25

Adele truly is a very talented artist with such a powerful voice, and it works very well with the music she makes, but I'm afraid it tends to be bland and very classy in a predictable way, which makes it at times a bit uninteresting or even boring. And, the thing is, many artists with great voices nowadays tend to search for those kinds of popish soul and rhythm and blues that are so insipid. The issue here is this album does not go beyond but just sticks to the canon, and, to be honest, it's not even outstanding at that. So, there are some nice songs, a great voice, talent too, but it lacks of some more personality. I'm not implying there is not, but it feels not yet developed.

2,4 stars

Good album tracks.

25, verdient ongeveer evenveel sterren. Dit is oprecht het allereerste album waarop ik kan zeggen dat elk nummer perfect is. Voor mij misschien het beste album ooit gemaakt.

🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 (rounded down my rating because they dumbed down these lyrics for the lowest common denominator) Okay. Alright. I gave this one a shot because Adele was really important to Emily growing up and, for someone who lives under a rock, I have very few—if any—conceptions as to what Adele should sound like. For perspective, my first exposure to the song "Hello" was a Westboro Baptist Church parody (don't ask), and I only recognized "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" from, y'know, "Semaluhtounuyulohowwah." Really, I was a pretty clean slate. Musically, I've got to say, there's plenty to like here. Everyone's already given Adele her flowers as a vocalist (though, and I'm not even saying this to be some kind of asshole, I feel like she's at times too controlled to really feel raw, right? Still impressive belting on a lot of these, but it didn't rip me open, I guess), but for as overproduced as this album is, some of the melodies are pretty fun. I genuinely enjoyed “I Miss You,” and I loved the sort of warped, fuzzy production on the background harmonies of that one, "Water under the bridge," and "River Lea." Actually, I have mixed feelings about "River Lea" in particular—it's super, uh, this era of pop with sort of an overproduced funk hook but, much as I tried not to, I kind of got into it. It reminds me of newer Hozier a bit, which I hope carries as much good as it does bad. That said—and with my sincerest apologies to little Emily—some of these lyrics are, to me, just awful. I started writing down the ones that made me groan so I could add them here but, and I feel cruel saying this, there was just too many to make it practical. When I was a kid and would write lyrics or poetry, I'd often throw in filler words to clunkily fill the meter, but listening back, I was always disappointed you could tell. Here are some that sound like that: “When the night keeps you from sleeping” “I should probably tell you now before it’s way too late / that I never meant to hurt you or to lie straight to your face” “Life was a party to be thrown / but that was a million years ago” “When the world seems so cruel / and your heart makes you feel like a fool” Lyrical fluff abound! Sometimes, there's also these passages that have a similar not-quite-human feeling, like they're grasping for a metaphor. This is also very evil of me, but if these lines were released today, I'd say they sounded like AI: “If you’re not the one for me / then how come I can bring you to your knees?” “I wish I could live a little more / look up at the sky and not the floor” There are a few that feel like they're trying to tap into a feeling that hasn't been felt, but look, who am I to judge? I don't know, something like this felt like it was grasping at straws: “When I walk around all of the streets / where I grew up and found my feet / they can’t look me in the eye / it’s like they’re scared of me” Finally, the simplicity of these words lulled me into feeling (correctly) like I could just predict which rhyme came next. But then there were rhymes that were so bad they looped back around to being unpredictable? Like, take this one: “Have I ever asked for much? / The only thing that I want is your ___” what’s it gonna be? Touch? NO! "Love"??? Huh?? Look, I really regret how mean all of this comes off, but truly, where the lyrics are a 1, I genuinely feel like the music alone would've been a 3. Sorry, Emily.

Oh wow, how did I never realize that this is so… not great??? I’ve always liked 19 and 21 best, but I think I Stockholm syndromed myself into thinking 25 was almost on their level. It’s not! Absolutely mid, with allowances for my own nostalgia.

Adele has an extraordinary voice, and a gift for songwriting. It's not a style I listen to often, but I have to admire the skill and talent.

This is the same shit as 21. Adele is a good singer but she CANNOT make an interesting song to save her life

Love her voice so much. The deep cuts really hit on this one.

The chorus of the second song was kind of fun, it was a struggle to stay awake for the rest of the album. Boring generic mom music.

Very popular. Worth a listen to every now and then. But is listening to someone being unhappy a healthy thing to do?

I’m glad to hear some fun here, at least compared to 21. She’s an amazing singer, but her records start to feel more like an academic exercise than “music for fun” after a while.

nostalgic but not crazy bout it tbh, not tryna be mean but i dont like album covers where they just stare at you, scary... issgnofgnofufbhuo

Hello - growing up listening to radio pop with my mom nearly made me skip this song from how overplayed this was, but upon relistening to it I have found that this is a really good song Send my love - oh my glob this one too, I didn't know what this was called When we were young - very beautiful song, great lyrical storytelling River Lea - good bass groove with the drums

Opening track is strong, the rest not so much.

First impression: I was really excited because this album is outside of my typical taste in music. Although I’m already well acquainted with Adele’s music (thanks to the radio in 2015), it’s been awhile thus re-listening felt novel again. She definitely has one of the most cinematic voices out there. I love how percussive the album was with iconic bells solidifying her sound. Sure many songs were repetitive but all in all still good. Favourite track: Send My Love (surprisingly resonated/inspired me) One sentence: Adele blends nostalgia, youth, heartbreak with grace and sincerity; and I adore that. Will I revisit? Yes

Honestly a little more bearable than 21, but still pretty boring

Alright I like the first two songs

Nikdy som jej celkom neprišiel na chuť. Je to pre mňa asi ešte stále dosť popové...

she's a heck of a singer

No tan lindo como 21, supongo que falta movedizas Nota: 3.5

Eh - Adele has a fine voice, but with a few exceptions I tend to find her songs quite samey and dull, and this is a perfect example. Hello is a nice opener, but a full album of weepy ballads just doesn't go anywhere. It's not offensive, but I have no deaire to listen again. Her earlier stuff seemed to have more variety - there's nothing dancy like 'Rumour Has it', for example. A high 2.

This is definitely not my kind of music.

all good pop songs on paper. Just a bit too much and too ornamented singing for my taste, and too many love songs.

Let me preface this with saying that I don't like this kind id music. It's style over substancje and way too much fluff. But even then, this album is a very nice listen. I'd probably rate this a lot higher if I was into this kind of music, but even I have to admit it's good.

Amazing vocals and soulful songs. What a talent.

Hello is it me you’re looking for? Not really. Too much much of a muchness. That first track is a big single and good. And I like Send My Love (but Taylor Swifty) but then….meh. 2.4

Not great, not terrible.

I’ve never listened to an Adelle album before, and by 3 songs in Inwas wondering if I’d missed a trick. Not to fear, it went downhill from there and became predictably cheesy for the duration. Solid songwriting, but not my thing and very much what I’d expected.

