Reviews (page 5 of 14)
I've got nothing against Adele. Great voice. Like her as person (from the little bit I know). Enjoy her music in small doses. Her style is just not something I would normally listen to at length. While I was already familiar with many of her songs, this was the first time listening to a full album. It hasn't changed my opinion. Great for one song at a time, but a full album of them just sound too similar and not really my thing.
I have heard songs many great things about how good Adele is, but have never listened to anything beyond her James Bond theme. First of all, yes I can agree that she has a great voice. But as with 90% of pop artists, this is where her talent ends. Once again, like most modern pop artists, the first thing I look at is the the writing credits, and of course every song has one or multiple songwriters attached to it. And when you Google these songwriters, they write for all the big pop albums. But I have complained about this for years, and I will always complain about it, you cant call yourself a singer songwriter, if you don't write all your music, that would make you just a singer. I digress. What really made me laugh was the wiki writeup on the writing process of this album, and how she suffered from writers block, and could not come up with any new ideas. Oh poor Adele. You dont write all of your songs, you always have a team of writers, so how can you complain about writers block. And I laughed out loud with the remark about running out of ideas, well that is because you write about the same subject in every damn song, love, breakup, relationships. What I would give for an original written song by Adele about standing in her kitchen baking cookies! You cant complain about writers block and that you have no new ideas when you sing about the same shit in every song. Rant over! From now on every company manufactured pop album on this list is getting one star. I am giving this one two only because she has a good voice!
Schön
so good
for me it gave too sad vibes
sinceramente? é o menos bom dela eu acho. gosto do 19 e do 21 mas esse é tão... sei lá ela parece velha nele.
um dos meus álbuns favoritos da década de 2010!!! apesar de ser menos soul que o 21 e extremamente melodramático em alguns momentos – não à toa Adele é trilha sonora de novela – eu nunca me canso dele. tem tantas canetadas incríveis e é tão maduro pra alguém que escreveu as letras aos 25 anos. a única música que eu não ligo muito é remedy. favs: water under the bridge e sweetest devotion
a voz dela é incrível, os arranjos são lindamente orquestrados, mas... não consigo gostar.
Harsh but I just didn’t need to hear about her getting dumped again.
> the Beatles
3/3. This is undeniable. Her vocals are off the charts, the arrangements feel timeless and epic. I’m wasn’t as moved by the more melancholy songs, but for love scorned and love found, she captures it about as well as anyone can.
I think this is a 2.5, but the vocal talent feels illegal to assign a 2 to so it’s probably a bland 3? It’s probably a 2
Adele is just phenomenal. I like 21 a little more and like my review for that album, nothing receives backlash like excellence. And she is excellent. This isn't the style of music I usually pick but I could listen to her sing all day.
Безусловно легендарный альбом
electro pop, she has a fantastic singing voice. the first 2 songs are great then it really falls apart. the whole vibe is just way to sad and sappy for my taste. I am impressed with her vocals, but the music just doesn't do anything for me. I will give it 2 stars just because her voice is that good, but this is an album I will never play again.
Couple of bangers but after that not overly fussed
Álbum incrível. Ouvi algumas músicas na rádio na época. Foi bom conhecer as outras músicas do álbum.
2015 - 2018 weren’t great years for me. Was it because this album was completely inescapable? No, but it certainly didn’t fucking help! I have a hard time respecting Adele as an artist when she makes millions capitalizing on bastardized renditions of heartbreak. The production style feels dated now, thank god. Her performative vocal style is nauseating and the lack of emotional depth in her lyrics is laughable. The only way I could sit through this album was trying to put words to why I have such a strong aversion to her. (Also, I’m not saying she’s an unattractive woman because she’s not, but her album covers are ass.)
Great vocals. Wonderful production. But the songs themselves are just not for me. Had I heard this completely fresh, I might have a slightly higher opinion. But this just brings me back to a time that I simply have no desire to revisit. And that’s a me problem, so I cannot completely blame dear Adele for that.
I was sort of excited to listen to this because there are a few Adele songs I really like. I was disappointed by the non-singles. I absolutely love When We Were Young. The only other song that stuck out to me was Water Under the Bridge. Other than that, kind of plain and same-soundy as all 'diva' radio music.
All the bangers, all the lungs, straight up sanging
This kind of balladry is really not my thing.
everything here is incredible, but almost everything is like a minute too long too
Honestly I can only take about nine ballads in a row (granted some of these aren't ballads but.....they're on thin ice) 2.5
Impeccable recording and production quality and stunning vocals as you would expect. Enough variety to keep it interesting throughout, despite being predominantly sad woman with a piano. I thought the run time was the right length, most of the songs are over 4 minutes but it didn't drag. Just not my kind of thing really and I didn't connect with it emotionally, but I don't think that would ever happen for me with this style of music.
I really liked the ballads, but the other stuff, not so much.
Powerful voice but so much sameness...stopped listening after 4 or 5 songs.
Not her best work
Classique mais même si elle est forte, j'arrive pas, c'est pas trop ma came. Genre c'est triste mais pas de la manière douce et belle que j'aime, ni de la façon déchirante. J'arrive pas à accrocher quoi
Melodic ballads
Great voice, just not a fan of the music
2/5 Songs are well mixed and mastered, but ultimately aren’t interesting musically or lyrically. The general feeling on this album is that of vulnerability, mistrust and hopeless optimism. Adele has a really great voice but I’m totally incapable of relating to the songs on this album.
Found it bit low energy
It was alright. Lots of radio hits. Many of the ballads began to sound the exact same. Defiantly prefer her earlier work.
