Powerful words from a powerful song sung by a powerful voice! I said it before and I’ll say it again, if you haven’t gotten Adele 21 and put on some earbuds and taken a walk with this chic, your missing something. Especially if you’ve been cut to the quick and brought to your knees by love – not only man/woman love, but friend/friend, parent/child, sibling/sibling – this cd will let you bleed and say it and feel it like it is. Adele and I have spent many an afternoon walking down Ploughed Neck Road to get coffee and a lotto quick pick. I found such solace and understanding in this album. Simon Cowel found a true gem in this gal.
And, it’s not only the lyrics, but the melodies are soooo good. The arrangement of the tunes lead you up and down, from one to the next in in a powerful crescendo. Take It All, One and Only (if her voice in this song doesn’t reach in and grab you, nothing will), Someone Like You, and I Found A Boy are just a few of my favs, in addition to Set Fire To the Rain. Adele is a very talented artist with a strong voice that speaks right into the depth of my heart. There are only a very few over the years that have moved me this way. They are: Jane Olivor, Reba McIntire, Martina McBride, Janis Joplin, and Dilana. Now Adele takes her rightful place along side these, my personal divas. As you can see it takes alot to get on MY list – Jane sings cabernet, Reba and Martina are country, Janis and Dilana are rock, and Adele is contemporary rock – I am prisoner to no genre – the only qualification for my list is the artist has to “hit my heart”. Even Madonna and Gaga, as much I enjoy their music, didn’t ever hit me like these gals, so go out and get Adele 21. (And if you haven’t downloaded Dilana’s Inside Out yet, get that too, and take a walk with this diva) I promise you won’t be disappointed with either of these gals.
And so, as another day goes by, life without music is a mistake, and …I have written.
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