4+ / 10

I am not her audience lol

It was decent. I have never loved Adele, but I did like I Miss You. Favorite song and Highlight I Miss You

Vivid memories of this cd being played as my mom drove berty and me to school 🥺 we’d just be belting the most emotional lyrics in our little kid voices from the backseat. I’m sure we blended quite well with adele’s voice Maybe a nostalgia bias but this album is actually so good. The lyrics, the VOCALS, the music. Such a pretty listen Can’t even pick a favorite but my mom would play remedy on the piano so I have a specific love for that one

yea this is an incredible album. All of the songs are unique but also very comprehensive together. I listened to all i ask driving to/from black hawk A LOT my senior/freshman year and it holds as my favorite from the album.

I need to be transparent in this review… this album is incredibly nostalgic for me. My mom had this CD in her car and we would listen to it on the way to elementary school. Just now, she texted me that she still has the CD somewhere in her garage. I’ve heard some of these songs dozens of times and their lyrics are etched into my brain alongside the rose-tinted memories of early education. Regardless of my personal bias towards this album, 25 still has to be one of the greatest modern soul/pop albums. Fueled by the engine that is Adele’s voice, every track makes you gawk at how someone can belt with such ferocity and emotion. Her lyrics are full of self-reflection, and each one hits with a certain level of maturity that feels genuine and humble. (Though, nothing about her voice feels humble whatsoever.) Gorgeous orchestration and piano pieces back the songs as well, creating a uniquely smooth and, at times, emotionally devastating experience. I LOVE this album so much. Favorite Tracks: Water Under the Bridge I Miss You

I'm turning 50 this year and I've listened to music from every genre but this dramatic, emotional radio pop has never done anything for me. i can't think of a situation where I'd want to sit down and listen to this. Obviously influential since so many artists make a lot of money for record labels by sounding like this but I can't get into it. Sorry, I gave it a shot.

Stronger first half than the back. Amazing voice but not all the songs are my style.

Excellent vocals. Not my sound but can certainly see the appeal.

Not a helpful album to listen to at this moment

Kevin Abstract released a song a bit ago: Geezer. It has a refrain: he hasn’t been around that long, he’s just old for his age. Yeah. That’s how I feel about Adele listening to this album. Give me a f*ing break. You’re 25! You broke up and made the most of it with 21. Don’t want to keep hearing about it on 25. Don’t want to hear about the passing years and how old you are now when you’re still this side of 30. Even the two singles on this album feel tired. 2 - for the singles. That are decent Boolean: FALSE

She's got talent but chooses to play it so safe

hello its me. great

Great emotional songs sung by a strong, powerful voice. Does get quite samey though. 4/5

Absolute master class

The best thing to emerge from MySpace: Adele Not a bad song on this album. Adele at 25 could sing the names in a phone book and I would melt. My first 5/5 on this 1001/1089 Album journey.

Incredible talent. I think criticising her work for being to uniformly is undermining her artistic mind. The songs being similar in sound and content is much more a marketing strategy. Her success proofs her right. I like: when we where young Hello has nostalgic value for me, The rest is meh.

Adele undeniably has one of the most technically brilliant, beautiful voices in popular music today. … But by god her music is so booooooooooring…

афигеть адель столько бенгеров спела

I expected to be giving this a 1 star. If she comes on the TV or radio I switch it off if I can't, I leave the room if I can’t do either I stick my fingers in my ears and sing la la la till It’s over. However, after listening to a full album of poor poor me songs, I have to admit she has a great voice and does have a talent

Couple banger ballads for the lads in here. Her voice is just insane. Might be recency bias but going to give this one a 3, but it's a strong 3. Pretty simple musically, but her voice carries it. Fave Songs: When We were young, Send my Love

its fine. Not worthy of the 1001 albums distinction.

Adele is great. Powerful voice with no gimmicks. The songwriting here is just slightly above-average (21 is the masterpiece), but she is completely naked with her intentions and message, and that is admirable.

Feel like it says it all that my favorite Adele song is her Bond theme for Skyfall and almost nothing from one of her albums. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) comes pretty damn close though, and Water Under the Bridge is fine. It’s broadly inoffensive. She’s still the milquetoast white girl ideal of pop soul, which means she takes zero risks and gets a hell of a lot of reward.

I love Adele

Гениально, обожаю Адель

From a song and instrumentation standpoint, fairly safe, not much in the way of innovation. But this record is an exceptional example of how much a generational singer can elevate music. Adele’s voice is extraordinary, and every one of these songs gives me chills because of it. I don’t really like safe, modern pop, but this is a very nice album because of the vocal work.

It was my favorite album of all time before exploring other music in more depth. An undoubtedly excellent artist.

Ok. I don’t like this kind of pop music. It all sounds the same to me. It’s ok while I’m listening to it. What I mean by that is that it’s unobjectionable… most of the time. It just doesn’t stick to me. I forget about it seconds after I hear it. There’s usually no musical hook. It’s just kind of moves forward without going anywhere. That being said… this is probably as good as this style of pop music is going to get. This lady is a great singer. I get it. She sings with so much emotion and power. It’s moving. Almost manipulative. If you’re heartbroken or one of your parents just died, don’t listen to this… or do if you want to cry. You’re going to cry. Maybe that’s what you need. It’s sad piano music for people who need a good cry, but if you’re one of those emotionally healthy people who needs to cry a lot, this is as good as it gets. I don’t want to cry. I have things to do today. 3.3

Pretty incredible

idgaf

Alright look. I like Adele. I like her songs, I think they're well written. I like her voice, very powerful and distinct. Not just belting for the sake of it, and great range. But god the production and arranging on these albums is so grating to me. Send Your Love is probably my favorite song by her, GODLY chorus on that one, super well written song. But then when it actually hits, there's a bunch of 2015 bullshit in the way! The barking "heys", reverse TR808 cymbal right on every bar, weak ass claps instead of a snare, get that shit outta there. Hello, again, well written song and uses her vocal range and power really well. Same with When We Were Young and Remedy. They all have that "dramatic cinematic reverb piano" thing though and that stinks cuz it's supposed to be a display of raw emotion but god it's so BORING It's 2.5 for me but it's brimming with "what it could be" energy. This album has a lot of good in it, but suffers from coming out right at the boom of this wave of music that's just mixed and arranged to be safe and boring and appear in car commercials. I get this makes me a snob and I'm sorry for that but it's upsetting me. Give this woman and this album a dedicated live band and some more lively arranging and I'm sure she soars, plenty of reason to believe that on display. But the production and arranging are so goddamn flat, it just feels like I'm standing in an H&M or something.

I know I should probably love this album, but it’s just ok. She certainly has the pipes, but a songlist of romantic dirges is a tough listen. Some of the individual songs are good, so…3.

Redelijke pop, verveeld op de helft

The arrangements are really unique, makes this very enjoyable to listen to

Lovely 1. Hello 2. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 3. When We Were Young

There's something about this record that makes it boring. I think it has to do with what feels like stripped back instrumentals. Favourite Track(s): Hello, Love In the Dark, All I Ask Least Favourite Track(s): Water Under The Bridge, Love In The Dark

she has such an interesting voice but the songs and album as a whole is unfortunately just boring me

Kinda the same thing as 21 but not as effective this time around. Somehow this album sounds a lot more synthetic, overproduced despite sounding quite simple. Her vocals still shine and carry these songs, but it's not something I would listen to over 21.