Badass
Great voice but honestly, this is a very boring album. The tracks aren’t bad individually, but personally, I don’t enjoy listening to piano ballad after piano ballad after piano ballad. If you can sit through this without wanting to explode, I salute you. 2/5
Her voice doesn’t need all of the pop production around it, it takes away from it
First 5/5 for me personally, grew up with this album throughout various stages of my life and it can hit every category you need. Heartbreak, love, loss, childhood. Adele is a powerhouse.
I feel the same as NinaQ... just a blur of sad ballads.
This is a hard one to rate. Her voice is excellent, obviously. The first song Hello is good, even though we've all it heard it a million times. I genuinely like Send My Love. Then the album just becomes a blur of overproduced ballads and it was hard to get into it. Looking forward to her reprise of "When We Were Young" on her 50 album.
Great voice.
i've heard most of these songs before, peak childhood album
Good pop music. Very good voice. Very compressed production.
Heard some tracks. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Dislike - Maybe not outright bad but definitely not my thing. I think 21 should be on this list but I cannot for the life of me see why this has been.
Marcante, e aquela música é muito plágio
Great voice, boring songs.
So great. If there are any 5s on this list, this has to be one of them. And it's not even her best album. The vocals, the melodies, the vivid evocation, the piano, the variety of vibes, the number of stand alone bangers. And she was only 25!!! 5 squared. So yeah it's a 5.
I found the album underwhelming. It's mostly a re-hash of previous albums, with nothing new to say.
When this was released I ignored the hype despite "Hello" being constantly blasted from every speaker for what felt like an eternity. So today was my first time listening to the album in full. If there's this much navel-gazing and wallowing on 25, I hope I'm not around to hear 50. Seriously: Adele, you aren't even a third of the way through your life expectancy. You have so much to live for. Let go. Especially please detach yourself from the enablers that are making you sell this formulaic BS. If you, dear reader, are caught up in the unreachable past as much as Adele is on this album, you have my sympathies and please MOVE ON AND GET ON WITH LIFE.
I know I should like this more, it is an album full of hits. But it just didn't land too hard for me. Maybe I've just heard the songs too often?
Loved this album. I really only knew “hello” but she had plenty of other bangers!
Opnieuw een sterke plaat van deze dame. Ik ben iets minder bekend met de hits deze keer, maar het staat allemaal weer als een huis. Om een hoge score te bereiken vind ik dat een plaat minstens één nummer moet hebben dat echt raakt, en in dit geval is dat 'When we were young'. Wat een dijk van een lied is dat toch.
We kregen eerder al het album 21. Een album met een krachtig begin en een continue kwaliteit. Datzelfde geldt voor dit album. 'Hello' springt er flink uit. De andere nummers klinken allemaal prima, maar trekken net iets minder de aandacht dan de nummers van 21. Ze klinken iets volwassener, maar dat zal iets de maken hebben met de albumtitels. Adele heeft zich iets breder georiënteerd en durft nu bijvoorbeeld ook een jaren '80 geluid neer te zetten (Water under the bridge). Het is nog wel een aardige tussenweg. Ik luister gelijk maar het album 30. Maar daarbij schiet ze wat te ver door en wordt het soms wat te speels en iets vaker te saai.
Adele blijft een van de beste zangeressen van dit moment, misschien wel vergelijkbaar met Whitney Houston uit haar periode en Aretha Franklin voor haar. De muziek die ze maakt, draait daarom wel volledig om haar stem. En dat is misschien dan wel terecht, het wordt er ook iets eentonig van. Stuk voor stuk zijn het prachtige nummers an sich, maar als je een heel album achter elkaar krijgt, dan sneeuwt het ene nummer het andere onder. Maar dat ze kan zingen, dat staat buiten elke discussie. Omdat ik het vorige album al een 3,5 heb gegeven die ik naar boven heb afgerond, rond ik de 3,5 nu naar beneden af. Maar het had net zo goed andersom kunnen zijn denk ik.
Lots of feelings and so obviously, an amazing vocal performance
Solid all the way through. High school nostalgia
Adele has a beautiful voice, and she's a lovely person. Her songs are very emotionally touching and well written. It just is not my jam. I listenednto the entire album to give it a fair shake, and just can't see myself listening again on purpose.
It's alright. Great voice, songs are fine. Weird there are 2 Adele albums on this list
I'm surprised that this one was included instead of 21. I love "Water Under the Bridge", and the rest were generally alright.
What an amazing voice and old soul. Seem crazy that she was so young. The lyrics feel so mature… she has loved deeply, lost, and moved on. I knew the singles but sitting down to listen to the album front to back hits different.
It’s ok.
While this isn’t my normal taste I enjoyed the album.
Bigger is not necessarily better. Not sure pop acts like this belong on this list--the whole point of albums like this is to be flavor-of-the-week, no? Woman has a voice though.
I know she’s talented and has a distinctive voice, but I find this brand of Maudlin lost love droning extremely tedious.
I was up in my office listening as Marianne played this downstairs. It's difficult to put into words how I feel when Adele's music plays. I don't want to feel this way.
I couldn’t get through the whole thing. She uses the same vocal techniques in almost every one of her songs, and for all the applause she gets as a singer, her range is really limited. The material isn’t half bad, but there’s only so much Adele I can take. (She does have one of, if not the, best Bond songs, so there's that.)
