25

she can sing, but this music is boring

Full of classics

Okaish Pop soul. Tremendous voice but after 21 the bar is high.

Undeniably, Adele is one of the finest vocalists around, and is in contention for top British vocalist of all time in my opinion. This is a good album that showcases her phenomenal ability, but I think it lacks any real depth. There is a lot of sentimentality, which I think one should expect from Adele. I like sentimentality, but only in doses. I think the album bordered on samey at parts. Good Sunday morning listening, I think. The production is good. Highlights: Hello When We Were Young River Lea

nice for the melancholy-minded

Adele’s debut album. Hello is a highlight to start off but find the rest of the album less inspiring. Hard to follow the lead act.

It's not for me. That said, I can see the appeal. If you are a 16 year old girl who is heartbroken after breaking up with their boyfriend of two months, this album is for you. Hits you right in the feels (again, only if criteria mentioned above is met). Adelle is clearly an amazing vocalist, but instrumentally, there is not much going on. Which leads to a snooze fest and all the songs sounding the same to me. But I can recognize the appeal.

Not my cup of tea, a bit samey imo. 2.5/5 stars.

Amazing voice, fab production. It's all just a bit overwhelming in drama and emotion.

Adele is definitely a gifted singer. I love her lower register. I didn't have a problem sitting through this album but it was kind of boring and it's not my kind of thing. This isn't anything I would seek out on my own.

For the record, this album was released when Adele was 25 years old. I've always had mixed feelings about Adele. In one way, she has an excellent singing voice, and is obviously talented. On the other hand, many of her songs tend to "blend in", if you know what I mean. They don't stick out much, and can be a bit boring. This album starts out strong, but unfortunately, dies off as it goes on. It was okay. Favorite Song: "Send My Love(To Your New Lover)".

This is kind of like extreme metal for me: I like it, but there are very few situations where I feel like listening to it. Adele is a great singer who work with talented people. The ideas for the songs are usually pretty interesting, but the ideas are never developed as much as they could have been. The majority of these songs contain about as much creative material as a 30 second section of a Genesis or Yes tune.

I’m happy this was one of the 1001 albums I listened to before I died.

Great voice. Hello was so over played it’s nice to listen to it fresh and remember what a good song it is. I thought it was going to be a 4 until I listened through it and found some of it formulaic compared to 21 or 19

Not my kind of music. Great voice though.

Escuchar este disco de Adele sin haber escuchado el resto es como ver Volver al futuro 3, sin haber visto las primeras dos. Cuando la ves te parece una genialidad, cuando ves las otras dos te das cuenta que son lo mismo. Aunque Volver al futuro 3, para mí, es la mejor este disco de Adele no es el mejor de la trilogía. El mejor es "21", obvio. Este disco carece del factor sorpresa, no tiene ni un solo riesgo y tampoco presenta algún otro punto de vista que no sea el de "mujer que vivió un desamor, procesa su amor en privado y sigue con su vida". Claro que quizás a sus primeros discos la formula le fue de mucho éxito, pero donde esta la dicha de estar enamorado, la de conocer una persona nueva, alguna historia nueva, algo. Claro que la voz de ella es espectacular y con el correr de los discos mejora aún más. Puntos altos: When we were Young (Dios mio hermana, que canción), All i ask (Destreza pura), Millon years ago (un bossa?)

Day 42 - September 9th Not an Adele fan, but there were enjoyable tracks. 3/5

Same old same old, which is great if you like Adele, which I do so yay for me.

Not bad, as to be expected, but emotionally jaded. Would have wished for more joy, silliness, and fun, or even real sadness, desperation, or rage. All I get from this album is a very mature rational distance to all things, very well sung onto uninspiring ballad tunes.

Okay, but I’m not a huge fan of Adele’s voice.

My colleague loves Adele. When 19 came out it was unique and cool and was also my Kate Nash era. Now its fine. She's and incredible singer. But the constant over the top vocal theatrics and sameness just get to be too much. I'll stick to hearing the occasional single and maybe switching channels depending on my mood.

Didn’t really want to listen to this, but she’s got a really good voice!

Undeniably great voice, not super thrilled with the backing music - could have been anything.

Bit dull

She’s a really good singer. But not something I’d put on.

Hello from the other side. I’ve heard Adele’s popular stuff but not much more. I liked it fine but probably wouldn’t actively pursue listening to it

I can't say it was bad; her talent and voice are amazing. It just felt like it was missing something. 3/5

Rating: 6/10 A more poppy album than 21, which is not necessarily a bad thing but definitely sounds more derivative than its predecessor. Adele excels at her trademark soul sound, which this album has but not nearly as much as 21. There are a few fantastic songs here but many that fall flat. Best songs: Hello, Send My Love (To Your New Lover), I Miss You. Worst song: All I Ask.

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Best Song: All I Ask. I like the way she has the piano mirroring parts of her vocal melodies. Worst Song: Sweetest Devotion. Don't know that it's the worst, but it just really didn't need to be here. Overall: She obviously has a powerful and impressive voice, but I found myself sometimes wishing that she reigned it in a bit more. This probably isn't a fair criticism, because that vocal power is a big part of her appeal- and I get it - but sometimes that it felt too repetitive knowing that each song was inevitably going to soar to some towering height. I wish there were a few totally soft-sung songs here to break up the consistency, and let the big songs sound bigger through the contrast. That said, her voice is great and the production is solid throughout.

No es mi favorito.

So many great songs on this album.

Starts really strongly, those first two tracks are superb. But it's all a bit too safe, the songwriting isn't as raw as on previous albums and the ramped up production doesn't help there. Her voice remains absolutely fabulous, but a lot of it, particularly towards the back end of the album, sounds quite samey. Think it merits a 3 given the strength of her voice and a couple of iconic songs, but it's definitely disappointing from someone with her talent.

