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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 4, 2016 19:03:19 GMT -5
OMG I'm loving it!!! Definitely getting a purchase from me.
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Post by cjay on Nov 4, 2016 20:09:36 GMT -5
Just purchased the album after watching the gospel film. The album
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Post by Ling-Ling on Nov 4, 2016 21:10:59 GMT -5
You guys, these artists are killing me lately. I had to go to Target tonight and I had the full intention of buying this... but mother f**ker, I didn't realize "In Common" was only on the digital deluxe. Nope, not gonna buy it. That's seriously one of my fav Alicia songs ever. I'll wait to see if it's on the Japanese version.
And this is just a few weeks after JoJo did the same damn thing.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 4, 2016 21:20:10 GMT -5
"Kill Your Mama" is now a contender for my favorite Alicia Keys song of the decade?
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Post by Rican@ on Nov 4, 2016 21:44:43 GMT -5
You guys, these artists are killing me lately. I had to go to Target tonight and I had the full intention of buying this... but mother f**ker, I didn't realize "In Common" was only on the digital deluxe. Nope, not gonna buy it. That's seriously one of my fav Alicia songs ever. I'll wait to see if it's on the Japanese version. And this is just a few weeks after JoJo did the same damn thing. It is on the international version only. "In Common" does not make the album though. I think you would find some other favorites on the album. (Also Best Buy has it for $9.99 and Walmart has it for $9.97 if you want the clean version even though she doesn't quite curse) Anyway, I have been hearing so many positive reviews for the album, which is good for her. She most definitely deserve it. The album is quite great.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Nov 4, 2016 22:07:52 GMT -5
Yeah, this album is awesome, I'm definitely getting a physical version. I'm glad to hear the international version has those tracks (UK Amazon confirms). I'm gonna hold out for that Japanese import tracklist though, they may have those two, plus something extra. They still haven't released the tracklist for it yet unfortunately (it's out Nov. 30th).
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 4, 2016 23:12:38 GMT -5
Walmart has it for $9.97 if you want the clean version even though she doesn't quite curse) She drops the F bomb a couple times early in the album. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to labeling albums.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Nov 4, 2016 23:31:59 GMT -5
"Kill Your Mama" is now a contender for my favorite Alicia Keys song of the decade? A few songs hold that spot for me but her and Emeli Sandé have great chemistry together. Their collaboration "Hope" on her debut is one of my favorite of that album.
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Post by music89 on Nov 5, 2016 4:35:20 GMT -5
I feel she's transitioning to an album artist (about time). This is her first album I have enjoyed from start to finish, let's see how this holds up in the long run. I'm still pissed that In Common is not included in the US version but @least glad we have that song for what it's worth. Songs In A Minor, The Diary and As I Am were bodies of work, and her first 2 album are STILL her best albums. The Element Of Freedom is her weakest imo. HERE may be even better than Girl On Fire (which had many great songs btw), but it's DEFINITELY NOT better than SIAM and TDOAK. Pawn It All, The Gospel, She Don't Really Care_1 Luve, Illusion of Bliss, Kill, Your Mama, More Than We Know are amazing...Where Do We Begin Now is good, but the other songs aren't memorable. The album really starts in a great way and it could have been her best since The Diary. Btw...at least she didn't follow the Urban/Trap trend like some of her peers did, and the lyrics are great. Overall it's a solid album, but she can do better. Oh btw i expected something better from her collab with Pharrell (Work On It)...too many "Oooh oohh ohhh ohhh ohhh" for me.
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Post by music89 on Nov 5, 2016 5:15:50 GMT -5
Blended Family acoustic version
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 10:58:33 GMT -5
All Music Guide gave the album 2.5/5, their lowest rating of her studio albums.
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Post by Rican@ on Nov 5, 2016 11:17:33 GMT -5
It's R&B so it is expected. Typically, R&B album doesn't fare well with critics.
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Post by Dreams on Nov 5, 2016 11:34:15 GMT -5
Hmmm... the album certainly isn't bad, but I'm not feeling it overall? I don't think it's that much of an improvement from GOF personally. I like a couple of songs - namely "Pawn It All," "Illusion of Bliss," "Hallelujah," "Girl Can't Be Herself"- and that's it. There's one song that's unanimously fire - and I'm talking about "In Common" of course - and it's left off the standard version. Odd.
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Post by Rican@ on Nov 5, 2016 11:39:47 GMT -5
Expected to do 40K in its opening week. Quite expected.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Nov 5, 2016 11:40:18 GMT -5
HITS prediction: 38-43k SPS, 33-38k sales.
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Post by cjay on Nov 5, 2016 12:32:15 GMT -5
Damn. This estimated opening is sad. It's like she has no fan base. I just can't believe that. Hopefully it will be enough to debut top 10.
