Like quite a few Blu-ray discs I own, this Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall recording has been sitting at the shelf in its unwrapped pristine condition collecting dust for more than half a year. I didn’t even know that this package comes with an audio CD too. Cynthia and I are huge fans of Adele. One day over lunch, I bought this live recording thinking that one day we would watch it together. And that day was yesterday.
In case you don’t know, Adele is a young and talented British singer-songwriter. She has started recording her debut album 19 at the age of 19. And 21 at the age of 21. Because of her mature and confident outlook, it is easy to overlook the fact that she is still very young. I love her music. Such power and emotion. It is said that you can know an artist better by attending a concert live. Certainly true for Adele.
I have not been to Royal Albert Hall. It looks like a prestigious venue. Despite the rather large crowd, Adele appears to stay close with the audience. She talked about her songwriting journey and gave a brief introduction to some of her songs. What the inspiration behind the song was. How some of these songs are still changing her life everything time she performs it. Her best friends were in the venue too and they formed part of the story Adele told on stage. The entire concert was charged with emotion. Off the camera, couples were kissing, hugging each other close. The ambient appears to be cozy and loving.
Adele’s tone of conversation may seem casual, perhaps a bit too casual in this prestigious venue. But that is her, in her genuine self. She giggled, spoke the first thing that came into her mind, cracked jokes, and laughed at her own jokes. Her vocal performance is pitch perfect. That is phenomenal. One song, she did not like how she started it. So she stopped and restarted again. I seriously cannot tell what is wrong with her first take. This shows how much a perfectionist she is.
I have not watched Adele’s performance live yet. Through this concert recording, I felt as though I know her as an artist a little bit better. Below is the trailer for Live at the Royal Albert Hall.