25

4.5

Not my thing. Good production, good voice. But not my thing.

Her voice is amazing. The production is amazing. But...it just feels like something is missing? The risk-taking thing kind of just sounds like people parroting music critics, but I guess that could explain how I feel overall. Favorite track: Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

It's fucking Adele. What do you expect? Beautiful melodies and piano. All I ask for in an album from her.

boring?

Something tells me she may have gone through a break-up.

This one's full of some really great break-up and a few wedding songs. Makes me wish I had bridesmaids and a guy who really dicked me over. This came up on my list back in late October '22 when I was on my honeymoon in London. So I was listening to it then, which for some reason made it feel different. Being in the artist's country of origin when it's not your own.

Solid pop album.

Adele is at her best when she is belting out big vocals. While there are a couple songs that do this, the majority feel shadowed by overarching instruments. I think all I Ask might be one of my favourite songs from her. Real rating 3.5/5

Adele is generally not my cup of tea but you have to admit, she is great at making the type of music she makes. My problem with this is that I can tolerate maybe 2 well-placed ballads on an album, otherwise I get bored. Got a soft spot for All I Ask though.

Adele simply has a great voice, and she communicates her songs so well that it is difficult to be critical. Objectively, her style and music are not for everyone nor does it have to be, but she does make such a strong case for herself and her sound to be its own brand. A brand that while not every listener will consume, a brand that every listener can respect as being the best of its kind. Her voice is semi-raspy without any cost to its projection of depth, her technical efforts can be heard as though she is one wrong breath from messing up, the listener can hear Adele do the work of singing with effort. This effort translates to something meaningful, something to respect, even if Adele is not for the listener. So why after all that praise, does the rating fall short of 5 stars? Reasons are fairly simple, in that this album is not a prerequisite to death (objectively none are, but that's not the point) and while there is so much to love about Adele, there is no reason to feel that one is missing out by not having heard this album. Four stars is just as prestigious for this reviewer in that a listener may not need to have heard this, but they should be glad that they did.

This is worse than Hitler.

This is a perfectly fine album, but I don't think it really deserves a "you NEED to listen to this" designation. It's not really significant. 21 is worthy of that, I think -- this is just the weaker follow-up to a modern classic. Whatever though, it's still a nice listen. Favorite track: Water Under the Bridge

Soul-infused pop showcases Adele's supreme vocal ability. Musically isn't super interesting as the focus is on her singing. Standouts are bookends the powerful piano ballad "Hello" and the uplifting "Sweet Devotion."

good for a pop album not sure if there's a song I love but there definitely isn't a bad one here 4.5

If I am honest, not amazes by this album. Too much warbling. Outstanding song is hello and then goes downhill. Solid enough but not planning on listening again

Dull as ditch water to me. Musical beige

Classic….I Miss You is the standout track for me.

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

Adele has a ton of talent. Her third album showed that with her vocal range. The songs however were pretty boring and morose compared to her previous two albums. I get there may be a reason behind that but overall this album didn’t have the great quality that 21 had. Hello is a good song and vocally she’s one of the best modern pop singers. Overall this is okay but not the best. 6.2/10

Some great songs, for sure

This wasn’t bad. The first song is a highlight but also establishes a formula of soft, piano driven verses followed by blown-out choruses. It’s very 2010s-ish. A million years ago and all I ask are refreshing, with their colorful chords and vocal melodies

Hmmm…. She certainly does have a great voice. Rich and smooth. But there doesn’t seem to be a whole hell of a lot else going on. It sounded better in the evening, making dinner and drinking a beer, than in the morning with coffee and a crossword. But in both cases, it was sort of just hanging out in the corner, a good-looking vase or a thriving potted plant. Yep, that’s nice, but I’m not going to dwell on it. 3/5.

No shade, she’s got a lovely voice. I just can’t enjoy a whole album of what seems like slightly canned music. I think 2 starts is doing her dirty, but 3 is too many…

3.5

Ik ben back hoor, na zo'n 3 keer te zijn gestorven aan corona leef ik weer en luister ik weer. En met wat voor album kom ik terug; eindelijk luisterbaar!! Ik vind het chill, maar ben gewoon toch niet zo'n Adele fan dat ik dit lekker ga zitten luisteren op een zondagochtend. Dus 4 sterren voor prachtige stem en gewoon props naar Adele man, lekker.

Adele is gewoon nice. Dit album was voor mij niet heel bekend maar Ik heb haar laatste album veel geluisterd.

Ooit op vakantie met de fam dat andere album veel gedraaid, vond dat wel leuker eigenlijk. Mooie stem, maar muziek die ik zelf nooit opzet

4 sterren voor mijn 17-jarige ik die dit helemaal de shit vond (en stiekem nog steeds meeblèren he Ies!!) + banger van een nummer met Adele en Megan Thee Stallion hahahahaha

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

I respect Adele, because I think she's one of the few modern artists who are popular for actually being talented (genuinely what is the deal with people like Ed Sheeran?). She's got some pipes, man. That being said, this is not as consistent as "21" and way simpler. Too many songs here feel like throwaways and nothing reaches the same highs as "Hello" and "When We Were Young". Good album, not an essential listen though. I can see why they removed this from newer editions of the book.

Definitely not Adele's best album but the singles were superb. Her voice is excellent, the piano is excellent I do not know how in God's name Beyonce lost to this when 21 was Adele's best. Having heard 30 makes me realize that Adele could expand more sonically and artistically

Just a regular pop album and I really don't like modern pop

She’s a proper Spurs fan so that gives her a boost from the jump. 3/5

i have to give it a good rating, even though it’s not for me, it’s a beautiful conclusive album.

Nice, but nearly as classic as “21”. 3/5

Adele's strength is, obviously, her amazing emotional voice. She's at her best belting out minimally embellished heartfelt ballads. And her best is best ever territory. She needs a piano, not backup singers. This album is fine, but not all it could have been.

