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Generally favorable reviews- based on 393 Ratings
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Positive: 319 out of 393
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Mixed: 35 out of 393
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Negative: 39 out of 393
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PaoloFromMilanoApr 2, 2008Boring, dear Adele try again!
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MitchellZ.May 1, 2008Good voice, ok arrangements, but overall... snore!
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KenH.Jun 20, 2008Music for teenage girls. Anyone else will likely roll eyes at the lyrics. The music is plodding and uninteresting. She has a nice voice but its going to be years before she develops into an artist and will she even still be making CD's in 5 years?
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[Anonymous]Feb 22, 2008Very boring and mediocre.
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RichardJ.Apr 22, 2008Boring, Dull and not imaginative in anyway, This is like Kate Nash doing Jazz, quirky but doesn't merit a good album, I have heard Adele on the music scene for over two years and her music and her voice just doesn't interest me and this is no masterpiece, she is still 19 so she will get better...personally listen to Billie Holiday it is more interesting tonally and writing wise.
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HarryW.Jul 17, 2008Coffee table music I'm afraid. If you like Norah Jones (and I do, kind of) you should enjoy this but it's not going to make you rip up your life and start over. Adele has a nice enough voice but lacking in the colour that willcome with age. Whether she will still be in the public eye when she gains that is dubious (Dido anyone?)
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Aug 2, 2011
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Jan 20, 2012Adele's voice is something to behold, but the majority of the songs on '19' take major turns in the wrong direction and end up sounding like a whiny, annoying teenager making nonsensical claims about her love life. However, there are still times where she can be a good songwriter, both 'Chasing Pavements' and 'Hometown Glory' are exceptional tunes, but the rest of '19' is dull and uncomfortable.
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Aug 25, 2014Adele is a true powerhouse vocal that cannot be judged for not having the bad girl karma, since there are several other figures who stood out having the zen quality, but can surely be judged for pushing a monochromatic (and sometimes even boring) album, which comes together as melodrama over the classic unsuccessful romance.
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Mar 31, 2014Adele has a million-dollar voice, but her music is not on par.
She is highly overrated, but at least she is talented.
Favorite Tracks: Rumour Has It, Rolling In the Deep, Don't You Remember
Least Favorite Tracks: Someone Like You, One and Only -
Feb 11, 2022
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Nov 18, 2021
Awards & Rankings
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A beyond stellar debut in both quality and originality.
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As is to be expected given Adele's tender years, thematically things are a bit monochrome.... All this, however, is forgiven with a listen to the highlights, such as the sweet acoustic guitar-led 'Daydreamer.'
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The co-writes--not as many as you might’ve expected--generally boom from the speakers. The self-penned efforts are bare-boned, erratically excellent but frustratingly blighted by Adele’s penchant for going beyond her capabilities as a vocalist.