Someone Like You.”

Got pipes but not really my interest.

This album is excellent, but it got a couple of skips. The pros greatly outweigh the cons.

I don't like the music style..

It was a very enjoyable experience

not really my kind of music, 4/10

Classic for a reason

This came out 10 years ago and this is the first time I hear it.... Adele, forgive me if I'd ever thought you were overrated! Anyway I loveee it!!! Rumour has it! He won't go! The Lovesong cover! If It Hadn't Been For Love! 5, no question.

nope

Unreal. Had no idea Adele had a cover of Lovesong.

I give this a very high 4. I just happen to like 19 a little bit more.

I'd give this 2.1 to keep in line with the album title. Adele has a beautiful voice but this album is so bland it could have been called magnolia

Hits aside, writing the songs on 21 at that age is complete bonkers. Hats off to Adele who obviously also kills it vocal-wise. 'Don't You Remember' and 'Take It All' were nice surprises drawing on very British sources of inspiration like Elton John, and the Sting-esque cover of 'Lovesong' was pleasant. As for the hits, you have to be a cold-hearted bastard not to be moved by 'Someone Like You', closing out the album on an absolute high note.

Considering the significant airplay a lot of these songs received, 21 feels almost like a best of. A collection of some of the greatest pop songs of the last 20 years. There are bangers such as “Rolling In the Deep” and “Set Fire To the Rain”, beautiful piano ballads in “Turning Table” and “Take It All” and then there’s the funky “Rumour Has It” and “He Won’t Go”. The piece that finally convinces me that this is as good a pop album as they come is the cover of the Cure’s “Lovesong”. Once in a while a cover comes along that sounds so convincing that it could easily have been the original - take the Johnny Cash cover of “Hurt” as an example. Adele’s “Lovesong” is one of those.

A fantastic album, full of emotion and pain. It reminds me up a time when I spent with a friend who has now passed away. Beautiful album.

One of my all time favorites. I do have bias but every song is incredible and even her cover sounds perfect. Everything about this is 10/10.

Yeah this is straight-up fantastic. It's really quite a simple album which oddly is what I like about it - not overly-produced in any way, not terribly cutting-edge, no electronics or sampling - just great bluesy/soul/rock with a simple backing band and her killer voice which is honestly why the album rises from nice to great - the best part is she *never* overdoes it vocally. Every track is catchy in some way, and this is more than worth the hype of being an all-time seller (plus it's a family favourite). 9/10 5 stars.

This is a very long 48 minutes. So. Fucking. Boring.

I'd never heard an Adele album, and I expected this to be outstanding. Her voice and control is, no doubt, but with few exceptions I thought the songs were pretty average.

Beautiful, emotional, accurate

Simply 11 cracking songs from a timeless songwriter at the top of here game. Yes, the singles are all classics, and not everything else is on the same level, but, this is definitely one of the greatest albums of the 2010s, in the traditional sense.

Always good. Love song hit particularly hard. What kinds of heartbreak did Adele go through for this?? Brilliant, class act, timeless

Great pop album

A seismic, once-in-a-generation kind of album that managed to shake up the very fabric of top 40 radio. 21 most-compellingly showcases Adele’s one-of-a-kind vocal talent, but simultaneously washes the heartbreak behind these songs clean into a bland and timeless sort of corpratized R&B that will forever haunt us in the all the shopping malls of the world. Adele is an amazingly uniqe artist, and I would love to hear more specificity in her songwriting than we get here. +1 for “Someone Like You.”

I need to review these albums after I listen to them, my review backlog is long. This album really surprised me! You think you know an album. Along with everyone on the planet, I was assaulted by these songs against my will for about 5 straight years, and anything you are forced to do leaves, at best, an unpleasant taste. The radio’s superpower— to make a song heard by everyone on the planet— is also, when used too much, what causes weariness, exhaustion. If I have heard these songs 100 times each so far, the entire planet has probably heard them by now. And nothing is good enough to warrant that kind of campaign. And yet… I hadn’t really “heard” these songs! To listen with both your ears, you’re just taken by both the craft of songwriting on display here, and the power and irresistibility of Adele’s voice. And it is so perfectly imperfect, and it’s beguiling… some of these lead vocals sound like she did them in one take! There’s no tune in sight, some of the background vocals are crazy out of tune. But in a really amazing way! Yeah, this album gave me hope. The heavy soul influences (I’m surprised Mark Ronson didn’t take a stab at this project, because every other super producer at the time seemed to), the really played out piano and guitar tracks. The production felt natural, unforced, not too over-the-top. Really a nice blend. I was thinking, imagine all the pop songwriters and producers of today instead try to make music inspired by soul, delta blues, country… imagine they broaden their influences in what they do, make things less bland. That imaginary album in my head is basically this album. It’s really NOT that bland, that soulless, that imitative, as a pop product… it’s pretty undeniable no matter how they got there. So this is a heavy surprise 4. I was nearing 5 territory, honestly! But the unsettling sickness I feel from some of these songs, and every mundane memory I’ve had from the last 10 years being infiltrated by them, cannot totally remove my bias. 4/5

