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| Song Title | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. The Element Of Freedom (Intro) | Alicia Keys | 0:12 | $0.99 |  |
| Play | 2. Love Is Blind | Alicia Keys | 3:49 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 3. Doesn't Mean Anything | Alicia Keys | 4:32 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 4. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart | Alicia Keys | 4:09 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 5. Wait Til You See My Smile | Alicia Keys | 4:00 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 6. That's How Strong My Love Is | Alicia Keys | 4:04 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 7. Un-thinkable (I'm Ready) | Alicia Keys | 4:09 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 8. Love Is My Disease | Alicia Keys | 4:01 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 9. Like The Sea | Alicia Keys | 4:13 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 10. Put It In A Love Song | Alicia Keys Featuring Beyoncé Knowles | 3:15 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 11. This Bed | Alicia Keys | 3:45 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 12. Distance And Time | Alicia Keys | 4:27 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 13. How It Feels To Fly | Alicia Keys | 4:42 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 14. Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down | Alicia Keys | 3:36 | $1.29 | |
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was a bit apprehensive with the new album when I heard and saw the video for the first single "Doesn't Mean Anything". It just seemed like it went on and on, and it got boring afterwhile. Then my interest was peaked a bit when the second single "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" was released; I didn't care for the video all too much but it was different than her other singles. So when the day came that it finally came out, I figure why not get it (or someone get it for me).
Alicia Keys has never let me down with previous albums, despite the inconsistencies on each album. I put the album in and I haven't stop playing it since.
For starters, she actually put an intro, and it makes sense and its pretty deep given its short.
Then it continues into "Love Is blind" which I really really love because it's not her usual sound and register, I almost thought it was somebody else. The lyrics are 'take 'em or leave 'em' but the music and the production is so addictive, you're jamming anyway.
By the time "Doesn't Mean Anything" came around, it made sense where it was and it was less obnoxious after hearing "Love Is Blind".
Although, I cringe when artists put all there singles in chronological order on the album, it didn't bother me much when the song was followed by the 2nd single "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart".
There are slight weak moments: "Wait Til You See Smile" is one of those light, fluffy records on the album that teeter between fluff and filler. But I will give Alicia credit for putting those light, airy songs between heavy hitting moments on the album.
My two all-time favorites on the album, three if you include "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart", are That's How Strong My Love Is" & "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)".
The lyrics of "That's How Strong My Love Is" are reminscient of the flow of "If I Ain't Got You" & "This Woman's Worth". Her phrasing in the song gives me chills and the haunting chords in the background just knock me out. The chorus is one of her strongest choruses and is a testament of how deep she is as an artist.
I really love "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" because it has a nice groove but it also makes you think of those intimate occasions with a special someone. That also gives me chills.
"Love Is My Disease" reminds me of the song featuring John Mayer from her last album, her voice is a bit hoarse which works for the urgency of the song. This girl shows vulnerability like no other female artist, outside of Beyonce.
"Like the Sea" is another light song but its more about her piano skills than it is about the material. so that's about a 3/5
"Put It In A Love Song", O.M.G. I was a little curious how it was going to work with Beyonce & Alicia. Both are strong women but their styles are different but very much high grade. I could've did without the simple beat but they both brought their A-game to this song.
"This Bed" another light song but the beat is a bit addictive
I guess Alicia had to add some more depth and eclectism to her album, "Distance & Time" and "How It Feels To Fly" are what that's for.
"Empire State Of Mind (Part II)" is almost a better version than the original. She kept the chorus, which made sense, but she added her own words. I love it...
all and all, this is one of her more impressive and fun records and it sounded like she was more free on this record...
Alicia Keys has never let me down with previous albums, despite the inconsistencies on each album. I put the album in and I haven't stop playing it since.
For starters, she actually put an intro, and it makes sense and its pretty deep given its short.
Then it continues into "Love Is blind" which I really really love because it's not her usual sound and register, I almost thought it was somebody else. The lyrics are 'take 'em or leave 'em' but the music and the production is so addictive, you're jamming anyway.
