Songs in A Minor by Alicia Keys

Pros: Truly unique music style and composition.
Cons: She is one of my absolute favorite artists, no cons here.

I may be a little partial in this opinion to Alicia Keys because she is one of my personal favorites in the music industry. Her sexy and smooth persona along with her soul filled lyrics makes her shine in my book. I can only hope that this review, which ...

Pros: Singing, playing, composing, arranging, Ms. Keys is incredible
Cons: I would like to hear more of her straight singing without overdubs

I've been a musical chauvinist for most of my life. The huge majority of my musical reviews are about jazz albums. I grew up with jazz and preferred it to the rock and roll that my friends all liked in the 50's and early 60's. Then a fairly famous...

Pros: More great than bad; a new diva has arrived on the scene
Cons: Some tracks are weak; do not show the caliber of talent Alicia is capable of

I grew up with the likes of Aretha, Soul Sister #1, later crowned the Queen of Soul; Martha Reeves and the Vandella's (Dancing in the Streer); Brenda Holloway (Every Little Bit Hurts); Mary Wells (My Guy);...

Pros: Her voice, her piano, production for the most part
Cons: She needs to ditch Jermaine Dupri.

Alicia Keys is yet another phenomenal talent on the horizon for what is shaping to be a fantastic summer for the genre of R&B. Filled with passion, finesse and some plain out gratifying music Alicia Keys is a wonderful artist. I bought her album...

Pros: Alicia Keys has what it takes to become a star.
Cons: What is Jermaine Dupri doing on this album?

I have been scouring the net and the television to find out more about this 21 year old phenom. Today she was on the BET show, 106th And Park, which I missed. She was on Oprah not too long ago, which I also missed. And her video for her first...

Pros: Smooth r&b/jazz/pop with a fantastic voice. Very talented gal.
Cons: A tad too over-produced in spots for me.

Songs In A Minor - Alicia Keys J Records - 2001 Alicia Augello-Cook was born in New York City in January 1980. She began learning piano at the age of seven and wrote Butterflyz when she was just fourteen. At 16 she graduated early ...

Pros: Read the opinion
Cons: ditto

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I spend a lot of time at the local music store, certainly more than any sane person should. Over the years I have become keenly aware of the way stores are organized, who carries what and where I can get the...

Pros: Great singing and piano playing, with two knockout tracks.
Cons: Irritating drum machines. Could do with better melodies.

“Songs In A Minor” is the debut release from singer-pianist Alicia Keys, who arrived clouded in a notable amount of hype. Of course, as with most new artists who get the big-build-up treatment, it’s worth taking what you see and read ...

Pros: She's got a nice voice
Cons: A few boring songs

It’s an odd thing when an artist who has had such terms as “soul for the modern era” (I may or may not be making some of these up by the way), “diva” and “redefining”, applied to them and their work, chooses to open their...

Pros: impressive songwriting in spots, nice hooks
Cons: production bogs down the record, filler

Imagine, just for a second, that you're a new artist. You've released your debut album, and it's gone on to sell more than five million copies and counting. Add to that, a couple of MTV Video Music Awards. Add to that near universal critical acclaim....

Pros: Rich, emotive singing voice. Writing nous. She can produce! She can produce brilliantly! Passion.
Cons: Couple of weak tracks. Lack of stand-out cuts.

The musical world of 2002. It’s generally one of hype, MTV/BET and music stars who have little or no talent. Across nearly all-mainstream music genres – commercial artists have infiltrated the charts and set their sites on...

Pros: Distinctive voice and style. Keeps things true; keeps things simple (most of the time)
Cons: There are a few songs not worth listening to.

If I were seeing a psychologist – which I am not – he would tell me things along the lines of, “JJ, you bottle up too many emotions; let them out.” Thank you Mr. Psychologist, I’ll go do that now. Here goes nothing:

I think Alicia...

Pros: great voice, a fusion of soul,rnb,jazz,hiphop,soul and good writing
Cons: if there were less songs.

Songs in A minor is definitely this years most effective and impacting album. The album is appealing as its a fusion of soul,jazz,hip-hop and rhythm and blues.This album proves that there is still hope for rhythm and blues, this takes form in Alicia...

Pros: Soulful and passionate; unlike anything else out there today.
Cons: Some of the songwriting is too simple.

The Main Idea Alicia Keys was the breakout story of 2001 with her J Records debut entitled Songs In A Minor. This 20-year-old helped bring real musical substance back into the market by writing her own songs, playing the piano, and ...

Pros: Writes, arranges, and produces her own songs. Plays the instruments herself.
Cons: I have to wait for her next album

During the summer holidays, I listened a lot to music. The radio was on 24/7, but most of the songs that were played were rubbish. I was lying in my bed, really fed up with all of the crap that was on, until I opened my ears for this truly amazing song....