Simply a modern classic.

Damn what an album. Kinda sad its over. No wonder this cemented Adele into what she is today. I listened to this without taking any notes and while doing homework and it was a really good listen. The album flowed really well and carried a certain vibe that only Adeles albums can capture. Not gonna lie tho, I was so disappointed when I realized this wasn't the album that had "Water Under The Bridge", it's my favorite song by her. Overall really good album

Great album but idk if it’s quite a 5. The vocals are strong throughout the album and the hits like someone like you and rolling in the deep. I also really liked the cure cover. That’s a hard one to do cuz the cure’s melodramatic aesthetic already fit the song so well. The album tracks in no way are bad but I feel like I’ll still mainly come back to this one for the hits. 👍: someone like you, rolling in the deep

Great album, the middle few tracks kinda lost me but overall good

What suprised me most about this album is the tracks that ended up being my favorites. He won’t go and I’ll be waiting we’re great and super upbeat. FUN songs. Really surprised me. This album is stacked and to be honest, made me a solid Adele fan(?) but this project is solid too to bottom. Plus my gf really liked the cover of lovesong I like how her albums are ages too, nice touch.

My nostalgic lens may be clouding my vision a bit but this was such a great listen for me. This album was HUGE when it came out, packed with radio hits. And while that sometimes isn't the best thing in hindsight, this one holds up. We have the big three: 'Rolling in the deep', 'set fire to the rain', 'someone like you'. All still bangers. Then we have 'turning tables' which is a better ballad than someone like you imo and maybe my favorite on the album. Then 'rumour has it' (which I recall being a bit more popular than the streams suggest) which is a fun banger where those drums and background vocals really take control. 'don't you remember' is the weakest of the first 6 but still a really good song. 'He won't go' also goes harder than I remember; that melody is killer. And those are the first 6 tracks (minus 'someone like you'). wow. The next three kinda drag a bit for me ngl. but that first half more than makes up for it. 'Lovesong' is a nice mellow track with the soft guitar and strings. And someone likes you is a strong ending track. Bottom line: Adele is an incredibly talented singer. Adele uses that god given talent to make bangers. This is her best album. I've slowly had less and less interest for her music over the years just because I feel like it gets pretty same old. But that's not an issue with THIS album, if anything it's a testament to how good this album was. The rest just don't compare. Favorites: Turning tables, he won't go, rolling in the deep, set fire to the rain MMM: WE COULDVE HAD IT ALLLLLL ROLLING IN THE DEEEEEP YOU HAD MY HEART AND SOUUUUUUL IN YOUR HANDS AND YOU PLAYED IT TO THE BEAAAAT

It's Adele. It's very, very good. It's Adele.

good but a bit sad, i understand the hype

Top songs, top voice, nice music. Must listen for all.

I am a fan of Adele’s going into this. She has such a powerful, beautiful, amazing voice that conveys so much emotion. This album was magnificent. I hope that her other albums are on here as well.

It’s a singles album for me. The singles are incredible but the rest don’t do a thing for me. Her latest album is gold and packed full of excellent songs, tells a story from beginning to end. This is her building up to finding that voice.

Ja asså de är ju bra. Speciellt för att vara en pop album. Antar att de är en blandning av nostalgi, sen sjunger hon ju jävligt bra. Men hade ingen aning om att hon hade gjort en cover på the cure (men deras är fortfarande bättre..(såklart))

Nostalgi. Fan vad bra albumet är ändå - jag tycker om i princip alla låtar, men Someone Like You är lire överspelad. Sjunger på Turning Tables nu :)

21 can you do something for me

Might suffer a bit for some because these songs were so overplayed at the time. But really good, song after song.