I prefer when she was rolling in the deep and not belting ‘em out with such drama. Empty
Holy shit this woman sings. "Heartbreak feels good in a place like this." Water Under the Bridge feels like the encapsulation of everything on this one. It balances the ache of a breakup with optimism and hope, and guides us all the way from the initial hurt to the mountain climbing "I've got this, I'm stronger" feeling without saying it directly to you. Her voice carries every emotion in one song. How?! I think what's so impressive about this album is how it doesn't ever go so far that you are overwhelmed. The slower (Hello, Love in the Dark) ballads are balanced with Adele's vocals, as well as beautiful arranged strings and piano. Million Years Ago gently lean into European style guitar while still feeling authentic to her voice, which remains the centerpiece.
I love this album. I remember getting it on vinyl and being blown away by how beautiful it was.
Only liked a couple songs. The ballads got repetitive. Fav: sweetest devotion (banger)
こういう音楽の何が好きではないかを考えてみたけど、歌唱力のあるソロボーカリストに用意された、歌を強調するための楽曲というものが、めちゃくちゃ退屈なんだと思う。
incredible
good but boring
Not my thing. She has a great voice but the song writing seems like it doesn’t catch her essence. Million Years Ago and Sweetest Devotion were alright. The lyrics are sometimes cheesy. Overall would not listen to again.
love her voice, like the record, it works. love in the dark was my favvv
the other one was better.
An okay album, not for me, not sure I love an entire album that is a ballad. But she’s very talented.
beautiful album, revised to it today, so it felt peaceful
Not the best collection of songs from Adele. Her other album, also on the list, is much more inspired. This feels less enticing than her earlier records. 6/10 [DROP]
Much better than I thought on the first pass. Quite listenable, I never really gave her much of a chance but will come back to this one. 3.5 stars. What a voice.
The rating is already in the name of the album?
I just don’t like it
I was surprised by how many songs I already knew! Adele’s voice is just out of this world and I hope somebody eventually treats her right 😫
Adelee 😭😭❤️ but also i would only listen to like three of the songs in this album so -1star
It's great that a lot of people have this as their favorite music. I love it when people enjoy things.
favorite - sweetest devotion 7/10
очевидно, что альбом популярный и iconic. но чтобы получать удовольствие от прослушивания надо разделять те же эмоции, что и адель - поэтому он пока не для меня
Incredible vocals. Too pop for everyday listening. But still 8/10 album
I liked it, there some songs that aren't my favourite but she has a good voice so i don't mind.
Well is has a bangers and ofcourse, Adele's voice is etheral. But there is a reason why 21 is still in every record store en 25 is not and it is felt too.
was gonna be 4 stars but then love in the dark/ million years ago came on. fuck.
Clearly very good if you like this sort of thing, not for me.
3.5
Great voice, total snoozefest
Poor woman has never gotten over anything in her life
I could understand really liking this album if you were in your feels. I Twas not.
Great voice. Some great tracks.
Oh my god, connected with my inner white girl. Always though Adele was just pop idol who sang about her exes but this was an amazing album - big sounds and powerful lyrics 9/10
Unreal voice, was surprised how much I liked the album
3.0 stars I was expecting more. I've loved the singles I've heard from her over the years. she's got an amazing voice but these songs didn't really hit with me. Favorite songs: Hello & Sweetest Devotion
Well, i love myself some Adele to dramatise my bus rides but i must admit this is not even her best album
Elle chante certes bien, mais ce n'est vraiment pas ma came
Ridiculously talented vocalist, but I can only take so much of a whole album of nothing but dramatic songs about relationships. Can begin to sound the same.
Her voice is powerful and clear like water. But the album felt like a pot of water I was watching intently, waiting for it to boil.
I can hang with 21. This - I just can't. Too many similar sounding ballads that share a nearly identical sentiment - a sentiment that has been shared many times before with nothing to make them stand out. Her voice is great and all but I just feels so smooth here with no grit. That being said - what the hell was I doing at 25?
amazing
Sad white girl bangers tbh…
Good , yearning and feels . The songs have good compositions
this will be SO good when I'm older
Added some more songs to my favorites. Giving it a 5 because remembering when my son was a teenager singing Hello in a death metal voice will always make me laugh.
maneirinho. tem uns hits babadeiros. escutei enquanto pintava as unhas.
Not great
You could never go wrong with mother Adele I didn’t actually listen to the whole Blum but it’s truly such a beautiful and accurate presentation of love
ja ne, die klavier "solos" waren noch mein lieblingsteil von den Songs. In 2023 hab ich Adele echt viel gehört, auch das Album. Aber inzwischen ist es echt nicht mehr meins.
Great voice but not my thing
Man there was one song that sounded straight up like something from a commercial. Still I feel it would be wrong to give it 2. Even though its not something I would listen to normally, some of the songs were not half bad
Adele's "25" gets generated to me on the first day of 2026. What sort of cruel, twisted irony is this? I had the entirety of last year to get this album. It would have been perfect if I got it yesterday. But no. Big 1001 is laughing at me. Annoyances aside, I've always loved Adele. Some of my first memories of music was when my mum would play Adele when I was a lot smaller when making a lovely spaghetti bolognese, so this brought back some nice nostalgia. Adele's voice is phenomenal, and this album has some underappreciated bangers alongside ones I've never heard before. I Miss You was a great surprise. It is rather one-dimensional and there are a couple of songs in here that aren't as good. Adele is one of those few exceptions where I'd look to listen to individual songs of hers rather than a full album. Definitely on the higher side of 4.
The high production value stands out but I think that’s what turned me off. I prefer her first album, where’s she raw and a bit rough around the edges.
Nostalgic music for me, there were many songs that I recognized from the radio growing up. Adele has an incredible singing voice and style, and the songwriting definitely takes care to highlight Adele’s vocals. Hearing more unfamiliar songs gave me the ability to listen to this era of Adele uncolored by nostalgia/history, but I think the stronger tracks were the ones that became the most popular.