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Post by bat1990 on Nov 5, 2016 13:38:00 GMT -5
No one buys music anymore.
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Post by vsw on Nov 5, 2016 13:58:31 GMT -5
HITS prediction: 38-43k SPS, 33-38k sales. Wow. I never expected to see the day an Alicia Keys album would open with those kind of numbers. :( But no one even knows she has an album out? The promo has been so muted.
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Post by Nick on Nov 5, 2016 14:20:05 GMT -5
Expected to do 40K in its opening week. Quite expected. Less than Maxwell, but more than Usher.
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Post by Live Your Life on Nov 5, 2016 14:25:48 GMT -5
I honestly don't really have any expectations for any artist's sales now. R&B music is dead and traditional album sales are absolutely horrific.
As for the album, I think it's lyrically strong. But I don't like the production on a lot of the songs. It seems very tinny or something to me. Vocally, I still hear the same problems she's been having over the past 8 or 9 years, but the good thing is it works for the stories she's telling in the music.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 14:31:16 GMT -5
It's R&B so it is expected. Typically, R&B album doesn't fare well with critics. Andy Kellman is their top R&B critic. It's her lowest-rated by AMG by a full star, so it's not like they've been highly critical of her work in the past (she's done quite well).
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Post by cjay on Nov 5, 2016 14:32:14 GMT -5
Sure album sells are down and at an all time low, but something is going on here with alicia. No one new Franklin ocean had an album coming out and he sold 200k+ without much promotion or hit single. I never thought he had a big fan base. BTW, I'm not knocking FRank at all. I'm surprised at how the more well known / bigger acts are flopping and the more Alternative R&B acts are doing better. It's just interesting.
I can see how people may be turned off from all this Mother Earth / political / preachy positivity stuff alicia has been doing lately. However, she delivered In Common. That song is fire. Her base should love it. It's just what they asked for from her, right? Why didn't it catch on? And what was telling to me is when she performed IC on SNL and saw absolutely no response on the charts (iTunes and hot 100). It couldn't even crack the hot 100. WTF?
Oh well. At least she delivered a solid album. I'm enjoying it.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Nov 5, 2016 15:35:11 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 5, 2016 18:49:34 GMT -5
HITS prediction: 38-43k SPS, 33-38k sales. songs in A minor debuted at #1 with 236k (6.3m total). The Diary of Alicia Keys debuted at #1 with 618k (4.4m total). Unplugged debuted at #1 with 196k (1m total). As I Am debuted at #1 with 742k (3.7m total). The Element of Freedom debuted at #2 with 417k (1.6m total). Girl on Fire debuted at #1 with 159k (1.1m total per Hits; 755k total was the last figure reported as of 2014).
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Post by Caviar on Nov 5, 2016 18:56:35 GMT -5
Susan Boyle ruined her streak.
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Post by So Pure on Nov 5, 2016 22:20:14 GMT -5
"The Element of Freedom" is an excellent album!
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Post by Caviar on Nov 5, 2016 23:44:43 GMT -5
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Post by music89 on Nov 6, 2016 4:27:21 GMT -5
I was expecting a little bit more than Usher opening week but not more than 50-60k. She can do 50k if she promotes this week. The promo for the album has been a mess, she only performed on Jimmy Fallon on Friday.
Plus they don't even care about sending her songs on the radios.
I hope Usher and Alicia leave RCA.
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Post by music89 on Nov 6, 2016 4:36:33 GMT -5
Sure album sells are down and at an all time low, but something is going on here with alicia. No one new Franklin ocean had an album coming out and he sold 200k+ without much promotion or hit single. I never thought he had a big fan base. BTW, I'm not knocking FRank at all. I'm surprised at how the more well known / bigger acts are flopping and the more Alternative R&B acts are doing better. It's just interesting. I can see how people may be turned off from all this Mother Earth / political / preachy positivity stuff alicia has been doing lately. However, she delivered In Common. That song is fire. Her base should love it. It's just what they asked for from her, right? Why didn't it catch on? And what was telling to me is when she performed IC on SNL and saw absolutely no response on the charts (iTunes and hot 100). It couldn't even crack the hot 100. WTF? Oh well. At least she delivered a solid album. I'm enjoying it. Frank Ocean is a "new" artist and since Channel Orange was really good and critically acclaimed there was hype for Blonde. Alicia released her first album 15 years ago...you can't compare her to Frank Ocean... In Common flopped because it didn't have radio support.
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Post by felipe on Nov 6, 2016 7:10:03 GMT -5
But I still think these numbers are too low for her. Did Solange have any hype? I knew nothing about Solange's album until I read it was expected to debut at #1.
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