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Post by kt1990 on Jan 22, 2011 19:39:19 GMT -5
What will first-week sales be like? Judging from the current sales climate, I'mma predict around 45-50K. I think that'd be great for her.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Jan 22, 2011 20:16:42 GMT -5
Album is fucking brilliant.
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Post by Callmeatomic on Jan 23, 2011 15:56:28 GMT -5
I do agree that aren't any tracks quite as immediate as "Rolling in the Deep" and remain a wee bit disappointed with the overall lack of uptempos. But this is one hell of a cohesive album. Honestly, this is Adele though. She's not courting the high album sales or trying to burn up CHR. She's trying to live up to the promise she displayed on her debut and maintain her respectable base. That only really requires a couple of modest radio hits for an artist like her. Exactly. No one should expect an album full of Rolling in The Deep like tracks.
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Post by 212 on Jan 23, 2011 16:47:00 GMT -5
Only heard the Rolling song and "Set Fire to the Rain". SFttR is AMAZING!!! :o
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Post by rosemoor on Jan 23, 2011 17:33:22 GMT -5
She's amazing. she sings like those old style jazz singers and at the same time sounds so fresh. in that sense, she's doing with jazz like John Mayer has been doing with blues, they both have perfectly combined their pop sensibility with the traditional song styles.
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Post by tearsdryontheirown on Jan 23, 2011 17:35:33 GMT -5
She's amazing. she sings like those old style jazz singers and at the same time sounds so fresh. in that sense, she's doing with jazz like John Mayer has been doing with blues, they both have perfectly combined their pop sensibility with the traditional song styles. She's more bluesy than jazz - her compositions are way too structured to be considered jazz. The structure is too strict and there is little to none improvisation, at least that's as compelling as the great jazz artists.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Jan 23, 2011 17:47:24 GMT -5
In predicting sales, keep in mind that she'll be competing with other albums that will be receiving a post-Grammy sales boost.
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Post by kt1990 on Jan 23, 2011 17:59:33 GMT -5
She's amazing. she sings like those old style jazz singers and at the same time sounds so fresh. in that sense, she's doing with jazz like John Mayer has been doing with blues, they both have perfectly combined their pop sensibility with the traditional song styles. She's more bluesy than jazz - her compositions are way too structured to be considered jazz. The structure is too strict and there is little to none improvisation, at least that's as compelling as the great jazz artists. Yeah, agreed. She certainly has some jazz-like elements to her phrasing, but she's definitely not a jazz singer.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 23, 2011 20:04:08 GMT -5
Heard it all the way through now after buying it an hour ago. Adele really out-does herself. Cannot wait to play it on repeat for the next month!!! Already #1 on UK itunes. I'm guessing it shall debut with 100k+ Sales this week here ^^
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Post by musicrocks on Jan 24, 2011 13:51:21 GMT -5
Where can I listen to the whole album?? I still haven't heard it....
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Post by Caviar on Jan 24, 2011 14:07:32 GMT -5
When does it come out in the US?
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Post by hidizzyguy on Jan 24, 2011 16:32:53 GMT -5
Where can I listen to the whole album?? I still haven't heard it.... I'm pretty sure her Myspace page is streaming it by now.
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Post by bigb0882 on Jan 24, 2011 18:04:34 GMT -5
Did anyone get to stream her webcast? I wanted to but was stuck waiting on my vehicle to be fixed. I hope someone got some audio or something.
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Post by GRRR on Jan 24, 2011 22:36:42 GMT -5
Rolling in the deep is my complete shit right now. LOVE IT
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Post by musicrocks on Jan 24, 2011 23:36:21 GMT -5
Where can I listen to the whole album?? I still haven't heard it.... I'm pretty sure her Myspace page is streaming it by now. I didn't see it up there. :(
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Post by Eu on Jan 25, 2011 1:05:55 GMT -5
Don't You Remember reminds of Dixie Chicks... anyone thinks so too?
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Post by barrington on Jan 25, 2011 5:44:07 GMT -5
Killer voice. Love the smoky soul vibes.
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Post by dadadawn on Jan 25, 2011 7:24:20 GMT -5
Itunes positions for the album :'(
#1 uk #1 France #1 Germany #1 Austria #1 Belgium #1 Finland #1 Greece #1 Ireland #1 Italy #1 Luxembourg #1 Portugal #1 New Zealand #1 Netherlands #2 Norway #3 Australia
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Post by dadadawn on Jan 25, 2011 7:30:08 GMT -5
2 albums in the top 5 in the UK :o
Adele’s second studio set has opened up a commanding lead in this week’s UK albums market, outselling the rest of the 10 biggest artist sellers combined.
The XL-issued 21 sold around 69,000 units day one, according to the OCC, three-and-a-half times more than closest rival Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Atlantic’s Bruno Mars who debuted at number one last Sunday. Adele could end up with two albums in the top five this weekend as her first album 19 is currently in fourth place, having been placed eighth in last week’s final chart, while Def Jam/Mercury’s Rihanna and Polydor’s Ellie Goulding complete the new week’s top five sellers.
musicweek.com
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Post by Caviar on Jan 25, 2011 8:59:33 GMT -5
When does it come out in the US?
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Post by Mike on Jan 25, 2011 11:28:36 GMT -5
It'll be released on February 22nd.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 25, 2011 11:46:08 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 25, 2011 12:43:19 GMT -5
'Rolling In The Deep' as lead single off this album hardly represents what the rest of it sounds like. None of the tracks have that edgy, upbeat sound and it's almost disappointing. This is a moody, slow album that will hardly hit mainstream consciousness IMO. And aside from the lead single, as it happened with her debut, none of the album tracks captures my attention. Not denying the quality of the album as a whole, because it obviously is filled with tracks of a certain quality level, but the casual listener that has been listening to the lead single on the radio will find himself with no other tracks of that kind. :-\ As amazing as RITD is, very few singers can hit such high levels of palpable emotion with slow-burners as Adele. I'm much more into songs like To Make You Feel My Love and First Love.
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Post by EPG on Jan 25, 2011 13:38:35 GMT -5
A performance of "Set Fire To The Rain":
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Post by tamed09 on Jan 25, 2011 13:51:19 GMT -5
I promised myself i would wait until Feb 22 but I couldn't take it any longer. She is brilliant and this album is a masterpiece
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Post by bigb0882 on Jan 25, 2011 14:34:13 GMT -5
Her vocals on SFTTR are amazing. You can tell they don't have to touch her in studio, they just let her do her thing.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 26, 2011 7:20:56 GMT -5
The single is a masterpiece. Grammy winner right there, ladies and gentlemen. Too bad it will never go anywhere on US radio but weirder things have happened! It's doing well on HAC and looks like it will go to #1 on Triple A But I see what you mean. I'm in love with this album more now, after listening to it for the past couple of days Hope she wins a couple grammys next year! ^^
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Post by Samer on Jan 26, 2011 7:24:49 GMT -5
"Someone Like You" is really amazing. Flawless.
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Post by Caviar on Jan 26, 2011 10:30:16 GMT -5
It'll be released on February 22nd. Thank you.
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Post by blue in moonlight on Jan 27, 2011 1:27:29 GMT -5
A performance of "Set Fire To The Rain": An amazing performance of an equally amazing song. So glad this is the next single.
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