Alicia Keys

Songs in A Minor

An Honest Review From A Metalhead

Review Score:

(10/10)
Despite my musical tastes being held strongly in the heavier genres - i.e. death metal, grindcore, etc. - I must give respect where it is due. Alicia Keys's 'Songs in A Minor' is, quite frankly, one of the best pieces of recorded music of the past decade. I myself was VERY reluctant to give this a listen. I assume it would be more of the worthless pop music. How wrong I was. Some people say that this is overrated. I seriously don't believe that. 'Songs in A Minor' and Necrosphere's 'Revived' - I am not making a musical comparison - are both albums that were severly hyped, but they lived up to the hype and more. Alicia Keys has an incredible voice, not to metion true musical talent. She is deffinitely one of the greatest song writers of the past decade. Unlike most artists in her field (not naming any names) their music and lyrics were written for them, not by them as Mrs. Keys has done. From the moment I heard "Fallin" I was hooked. With its catchy chorus and wonderful lyrics, it is easily the album's best song. "How Come You Don't Call Me" is another song that shows her true brillience as a soul / blues artist. Also, it is vocally her strongest track. With an amazing mix of old school soul and new school R & B, Alicia Keys has definitely done an amazing job with this release. This album is definitive and I thank it for opening my eyes to other genres.

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