By the time "Doesn't Mean Anything" came around, it made sense where it was and it was less obnoxious after hearing "Love Is Blind".
Although, I cringe when artists put all there singles in chronological order on the album, it didn't bother me much when the song was followed by the 2nd single "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart".
There are slight weak moments: "Wait Til You See Smile" is one of those light, fluffy records on the album that teeter between fluff and filler. But I will give Alicia credit for putting those light, airy songs between heavy hitting moments on the album.
My two all-time favorites on the album, three if you include "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart", are That's How Strong My Love Is" & "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)".
The lyrics of "That's How Strong My Love Is" are reminscient of the flow of "If I Ain't Got You" & "This Woman's Worth". Her phrasing in the song gives me chills and the haunting chords in the background just knock me out. The chorus is one of her strongest choruses and is a testament of how deep she is as an artist.
I really love "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" because it has a nice groove but it also makes you think of those intimate occasions with a special someone. That also gives me chills.
"Love Is My Disease" reminds me of the song featuring John Mayer from her last album, her voice is a bit hoarse which works for the urgency of the song. This girl shows vulnerability like no other female artist, outside of Beyonce.
"Like the Sea" is another light song but its more about her piano skills than it is about the material. so that's about a 3/5
"Put It In A Love Song", O.M.G. I was a little curious how it was going to work with Beyonce & Alicia. Both are strong women but their styles are different but very much high grade. I could've did without the simple beat but they both brought their A-game to this song.
"This Bed" another light song but the beat is a bit addictive
I guess Alicia had to add some more depth and eclectism to her album, "Distance & Time" and "How It Feels To Fly" are what that's for.
"Empire State Of Mind (Part II)" is almost a better version than the original. She kept the chorus, which made sense, but she added her own words. I love it...
all and all, this is one of her more impressive and fun records and it sounded like she was more free on this record...
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Alicia Key's "The Element of Freedom" is on par with her first and second albums. It is outstanding. This is the Alicia you remember from her earlier work, not the screaming Aretha Franklin Alicia, which I find nothing wrong with, but if you loved her "Butterfly" "Diary" "Fallen" "Mr. Man" voice, you will love this album. It is a preferance. She doesn't belch out hig notes as much, its just sweet and humble. Almost every song on this album has single potential. Except for the track with her and Beyonce, each track is crafted beautifully. I Love "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" but check out "Unthinkable" which is sleeper hit. I complete disagree with one of the reviewers who hated, "Empire State of Mind 2" because it sounds even better. Pick this album up, its worth it, best work in 6 years, I love it.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
On studio album #4, Alicia Keys stretches herself even more, vocally and musically. She uses that higher/strained-sounding register she introduced on her last album (especially on a song like "No one"), as well as huskier, Rockier sounding tones. Lyrically, there seems to be a theme of pain and longing caused by love.
The result is a rather eclectic sounding album, very pleasing to the ears. She sounds virtually unrecognisable on the opening Rock-tinged ballad "Love is blind" (with awesome harmonies and an impassioned fiery delivery from Keys), my absolute favourite song. The single "Doesn't mean anything" reminds one of the afore mentioned "No one" (same thumping beats and feel), while "Try sleeping with a broken heart" is simply beautiful with feathery vocals offset by thundering beats, and a nice piano coda.
Everything stands out really; "Wait til you see my smile" (with marching beats and soulful harmonies), the beautiful piano ballad "That's how strong my love is" (reminds me of "Tender love" by Force MDs), the melancholic soul of "Un-thinkable (I'm ready)", the Reggae-tinged "Love is my disease", the cascading piano-sprinkled "Like the sea" (with a classical overture, and interesting synth flourishes), the sunny sounding "This bed" (on which she pines for her lover), the soulful ballad "Distance and time", and the Retro Soul of "How it feels to fly".
Closing is a drastic makeover of her hit with Jay-Z, "Empire state of mind (Part II) Broken down", a very soulful Jazzy piano ballad with just Keys vocals. The lone song I don't quite get is the contemporary R&B dance song "Put It In A Love Song" featuring Beyoncé, and which can best be described as "Single ladies part II". Same skeletal sound, chants and drum rolls, and even similar lyrical theme: "Say you love me, then put it in a love song". I didn't like it at first, but it does grow on you and if you're one of those that loved "Single ladies" (I wasn't), you'll love this.
