Music Musing - Adele: Not Forgotten In A Hurry

In late January, I was sat wondering how to fill the big white box in front of me, in order to blog to you all. I couldn't think of anything, but then discovered the most wonderful video that just made all the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

It was, of course, Adele, with her 'Later...' version of 'Someone Like You'. Just her and a piano, and the rawness of her voice. Just stunning. The whole place looked on as we discovered quite how good this lady had become.

And then, last night, at the BRIT Awards, she does it again - same song, same arrangement, and same reaction. The only performance to be given a standing ovation by the packed O2 Arena, and rightfully deserved.

I always think that if an artist is emotionally touched by their music, then we automatically are. Adele looked like she was about to burst into tears at the end of her performance, and the reaction on Twitter and Facebook agreed. There are so many positive reviews from the O2 this morning, all surrounding Adele.

We all became aware of Adele in 2008, with the release of '19', an album that launched her onto a global stage. She cracked the UK almost instantly, cracked America within months and now has the world at her feet. The release of '21' earlier this year was filled with anticipation, and so far hasn't had a bad review. So many already consider it the album of the year - it's only February. Every song could be a single.

She's quite drinking and smoking, and lost a lot of weight, but it's still the same heavy, beautiful vocals on every song. I know a lot of people who illegally download music, but chose to buy this album so that they could truly appreciate quite how good it is.

I was excited for the release of '19', and couldn't wait for '21'. I'm yet to be disappointed by an Adele track - 'Hometown Glory' is by far one of the greatest songs ever written, and 'Someone Like You' is certainly on it's wait there too.

I blogged last week about Lady Gaga's new single, and how her new album will be the soundtrack to a generation. Adele's album crosses the generation boundaries, and allows everyone to accept and reflect on each lyric and each note. There's no booming synthesiser, or any auto-tuning. It's just pure soul. And I'm sorry, but if '21' doesn't win plenty of awards, then it's an utter travesty. Because this album isn't the soundtrack to A generation; it's a soundtrack to THE generations.

For those of you who missed Adele's beautiful performance at the Brits last night, it's below...

Taken from General Musings of an Idiot: http://gmoai.posterous.com