It's funny to see the Global Reviews whenever you're assigned a pop album. You hardly ever see tepid, lukewarm reviews; it's either a straight 5 or 1. Rarer still are reviews that actually grapple with the music itself. Like many of you, I too had contempt for pop music (back in like, middle school), thinking that it was insipid and craven. And some pop music is, but even then, it still says something about The Times We Live In. Now I find I'm someone who has a hard time keeping up with most pop music, which I realize is to my own detriment. Adele always seemed to be one of the few pop artists that managed to reach across the aisle. That may be due to the aesthetic sensibilities and overt influences found in her earlier records that sought to usher in the 60s jazz-soul resurgence in the early 2000s. '21' - her previous album and the era that truly marked her musical dominance - was rife with this particular sounds that rendered her music as bearing more authenticity than her pop counterparts, at least seemingly so. Like "Rolling in the Deep," "Hello" was a monster of a lead single. I remember this song was absolutely everywhere. Its premiere was like, a massive global event. And truly, everyone loved this song: your mom loved this song, your grandmother loved this song, your boss loved this song. SNL had like 200 sketches about it. Everyone sang "hello from the other siiiiiide!" as a meme for even the most mundane things. It's a powerful single and a powerful way to start the album. Probably a test for a listener to see if you can endure Adele's Whole Vibe, especially on this new record. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" summarizes the album's thesis, which is about living life as someone in your mid-20s, when you start to think "we both know we're not kids anymore." Bruce Springsteen said the same thing on "Thunder Road" and he wrote that song when he was 24. This track has that classic Max Martin bouncy chorus with an effective and catchy breakdown of the words, syllable by syllable. Truly, the rest of the album peters out for me and is nowhere near as consistent as '21.' Some pained singing that at times resonate and at other times feel just screechy. I would point out "A Million Years Ago" as a highlight and man, I do wish Adele would do songs of an understated quality a little bit more. B+

some bangers, extremely popular album

One and a half great songs, and no clunkers, but generally not something I'd put on repeatedly.

Baaarely three stars though. Adele got a tremendous voice (duh) and I like several of the songs, but holy hell does it get weary with how repetitive and melodramatic it is on the subject of love and about aging (from a 25-year-old!).

Great voice. Good songs.

Hello 3.3 Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 3 I Miss You 3 When We Were Young 3.2 Remedy 2.9 Water Under the Bridge 3.1 River Lea 3.1 Love in the Dark 3 Million Years Ago 2.8 All I Ask 2.9 Sweetest Devotion 3.2 Score: 3.045454545

She sold a lot of records, and there are some pretty songs on this album, but I don't really see the appeal. I like much more dynamic music, with rhythm and swing and bass and energy and edge and quirkiness. I can't argue with the musicianship, or production, but it's not for me.

I find it fascinating how Adele begins this album. The opening line, "Hello, it's me," the realm of the character in the song and addresses the listener directly: this is Adele, the powerhouse, the voice of heartbreak. Overall, I really enjoyed this album, but I don't see a coherent concept that justifies releasing a whole album instead of just singles. Still, solid.

Damn, some pipes on Adele. Okay, so I’m a hater, sop-pop is garbage, no one can change my mind. I thought this list was made in 2005 so was surprised to see Adele’s mug staring into my soul first thing in the morning. That’s my take anyway, but 50,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong. This album and these songs were on everyone’s ears and everyone’s mouths growing up, a massive impact on the charts gan dabht. I didn’t absolutely hate it, just does nothing. The backing music in the finale, The Sweetest Devotion, was pretty sweet. A Million Years Ago

looking at the writers' credits for this album was an education in the who's who of pop production. Max Martin, Greg Kurstin, Bruno Mars, even Rick Rubin who was unimpressed by an earlier version of the album. Following up 19 (my personal favourite of hers) and 21 was always going to be difficult, and Adele claimed she suffered writer's block for years. Working with those at the forefront of pop production always helps! But ultimately I think this falls a bit flat compared to her older stuff. Less soul behind it. Of course, vocal performance as always was stunning, but it was brought down by "safe" songwriting and an overly-pop feel (I understand why she went further down that route though - the album was credited with saving the pop music industry the year it came out!). Also interesting to note that all the other big names in pop music (apart from Coldplay) rescheduled release dates to avoid chart competition with Adele. Some power! Favourite songs: When We Were Young (co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr.) Love in the Dark (co-written with Samuel Dixon) Million Years Ago (co-written with Greg Kurstin) All I Ask (co-written with Bruno Mars and his entourage - and it indeed sounds like a quintessential Bruno Mars song...) Sweetest Devotion (co-written with Paul Epworth, some nice instumentals on this one) I hope that this is not the only Adele album they chose for this list. If it is, I really wonder why 19 or even 21 weren't chosen instead. 3.3*

i liked it but it wasn’t all that i hoped

Not a huge fan of this kind of pop ballad-y type of stuff. But give Adele credit for an amazing performance

Well produced pop music. She’s got a great voice, but all songs are pretty similar. Hope she gets a good boyfriend and heals her heart soon

Nice voice. lame songs

This album came out during my junior year of high school (probably the worst year of my entire life) so returning to it is interesting. I’m not old enough to be able to associate most of the other albums on this list with a specific time in my life. I was surprised how “meh” this album is. Adele is an incredible vocalist, but much of the music on this album sounds like royalty free travel vlogger music. I feel like 21 is a much better Adele album, so if this is her only entry on the list, I’m surprised this is the one they went with.

A classic

it’s a decent pop record with meh production

I've always been a fan of Adele, and this album is probably her best. She is a vocal powerhouse, no doubt. I'm not convinced she is musically notable or brings much innovation.

Adele has a great voice, but after several songs I can't handle the intense vibrato

Adele has such a great voice, but her music just comes across as a bit boring to me. Send My Love and Water Under the Bridge both slap, but the ballads just sort of run together for me.

Hello is a really good song. Well written , engaging lyrics and performed super well. Since that song was ubiquitous when it came out, I don’t think I really listened to it. Really subverts expectations The rest of the album is ok, not much my style.

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Hello, it's me, writing a review. Adele is such a solid singer. I remember walking around griffith park one day and thought someone was blasting Adele on the loudspeaker but she was actualy doing a soundcheck for her PBS special live. Her voice was so good I thought it was a professional recording. Now the stories over and onto this record. I think it's pretty good. I'll always be nostalgic for 21 since that's the one I remember loving but otherwiseeeeeeeee it feels like a rehash of that style. Some epic florence and the machine style instrumentation, some classy singer songwriter stuff. Remedy and All I Ask are cool. She carries it really with her voice for better or worse.

okay so this was a difficult one to rate because i really thought that it was excellent musically and lyrically and those typical marks of a good album but i just didnt enjoy it one of the most prominent examples of music i know is good but dont like and i completely understand anyone who thinks this is a 5 star album because it has everything for that i am just not a fan i think i would like to listen to more just to make sure i feel this way about adele as a whole and not just this album

Not sure if her other albums are on this list (yet) but this isn't my favourite of her's. She's still so talented but this one is kind of boring.

I listened to it. I didn't love it. I just didn't fell that it spoke to me.

I liked this a lot better than I thought I would. 3

Obviously carried by Adele's vocal performances but becomes way too repetitive, making it a little annoying to get through.

