there's no denying that this will debut with gargantuan sales and success and will be one of the biggest albums this decade (most likely) but how are we expecting it to fare in comparison to its predecessor?¿?

No album let alone an Adele album will topple my love for 21 but I do have high expectations for this - ideally I want this to be better than 19 but we'll see.

This is going to be huge and it hasn't even begun yet.

That isn't a particularly surprising assessment of any major release. It could have been said about this album six months ago.

That isn't a particularly surprising assessment of any major release. It could have been said about this album six months ago.

 

i don't think his intention was to make an extremely insightful prediction with this tiny statement, more to show his excitement and to drum up hype. i don't really understand why this comment was necessary...

I'm interested to know which songs are about her partner/son and which song is her song that she believes in and is proud of like with previous songs Hometown Glory & Someone Like You.

 

EDIT: Wikipedia says the album was recorded in 2015. I'm sure the recording of it dates back to 2013?

Edited October 22, 20159 yr by SeanGrey

Looks like she'll definitely get Xmas #1 album. Hope it can become 2015's biggest seller

That isn't a particularly surprising assessment of any major release. It could have been said about this album six months ago.

I was indeed just playing up to the fresh hype that she has been receiving since the advert and how her name is already inescapable. I of course knew it was going to be big 6 months ago...but even despite that, what I originally wrote still says a whole lot more than this quoted post does :P

No album let alone an Adele album will topple my love for 21 but I do have high expectations for this - ideally I want this to be better than 19 but we'll see.

 

When I first listened to 21 I was a little disappointed it was so ballad heavy but I hadn't given it a proper listen but its up there as one of my fave albums ever so I cannot wait for this to drop!

 

I just hope its worth the wait!

Edited October 22, 20159 yr by James1987

I AM READY !

 

I will probably cry to the song's lyrics all week-end long but YES GIVE ME EMOTION ADELE ! :cheer: :cheer:

 

 

The album cover is shit btw, but I don't even mind.

When I first listened to 21 I was a little disappointed it was so ballad heavy but I hadn't given it a proper listen but its up there as one of my fave albums ever so I cannot wait for this to drop!

 

I just hope its worth the wait!

 

I am hoping it is worth the wait as well. I'm very intrigued by the song titles as well.

 

I AM READY !

 

I will probably cry to the song's lyrics all week-end long but YES GIVE ME EMOTION ADELE ! :cheer: :cheer:

The album cover is shit btw, but I don't even mind.

 

But she has finally opened her eyes for the artwork!

Do we think this will actually be able to match or come close to Oasis' (??) opening week record?

A lot of people seem to be under the impression this will do well but I'm not totally convinced it will be as big as people are expecting. A lot has changed in the past few years in terms of album sales steeply declining and then the impact of streaming. Just look at Take That - album sales of III are only a quarter or less of their last album.

A lot of people seem to be under the impression this will do well but I'm not totally convinced it will be as big as people are expecting. A lot has changed in the past few years in terms of album sales steeply declining and then the impact of streaming. Just look at Take That - album sales of III are only a quarter or less of their last album.

 

It won't sell as well as as 21, simply because album sales have declined so much. But I think it'll still be as successful, if that makes sense? It'll still be number 1 for several weeks with huge sales (by today's standards). She'll sell really well on hype over the first few weeks but the rest of it counts pretty much on the quality of the music. 21 went 16x platinum, but I think by today's standards 6 - 9x platinum would be seen as just as successful, as it's all relative to the sales climate of a particular period.

Edited October 22, 20159 yr by Joecula

I wonder which songs the cover. So many other songs with same titles. So can't work out.

i don't think his intention was to make an extremely insightful prediction with this tiny statement, more to show his excitement and to drum up hype. i don't really understand why this comment was necessary...

Well if you want to get into comments being unnecessary then I'm pretty sure nothing barring info about a release is essential in any thread, and let's not even get into how pointless an argument about how valuable a particular post is to a topic is (that would probably cause BuzzJack to implode).

 

Of course my post was inessential, almost every post on every forum is. But it said something, even if it was negative, and that's more than any "I'm excited! I have no further thoughts!" post.

I am so ready for this, I feel like a little kid the night before Christmas. Just need these next few weeks to hurry up! EEEEEK! :cheer:

Edited October 23, 20159 yr by Dane

It won't sell as well as as 21, simply because album sales have declined so much. But I think it'll still be as successful, if that makes sense? It'll still be number 1 for several weeks with huge sales (by today's standards). She'll sell really well on hype over the first few weeks but the rest of it counts pretty much on the quality of the music. 21 went 16x platinum, but I think by today's standards 6 - 9x platinum would be seen as just as successful, as it's all relative to the sales climate of a particular period.

 

I don't think it will sell as much as 6-9 X platinum. It might sell a million this year but this will depend on the success of the first single and how well it's perceived.

Well if you want to get into comments being unnecessary then I'm pretty sure nothing barring info about a release is essential in any thread,

 

Of course my post was inessential, almost every post on every forum is. But it said something, even if it was negative, and that's more than any "I'm excited! I have no further thoughts!" post.

I completely disagree with that first part and I'm shocked it's come from you given you've always been one to stimulate good discussion on the forum and not just post mindless stats about release dates :unsure:

 

And not sure if the second part refers to me, because you initially quoted me and I commented on your post but regardless I said a lot more than just "I am excited!!1" - you picked out the final few words of my post and just said how unimportant they were while ignoring the paragraph before it:

 

I feel like, as much as i really enjoyed '21' this will be a whole lot more relatable to me. The way she has described the record as one of growing up, but not quite being an adult, mourning the past, regrets... - i think it will speak huge volumes to me and loads of others of course (much like the break-up aspects of '21' (which i couldn't relate to as much having never gone through such a thing~)). This is going to be huge and it hasn't even begun yet.

 

...and god forbid anyone posting their excitement about a new release.. Not sure where all of this has come from/where it's going ~

Well if you want to get into comments being unnecessary then I'm pretty sure nothing barring info about a release is essential in any thread, and let's not even get into how pointless an argument about how valuable a particular post is to a topic is (that would probably cause BuzzJack to implode).

 

Of course my post was inessential, almost every post on every forum is. But it said something, even if it was negative, and that's more than any "I'm excited! I have no further thoughts!" post.

 

it was unnecessarily spiteful, and for what? to make someone look like t*at for merely showing their excitement.

I completely disagree with that first part and I'm shocked it's come from you given you've always been one to stimulate good discussion on the forum and not just post mindless stats about release dates :unsure:

I don't really think it's possible to disagree with it. Discussion is obviously amazing, it's just not "necessary". You can label pretty much any post except the ones providing information as unnecessary, but that doesn't mean you should.

 

And not sure if the second part refers to me, because you initially quoted me and I commented on your post but regardless I said a lot more than just "I am excited!!1" - you picked out the final few words of my post and just said how unimportant they were while ignoring the paragraph before it:

It doesn't refer to you, it continues with the "what defines unnecessary?" point. My point was that my post said more than a majority of posts in any topic.

 

Not sure where all of this has come from/where it's going ~

It didn't come from anywhere other than me noticing a silly part of a post that I wanted to point out, and regarding where it's "going", I had literally no intentions for it to develop beyond my initial post. Criticising a post is not indicative of some weird vendetta, it's just... criticising a post.