| 19 |  | Artist: Adele
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia
Category: Digital Music Album
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 9,275
Genre: adult-alternative-pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 2613 Minutes
ASIN: B001AKJ97O
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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 Angelic April 25, 2008
Naoki (MD)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Adele's voice is fantastic and emotive. She blends British acoustic with blues and soul like Lauryn Hill(unplugged) meets Tracy Thorn and Etta James.
This is the only album I have listened to for the past month. My favorites are (soulful) Melt My Heart to Stone, (folk/country) Crazy for You, (blues vocal) First Love and (motown-ish) Right as Rain.
Her style is NOT the Amy Winehouse raspy attitude type of voice. Adele's niche is with her guitar and her voice.
I can't get enough.
Adele Is Even Better In Person November 6, 2008
K. Archer (Bothell, WA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I first saw Adele when she made her appearance on Saturday Night LIve and I, literally, stopped ehat I was doing and listened to her voice with my mouth agape. Her vocal style is absolutely flawless...and she was actually singing (not lip synching). The next day, I bought the album 19 and was, once again, floored with the amazing tone of her voice and how all of her songs would simultaneously get stuck in my head. I found a few live performances including a Live Video she shot for "Melt My Heart To Stone" and she was even BETTER live than on her album.
She may get compared to Amy Winehouse, but Adele has such class and control of her voice, and her songs filled with such passion and feeling, that I think that soon, Amy Winehouse will get compared to Adele...and Adele will blow her out of the water!
Review from a Professional Musician December 18, 2008
Eric Leday (Mobile, AL)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a classical musician w/ graduate degrees in music performance. Even with the very high level of musical critique that happens naturally when I listen to any type of music, I still managed to thoroughly enjoy this CD.
To be quite honest, I don't enjoy very many "artists" in popular music...either because they don't have a good command of the fundamentals, or they don't respect music as an art form.
Like Alanis Morrisette, Adele is one of those people in popular music whom I actually regard as a musician. I love the influence of the great jazz singers of yesteryear, in her singing.
For a musician's standpoint, it is very refreshing to hear an actual accomplished musician in popular music. She has an excellent understanding of the fundamentals...this isn't exactly a basic fundamental, but she "bends" notes really well:) To hear someone in this realm of music actually understand what she's doing is very special. She'd be a shoe-in for a grammy, if winning a grammy was based on quality of musicianship.
In my opinion, she (by far) surpasses most of the very seasoned entertainers in popular music. I'd put her next to actual musicians, like Mariah Carey, Kathleen Battle, Alanis Morrisette, or even a Renee Fleming.
Chasing pavement September 13, 2008
E. Anderson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A couple of months ago, a co-worker of mine lent me her copy of Adele's 19 since I am an admirer of both Duffy and Amy Winehouse. The comparison between Adele and the aforementioned artists is predictable. While there are subtle elements of Amy Winehouse in Adele's music, Adele maintains her own distinct sound away from the troubled Winehouse. Adele's music is slicker and cleaner sounding, and lacks that gritty, raw sound of Amy Winehouse. I am not a big fan of pop music but what I like about Adele (and her peers that I have mentioned earlier in this review) is that the music is never juvenile in terms of lyrics or annoying musically. I find 19 immensely gratifying to listen to especially on a rainy day. While Adele's vocals is cleaner than Amy Winehouse's, her vocals are still anything but polished like any pop star from America. The one song that really stood out with me was Adele's interpetation of "Make You Feel My Love". The bluesy ballad almost brings tears to my eyes everytime I listen to the song. I think Adele's version is the best I have ever heard. Another great song is "Daydreamer". The delicate acoustic melodies gives the song a more organic sound than on a lot of the songs on the album. "First Love" is another favorite track of mine. I like the catchy pop hooks. I liked the entire cd. There wasn't one song I didn't like. Overall great debut album by Adele. I can't wait to hear more from this talented young artist.
Modern take on a retro style January 14, 2009
Anna M. Marchy (Southern Oregon)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this CD after seeing her on 'Ellen' and have listened to it several times. Like an interesting and intricate movie, the more you listen the more you hear. The pieces that first appear simple become multi-dimensional - first because of her clear and sweet-yet-gutsy voice - but also because you can't put a name to her style. She is a definite throwback to the mid 60s a la Petula Clark, but close your eyes and she's got soulful and earthy qualities. Hard to describe but whatever it is, it is a joy to listen to. She doesn't over-play her strong voice, she doesn't push notes out or put unnecessary edges or endings in her work - the trademark of someone confident in her gift and knows who she is as a singer. Take yourself out of these days of screaming vocalists and 120 piece orchestras and Elvis-endings and go back to a time when a beautiful voice, originality and easiness on the eyes was enough.
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