2 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said:

 

I suppose the difficult part for me to understand is: why her? Why was Adele the conduit for authenticity as it took over from the Gaga/Katy style pop era? Certainly there were other artists doing it, and certainly there were some who were better. Was it just that she was good enough and released at just the right time with the right lyrics to broadly generalize across anyone’s life? A perfect storm of factors? I guess what I mean is that I’ve never found her material impressive enough to warrant the sales of 21 and 25.

She probably also had a huge marketing team (which not many artists can afford) and...honestly, her appearance also helped, she looked so different from the typical "sexy" girls.

RITD and SLY also sounded incredibly memorable (something that maybe other artists who were doing similar music lacked).

4 minutes ago, Cryptique said:

Taylor is 

Why can’t you just admit the truth

30 is overrated

her other albums are not

As vocalist? Yes.

 

as a lyricist? Yes.

 

as a musician? Yes.

 

but she’s like the safe and relatable choice, and that’s why she sells well. 
 

But with 30 it’s evident the package is getting tired. 

Not as overrated as Taylor Swift.

ADELE

She’s the most overrated but its not her fault.

She is extremely overrated, wbk