Adele cd...bad mix/recording

One possibility to keep in mind is the CD may be mixed exactly the way that promising young artist wished it. Audiophiles and musicians don't always view things from the same perspective. A lot of new artists - particularly in the pop/rock field - want their CDs loud and hot. It is not just the producers or record companies.

Unfortunately, with the primary listening venues being cars and I-Pods these days, it is pretty easy to forget about the people who listen in front of a nice rig.

Bjesien, maybe that was their main goal - to have the song sound good at 110 mph in a car, on an ipod or a boombox. They probably don't give a toot that it doesn't sound right on your fancy rig.

In short, the CD probably sounds exactly they way they want it to sound.