Voimapoppia valtavilla palkeilla. Jylhää on! 3/5

Tää oli yllättävän kelpo

Ihan kelpo pop-levyhän tämä. Vähän itseään toistava mut menköön nyt kolmosella eteenpäin.

first listen in entirety. But I felt like I knew all the songs already anyway. It's good, very solid and enjoyable. Not sure if I'll ever come back to it tho.

Disappointing, quite boring and repetitive despite some incredible performances.

This sounds so much like 21 I had to make sure I had not already listened to this one.

I mean I like Adele and all but this one is a little hard to get through for me. Not quite jiving with me.

I liked 21 a lot more, defiantly had its moments but didn’t live up to 25

B Hello 3 Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 4 I Miss You 3 When We Were Young 4 Remedy 3 Water Under The Bridge 4 River Lea 3 Love In The Dark 4 Million Years Ago 4 All I Ask 4 Sweetest Devotion 3 Always been my least favorite Adele album. Too mainstream.

Surprisingly disappointed. Nothing really hit me. Love in the Dark was good tho. River Lea is fine. Then Hello is Hello, but that’s it. All I Ask is hard tho, might be better than Hello. But album over all I kinda expected better. Ok Sweet Devotion is amazing, way better than Hello. Fuck these last few tracks saved the album.

as far as pop music goes, this one wasn't too bad. Hard to listen to it all at once since she's always belting out the lyrics.

Hello Send My Love (To Your New Lover) When We Were Young Water Under The Bridge River Lea

Generational Voice and Hello will always be timeless but entire thing is not really my style and is corny at times

No es 19 ni 21 pero bueno tiene buenas power ballads y eso lo que Adele puede ofrecer

I mean, if you like big voices and power ballads, but I can only take so much.

She's certainly got an impressive set of pipes on her. But other than her singing voice, I find the music a bit unmemorable.

Great vocalist

You can’t deny the quality here, but it’s not my cup of tea

Adele has a beautiful, unique voice, but for some reason I don’t really like her songs. I can’t put my finger on why, but I always feel as though her voice is being underutilized. Maybe the songwriting is just bad and she needs better songs. Also, maybe don’t sing so much lamenting your youth when you’re only 25.

A technical marvel voice that doesn't catch me to the dizzying hype heights.

Adele is always pretty great vocally, but the question is, are the hooks there? Not too many here, but the ones that are are pretty great.

The third of her four albums which, in my opinion, get gradually worse. She clearly has a wonderful voice, but the songs feel a bit "play it safe", and don't do much apart from show off her pipes. She had so much potential on her first couple of albums, and it just all feels quite "corporate" by this point. Doesn't help that she had such bother with her voice I suppose, and she has had (and will continue to have) a great career, but I was kind of expecting more from her, in terms of how good she could have been. Sometimes the 'music' as an art can be secondary to the 'business' side of the music business. The story of Adele should be a cautionary tale, but I worry some young artists will see "selling more records" as better than "making the best records you can". Judged solely on its merits, it probably deserves 4 stars, but based on how much I loved her first album (and liked her second), she should have been making 5 star albums by this point!

Very good songs, but very repetitive

I did not expect to like this album as much as I did. Love surprises like this!

A couple of real bangers here (hello, send my love) and i think it’s overall a nice album, but it’s not genre I particularly am drawn to. Probably wouldn’t listen start to finish again.

I liked 19 and 21 very much. This one is not as good. Not really bad, but not list worthy. Favorite song: Send My Love.

After being surprised by how much I liked 21, 25 was a bit more predictable. Sure it was about heartbreak and yes Adele’s voice was boomeing but it just didn’t have the staying power of her previous album.

Adele does have one of the most distinctive voices of recent years and she has certainly made the most of heartache and relationship challenges. I expected to not really "enjoy" this recording but I came away appreciating her talent. Of course, there isnthe song "Hello" to begin this album. There is absolutely nothing I can say more about this song as there is not a person on earth who has not heard it. A pleasant surprise was the last song on the album, "Sweetest Devotion".

Finishing a great weekend with back to back albums.. first up Adele. Must be said that I appreciate Adele’s thing of naming albums after her age; with the songs telling the story of her life at her current age. Cool stuff! I found the opener overrated when it came out, and I still find Hello a bit anti-climactic and it surprises it was such a big single.. That being said, the 3 track run that follows it (Send My Love, I Miss You, and When We Were Young) are really brilliant - such a powerful voice and great music behind it. Remedy is where things slow down a little but it is still a good listen, definitely demands full listening attention but doesn’t justify having it as much as the previous few songs. Million Years Ago is a good song too. I do think the Adele formula grows a bit stale on me over the course of 11 songs but I think it remains consistently decent - and the quality of tracks 2, 3, and 4 can’t be denied! Very curious to see everyone else’s reviews for this one :)) Favourite track: I Miss You

I really wished I got Adele, for my partner's sake, but she just doesn't really do it for me. It just feels a bit empty to me, despite the subject matter being apparently very emotional. Compare this to Bjorks vespertine for example and they're a world apart. One tugs on the heart strings, this just sits in the background until your realise you're still listening to it. I think I preferred it to her earlier 21 album, but given that was relatively forgettable I'm not too sure.

extremely competent

Her greatest hits album would be a banger.

lots of vocal talent but thats it

Better than expected, Varied,

No denying she has a great voice, but the songs don’t compare to other great singers. It’s not a bad album, it’s just also not particularly an interesting album. Meh.

Adele has a great voice, but most of the songs are a bit vanilla. It makes good background noise, but I doubt I would ever just sit and listen to it.

Mmmm difficult. Adele has undoubtedly got a wonderful voice and the songs are well crafted and produced but...... Listening to 21, 25 and 30 the songs are pretty indistinguishable. There's not really any attempt to try something different.

3.5/5 - I do love Adele but I cannot listen to a lot of slow songs in a row bc it makes me sad Standout tracks: - Million years ago 4/5 - Sweetest devotion 4/5 - All I ask 4/5 (I sobbed)

S’ok

The album has two gears. One where I’m completely in tune with what Adele is singing. The other where I’m not vibing at all. There is no in-between. I still enjoy it more than I don’t. But there are a handful of tracks that are very skippable. 3.5/5

Enjoyed it. Voice is amazing as always. Nothing crazy in terms of creativity, just good stuff.

Inte lyssnat på Adele så mycket tidigare. Men jag hör ju att det är bra. De två första låtarna är riktiga bangers men jag vet inte. Det fastnar ändå inte riktigt. Water Under The Bridge är skivans bästa låt. Det är något med vemodet som bara får mig deprimerad på ett deppigt sätt. Jag vill verkligen gilla Adele eftersom hon är grym på sången men det når inte ända in. Jag respekterar hennes talang och musikalitet. Det blir en 3a.

listening to the albums on this list has made me like Adele less. I think she has an incredible voice but her songs are pretty bland to me. some songs are still nostalgic and I like them.