I think this album will catch fans of her Soul sound a bit off guard as it is more experimental, but it's an album that richly rewards. Definitely one of her best efforts!
The result is a rather eclectic sounding album, very pleasing to the ears. She sounds virtually unrecognisable on the opening Rock-tinged ballad "Love is blind" (with awesome harmonies and an impassioned fiery delivery from Keys), my absolute favourite song. The single "Doesn't mean anything" reminds one of the afore mentioned "No one" (same thumping beats and feel), while "Try sleeping with a broken heart" is simply beautiful with feathery vocals offset by thundering beats, and a nice piano coda.
Everything stands out really; "Wait til you see my smile" (with marching beats and soulful harmonies), the beautiful piano ballad "That's how strong my love is" (reminds me of "Tender love" by Force MDs), the melancholic soul of "Un-thinkable (I'm ready)", the Reggae-tinged "Love is my disease", the cascading piano-sprinkled "Like the sea" (with a classical overture, and interesting synth flourishes), the sunny sounding "This bed" (on which she pines for her lover), the soulful ballad "Distance and time", and the Retro Soul of "How it feels to fly".
Closing is a drastic makeover of her hit with Jay-Z, "Empire state of mind (Part II) Broken down", a very soulful Jazzy piano ballad with just Keys vocals. The lone song I don't quite get is the contemporary R&B dance song "Put It In A Love Song" featuring Beyoncé, and which can best be described as "Single ladies part II". Same skeletal sound, chants and drum rolls, and even similar lyrical theme: "Say you love me, then put it in a love song". I didn't like it at first, but it does grow on you and if you're one of those that loved "Single ladies" (I wasn't), you'll love this.
I think this album will catch fans of her Soul sound a bit off guard as it is more experimental, but it's an album that richly rewards. Definitely one of her best efforts!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
PURPLE VINYL
I'm old school, I still buy vinyls, so for you vinyl collectors they don't tell you this vinyl is PURPLE. An added bonus to an artist I already love.
Published 3 months ago by Superstar
Very good CD
I'm a Alicia Keys fan I used to play piano too when I was a child and gave up on it. Listening to Alicia play the piano reminds that I could have been just as successful. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Lisa M. Dunn
Ummm...
I love Alicia Keys, but am dissappointed at this overall album. Sounds too dark and slow. Unthinkable, Love is Blind, This Bed, and Empire State of Mind were the only fire tracks... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Misa
Easily her greatest album
I've always been into Alicia's music. My problem, however, with her other albums has been the amount of material they contain which I'd consider filler. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Shane Windham
The Element Of Awesome
This is a good cd. The lyrics, and harmony and everything. She has great vocal talent and just great sounding songs. This cd is the element on awesome. Great job! Read more
Published 15 months ago by jchawk
Surprisingly good!!
For no particular reason, I do not like Alicia Keys. I am not a critic but I think she wins too many awards (grammy's in particular) because of who she is and not the measure of... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Denzy-Paul
Gift for girlfriend
I'm not a huge fan of Alicia Keys, however, my girlfriend is a fan and does not like most of the songs on this CD. Most of them are "pop" and not the R&B she expected.
Published 17 months ago by Greg
YES YES MS.KEYS
ANOTHER ROUND OF AWESOME FROM LIL MISS SUNSHINE IF YOU CANT FIND AT LEAST ONE SONG YOU LIKE ON THIS ALBUM THEN YOU HAVE NO SOUL
Published 18 months ago by d.roseboro
The AK CD
I did not have a problem receiving my item. It was here in a reasonable amount of time. However the CD is not that great. I thought that it would be better than it was. Read more
Published 18 months ago by ~TRUTH~
Alicia Keys
I'm really starting to have a true appreciation for her talent, skills, & musicality. Her music, not just her voice, is excellent for a young woman; and to be a classical pianist,... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Evette M. Matthews
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