I luv adele - chunkz

Prefer this to 25, the sound being more timeless probably being the biggest factor. ”He Won’t Go” bumps

Stark 3

Not my normal choice but some great songs on there and Adele has an amazing voice.

Pretty good

Milquetoast, good voice, uninspiring music

Adele has absolute PIPES and they are on full display here. Song after song here are well-written and fantastically performed. The production values are really high. A top tier pop piece from a modern day diva.

No

The bomb

Great voice and solid songs.

One of the great modern classics. A vocal display for the ages. She made her mark like nobody else in this time period. Her influences are vast and it shows in a voice that can do anything. Big singles, great production.

Aided by 3-4 megahits, this album is also a surprisingly diverse album stylistically and knows to convince with a high quality of production, singing voice and songs

It said 11 tracks but they all sounded the same

Best Song: He Won't Go. Didn't expect such an almost R&B sound out of Adele, but here we are. Worst Song: Rumor Has It. I think this one was overplayed when this album first came out, and the faux blues don't feel very believable. Overall: An odd mix of songs I've heard a million times before and ones I've never before encountered. I found myself liking the unfamiliar tracks for just their sheer novelty given how massively popular the other tracks once were. Take altogether though, the songs aren't particularly novel or exciting, it's just that Adele has such a powerful and commanding voice that it is easy to listen to.

Is that a call-out to Neil Young's A Man Needs a Maid at the end of Don't You Remember? Yeah it's got some pretty darn good songs. Some filler. And just hate the production so much, like my head is being blown off.

Adele can certainly sing, but the compositions and lyrical content are too one note. Rolling in the deep is an amazing song though.

Bland pop music. Good voice, dull sound. Not for me

Same as the last Adele album on this list, she has a great voice and uses it to make various versions of the same song. There are some limited differences in the music but it's ridiculous how every song to a tee is a vague love song about nothing in particular. Surely she must sometimes consider writing about a slightly different topic? Who cares, will never intentionally listen to her anyway.

Hard to write a review - very commercial pop with a powerful voice behind it. Can't really say much more.

After listening to 25 I said, "I'm not usually into her music" but I think I'm becoming a fan. I found lots to like in this album and her singing voice is quality. Not every track is great and after a while some blend together but overall I quite liked this album. Highlights: Rolling In The Deep Rumour Has It I'll Be Waiting Someone Like You

She has a great voice and it sounds well put together... But she has one trick and it's utterly dull and does nothing for me. Someone like you is a good track but I had to listen to 45 minutes of suffocating dross to get to it and the terrible lovesong cover annoyed me

Popède un jour popède toujours

petit skip de sepultura histoire de rester saine d’esprit

Rolling in the deep - Klasslåt. Rumour Has It - Bra verser, refrängen dock för repetativt, men otrolig röst Turning Tables - Fint pianospel, riktig vändning från de två tidigare låtarna

As a 9-10-year-old when this came out, I can still remember the grip this album had on pop music in the early 2010s and was thus a big part of my initial exploration of the music and Vevo side of youtube (rolling in the deep music video). I can even remember a year or two later, when I got my iPod touch, downloading rolling in the deep, set fire to the rain, and someone like you on iDownloads+ from mp3skull.com because I didn't want/know how to buy music. Anyway, the point is that this album is awesome and all of the big hits still hit and the less popular songs are also great. While I've heard the hits a million times, I never knew how country and twangy adele gets in some of the later songs which I really liked.

didn't listen, not interested

*He Won’t Go

I like this album.

Besides “Someone Like You” this album is pretty bland. Her vocal ability is impressive, but there’s not much else going on.

Adele is a great vocalist. There are some wonderful songs on this album.

AMOOO. nunca lo había escuchado entero y la cantidad de BOPS?? siendo un album de BALADAS?? 9/10

Focking bangers only, mate

Great voice, terrible music.

4.5 Very good but not a 5, for me.

Music and vocals are there, but it just feels kind of dull. Probably IA generated?

Boy does Adele have an incredible voice, truly meant for ballads like this. This topped the charts over a decade ago and she sounds even better on her more recent releases

Yeah that’s an incredible album

There's not a bad song on this album.

I have heard most if not all of this before. It's not really my style but I did enjoy many of the songs. Even a Cure cover!

An impeccable pop album.

