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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 8, 2016 14:07:18 GMT -5
I'm definitely HERE for PIA being a single!
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Post by Rican@ on Nov 8, 2016 14:30:33 GMT -5
Edit: @ her being this accomplished piano/keyboard player but only playing on 2 songs on the album. I figured that was her at least in Pawn It All, but...nope. Anyway, Work On It for next single please. It's my go-to song on the album and is just flawless. I went back to credits to see what you were talking about and honestly I don't mind it. Lyrically, the album is strong and if that means less playing (piano) than I'm down for it. Also it seen, her, her husband and Mark Batson were a team and Mark did most of the playing on this album. I like that.
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Post by mamaloveme on Nov 8, 2016 15:49:44 GMT -5
The Element Of Freedom is FLAWLESSS Not with that Beyonce's song or "Distance and Time". However, it is pretty great. Not Everybody will ever remember there is a song in that album
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Post by felipe on Nov 8, 2016 16:34:31 GMT -5
I actually think a lot of songs here could work as singles: Pawn it all, She don't really care, Work on it. Not like big hits with crossover appeal, but songs that could make people start noticing her again and see how much she has evolved. They should've released some 3 buzz tracks, there would've been more hype if people had listened to how good the songs are. People were surprised to see the album was actually good, and that only happened after it was already out.
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Post by vipanonymous on Nov 8, 2016 18:26:51 GMT -5
Work On It, More Than We Know, Girl Can't Be Herself, Kill Your Mama and She Don't Really Care/1 Luv are my favs.
Work On It Pawn It All is the most 'may be a hit' song.
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Post by music89 on Nov 8, 2016 18:40:12 GMT -5
Pawn It All is a bomb and it's also sooo Alicia (The AK people love), a mix of Hip-Hop and Blues/Gospel. Her team been doing some dumb decisions smh. This should have been the first single!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 8, 2016 18:40:53 GMT -5
OMG Blended Family has really grown on me. It's so cool to hear something like that delivered in song and a lot of people need to take that approach to blended families. Great song. But then, Work On It comes on and I just collapse in a puddle at the intro alone.
Edit: Every time I start this album, I can't stop it until it's over. A+ album for me.
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 8, 2016 20:33:55 GMT -5
I literally love every track... I think the only two that I can't really recall how they go/just disinterested in are The Gospel and the more than we know song... I probs just have to give them another listen but everything else is a homerun to me. Especially Pawn it all, Work on it, girl can't be herself (so catchy!), holy war, where do we begin now (omg yes sexy!), blended family (so cute and catchy), and illusion of bliss (the emotion!).. and kill your mama and she don't really care LOL so the whole album. Too hard to pick favs.
ETA: after watching her on the voice and watching all her interviews recently, yoooo Alicia is THE ultimate role model. What a human being. So passionate about her music and her work and her family. Such a loving, clear minded, peaceful soul. Everything about her energy seems like she has reached nirvana lol
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Post by JC. Da Don on Nov 9, 2016 4:12:12 GMT -5
Album is a grower. Gotta listen again
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Post by George on Nov 9, 2016 15:48:12 GMT -5
Was at Target yesterday and saw there was only one copy left of her album on the shelves. Is she predicted to get #1?
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 10, 2016 0:03:27 GMT -5
Was at Target yesterday and saw there was only one copy left of her album on the shelves. Is she predicted to get #1? No; she'll be #3 behind Bon Jovi and Pentatonix on the sales (39-43k) chart and may be #2 on SPS chart as she and Pentatonix are neck-in-neck (45-49k).
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Nov 10, 2016 14:47:08 GMT -5
This is a good album I still haven't picked my top5. Although I'll admit some songs make me cringe.
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Post by music89 on Nov 11, 2016 4:50:02 GMT -5
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Post by allow that on Nov 12, 2016 17:36:38 GMT -5
I still haven't had the chance to check this out. This week, in particular, I've been too angry to check out or enjoy music. But as I move to stage 4 of grief- depression- I'm slowlyyy getting back into music.