So melodramatic. Would probably enjoy it more if I were a depressed person.
reminds me of my sorority songs - always great
Not really my bag. She is extremely talented but just really not my thing.
2.5
Wonderful voice
A no skip album
Classic - 9/10
So so so nostalgic All of her singles were absolute bangers Imagine being able to sing and write like that at 25 wow!!!
What a voice.
Never really got Adele. Just so boring
Great vocals. I knew the opening track and that might be the only song I had ever heard. I wouldn't be against listening to this album again. The hype for Adele is too much... similar to Taylor Swift. Is it great or just overly hyped. I didn't cringe at anything on this album and will dive a beat deeper to know what the songs are about.
de facto, a dele é uma boa artista e o álbum está um bom álbum mesmo não sendo muito do meu gosto musical
The two 2010s albums from Adele are very good. Plenty of hit tracks and is certainly a well crafted record that's also very, very popular.
Adele – 25 (2015) ist das dritte Studioalbum der britischen Sängerin Adele. Die Aufnahmen entstanden zwischen 2013 und 2015 in mehreren Studios, darunter AIR Studios, British Grove, Metropolis Studios, Dean Street Studios, The Church (alle London) sowie Vox Studios und Glenwood Place Studios (Los Angeles) und MXM Studios (Stockholm). Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album im Spannungsfeld von Pop und Soul, mit klarer Betonung auf ruhigen, vokalgetragenen Stücken. Adeles Stimme steht fast durchgehend im Mittelpunkt, die Arrangements bleiben zurückhaltend und dienen vor allem der emotionalen Ausarbeitung der Texte. Zu den besonders bekannten und stilprägenden Songs zählen „Hello“, „When We Were Young“, „Send My Love (To Your New Lover)“, „Water Under the Bridge“ und „All I Ask“. Inhaltlich setzt sich 25 mit Rückblicken, Reifeprozessen und persönlichen Beziehungen auseinander. Im Vergleich zum Vorgänger wirkt das Album weniger dramatisch, dafür kontrollierter und reflektierter. Insgesamt ist 25 ein geschlossenes, konsequent umgesetztes Pop‑Soul‑Album, das auf Kontinuität statt Experimente setzt und Adeles Stärken klar ausspielt.
In a nutshell: soulless. This was the prime opportunity for Adele to try something new with her strong soulful voice and her arrangements. But she chose the safe route, which is more commercially viable and BORING. You only need to hear one single from previous albums 19 and 21 to get an idea of what she is capable of. Sorry, babes. Overall: 2/10
If you ;like screeching women, this is for you. I don't.
Perfeito
She’s got a great voice and if piano ballads are your thing, this is for you. Unfortunately it’s not my thing and this album is not for me.
com a adele, não tem erro. a voz dela é linda e as letras são muito bonitas. já conhecia a maioria das músicas, mas nunca tinha parado para escutar ele completo e fico feliz por ter escutado as músicas em sequência. muito bom!
Genuinely one of the best albums ever created, and like the way she just manages to encapsulate every emotion into each of her songs, its just perfect.
Still a classic
Her albums are all good. This one has a few couple good songs
Decent modern pop record with Adele’s powerful, earnest voice.
Absolutely sensational in all aspects, great vocals and the thematic content is excellent. Masterpiece.
Classic tunesd
It was interesting for the first 1 min and 15 seconds. Who told the girl she sounds good when she adds volume to her voice? She doesn't 'sing' at high volume, she 'shouts' and forces here voice. There is a difference. Wikipedia describes her as a 'mezzo-soprano'; much laughter. Go and listen to some proper mezzos, Cecilia Bartoli, Ann Hallenberg, Adèle Charvet... Track 2. Why is she singing with a distinctly US accent? Apparently she's one of the 'world's best selling artists'. Fair enough. The Toyota Corolla is the world's best selling car. I have no desire to drive a Corolla. or listen to more of this generic, predictable pop. Included solely on the basis of sales? I can think of no other reason. Technically the recording clips quite badly. Hire a decent sound engineer while you're at it. I am sure she can afford it. 2/5
This was actually really enjoyable. I guess I was in the right mood today. And don’t worry, I know how much we all love Adele, but I do wonder which album of hers will really be The One that sticks historically. Today my bet is on this one.
I think the biggest hit on here is Hello, and really the song I heard the most in the wild from this album. However it is not at all the headliner for me when lined up to the rest of the songs. I was incredibly surprised by how good the other songs were on here that weren’t massive commercial hits. Just great vocals, great production, great pop.
It's classic Adele.
love
Mum used to play this CD in her car all the time. Forgotten how much I loved this album. Many many memories of long car drives flooding back. What a voice she has!
почти живая классика
obvious banger la queen a mangé et left no crumbs quoi grammy winning album ouais allez
Uhhhh... Ok. Prvi je bil itak hit takrat ("Hello"), kul komad, poje itak noro. Drugega tud poznam, ampak se ne spomnim a je bil single (bil, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"). Čist fletn, catchy. Ok, te k so bli singli so vsi catchy in dobri ("When We Were Young" in še "Water Under the Bridge"). "River Lea" mi je tud kul. Hm, ok. Morm rečt, da me je presenetil. Več mi je blo všeč, kokr sm mislila, da mi bo. Nekak sem šla v album prepričana, da bo vse kar ni blo single dolgočasno - ampak sploh ni.
