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Originally posted by Bey Admired
All the songs on 25 are good songs, but I don't like the album as a whole. It's missing soul.
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Not us actually somewhat agreeing on something
I personally really like 25, but I think as we say "organic" over and over again, a lot of what we're looking for is that soul factor. I think part of its overall disappearance comes from overthinking. If you look at the earlier songs she wrote for this album, like SD and LITD, I think it's completely there. RL and MYA also feel quite intimate. But I think the process became too much of 'what are Adele songs supposed to sound like?' and/or 'what will be commercially successful?', to the point we get songs like AIA and SML that are good (okay, maybe just SML
) but missing some element of believability and heart.
Also, I think she's limiting herself tremendously with this "I'll never write songs as good as 21" attitude. It doesn't have to be a sad, soundtrack of her falling apart. In fact, it's better if it's not, when there are so many other sentiments with which she could make powerful music.
Definitely the biggest album since "Thriller" by MJ.
Dreams about Adele are the worst—they always make you depressed afterwards. 