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Post by vantiboy3 on Apr 21, 2016 11:41:46 GMT -5
Single officially drops May 6th, the album tentatively scheduled for end of June.
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Post by music89 on Apr 22, 2016 8:39:16 GMT -5
Still shocked and really sad about Prince death. :'( He was one of my faves of all time. But...i'm trying to give you some news about AK new music anyway. http://instagr.am/p/BEfO63GuFWb [/instagram] http://instagr.am/p/BEfPBRCN6TF [/instagram] http://instagr.am/p/BEfd13HG3DzNGGUhy8vUE9HWbo4H7nLv6QSu4M0 [/instagram] http://instagr.am/p/BEfR-Ryqra1 [/instagram] http://instagr.am/p/BEfRCTMOLnI [/instagram] http://instagr.am/p/BEe_KmJmSTY [/instagram] Alicia Keys had a bittersweet night at Manhattan’s Highlife Ballroom on Thursday, April 21. She was there to celebrate the release of her new short film, The Gospel, and play new songs from her forthcoming album at the Tribeca Film Festival. But she was also mourning the death of one of her biggest inspirations, Prince, who passed away just hours earlier. "We lost someone very special,” she said onstage. “Prince showed me what it means to be an artist...how to be bold and brazen.” Toward the end of her set, she returned to her idol, describing how they spoke on the phone at the beginning of her career. “I was scared!” she recalls. “He was a very cool dude -- the swaggiest that there ever was.” She then played her soulful cover of Prince’s classic piano ballad “How Come U Don’t Call Me,” from her 2001 debut album Songs in A Minor, undoubtedly the high point of her set. “There was nobody like him before,” she told the crowd afterward, “and there’s not going to be anybody like him after.”
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Post by Glove Slap on Apr 22, 2016 10:35:53 GMT -5
I was at the show and she was great. From the new tracks, the real standout was In Common by far (the rest was unfortunately more in line with 2002) . I'm really looking forward to the studio version of that. I don't think she did Ill Bliss in the end (she never said which new song was called what), and did Fallin' instead before going into ESOM. Her story of calling Prince to get the approval to cover How Come U... was really funny. She seemed to be in great spirit despite the horrible news earlier in the day.
My personal favorite moment was when she did YDKMN, which I'd been hoping would be one of the older tracks.
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Post by Rican@ on Apr 22, 2016 10:55:40 GMT -5
I bounced after a hour. I had about five drinks and she basically bored me. I was a little pissed with the process and I didn't feel Alicia was on stage. I spend most of the time talking to the bartenders (gave one my number) and they were saying the same thing. Most of the music felt unfinished as if her baby son wrote it. I don't want prequel or whatever to her first album. Anyway, never again.
Also I felt the crowd was disrespectful toward Prince too. The DJ played a few of his tracks before Alicia came on and pretty much all of them just stood around as if they didn't know the man. I was like, "Wow". I already told the DJ not to play him but this crowd gave the worse tribute to the genius of art. It was pretty bad.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 22, 2016 12:18:31 GMT -5
I was at the show and she was great. From the new tracks, the real standout was In Common by far (the rest was unfortunately more in line with 2002) . I'm really looking forward to the studio version of that. I don't think she did Ill Bliss in the end (she never said which new song was called what), and did Fallin' instead before going into ESOM. Her story of calling Prince to get the approval to cover How Come U... was really funny. She seemed to be in great spirit despite the horrible news earlier in the day. My personal favorite moment was when she did YDKMN, which I'd been hoping would be one of the older tracks. I bounced after a hour. I had about five drinks and she basically bored me. I was a little pissed with the process and I didn't feel Alicia was on stage. I spend most of the time talking to the bartenders (gave one my number) and they were saying the same thing. Most of the music felt unfinished as if her baby son wrote it. I don't want prequel or whatever to her first album. Anyway, never again. Also I felt the crowd was disrespectful toward Prince too. The DJ played a few of his tracks before Alicia came on and pretty much all of them just stood around as if they didn't know the man. I was like, "Wow". I already told the DJ not to play him but this crowd gave the worse tribute to the genius of art. It was pretty bad. Well damn. I'm glad I kept my expectations low so I'm not surprised she's drudging through crap again.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 12:20:34 GMT -5
I'm glad I saw her back in 2008 when she was still at her peak. Disappointed to hear the new songs were underwhelming.