Some good songs, some not so good. Not really my style of music at all but I can see why it's popular. Just doesn't spark anything inside of me to be honest.

I like Adele when she grooves more. I know that her style goes more towards the torch songs and the ballads, but "Rumor Has It" really works. I wish she would do more songs like that. The rest of it was... okay. Oh, and the cover of "Love Song" is terrible. Completely unnecessary. Makes 311's cover sound like a frigging masterpiece.

The hit singles are great - Rolling in the Deep, Rumour Has It, Set Fire to the Rain, and Someone Like You in particular are such powerful and emotional songs. And different emotions - shows depth. I was a bit surprised I didn't like some of the non-hits as much. Still that's like saying a t-bone steak isn't quite as good as filet mignon. If anything, the second half of the album after Set Fire to the Rain might have dragged a bit - until her remake of Lovesong. That was a cool rendition. Once I listened a few more times the non-hits really grew on me (especially Don't You Remember, One and Only). Might be another 4.5 but I'm rounding up because I rounded down on her third album.

It’s hard to fathom that the opening and closing tracks on this album have over 1 billion plays on Spotify. With that alone I can understand why this is on the list. Even the least played song has 67 million plays. And these stats are from just one streaming platform. The album itself is as dull as dishwater though. I mean it’s pleasant and unoffensive but there’s nothing here that makes me go wow! “He Won’t Go” was my favorite track but even this doesn’t sound like Adele is exploring any new ground in the world of pop music. I guess this is the kind of album for people who don’t really want much from music except for some emotional connection that they can draw parallels from.

Gotta admit, this album grew on me after multiple listens. I don't think I'd seek it out again (which makes it a 3 for me), but it wasn't bad. I liked the first three tracks immediately on first listen (Rolling in the Deep, Rumor Has It - very catchy tune, and Turning Tables). Most of the other songs had to grow on me. I was surprised at the country-ish sound of songs like Don't You Remember and I'll be Waiting. The latter caught my attention after repeated listens - had to admit it's pretty catchy, but I never ended up liking Don't You Remember. One and Only is another one that grew on me, but Take It All and Someone Like You never grew on me. In particular, I didn't like the scratchiness of her singing on Someone Like You. She reminded me at times of Janis Joplin and I'm finding I'm not a Janis Joplin fan. Anyway, overall not bad, but not something I'd seek out again.

This is pretty good but honestly most of the songs had me wishing I was listening to amy winehouse instead. and the cure oddly enough

I'd say a 4.5, some really solid songs and this was only her second full album! I'll round up to a 5, I wouldn't listen to Adele very often personally but she deserves the credit

I'm with the other hipsters handing out 1s and 2s on this. These idol show "graduate" albums are just written-by-the-production-team-in-the-studio fluff with two aims: 1) show off the singer's vocal range, and 2) hammer home how "emotional" it is. It's a whole album of those "huge moments" they try and spotlight in the TV ads for the show. Yes Adele has a large vocal range (would love to know how much of that was touched up in post), yes she is obese and yes she seems to have had a bad relationship- or at least someone in the writing team did. So what? I guess I'm too cool for the PR team's spiel. The idol ads always try and spin it like if you don't care you have no soul. Pull the other one. 1/5.

Adele's best album. Not much filler and the album is bookended by her two best songs (Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You). One of the best 2010s albums you'll find

Amazing talent! Singer/songwriter puts out her second album at the age of 21 and every single one of the songs are solid. Ballad singer or pop Goddess, she can sing anything she wants.

Really great voice and implemented elements of soul and gospel styles, but the pop ballad structure comes through in an annoyingly potent way.