So can anyone tell me if Illangelo is involved on any of the other tracks here? Or is there anything else generally in the same family as "In Common"? Probably a good spot to dip my toe back into the pool.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 12, 2016 19:26:56 GMT -5
The only Illangelo song that made the album is Holy War and nothing else sounds like In Common. It's a love letter to NYC, sampling both Tribe and Nas, and has some overall gritty beats and subject matter. The hottest production was done by Pharrell, who produced Work On It. It's a very cohesive album, with interludes that flow through some of the songs. Edit: allow that, please listen and share your thoughts!
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 12, 2016 20:57:43 GMT -5
Just bought the Diary of Alicia Keys.... uhm.... why have I been missing this in my life?! THIS IS A PERFECT ALBUM OMG.
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Post by Sir Benji on Nov 12, 2016 21:55:58 GMT -5
I love the album
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Post by music89 on Nov 13, 2016 4:57:42 GMT -5
Just bought the Diary of Alicia Keys.... uhm.... why have I been missing this in my life?! THIS IS A PERFECT ALBUM OMG. LOL. Better late than never It's a FLAWLESS album. You can listen to it from start to finish. EVERY songs is GREAT! (My fave Alicia Keys album along with Songs In A Minor)
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Post by music89 on Nov 13, 2016 5:00:18 GMT -5
I still haven't had the chance to check this out. This week, in particular, I've been too angry to check out or enjoy music. But as I move to stage 4 of grief- depression- I'm slowlyyy getting back into music. So can anyone tell me if Illangelo is involved on any of the other tracks here? Or is there anything else generally in the same family as "In Common"? Probably a good spot to dip my toe back into the pool. The only songs she did with Illangelo are In Common (which is a bonus track) and Holy War. Btw i think this is one of those albums we need right now. It's powerful.
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Post by music89 on Nov 13, 2016 5:05:43 GMT -5
I hate the fact that they made GOF a hit single (ugh i can't stand that song) and let In Common flop Also...it seems like The Voice is the main promo smh. She should have focused on promoting the single and the album and do The Voice when she didn't have the album out. This album deserves a better treatment. I'm mad with her team. I also hope she leaves RCA.
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Post by music89 on Nov 13, 2016 5:10:11 GMT -5
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Post by Enigma. on Nov 13, 2016 5:43:22 GMT -5
Love this album! Only problem is that there are no catchy hits at all so I don't wonder this not being more successful than it is.
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Post by felipe on Nov 13, 2016 13:40:47 GMT -5
I hate the fact that they made GOF a hit single (ugh i can't stand that song) and let In Common flop I don't think THEY made Girl on Fire a hit as much as the public did. Of course promo helps, but Alicia performed In Common on SNL, BET Awards and even on The Voice finale and people just didn't care for the song, not even enough to get it on the Hot 100. Girl on Fire was a hit in over two dozen countries!
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Post by music89 on Nov 13, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -5
I hate the fact that they made GOF a hit single (ugh i can't stand that song) and let In Common flop I don't think THEY made Girl on Fire a hit as much as the public did. Of course promo helps, but Alicia performed In Common on SNL, BET Awards and even on The Voice finale and people just didn't care for the song, not even enough to get it on the Hot 100. Girl on Fire was a hit in over two dozen countries! They didn't send In Common to Pop radios. There's no comparison. Girl On Fire was played a lot on the radio and she performed it over and over again.
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Post by felipe on Nov 13, 2016 17:40:33 GMT -5
I don't think THEY made Girl on Fire a hit as much as the public did. Of course promo helps, but Alicia performed In Common on SNL, BET Awards and even on The Voice finale and people just didn't care for the song, not even enough to get it on the Hot 100. Girl on Fire was a hit in over two dozen countries! They didn't send In Common to Pop radios. There's no comparison. Girl On Fire was played a lot on the radio and she performed it over and over again. But I assume they only "gave up" because the going seemed to be going nowhere, so they decided not to waste more money promoting it. I don't get why more people didn't respond to it though. I really thought the TV spots would help it, specially her perfomance on The Voice.
