[BrandNubian]

Originally posted by luvsong1913:
Okay, folks, I finally got my copy of the Alicia Keys CD this past weekend and all I can say is that I'm very disappointed. I am just not feeling it. I listened to the CD one time straight through and did not like it. I listened to it a second time and was ready to give it back to the person who gave it to me (they didn't like it either). After one more try, I found that I did like one song on there ("Mr. Man") along with the intro and the "Never Felt This Way" interlude, but I still don't really think her CD is anywhere near off the heezzy fo' sheezzy. I think Alicia still has a lot of maturing to do both in her writing and vocally in order for her true talent to really shine through. Now, yeah I like the fact that Alicia did something unique and mixed classical with what some might call R&B, but her style still leaves much to be desired. The girl definitely has skills, though...I just think she could do more with them. I guess I'm just really disappointed b/c I heard so much good stuff about her CD only to find that it's not that great. Hopefully her next CD (if there is one) will be a lot better.

luvsong1913:

I thought I was the only one out there who felt disappointed with the CD. "Fallin" is the bomb, and I like maybe 2 or 3 other songs, but outside of that, the CD just didn't live up to my expectations. The person I borrowed it from felt the same way. It's a good thing I listened to his copy, because before that I was all set to run out and buy my own. Maybe everyone is right, it just has to grow on me. But maybe I will just settle for the "Fallin" single for now.