21 Jump Ship

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Adele 21

I've been reading about this album for over a week and decided to stream it, which you can also do by clicking here. I've read comparisons to everything from Etta James to Amy Winehouse. Didn't remind me of either. Her voice just isn't as good as those ladies. It (sadly) reminded me of the chick from Evanescence. She can sing too, but it's dramatic and adolescent in many ways. Even her cover of The Cure's "Lovesong" is dumbed down. If you want to sing ballads over pianos, you shouldn't remind your listener of a mediocre Fiona Apple. They'll just turn you off and listen to Fiona instead (which is what I contemplated).

I'm going to listen to it a few more times before banning it to the permanent mediocracy pile. Sometimes records grow on me.