Adele's sophomore CD 21 has enjoyed enormous critical acclaim, with reviewers lauding this British, multi-Grammy-winner's vocal performance and introspective songwriting. The Hal Leonard songbook matches the CD, with easy piano arrangements of the smash hits "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone like You," plus: Don't You Remember * He Won't Go * I'll Be Waiting * Lovesong * One and Only * Rumour Has It * Set Fire to the Rain * Take It All * Turning Tables.
Just got my music today, opened up excitedly to play and sing my favorite singer, and THE MELODY LINE IS IN THE ACCOMPANIMENT!!!!! I'm so upset. I had ordered "Someone Like You" online individually and it was perfect, so I ordered the entire book when it became available in the US assuming it'd be the same thing. No. It isn't. It may have the "look inside" option, but I ordered it from my phone and that option isn't available. I hope the return process isn't arduous, because I want the real deal, not some dumbed down version. I don't even understand why these versions exist. If someone wanted to play the melody line with the left hand, all they have to do is look up one line to the vocal line. I mean seriously, why am I paying for something that has a repeated line for 90% of the entire thing?!? Ugh.
One star because it's a pretty good price for sheet music, two stars because Adele never deserves a one star rating.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 starsNot the actual music, Dec 28 2011
By Todd W - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Adele - 21 (Paperback)
I bought this book of music thinking it would be the actual music. It's not ... it's some odd melody-added-to-right-hand thing.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 starsYuck, Sep 9 2011
By Patricia L. Wallen "Love Amazon" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Adele - 21 (Paperback)
Couldn't wait to start playing out of this book and was very disappointed. Very elementary. Loved the 19 book I bought.