When We Were Young

Hyvää poppia ja ehkä sitä 2010-luvun parempaa, mutta ei siltikään mitään aivan taivaallista

Tjoa. Der Kritik, auf dem Album sei zu wenig gewagt worden, schließe ich mich an.

Love her voice and style. I think the album is fine. Not really sure that it belongs on this list. Newer albums need more time to prove themselves… this is just too recent. It’s good, but…. 3/5

I like most of the track on this album, I really tracks like WWWY or Send my love, shit, I still have to this day Million Years Ago and All I Ask in rotation on my playlists, but man, I'm just learning this is the ONLY Adele album on the list and I have to say It does not make any sense. Is this record a legendary record with youthful bless? No, that’s 19. Is this a legendary breakthrough which took the whole world by surprise and made an instant classic of its author and itself? Nah! That was 25!! Don’t get me wrong, it is a nicely produced and soulful, but none of its tracks go as hard as the ones on the first record. Even if you don’t like Adele, those are records to be heard. This one on the other hand is something we had already seen and with lesser spark than it predecessors. So let’s see, songs like All I ask and Million years ago (which I fully believe it’s written over an Spaniard 70’s song) could easily make this song a 4 stars, but, that fourth star will have to go as it should be 25 and not this, the one on the list.

Le mec a eu du bol de se faire larguer, il a dû échapper à une relation bien toxique et étouffante. C'est bien produit, techniquement elle assure, mais ça ne me touche pas, c'est répétitif et vite plombant et chiant. Ça ne sera pas pour moi.

I wonder if we end up with more Taylor swift or Adele lol She is an unbelievable vocalist. The lyrics are honesty meh, but the way she uses her voice as an instrument is incredible 4/5

Not sure if it’s familiarity or not but all of Adele’s albums seem so top heavy. The big songs are huge and the rest is just a slog. The hits hit hard though: hello, when we were going, and water under the bridge are great

Adele is incredible

Not in my edition of the book! 2015. 3 stars No doubting that she can write a tune and has got a good voice but... I don't think she's moved on from her earlier (and better albums). This goes on a bit, and on a lot of the songs she sounds like a pub singer. It's perfectly acceptable fare, but it's not essential. If you're going to have one Adele album, listen to 21.

Puede que sea el disco de Adele que menos me gusta. Aún así qué bien canta!!! No puedes negarlo. La cuestión es que la fama en general la hece menos disfrutable para mí.

Eh just wasn't in the mood. Found it a bit much.

Might be an Adele fan 3/5

Was Olea stay surprised

Haven't listened to this album in full, just the hits. Solid pop album with a lot of heartfelt songs. Fantastic vocal work as always. Focus here seems to be more on the sadder mood instead of the catchier pop tunes of the first album.

Lovely, rich voice full of soul and emotion. No real hits on this collection, so not special and really only a trillion seller based on her star power alone. I won't be listening to 25 again since 19 and 21 are so much better.

Adele is such a frustrating artist. Amazing singer, good songwriter, but always sticks to the same method and style. Lots of these songs follow the same structure. It makes for a record that meanders way too long. This had potential to be great.

The first 90 seconds of this album are emotionally powerful, but this genre isn't my speed. There are a couple tracks I thoroughly enjoyed, but I the rest didn't hit for me. Overall great production and excellent material.

She has lovely voice. Songs are reasonably well written and the lyrics are reasonably good. The only complaint I have about her songs is they all sound too similar, often similar to songs by other artists, and there are many times I wonder if they are covers.

Not something I would normally listen to but actually an amazingly strong opening. Kind of tales off in mediocrity for me, probably wouldn't put on the full album again though I enjoyed it more than I thought.

Fine Pop album.

Hallo

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.

Broken up hey?

Adele

While not necessarily my musical taste, it is hard to deny the vocal powerhouse that is Adele. This record has so many notable tracks that its impact is still felt in pop culture and the staying power of these songs. Given the increasing gaps between releases it seems as though we will be left with these tracks a bit longer than with other artists, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Man, this Adele album is amazing, I adore her voice. That said… her stuff rarely moves from “that’s a great song” into “and I must hear it over and over” territory for me. Which I think just means I am not her target audience, because it’s inarguably brilliant. It’s not you, Adele, it’s me.

I wish adele had decided to keep the legendary status she had before dropping this album instead of continuing releasing mid music

Has some highlights but overall pretty boring. That's too bad.

Beautifull the ups and downs high and lows the overall tension but relaxed feel is amazing

Overproduced and boring. I expected it to be better.

poštujem, ali nije za mene.

Look, I've heard the song Hello about 1,001 times, but hearing it now, loudly, on good headphones, her voice is just angelic. Majestic. It's soaring nature brings a tear to my eye. Great lyrics, too. I don't love the upbeat songs with electronic elements such Send My Love & I Miss You - I mostly love to hear her voice. That's the real instrument. Water Under The Bridge is a jam, still. "It was just like a movie, it was just like a song, oh how this reminds me of when we were young." Beautiful track. Good album.

