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Post by yotonic on Oct 23, 2015 23:07:25 GMT -6
Interesting that Adele stuck with what she does best - sing ballads. This first release really reminds me of the whole Sam Smith thing with the downtempo piano chords and slightly gospel vocal.
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Post by kcatthedog on Oct 24, 2015 7:46:54 GMT -6
Man that gal can sing !!
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Post by swurveman on Oct 24, 2015 8:26:20 GMT -6
She's a nice counterpoint to all the relatively dry sounding, in your face, American pop.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 24, 2015 9:07:08 GMT -6
And she still uses a flip phone! I think she's the best female artist since Tori Amos.
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Post by henge on Oct 26, 2015 9:38:04 GMT -6
Large voice on this lass!!
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Post by jazznoise on Oct 27, 2015 3:12:23 GMT -6
And she still uses a flip phone! I think she's the best female artist since Tori Amos. Both are the literal worst. Adele, like a lot of the lite soul stuff is, to me, insufferably bland. |
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Post by levon on Oct 27, 2015 4:32:48 GMT -6
I liked her earlier stuff, but I find this new track hopelessly boring. She sure can sing though, love her voice. For me, her songs and production got a tad too slick with all that success.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 27, 2015 14:46:11 GMT -6
And she still uses a flip phone! I think she's the best female artist since Tori Amos. Both are the literal worst. Adele, like a lot of the lite soul stuff is, to me, insufferably bland. Like they say, opinions are like assholes. |
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Post by Ward on Oct 28, 2015 5:20:16 GMT -6
I expected Lionel Ritchie to join in on the second verse... wondering if she was looking for him.
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Post by Ward on Oct 28, 2015 5:43:52 GMT -6
I liked her earlier stuff, but I find this new track hopelessly boring. She sure can sing though, love her voice. For me, her songs and production got a tad too slick with all that success. So, I'm not the only one who can hear the syrup? (the various tuning plugins including but limited to autotune) |
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Post by odyssey76 on Oct 30, 2015 9:30:39 GMT -6
I expected Lionel Ritchie to join in on the second verse... wondering if she was looking for him. Hello, is it me you're looking for........ Thanks Ward, nothing like a soft pop ballad stuck in your head on a Friday  |
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Post by Ward on Oct 30, 2015 10:01:37 GMT -6
I expected Lionel Ritchie to join in on the second verse... wondering if she was looking for him. Hello, is it me you're looking for........ Thanks Ward, nothing like a soft pop ballad stuck in your head on a Friday You are hereby entitled to one free revenge post! |
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Post by yotonic on Oct 30, 2015 23:59:41 GMT -6
Adele is a pop singer, not a soul singer. Aside from the format she makes a living in, her voice has a timbre many people enjoy. If you play or travel in the soul music circle today it's far from Adele and equally far from Otis Redding. You old timers might recognize the Mary Jame Girls DMX groove in this one. Still one of my favorite drum machines that I've never sold.
And this is just great..
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Post by donr on Oct 31, 2015 20:59:11 GMT -6
The recording sounded great on MacBookPro speakers.
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Post by tonycamphd on Nov 1, 2015 7:28:23 GMT -6
I saw Ledisi about 10-15 years ago with Chaka Chan, both were amazing! Real organic believable grit, the Adele tried to pull me in but the super shine polish slick that Ward spoke of, and the caked makup faux video made me an unbeliever and lost me, the risk of tying unnessessary images to song?
she has pipes, she doesn't know how to use them for good..... Yet, she's talented enough to just be herself, and I think about everyone would enjoy that, until then she's just a larger cog in a pop BS machine imv
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Post by mobeach on Nov 1, 2015 14:12:17 GMT -6
Greg Kurstin is her Producer/Writer, he's also produced for Kelly Clarkson this year so I think I'll take a listen to see if he gave her the same polish. He's also produced for Beck "Dreams" this year. I would have gone for a more vintage approach with Adele's voice.
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Post by mobeach on Nov 1, 2015 14:18:44 GMT -6
The intro to Beck's song has what sounds like an overly distorted clean guitar, not bad overall though.
And I listened to Clarkson's song for about 10 seconds, it has that Taylor Swift Autotune polish that you hear so much in todays Pop.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 1, 2015 14:26:11 GMT -6
The intro to Beck's song has what sounds like an overly distorted clean guitar, not bad overall though. And I listened to Clarkson's song for about 10 seconds, it has that Taylor Swift Autotune polish that you hear so much in todays Pop. I really dig this Beck song. Reminds me of the Darwin Deez guitar tone. |
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Post by mobeach on Nov 1, 2015 15:26:19 GMT -6
The intro to Beck's song has what sounds like an overly distorted clean guitar, not bad overall though. I really dig this Beck song. Reminds me of the Darwin Deez guitar tone. I'm not a fan of his but I liked it too, it grew on me. |
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Post by yotonic on Nov 2, 2015 17:56:45 GMT -6
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Post by mobeach on Nov 2, 2015 18:54:22 GMT -6
First single ever to sell over 1 million digital copies in the first week. Great stats, but that's 1 million CD's she won't sell. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Nov 3, 2015 8:42:43 GMT -6
Thank God for all the Becks!!!
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Post by jazznoise on Nov 3, 2015 8:57:25 GMT -6
Beck has always been a bizarre mix of extremely tongue-in-cheek and heart breaking sincerity. Not a fan of the new tune, but Morning Phase was a great record. Guero is where he straddles the line - but Odelay, Midnite Vultures and Sea Changes are records anyone could enjoy. His lo-fi hip hop era stuff, like Mellow Gold, is also fantastic.
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Post by Ward on Nov 3, 2015 11:37:24 GMT -6
Beck? Meh... better than Kanye, I suppose.
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Post by Bob Olhsson on Nov 3, 2015 13:38:48 GMT -6
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