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Amy Winehouse and Adele Contrast/ Comparison
Amy Winehouse and Adele are the two Englishwomen that have dominated the UK music industry in the past few years and their impact on the global scene has made them equally memorable and inspiring. They stamped British music forever through their vintage looks but more so through their powerful voices and distinct genres. Winehouse and Adele are both white girls who owe a debt to black soul music. The distinction between them is emphasized more so through their best works, the albums ( Winehouse's " Back to Black" and Adele's " 19") that forever transitioned them from London's Brit art school performers(where they were alumni)to successful artists. Without a doubt, the albums these artists created are considered great achievements of our era and the most complex masterpieces of our time. They reflect these ladies' heartbreak due to failed relationships through a mesmerizing but rich sound topped by a distinct musical and lyrical style. Adele's album is simple and clean, less menacing whereas Amy's is a little slight more edgy and memorable. The album "19" encompasses a bright acoustic-guitar chime, with a lullaby twinkle of plush strings and Adele's mesmerizing singing tone, honest lyrics, jazz and soul influences evokes Amy's. Adele's delivery is accomplished through a more delicate bluesy tone whereas Amy's is represented by a brick house jazzy expressiveness far beyond our time. Adele is simpler lyrically and occasionally even soppy and somehow redundant lyrically, she doesn't have the mature poetic heritage that Amy does. Talented writers and composers these two muses beautifully show through their lyrics a deep attachment to the lost love and the disappointments that follow its course. "Back to Black" sounds emotionally and musically true. All eleven songs seem like great lost classics from the 60s : "Rehab" has many shades of Motown and contemporary twists, "Me and Mr.Jones" belongs to the swing era of the 60s and "Loving Is A

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