Me relajo escucharla

Great album, some real bangers from my childhood on there. Personally, I prefer to listen to the hits rather than the album as a whole. I also feel that I don't get much out of the lyrics, but appreciate how they let Adele show off.

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Big vocals, anthems, some catchy and memorable songs and well put together as a coherent record.

This was awesome -- every single track. I listened to it 3 times and almost went back for a fourth. Five stars, easily.

Prior to this adventure, I had never really listened to Adele. Now, less than 300 albums into this project, this is my second album of hers after "21". That record surprised me in a positive way. This one, by comparison, was something of a letdown - lacking both the strength of tunes and the emotional edge of that prior record. That said, it's still a solid album, and her performances are equally as strong even if the songwriting isn't.

Very listenable but nothing-y

I'm an absolute sucker for amazing, goosebumps inducing female vocals. I have wept many times listening to Aretha Franklin. I get chills from Mavis Staples, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Loleatta Holloway, Jill Scott etc. I feel nothing when I listen to Adele. My brain knows she's a powerful and amazingly talented singer, my body feels nothing. I considered giving it a 2 because it's not offensively bad but I really don't like it, found it hard to get through and really hope I don't have to hear it again.

cohesive but nowhere near as good as 19 or 21

Generally, this is well done "soulful pop," but it is just rather boring, as it doesn't do a lot besides that. It doesn't push any boundaries or do anything beyond what will get into the most houses and sell the most records. I do think there is some talented songwriting, but I just feel, like a lot of modern pop music, it is distilled down to the safest production and compositions instead of pushing anything further. I'd give this a 2.5, but it doesn't compare to other albums I've given a 3, so I have to push it down to 2.

Incredible talent but not my genre

So powerful, performed beautifully and written with such technical and aesthetic skill that you can see why this was a massive hit and continues to be peoples favourite album. Adele is able to take some truly heartbreaking situations that are entirely relatable to everyone that listens to them, and turn it into beautifully composed and performed works of auditory art. I cant deny the skill and ability shown here. But, do I want to listen to this when I am already in a place where I have a difficult set of circumstances to deal with? Probably not. I have never fully understood the desire to listen to sad songs when you feel sad. I understand that when you are feeling at your most upset, it might be comforting to know that other people have been there. But not me. (4.000)

3.5/5

prob high 3 even but my rating is wonky now u know

Another prime candidate for a list of 1001 Albums I Just Don’t Understand The Love For. She’s got a great voice, she seems like a nice enough person, but this just feels unexceptional. I think she deserves to be on a list of 1001 great singers, but this wouldn’t even be the album of hers that I would choose.

I enjoyed this much more than I expected to honestly, even though I wouldn’t listen to most of it again haha. I also can’t rate it too highly as it’s not really adding anything new in my opinion, although I don’t think it’s trying to? She has a formula and she certainly sticks to it. Despite not having heard a lot on this album before, Adele is sonically very nostalgic to me, having grown up listening to her music on the radio and singing along to her with school friends etc. She kind of exists as this ubiquitous pop juggernaut, I never really consider if I’m a fan of her or not beyond her big hits, although I liked some of the lesser known songs on this album. I like her more uptempo songs on this track (Send My Love, I Miss You, Water Under The Bridge) I’m less of a fan of the slower ballads as I think they pale in comparison to some of her earlier work in that style and I’m less inclined to enjoy songs like that anyway. I also like how this album isn’t TOO LONG! Some other artists could take note. Anyways.

Actually, aside from the hits, this album is pretty great. How does that work?

nicht so meins

Amazing voice for sure, but the music itself doesn't do it for me.

Nothing overtly offensive but really not for me

That album kinda went by without me noticing.

I think I gave the last Adele album a 3? Which is seeming pretty generous after hearing how bland this was. I'm not interested in hearing the same piano ballad for more than half the length of an album. I kind of liked the last song, actually. Her voice is great and all but it gets tiring

Brit bias? Anyway, these songs all kind of sound the same. Which gets even more annoying, as it goes on. Sounds like those singing contest tv shows, where it's all about how much drama and belting it out the singer can do. Using the same basic template to repeatedly strive for an undeserved/unearned/unconvincing (especially because of the repetition and sameness) sense of the epic and the anthemic. Blecch. 2 stars. A low 2. Saved from a 1 only by her voice. Which surely could be put to better use?

perfect for piping into a shopping area! I'm annoyed that there is more than one Adele album on this list. This one certainly doesn't bring anything better or more interesting than 21. All it has to offer are a couple massively popular tracks, albeit good ones, which I didn't need to go out of my way to listen to because I've been exposed to them without trying. Three cheers for more lowest-common-denominator pop. I mean some of the tracks on this one are mind-numbingly straightforward

i think i've only ever heard Hello in the past on the radio, so this will be a fresh listen for me Hello - 4/5 Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - 1/5 I Miss You - 3/5 When We Were Young - 4/5 Remedy - 3/5 Water Under the Bridge - 4/5 River Lea - 2/5 Love in the Dark - 4/5 Million Years Ago - 3/5 All I Ask - 2/5 Sweetest Devotion - 3/5 Average score: 3/5 correction: i've heard a quite a few tracks off this album, mostly from dumb/cringy tiktok posts personally, Adele's albums generally don't do it for me like they do for others, and this album further solidifies that for me. she's undoubtedly a talented vocalist, i think that's the one saving grace of her discography. however, similar to how others here have mentioned, i feel like she has nothing more to offer than songs about wallowing in her heartbreak or saying goodbye to past love(s). it's a little old for me personally maybe the excessive exposure i've had to most of these tracks from TikTok has turned me off from the album all together, idk. i'm kinda just over these kinds of albums from her, and i can't help that. i've yet to listen to 30, and maybe (hopefully) she's gone a different direction for that album

Favourite album of Adele tbh!!!

this and 1989 by taylor swift transport me back to being a 9 year old in the backseat of car being assaulted by these songs constantly being replayed on the radio. The only difference in retrospect 1989 was pretty good. this aside from a few songs was kind of jus boring anyways heres the rick ross remix of hello that i just discovered existed https://youtu.be/5A0qtVHaX9w?si=3TBl8oqg5Hkgj-9I

Opening track is a great, well written song even if I’ve heard far too many times. A thousand times perhaps. I think they achieved what they wanted with this album, and the sales back that up, but i doubt I’d want to listen again. She’s got pipes though.

“Hello” is obviously titanic and her voice is so special, but this album was just a whole bunch of ‘meh’

La verdad que la chica Adele canta espectacular y tiene tremendos bangers, trillados hasta el cansancio. Pero no es culpa de la señora tener pedazos de bangers. Ahora bien, el resto es lo más aburrido que uno puede escuchar de corrido. Más aburrido que chupar un clavo. Y bajón. Te banco Adele y a Virginia Lagos, pero escuchar todo del tirón es como tomar un café en un bar de hotel y suena de fondo. 5/10

Overall Rating - 3.73/5 (7.45/10). Great voice. Old-school feel to a lot of the songs. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. A couple of real bangers. All I Ask touches the place in me where I still feel every loss I have had.