6.5/10 - The songs that are popular are popular for a reason. They are good her voice is great and they tell a decent story. The songs that are not popular are not popular for a reason, they are just fine. Overall a decent album but not something I will probably listen to on a daily basis. If they came on on the radio I would sing along but I am not turning it on.

Did not know this album was on here. Obviously have heard a few of the songs, but none have ever really stuck out to me in the sea of generic corporate sounding pop music, and none stood out on this listen either. Reading that review back makes it seem like I hated this. I didn't, it's just kinda bland, especially for pop music 6/10

Probably 3.5 - lots of very good songs, Send My Love being my favorite.

Favourite song - when we were young

21 was better but this was still good.

Yep. Another decent album by Adele

Röddin er rosa næs og sum lögin alveg ljómandi. En þetta einfalda píanó-söng combó er alltof algengt og barasta ekki nógu skemmtilegt, og sum lögin virka sem of mikill filler. Skal hlusta aftur en þarf það ekki í bili.

Enjoyed this. 3.36

Never listened to the whole album, was better than expected. I prefer the more bigger production songs than ones with less instrumentation.

It's an enjoyable album if you are in the mood. Unfortunately Adele has been very overplayed so her voice/style gets old quite quickly for me. Good songs though.

So much talent. So incredibly safe and boring. Yes, "Hello" is a great track. "Water Under the Bridge" is more interesting than the rest of the album, but that's about it. Take a chance, do something less safe.

Fine, not my cup of tea but Adele's voice is impressive as always

She old

I am conflicted, Adele has an amazing voice and no doubt is an incredible musician, but her songs off this album are just miss after miss for me. Too slow and verges on whiny, although there are a couple of very big hits on this. Rolling in the Deep was and still is my favorite song by her but none of it comes close ilunfortunately.

Bit too AOR for me.

Clearly very talented but didn't do a lot for me, I'll give this a 3

Adele is more palatable than the average adult pop

I like this album a lot. Adele has a great voice and her lyrics tend to hit my spots.

It grates by the end

No 21. Favourite track: Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

I always liked Adele, but never listened to her album. Her voice is gorgeous. I like the adventurous rhythms of I Miss You. Her lyrics are understandable, and not crammed full of words that pass by like wallpaper. Her melodies are actually melodies. Yes, she has her conventions but I find her music ear catching, listening, and lovely for listening. However, I got a bit bored about mid way through the album. She definitely has her formulas for melodies and it's not a rhythmic album by any stretch. Still, I'll rate it highly.

Not a fan of Adele's music, but she is very talented.

Good.

Not outrageously inventive but well sung and well performed, 3.4

Definitely not for me, but what a great voice. I can't deny that.

Well a lot of people gave this album bad reviews because they didn’t like it. I really REALLY wish I could have been one of them. I mean come on, ME??? Adele???? YUCK!!! But the truth is, I didn’t hate it as much as I really wanted too. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t super good, or anything I’ll ever go back too, but it had parts that where pretty catchy. I’ve always had a weakness for pianos, and to be honest, the music aspect of this album was pretty good and on point. It’s Adele herself where I get a little lost. I’m not a fan of her voice, and I can’t really say I enjoy her lyrics either, but she really had some great producers who she worked with that really gave this album much more potential.

Great voice, but mostly boring songs 3/5

Pop soul. Pretty mixed bag, this album. I can't deny Adele's ability as a vocalist but man do some of these songs just not hit. And the whole album has this like, mopey vibe. Everything feels way too slow, like there's not enough energy. She can sing as loud as she wants but sometimes it kinda just feels like she's going through the motions. Most of the tracks have good instrumentals, wouldn't really write home about any of them. And the album as a whole just goes on a bit too long. I will say there were a few songs I wasn't previously familiar with that I really like, towards the end of the album. Overall not super impressed. Might revisit a couple songs. 3/5

Adele has an incredible voice, and the opening two singles from this album demonstrate that perfectly. Perhaps had “hello” and “send my love” not been so heavily played across the UK and parodied (specifically hello) they might have been more impactful. The issue is then following this opening the album for me goes into a lull, the next four tracks seem to all talk about the same themes of love with little variation and without the impact of the opening two tracks. “River Lea” picks up the slack and then “million years ago” carries the back end being by far the best track here. Mainly because it addresses a different theme from breakup and as such feels incredibly fresh. The album closes strongly but the middle is too sleepy and repetitive for me. 3.8*

Lovely.

Honestly not bad. The back half of this album is Adele at her brightest though the first half has the mega hits.

Best song - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

She takes us as a tourist to her pain but doesn’t let us in. I am sad. We are over. You hear it, but the lyrics are generic so you don’t feel it. Compare this to a Tori Amos or Laura Nyro record and the difference is clear. I hope Adele can grow as a lyricist or partner up - then I think we will see the dark fullness of heartbreak.

- good pop music - good vocals - fine/mid not-pop music - annoyingly samey

Mid

Much as I admire Adele I can’t really understand why a second album is on this list when there are some artists missing completely. Having said that, it’s an alright sound and she’s clearly talented so 3*

'salright.

Adele is dope. Amazing vocalist with catchy pop sensibility. I didn't realize how young she is.

Adele is awesome, but that slight lisp really puts me off. "Hello" is a banger, however I don't think this is her best record.

Many hits on this. Overall a good listen.

As always, Adele’s vocal performance is incredible here. Overall, the album is pretty good, but I think she plays it a little safe. On top of that, some songs were a bit too poppy for my taste. I actually prefer some of the lesser known songs, like River Lea, over many of the radio hits.

Good album. Surprised I liked as much as I did.

The vocal performance alone puts this on the higher side, but at times the songs all start sounding alike. Whether that be a patterned approach where every song has her starting soft only to then jump to belting it out, or the dramatic production. It sure would be nice to hear more with just her and a guitar or piano like on “Send My Love” as her voice is quite suited to that stripped down intimate feel. The last track “Sweetest Devotion” was one of my favorites. Still, overall a solid album that I will probably eventually forget about.

Like every Adele album, this one doesn’t fall short on vocal performance. Such a powerful voice. Unlike some of her others, this album lacks a variety and never really picks up enough steam for me. Probably doesn’t deserve to be lumped in with other 3s, but didn’t quite reach 4 status for me.