Powerful and captivating voice. Adele knows how to convey her feelings and hypnotize her listeners. A couple of majestic songs in this album but, should I feel any type of shame for considering that most of the album sounds the same? Yes, those songs were performed flawlessly (compared to other things in the pop landscape, are gold). I am quite sure that’s my problem, because Adele has lots of praise and success and is one of the most talented pop stars of our era.

notes - adele’s third album - bunch of big hits on it - cant say ive ever sat down and listened to an adele album front to back until now - i always found her music just okay, if at times a bit grating - credits on here from basically every big name pop songwriter in the industry - the whole thing feels super… sanitized - like i feel like the emotion doesnt hit as well because of how its produced - shes an undeniably good vocalist but i wish there was less polish fav - i miss you - love the way the drums sound, maybe a tad too long least fav - remedy - FUCK ryan tedder 2.5/5 not my type

I know that it's not very cool to like Adele, but I would say that almost all of the Adele hate is thanks to the patriarchy and people who think she's lame are being manipulated by the media and the patriarchy...oop. The reason I think this is because people can never give legit reasons for why they think she's "shit" "boring" or "dreary", understandable that it won't be to everyone's taste but neither is Harry Styles and you don't see him getting much hate do you now? She is seriously creative and musically talented. I absolutely love Hello. I don't think people who say all Adele is good for is dreary piano ballads have their ears open tbh... There are heartfelt piano ballads which are her fall-back because they suit her voice so well, and then there's 80s sounding pop songs full of original intrigue. I also think Adele is a good lyricist although I know that's another thing people criticise about her, *eye roll* I Miss You is epic and catchy and makes me feel all the feels.

Well I know what some might think about Adele not owning prestige among the likes of this list but she is a fantastic song writer. I don't listen to Adele regularly but I did enjoy listening to this. All I Ask I think is my favourite Adele song. Some fantastic lyrics all round. I would say she is quite love focused right? A bit typical in that sense. But her use of chord sequence and melody is some of the best. Listened to this in the car and had a great time what can I say

Excellent

Meh

Adele’s best album. Every song is a catchy bop.

Okay, I don’t usually listen to this type of music so I already had bad expectations but honestly this really surprised me. This album makes me levitate with some of the songs. I Miss You and Water Under the Bridge made me feel some type of way. This album focuses more on the vocals than anything and this was a good thing because Adele’s delivery of the lyrics were exceptional. Only knew her because of Hello but this now gave me another view on her. Most of the recognition went to Hello but I feel like she should get more praise for the other songs in this album.

Not her best and becomes tedious

3.25

I think her prior album was much better. Good overall.

6/10

There's no denying that Adele has an incredible voice that commands your attention, singing lyrics that you feel in your core - whether or not you've experienced it first hand. Her hits are worthy of being hits (both those from this album an those throughout her entire career), but the deep cuts here are just okay. They aren't particularly memorable or influential, and I feel like a voice as strong as Adele's deserves music that's more groundbreaking than this. 25 is catchy but a bit too regular for Adele. Still some good songs though, like When We Were Young, Hello, and River Lea.

Like I know she can sing, but she really really can sing! A couple of upbeat ones but yeh lots of sad and slow ones and maybe I get a bit bored after a while, but only a lil

I know she's good. It must doesn't grab me, I don't need to listen to again.

What a voice. Sounds started to all sound the same to me - I don't think I am the target audience here...

What a voice. The production on this album is amazing. Nevertheless it's an album made of a 25-year-old who, at the cusp of adulthood, thinks they know everything there is to know about life (I did too!). Heartbreak suited her better.

Not mine

Didn't think I was a huge Adele fan, but that voice is so powerful!

Fine, not one that I would buy, but fine.

Yeah, yeah yeah it’s a great album, why is it so long?

Regardless of being removed from the list, this album is still a must listen. Adele might've come on so strong she may have overstayed her welcome, but this album is her in her full-swing. 4/5.

Top notch vocal. The music, however, is far outside of my wheelhouse. It is that type of music that is so bland.

Her voice is brilliant which makes it even worse that she makes the same bland song over and over again. Sounds like it's been professionally honed to be inoffensive as possible in order to maximise profit. Hope this is the last Adele on here.

The extra star is for Hello, undeniably a good song. I didn't enjoy it - lots of wailing. The majority of the album is made up of forgettable easy-listening café music. Sorry Adele, better luck next time.

Adele has an amazing voice and I'm not usually into her music. However, I did like it more than I thought and when I am concentrating on the music I found I liked many more songs. Overall I thought it was decent. Highlights were "Hello", "Water Under the Bridge" and "Sweetest Devotion".

She's got a great voice and it sounds very well put together. Very honest, but it's all very samey. Liked it more than I thought I would but shouldn't think I'll listen again

Before I listened to this album, I expected that my review of this album would note the absolutely sensational blockbuster hit, "Hello," but then find the rest of the album wanting, because surely the rest was a mere afterthought, right? But in this I was completely mistaken - there are a lot of great songs on this album; moreover, there is a cohesive thread of songwriting through the album. The songs are about getting older (the old, old age of 25) and learning about life, for better and worse. Of course, Adele's voice is just stellar and her vocals have an authenticity that transcends genre - she is a real talent. Now that I've dispelled my first notion that "Hello" was the only song worth listening to here, I will come back to this album and listen more.

This was alright, nothing wow factor, Adele has a great voice though

Can’t deny that this album was fantastically produced with talented vocals and lush arrangements. I mean, I won’t listen to it again but whatever.

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

Skip

Un dels discos més esperats dels '10s. El teaser que van oferir amb 'Hello' va augmentar encara més l'expectació, ja de per sí brutal, del disc, precedida per l'obra mestra que havia ofert amb '21'. El resultat de '25' no és tan definitiu, però conté molts moments memorables, des de l'inicial 'Hello, 'I Miss You', 'Send My Love (to Your New Lover)', 'Million Years Ago', 'When We Were Young'... Adele va demostrar que no era flor d'un dia, i que la seva veu, capacitat melòdica i les cançons que podia oferir justificaven de sobres l'status de megastar global que va encetar amb '21' i va reforçar amb '25'

What a set of pipes on this one. Adele has a phenomenal voice and the production does not get any better than this. No wonder that sales were through the roof - this is music that you can put on either in the background of a romantic dinner or for when you want a crowd to scream along to 'Hello'.