Ok, if I have to, but I'm skipping Water Under the Bridge. Alright, I take it back. Loved it. 5/5.

A bit over produced and weaker than first two albums. A couple of decent tracks

I love her voice, and I like most of the songs. Didn't like All I Ask, but the last song Sweetest Devotion was amazing.

Quite nice, Adèle has a beautiful voice. The whole thing feels a bit bland though

This illustrates exactly what is wrong with most music made today. Average at best songs. Slick production. Fake emotional vocals. All completely safe sterile no risk and no rewards for the listener. Adele clearly has talent but anything close to originality has been erased

This has all the elements of something I SHOULD love, a clearly gifted vocalist, interesting musical choices, phenomenal recording mixing and engineering, throw in some good 'ol fashioned depresso esspresso and I should be fully on board. For whatever reason this elicits zero emotional response from me. That doesn't mean this isn't good work, it clearly is... it just doesn't resonate with me.

Adele has a reliably quality voice, in fact it's absolutely great and no wonder she is so globally adored. However, this album didn't really catch our attention too much.

Contrary to popular belief (unless this is a common take, I have no idea actually), this is a big step down from 21. Sure it has a hit, that I largely do not enjoy, the rest of the album is making an effort to emulate the success of the first but now from the perspective of someone successful. 21 had a good bluesy vibe to it but this is a little too much pop for her voice. Sorry girl

Not gonna lie a part of me didn’t want an Adele album in my 5 star albums, but this album’s just too good. I never really gave her a chance - I told myself I would be lame if I liked it. But I was really lame for not liking it. Why am I like this, haha. Listening intimately with some good earphones makes this album so impactful. The production is masterful, and her vocals are just so peak. Yeah, great album.

fine. less annoying than 21 because it is less overplayed. my adele opinions remain the same

Her second best.

Adele is a mixed blessing, there are real highs and she writes from the heart but that heart can be melancholic.

She has a great voice and some of the arrangements are really lovely. The songwriting is decent in places. But. I found a lot of this quite unexciting. When We Were Young, Water Under the Bridge and Sweetest Devotion are very good. Million Years Ago has a lovely melody but, like a lot of this album, sounds like it was written by someone much older reflecting on life- not someone aged 25 and by all accounts in the prime of her life. I’m 24 in a few months. That does not make me old.

Absolute gem of an artist and an album!

adele é adele. música para velhos com um gosto refinado. não é pra mim mas eu consigo enxergar a beleza.

7/10 Very surprised to see a 2015 album here but its a pretty damn good choice

Banger, When we were young, Love in the Dark, Million years ago ça part dans la playlist des favoris tout ça

Pas mon préf

Pas mon album préféré d'Adele mais quand même un classique. Il me rappelle quand je passais mon permis parce que Hello jouait tout le temps a la radio à ce moment-là

Hello aside, nothing to see here

Like a Celine Dion Album played by your parents friends on their Bose sound waves player but 20 years later with no innovation or risk taking gained from that time

Loved the album really great.

I think this is the first album I've listened to on this list that made me agitated The different writers and producers on every track make it a jumbled, irritating mess Some of the individual production is ok and it can't be denied that Adele has a good voice when she's not wailing like a banshee, but the whole is so much less than the sum of its parts. I'll be actively avoiding this album in the future and it's mind bendingly irritating lyrics and themes

Better than i thought. Ton of hits

Amazing voice!

I generally understand why Adele is so huge and popular, even if this gets a bit too bland radio pop. Some great singles.

I think this album has a lot going for it. She's obviously a great singer and it's obvious that a lot of effort when into the entire writing and recording process. The end result clearly captured the hearts of a lot of people. The complaints I see in negative reviews seem a bit piddling and at times even spiteful.

Bom but not my type

this one just has some great nostalgia for me. I loved it

Pretty good

10/10

Don't remember anything other than Hello. might relisten, might not.

10/10

Lacks the drive and purpose of the albums that came before it, that loss of focus reflected in stylistic experiments that don’t all come off.

I mostly don't like this. I find Adele is a classic over-singer, and her voice grates after a while, especially when she shout-sings. Most of the songs sound like they were designed to be epics, but end up feeling boring. A few exceptions which I don't mind are Hello, I Miss You (best track here) & When We Were Young.

Adele undoubtedly has one of the best voices in the last 50 years. However, she sings shitty pop songs. Her voice is definitely a five, but her content is a one. I wish she would move to jazz or blues. I think her voice is very much suited for that.

This album cover makes me incredibly uncomfortable. Jesus, woman, Back up a little. Also, where is her neck? Why do I have to stare at a floating head staring back at me with those totally vacant eyes for 48 minutes? Why did her floating head need to be close enough to the camera for me to be able to count the individual pores on her face? The cover raises way too many questions that probably can't be answered. I at least need to know why she decided to wear a black turtleneck for that headshot. Anyways, enough about the damn mugshot. The music is fine. It definitely gets better as it goes on, but I'm probably just saying that because I found out that I can get through the album by looking away from my PC. Hello is a perfect pop song, though.

25 going on 75

The ultimate modern mothers album Crazy good voice, predictable boring songwriting although quite interesting sparse production at times

Overhated, far from her best album but no where near as bad as RYM would have you believe. Hello really takes me back to a simpler time when that was the most popular meme format Second half is a lot less interesting however

WWWY-booringggg Remedy- boorringggggg Best song-sweetest devotion

Beautiful album, the emotion that Adele sings with is just awesome. Not an album for every occasion but definitely a brilliant one!

So I don’t go to my music streaming and look for and listen to Adele, and I probably still won’t, but 25 is a pretty album, and she’s very talented fo’ sho’‼️

Not my favorite album from her, but still extremely good. I’d give it a 4.25, but that rating option isn’t available. Anyway, we love Adele until the end of time.

wychowałam się na Adele, na tym albumie też, a po latach nadal uważam, że Adele queen, bardzo dramatyczny momentami, świetny wokalnie

Es lo mejor que hay en el planeta tierra. Oídos BENDECIDOS

Big snooze. Just don't care. 1/5

Not her best

I don’t mind a bit of Adele but doing a whole album was tough

Kaže kad smo bili mladi a 25 joj godina hahahahahaha evo ja u dvadesetpetoj još nešto mislim da sam relativno mlada. Audio teror zvani Hello na svakoj prokletoj radio stanici 24/7 2015. godine je nešto što bi bilo lijepo zaboraviti i evo skoro da sam uspjela kad me generator podsjeti. Bolesno dosadan album.

RATING:3.8/5Much more my pace genre wise, i liked the funky instramentals and the psychadelic funk style. FAV SONG: Cholly (funk getting ready to roll), i like the instramental and vocals for this track. DURATION: 1hr 4m, 10 songs DATE: 17/05/26

Great album didn't have time to finish today but I definitely will later. Great pop album though and very emotional.

ok

hello, adele. hi. do i know you? of course. is that a spider-man: no way home reference? also of course. i've all grown up since when i first listened to hello on repeat when i seperated from my ex two years ago. i still pretentiously tears up listening to the song and all the emotion. all those apology and self reflection is kinda useless in retrospect. i am fucked up and he is also fucked up mentally, we are both in bad places. yet im not that trying to do better and tonight is the day that i listen to 25 in its full for the first time. i can write about what im feeling since its yet still so complicated. ive felt emotions, went to places, changed a lot and 25 somehow wrote itself into my life. i still remember how i listened to hello when i separated from him screaming the lyrics in the karaoke, as if all the time are eternal and stuff. i cant write anymore about this so time to rate. 3/5

joya!