She’s pretty great. Amazing voice, lots of soul. I Iove songs where it’s just her and a guitar (a la beginning of Send My Love). I could be persuaded to a 4 but I think 21 is probably slightly better.

You could give this a 4* based on Adele’s vocal talent alone and I wouldn’t be mad at ya. But for me it started feeling a bit one note after the first couple songs. I love me some Send My Love. Def the highlight of the album. I’m rounding down on this one. 3.5/5

Hello is a really powerful opener. Vulnerable in subject, but sung with such confidence. Easy to see why it got such popular appeal. Send My Love strips away the vulnerability and that Hello evokes in favor of a more straightforward, catchy minimal pop song. The production and composition here is amazing. The little drum hit with plucked line that dominates the song with the swelling support through the chorus and the backing harmonies and vocal fills give a ton of depth. Catchy AF. Perfect song for mopping the floor to. Once again, a lot of depth on I Miss You that bleeds on epic. A lot to like here. By When We Were Young, I'm getting a little more worn on the power-ballad format. Like it _is_ pretty and powerful, but I only need a handful of these types of songs in my life. Kind of tuned out for a bit. Million Years Ago pulled me back in with its sparseness. Extremely pretty song. I have to restart my browser and don't feel like saving this.. giving this one a high 3. The front end is so great and there are other high points, but I get worn out by her voice.

Adele has some PIPES that is for sure. She is almost too powerful of a singer where it was getting exhausting to listen to towards the end, especially songs where it was just her singing with a piano. There was pretty much a different producer for each song which was cool to have them bring their own style to keep the album from getting stale. I enjoyed that a lot in the beginnning but started to lose intrest in the end. Sweetest Devotion was a cool song to end on though withe the guitar. High 3

Powerful vocals ≠ Talent Although I appreciate Adele as a vocalist, and acknowledge that she is one of the most influential female vocalists of her time, "25" is repetitive, with Adele whining about her relationship problems in every single song. Even her most famous tracks, namely "Hello", the monotony rubs off on you after a certain number of listens. I can take on that her songs resonate with lovesick teenage girls, but I do not fall into that category.

Another great singing voice. Unfortunately, her lyrics are uneven and tend to reach for the sentimental and for general tropes when they could have done so much better. For instance "Send my love (to your new lover)" fails to walk through the full emotional range of the situation and is staged like an ordinary love song when it is in fact about a jilted lover possibly jilted because of age. And "I miss you" is just not lyrically doing anything other than throwing around standard tropes, although how it is sung is interesting. Most annoying with this album is its constant looking back from a point of being older at a younger self. I myself released an album when I was four looking back at the time when I was three and all the hardships of that time but I forgot to release it.

Obviously she has a great voice and the piano songs were very good, but can she sing about something else besides just love or not being in love.

Obviously still a great singer, but barring one or two songs this album could have been one long midtempo ballad with soaring vocals. Nothing new and nothing with the raison de etre of eg rolling in the deep

Adele has a wonderful voice. She has always seemed ahead of her age. I was familiar with several songs on this album, but the only one that I really like is "Send My Love". So, despite the many hits, I'll go with a 3-star for this one.

"Send My Love" is a genuinely great song, and a few of the other singles hold up. But, there's a melodramatic sameness to a lot of the rest of it, that keeps the album from being better than average.

Definitely prefer when Adele leans into her upbeat, R&B grooves (Send My Love, I Miss You, River Lea) over her straight up ballads, which dip into borderline cloying, schmaltzy territory for me. No denying her talent, tho.

Nice voice and songs but I’m not a 50 year old mum

All good, but no standouts. Songs got too long, too melancholy, and too similar as the album progressed. Needed to break it up a bit with some upbeat sound. 25 should have been much more fun and exciting! (2.6*s)

Adele has a great voice and is at her best when it's just her and a piano (Remedy and When We Were Young). On some of the songs on this album (like I Miss You and River Lea) the production overshadows her voice and doesn't fit. The album seems a little disjointed since it goes back and forth between her and a piano and more produced songs. This album is '25' and not 15. Favorite Songs: When We Were Young, Remedy, Hello Least Favorite: I Miss You, River Lea

These pop albums always surprise me in how many of the songs I already know. It’s not my genre and I wouldn’t buy it, but I can’t deny that this is a solid album. Great songs and a great artist. Favourite songs: - Million years ago

Hello is the best version of this type of song but the rest of the album is just fine.

Adele is just meh to me. And so much overkill. There was no getting away from her before the last album blathering on about her marriage. And then she went to the Brit school and is supposedly super talented but then Max Martin, Ryan Tedder et al are all over this. Good voice and some decent songs

she obviously has an incredible voice, but it's a very boring album

there were some hidden gems, but there were overplayed songs too

Adele has been a staple in my childhood and teenage life, and with her latest, my adult life. There's always a song she's dropping every few years that dominates the radio and, by extension, my head. I remember hearing many of the songs off this album when it came out back in 2015. If there's anything that allows Adele to stand out among the crowd of contemporary pop vocalists is her powerful, soul-inspired vocal style. Her voice is the standout without a question. I mean the song "Hello" has instrumentation that is so lowkey that it only makes Adele's vocals stick out. It's almost like some sort of glorified acapella song. Yet, the song still sounds huge and theatrical which is quite a feat and speaks to Adele's enormous vocal talents. For me, my enjoyment of this album came primarily from those nostalgic moments from when I was in high school and this album first dropped and I couldn't avoid those singles. I mentioned "Hello" but "Send My Love" has probably the catchiest chorus here. Adele's vocals here are reminiscent of her contemporaries as opposed to sticking to her unique power ballad style. "When We Were Young" has to be my favorite song here though. I just really enjoy the chorus here and I think the minimal production works especially well. The nostalgic lyrics here are almost tragic as Adele romanticizes her relationship's past while yearning to leave her barren and monochromatic present. At least that's what I get out of it. Lyrically speaking Adele may not be particularly special across this thing but she's capable of depicting breakups in interesting ways like on "Million Years Ago" and "Water under the Bridge" which I like despite it probably sounding the most 2015-poppy here (with those vocal cries in the chorus). I think the mixture of these intimate, heartbroken lyrics and the powerful delivery adds only to the message like "Love in the Dark" which is my favorite production here with strings and piano that complement Adele's vocals very well and I enjoy the harmonies here. "All I Ask" works to the same effect. This is a very intimate and personal album for Adele I'm sure. A lot of slow piano ballads and when the songs get faster, the instruments remain very underspoken (to the point where I think it's almost washed out on certain songs like "River Lea"). I think the ballad-type songs are the strongest. Can't say I enjoyed every single song here as much as the more popular ones, but it's still a very good listen.

