i've only just come across adele recently, and sorry it wasn't any sooner. was just discussing the other day with another friend how mainstream music in this day and age has become almost, quite literally, a production line that churns out song after song, without any depth, both in sound and lyric - which made us both feel, again, quite literally, cheated and ripped off.

if you have the time, search for the youtube video of the following performance - the first hit should be one which shows the introduction prior to the performance. i haven't posted that video as the sound quality was lacking, but well, if you can't be arsed to search for it, the intro (and a very apt one at that), is as follows: