Adele - 19
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I'm listening to an album in my new albums list by Adele called 19. It was described to me as Amy Winehouse without the personal issues. I think Adele leans a bit more to the pop side of things, but the description is reasonably apt.
Right now, Right as Rain, one of my 5 star tracks from the album, is playing in the background. Hammond B-3 with a nice Motown pop sound. When the track kicked in, it really grabbed my attention to the extent of an audible "wow" my wife heard upstairs. I'm getting ahead of myself...
The album opens nicely enough with a track called Daydreamer that is quite aptly named. Kind of etherial, contemplate song with Adel in fine form with just a bit of raspy soul in her voice. The song belies the album in some ways as many of the song veer towards soul as the album moves on, but the shear simplicity of Daydreamer perfectly performed got my attention.
Best for Last follows and is neither best or last, but it is quite good and not first. Chasing Pavements maintains the cool, contemplative mood nicely, but then Cold Shoulder kicks in and changes things entirely. Same sound, but hotter with a bit of a dance feel to it. Now 19 really has my attention.
Two of my favorite tracks follow and get 5 stars easily. Crazy for You brings the tempo and drive back down to a kind of alt-country (but not quite) ballad. Beautiful and brings back memories of Skylark from Casandra Wilson's brilliant album. Melt My Heart to Stone is an oddly named track that follows that brings back the strings and bigger sound. I want to say kind of jazzy, but it's more a classic pop sound - pop vintage 1950's. I love that stuff and I'm really loving this album about now.
First Love is next and doesn't grab me as much as the previous two, but it would be hard to do that.
Now comes the aforementioned Right as Rain. More of this brilliant classic pop sound that Adele brings throughout.
The last song I'll mention by name is Make You Feel My Love, bringing the tempo down with only a piano accompaniment. Backing vocals here and there on this one that I've not heard elsewhere.
Adele seems to be fit right into a collection of brilliant female singers on the scene today, singing this soulful classic pop. Leslie Fiest, Neko Case, Amy Winehouse, and my old favorite Holly Cole fall into this category. This music as as good as any I've ever heard. Please go buy it!
I'm listening to an album in my new albums list by Adele called 19. It was described to me as Amy Winehouse without the personal issues. I think Adele leans a bit more to the pop side of things, but the description is reasonably apt.
Right now, Right as Rain, one of my 5 star tracks from the album, is playing in the background. Hammond B-3 with a nice Motown pop sound. When the track kicked in, it really grabbed my attention to the extent of an audible "wow" my wife heard upstairs. I'm getting ahead of myself...
The album opens nicely enough with a track called Daydreamer that is quite aptly named. Kind of etherial, contemplate song with Adel in fine form with just a bit of raspy soul in her voice. The song belies the album in some ways as many of the song veer towards soul as the album moves on, but the shear simplicity of Daydreamer perfectly performed got my attention.
Best for Last follows and is neither best or last, but it is quite good and not first. Chasing Pavements maintains the cool, contemplative mood nicely, but then Cold Shoulder kicks in and changes things entirely. Same sound, but hotter with a bit of a dance feel to it. Now 19 really has my attention.
Two of my favorite tracks follow and get 5 stars easily. Crazy for You brings the tempo and drive back down to a kind of alt-country (but not quite) ballad. Beautiful and brings back memories of Skylark from Casandra Wilson's brilliant album. Melt My Heart to Stone is an oddly named track that follows that brings back the strings and bigger sound. I want to say kind of jazzy, but it's more a classic pop sound - pop vintage 1950's. I love that stuff and I'm really loving this album about now.
First Love is next and doesn't grab me as much as the previous two, but it would be hard to do that.
Now comes the aforementioned Right as Rain. More of this brilliant classic pop sound that Adele brings throughout.
The last song I'll mention by name is Make You Feel My Love, bringing the tempo down with only a piano accompaniment. Backing vocals here and there on this one that I've not heard elsewhere.
Adele seems to be fit right into a collection of brilliant female singers on the scene today, singing this soulful classic pop. Leslie Fiest, Neko Case, Amy Winehouse, and my old favorite Holly Cole fall into this category. This music as as good as any I've ever heard. Please go buy it!