19 and Years of Refusal
I splurged on 2 new album downloads from Amazon yesterday. The 2 albums have very little in common, other than that both singers hail from England.
Adele's 19 is a bluesy/jazzy album. I first heard the song Hometown Glory, on SYTYCD, and now she's getting more attention in the US from her Grammy wins. Hometown Glory is still my favorite song off the album. She has a brilliant voice, with interesting phrasing and great tone. But her lyrics suffer a bit from her young age/inexperience.
I have somewhat the opposite problem with Morrissey's latest album, Years of Refusal (only $3.99 to download from Amazon!). His lyrics, as expected, are great. But sometimes I didn't like the music - perhaps a little too unsubtle? Nevertheless, Morrissey is as charismatic as ever. Currently, I like his first single, "I'm throwing my arms around Paris".
I am finally jumping on the digital download bandwagon...The $3.99 price for Years of Refusal and the instant gratification is a little hard to resist. I have been buying the physical CD if I wanted the full album, mainly because I am a completist and like having something physical to keep and be a packrat about.