ah look. im fairly familiar with a fair bit of this album as a result of being alive in the 2010s. it sounds really good in headphones to be fair. great mixing. I remember Alwin bobbett once played me hello and told me how absolutely perfect her voice was. cheers love. yeah it is pretty good. those clicks on rumour has it are clean as fuck. the tones on all the guitars are really nice. this is what top class studios and engineers get you and I can't say I wouldn't like that tbh. I am a sucker for melody following the vocals and that's pleasing there on track 3 pre chorus or whatnot. other than that track 3 is alright. the engineer is really going ham. track 4 kinda stinks in comparison to the others. it's not bad but its not at all anything new. the delay on the vocals on set fire to the rain is furly subtle but adds atmosphere I may try that. I got a hint of bass and now I want a song with a fuck bassline. let me hear that engineered to fuck. that hihat panned right on the hook is absolute wank. thank god its mixed so low that is entirely off beat. how does this happen in such a meticulously mixed song. just remove it. track is a banger overall. everything else works together flawlessly. oh that rim is clean on track six. oh lord. mmm. hell yeahhhhh. bass fucking line. yeahhh. oh lord. fuck yeah. oh this fucks. id never heard this one before this mega fucks. I fuck with every part of this. if there's a track better than this I'll be very surprised man I was not expecting this. track 6 supremacy. imagine how banger it would be if there was a full breakbeat dnb section. just before the last hook it edged me for a moment. track 7 is a fairly sameish piano ballad. the vocal harmonies are cool. rest is nothing special. so far the songs starting with drum beats have been the coolest. track 8 here is a groove. soulful. hook isn't anything mad fairly corporate. these headphones make my ears sweaty. track 9 kinda fucks iwl. the drummer really struggles with the hats though doesn't he jaysus. tchune in general though tbf. oh yeah long outro. repeated phrase with a build oh yeah. track 10 is nice I also won't lie. im a sucker for the hard panned acoustics. this album has actually been better than I expected. it may warrant a 4. jasus. hmm. someone like you is good piano ballad. doesn't make me say engineered to fuck. the vocals sound fairly great but the piano sounds fairly like a piano. the song fucks though. from a structuring point of view it would have made more sense to end on lovesong, but I understand yopping the mega hit on the end to get people to listen through to the album in its entirety. pretty good stuff. split between giving a 3 or a 4.

A little bit of a downer

I love Adele. This album is called 21. It's because she was 21 when she wrote and recorded it. Her first album was called 19. Sick talent. Anyway, watch this video. https://youtu.be/PQM3XUhiXbQ

Soul, R&B. Me ha gustado. Venga, vinilo por la voz.

An automatic 5-star for me as I’m very familiar with this album. It was nice to listen all the way through again.

It was okay. I think I used to like Adele but it wasn't as good as I remember.

i can't say anything about adele's voice that hasn't already been said. stunning, exquisite, lovely. we know this. but what stuck out was how very well suited she was for these songs. talk about playing to your strengths. every time she holds a note, i shiver. every song allowed her to showcase her voice! these are emotional songs, and you can really hear that emotion thick in her voice every time she opens her mouth. it's no wonder she became a sensation after this album. this album has songs that are similar enough they flow in and out of each other but contain enough different elements to distinguish. the piano accompaniment to adele's voice is crucial and beautiful. "set fire to the rain" allows adele to take her power back. the final line of "rumour has it" contains a twist: "but rumor has it he's the one i'm leaving you for" after the song's beat pounds throughout. the album ends with a heart wrenching yet optimistic ballad, "someone like you." together, all songs create such an atmosphere and controls your every emotion. there isn't a bad song among the bunch. on a final note, i absolutely loved what she did with the cover of "lovesong." it's eerie, like the original, but slower. her vocals pack the punch in her version, instead of the background music. i think i might even prefer her version now!

Adele has had lots of different inspirations for her albums, this one being fueled by her break up at the time. And nothing else that she has done has ever quite touched this album. Adele's previous album is fairly heavy on the sad indie sound. But on this album, Adele is channeling a righteous, upbeat fire surrounded by a simple but effective orchestral sound. What comes across is an incredibly soulful sound on this album. Her vocals are often raw, often sultry, often pained, and always approachable. The lyrics are poetic and palpable, all tugging on the heartstrings. Adele spans a few different genres across this album -- blues, pop, jazz, R&B, and more -- but somehow everything manages to feel very related and cohesive. Overall, this album is just really well done, and is undeniably powerful.

2-3 gute Lieder, ansonsten viel Schnulz und Gejaule.

Two bangers followed by an Adele album

Rolling in the Deep. The most Aretha Franklin song that she never wrote. Rumor Has It. The lost Eurythmics song. A great deal of pathos in this album. Adele's voice is brilliant. She's an incredible talent. The album doesn't feel terribly cohesive to me on first listen – an aggregation of various bangers and ballads. Beautiful stuff. I recognize I'm not a huge pop album consumer. My album experiences were generally prog rock, so a lot of intention and through lines. Set Fire to the Rain is just a great song. Anyone who dismisses pop as a less-than-legitimate artistic expression needs to soak in tunes like this one. Any act, anywhere, any style, can pick up a song like Set Fire to the Rain and make it their own. The drums on He Won't Go are a warm flannel blanket on a cool autumn night, man. So cozy. Brilliant cover of Lovesong. A cover needs to be something that becomes your own. Seems to me that Robert Smith could have written this song for Adele.