Pleasantly surprised to see Adele on this list - I have absolute no idea, why I didn’t expect that, when she so obviously belongs here. Adele, for me, is clearly at her strongest when the piano is at focus and everything is grandiose and a tad dark. Obvious highlights are “Hello” and “When We Were Young”, but “I Miss You” really is the one that takes my breath away. What a powerhouse of a track! On the other hand I don’t get the hype about “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” which I find totally misplaced and heartless. I really don’t need that much radio-pop on my Adele album. Nevertheless; on 25 Adele once again proves that she just might be her generations greatest singer. And that’s saying something.

Not as good as the other one, hearing hello is like a time machine back to 2015.

Gal has pipes

Adele is incredibly talented but also has a habit of writing some tedious piano ballads that don't really go anywhere. This album is far less fun and impactful than the previous two and less raw and emotional than her latest one and is just a very middling point in her discography. There are some incredible songs here - Send My Love is really fun, and All I Ask is absolute gorgeous. Just a shame that a lot of the stuff in the middle is so lifeless

Urgh. I'd been dreading this day. On a Saturday too. I predict this isn't going to do good things for my Parkrun time. Having said that, hello, Hello! What a powerful and moving song. It genuinely affected me. The rest, not so much. It's largely generic pap. The strategy of releasing one big single and somehow getting the 6 o'clock news to promote her album has worked a treat for Adel. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Hello Date listened: 26/11/22 P.S. I was right. Almost 30 minutes this morning.

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Hello, I miss you, When we were young, Water under the bridge, River Lea,

Beautiful every song. Adele’s voice is heavenly and heartfelt.

It was a good album, I would probably listen to it again.

I enjoy this album but it isn't her best. 21 is her best.

I'd never intentionally listened to Adele before this. I enjoyed it. She's incredibly talented. This isn't something I'd reach for but I don't dislike it.

8,5/10

Dit een dagje uitgestelt en hello wel even geskipt. Soms geen slechte nummers maar vaak wel iets wat ik niet nog een keer uit mezelf ga luisteren.

2/5. Some good songs but mostly bland pop.

Quite boring

I don’t mind admitting to enjoying some of Adele’s singles (like the first couple of songs) but I find a lot of the album tracks too cloying. Water Under the Bridge sounds exactly like a piece of stock background music for an ‘inspirational’ corporate video FFS. There’s half a decent album in there, but not a must hear. It’s a 2.5 for 25.

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

im surprised that hello was the most overplayed track of this album, the rest is amazing great album. A worthy successor to 21

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.

Yeah she can sing, good album I guess, not an abomination but not sure its list worthy and first representative of the 2010's. 21 is better

This has to be the most popular and recent album on this list so far. I think in terms of the most known pop singers from 2010s, only Taylor Swift is more popular than Adele. Surprisingly, the album chosen in here is "25". If I had to guess, the record with more singles and hits is "21", at least it stands out much more. In case of the former, the only hit that I know of is "Hello", which actually is a pretty good song. It was a summer tune, but definitely it has quality and the lyrics are slightly more meaningful than of your usual hot tracks list. The album starts pretty strong with songs like "Send My Love" and "I Miss You", but soon after that the quality of the album drops, and we are greeted by fillers, or just a bunch of uninteresting songs. I'm not a big fan of anything there, let it be for music or lyrics. It's clear that Adele has a powerful voice, but it's not enough for me to be kept interested in the album. Not a record I would choose from the popular music in 2010s.

I like Adele quite a bit to be honest I like 25 but 21 is where it’s at. This is still good though I especially really liked River lea what a tune!

I can appreciate her voice but just find this boring

Some solid songs from a very talented vocalist, but by minute 30 I was ready for it to be over.

Tres bon album, j’adore hello et les single de l’album mais l’ensemble est tres bon, adele a aune super voix ! 4.25

78/100: Ok this album serves its purpose. Each song is very specifically targeted to a certain emotion and situation, albeit most of the emotions are some variant of heartbreak. The strength of this album lies in that writing style. When you’ve gone through something similar to what’s sung about on a song in this album, it’s incredibly powerful; however, the biggest weakness of this album is the other edge of that sword. If you haven’t gone through something that’s sung about on this album (which is a much safer bet than the alternative), those songs kind of suck. Adele really trusts the empathetic and even sympathetic abilities of her listeners. Most people aren’t naturally empathetic or sympathetic. I like to think most people can be with some effort, but I don’t listen to music to try to connect to what the artist was going through. The songs from this album that I feel echo my own experiences are incredible. I could listen to them over and over again. The rest (i.e. most of them) are hard to listen to once.

Très bon album, honnêtement les chansons son très bonnes et overall le flux de l'album est divertissant. Adele a une voix incroyable, mais par contre un peu fatigante un album de temps.

Solid

Fine in its own right, but I got kinda tired of a whole album of melancholy, sickly-(bitter)sweet piano ballads. I don’t care for this genre. She should make a rock album, her voice has the power. I think I recognized 4 songs. Maybe 5.

I've probably heard most of this album 10,000 times. Adele is very talented and has a phenomenal voice. I am rarely in the mood to go out of my way to listen to her music, but I don't mind hearing it. I think for me she's been overplayed to death.

Meh-lodrama

Her voice is amazing, and I can see myself listening to a couple of songs again, bit entire album of this vibe istoo much brokenhearted melancholy for me to really ate it highly. Insane voice though.

Música de fondo para supermercados.

Hello- solid single to start us out👍 Send my love- catchy but not much substance I Miss you - strange vibe with this one When we were young- love vocals on this one👍 Remedy- this is an ultrageneric piano ballad All rest of songs are similarly meh to me Is this a competent album? Yes but its also really fucking boring 2/5

8/10

7/10. On one hand there are some great songs, on the other hand the style is just too consistent throughout the album to hold my attention all the way through.