Er mitt à milli hvort ég eigi að gefa henni 3 eða 4 því að adele er þrusu söngkona og sýnir það vel en mörg lögin eru ekkert sérstök og hálf óþjál textasmíð á köflum
Topparnir eru geggjaðir! Það koma samt lög hérna sem eru miðlungs. Solid fjarki, en get ekki splæst í fimmuna í þetta skipti.
Very strong vocals. Brings some talent back to pop music. Some very strong song writing by other artists.
Love Adele but this isn’t my favorite album of hers
Zu viel heulender Gesang
I prefer Adele’s earlier music, but this is still lovely.
She has such a strong powerful voice, and it was fun listening to an album that i've heard other stuff of of 6.5/10
Nunca la había escuchado. Realmente me parece todo muy bien hecho y su voz no me resulta desagradable como creía. Pero no me transmite nada, me parece música ambiente de calidad.
It is a pretty standard pop album. I like the "epic" sound that Adele has. Everything sounds grand. The later part of the album I liked more, the singles are good but I associate them with memes so it is hard to take seriously.
So like she was going through a divorce with this one yeah? Cause there is a lot of miss the old times songs. Makes me think of thousands of divorced moms just belting this album out in their cars on the way to get Starbucks. She has talent though. Her voice is beautiful I just feel that all the songs are alike. I'd like to see her do something wild and push it. I will listen to more of her stuff because of this album though.
The bottom line is that this album is just not as good as 21. If you want to listen to an Adele album, 21 is the one you should listen to, unless you are a major fan I guess. When We Were Young is kinda an all timer though.
white noise
hello
active gym listening - not right mindset. great for listening while playing spire or something tho :)
Adele is so good. All bangers. Lots of songs I already knew on this one, but a handful of new to me. River Lea was so good, adding to my rotation. I could listen to this album over and over. 8/10. favorites - Send My Love (To your new lover) - When we were young - River Lea Interesting wiki facts:
Remember liking this more when it came out. Still some standout songs though 2.75/5
her voice is so good
She is an EXCEPTIONAL singer, and there are a couple catchy songs on here, but this sort of 2010's pop just makes me nauseous. The production is tight and well-mixed, but so boring. Overall, actually kind of hard for me to listen to.
This album is already embedded in my subconscience
Was never super into her music but it's nostalgic to hear from growing up.
Love the music. The lyrics are a bit cringe for a 25 year old, but I'm able to overlook them and focus on the music.
Adele is an incredibly impressive vocalist. I enjoyed listening but probably won't listen again. Just not my go to sound
I never listened to Adele before, aside from "Hello," which was everywhere. I was very impressed. There are songs I'll listen to again. Maybe it just hit me at the right moment, or maybe there's something really there that the entire world figured out before I did.
Very solid album. Liked it better on the second listen
That voice! Somehow still underrated!
As incredible a singer Adele is, there is not much on her 3rd outing that hooks me in like its predecessor. It peaks on the first song and after that its all run of the mill.
I was already familiar with Hello from this album, but the entire album is great. Her voice is incredible, and the songs on here really showcase her talent well. This is not typically something I would choose to listen to, but I enjoyed this enough to add it to the rotation.
Lots of good hits on this one!
Classic album. 10/10
Not my vibe. A lot of the songs sound the same
Adele has a fantastic voice. Hello is a very soulful, booming ballad. Everything else is the most bland, radio filler shite that is not just repetitive, boring to listen to, repetitive, a waste of time, repetitive -- but also feels so fake that it's offensive. Also where the hell is the bass? Why is the piano so exceptionally thin and tinny? I just got good speakers!
2.5 not for me
Fire
Musically nothing special, I suppose if you like her voice it's ok but for me it was just a showcase for a style of singing that does not appeal, with generic music and unoriginal songs.
Nice voice but the whole thing just feels like a checklist of "add drama" production cliches. And girl does not need more drama; this is her celebrating her 25th birthday by whining for an hour about "how mad I am at getting old" and her high school crushes not working out. Gotta wonder how she feels listening back ten years on, for an album about being old she's probably the thing thats aged the best.
Actually really nice. Kinda sad and wistful, good vocals and mainly piano backing, already knew a few
Full of banners. What a voice.
She got pipes
Very nice for somebody else
This album, for me, is her best. It makes me remember how much I love to sing! Production is kind of flawless - the recognition that Adele's voice pierces through really grand and dramatic production but performs equally well (if not better) with a stripped back and simple instrumental! I love it!!
Hello
Better than Coldplay
Comme je m'attendais: beaucoup de forçage de voix et beaucoup de pleurniche. Je vais être clément par contre, Send My Love est quand même un banger à ne pas piquer des hannetons
Elskeeer albumet her. Mamma hadde det på hele tiden da jeg var liten, hun elsket Adele.
7/10
I could just copy/paste my review for "21" here - boring!
Decent album
Fantastic album
This dude can sing
White women music (positive). I love you Adele, they will never make me hate you.
Amazing start to finish
Pleasant to the ear, but nothing mind-blowing
Great pop vocal album.
Stabil - 3.9
Surprisingly good.. Enjoyed it much more than I expected. Some really cool songs. Doesn't quite flow as a full record for me
this is adele at the peak of her powers, banger after banger, this is my joni mitchell!!!! period!!!!!
omg.................... this came at a time when i needed her the most....... i get intense flashbacks of lying on the ground crying listening to i miss you and all i ask in a loop........... no but why is this album so good? adele's voice always touches my heart and her lyrics are tooo relatable. love is too powerful
Having never listened to this I can say this album slaps. May become a 5/5 on further re listens.
This may have hit better at 27 than it did at 25. There are some skips so I’m giving it 3 stars
Perfect album.