The singles are OK but incredibly overplayed, the rest is pretty bland and unoriginal.

Adele was much better when she hadn't gone full dreary and sad yet. 21 is far more upbeat, and even though it's not short on ballads it still has a lot of life. Someone Like You is painful and longing, Set Fire to the Rain shows its anger, and Lovesong feels darker. And then you have the more fast-paced songs like Rumour Has It & Rolling in the Deep, which are still emotional but also vibrant. As as plus, how impressive is it that more than half of this record is composed of either massive hits or a really well-known cover? Feels like Adele hit her peak pretty early - at least from a casual observer's perspective.

classic album

Great album!

She had a lot of bops on this album, surprisingly a big fan I enjoyed it 😌

Putting her entire life at the time on this album is very apparent. Letting it all out on every track and not being sorry about it, going through a very dark time in her life Adele turned that into a beautifully empowering album for anyone who has been hurt in life, saying that’s not the end of the story and that heartbreak is truly just a step in the road. Showing any listener who has gone through similar things that it will get better. An Incredible and devastating album that tells the story of heartbreak, depression and how to heal from that.

I wouldn't really choose to listen to this album normally, but I so appreciate Adele's talent. That woman can do things with her voice that I could only dream of doing hahaha. Her song-writing skills are pretty insane too. Trying to get my head around the fact that she wrote these incredible emotional mature and intelligent songs which are catchy and interesting and exciting before the age of 21!?!? Also it's a stunning cover of Lovesong too... I have so much respect for Adele and this impressive album.

Mad that Adele wrote all this stuff so young. Tbh whilst I respect it it isn't my favourite one. I think Take it All is the best one from this album. I'm impressed by this one but didn't seem like it as much as 25

She really is very good. I don't often find myself wanting to listen to Adele but when I do I thoroughly enjoy it.

Powerhouse! The songwriting, the singing, the deeply vulnerable and raw expression of self, it's all here. Adele is the whole package. I'm not even a fan, but I can respect and appreciate the true artistry on display here. And at such a young age! She's just so damn impressive.

Tribesmen. Only really liked the popular songs on it.

Not a brilliant record or me, as everyone claims, but a decent one

ну............. . .. ....

very good album with very good songs, quite nostalgic. not a 5 star because the album doesn't quite come together as i would have imagined

Mjög flott stöff og gott að hlusta á.

Great songs, great singing

Struck by how mature her voice and perspective is at 21. Spectacular, and deserving of its place as best selling album of the 21st century. In the end, not really my kind of music, but mad respect.

I want to give 5 stars for "Someone Like You" alone, but there are some spots in the middle of the album that wear thin with me. She undoubtedly knows how to open and close strongly though. This is my kind of pop; soulful and heartfelt. She has it all: depth, range, skill, talent, everything. "Someone Like You" is such a standout song, not just on this record, but in all of music for the past 20 some years. It's like a more honest and complex version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." It's incredibly emotionally powerful, and one of the few songs that has ever stopped me dead in my tracks upon first hearing it. If you can't relate to it, I feel sorry for you.

Adele is a talented singer for sure. Regardless, I can't really get into it. I've love her music to be a little more interesting as she could propel a lot of genres to higher places.

Her voice is beautiful and she is extremely talented, but it was a time with so much exposure about Adele that I can't listen to the songs anymore. The songs are not my style, but I don't see that as a problem, we can always learn something new, but I can't listen to them anymore...

Que puedo decir de este álbum, simplemente ADELE en todo su esplendor. Cada canción fue magnífica y hermosa. Sería una pena nunca escuchar este álbum

Incredible voice, production is perfect, but it's radio pop. The song with the most soul is Someone Like You, crushing.

I will admit it. I love Adele and I love this album. I don't care if that makes me a basic bitch. The album is not perfect, but there are some truly great songs here. Favorite song: Set Fire to the Rain

Amazing voice, really good album.

Music good for the soul.

A green eggs and ham for me. I've of course heard a lot of this album before but really enjoyed it start to finish. The cover of Lovesong is great