Pop

5/10

classic case of a good voice but does nothing with it. truly coworker music.

Amazing voice, strong arrangements, powerful and authentic vocals. Adele is amazing and I like the majority of these songs.

Adele is an elite vocalist. I liken her to being the Aretha Franklin of the 2000’s. 25 was a huge album for Adele and displayed her vocal talents on a handful of songs that went viral as soon as they were released. You know you’ve made superstar status when people begin comparing others to you as the standard of excellence. Great album and an amazing talent.

ADELE (/əˈdɛl/) - a British-born diva of the highest rate. 25 ( /ˈtwɛnti faɪv/) - a collection of mating and distress calls, particularly appealing and soothing to the emotions of the species Felidae Puma Desperitus (the North American Divorced Cougar). It is traditionally played in coffee shops, malls, upscale nightclubs and other habitats where urban cougars are known to gather and hunt, and is used to keep them pacified. When weaponized, 25 can be used as an aphrodisiac by anyone attempting to attract a cougar, simply by pairing these sounds with a Chardonnay or Zinfandel from Kim Crawford, Josh or Barefoot Vineyards. This combination is particularly effective in enticing older cougars out for potential mating activity. Proceed with caution.

Remarkable voice. Songs range from very good to fine. None are great, most are a bit overproduced, but her voice carries the day.

Greatest singer alive!

Not a fan going in and wouldn't say I'm a huge fan going out but I feel this deserves the place. It's well written, amazingly sung, a part of music history and a big cultural impact. I Respect how well this is put together and Hello is an iconic track.

She has a beautiful voice. “Hello” is powerful. But overall, I find this mostly boring.

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0.25

This is the kind of album I hoped would be in this list. Albums that know what they want to do, do it well, are well produced and emotionally expressive. Adele can feel a bit like she's following a standard formula sometimes, but she does it well and I don't mind because I like the nostalgic thought that she learnt it in the same London school my sister went to. So many classics of the last ten years in here.

Adele is class , and this album is really good but its not a 5 star. 21 is slightly better. But thats only my opinion.

Department store music

Beautiful voice. Boring album

Not good. I don't believe in any of the emotions here. This is not my experience of love. The only saving grace is that Adele's voice can be pleasant.

The faster songs are good but overall I just find this so boring. But she's sold buckets of albums so im in the minority.

I should say now that I'm entirely pro 'pop albums stuffed with love songs.' Not everything needs to be juicy or hyperspecific or deeply confessional. There are songs here that do blend together (and the 2nd track STINKS) but it is hard to deny that Adele's voice is wonderful and her songwriting is solid. If the album had more songs on the level of "Hello", it would probably get a higher rating, but the fact that there is one at all means this is worth your time. Do the moms have the music? Maybe this time, but I'm still not sold on Alanis Morrisete.

i love her, una voz increible y un album sentimental, nostalgico y de amor

A mulher é foda mesmo ein? Pqp. Só música boa.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this album. I've always thought that Adele was a great singer stuck singing mostly average songs. But this is a really good collection of songs, carried by strong arrangements and quality playing to support her excellent vocals. She's not breaking any major new territory, but this is well-made pop/soul and I'll come back to it.

I was expecting to hate this album, not because I dislike Adele but because I hate emotionally driven sappy songs. And I didn’t like the song Hello for that exact reason. But part of my hate for that song might also be the over exposure. That being said I did feel like the emotionally manipulative mom pop wasn’t as “thick” as I was anticipating. I did hate that nonsense pop song with barely intelligible lyrics “send my love”. That’s everything wrong with pop music today. It’s just a factory churned out brain worm that just has wailing vocals that can’t even be deciphered. I will say though, while I didn’t actually save anything from this album, she does have some incredible pipes. But the album as a whole was just not for me at all.

Super dramatic production. I swear I hear an 808 or two. ‘Hello’ is super dated, and the songs that aren’t hits are weak. When We Were Young, Love in the Dark, and All I Ask are great. Karaoke belters.

What an opener. What an opening pair! 'Hello' is a spare, dramatic piano ballad with elements of the dark electronic pop movement that had been brewing for a few years (see: The XX, though, also: don't). Ordinarily, I hate that shite but it's included in this song as a subtle element only of the rhythm section (the *heavy* reverb on the drums and its really sparse beat), plus the harmonic content of the vocal melody and piano chords. It does still make me feel like my fiancee is leaving me (she was) but that's not Adele's fault. In all, it's just a simple and powerful vocal performance. The only real gymnastics for this diva are an occasional grace note sliding into a phrase. It is, and I do not use this term often for this type of music, perfect. Write and record a song like this and you'll get a 3/5 from me almost regardless of the rest of the record. Worth owning at least a vinyl single just to hear the depth of her mellifluous mezzo-soprano range (I swear to you, she bottoms out as a contralto; she just stretches higher, too). 'Send My Love' is as deserving today as it was then of its gargantuan cultural impact. The guitar part remains catchy as hell -- many a busker has made their bones on this -- and the rhythm makes this breakup song serviceable on the dancefloor. If only it had a backbeat. The cool-with-it lyrics contrasted with a sanguine tone sit this song in a delicate emotional place, perfect for a 25-year-old. I'm not sure what the writing split was but it's no shock that Max Martin is credited on this one. I hate corporate pop music. It's my belief that music is meant -- in an existential sense -- to resonate in our culture. Music aspires to express something to us or for us. It ought to give voice to something -- joy or sorrow; laughter or rage -- that allows us to commune with each other. The most moving thing we can do is raise our voices together. You get a little of it when you shout along to 'Sweet Caroline' at a sports stadium or a bar. You'll get some more if you learn a traditional song of farewell, like 'The Parting Glass'. Pop music is, by and large, conceived only to elicit a consumer purchase. We don't all sing Pharrell's 'Happy' together to celebrate our best moments. You *might* remember joyfully dancing to Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition' at somebody's wedding. The crassness with which record companies assemble teams of writers and producers and select from a stable of musicians to assemble product for consumption and evaluate merit via KPI is an insult to the ancient storytellers and shamans who first banged drums and joined their voices to soothe, motivate and teach our early tribes. Adele's work straddles those camps. She is a part of that A&R system and it profits (enormously) from her work but I believe that she is, nonetheless, in conversation with that tradition. She seems to care what she's singing and to embody it. She'd be singing to her friends and family even without Max Martin and they'd be just as awed as we are now, listening to her world-famous recordings. She's a little broad. There's a sort of mass-market genericness to her work that comes from being a product of the system. It limits her, even though it also affords her opportunities for collaboration and expansive reach. About half of her songs also sound like they were written for a Lincoln or heart medication ad. She is the best example of how the music *industry* can still produce music of real quality, not merely fleeting commercial value. I sometimes wonder what she'd sound like if she had apprenticed under Diana Krall or Liz Phair instead of being signed to a behemoth. This is a very fine record. It's a monument of its time -- it was universally and immediately beloved. I think it drops back to excellent vocal pop after the first two tracks. It's confessional, personal and feels genuine. It doesn't quite translate to the universality that her very special first two songs do, though. Honestly, any musician would be fairly satisfied by a career that contained only one of 'Hello' or 'Send My Love'. But the rest of the album rings just hollow enough to me that I can't give it a perfect score. I'm continually impressed by Adele and she's produced music that I love. I just wish her work contained fewer super-producers and more bandmates who kept pushed her to be a little more idiosyncratic. At the end of this album, I believe Adele was 25. It's relatable and palpable. But I don't really know who Adele *was* at 25. Apart from being a deserved international superstar singer. That's the persona. But that's a job, not a person. 4/5 -- a must-listen and a near-masterpiece that seems subtly undermined by the need to move some widgets at Columbia