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 13, 2016 18:00:52 GMT -5
So because I'm so slayed by Diary and HERE- I'm probably going to end up getting the rest of her albums. Songs in A Minor, As I Am, Elements of freedom and girl on fire is the rest of them right?
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Post by Rican@ on Nov 13, 2016 18:28:03 GMT -5
So because I'm so slayed by Diary and HERE- I'm probably going to end up getting the rest of her albums. Songs in A Minor, As I Am, Elements of freedom and girl on fire is the rest of them right? There is also her Unplugged album too, which I find quite good. She also has the VH1 Storyteller, which I find very bad (sans the production on "Unthinkable" and "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart")
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 13, 2016 18:46:34 GMT -5
So because I'm so slayed by Diary and HERE- I'm probably going to end up getting the rest of her albums. Songs in A Minor, As I Am, Elements of freedom and girl on fire is the rest of them right? There is also her Unplugged album too, which I find quite good. She also has the VH1 Storyteller, which I find very bad (sans the production on "Unthinkable" and "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart") Actually I have her unplugged album! But I don't have it on my laptop and since it's a new laptop it has no CD insert ??? So I can't import it into my laptop :( but yeah I'm definitely excited to listen to the rest of her studio albums. How do they stand next to Diary and Here?
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 13, 2016 22:27:53 GMT -5
Btw, Illusion of Bliss gives me goosebumps every time I listen. What an amazing track just pure raw emotion
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Post by Rican@ on Nov 13, 2016 23:04:36 GMT -5
There is also her Unplugged album too, which I find quite good. She also has the VH1 Storyteller, which I find very bad (sans the production on "Unthinkable" and "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart") Actually I have her unplugged album! But I don't have it on my laptop and since it's a new laptop it has no CD insert ??? So I can't import it into my laptop :( but yeah I'm definitely excited to listen to the rest of her studio albums. How do they stand next to Diary and Here? "Song in A Minor" is a personal favorite for me. I listened to it every day for months when it came out. However, if you're looking for straight forward young Alicia, that's Alicia to core. It is very piano based, I honestly think you can feel her hunger in the record. Very bluesy in nature yet still somewhat R&B/hip hop in one. The ending part of the album does run into together, I love it even though I have heard the complaints. "As I Am" is very old record 70s style in overall sound, you would notice that by the intro. Quite cohesive. It is probably her most cohesive album to date, with "HERE" very close to it. In ways, I would say the album is a bit depressing as a whole. "Element of Freedom" has a many, many great moments for her. Personally, it has some of her best work. With the exception of "Put It In A Love Song" and "Distance and Love", it is quite a lovely album. She experienced more on this record than any of her previous records. You get a little of Coldplay, Mariah Carey ("How It Feels To Fly" has such a Mariah's feel) and unfortunately more fitting Beyonce's track "Put It In A Love Song". Even with her opening track, "Love Is Blind", Alicia sounds different yet a good different, robotic in a sense. "Girl on Fire", it is honestly quite decent too with the exception of lead single and "New Day" (overplayed as it was released back in June of that year). Again, she takes one of her most interesting approach with production with her Jamie XX produced track, "When It's All Over". Yet, the inferno version of "Girl on Fire" and "New Day" are not solid moments on the album. "101" is her best ending track, simply an expression of her love to Swizz. Very Alicia. Overall, one thing I have enjoyed about Alicia that you cannot expect the same with each album. She has been great with making an album not feel like the last one, which I find that good. It could be the case that you love those two and not care for the other three especially if you're looking for a particular sound from her. Over time, I have heard people wish for her to be SIAM style, but again, I take it as a compliment that an artist can deliver you several sounds even if I don't like or not. It is honestly hard for me to pick a favorite from her because each one has a moment of time for me, personally.
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