“Why should I shake my voice?” Adele asked in an interview with The Face this week. “No one else makes my voice, so why change it?”
That is a fair question. Adele’s voice Review a polished combination of classic soul and denominational pop – propels them into the stratosphere. His albums have sell tens of millions of copies when many of his peers struggle to sell a million. His interview with Oprah Winfrey last weekend was seen by more people than the Oscars or the Grammys. So why fix what isn’t broken?
So Easy On Me, the first single from Adele’s new album, 30, is the musical equivalent of a recap of the TV show … “Previously on Adele.” A stormy and heartbreaking ballad that, after a six-year hiatus, serves as a reintroduction of the star’s perfect voice.
We didn’t know that this paved the way for an album that took more risks than expected
30 was the first record he’d released since their marriage split, and many of the songs have traces of later, sleepless nights as he struggled with the destruction of his life.
Your interview on this issue is in the form of an ellipse. Adele was responsible for the breakup, but the reasons were hard to understand… maybe even for her. No arguments, no screaming, no extramarital affairs, he says, just a slow realization that “he’s not happy.”
This album remains attached to this unspeakable and unrecognizable sadness. Adele often sounds emotionally distraught when she discovers the wreckage of her life.
The song is more lively than the lyrics suggest, with Review the bragging girl band and half-harmonious backing vocals that sound like an excellent VHS record by the Andrews Sisters.
He refrains from strumming these lines with his usual lion-like strength and finds a new, mellow tone that doubles the crushing emotional impact of the song. Yet, to the end, he sings in full force, accompanied by a gospel choir, and conveys the hard-earned truth.