25

Boring crappy lovesongs, blegh.

Another Adele album. 4 years in the making. Was it worth it. Well in the sense of 3 years without it, yes it was. In fact another 10 would not have gone amiss. Her voice is OK, but nothing special. I mean, she's no Christine MacVie (Perfect), Chrissie Hynde, or Gladys Knight. The River Lea was the only halfway decent track but doesn't make it much worthwhile. 1

M.e.h. she had lost any appeal I may have had 4 years before. Her singing style had become so last decade. the songs were up her own arse. Nothing to see here.

I’m not a fan of this music.

Woke bitch

One star is still too much.

Over-produced, over-perfect, over-written. Not one error on this album in the worst possible way - every possible human element has been air-brushed and facelifted, removing all possible flaws. I find that an odd choice for such a dour and downcast album, though this may be a snapshot of pop music at the time. Adele's performance isn't bad at all, though this does not fix the fundamental flaws of this album. Best Tracks: - Sweetest Devotion Worst Tracks: - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Water Under The Bridge - Million Years Ago Rating: 2/10

Jumpscare of Adele's entire fucking face blown up on the cover. At its most energetic, this record is soporific. At its most innovative, this record is predictable. At its most lyrically and compositionally challenging, this record is lowest-common-denominator. I hate this style of singing.

Never was a fun of Adele. As I see an overhyped pop singer with a minimum difference with other thousands of pop singers. Yes, she has a strong voice and individuality, but I feel literally nothing when I hear those songs with 1B+ plays . Not for me.

Not my cup of tea. Good voice tho

Way over played.

Surprisingly good. Not an album I’ve previously rated, always too much country, but once you get past the twang there are some really strong tracks. Will listen again.

One minute into Hello I was thinking "Hey, not too bad, I might like this after all". Unfortunatley that was the point the balladering, that often verges on caterwauling, kicked in and largely didn't let up for the next 47 minutes.

really boring how anyone can listen past hello without falling asleep is a wonder to me 3/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: Remedy

Enduring this was great... suffering.

I just dont like Adele

might hit if you just went through a bad breakup

Way too over produced. She does have a great voice but, the lyrics she sings were crappy. I do not feel that she learned anything about herself by the end of this album. She kept making the same mistakes over and over again and then whining about it for forty-five minutes.

shit

Showcase for her power voice. Other interesting aspects of music take a back seat, sadly, so I'm pretty bored by mid-track-2 and it never picked up.

I think everyone is well aware of Adele. Whilst I’m personally not into the power ballads, she does have a nice voice and lyrics which go beyond the typical themes of most pop songs. The production is clean to a fault, largely resulting in a cold and soulless background. Surprised how many songs on here have been overplayed in the mainstream. Holy shit the start of water under the bridge sounds like corporate ad music - I thought I was getting a Spotify ad! 1.5/5

not gonna say much because i feel like i said it all for 21 and this is mostly more of the same. there are a few songs in here that are fine/a bit catchy but i attribute that mostly to the production decisions of Max Martin and Greg Kurstin. but at the end of the day (and i said this last time too) i kind of feel like Adele is good music for people who don't listen to a lot of music lol

truly dreadful stuff

Headbangingly dull.

The Venn diagram of people who like this album and people who have owned a "Live, Laugh, Love" poster is practically a circle. I tolerated the first Adele album but, however good her voice is, this really started to get on my tits.

nice voice.

Utterly boring, I don't really mind if she can sing.

hated every second of it

Her voice is pretty and fairly dynamic, but the music doesn't do anything for me. It all feels calculated and produced for mass consumption. There's nothing here that's essential or "must" be heard.

Really couldn’t get along with it. Songs felt either forced or almost cringe. A difficult third album.

I'm not sure why this is included in the list. Is it because it was so massively popular? I don't think popularity is an indicator of quality. To me, this is bland and over-produced and lacking emotionally.

Not my style

This is what I expected it to sound like. Great singer, strong production, and songs I couldn’t care less about. 1.5 stars.

In one ear, out the other. My brain does not register this as music.

Incredible voice but one of the most soulless and uninspired series of recordings ever made. Just terribly empty in production, writing, and arranging

Adele is só boring....zzzzzzzzzzzzzźzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Not for me DNF

Another reviewer said Adele is obviously talented but makes such uninteresting and uninspired music, and I have to agree. It’s a well-crafted album that doesn’t make you feel the emotions it’s trying to make you feel. No original point of view, very sterile album.

One trick pony x

To cheese sens as for me. Not my type of expression in the voice. Maybe i will try to listen to it again

No

Genuinamente aburrido y plano. Entiendo que tiene un gran rango vocal y voz, pero lo que hace con ella me parece muy dull

I’m not a big fan of belters, all of my favourite vocalists are masters of phrasing or timbre or have unique or even bad voices but a ‘fuck it we roll’ attitude. Adele’s sort of singing is technically fine, very good, but I find it really difficult to get into. I think part of that is that, especially on this album, she’s not given very much to work with dynamically. Because it’s been decided that Adele’s biggest selling point is the power of her vocals, all of the choruses have to showcase those vocals. And so it becomes repetitive, soft verse builds towards powerhouse chorus, bonus points if she jumps the octave, and once you notice that trend, it makes the listening experience painfully boring. It also made really really anxious for a reason I can’t quite explain. I straight up hated the way this made me feel. I think I have to go on the record and say this is my least favourite album that I’ve had to listen to so far. Not only did it bore me, but it also overwhelmed me to the point that I genuinely think I almost had a panic attack

Oh good, more Adele. Just when I was in need of a good yawn.

