Arson
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Post by Arson on Apr 19, 2008 19:11:06 GMT -5
I like both, but Alicia Keys has a more powerful, moving and distinctive voice by far.
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Kal-El
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Post by Kal-El on Apr 19, 2008 19:31:35 GMT -5
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Post by tortuga on Apr 19, 2008 20:50:16 GMT -5
I think Kelly is a better singer(when she isn't yelling), but Alicia is a better songwriter and performer by a mile. I have to disagree with the better songwriter thing. If you took a kelly song and an alicia song and compared them side by side Kelly's songs, lyrically, are much more profound and meaningful. I think Alicia has, for whatever reason, been labeled this prolific songwriter and IMO her lyrics are nonsensical if you strip away the music and the melody. Compare Alicia's biggest hit to a song that wasn't even released from My December: Fallin: Sometimes I love ya Somtimes you make me blue Sometimes I feel good At times I feel used Lovin you darlin makes me so confused maybe: I don't want to be tough And I don't want to be proud I don't need to be fixed and I certainly don't need to be found I'm not lost I need to be loved I just need to be loved it's just my opinion of course but I find Alicia to be greatly overated as both a singer and a songwriter... I can't speak about her performances because all I've ever seen her do is sit behind the piano on television. Comparing a hit song to an album track is not fair. Anyone can take some other Alicia Keys song with far better lyrics than "Fallin" and counter your argument.
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Post by Positive Tension on Apr 19, 2008 21:09:43 GMT -5
Both have great voices, but I prefer Alicia's voice since it's so soulful.
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summer
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Post by summer on Apr 19, 2008 21:39:16 GMT -5
I honestly would have picked alicia keys in this poll up until i heard kelly sing ave maria. She just completley blew me away/.
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neally
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Post by neally on Apr 19, 2008 22:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by Nicolexo on Apr 19, 2008 23:49:39 GMT -5
Kelly, she's great.
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doodlebug
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Post by doodlebug on Apr 20, 2008 1:47:38 GMT -5
Yeah, Alicia is definitely better at all areas, singing, writing, and of course playing an instrument (which Kelly doesn't do at all anyway).
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Post by SILENCE on Apr 20, 2008 3:34:14 GMT -5
Yeah, Alicia is definitely better at all areas, singing, writing, and of course playing an instrument (which Kelly doesn't do at all anyway). if you think Alicia could do this www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd4sn_aZPvwyou are sadly mistaken ;) and a lot of really great artists don't play instruments....Kelly's voice is her instrument... and tortuga..if Alicia's biggest hit can't beat an album track lyrically then I don't see how the argument can be made the Alicia is a better songwriter.
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summer
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Post by summer on Apr 20, 2008 8:29:53 GMT -5
Yeah, Alicia is definitely better at all areas, singing, writing, and of course playing an instrument (which Kelly doesn't do at all anyway). umm actually kelly can play the guitar, piano and violon. Ive seen her play the guiatr. and she said when she was a little younger she played piano and violon. She just doesnt want to bore people out of their minds while their at her concerts.
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Post by carriefan0209 on Apr 20, 2008 9:45:22 GMT -5
Yeah, Alicia is definitely better at all areas, singing, writing, and of course playing an instrument (which Kelly doesn't do at all anyway). if Alicia's biggest hit can't beat an album track lyrically then I don't see how the argument can be made the Alicia is a better songwriter. that doesnt make much sense.... alicia's biggest hit doesnt need to be a "lyrical masterpiece" to be successful, or else the album track wouldnt be an album track but a single! Furthermore lyrics is like beauty - all in the eye of the beholder. I dont that that comparison works haha
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Post by Modern Myth on Apr 20, 2008 9:48:52 GMT -5
Kelly by far. Alicia sounds like an old man. (i.e. No One) I thought this was a competition of female singers?
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Focus
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Post by Focus on Apr 21, 2008 14:47:36 GMT -5
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