Regarding the somber tone of Hometown Glory this is from the wiki: "Adele wrote the song within 10 minutes, when she was only 16 years old, after her mother tried to persuade her to leave her home suburb of West Norwood in London for university. Hometown Glory is the first song that Adele ever wrote." So I'd say the piano melody is a feeling of loss, longing and nostalgia.
I also think that it was her celebrating but saying goodbye to her world in a sense because once she went to the BRIT school, her world would be forever changed and I think somewhere deeply, Adele knew that. I don't think she ever imagined herself to be famous, just in a completely different phase of life. Once you leave your hometown, you're always a visitor and it's never the same anymore but it's also always a part of you. That's how I experience/interpret the song though so the arrangement and production of it always made sense to me through that lens.
This was the album when I fell in love with her. Imagine seeing her in a small theater with no seats....just a few hundred of us standing close to the stage a couple years before she was a household word. Phoenix - March 2009 - Marquee Theater - Unforgettable.
I feel people missed out on Adele when she used to do small settings. I was never old enough to get in when I lived in North London but we used to go stand outside to listen to her. Just little Adele and her guitar.
ugh this album is just so iconic ... adele is just one of these artists where i personally love going back to it every once in a while :D love the bangers obviously but also like the hidden gems Also fucking adore make my love and i always have this video playing in my head with "jenny" and all the adele impersonators :D
Intro 0:10 1. Daydreamer 1:29 2. Best for Last 4:05 3. Chasing Pavements 6:34 4. Cold Shoulder 8:43 5. Crazy for You 10:56 6. Melt My Heart to Stone 13:14 7. First Love 15:38 8. Right As Rain 17:24 9. Make You Feel My Love 19:40 10. My Same 22:24 11. Tired 24:22 12. Hometown Glory (Explicit) 26:30 Final thoughts 28:39
OOh I love the song of the week choice! Never had a full listen to that album but with your words, I think I'll definitely give it a listen once I'm finished with my coursework! Loved this video, Dan :) 19 was the first Adele record I ever heard and I was in America at the time and my friends in the UK skype video shared her album with me so that we could have a listening party :D The album holds a really special place in my life because I'd never heard anyone near my age (Adele's about 7 years older than me) sing with the strong lower register and play vocally (I love Regina Spektor for her vocal mechanics and stylized writing) so I attribute a revitalized love for song to Adele's music. 19 is the most accessible to sing to of her albums and I find it grows with each listen--but I also tend toward more singer-songwriter style anyways to out my own bias). Hope you're having a lovely weekend! --Emrys
Yeah you have to give that album a listen especially if you like singer-songwriter vibes! Sam's first album is full of beautifully melancholic melodies and arrangements it's so good ❤️
Hi! Thank you for interesting reactions to Adele. Just want to say that songs on 19th are not all about the same person, about the same relationship. For example My Same is NOT even about a boy, it's about a girl, Adele's friend. After 21 I spent quite some time time listening to her interviews, music (there are actually some videos of her early performances in pubs or libraries, etc.), finding out articles and reactions to her early performances. That's how I found out for example what My Same is all about.
I think you might have missed the twist in Daydreamer "What I'm saying is just what I'm hoping for" The man she's describing isn't real and she's daydreamed up a perfect guy.
Adele said in a Bonnaroo Music Festival interview that "Daydreamer" is about a man she was in love with, who later came out, moved away and fell for "one of (her) gay friends." - Adele's words, not mine. Search "Bonnaroo Festival 2009 Adele" on TH-cam and the interview might come up!
@@donaldsimmonsjr I could have sworn she said the friend that inspired the song was bi. Either way, it's possible for a song to have more than one meaning.
@@S_E_R_ In her Bonnaroo interview, Adele said out her own mouth, Daydreamer, is about "I was in love with this guy, and he ran off with one of my gay friends."
Regarding the somber tone of Hometown Glory this is from the wiki: "Adele wrote the song within 10 minutes, when she was only 16 years old, after her mother tried to persuade her to leave her home suburb of West Norwood in London for university. Hometown Glory is the first song that Adele ever wrote." So I'd say the piano melody is a feeling of loss, longing and nostalgia.
that’s amazing
I also think that it was her celebrating but saying goodbye to her world in a sense because once she went to the BRIT school, her world would be forever changed and I think somewhere deeply, Adele knew that. I don't think she ever imagined herself to be famous, just in a completely different phase of life. Once you leave your hometown, you're always a visitor and it's never the same anymore but it's also always a part of you. That's how I experience/interpret the song though so the arrangement and production of it always made sense to me through that lens.
