In this timely SATURDAY SPECIAL we sample Adele`s music videos - including the stunning visuals in "Chasing Pavements" and her brood of Bob Dylan`s "Make You Find My Love" - as good as live performances - such as the hypnotic and elegant "Somebody To Bed" on the Brit Awards earlier this year - in gain to her Grammy Award acceptance speech, a four-way comparison of different takes on "Rolling In The Deep" - and much, much more.
Ship (& Voice) Laid Bare
Not since Amy Winehouse has such an idiosyncratically affecting, singularly emotional and palpably moving vocal instrument come upon the music scene - and the equivalence between the two young, bluesy, pop-star Brits is far from a coincidence - and here we give the new r&b queen, Adele. While Amy has been away, Adele has swiped the tip of r&b/pop/blues chanteuse - or, if you prefer, r&b/pop/blues croonette - right out from the "Back To Black" multi-Grammy winner`s surgically-enhanced nose. Amy supposedly will be making her grand Mark Ronson-produced return later this year after an excruciating near-five years aside from the scene, but she has some fierce competition on pretty much her home turf now thanks to the many charms of Adele. Why even compare them, though? Must we? While Amy Winehouse had a grittiness and earthiness that Adele seems to exude effortlessly, whereas Amy so much affected such a vibration in an over-the-top and (some would say) obnoxious manner. Adele is truly polished and attached to her craft whereas Amy came from the Janis Joplin mold of wildly erratic and occasionally brilliant - along with everything else that comes along with it. Indeed, Adele is a complete professional and whenever she steps on a represent the interview is made immediately aware that they are in the men of a born performer. Though she has had some off nights (SATURDAY Night LIVE certainly wasn`t the best US debut), when she is on there are few better in the music world or on Broadway. She`s got something truly, truly special in that big voice of hers - plus, she brings so much actorly dedication to each and every performance, making her voice paint the scene and illustrate an entire earth before our ears. Additionally, the mere fact that she is outperforming Lady Gaga herself in iTunes sales and YouTube hits says a lot about her staying power - so, hitch your cavalry to this wagon. And, anyway, Broadway baby or pop music junkie, the rear line remains: the girl can save a damned good love call and put it across in performance like a stalwart pro. That alone puts her ahead of most - if not all; besides the odd Gaga and Beyonce - in the music business today. I mean, have you listened to the radio recently? Thought not. Whether or not you knew Adele before this instant, there is a consequence coming up seemingly born of the selfsame heart of Dionysus (the god of theatre (as easily as former things) - Adele`s "Somebody To Bed" at the Brit Awards. It is bliss.
Setting The Sails
First, check out the television for "Don`t You Remember", recorded live at Largo, as the perfect entre to her soul-bared and achingly sensitive singing style and the sexual and poetic nature of her lyrics - as good as how well-married they are to the genre-defying but decidedly bluesy and theatrical sound of her music. If you don`t think her, you will surely never leave this - or her - now!
Gold
Going back to her beginning - at least on these shores - check out the fascinating and surrealistic music video of Adele`s first US hit single "Chasing Pavements" from her Grammy-winning debut US album. After this, you`ll need to be her career forever.
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