3/5 Many of the songs sound the same, and musically are very uninteresting. Theres a couple strong songs on here. Sweetest devotion is very good and maybe my favorite vocal performance of hers. Her song writing is good and theyre very heartfelt lyrics. Million Years ago was another good song. Not as big as fan of hello as I thought i would be. Very run-on. Overall. Musically lacking but her voice helps make up for it.

Temon tras Temon, las letras, las melodías. Álbum 10/10

Music for people who don't like music.

favorite

Look, I never listen to Adele no my own volition, but she is undeniably great. Rather her than almost any of her pop contemporaries.

Beautiful album I've heard some of these tracks before but i never sought out to look for it myself. My favourites were when we were young, love in the dark and water under the bridge.

A few too many lyrical cliches and stale arrangements detract from her stunning vocal chops

I am not much of an Adele fan, but I reckon this is probably her magnum opus. Her voice is great obviously, the songs well arranged and the themes strike a chord. I read up on the legal issues surrounding A Million Years Ago. That was fun, the aong sounds very plagiarised (I tought of Charles Azanvour) but has been dubbed a musical cliche.

I think that I will stick to a simple and very subjective evaluation of this record: it's not for me. There is some real talent on this record and clearly a lot of people love it, but I am not one of them.

I dont listen to Adele but respect

You know what's better than 24? 25

This is a sweeping album full of lush ballads. Not typically my thing, but its hard not to respect that voice and delivery.

***A good easy listening album

Adele really is a pop star, and I mean it in the least cynical way possible. Great album that is friendly to the listener, with great songs that all of them could easily be radio hits. And obviously great vocals, especially the lower voice that doesn’t have enough appreciation. I am positively surprised as someone that never before gave this artist a longer listen

Great album with some legendary bangers. 8.8/10

‘M going to be honest. I try to listen to everything on this quest. But there are a few I’m not sure I need to. I have heard this amongst the zeitgeist. I know this is ‘good’. I have a lot of time for Adele as a person. But I don’t need to listen to heat wrenching break up music to know it’s not my bag. Like with a number of albums in the list - this isn’t for me, and that’s ok. A bang in the middle 2.5. But rounded down.

3/4

Talented with an incredible voice, but is a pretty standard affair.

Adele herself said in her Grammy acceptance speech that she couldn’t accept the award because she thought Beyoncé’s Lemonade should have won. Telling!

Buenas canciones, grandes exitos, quizas la segunda mitad del album me paso desapercibida pero no dejan de ser buenos temas y ella tener una gran pero gran voz.

I could produce an album on par with this in 30 mins. Yes, the AI is going to take Adele's job.

Starter med et brag, og der er flere udmærkede numre imellem, men det bliver også meget af det samme ballade-mæssigt.

Ikke mit yndlings med Adele, men stadig virkelig godt

On dirait une quarantenaire qui vient de se faire larguer qui fait des musiques pour des adolescents. Alors qu’elle avait 25 ans quoi… bien produit et tout ok, mais j’accroche pas.

Nutzt sich schnell ab

Best Track - "Hello"

Me gustó, nunca lo había escuchado entero.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh How has it been 11 years since this album came out? I really hope this is the one and only Adele album you force me to listen to on this list. I’m still in pain from the amount of Adele we were force fed in 2010-2015. HAVE MERCY. ENOUGH FOR A LIFETIME. This wasn’t as painful as 21 but if this made it to the list I can’t imagine how 21 won’t. I’ll give credit where credit is due. Undoubtedly, Adele has talent, a great voice and some good lyrics. It does not mean I need to listen, or enjoy listening, to her. Whilst her pitch is fine, her voice can actively annoy me in its transitions. I don’t like being a hater but listening to this album didn’t change my mind. Hello needs to be buried in a time capsule only to be resuscitated after a nuclear winter. She seems like a funny person so I am sorry. Maybe poor Adele is just the victim of over-commercialisation? I’ll let her weep with her millions.

Faut pas avoir envie de se flinguer Mais c'est beau, Et on aime ça 4,5/5

Malheureusement cet album souffre de la comparaison avec son prédécesseur 21, qui est un album vraiment exceptionnel. Donc on prend les mêmes et on recommence ? Manifestement non, on abandonne toute idée intéressante pour livrer des chansons dignes de l'Eurovision (Water Under the Bridge) ou d'Ed Sheeran (Send My Love) - et ce n'est pas un compliment. Playlist pick : Hello, qui sauve les meubles

The weaker of Adele's albums. Not a true reflection of how good she really is.

Buen álbum. Tiene canciones muy conocidas por ahí. Típico de Adele, la bancamos. Love in the dark fue mi fav.

Just yearning, nothing much happens in here

Confession time. I listened to 21 when I originally rated this album and it wasn’t until 25 popped up again that the realized the mistake. Perhaps a sign of just how mid this artist is. That said, I enjoyed this album more than 21 but it was also more polarizing. There are a few mostly popular songs on here that are overplayed and make me reach for fast forward. But then there are several piano-based ballads that I actually favorited. Maybe it was the Ben Folds concert last weekend that has my ears craving more piano. Or maybe they were just good. Overall these songs don’t really speak to me and the emotion somehow seems less but I actually liked 3 songs. I’ll give it some generosity. 4/5

beautiful powerful ballade heartbreak soft visceral haunting

Great voice on a bunch of forgettable songs

Her vocal talent is obviously great, but the album is a little boring at times. Not many songs really blow you away, which is a bit of a let down considering her talent. 3/5 Probably won't listen again

naw i’m okay

Boring

Beautiful voice. Boring songs.

no

many bangers aber leider die besten halt schon tot gehört

Aretha Franklin for retail store playlists; the term “plastic soul” has never been more applicable. That said, I will say that “Water Under the Bridge” and “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” are still good songs, no matter how overplayed they are.

I don’t love this as much as 21 but my god When We Were Young is such a song.

I love adele she can do no wrong be so fr

Rösten! En femma

Adele is one of the most talented singers of our time. What a shame that the songs are extremely boring. There is more to music about love and heartbreak than just a piano. Also, the album feels really like a compilation of songs, rather than an album.

