Re-iterating and celebrating the singer’s identity without a care for the all-too-common pressures on late-career female musicians, Alicia offers its listeners with the ultimate microcosm of the singer’s discography thus far, re-positioning Keys as a force to be reckoned in today’s musical landscape.
Keys has pitched this album as genreless and, although the sonics are manifold – reggae, R&B, funk and even country – you get the sense that Keys has her eyes more on the narrative.
This politically engaged seventh album plays to the singer's strengths, exuding warmth and cautious optimism, with an emphasis on her masterful balladry.
The woman with a piano sample-library named for her barely tickles the ivories here, instead relying on her exquisitely malleable voice, slickly inventive production tics, and and winning vocal support.
Keys demonstrates her remarkable gift for classic soul-indebted melody through some stranger – and certainly more eclectic – sounds than she’s tried before.
All told, it’s a fine album which balances hyper mainstream appeal with some very interesting diversions, but it raises the nagging question of what a Keys album where she drops the showbiz and kicks out the jams the whole way through would sound like.
She says her seventh album is her most authentic and personal to date, but for many listeners, its openness will be familiar.
That Alicia is at once her most accessible and forward-minded album in years seems fitting for an artist who, until recently, has made a career out of playing things straight down the middle.
‘ALICIA’ is an impressive record to her career and her return to music. A perfectly balanced album that matches her newfound vibe as a woman ready to tell her truth.
Even with the R&B-leaning roster of guests -- Jill Scott and Snoh Aalegra are also on board -- Alicia is Keys' most moderate work, seemingly hedged with an objective to appeal to as many listeners as possible.
At this point, Alicia Keys feels like a guidance counselor in a never-ending musical about lifting others up and getting up after you’re knocked down. I’ve seen this movie.
this isn't necessarily an awful album on a technical level but in personality it's a nonentity and i forgot i was listening during maybe 13 of the songs after being distracted by things with slightly more character like the way my fan oscillated
"Alicia" é o sétimo álbum de estúdio da renomada cantora, compositora e pianista Alicia Keys, lançado em 2020. Este álbum marca uma nova fase na carreira de Keys, oferecendo uma mistura eclética de estilos musicais e explorando uma variedade de temas pessoais e universais. Aqui estão alguns pontos positivos e distintivos do álbum:
"Alicia" apresenta uma exploração musical versátil, abrangendo ... read more
INJUSTIÇADO!
* Truth Without Love (5/10)
* Time Machine (6.5/10)
* Authors Of Forever (7/10)
* Wasted Energy (7/10)
* Underdog (9.5/10)
* 3 Hour Drive (7.5/10)
* Me x 7 (7/10)
* Show Me Love (7.5/10)
* So Done (7/10)
* Gramercy Park (8/10)
* Love Looks Better (8.5/10)
* You Save Me (8/10)
* Jill Scott (7/10)
* Perfect Way To Die (8.5/10)
* Good Job (9/10)
* Three Hour Drive (7/10)
* A Beautuful Noise (8.5/10)
* Wasted Energy Remix (7.5/10)
Nota Final: 76/100
PONTOS ADICIONAIS ... read more
ALICIA
01. Truth Without Love -
02. Time Machine -
03. Autjors Of Forever -
04. Wasted Energy -
05. Underdog -
06. 3 Hour Drive -
07. Me X 7 -
08. Show Me Love -
09. So Done -
10. Gramercy Park -
11. Love Looks Better -
12. You Save Me -
13. Jill Scott -
14. Perfect Way To Die -
15. Good Job -
SCORE:
1 | Truth Without Love 2:34 | 64 |
2 | Time Machine 4:26 | 74 |
3 | Authors Of Forever 3:37 | 64 |
4 | Wasted Energy 4:19 | 61 |
5 | Underdog 3:24 | 75 |
6 | 3 Hour Drive 4:01 feat. Sampha | 73 |
7 | Me X 7 3:32 feat. Tierra Whack | 57 |
8 | Show Me Love 3:08 feat. Miguel | 67 |
9 | So Done 3:54 feat. Khalid | 68 |
10 | Gramercy Park 3:12 | 73 |
11 | Love Looks Better 3:32 | 71 |
12 | You Save Me 3:41 feat. Snoh Aalegra | 73 |
13 | Jill Scott 4:05 feat. Jill Scott | 65 |
14 | Perfect Way To Die 3:31 | 80 |
15 | Good Job 3:53 | 73 |
#82 | / | Albumism |