I was caught off guard at how much I enjoyed the songs that weren’t hits on this album. 9/10

celine dion but bri'ish

Not my jam

Goes on a bit doesn't it?

Kelpo tulkintaa ja hieno ääni, mutta ei kosketa sielua (jos sellainen olisi).

Ehjä, upea albumi. Sopii niin tielle kuin vaikka lemmiskelyyn

Amazing voice, the deeper cuts start to border on cheesey/whiney.

so fucking good wow

Quite listenable not really my thing Fav song: when we were young Least fav song: hello

One of the great voices of our generation. Often artists lose their stride by the 3rd album, But think this album managed to live up to 21. Few mediocre tunes but some brilliant ones.

Adele has an incredible voice but this isn't exactly my kind of music, it doesn't help that at my old job we played the same radio station everyday and I would hear at least 1 of these songs several times a day, every single day. I did actually enjoy the last 3 songs on the album though, with Million Years Ago being my favorite.

Great voice, but little variety in the album.

Not her best, but grew on me. Album listen

mom music

The first album that was already part of my listening library - one that I listen to in full occasionally because it is an *experience.* I'm not sure how true it is but I heard this year that Adele wrote Hello to her younger self and ever since, I listen to it differently. She transmits an extraordinary amount of emotion through song, and seven years later, I still get chills listening. I adore Hello, Send My Love, I Miss You, Remedy, Water Under the Bridge, River Lea, Million Years Ago.

I love her voice. She is powerful, and clear. Great arrangements around her

Que en este álbum este When we were young ya le da cinco estrellas automáticamente. Su voz para mí es siempre un viaje a la melancolía, pero al final solo cuatro estrellas por qué hubo canciones que se me hicieron repetitivas.

What an incredibly boring album

Lar tvilen komme til gode her

Ujevnt.

This is a solid album. Adele has a fantastic voice. It's definitely mood music but there's nothing wrong with that.

Great album and amazing voice

-I like "Hello," "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)," "When We We're Young, and "Water Under the Bridge" since I heard them enough on the radio -I like the drums and the harmonies in "I Miss You" -The harmonies and swells into the main chorus in "River Lea" are great -My familiarity with it maybe held boostit, but it's right on the border of strong 3 and weak 4

Here's the thing: I listened to this album on Spotify. And then it did the whole "You listened to 25, so you'll like this..." and it played another Adele track: "Right As Rain" from her 19 album. I liked that one song better than the whole of the 25 album. Why? Because it was different than all of that album. 25 seemed to just be torch song after torch song. It just... got very morose. Halfway in, I was looking for a knife to slit my wrists (ok not really, but you get the idea). I will say I did not hear as much vocal processing. Adele's distinct vocals were very easy to pick out; it did not sound like anyone else (which always frustrates me, how autotune will usually kill any uniqueness of a person's voice.) So the album is pretty depressing just because the songs themselves feel the same (I think the 4th song was a little upbeat, and maybe one other). So as well done it was, and how great of a voice Adele has, it's not going to be something I go back to.

I've said it before - Adele is one of (if not) the best pop artists that has come along this century. She is also one of the best of all time. Great vocals, incredible lyrics - their combo brings out such emotion. Enough to give you goosebumps. Not sure if I love all the compositions - maybe she needs to choose her producers and collaborators better? Sometimes it just felt a little too over-produced (I Miss You, River Lea) when what I think would have been better was something more stripped down (emphasizing her talent). I think Hello is a bit overplayed but you can't deny its raw power - and it is a very minimal track as far as instruments go. Ditto When We Were Young. Send My Love and Water Under the Bridge have a bit more going on musically than others but I still love them - enchanting. The second half of the album wasn't quite as good as the first, though I appreciate it did feel more stripped down. I think her previous album was just a bit better. Not quite a 5 for me, but probably 4.5.

9/6/22

Listened Before? N I've heard selections from this album, and the first track was SO overplayed when it was current that it makes me want to NOT like the album... but in spite of that, I really enjoyed it. When We Were Young is my favorite, and that's what I've added to the playlist. Added to Library? N

First few seconds of this album I thought she was going to do a Lionel Ritchie cover. Thank goodness that mission was aborted. Her voice is amazing but the songwriting would be nothing without her voice. Also, her musicians are kept on a tight leash in all but a few songs. It's too bad that her singing is trapped in a one dimensional world. I'm rounding up due to her voice.

I remember seeing Adele perform Hello live at an awards ceremony the year it was released. I got goosebumps when she belted out the first note of the chorus and the crowd went wild. She has one of greatest and most recognizable voices of her generation. Young girls, and older ones too, must go crazy for her lyrics. On this LP I prefer the songs that aren’t the most popular. River Lea has a bit of a gospel feel, Million Years ago sounds like something I would have heard on 8-track in my uncle’s car in the 60s, I think I Miss You is my favourite with its moody feel. As a side note, it’s interesting that, Adele, like Beyonce & Amy Weinstein had all the songs written or co-written by the producers, who have very impressive resumes. I'm giving one less point than her 21 album.

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

Good enough for background music but I honestly don't see what the big deal was. Certainly not worthy of a cultural phenomenon spanning years and years

Certified Hood Classic

For an international powerhouse, who's third album stirred up so much hype, this has a lot of skipable tracks. Great voice but rudimentary song writing.

There are just some very impressive moments on this album, Adele has one hell of a set of pipes.

Excellent pop. Well produced. Well played.

Sing this one at the top of your lungs and you will feel better for it! Such a powerful album and means alot to me personally. Adele has one of the most powerful voices and each song ignites a new feeling deep within whether it be anger, heartbreak, love etc. Favourite songs: When we were young, Love in the dark

I've heard probably half of these songs. Not really my type of music, but Adele has a great voice and I mostly like the songs fine. I did find the general tone a little sad and depressing though.

