Adele- 25 album news and information

Alison's last album was a big hit, top 5 in the UK, and she performed a sell out tour. Not bad for an artist 30+ years into her career. Of course she no longer has hit singles because the charts no longer work that way with older artists.

 

I was about to say the same thing. In fact, every single album of Moyet's has charted in the top 25 on the UK charts since her debut. Two of her albums from the 2000s went top ten, 2004's Voice and last year's The Minutes. I am a huge fan of her and do see similar parallels between her and Adele, in terms of writing ability and big voices.

 

I know what you mean: it's very French-sounding and I think think that Francis Lai (who wrote the Love Story Theme and is French) had in mind the same sort of very simple chanson that Adele is aiming at here. I find "Million Years Ago" almost irritatingly simple, but of course in songs of this style you're meant to be listening for the artistry of the vocalist, not for complexity in the arrangement or chord structure.

 

Back in my dj days yaz was a big deal with Situation as well as a few others, like Only You and Don't Go. Alison is very much in the style of Adele but generally the musical backdrop couldn't be more different with Yaz.

BTW, it's official, she has the highest first week sales in the UK with 737,000 so far.

 

Adele just announced she will be touring. EU and UK dates were announced. I assume US dates will come soon.

 

I saw this and cheered for Europe. Hope there will be US dates as well. She's so intense, I really don't know how her voice can hold up through it.

 

with a funny video too


https://video-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xpa1/v/t43.1792-2/12251554_1485484375092863_211053486_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjE1MDAsInJsYSI6MTAyNCwidmVuY29kZV90YWciOiJzdmVfaGQifQ==&oh=b95b67b61a28cbafe97b79d92fc2d58e&oe=56576FAC

 

old link not working, let's try this one

https://www.facebook.com/adele/videos/10153534517994279/

 

Shad's interview from the CBC's q:
Adele says making 25 was 'the hardest process I've ever had'

 

HDD numbers are in.

ADELE
25
XL/COLUMBIA 3,354,773

 

Take a day off after each concert.

 

Seen the European schedule and the first thing that came to my mind was that it was very well put together, with plenty of rest days scattered throughout. She mentioned in an interview on a US morning show that the whole success of 21 came as a big surprise and had overwhelmed and stifled her but that this time around she sort of knew what to expect and is more prepared. And it shows because in all the recent tv appearances and performances she seems very much in control and very confident.

 

Another (sometimes) grumpy old man here ... I had no intention of getting this; my kid is home for Thanksgiving and had gotten the Target version. She thought I'd like it, and to humor her, I figured I'd put it on while I did some other chores around the house. So 4 days later, I find myself listening to it several times a day ... I'm no expert, but it's a fine album. Of the 11 main songs, I very much like 6 or so; the 2nd and 3rd bonus tracks are very good, but the 1st (Can't Let Go) is less-than-average. "All I ask" is very Carole King-y - - I like it, but it's the one spot on the record where Adele's high register really strains. I don't know if that's a recording artifact or whether she's limited up there (all the praise for her voice notwithstanding).
One last observation: given the popularity of this, I would not be surprised if a lot more people decided to take up the piano.

 

It's funny that you wrote Can't Let Go is less than average, this is the singular moment that had me blubbering like a small child.
I don't normally write stuff this personal on the forum but here goes:
My grandmother was my favourite person in the world, when she passed away at 93 5 years ago I took care of her in her last days. After her cremation, before her burial I wrote a note and placed it in the box with her ashes, that was buried with her.
Imagine how I felt when I heard these words:
Did you get the note that I wrote?
I hid it in the seam of your coat.
It was hard to write, I had a lump in my throat.
Do you even know that I can't let go?
Sometimes I feel like I'm in the dark.
I thought I died in your arms.
Did you find the note that I wrote?
I hid it in the seam of your coat.
It was hard to write, I had a lump in my throat.
Do you even know that I can't let go?
Oh you know that I won't let go.

 

What's with 'Yaz'? Are you getting Yazoo/Alison Moyet mixed up with Yazz, who was a completely different singer?

 

handkerchieves are selling a lot nowadays, so Italian manufacturer "Tempo" officially thanks Adele for that, implying that people her new album is helping people to cry more

 

Weren't Yazoo called Yaz in the States for some reason? It seems to ring a bell...

 

Ah, I think you may be right. That explains it. I had never heard that before.

 

I, again, realized my mortality when some kid I talked to yesterday didn't know whom Michael Jackson was.

here in the U.S., Allyson Moyet only had one hit in 1985: "Invisible". Prophetic.

 

yes they were!

 

I'm sure that was a joke on your part. Except trying to compare Ms. Adele to The Beatles as I can see that as being a joke.

-Richard

 

I've been reading Amanda Peteusich's reviews for years. She is a tremendous writer and very knowledgable about rock music history. I need to read that review; her insights are always interesting to me (love her reviews of all new Dylan albums). She's also done a book about 78 collectors that I have been meaning to read.

 

I have a question. I did a search on Adele 25 and there are a couple of threads, this one being the biggest. Is there somewhere in this thread (or in another thread) where Adele 25 on vinyl is discussed with respect to where the vinyl was pressed, the quality of the pressing, and obviously the quality of the sound (dynamic range, compression, equalization, etc.)?

 

LF1, Is RKS what is hand written in the dead wax? I saw the letters, must have been looking at them upside down because it look like SXX to me, but they were very hard to read. What do you make of the numbers that were hand written next to the initials?