Adele really has a beautiful voice, but I feel like this songwriting on this album is very pedestrian. There are certainly good pop songs on here, but overall it’s kinda meh. There are a lot of other songs of hers not on this record I like more. Notable tracks include hello, send my love, and love in the dark.

- Hello is a banger but I would never bump this album regularly - Okay some of these (Water Under the Bridge, Send My Love) are also bangers, but still a lot of slow stuff

I can’t listen to Hello without thinking of the SNL sketch.

Contemporary pop. Adele has a magnificent voice and sings the power ballads as well as anyone. Her songs come from her own personal experience so the emotions she conveys are honest and genuine, making her compositions very powerful. As an album, however, it's a little monotonic with all the lyrics and subject matter very similar. It's far less ambitious and exploratory than it might be -- Adele takes no risks here -- and so it can't get full marks in my book.

Not a huge fan of Adele but she has a great voice.

Great voice, but only a couple great songs.

Truthfully not a huge fan of Adele, but this album was a good listen.

I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. 3.5

Not sure how to rank this album against others so it gets a 3 but undoubtedly talented

Wel mooi opzich, maar zoooo vaak op de radio gehoord

Regular. Un poco monótono.

I really appreciate her music but this album isn't really my cup of tea

Prefer the previous album.

Wat ken ze mooi zingen he

Can't deny the vocals, and Hello is a banger, but I'm just bored with the rest.

I thought this was better than what I was expecting, I saw Hello and got scared. Decent album overall.

25/50

Good singing, good album. Nothing world changing.

Her voice is undeniable. Musically tho, this album is kind of boring and starts to feel repetitive.

I've never listened to this whole album before, but I'm familiar with the singles that came from it. 25 as a whole isn't as good as 21, but that's okay, because "Hello" is twice as good as any one song on 21. Even after all the times I've heard "Hello," it still has a physical effect on me, sending a wave across my whole body whenever Adele hits that first word of the chorus. Knowing this song well makes it even better, because the anticipation of that chorus kicking in every time is one of the best adrenaline rushes in popular music. As the song goes on, it rewards your ears with an additional treat: the booming but sparse drum kicks in during the first chorus, the strings get louder during the second verse, and the backing vocals kick in on the second chorus. "Hello" might be one of the most played pop songs of the 2010's, but it's also one of the best. The other singles on this album, while nowhere near as earth shattering as "Hello," are still great. "Send My Love" has an incredibly catchy rhythm, punctuated by what I assume to be some great finger picking on the guitar. The lyrics to "When We Were Young" really capture that nostalgia of past love, while channeling the anxieties that arise when that love resurfaces. "Water Under the Bridge" is the second best song on the album, with a great, driving beat, great lyrics, fantastic vocals, and a crashing chorus. There's something off-kilter about the pace of the lyrics in the chorus that I absolutely love. The other songs on the album are fine; they're not filler per se, but they definitely don't stand out, nor are they very memorable. This is a good album, but it falls short because we know that Adele can do more.

Bit dull

This does what you would hope and expect. It's pretty good.

First and last songs were good felt like coasting in the middle.

It's a bit dreary

Incredible voice. Ok songs.

Her voice is spectacular. Certainly one of the best female singers in decades. These songs are good but not great though. Doesn’t live up to “21” for me.

A letdown after 21. I was going to go 4 stars, but then Spotify gave me Amy Winehouse - Valerie after the album ended and I realized how much more personality her voice had.

Muy agradable, algunos temas muy pegadizos. 3/5.

Beautiful voice! Very moving album, but depressing subject matter

Helt okej skiva. Håller med om att det främst de kända låtarna som är dom bra. Blir lite väl tjatigt i slutet tycker jag.

solid commercial pop

I've always enjoyed the Adele singles as much as the next person but never really dove into the full lengths. It was enjoyable but the best parts were indeed the singles. She's incredibly talented, just not my taste. Standout tracks: Hello, Send My Love, When We Were Young.

One album that I’ve actually listened to a bit before since it came out while I was in college. Her voice is obviously incredible and the highlight. But something I noticed this time was the backup vocals throughout. Hello has kind of become a meme, but in the back half of the song, these incredible back up vocals come in. Orchestration (is this a word?) is amazing. Tracks start to feel “samey”. Damn tho, “All I Ask” is a Side B bop Dave Track: When We Were Young Runner Up: All I Ask Least Fave: River Lea

Beautiful voice! Mostly sad songs about lost love

Some good songs but pretty generic diva pop. She can sing.

Occasional good songs, fantastic voice, but overall very same-y and drab. I’d switched off before the half way mark.

Extremely frontloaded and some of the most overplayed songs of all time, but a solid album

Great voice. Not for me.

Not my favorite of hers, but not bad.

After starting with her heavy hitters, I really enjoyed getting to know her through her other songs. Remedy was my discovered favorites. It kind of becomes a lot of Adele after a while though.

Singen kann sie. Für mich ist das Album etwas zu glatt. Ich glaube sie kann mehr.

Hello- great song this a very unique thing about this song is that it is talk directly to someone and not the listener which is very interesting, and how well it is able to convey its message with subtle lyrics that let’s the listener figure out what it going on which shows the the complexity of the emotions and feelings in such a situation. Also if you notice there is barely any instruments until the last third of the song. And it is just light drums, and light piano. Which just shows how much her voice carries the music. Send My Love - has a little bit of the savage energy that is present in a lot of her good songs, tho the chorus is a little bit too poppy it sounds almost like a rock song and then it build up to something exciting only for it to be a bland pop chorus. I miss you - love the drums at the beginning they have this woosy sort if rhythm that constantly speeds up and slows down. Reminds me of the opening for Believe Me Natalie by the Killer the layering great and does really good with dynamics, reminds me how a Florence and the machine song. It feels like there are some dark undertones underneath the simple lyrics in the way that she sings it. It has some minor inflections. When we were young - has really great emotional impact on the listener. I remember listening to this a long time ago and thinking this song sounded really nostalgic of better day, and now I still feel the same things. You have hear the bittersweet tug in the way she truly expresses her emotions in this song one if her best songs, I personally think it is better than Hello. i also like how she purposely scratches her voice up at the end, a very nice touch. Remedy - this was a sort and sweet song very simple but fun and catchy Water under the bridge - this is an insanely catchy song, and it flows from on section to the next and the rhythm is unique and complex. River Lea - this is a really good song in the beginning and is almost a top song, but it falls into the trap most songs do where they drop the cool music after the first chorus and they go make to boring old pop noises. The beginning sounds like a cool folk song so it is very much missed in the rest of the song. A million years ago - this is one of the top songs in the album. It is heartfelt, acoustic, and it is the only song that is about something entirely different from the other songs. Really good! Love in the Dark - the instrumentation is great, but the lyrics are very boring and cliché, plus out of all of the 11 song about this topic this is the third worst. All I ask - another boring song about the same thing. This one also doesn’t have great music to cover it up so this is the second worst Sweetest Devotion - this one bored me the most, and it is about the same thing. This is the worst. Overall this album has some banger songs, but they are almost all about the same thing. I get that the pop industry is finding one good idea and then bash out songs about that same idea until people get bored of it, but that just means you get a couple really great songs that are incredibly, and then the creativity get burn out at the end causing the rest of the album to suffer. But the Greats are really great so they carry the album really well. Also Adele could be a rock artist if she stopped putting in those pop flairs in her songs. The song that don’t have them are really good. Though they are subtle enough that it doesn’t ruin the really great songs in the albums such as Water Under the Bridge and When We Were Young, they would be way better without them, they kinda cheapen the songs for me, and I really like them otherwise

