I know, the post title makes it sound like they're somehow related. Or not. When I have single songs, it's just going to roll that way.
Adele, “Chasing Pavements” – 5 stars. Dig it.
I think this was a Starbucks freebie, and man, what a freebie it is.
Yeah, Adele has a truly fabulous voice, and the song is just quick enough and has a nice hook. I can’t believe she was…what? 19, when she recorded this? Unbelievable. Every retro-soul song should sound like this.
Allmusic’s review of the album uses the phrase “voluptuously funky,” which nails it. That said - I have listened to her albums a couple of times, and…well, they get kinda boring, musically speaking. Great voice, but at the moment owning one song seems like enough.
Airborne Toxic Event, “Half of Something Else” – 3 stars. Hold it.
Another Starbucks freebie, if I'm not mistaken.
It’s okay. I like the wall-of-sound approach, and I have the sneaking suspicion that it’s a really good song in an album context, and it’s not hard to imagine that it’s great when heard as part of a longer sequence…but it doesn’t grab me right out of the box. I’ll keep it, and keep my ears open for more.
Adele, “Chasing Pavements” – 5 stars. Dig it.I think this was a Starbucks freebie, and man, what a freebie it is.
Yeah, Adele has a truly fabulous voice, and the song is just quick enough and has a nice hook. I can’t believe she was…what? 19, when she recorded this? Unbelievable. Every retro-soul song should sound like this.
Allmusic’s review of the album uses the phrase “voluptuously funky,” which nails it. That said - I have listened to her albums a couple of times, and…well, they get kinda boring, musically speaking. Great voice, but at the moment owning one song seems like enough.
Airborne Toxic Event, “Half of Something Else” – 3 stars. Hold it.Another Starbucks freebie, if I'm not mistaken.
It’s okay. I like the wall-of-sound approach, and I have the sneaking suspicion that it’s a really good song in an album context, and it’s not hard to imagine that it’s great when heard as part of a longer sequence…but it doesn’t grab me right out of the box. I’ll keep it, and keep my ears open for more.