Instead, here, as evidenced in "No One" - which sounds all too ready to take on a "reggae dance mix" - the guitar-driven "I Need You," "Wreckless Love," or "Where Do We Go from Here," which pays tribute to both Stax and Motown ("All I can do/Is follow the tracks of my tears," she sings, after a sample of Wendy Rene's "After Laughter " crackles through the first few bars), this is music that owes as much to pop as it does R&B, highlighted no less by the fact that the queen of radio rock herself, Linda Perry, co-writes three of the songs with Keys, including the straight-from-the- Stripped-sessions "The Thing About Love" and "Superwoman." It is on the latter, in fact, that Keys, unsurprisingly, turns furthest away from the style that brought her initial success (more so even than on the John Mayer collabo, "Lesson Learned," which is actually not bad) toward the generic-pop world, sliding in between corny and sincere, sometimes even in the same breath. On her third full-length, As I Am, Keys takes a step closer toward the soul revival popularized by John Legend, with full-band arrangements and bright horn hooks, only occasionally falling back into the piano/melisma combination that drove the singles off her first two albums.
You Got it All.By now established as a major and talented force in the mainstream music world, Alicia Keys has perhaps earned the right to explore a little, to venture into new genres while still keeping a foot firmly planted in the R&B/neo-soul she grew out of. The Hives - The Black and White Album Hot Tracks The song Tick Tick Boom appears on the Madden NFL 08 soundtrack.Pharrell Williams produced Well All Right! and T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.The song Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented is only available on the UK and iTunes editions of the album.The Hives - The Black and White Album Fun Facts These guys just keep getting better and better. The band's new album is slicker, cooler, and more polished than any of their previous efforts, but they still retain their indie-rock authenticity. The Hives take their garage-rock sound out of the garage on The Black and White Album. Alicia's boyfriend, Kerry Brothers, Jr., worked with her on As I Am.Īlicia Keys - As I Am Rating: The Hives - The Black and White Album.Alicia Keys worked on As I Am for two years.John Mayer is featured on the song Lesson Learned.It manages to be both soulful, and totally current while being - amazingly - decidedly un-cheesy. As I Am is a romantic album, not a tawdry one. While the other ladies of R&B are pinning their hopes of success on their "super sexy" personas (yeah, we're talking to you, Ciara), Alicia Keys is content to let her natural talent speak for her. We're taking a look at both CDs - check out the review! Alicia Keys - As I Am Check it out.Īlicia Keys is back with her third studio album, and The Hives are creating a buzz with their second. Kidzworld is reviewing Alicia Keys album As I Am and The Hives Black and White Album.
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