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The more I play this, the more I really think this could be a strong contender for my favourite song this year :heart: This is how to do a comeback and that chorus gets me every single time, utterly fantastic :heart: So happy to see this smashing everywhere worldwide :cheer:
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Yeah I really like it on first listen, hard to really resist those hooks in the chorus. Better than “Someone Like You” which hopefully means it'll be number 1 until Christmas.

It's just so, so good.

 

Absolutely amazing, especially the emotion.

 

I thought Sia when I heard it too!!

 

It has a Sia-style direction to it, so now I can see how an Adele Alive would work!

I was expecting something really dull, but this is actually good, took a few listens to really hook me in. I can't see anything that could knock the track from the top for a few weeks, the only competition she will come up against is Fleur East at some point.
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Fleur East is next week :P She wouldn't get #1 anyway but she certainly has less than no chance against 2nd week Adele!

it really intrigues me to see people saying nothing more than 'this r adele by numbers' / 'how boring' / i am bored. i ask you: what were you expecting or more importantly WANTING from adele. i find it very telling she's referenced meatloaf in interviews (though the true inspiration for this song lies with roxette and 'listen to your heart'...) because this song is as EXPANSIVE as things get. we just don't HAVE power ballads in this day and age and the fact adele manages to bring a whole genre reboot 30 years and still be accused of being passé makes her all the more fabulous. DEFINING not biting the hand that feeds and oh so fabulous *.*

 

#GOODBYE

It's easy. Like with any artist in the music industry I want something at least a bit more inventive with each release. I don't think it's a lot to ask and I have every right to do so. (She's at the peak of her career and mainstream success so no risks will be taken any time soon). I am not asking for her to become new Kate Nash and completely ruin her career and sound by going too rogue but does she really need to go completely back in the past? Just get inspiration from the power ballad genre and add a twist to it. Making the song something new and exciting rather than relying on old clichés that proved to have worked back in the day. So yes, despite being good, this release is pretty boring.

I think - and this is just my take on it - it's not even so much about the artist. It's the constant praise and hype of certain artists in a 'bandwagon' mentality as the saviour of everything that's a bit of a turn off (*cough*BEYONCEANDKANYE*cough*). Not just for me, but others as well.

 

Adele's never really been my thing, but I do accept she has a great following and from what I've seen of TV interviews with her she's quite a normal, pleasant girl really.

 

And the argument that comes back to anyone who's not that fond of it of 'Oh she just needs her voice to sell, hence the hype, YOUR MEDIOCRE FAVES COULD NEVER' is a tired one as well, this isn't CD:UK Hotshots in 2003 for Christ sake. If you're a fan of the artist, that's fair enough. I just don't take kindly to every single media outlet shoving it down me like I must pay attention.

Why is it that people feel the need to pick apart anyone who doesn't love a new song by someone and not just accept that they don't like it?

Isn't that kinda the point of a forum? :kink: It'd be boring if everyone just said their opinion and moved on, no harm in debating a bit.

 

Anyway, I love the song, I'm glad she's come back with an absolute belter of a track (that chorus!!) :wub:

Why is it that people feel the need to pick apart anyone who doesn't love a new song by someone and not just accept that they don't like it?

 

Because in most cases with a massive song/act like this one, as lots of people jump into a 'I love it just because' bandwagon, there's also a ton amount of other people who jump into the 'I hate/not like the song cause it's massive' bandwagon as well, and it's also annoying.

 

I bet that most of the people who claim to hate or dislike the song would say they love it and how unfair the buying public is if this was to peak outside the top 20. But that's just my interpretation of things.

Isn't that kinda the point of a forum? :kink: It'd be boring if everyone just said their opinion and moved on, no harm in debating a bit.

 

Anyway, I love the song, I'm glad she's come back with an absolute belter of a track (that chorus!!) :wub:

It's not debating though, it's someone saying they don't like the song and other people coming in and saying that the only reason for the dislike is that they are either bandwagon jumping or that they are attention seeking.

It's not that. It's just the term you used, really. You said she was "overrated" which is what people were debating with. I'm not the biggest Adele fan. I find her boring majority of the time, but there are a handful of tracks I do love. But overrated is not a term I'd use for her. That's like someone calling Madonna, MJ, Britney, Kylie etc... overrated. Just coz you don't like them, doesn't mean they're overrated. She's changed the pop game completely in an era full of "basics" and is really one of a kind.

 

I hope someone can word things better than I just tried haha, but hopefully you see the point I'm trying to make.

She is overrated IMO though, to me all she does is sing dull ballads that all really blend into one. People put her on a pedestal and seem to fall overthemselves to praise

her for being so amazing when I think there are much better singers doing the same thing better than her.

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Isn't that kinda the point of a forum? :kink: It'd be boring if everyone just said their opinion and moved on, no harm in debating a bit.

 

It's people like you know who coming in and shouting abuse at everyone who dares to say a bad word against it that's the problem...

Really stunning song imo. Instantly timeless, I don't really care that she's not being inventive, I don't think people look to Adele if they're looking for music that pushes the creative boundaries. She's just a fantastic singer with yet another fantastic song, and that's more than enough for me, and the millions of other Adele fans out there.
Because in most cases with a massive song/act like this one, as lots of people jump into a 'I love it just because' bandwagon, there's also a ton amount of other people who jump into the 'I hate/not like the song cause it's massive' bandwagon as well, and it's also annoying.

 

I bet that most of the people who claim to hate or dislike the song would say they love it and how unfair the buying public is if this was to peak outside the top 20. But that's just my interpretation of things.

 

This.

 

The criticism like Jake said is bizarre qnd meaningless.

 

She has reinvented a genre 30 years later with an expansive song which builds, dowsn't start explosively like with 21.

 

I think it's founsed on their faves having awful voices and no hype.

 

One niggle though: why did they keep the stuido mutterings in? It's weird to hear people mutter about how fantastic it is, even if it is, as it plays.

 

I'd say it's fine to find Adele overrated, I just don't think you can not appreciate why she's had such a massive effect on the music industry with her music. I totally agree with Rich actually, I don't think people go to Adele for something innovative, you know what you're getting with her, without her actually rehashing her old hits (see: Avicii with Wake Me Up).

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