Four years later and even more boring.

Hermoso y melancólico

Heard it before. I like her first two albums but after them her sound became kind of boring. Same thing but worse. Send My Love To Your New Lover has such an annoying chorus I get a headache when I hear it 2/5

Absolute cinema, Adele is a genius. Cried to Million Years Ago.

I mean, this album was everywhere when it came out, so a lot of songs were well familiar to me. It feels a bit safer compared to the other Adele albums, keeping it between the lines. The album could have had a bit more variety for it to be even better. 3/5

Sure. This is fine.

Ballads are obviously her thing but I can't listen to them one after another. A lot of people were involved and it sounds like it. Some songs sounds like they could have been written for anyone.

One of the greatest voices of our era. Send My Love is just a fun song to listen too. Hello can get a bit overplayed, but still holds up. Lots of tunes about love and heartbreak. A topic that will always be relevant. Good album.

Lots of songs here about love and heartbreak. Hello is a great song, and the rest of the record tracks.

What I thought was many different blandly overproduced and homogenized musicians playing in the dance clubs of the 2010's was in fact mostly Adele, it would seem. I was surprised by how much I disliked something so polished

Her undoubted talent doesn't begin to make up for how dull everything she writes is. 2/10

This worked for me Likes: Hello; Send My Love; When We Were Young; Remedy; Water Under The Bridge

Adele has a voice everyone should envy but I was actually unconvinced by the songs themselves which I was surprised by but that’s what this is all about I guess.

Adele, while very talented in her own right, is not really music for me at all. I'm going to be a good sport of course and listen to the album, but for anyone else reading this keep in mind: I'm not a pop guy, don't take this rating to heart. I listen to bands like Henry Cow and the Butthole Surfers, who are essentially completely different solar systems than pop music. Adele is by far and away one of the most successful musicians of the 2010s: Once she got big in the scene she kept it going. 21 is probably her better known album (with Rolling In The Deep/Someone Like You/etc), but could I really say that when the average plays on 25 are closer to a billion? Alright enough procrastinating on listening to the album by writing this meaningless introduction. Well, I survived. Wasn't as bad as I thought (definitely wouldn't be too abysmal), but I can still plainly say most of this music is just simply not for me. I'm glad it's good for most people! There's a few songs here I liked: I Miss You, River Lea (found out afterwards it was produced by Danger Mouse which helps), and the closing track Sweetest Devotion. Everything else: No. Simply no. If I didn't hear it a million times working in [retail-adjacent work], maybe I'd like it better. But I still dislike it. Overall: definitely an important album over the past 10-15 years, I'm never gonna say something like Adele is a bad singer when she clearly isn't, but like, this just isn't engaging enough to me. She has the conviction singing value, but I'd like to see what she can do with an orchestra or symphony. Something grander. 25 ends on a good note which was better than my low expectations, but I'm happy to not hear most of this again. Could definitely be a lot worse, and it's better than Taylor Swift at least. I'm not gonna feel bad for one of the best selling musicians this century though lol.

I've never really listened to Adele. She's always just **been there**. Kind of like wallpaper. Fine but nothing you'd really go out of your way to notice. I'm probably not the target audience for this album but there's some good songs on here and some absolute snoozers.

Gotta say, I didn’t enjoy this as much as the last one. This has a lot of ballads. Her voice is amazing. But the record got repetitive and the lyrics weren’t her best.

Not a fan. 21 is a better album. 18 has more sparks of originality and genius on it even if it is a mixed bag overall. This is just polished to the point where I can’t latch onto anything. She’s clearly a generational talent with her voice. This album just seems a waste of it. 1.5

novamente o mesmo comentário: a voz da adele é lindissima e a produção é de qualidade, mas balada não me pega.

By listening to this album you've listened to more Adele than 90% of Adele fans...

An amazing voice, probably the best of her generation. She has the ability to put her soul into every song. 8/10 Top song Million years ago

Fine. She has a great voice but I only need to hear once in a while. A whole album is a stretch.

Basically every song is co-written with a different producer which gives an interesting variety to the album. Tbf she does have an amazing voice. But yeah, not really my jam (sorry to be one of those guys).

Good but nowhere close to her others

Generational levels of Class, Style, and Substance.....4.5 star

Fantastic songs. Probably Adele's best

Top-notch R&B pop. Adele’s voice really is up there with Aretha, Etta, and Amy

Adele muy buena siempre loco

4/17 Meh. Other than the song "Hello", which i only know from memes, nothing stands out.

Ah, c’est bien cool ! Je connaissais peu Adèle et franchement, c’est pas trop mon genre de musique, mais j’ai vraiment accroché. Adele est vraiment une très bonne chanteuse, très intense. Comme toujours avec les chansons en anglais, j’ai pas la concentration nécessaire pour y faire trop attention, mais ce que j’en ai entendu, c’est touchant et ça me parle. Très content de cette écoute !

Always an Adele girly

Starting this up, I was excited to hear more of Adele since I had only really heard Hello off this album. Unfortunately, it felt like she recorded 11 versions of Hello. Just really boring to me unfortunately.

The next five reviews are coming from a bit of a mental history. Or maybe more than a bit, its been over 4 months since I listened to these albums. That being said, this does feel like a more mature entry from Adele than her first entry on this list, 21. At the same time, I don't think I liked this one nearly as much. There's no lack of vocal talent, as always with Adele, but there's a surprising lack of super hits. In fact, I think there was only one track on this album that I ad heard prior to this listening, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)". At the very least, I was able to take away one new song from the collection. When We Were Young is dripping with melancholy, the kind of zone that resonates the most with me when listening to Adele's vocals. Overall, not bad, but hard to justify a spot on this list. Surprise Hit: When We Were Young

Solid album. Amazing voice. The hits are undeniable, but there is also a sameness to many songs across the album that make this one tough to listen on repeat. "Send My Love" is a great track since it is a different sound from the rest of the album.

I’ve never felt as moved by an album as I did with this one, ever. Adele has such a powerful voice. She’s touching on emotions I have repressed in order to keep going. All I Ask, Million Years Ago, Hello, Send My Love, When We Were Young….all of these are incredible. I will be relistening to this again.

these songs are just overplayed and were annoying to hear again, some songs near the end of the album reminded me of my breakup which was a bit sad

Marvelous!

One of the greatest voices of all time and I love almost every song of hers. This album was a great listen and beautiful display of her talent

Repetitive, basic and maudlin.

The voice of this woman is amazing.

No sé cómo decir esto sin llevarme hate. A mí Adele me deja frío. No voy a cuestionar sus capacidades vocales, pero sí que creo que cualquiera con semejante don tiene espacio para arriesgar. Visto que co-compone prácticamente todo el disco, tampoco le podemos echar la culpa a la malvada industria que la dirige a caminos mainstream y le corta las alas. Va a ser que Adele hace lo que desea. Pues muy bien, pero yo no le voy a engrosar la cuenta corriente a base de royalties. “I Miss You” me mola un poquito.

This is one of the most iconic albums of our generation. Nothing but hits. unskippable!

This gives middle aged horn-dog woman. Which explains why my preteen sons hated it passionately.