Loved it
Just ok
Not really my type of music, but it's not bad and Adele has a great voice.
Fuck me. Another Adele album? There is absolutely no need for this corporate tested family friendly Asda special price muzak to be here. I;m sure it's big on tik tok with pictures of dog charities or kids looking miserable, but come on. This is just shit. Best Tracks: Hello; Send My Love (To Your New Lover); When We Were Young
Too much of a good thing is possible
#14 Can't help but think of the SNL skit when "Hello" came on 🤭 overall a monumental album for Adele
great
No heart no soul. And I absolutely hate her guttural voice.
This was ten years ago now. Good Lord….. She has a great voice. She can whisper and she can belt. Her voice sits in a really nice range, as well. Gritty tone when she wants it. “Hello” doesn’t do it for me. “Send my love” sounds like someone else- ??? Oh god is it IMAGINE DRAGONS??? MIA? Or even worse- both? Argh. Maybe “Girls Chase Boys?” "I Miss You" has that weird, halting beat that sounds like it's off but it isn't - turns out to be a fine song. Then the album gets a bit gray and mushy for me - the middle of this record isn't bad just not particuarly memorable. Then - the last three songs things really picked up. I loved "All I Ask" and "Sweetest Devotion" especially. Not sure why they saved the best two songs or last but they did. "25" definitely feels like a sophomore slump album (yes - I know - it's her 3rd). You spend your whole life writing the songs for your first album (or two, in this case) and then - bam - you're out of ideas. And you make something - but it isn't *quite* as good as your previous efforts. It's fine, but it feels like there was a better album before this one.... THREE STARS
im so sorry adele, you seem like a nice lady, but i cannot take any of these songs seriously. theyre either so dull or just goofy.
Didn't listen not my thing
Setting: DCS Airport, 8:45 am. Cold, but sunny. I'm trying to give this an honest listen, but it's a rough go. I'm a bit shocked to hear this is closer to Imagine Dragons in production and songwriting. I was hoping for something a bit more soulful, but this has all the markings of a profit-driven drivel written to be played in supermarkets and animal rescue commercials. Occasionally, the production offers tiny surprises and hidden elements. But when every song repeats its anthemic chorus 6 times in a 3 minute span, the whole experience grows tiresome. It's just absolutely soulless.
Killer voice. This is my second album of hers, and it again feels like the age she claims to be on the album name is just a made-up number. The topic and musicality always seem like they should be coming from someone 10-20 years older. Having heard these only on the radio, the production on the album itself really comes across (credit to Apple lossless). Really enjoyed it, 4* Highlights: hello, send my love
- "girl with piano and a lot of reverb" is a whole genre, but Adele is arguably the queen - at one point, my three roommates in college were all playing this song at the same time while in their respective rooms, so my perspective going in was not positive. however, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would - as I'm not 25 anymore, the lyrics were a little melodramatic, but I'm sure I would have resonated with them in some way if I was more into dramatic pop music at the time (or now) - still, a solid effort that did seem to speak to a lot of people at the time. if the radio hadn't overplayed so many of these songs a decade ago, I might have called myself an almost-fan
Two British women revitalized vocal soul in the 21st century: Amy Winehouse and Adele. I appreciate their work of 'blue eyed' soul so much, following Aretha and Dusty. I can listen to this over and over. 5/5
It’s fine but mostly basic pop. Her voice is truly amazing but she refuses to be interesting with it
Franchement pas mal, belle voix mais ça m'a pas touché du tout
Pas mon style
Wow la voix de dingue
Overall enjoyable - more songs than just Hello
Shoulda been “21.” My respect for Adele is grounded in songs from that time, which my wife and I would play every day to get psyched up on the way to work. I remember feeling a little let down when “25” came out and I guess I still feel that way. There’s no denying the power of the opening track “Hello” … it shows she’s the undisputed master of a certain mood, but it’s not a mood I seek out from music very often. So I kind of get lost in the other tracks that reflect that. I liked the theme and sounds of “River Lea” and “A Million Years Ago”’… but honestly if this comes on I’ll probably switch to her other albums or songs. That probably doesn’t sound like a four star review, but it feels impossible to rate Adele lower. If I had no idea about her other work this might have been a three
She’s got the pipes, no argument. But the material is weepy and a bit boring. How many times can a heart be broken? I guess for Adele, 25 and counting.
I was not very excited to listen to this one. With that being said, it’s really not bad by any means. 25 is a pleasant listen mostly due to the very safe pop formula and Adele’s vocal talents. My biggest gripe is that this kind of music is uninspiring and doesn’t lend to much replay value.
Not a fan of this one
Адель молодец, но слушать этот зычный протяжный ГОЛОСИЩЕ под конец альбома уже становится тяжко, хотя он и крутой, и мощный, и так далее...
She has better albums
4/5
I‘ve never listened to Adele‘s 25. I love love 19 and also enjoy 21 (or is it 22?). This was so viral that I kind of refused to listen to it. Her voice is so beautiful and really mature. When we were young is so beautiful. How cute of her to feel like that at 25. Or mature? I was useless at 25. It’s pretty, lots of big emotions. Still prefer 19.
Great singer. Not as many good songs as on 19.
SO GOOD
Hardest part of listening to this album is that I just want to hear Hello on repeat
I knew it was going to be a great follow-up to the prior Adele album I already encountered so far, but it still managed to exceed my expectations. Excellent record!
the first act of this is some of adele’s best. i think this is both Not how i’m feeling as 25 approaches, and Not what i needed today as i am feeling sad at the moment
It’s just boring to me. It’s a deeper Mariah Carey, but without the fun.
