Music Review+ Adele+ 25

There has been a lot of talk about Adele recently. Especially in the black community. I had a discussion with one of my friends husbands right after 25 was released . He asked me if I liked Adele. I told him yes. Then he asked if I thought she could sing and I said yes. Then he said do you think Adele can sing better than Jazmine Sullivan, Monica, or Brandy. I said no. Then he said my point exactly. Why is everyone praising an artist that has not topped any artist that have been apart of the game for 20 plus years? I told him I have no idea, but I am sure it has to do with the type of music she sings and the markabilty ( {new word} Markability: The ability to market the artist to mass crowds to  receive the most profit) of the artist.

Fast forward to a couple hours later when I was able to go to Target and buy Adele's album. I purchased the Target Deluxe version. From TX to LA I listen to 25 over and over. I love listening to music when I drive. I feel like I get the message clearer. Automatically I liked the album. My friend MaeMae ( shoutout) had already purchased the album and had been listening to it none stop.

There were songs I liked and some I could not live without from that day forward. I sung so much in that 4 hours I had a migraine and no voice when I got home.

Hello broke records! It was the first single to sell over a million copies. That is HUGE. There are albums that don't sell a million so for her single to sell over a million copies is remarkable. That accomplishment is something that should be acknowledge and celebrated  .

Now without taking away from the talent that she has; there are other artist who given the opportunity could sing her music and sound the same or even better. And that's the truth. Honestly, that's the truth in everything any talented individual does. For instance when you hear a remix or remake of a song and people eventually forget who the originally creator was because someone has blown it out the water.

I was hoping that there would a face off. Well maybe some friendly competition after the album came out. Maybe a female R & B artist would hop on the song and either add some lines or just sing it on. But that didn't happen.

Love

Remedy
Love in the Dark
When We Were Young
I Miss You
All I Ask
Send My Love
Water Under the Bridge

                 Love in the Dark

Take your eyes off of me so I can leave
I'm far too ashamed to do it with you watching me
This is never ending, we have been here before
But I can't stay this time 'cause I don't love you anymore
Please stay where you are
Don't come any closer
Don't try to change my mind
I'm being cruel to be kind

I can't love you in the dark
It feels like we're oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Maybe we're already defeated
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changed me

You have given me something that I can't live without
You mustn't underestimate that when you are in doubt
But I don't want to carry on like everything is fine
The longer we ignore it all the more that we will fight
Please don't fall apart
I can't face your breaking heart
I'm trying…

Target Deluxe has 14 tracks+ I like 7/14+ there are no ft., & the  drums on I miss you.
AMN2 4/5