The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

[Joe Mac]

@Joe Mac dislikes her.

I don’t like pitchy voices.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

I am pretty ambivalent to her. I really could only pick out 3-4 of her songs as I have avoided mainstream radio and then the rise of Spotify for a very long time now.

But will I give this album a go today? Nope.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

5/8/25
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Absolutely adore her and this album and this is easily my favorite of her’s. I still remember where I was the moment Hello dropped and I still vividly remember my first time listening to this album. I was at a real low point in my life and this album was a huge comfort for me at the time. I love 21 and enjoy 19 and 30 but this is my Adele album and I’ll die defending it lol

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Also for the record, her debut came out after my edition of the book stops. So no idea how well she is represented. If this is it, it’s a bit disappointing.

We had 21 before because I remember discussing that on here. I don’t think 19 or 30 should be here, the two we got are the right picks

 

[dbarila]

My daughter when she was younger went through a phase where she was obsessed with this album. Maybe it was just the song "Hello"? She made my parents buy the CD so they could listen to it over and over and over again in the car. God bless them for that.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Absolutely adore her and this album and this is easily my favorite of her’s. I still remember where I was the moment Hello dropped and I still vividly remember my first time listening to this album. I was at a real low point in my life and this album was a huge comfort for me at the time. I love 21 and enjoy 19 and 30 but this is my Adele album and I’ll die defending it lol

Hello is a great song. As is Send My Love. None of the songs are bad. It’s just a little ballad heavy for me. Nothing (besides her kind of anemic stage presence) felt safe from her before this. This feels like a polished album made by a forty year old who can sell out Madison Square Garden by thinking about doing a show there.

 

[dbarila]

Hello is a great song. As is Send My Love. None of the songs are bad. It’s just a little ballad heavy for me. Nothing (besides her kind of anemic stage presence) felt safe from her before this. This feels like a polished album made by a forty year old who can sell out Madison Square Garden by thinking about doing a show there.

I'd say this is pretty spot on how I feel about it too. I'm sure this played well in her Vegas residency.

Who else is disappointed that When We Were Young isn't a Killers cover???

 

[Nee Lewman]

I'd say this is pretty spot on how I feel about it too. I'm sure this played well in her Vegas residency.

Who else is disappointed that When We Were Young isn't a Killers cover???

Or that it does t end with a cover of Sweetest perfection by Depeche Mode.

 

[Joe Mac]

Or that it does t end with a cover of Sweetest perfection by Depeche Mode.

I don’t hate her Dylan cover or Chasing Pavements. I think that is as positive as I can be.

 

[dbarila]

Or that it does t end with a cover of Sweetest perfection by Depeche Mode.

Come on Adele! At least come up with some original song titles for your milquetoast songs!

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Hello is a great song. As is Send My Love. None of the songs are bad. It’s just a little ballad heavy for me. Nothing (besides her kind of anemic stage presence) felt safe from her before this. This feels like a polished album made by a forty year old who can sell out Madison Square Garden by thinking about doing a show there.

It is ballad heavy and that’s part of why I like it. I do appreciate the more pop moments like Water Under the Bridge but it’s the ballads that keep me coming back It is very polished but the emotion behind the songs still connects for me. Like the nostalgic feelings on Million Years Ago and River Lea are palpable. Also gotta say getting dumped by my first boyfriend and then listening to All I Ask a week or so later broke me in a way no other song has ever done lol. Still my favorite break up song that isn’t on Rumours.