il est bien bien bien mes sons préférés sont : Hello, when we were Younger, miss you et love in the dark voila le reste est vraiment pas mal aussi mais j'y ai moins prêté attention !

#90. If you had asked me yesterday if I thought I would enjoy listening to 48 minutes of sad girl r&b, I probably would have guessed probably not, but this was actually a fairly enjoyable listen. She has an amazing voice, and while this is definitely not my go style of music, I did find that I liked it. 3/5: way better than similar stuff like Taylor Swift

Great voice don’t know how often I would listen to this on my own but would not be opposed if it was playing in the background

Not really my type of music, but I really liked the massive "Hello"; I also liked quite liked "River Lea" and not just because of my connection to the river as a child.

Not a fan of the retro-vocal forward style of singing. Its clear she has talent and access to top producers. Just didn't move me, personally.

Schöne Pop Produktion. Super Stimme. Sehr respektabel.

Very formulaic... She has an amazing voice, but it's all a bit repetitive... Rather safe....

Own

I grew up hearing Adele on the radio and generally always liked her. Some of the instrumental sounds like stock audio though

Nice voice, but it is not mine.

Ok Adele, I see you.

Obviously a great singer who bears her soul through the songwriting. It's unlikely that I would just put on this album, but I respect it.

Adele is a good pop singer that makes good pop. That said, I am not a fan of pop music. But, respect where respect is due. Sorry Adele, you seem nice.

A good lounge album, some great vocal performances. Overall a bit samey.

not my type of music but great voice

some good songs others are a bit boring

Great voice, kinda hit or miss song writing IMHO. Hello is a banger, most of the rest just kinda slides past inoffensively. It's fine.

No es mi favorito.

First half was really good and second half was slow. Rating: 3.4

Overall, I enjoyed listening to most of the songs but no particular track stood out to me. Adele is clearly very talented but it started to feel repetitive about halfway through.

I did not realize that so many of Adele's HUGE hits were on one album. This whole thing is pretty much just a collection of pop songs that had a chokehold on 2015. Not bad by any means, Adele has an amazing voice, just too poppy for me.

Hello is rather epic but I feel it deserves to be clowned on, its pretty cheesy. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) is my favourite Adele song, its a bop. If you gave me the aux and said play an Adele song I'd definitely pick this one. I Miss You, When We Were Young and Remedy are fine but all a bit bland and slow for me. Taylor Swift vibes from Water Under the Bridge. Love In the Dark strings. Million Years Ago sounded for a sec like it was going Fleet Foxes. Its just not for me this. Obviously Adele has a great voice, but I would love to hear her turn out more fun or creative songs. Fave tracks: Send My Love (To Your New Lover), Sweetest Devotion 2.7/5

eh its adele, nothing interesting to say. not my type of music but some catchy tunes

Doesn't have my favorite Adele songs, and its a bit tedious and heavy to listen to the whole album at once. She has a tremendous voice, but this isn't my favorite listen.

Nice album

Good pop Album. Great Adele's voice. A lot of hits

Adele is one of the greatest singers of this generation. Still, the music isn’t necessarily my jam and nothing about this album blows me away.

its ok, 2.7

Dummy talented vocals but the production/instrumentals/everything else is just kind of there

This album made me like Adele. She's pretty impressive.

She’s got skills. If I was on a road trip and only had this album, I’d let it go for a few turns. Not sure I’m reaching for it otherwise. Anyone else get the feeling she knows heartbreak?

She really misses that guy apparently. Her voice really is pretty incredible, wasn’t as slow as I thought it would be.

Individually the songs were good but just gets to be too much for an entire album.

2.8 She can belt out a tune, and she has the pros working on the album, but not something I will reach for intentionally

Going from memory here, trying to get my next album

Every song kinda at the same speed. It's fine. She has a great voice. "Water Under the Bridge" sounds just like "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis.

Boring, but some good songwriting

Kovahan se on laulaa, mut emmätiä suurin osa biiseistä aika geneerisiä.

"Meh"

Classic, many power ballads, love it

Good music to get pegged to I wouldn't know that of course, my friend told me

Aretha-tier vocalist doing some ice cream + red wine jams

Never quite hits the highs of Hello which comes on strong right out of the gate - 10/10 song. Unfortunately the rest of the album can't even get close to the quality and emotion again.

Its got a bunch of hits and Adele is really talented

There is no doubt Adele is incredibly talented - wow, what a voice! Apart from hearing her well known tracks I haven't listened to much Adele. I enjoyed listening to this album, however its not something I think I'd revisit as a full album - it became a little repetitive plus is not a genre I'm that into. I think it was maybe just a bit too over produced for me. Fave track: Million years ago

A very nice album. Not groundbreaking or striking but nice

Amazing voice. She knows how to write fitting songs to take advantage of it. A bit sad and sappy, but a lot of force behind it. Not my cup of tea, but guaranteed to be many other people’s favourite album. High 3

Beautiful. Even the overplayed stuff. Just earnest, confident vocals and high quality production.

a lot of hits

Really loved her first two albums but haven’t listened to this one. Solid album though, beautiful powerful voice as always. Always listen to her songs with ur ex partner in mind, v depressing. Remedy was probably my fave on the album tbh, with water under the bridge a close second. Some of it is a bit cheesy like Hello but maybe that’s just because it’s overplayed idk.

Heel goed!

It's a solid outing by Adele (as expected). 25 is a good pop album, but it's really nothing special. I will gladly listen to it on line, but it's not one I would purchase on vinyl.