Thank you for telling me this!! That definitely makes more sense for me now
This was the album when I fell in love with her. Imagine seeing her in a small theater with no seats....just a few hundred of us standing close to the stage a couple years before she was a household word. Phoenix - March 2009 - Marquee Theater - Unforgettable.
I feel people missed out on Adele when she used to do small settings. I was never old enough to get in when I lived in North London but we used to go stand outside to listen to her. Just little Adele and her guitar.
Aw love that! Yeah I wish I'd been old enough to see her back in the day it would've been so special
so excited to see you react to one of my favourite albums!
I love this album, so raw and creative. I have had a harder time relating to her later albums. Seems now most of her songs are just straight ballads.
30 has maybe 3 proper ballads. everything else is pretty diverse in sound.
ugh this album is just so iconic ... adele is just one of these artists where i personally love going back to it every once in a while :D
love the bangers obviously but also like the hidden gems
Also fucking adore make my love and i always have this video playing in my head with "jenny" and all the adele impersonators :D
but yeah, hometome glory is just perfection. especially with it being her first one written IIRC
17:30 she has said in the past that most of the songs she wrote way before she was signed, so that might explain the “simplicity” of some songs
Yeah makes sense!
You are one of the better reactors I've ever watched. And what a nice voice you have, too. Keep up the good work!
Thank you ☺️
Intro 0:10
1. Daydreamer 1:29
2. Best for Last 4:05
3. Chasing Pavements 6:34
4. Cold Shoulder 8:43
5. Crazy for You 10:56
6. Melt My Heart to Stone 13:14
7. First Love 15:38
8. Right As Rain 17:24
9. Make You Feel My Love 19:40
10. My Same 22:24
11. Tired 24:22
12. Hometown Glory (Explicit) 26:30
Final thoughts 28:39
OOh I love the song of the week choice! Never had a full listen to that album but with your words, I think I'll definitely give it a listen once I'm finished with my coursework! Loved this video, Dan :) 19 was the first Adele record I ever heard and I was in America at the time and my friends in the UK skype video shared her album with me so that we could have a listening party :D The album holds a really special place in my life because I'd never heard anyone near my age (Adele's about 7 years older than me) sing with the strong lower register and play vocally (I love Regina Spektor for her vocal mechanics and stylized writing) so I attribute a revitalized love for song to Adele's music. 19 is the most accessible to sing to of her albums and I find it grows with each listen--but I also tend toward more singer-songwriter style anyways to out my own bias). Hope you're having a lovely weekend! --Emrys
Yeah you have to give that album a listen especially if you like singer-songwriter vibes! Sam's first album is full of beautifully melancholic melodies and arrangements it's so good ❤️
Hi! Thank you for interesting reactions to Adele.
Just want to say that songs on 19th are not all about the same person, about the same relationship. For example My Same is NOT even about a boy, it's about a girl, Adele's friend. After 21 I spent quite some time time listening to her interviews, music (there are actually some videos of her early performances in pubs or libraries, etc.), finding out articles and reactions to her early performances. That's how I found out for example what My Same is all about.
Oh cool thanks for the info!
I did hear it in a small venue (bar) in Chicago! 😊
Love love LOVEEEE your videos! Hope we can get a 21 reaction (even though we all have listened to it a million times 😂)
A re-listen? 😂
@@Luscent yess please!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Patiently waiting for you to react to Lust for Life and NFR by Lana 🥺
Lust for Life is coming soon!
@@Luscent Oooh so excited!😍
You should definitely react to her live performances
You should react to SUB URBAN
I think you might have missed the twist in Daydreamer
"What I'm saying is just what I'm hoping for"
The man she's describing isn't real and she's daydreamed up a perfect guy.
Adele said in a Bonnaroo Music Festival interview that "Daydreamer" is about a man she was in love with, who later came out, moved away and fell for "one of (her) gay friends." - Adele's words, not mine.
Search "Bonnaroo Festival 2009 Adele" on TH-cam and the interview might come up!
@@donaldsimmonsjr I could have sworn she said the friend that inspired the song was bi. Either way, it's possible for a song to have more than one meaning.
@@S_E_R_ In her Bonnaroo interview, Adele said out her own mouth, Daydreamer, is about "I was in love with this guy, and he ran off with one of my gay friends."
@@donaldsimmonsjr Yes, I've seen the interview. It doesn't mean the guy isn't bi if he entered a gay relationship.
'My same' is about her best friend so not about a lover.
Will you be doing Lana’s NFR album???
Yeahh doing them in order so got to do list for life first
React to Adele25
I've already heard it sooooo many time haha
@@Luscent haha