Re: Keys (was In My CD Changer)

From: B. Allison (wuchip@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Aug 13 2001 - 18:01:15 CEST

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    --- Ed Rahn <ed@ItsYourDomain.Com> wrote:
    >
    > On 13 Aug 2001, Mike Rosales wrote:
    >
    > > > Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor (J Records)
    >
    > I saw Fallin' on MTV2 one night, and besides some of
    > her higher notes and
    > scretching it's quite a good song. How is the rest
    > of the album?
    >

      I have mixed emotions about this album, which i
    bought about a month ago. it seems ambitious and i'm
    really impressed with the composing that keys does --
    playing both the piano and violin at times. on the
    other hand, songwriting suffers a bit, imho. someone
    at work said they thought she was the new whitney
    houston. me, i think keys' vocal range is kinda
    limited. i was hoping for an album that tapped into
    the same organic vein as jill scott or badu. but this
    is a little poppy for sure. with all that said, there
    are some good cuts -- namely, fallin, rock wit you
    (which features issac hayes and his orchestra), the
    life (which brings in a great caribbean feel).
       overall, i think it's one of those half-half discs
    that you find yourself flipping around on.

    -B-

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