Not a huge Adele fan. Personally think she is overrated. She has a few great ones and Hello and Send My Love are in there for me. I completely endorse this being on here for the many reasons listed in the wiki. I can acknowledge that and still not be a big fan. Especially when I see her albums just piled up in stores because they were over produced. And if I remember right, costed a lot of other albums their time in the vinyl light because her album took up so much production time. Talk about waste.

I've never been a big fan of Adele. She's a great singer of course, but how's the music? Often, not very inspired. I've noticed before, and even more when listening to this, that I don't really get along with her hooks. A couple tracks on here that are really interesting in the verses, and then the chorus is so bland. Specifically "When We Were Young," a little of "Remedy" too. "Hello" is still a great song. It's still a pretty good album, that's what she makes, good music. But how much of it is "great" anymore? Favorite tracks: Hello, When We Were Young, Remedy, Send My Love (didn't realize this was an Adele song). Album art: Jumpscare level close-up. Do not like this one at all, there's really nothing to it. 3.5/5

Lovely record. Not groundbreaking or earth shattering, but she sings beautifully and the songs are soulful and authentic.

Doesn’t hold up as well as I’d hope. Still has some good tracks but there are too many maudlin middle ground tracks here.

2.5 Its fine if 1 songs to pop up in a playlist once in a while but the whole album together is too repetitive. Even 5 minutes of Hello is too much.. Favourite: Million years ago Least favourite: River Lea

Not as good as 21

A couple songs on here are pretty good, but the rest of it isn't anything special. Probably more excited for the other one on here. 21 is on here, right? I can't remember. Anyway, her voice is nice, even if the music can be kind of nothing. My favourite song was Million Years Ago.

Vallan pätevä mukanalaulamislevy. Muutama filleri liikaa, 10 minuuttia liian pitkä, se riittää puuduttamaan. Kaipaisin väliin hulluttelevampaa tyyliin Rumour has it. Myynneiltään merkittävä albumi, mutta ei jätä paikkaan onneksi aivan sen varaan vaan on myös taitava.

5/10 - Clearly an impressive album, but not up my alley.

A talented vocalist.... making boring music. Low 3

Adele was my sister's favorite artist while we were growing up (I know this dates me), so I grew up listening to her (and Adele) sing all of these songs. Although I don't particularly like the style of music that Adele creates, it was really nice to be able to listen to the album and know practically every song that played. I found the overall sound of the album to be pretty boring, and listening to the same vocal range and sound got a little bit boring. No particular stand-out tracks, but I threw Water under the Bridge on the playlist. One song gave me a headache, but overall I didn't hate it. I wouldn't listen to it again if I had the option, so... 3/5

Closer to 3.5 stars. An iconic voice with some iconic songs, and I had to keep reminding myself that she made this at 25. Why it wasn’t my favorite album: -I think Adele is at her best when she isn’t belting. I think the loveliest parts of her songs are where she sings low, and I wish there were a song where she avoided the high notes. -The songs felt repetitive and like there was no experimentation to them, like they followed a formula. They’re a few exceptions and they’re my favorite songs of the album, but for the most part the album had too much predictability for me. -I wish the songs flowed from one to another. The album itself feels like an Adele album and is cohesive sound-wise, but the transitions between songs felt more like a bunch of songs thrown together in a premeditated order of light songs, then ballads, then light, then a little edgy, then ballad, then light again that I think many pop albums follow. It felt like there wasn’t much mind towards how the songs felt side by side. All that rambling aside, Adele’s voice is beautiful and I think that’s why you listen to an Adele album, not necessarily for her experimentation. These songs are almost 10 years old and some of them I haven’t heard for years but still knew and still loved, and I think that’s the sign and the power of a good song.

Not my favorite genre of music but Adele has an awesome voice

Nice Voice Adele, not that much my stile I would give a 3,5. I listen to this a bit whent it came out. Havent paid that much attention to the lyrics...

It’s fine. Great voice, polished production, but it’s just not for me.

Adele has a powerhouse voice, and there’s a few songs here that put it to good use, but far too many quiet piano ballads for my taste. Still can’t deny Remedy is pretty good.

Adele is one of those artists that a lot of people get enjoyment from and that’s great. She’s just never blown me away.

es un album que jamas escuche entero pero que si escuche entero gracias a la 100/radio disney y demases todos los temas eso es increible dicho esto escucchar un disco de adele me hace sentir una mujer blanca clase media recien divorciada

Some great hit songs and a solid album.

It's become a classic.

sporo

she is very talented, but the album itself feels repetitive. There are some songs with differences however. There are some nice tracks on here however

Escutado frequentemente, a voz garante a passagem do tempo com emoção.

Hello - boring and overplayed so I really dislike it Send My Love - it was ok I don’t love the style of music I Miss You - I actually liked this one it reminded me a bit of her earlier stuff, thinking five mins is a bit long though When We Were Young - did not like this one, felt like it was sampling something Remedy - boring again sorry not sorry Water Under the Bridge - didn’t mind it but again don’t love the style River Lea - this one is kinda a bop actually Love In The Dark - this again reminds me a little of her older stuff so I like it Million Years Ago - straight away this reminds me of older music but I’m not hating it. Omg looked on genius and it uses the Phantom of the Opera as a melody, I kinda love it actually All I Ask - not loving this one, not a very strong track Sweetest Devotion - it was almost like an 80s power ballad I did not really like it

It decente, but the songs almost the same no variation

I’m not 80.

"Hello" is a fantastic example of voice as an instrument. Adele has such an impressive voice and this song has a beautifully understated accompaniment that builds over the 5 minutes. Total jam. The rest of this album is mostly just pop to me. It's not my style most of the time, but Adele's voice is great.

She screams a lot.

Not my favorite album but you can’t deny her talent. Strong voice.

I love Adele's voice, but this album sounds like it's leaning a little too much on some of its influences. But I did like how many styles were covered. Overall I liked it okay.

nice safe album

She’s so talented and has a beautiful, powerful voice, but this isn’t really my taste.

I don’t dislike this. Don’t really care for it, either. Sounded like contemporary Christian music with sexy lyrics. It’s alright. I guess.

Well now, Adele is someone I’ve always been aware of but have never dug. This album is proof to me why. It’s just…ok, and that’s it. There’s a couple of great tunes on it, and there’s no doubting her talent as a songwriter and especially as a singer, but will I ever get home and think “I want to listen to Adele”? No, no I won’t.

Not my cup of tea, but a great artist, songs are composed well and the production is really good.

Some true amazing songs but a bit bloated with bland pop songs and repetitive stuff. 6/10

Adele is great but not my favorite.

Familiar with a lot of these but ‘I Miss You’ was the stand out