10/10 babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy love me some adele

Love Adele! So passionate and gets the listener to really connect to the lyrics in their own way. My fav song was Water Under the Bridge.

Great listen for being in your feeling. Water under the bridge was my favorite.

Starke Balladen und 1-2 Lieder die auch abseits ihres Radio-Pop-Daseins eine gute Figur machen

Pants

She certainly does have some powerful pipes.

She can sing, f'sure, but about half of these songs are too straight forwardy pop to properly hold my attention. Some of them had some quite nice wall of sound cinematic production, I guess. Fave track - "Hello", I guess?

EVERYTHING IS SO DRAMATIC AND HOW DOES ADELE GET THROUGH A DAY WITHOUT WARBLING

Really good voice and great harmonies. Not just all boring pop songs, has some nice rhythms and indie flare

of course we're familiar with this album. I think it was overplayed and that usually dampers my association with an album/songs. I don't think this is her best album but i do think it's better than her newest one. 19 & 21 still are the top. i was also listening to adele in high school or middle school? before she blew up so 19 & 21 hold a special place. this shouldn't have won over lemonade.

6 tracks in and my attention's starting to wander. She reminds me of the date from hell. You know the one. She is really attractive with this sardonic sense of humour. After two cocktails she's given the bottle of white a fair going over, and is now totally off about a past relationship. The humour has gone and you are just waiting for the night to end. It's nice for Adele that's she's made a bucket of money from her angst, but maybe it's time to move on.

4.25

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

Beautiful, powerful voice. 5/5 stars for that. Of course the music isn’t my favorite and, as most music these days is, the focal point is the vocals. To me, vocals should be a supporting role to the music and nothing more. The music and instruments are much more important.

Cheer up luv, its not that bad. Cracking pipes but not really for me

I think adele is fine, ive never been her biggest fan tho. This album was alright

Better than i remembered, or at least the first half was. The piano and vocal balads as shite though. Undeniable talent, but not always used to her full potential

Great voice, music seems to get really heavy and dramatic though.

Nice.

Love Adele the person. Her music just does nothing for me. That's cool, she's chill about it.

None of the tunes made an impact on me. She has a strong voice, though she sounds like she has a sore throat. The back up vocals are nice, and there's some pretty piano in there as well.

Given 21 is on the list, I don’t agree that 25 needs to be on the list too. This is just a more boring version of 21.

Thank goodness I’m hearing this today instead of 5 years ago, where I can finally separate the songs from the void of adult contemporary radio. Except for “Send My Love”, it’s not even a bad song but I’m still recovering from hearing it 20 too many times Highlights: “Hello”, “I Miss You”, “When We Were Young”, “River Lea”.

The Hello video only has 2.9B views. I figure if I watch it a few more times, I can be the 3 billionth view. That's cool, right? RIGHT? Such a powerhouse. It really is true. Heartbreak brings out the creativity of artists. Jagged Little Pill, Tragic Kingdom, Rumors.

A bit long and not my favorite music, but essentially every song has enough of a hook to keep itself interesting and raise above just "nice sounding" music. Hello is an all time classic. Impressive.

Really enjoyed this album more than I thought I would. After listening to 30 and returning to this, it's noticeable just how much better and well-aged this album has lasted in comparison to her new one. Sure it's a lot of stripped-down piano and guitar ballads but I'm a fan of that shtick.

She has a classically trained voice, which is raised by the professional production. There is more depth to the mood of the album than an average pop album. The album is piano and string driven. The songs with drums act as high points to the album. The guitar driven song is a nice breath in arrangement near the end. The album is bookended by two stand out songs. The middle gets washed out in mood from too many similar feeling songs.

Some big hits on this album. Adele is an incredible singer/songwriter. The album as a whole is very good, but quite melancholy. I feel like this is the perfect album to listen to on a gloomy day.

Very well written pop songs that allow Adele to highlight her vocal abilities without resorting to going to a falsetto for every song (a common complaint I have with modern pop vocalists). Overall though I found the first half of the album to be much stronger than the second half. The main highlight for me on the second half was the closer Sweetest Devotion. It just felt like all the tracks after Water Under the Bridge ran into eachother until reaching Sweetest Devotion.

A few undoubtedly popular/great songs, but I was underwhelmed with the majority of the album. Highlight: Hello Lowlight: Million Years Ago

muito agradável

A lab-grown, executive-directed, soulless album with about as much cultural impact as the first Avatar movie. Adele has great vocals, but some of the vocal rhythms/song structures here are so tortured they should be protected under the Geneva convention.

Not my thing, did not enjoy

One of the few modern pop stars I really can get into.

Adele has such a wonderful voice and phrasing that this record is a bit of a let down. 19 absolutely belongs on this list, 21 perhaps, but not this. Some good tracks and beautiful production, especially the piano accompaniments, but not her best.

Boring. At every point they chose safe and simple. This could have been made by any half talented singer in any era.

Meh. Some of the songs are okay, I guess. It's a pretty boring album overall.

10/10

I thought she was overrated but adele kinda came thru on this one. like every song in the first half is a banger, there were a few misses in the second half tho.

Obviously a powerful voice and I like the arrangements. The lyrics... as always I find it a little hard to take a 25 year old waxing philosophical about their deep relationship travails, and how time has changed them. Even setting that aside there is a lot of faux-deep that reveals pretty banal constructions on closer examination. But hey, sometimes that’s just what you’re looking for.

OK, but not for me

Heel goed, maar luister niet heel vaak ernaar

Весьма неплохой поп-альбом!