No, just a million times no. No, no, no, no, no.

Talented musician but not my cup of tea

OK, the last Adele album I got on this thing surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. On the other hand: this album fucking honks. This selling a billion copies is all the proof you need that your average human being is boring beyond belief and has absolutely abysmal taste

Ugh

so glad this album generator is exposing me to all these obscure overlooked artists like goddamn Adele.

Kinda soulless for how strong the vocal talent is. Boring listen.

The Grammy's are Racist. I'll be honest I was content after Hello, every song beyond is just a test of my patience. The only other track I can even remark on is Million Years Ago, it has a "fantasy tavern" sound that was kind of neat. Not enough to return to though.

I was dreading this moment, I knew it would come eventually. I gave it a listen out if respect but never again. If anyone put this on I would leave and for that strong feeling alone it gets a star.

Tried to listen objectively but very difficult, what did i actually not like about this? Great voice, great production, boring music!

"Adele! Do your thing!" "Where's me bloody orchestra?" "In the faacking studio, innit?" "Oh, I dunno, mate. Quite honestly, I'm just not feeling it." "Right! Bring in the boyfriend!" "Wha? Simon?" "Hi babes. Listen it's not you, it's me..."

No thank you.

Just not my shit.

She can definitely hold a note without coming up for air, but musically this album is the equivalent of C-grade middle school project. 1.0/5.0: Embarrassing

Overrated

Please see review for 21. Nothing has changed. So boring. Could be same album. 5th 1 out of 5 on trot now. Help! 0.9/5 3/4/24

Don’t even need to listen

DOG SHIT

This could work for me if Adele was a better lyricist, but it mostly misses me. Clumsy wording shouted over soft piano is annoying to me.

No me gusta

not my cup of tea

It’s not horrible, it’s just not good. I remember liking her prior album but never listened to this one until today. The singles didn’t interest me enough to listen to the album and that was a good call on my part.

Woah this is was truly wild and truly a journey and truly a lot. I had no idea what Adele sounded like, it's so big and so dramatic. Obviously she has a great voice, but this is so far off from anything that would remotely be considered enjoyable for me. It was rough to get through.

Really just not a big Adele fan

Undoubtedly great voice and talent but the songs are just not my thing. Boring!

Completely overrated in my opinion. Sure, she has a good voice, but so do a lot of people. I just find it all a bit mannered.

Overhyped mom music. Not my scene

Binned half way through 1st song. Not for me at all.

Good voice with nothing to say. Overproduced, uninspired, dull. Cash grab.

no thanks

Absolutely not my music

👎

nope! her voice is like nails on a chalkboard! just bc you CAN hit all the high notes doesn’t mean you should!

Obviously, amazing voice. But the songs don't make me feel anything and feel too... general and boring.

SHit

Boring

I fell asleep halfway through. Favorite track: Water Under the Bridge (favorite is stretching it.)

Not a fan

Feels more contrived after she blew up. “Here I am, Adele, making an Adele album.” I appreciate the rare maturity of “Send Your Love” as far as pop music goes. I might like some of this with more raw production.

Barf.

I live in little old Blighty. i don't have to listen to this album to know what this album sounds like, it was inescapable at the time and i'm pretty certain it won't have gotten any better.

21 was a lovely album of well constructed songs with a lot of soul influences. Nice suprise. This is a bunch over the top songs where Adele is straining her voice. I really did not enjoy this. Shame as 21 was a nice suprise

This is worse than Hitler.

Dull as ditch water to me. Musical beige

Mum-core. Water Under the Bridge is alright then back to boring piano.

Hoewel deze vrouw een wereldstem heeft, lukt het d’r inhoudelijk weinig neer te zetten. Het tweede nummer Send My Love (wist niet dat die van haar was) gaat al te lang door terwijl die netjes binnen de vier minuten valt. Verder vooral krokodillentranentrekkers en huisvrouwen muziek

Oh well, at least the portrait on the cover is quite nice. I think this is probably the worst album that the 1001 has sent my way.

poštujem, ali nije za mene.

I didnt listen to this shit, why is this even on the list

Skip

Aw c'mon. *21* was not for me yet I could still respect folks who loved it. But it's way harder for me to do with this other record. What's the next step? Céline f*cking Dion? Removed from the list in 2018, apparently. Next, please. Number of albums left to review: 742 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 126 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 65 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 68 (including this one)

Not a bloody chance I'm putting myself through this again

Ryan sucks a bunch. Does she have a good voice? I don't know. It's kind of annoying. I did not need to hear this before I died.

Música de fondo para supermercados.

celine dion but bri'ish

Not my jam

Two Adele records in one month are far too many for me. She has the same affliction that singers with good pipes have, the compulsion to show off the fact that they can sing by bellowing and yelling too much. This has infected the likes of Whitney Houston, Celine Dionne, Maria Carey and others. I just couldn’t bear to listen to this so I tuned out and turned this off after a few songs

10/10 babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy love me some adele

Pants

One of the most grating voices in popular music. Karen-core music that is barely tolerable.

Not my cup of tea.

Her voice is great but not for me.

Thought her previous album was the classic one? That one contained at least one great song (Rolling in the Deep)...

Vocal acrobatics, but not in a good way. What a waste.