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Title: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 19 November 2021, 10:18:35
(https://i.imgur.com/G1DPcGX.gif)

Ne1 listening ?

Thoughts ?

Fav track ?

Lvl of un-manliness ?


Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: Signature on Fri, 19 November 2021, 11:09:45
3 songs in and it slaps  :cool:
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 19 November 2021, 11:13:09
The clarity of the voice recording is amazing, and they've manage to float it above the dense music itself.
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 19 November 2021, 12:09:16
I'm so repulsed by the unimaginative naming of her albums I'll never give them a chance.
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: Signature on Fri, 19 November 2021, 12:50:07
I'm so repulsed by the unimaginative naming of her albums I'll never give them a chance.
Do it for me  :-*

Side note: finished the whole album, solid 8.5/10 imo
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 19 November 2021, 13:46:14
I'm so repulsed by the unimaginative naming of her albums I'll never give them a chance.
Do it for me  :-*
I clicked the embedded video, that's as far as I'll go.

Piano - nice, but sounds like it's being played on vinyl rather than live?    Lead vocals - not my taste but can't say they're bad.  Unfortunately someone thought it was a good idea to add electronic bassy noises (unsure if supposed to be drums or ... :confused:) as well as weird and excessively panning (swapping left to right) overprocessed backing vocals, which completely ruins the old fashioned vibe the song would have had otherwise.

I'll give it 3/10.
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: Signature on Fri, 19 November 2021, 13:51:23
I'm so repulsed by the unimaginative naming of her albums I'll never give them a chance.
Do it for me  :-*
I clicked the embedded video, that's as far as I'll go.

Piano - nice, but sounds like it's being played on vinyl rather than live?    Lead vocals - not my taste but can't say they're bad.  Unfortunately someone thought it was a good idea to add electronic bassy noises (unsure if supposed to be drums or ... :confused:) as well as weird and excessively panning (swapping left to right) overprocessed backing vocals, which completely ruins the old fashioned vibe the song would have had otherwise.

I'll give it 3/10.
Hahah I appreciate the effort though! I'd say that the embedded song is my least favorite but if you give it a 3/10 I don't think you'd enjoy the project either
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 19 November 2021, 13:58:39
I clicked the embedded video, that's as far as I'll go.

Piano - nice, but sounds like it's being played on vinyl rather than live?    Lead vocals - not my taste but can't say they're bad.  Unfortunately someone thought it was a good idea to add electronic bassy noises (unsure if supposed to be drums or ... :confused:) as well as weird and excessively panning (swapping left to right) overprocessed backing vocals, which completely ruins the old fashioned vibe the song would have had otherwise.

I'll give it 3/10.

This only proves  S_orange's subwoofer no bueno .

(https://i.imgur.com/uqAeXBu.gif)
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 19 November 2021, 15:56:01
This only proves  S_orange's subwoofer no bueno .
Hmm...

/me switches to decent headphones and from 360p to HD video

No doubting the faux(?) vinyl playback clickiness on the piano intro now.  The electronic bassy noises sound better but too much sustain to be even pretend drums, perhaps it's her young child playing bass guitar having started lessons last week?  The backing vocals also sound more human which is an improvement but I don't like the voice and the fast panning is irritating.  The bass is still a jarring contrast to the retro piano and vocals and the noise that doesn't sound much like banging coconut shells together (but you still know the one I'm talking about :P) is more prominent and annoying - clearly this is not my kind of music.

+0.5 for human backing vocals, +0.5 for the production quality and -0.5 for "coconuts" - revised score 3.5/10

Hahah I appreciate the effort though! I'd say that the embedded song is my least favorite but if you give it a 3/10 I don't think you'd enjoy the project either
As usual then - put out a video for a bad track that's supposed to appeal to the widest possible audience.  Except I'm yet to meet anyone who's in this group...
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 19 November 2021, 16:08:06
S_orange = tough customer


The only <swipe> in Tp4's opinion on the music is the lyrics, they're the same dumb drivel that lull's the masses.

If only Adele sang in french,    Is there a french Adele analog ?
Title: Re: Adele's new album (30)
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 19 November 2021, 16:11:09
I like a Dell
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