God damn that was dull

Y’a du très bon et du très mauvais sur cet album. Elle est particulièrement intéressante dans les chansons qui ont un grand range dynamique comme Hello. Quand c’est doux, c’est plein de textures, tant au piano qu’au vocal. Quand c’est fort, ça arrache tout. À la fin d’un album entier, on est un peu tanné de se faire crier dans les oreilles par contre. Aussi à Water under the bridge, j’étais certain que c’était une pub qui partait. Ça sonne comme un loop qu’on achète sur Envato. Pas bon ça.

Inégal comme album. La voix est superbe et la production sonne bien. Après, certains reprochent à Beyoncé d’avoir pleins de collaborateurs pour écrire ses pièces et bien on a la même chose ici. Par contre ici, je trouve que ça ne se tiens pas aussi bien comme tout. Il y a des styles qui ne lui vont pas bien (Send my love fait très Taylor Swift). J’ai l’impression qu’il pourrait y avoir 3-4 albums différents avec les styles des différentes pièces. Aussi, pour une fille de 25 ans, j’ai l’impression que ça s’adresse à un publique de gens beaucoup plus vieux. Elle a définitivement du talent et une voix unique, mais je m’attendais à être plus séduit par l’album. C’est correct. Pièces préférées: I Miss You, River Lea, Million Years Ago

Boring. Was hard to make it through this album. I know she has a great voice but these songs were Snooooorrrring

3 1/2

Great set of pipes on her, but too pop for me.

Another mega-pop artist one struggles to get and/or is not much moved by.

About 4 years better than the last one.

raw talent x megabucks production = love island montage soundtrack

Adele has such a beautiful and powerful voice, and even though I'm not usually a fan of pop music, I can appreciate her talent. Hello and Send My Love are 5/5 songs to me. Send My Love always brings back fond memories of when I was in England and Scotland for vacation. This is one of the songs that kept playing on the radio and I always associate that song with that trip. Wonderful album overall.

Not her masterpiece, but a really solid follow up

Great singer but it doesn’t grab me where it matters and the whole thing just passed me by in a gentle sameness.

I've always been reluctant to listen to Adele, often labelling her as miserable (true to an extent), but I enjoyed this album more than I expected to.

Viel zu glatt, zu viel Pathos. Teilweise zieht sich bei mir alles zusammen, wenn sie hoch und laut singt. 1 Punkt kommt mir aber zu hart vor, daher 2.

I've heard at least one of these songs before, but ended up liking the album more than expected.

I recognize her talents. Amazing pipes, great lyrics. Yet, the music (chord structure, instrumentation) just isn’t very interesting in the end.

Like the depth of her feeling and voice but don't think either are served by the orotund phrasing and production

Still haunting

Cheer the fuck up. After 3 albums did She ever stop to think the problem might be her? Songwriting is actually pretty basic considering there's a team of the fuckers. strong vocal tbf but theres plenty of those. 2/5

Prachtige zangeres, met wel wat variatie in stijl van nummers

I think this album is overrated and all of the singles except send my love aren’t that great but it’s still Adele so it’s good even if it’s not as good as 19 or 21 or 30. All I need and send my love are the standouts

This is not on my copy of the list, once again putting on full display the absurd turn around time for new albums getting tossed on the list and then relegated to the dustbin. The single is a banger, but Adelle is a talent for making bangers. I've never bothered to give an album of hers a deep dive. Momcore isn't exactly a go-to genre for me, although I guess I'm glad there's someone out there not bad carrying the torch for Cher and Melissa Ethridge. I'm about halfway through at this point and, unfortunately, the singles are carrying this album pretty hard. Final verdict: A few standout moments but overall not essential.

Nice

One of the best singers of our generation. Album makes you happy sad.

Hello from the other side

Pretty easy to see why this album was so popular

Does anyone buy it when these low-end department store background music singers get writing credits? Every song on this album was written by a different person/writing team - there's no way Adele's involvement extended beyond changing a few vocal lines once she was already in the studio. I'm also gonna put on my hipster hat and say it: this is horrendously factory-produced pop drivel. The songs feel like they came from a textbook, they're full of manufactured emotion and presented as an immense personal journey for Adele. Which begs the question: was said journey just as immense for the other 50 people who wrote this shit? 1/5.

I prefer the white-hot angry Adele of 21 over the blue regret-filled Adele of 25, but it’s still a nice listen.

I really tried but I found this bland. Three stars as she must be doing something I am missing and her voice is something special

I feel like Adele is someone I shouldn't really like, only because I put her in the same category as artists like Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Celine Dion, and I really don't care for any of them. But damn it's hard not to like her. Such an amazing voice, coupled with powerful, emotional songs. 4 stars.

oh. just what i wanted to listen to today.

Love her music and this album. Some of these songs are heart-wrenching that's so good.

rly enjoyed listening to adele sing about sad shiht. that second song is a certified banger

I like Rolling In The Deep and Someone Like You, neither of which is on this album. Still, I thought this album has some potential to be a nice one. Turns out, I really don't care for any of her other songs than the two aforementioned. Adele has a really good voice. But her songs are soooo boring. It's just cookie-cutter pop music. A complete waste of time.

Now you're pushing it

13th May 2022 no idea what’s going on with dates Listened during the day while working from home, went to the pub with Cox to watch the north London derby. Not Adele’s best, but hello is a classic and there are some very moving songs on here. One of the great modern voices.

Sure

her voice is incredible and its wild how popular this became. Lots of praise for specialty production but not in a way that I can super recognize....humbling lol.

My greatest respects to Adele. She's a wonderful singer songwriter but, some songs haven't grow very well with me in this album . If you heard them too many times you don't want to hear them again for a long long time while some others are just mediocre to typically good . At least she doesn't cheat by using autotune like many others of her age and that is plus. Overall a good album 3.5

I thought I had already reviewed this. But no, this is the same album with a slightly different cover.

"All I Ask" is so hauntingly gorgeous. Glad I got to re-visit this album again! As much as I love 21, this record's definitely up there as well.