Love this album
These songs are super nostalgic for me. This felt like one of the last major albums before the big sea change in my life in 2016. Going back to 25 after a decade with the lyrics about aging and forgiving past wrongs just makes it hit all that harder. It makes me reflect on where I was, where I am now, and how much I’ve grown. One things for sure, I’m not getting any younger. This has my favorite Adele song (When We Were Young).
Whilst Adele can certainly sing her voice is not really my jam. I enjoyed the plodding/brooding melodrama of Hello - but everything else was very vanilla X-Factor ballads. Lyrically its pretty dumb and thematically its all very samey about the one that got away. Perhaps by the time we get to 50 Adele will have a bit more range in what she writes about.
I'll admit I'm not cool. I'll also admit, a bit more sheepishly, I quite like Adele. Maybe a 'best of' would work best as some of these songs run into each other a little much. 21 her best album?
Not meant for me, but for 5 years you couldn’t escape Hello and Send My Love- and maybe there is a good reason why. When we were young makes me want to gouge my ears out though. First half way way stronger than 2nd.
While I think she got closer to something strong on this than she did with 21, there's still a pretty bad pacing issue with this album. She's still very ballad heavy, and on the one hand I get it, ballads are where she can sing the most. But listening to that many in a row is just not the best experience. Still some really strong highlights though. Favorites: Hello, Send My Love (To Your New Lover), Million Years Ago
I have a lot of admiration for Adele. Her music has had such a profound impact on so many people and she's immensely talented, and she came by her success honestly. I had small children in the Adele era and her music was omnipresent at that time - so I have a lot of positive memories attached to her music, especially the album "21". I had forgotten that this album dwelled so much (and so monolithically) on her heartbreaks and the massive life transitions she was experiencing. I suspect this album spoke (and still speaks) to a lot of people, but it wasn't written for me; which of course is totally fine, but I can't really connect with it. I think it is fair to say this album accomplishes what it sets out to accomplish and does it reasonably well. Personal preferences aside, I think it is also fair to critique the album for being too one-note - more musical risk taking, and more translation of her personal experiences into more universal themes would have been lovely. Lyrically its all too literal, and after a while the music just gets so dreary and monotonous. I wish the strong personal experiences she wanted to work through and express had led to more artistry and creativity, frankly.
Day 127 First listen- What a gorgeous album! Her voice is absolutely majestic and the melodies are chef's kiss. (4/5)
miss adele already know most of these songs just by listening on the radio wish i would've listened to this album when i was 25 but here i am, freshly 28 giving it a shot i think this album was really going for commercial success which is why it's a bit mid and i think even adele knows this... and why some people question where the risk is kind of crazy this is the album that beat Beyonce's Lemonade and while adele really is that girl, i very much so understand why she had the reaction she did when we were young is an all time banger though
Not my favorite by Adele, but still a solid album. When We Were Young is a stand out.
Didn't realize how many songs I knew from this album. It's a good one. Like it better than 21.
This is the best album from Adele the singer. "When We Were Young" might be her best song. It's lyrically, musically, emotionally, creating a scene that's personal yet relatable. It's specific and intimate, but still draws you in and asks you to engage personally. I've never had that experience, but I've have that emotion. The rest of the album feels like she's filling out the test. She aced the class on the midterms. 19 is an intimate open mike, 21 is an emotional powerhouse, and 25 is fine. Hello wants to be Someone Like You, and Send My Love and Water Under the Bride want to be power anthems without selling the power. It's got a few great deep cuts, like Million Years Ago or All I Ask, but as an album, I'd rank this last of her first three. And yet, it's Adele. Her worst song would be an album gem for damn near anyone. Again, I think this is her weakest album, and yet...
Adele!!! The vocals are on point, transcendent at times. Generational talent!!
5/10
Not as good as her earlier stuff but still some bangers on there
I don’t listen to a lot of Adele. She’s not my favorite artist. Her voice is cool, but this is not an album nor artist that I resonate with. I remember vibing to Rolling In The Deep though. But I find her music to be too depressing and somber for my taste. So I’ll give her a 2 as she is talented, but this is not for me.
Her smoky voice is really fascinating. I genuinely think so. But, strangely enough, I didn’t feel very drawn to this album. Maybe it’s just a matter of taste. If I had an amazing voice like hers, I think I’d want to explore very different kinds of music.
I've already listened to his album (30). It's not 21 but it still slaps. I have great memories of this album.
Her third album. Pop. Hello is a really big opening track. Fantastic. Adele's voice is just great and it hits hard. When We Were Young is also one I like. The rest of the album stays in that safe 'Pop' lane. I am left wishing she'd take more risks both musically and with the subject matter. Unbelievably talented, safe.
desculpa adele esse aqui é mto ruim
pior que o 21 eu boto fé de tá aqui porque até a minha irmã era obcecada naquele album. agora esse aqui? sei nao... eh bem produzido e a voz dela eh boa né. mas só isso. bem chatim e sem graça.
Stunning voice, stunning pop. Some skips.
Excellent. Great vocalist
No
Tricky... Amazing voice and production and the first half is 5 stars... But it does get boring towards the end, as it keeps bringing up the same sad ballads... This brings it down, but not by much.
5 stars, no notes!
Ещё один поп-блокбастер.
