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Chart Listings: UWC: '25' #1 2.5M; Purpose #2 459k
Member Since: 8/13/2012
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The fact that X is still the most streamed album ever. I'm cackling 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH GINGER LEGEND
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Originally posted by Rei
Please.
I don't even like Adele's music and I think she's fairly rated. The examples you mentioned aren't gp-friendly anyway, it has nothing to do with making "unique" music.
We've been hearing Adele's music for ages? Please tell me, who makes music similar to Adele? Lady Gaga? Beyoncé? Katy Perry? Rihanna? Britney Spears? Taylor Swift? No, not even Kelly or P!nk. Adele's music isn't that common in the mainstream.
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This was literally the perfect response, Rei. I don't think anyone can argue against anything you said.
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"Their albums have 88 points on Metacritic." What the actual ****? Like that's what's really SAD, needing a ****ing website to tell you what to like. |
Exactly. It's actually saddening that some people can't enjoy music with Metacritic telling them it's good
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Those #s come and happen when your fanbase is the General Public tbh  Well done Adele, well done
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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Originally posted by hOAng
I'm so sorry for you that people can actually enjoy and buy music without needing a website to tell them what is "acclaimed". Adele clearly connects to her audience on a level that some artists with albums that scored "88 points on Metacritic" can't and never will, and she has huge chance to sweep Grammy, the most acclaimed music award, for a second time. If Adele music is basic, then why millions of artists with the same vocal, same "basic" music can't do 1/10 of what she is doing? Why is it only Adele who can defy the downfall of the music industry and sell like it's the 90s? Saying you don't enjoy her music is one thing, but calling an artist who is single handedly turning the whole industry up side down basic is laughable. If she's so basic, why aren't your superior artists doing it? Music snobs are the worst.
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Originally posted by Rei
Please.
I don't even like Adele's music and I think she's fairly rated. The examples you mentioned aren't gp-friendly anyway, it has nothing to do with making "unique" music.
We've been hearing Adele's music for ages? Please tell me, who makes music similar to Adele? Lady Gaga? Beyoncé? Katy Perry? Rihanna? Britney Spears? Taylor Swift? No, not even Kelly or P!nk. Adele's music isn't that common in the mainstream.
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He is going to reach 8 million without any effort. Will it ever leave the top 40?
URGH, the way talent always wins 
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Poor Britney and BSB 
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Omg, leave alfonso12 alone!
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Originally posted by alfonso12
It has nothing to do with who I like or who I don't.
I think it's sad that there are true artists that are breaking molds (like FKA twigs and Grimes), making unique music, producing their universally acclaimed albums, creating new sounds, etc. Yet their releases this year won't probably cross the 100.000 mark while Adele sells millions making the same music we've been hearing for ages.
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I agree with sounds.
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X - 158.000 [Week 78]
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X and 1989 will spend their time in Top 40 for years. The fact if they release their next albums next year will surely help the longevity
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Adele's #s are not even surprising...unless youre being ignorant or being a hater, yes I guess. By far, she has the widest appeal of any artist of her generation. You may like it or not, but thats the truth. #s and figures dont lie.
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Originally posted by alfonso12
I wasn't talking about this generation, I was talking about music in general and that's why I said "ages". And my argument remains the same: Adele is a great vocalists that makes the same kind of music that's being made for ages, I don't think there's anything unique about it. I don't think she has a unique sound, I don't think I'll ever hear "oh, that sounds like an Adele song", in the other hand, when I saw the 25 thread people was saying "that sounds like Florence" or "that sounds like Mariah". I'm not saying she's bad or that her music is crap, I'm just saying it's not ground breaking and that's why I'm surprised it sells so much, that's it.
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Adele has never promoted her sound like it was something unique nor her followers. She released an album expressing her feeling, the way she felt, she simply wanted to put music out and that is why she connects with so many people. Others have been pretentious or pretending their work is unique and that is why they haven't been able to find success lately. You of all people should know that.
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Member Since: 9/11/2012
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Music snobs pretending their hipster and pretentious faves are better
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Originally posted by alfonso12
It has nothing to do with who I like or who I don't.
I think it's sad that there are true artists that are breaking molds (like FKA twigs and Grimes), making unique music, producing their universally acclaimed albums, creating new sounds, etc. Yet their releases this year won't probably cross the 100.000 mark while Adele sells millions making the same music we've been hearing for ages.
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They don't make radio/GP friendly music at all, this argument is so dumb 
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Member Since: 12/23/2006
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sigh, so typical that this would turn into an argument...
yes alfonso, of course there are better albums out there than 25, but to actually think that her dominating the charts is a "sad thing for our world" is really some dumb, ignorant ****. do you think the world is a better place w/o adele? are your foundations in life actually the slightest shook by the fact that atleast a person that can sing and is a pretty nice and humble person dominates?
i remember when BEP dominated the charts some years ago and the EDM/autotune trend was at its fullest, of course i disliked that but i have my music to listen to, which is (maybe surprisingly) not adele mostly but extreme metal, folk, classic soul and jazz. they (mostly) don't even make a dent on the charts, and i don't ****ing care, because it's the music i want.
if an artist dominating the charts really bothers you that much, i'd be more worried for your wellbeing than the "quality" of the music that's topping the charts at the moment.
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Member Since: 3/26/2012
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Originally posted by IBeMe
well I hate that they have lives tbh.
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Same though. I hope Storyteller, 25, Delirium, and Title have great weeks though 
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in 5 weeks she did more than some pop star's entire career
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