Some really great tracks on the b side I liked it way more than I expected to

wow i liked this a lot more than i was expecting.

I did not expect this album to have no skips. It absolutely has no skips. This album is pop writing done incredibly well. Fantastically written and Adele’s voice is insane. This goes beyond the singles and is a solid album.

Not really my thing personally if I'm being honest but I can still definitely respect her vocal talents and the songwriting quality of this album. I don't know if I'd seek it out but I wouldn't complain if it was on.

Vaak gehoord dus ik zou er niet zelf naar luisteren

Couldn't bring myself to listen, I can do without the diabetic shock. I liked it back in the day, but I'm as far from torch ballads as I can be at the moment

She has an amazing voice and I really enjoyed this album but I will say that her song style are similar.

Strong album from Adele. Only a couple tracks that were more pop that I thought were a bit weak. I could listen to power ballads all day. Hello is 10/10 and also really liked Sweetest Devotion.

I suspect this is slightly over-rated.

Pop, soul. Melódico. Aburridito.

A good album but not nearly as great as her first, IMO. Feels much more over produced. Has more of a pop sentiment and is less soulful. Still... she's pretty amazing.

21 is more consistent, but 25 has the higher highs. Best track: Hello

Good for what it is, plus a couple singles that belong on her greatest hits collection

Although the mood of the album can feel interminably conservative to the point of bleeding and blurring into each other, 25 showcases Adele doing what Adele does best: conveying heart, soul, emotion and regalia in her music. One can understand why this became a smash once it dropped six and a half years ago. Favorites: Hello, Send My Love (To Your New Lover), Remedy, River Lea, Love in the Dark, A Million Years Ago.

She’s a good singer and although I enjoyed her hits, I am definitely not into pop. I can’t say that most of her songs are memorable.

Not usually my bag but she is undeniably sensational

2.7 - How can Adele be so talented and yet so boring? This record is totally devoid of any risks, and presents no distinct point-of-view. She's a young woman who's lived with heartbreak, has had a chance to process her pain privately and is ready to move forward with her life. Wow, Adele, so profound, and yet so relatable - it’s like she’s one of us! And I hate that she's consistently chosen to share only the most tiresome parts of her love-life. We see her always at the “crossroads”, saying goodbye with sincere regret but looking ahead to what's next. Has she never experienced the fun of being in love? The giddiness of meeting someone, the anticipation of being intimate? And why has she chosen to sanitize her pain? It's all very vague. Where are the tears that left smears of mascara on her face? What about the hours spent jealously stalking a lover on Facebook? I'm sure critics have praised this as a "mature" record (*wretch*). As expected, Adele's voice is luscious - she's truly blessed. But why use that exceptional voice to convey only the most unexceptional, "everywoman" feelings? By the end I find all the operatic belting and "you-got-this-girl" sentiments nauseating.

Pretty stellar album with incredible vocals and strong songs from start to finish. 9/10.

Similar to how her previous album sweeped Grammy awards, 25 walked away with two awards and the leading single, "Hello", earned 3. Obviously, the industry views Adele as a powerhouse. I do not share that sentiment. They're not bad songs, but they're not the most fantastic or memorable songs either. Adele does little to push her pop songs in new and interesting directions. Great for casual listening audiences that tune into the radio and not much more, but not so much for me. Has Adele earned a rightful spot in the annals of pop history? Sure. Has she earned a spot on any of my playlists? Probably not.

Pretty standard pop diva stuff. For some reason she seems to appeal to me more than most of the others, not sure why but I think she has a touch of I due in her. 3 🌟

Voz espectacular femenina con un gran timbre. Canciones muy bien elaboradas. Para amantes de grandes voces.

Average singer Adele returns with some more radio songs. This set is a little less show-tuney, a bit more The Knife lite. Not for me.

10/10 Adele must be protected at all costs.

Adele is who I listen to when I need to be sad and empowered at the same time.

Obviously very talented but not for me

Quite like Adele as a singles artist, none of the songs I knew were here though and found it surprisingly dull

I guess I was surprised by how many songs I actually knew from this album without knowingly listening to it before ("Hello", "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", "When We Were Young"). That's what being the second best selling album of the 2010 decade does: makes you a major staple of the pop culture. It's hard not appreciate the talent: a searing, powerful, soulful voice. Most songs are extremely dramatic and about relationships and regrets. They tend to be the former state of a relationship not necessarily a story. Working with superstar producers and writers, the production and songs sound great. On the critique side if that ene matters, most of the songs and structures are formuliac and the album tends to drag in the second half. The exception is the last song, "Sweetest Devotion", which might have been my favorite song on the album..traditional rock band structure, great backing vocals and especially her voice. l do like her next album "30" better which I'm sure is also in my future.

Some songs like I Miss You and When We Were Young are very interesting. Others like Send My Love and Water Under The Bridge are obnoxious. Very two-sided album.

Love the voice, but the songs have a sameness to them that gets tedious after a while.

Amazing voice but not really my thing. Obviously have heard Hello a million times, everywhere...but liked Send My Love and Million Years Ago more. Paul adds: Great voice, but there's a sameness about the songs that makes it feel tedious by the end.

Vocals that are as slippery and enticing as an eel ad. Some big songs, mixed with a few middle-of-the-roads.

Ik vind haar werk super!

Ik weet dat dit goed is, maar het is gewoon niks voor mij...

Het zit allemaal best goed in elkaar en ze is een geweldige zangeres. Maar het pakt me gewoon niet zo.

Tja wat moet ik hier dan mee? Muziekaal en vocaal is het echt erg goed, dat hoor ik wel. Maar het doet me werkelijk niks.

Geweldige stem natuurlijk, maar voor een plaat die je gehoord moet hebben voor je doodgaat, vind ik dit nogal een saaie-.

Not my cup of tea.

Hello

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