Naaah, jednak tylko single. Wspaniały wokal, ale kompozycje banalne
Removed Album #18 (List: https://pastebin.com/cSThNiK9) Hey, another snubbed pick. This time it's Adele whose on the chopping block, having had both of her albums mercilessly struck from future editions of the book. How tragic. Anyways, time for yet another contempop album, this time twenty-six albums after the previous one. Normally I would malign these contemporary picks, though I appreciate these albums as an opportunity to unwind (even if my review of Taylor Swift's 1989 album occupied way too much of my time). I probably know a respectable number of Adele songs thanks to radio osmosis, though the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Skyfall. I can see the niche Adele occupies in the normiesphere, though I've always had a slightly unfavourable impression of her, truth be told. The deep vocal style is deeply restrictive and immensely boring, and I'm not a fan of the needless dramatism and vapid introspection which surrounds her public image. That being said, I've never engaged with Adele's music all that closely, so I can forego being a cynical twat on this occasion. Yeah, it's Adele. Perfectly fine adult contemporary music, though there isn't much in here for me to latch onto underneath the hood. I can commend Adele's singing - she's a pretty distinctive vocalist. I'm not a fan of this modern singing style where vocalists go bonkers and oscillate between every pitch in the singing book, but I can admire the fact that she pulls of this brand off singing well. The instrumentals are also solid, if superficially appealing. I've heard "Hello" before. It's a fine song. Good vocal melody during the chorus, and the adult contemporary instrumental is archetypical, but decent. The high notes near the end of the song do not land, however. "Send My Love" is another heard-beforer, though I didn't know this was an Adele song. It sounds like it came out a little earlier than it did. Anyways, it's also a solid track. The plucky acoustic instrumental makes for some easy listening, and the songwriting is, again, very adept during the chorus. I've also heard "When We Were Young" before. It's solid. I'm always a sucker for the piano, and those backing vocals during the latter-half of the song is good. "Water Under the Bridge" is my pick for the best song on the album (I've also heard it before, unsurprisingly). Again, the plucky guitars give the song a nice sound, and the song has the best vocal melody during the chorus. The bridge in the latter half of the song is pretty good, too. Alright, book time. I gotta bust out my shitty 2016 edition pdf which takes forever to load. First album to sell three million in a week. Danger Mouse was one of the songwriters on this, which is surprising. "Authentic", which is bullshit for a slam dunk pop album. "...the most powerful singer of her generation and a savior of the medium that this book celebrates". These curators sold the fuck out. Anyways, I'm not convinced yet. Over to Wikipedia I go. "Hello" was an international chart-topper and the fastest-selling digital single. Best-selling album of 2015. Kind of brought back the album era. Award-winning. Record-breaking tour. Modest critical reception. I always thought Taylor Swift was the alpha female of contemporary pop music, but I guess Adele completely blows her the fuck out. Anyways, all of the reasons I'm getting for why this album is in here comes down to money, money and money, which is likely the reason as to why it was removed from future editions of the book. I cannot be bought out, and this album shall be rightfully placed into the woodchipper where it belongs. In place of this album, I humbly submit Recommended Music by Halcali for inclusion on the list.
Amazing
not bad
I simply ADORE Adele's voice and the whole album was better than I remembered.
Any list of Britain's top 10 singers of all time could credibly include Adele, and I'm sure more than a few would put her at number 1. As a young woman stil she still has a huge career ahead. But here in 25 we already see the raw talent of 19 now maturing. Hello is so powerful and soulful. When We Were Young doubly so.
not a fan
"Hello"?.....More like GOODBYE!!!!
Zzzzzzzz
it was okay, i can see why it was so popular. It’s just not for me. this album was very of the era though sooo…5/10
Wow, i think ive heard every song on this album before. I just wasnt bothered. Still isnt.
Same stuff as her previous album on this list. Over emotional adult oriented pop music and these songs have been written many times before. Not my stuff.
Too polished
She is an excellent singer, and her albums are beautifully produced. I have to say, I really enjoyed this — particularly a few tracks that stood out, and the overall impression is rather grand and dramatic.
Amazing vocalist, with soul grabbing stories. Production values through the roof, this truly wakes up my audio gear; it's like she is singing right next to me in a huge studio space, the players are there but way out there. Sadly this type of music isn't really my jam. While I enjoy the whole as a masterful product of the music industry machine, mainstream pop music doesn't really work for me.
#168/1001. Hello from the other side - from the listener side. I honestly think you have your right to express all your big and sad and awful and disgusting feelings and emotions with your amazing voice, but I feel it is all a bit too much. You know all the emotions sound quite the same, or at least the songs do, I am not sure if singing them aloud helps you or some other listeners or should you perhaps consult a therapist or something. Perhaps you have and there were a lot of things to discuss and a lot of trauma to go through. Yes it does feel sincere here too, but it is not anything I would really need in my life at the moment. Thanks and goodbye.
Everyone knows the blockbuster tracks off “25” but as equally impressive is the fact that the non-single tracks almost all stand as equally strong. Together they all form a deep emotive album of love loss and longing. The only exception is “a million years ago” while lyrically it fits with the rest of “25” sonically it’s soft strumming guitar gives a Spanish vibe that feels out of place
Firstly, Adele’s voice is of course the main draw here. The music that supports it can be a weird mix, oddly flipping between piano balladry and something akin to dance beats, with some sweeping orchestration thrown in for good measure, to varying degrees of success. Lyrics are mainly your typical affair of love and heartbreak. Nothing too memorable.
2.8
Yes Adele is an impressive vocalist, but did this album really need to make this list? It's boring radio music for folks who had teenage pregnancies
Went in skeptical, glad I listened.
Great voice and first few songs are great. Gets a bit weaker down the album
It's good. There are some big hits in there but also some filler. Good background music.
She is undeniably a good singer, but I really didn't find anything interesting
She’s got some bangers and soaring moments but it’s overwhelmingly fine
Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Schon gut, ja.