She's a great singer & songwriter

adele innit

This was another solid album from Adele that I throughly enjoyed. This album has some of her greatest hits on it and some filler songs or songs that I’m not as familiar with. Many of these songs commercially did well 11 years ago and they still hold up years later. Overall, this was a great album and I typically always enjoy listening to Adele’s vocals. I would listen to this album again in the future!

love it

There are really some songs on this album that I absolutely love. So deepfelt, so pure in emotion. Photograph, Hello, Remedy.

This takes me baaaaaack. Needed the nostalgia boost! I first listened to this album right after a pretty bad breakup and when I re-listened to this album for this exercise, a lot of those feelings came back and I hadn't realized that I did have an album tied to a specific memory or time of my life. I got a decent cry out of it and it just felt cathartic to release whatever I was still holding on to. Might have to listen again because Adele's vocals are just unmatched and this album is to me all bangers, no skips.

I gave 21 five stars, but this falls short of that. Nothing here leaves you completely blown away, despite her voice remaining top notch. Some of the instrumentation wanders into cheesy adult contemporary territory. There aren't any terrible tracks, but also no true gems to bouy the project up. 3/5 from me.

I can’t believe I’ve never done a full listen of this album before lol. Was beautiful :)

Oh Adele you are fantastic, this was a hard one to rate, honestly over all it deserves a 5 but I giving it a 4 because it doesn't fit my aesthetic lol

I reviewed 21 by Adele about six months ago. My biggest gripe with that album was the slowness and sameness of many of the songs, but all had her amazing vocals. Apparently she felt the same way at the time, because 25 was much more varied in its production choices. Which made it much more interesting for me and a far more enjoyable experience. Whereas 21 was a 3.5, this is a 4.5. Standouts were Hello (I wasn’t listening to popular music at the time it came out so it didn’t feel stale at all), Send My Love, Remedy, River Lea, and Sweetest Devotion.

Enjoyed that more than I thought I would to be honest. Now I must consume a bottle of red wine every day

omg she eats every time when we were young is a master piece, water under the bridge is too this whole album is beautiful 10/10 5/5 no notes

21 was surprisingly good beginning to end. This one falls off pretty hard outside of a few standout compositions.

what a surprise! but, Adele

Неожиданно, но мне понравилось

Sooooo classic and nostalgic to listen to. Absolutely healing Fav: When We Were Young, River Lea, Love in the Dark, All I Ask

Honestly, just a bland record carried enormously by Adele's singing. Definitely a product of its time; at some point I had to check if I still had ads disabled, that's how some of these songs sound to me. The best parts of the album for me was where there was minimal instrumentation and she was allowed to showcase how she's capable of carrying a song alone, like in Million Years or All I Ask. Regardless of my opinion though 25 deserves a place on the list. I was in the dead center of its targeted age demographic (if not social demographic) when this album came out, and even describing this album and Adele at the time as inescapable feels disingenuous - she was downright pestilent. Millennials can have this album on this list for that reason, but I'm gonna go with my gut, be a bit cheeky and give 25 a 2/5. Listening notes: Well just going by Spotify listeners this is by FAR the most popular album I'm supposed to listen to so far 2 tracks in, this would and did kill at millennial parties Damn, Adele can sing but I'm not gonna pretend that was a mystery to anyone including me Water Under the Bridge made me do a double take to check if I still had ads disabled I like Million Years Ago, but it feels iterative, like I already heard the same song before from someone else All I ask is another one I like simply due to the vocal power

Ok, listen. I don’t think I should have enjoyed this album as much as I thought I would. Knowing a surprising amount of songs going in, in and of itself was a surprise to me. I have been on a crazy streak for the entire last week of hearing albums that I know are goated, but haven’t personally been for me. This, however, this is different. First of all, Adele has an immaculate voice. The way she hits every high note on “Hello” is nothing short of spectacular. Bonus points for that being such a meme banger when it came out. The “Hello” meme lives rent free in my head. I’d heard of that and “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” before, but what really surprised me here were the deep cuts. Don’t get me wrong, those other 2 are great in and of themselves, but what really hooked me was “I Miss You”, and my favorite song on the album “River Lea”. I mean seriously, the pipes on her are breathtaking. Whenever she says “illuminates” on “I Miss You” it sounds amazing specifically. The background vocals are also a great touch. As for “River Lea”, it’s just so different. It’s almost kind of sad. I usually go for the songs that rock the most, but this one just feels so personal to her. So genuine, somber and REAL. Plus, she collaborated with Danger Mouse on it apparently. Did not for the life of me think I was going to get to mention him once during this project, but here we are. The entire album is mostly great, a little bit of filler here and there, but I’d return to it for sure. This is the first of 2 Adele albums I have rolled for this project, and I’m actually fairly excited about the next one as well. Add this to the list of albums that genuinely surprised the hell out of me. Again, I don’t think I was supposed to like this one as much as I did, but I’m certainly not complaining about it. “River Lea” is getting added to the frequent rotation, and I genuinely enjoyed a good bit of this album. Yeah, that sounds like a 4 to me. Let’s go with a 4.

Meh

This was very boring but at least it wasn’t as bad as Mariah Carey or 50 Cent.

Good and there are some classics

Some of the best Adele bangers. Not that musically creative, but the lyrics hit

Some are a few blue, but Adele is amazing. I like a lot of them

nie jesteś stara jak masz 25 lat muzyka jak z filmów romatycznych że bohater patrzy w księżyc i myśli o dziewczynie a ona też patrzy wtedy co jak co ale Adele jest fajna do śpiewania sobie

Generational vocalist

i've listen to adele on the radio too much when i was a child i can't take her anymore

Adele is one of the great singers however I preferred her album 21.

A classic, no notes!

Notable Songzeile: Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Blame all rounds: Wer ist nur schuld daran, dass dieses Album so langweilig ist? Bestimmt nicht Adele, sondern ein Fluß in London. Wer ist schuld daran, dass alles gleich klingt, alles so viel mehr Potential hätte aber nix davon abgerufen wird: Adele: This was all you, none of it me. Und schuld ist bestimmt nicht die Person die die noch nix von Handy gehört hat - when I call you never seem to be home but at least I can say if tried? Das in 2015? My ass. Ich übernehme daher die volle Verantwortung dass das hier allerhöchstens 1,5 Punkte wert ist.

Das ist perfekte Pop Musik, muss man anerkennen: unerhört eingängig und trotzdem schlau, ehrlich in ihren Anleihen und extrem klar produziert. Es lässt mich trotzdem eher kalt.

Am Anfang dachte ich: "Ich kenn bestimmt die 3 Hits die drauf sind". Dann kam mir fast das ganze Album bekannt vor. Mag die Abwechslung, die Balladen sind wahnsinnig gut. Aber auch die Sachen die nach vorne gehen wir "Send my love to your new lover" sind super stark. Gutes Repertoire und super produzierte Pop-Musik. Nix zu meckern.

As I said in my review of 21 (2011), she can sing. Her voice is amazing. These are generally good songs. It’s an album I’d visit every now and then.

I was originally going to review Siembra, but the generator decided to change its recommendation for this.