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Post by Glove Slap on Apr 22, 2016 12:25:01 GMT -5
The most unfortunate thing about the new songs (again, aside from In Common) was that they sounded like they could have been slotted into her first 2 albums (one of them possibly on AIA), but they would have been at the bottom quality wise. Pretty much all of them used that early 00s drum sound that was present in her early albums. It was cool to see her live in that setting, but the low point was the middle where she kept singing about strength and that stuff.
Most of the crowd seemed to be NYU/college aged, so it unfortunately wasn't surprising that they weren't familiar with Prince.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 22, 2016 12:36:04 GMT -5
She's like the singing version of Iyanla Vanzant right now. I can't.
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Post by Rican@ on Apr 22, 2016 12:42:09 GMT -5
I talked to Swizz which this negro owe me a drink and he was like, "Are you ready?" when I asked about Alicia. I was thinking in the back of my head, "Yes I'm ready to leave". I honestly wouldn't know what's the first single is if she even perform it last night.
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Post by Dreams on Apr 22, 2016 16:16:13 GMT -5
That sucks. She's put out several crappy songs in recent times, but you can't help but always hope for something good given her past material. And then, if you consider the time she took to make this new album...
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Post by Leigh on Apr 22, 2016 16:20:31 GMT -5
I wish she had just released a strength/inspirational/empowerment EP out a year or two ago, so she could have got it out of her system and moved on. It's too much! We don't need messages from Alicia, we have empowering memes all over Instagram for that
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Post by music89 on Apr 23, 2016 3:09:16 GMT -5
You all...if Rican didn't feel the new music it doesnt mean it ISNT good. You'll should wait ultil you hear the whole album, THEN talk about it. #DontJumpOnTheBandwagon
I honestly read great reviews about the live too...so.
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Post by Rican@ on Apr 23, 2016 7:01:49 GMT -5
Please do not put me on the spot. That's very rude and discrediting. Thanks.
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Post by music89 on Apr 23, 2016 8:17:04 GMT -5
Please do not put me on the spot. That's very rude and discrediting. Thanks. It wasnt my intention. I respect your opinion. i was just saying that people should not be influenced by other's opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 9:22:17 GMT -5
While I typically like to form my own opinions on things, I often find myself in agreement with Rican@ and subscribe to the Church of Glove Slap.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Apr 27, 2016 10:03:14 GMT -5
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Post by Samsonite Man on Apr 27, 2016 10:11:38 GMT -5
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Post by Rican@ on Apr 28, 2016 15:33:34 GMT -5
I don't see a single tomorrow or things on the hush
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Post by The Upper Hand on May 3, 2016 23:08:05 GMT -5
Out on iTunes and Tidal.
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Post by doak on May 3, 2016 23:28:39 GMT -5
I. Love. It
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Post by allow that on May 3, 2016 23:43:58 GMT -5
It would fit right in on a Majid Jordan EP.
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on May 4, 2016 0:16:57 GMT -5
Hate this. This is not her sound.
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Post by cjay on May 4, 2016 0:28:48 GMT -5
Well it's not the Mother Earth / Mya Angelou type song. So that's a win--though I do enjoy her empowerment songs.
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Post by doak on May 4, 2016 0:32:28 GMT -5
Everyone I know loves this. Especially her core fans.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 4, 2016 0:35:17 GMT -5
I'm surprised that one of the secret show tracks actually ended up being the single and that there wasn't a more obvious hit in the wings, but to say they chose the right one from what I heard is a massive understatement. This is my favorite single from her post-2010 with extreme ease.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on May 4, 2016 1:54:26 GMT -5
Lmao @ us trashing her empowering songs. They were tired as hell though .
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Post by music89 on May 4, 2016 7:09:55 GMT -5
I like it. I hear some Sade vibes! This is better than Girl On Fire and Doesnt Mean Anything.
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Post by vsw on May 4, 2016 8:30:30 GMT -5
This is really her best single since Unthinkable.
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Post by Samsonite Man on May 4, 2016 9:49:05 GMT -5
One of her best singles in years.
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Post by Envoirment on May 4, 2016 10:06:41 GMT -5
Have the song on repeat. Very excited to hear the album if the lead single is anything to go by!!
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