Friday, November 27, 2015

My Thoughts on Adele, Bieber, and 1D's Newly Released Albums

This week, I had an opportunity to completely listen to the three of the humongous pop albums released last week: Adele's 25, Justin Bieber's Purpose, and 1D's Made in the A.M. Here is my honest verdict (spoiler alert: at the end of this review, you'll discover that I am a newfound Belieber.:-))
25, ADELE-9/10
The vocals are obviously stunning, and 'Hello' indeed is a stand-out track. The album revolves around love, break-up, moving-on, closure, pain, and daydreams. My other secondary favourites are When We Were Young (expression of utmost admiration to a partner or lover) and Million Years Ago (about having small dreams and how to achieve them overwhelmingly). Remedy is also a nice track. Overall, the album made me feel things, but wait, here's Bieber...
Purpose, JUSTIN BIEBER-10/10
I don't know why, and I don't want to know. I just became a part of a world phenomenon called Justin Bieber. 3 years of hiatus then here comes a quality album called "Purpose", which is totally nothing like he has done before. Every single track is unique and the vocals are outstanding and captivating. I have judged him somehow before because he just can't keep things in his pants. But now Bieber is giving the Beliebers pop songs that they want to hear, like I do now. My most favourite are "Sorry", "Purpose", and "Love Yourself". They are equally catchy and the melody kills. "I'll Show You" is for the judgemental people, "Life is Worth Living" is for the murderous ISIS, and "What Do U Mean" is for his ex, Selena. I can't get enough of this album. Highly recommended. I forgot to mention that 17 out of 19 songs from the album are part of this weeks Billboard Hot 100. That says it all.
Made in the A.M., One Direction-5/10
Awful album. There's nothing new at all. I need at least a decade without One Direction, so that when they come back, they can come up with an album that is not a rip-off from other pop artists. It's disappointing how they rip "Love You Goodbye" from "Apologize". (Try to listen to it and prove me wrong). The only good song in the album for me is "If I Could Fly". The rest of the songs are just bland.