Soul in 2012 - so it's still

The press releases roll over again. Of course, Alicia Keys has undergone in the last three years a maturing process that made this record possible. Such phrases can be heard at every artist at each new release. Also Alicia Keys wants to call afterwards: Take your time with something new. But then you put one and silenced the disc. Damn, it must be right. After all, the music has changed so radically in some places, which was not to be expected in the form. Three years ago, she released the rock-solid The Element of Freedom, which nevertheless the weakest work of all turned out so far. This was, above all, on the slight pandering to the pop music that had the good lady simply not taken. Now I think Girl on Fire in my hands, am a bit speechless and happy at the same. In the ausgelutschten Genre R & B such a thing is still possible? Fantastic.

Driving rhythms, hidden sound gimmicks and an overall fuller sound. It feels like as if the New Yorker want to scream to the world: colleagues, so should sound modern Soul. Throw the synths out the window and let's go deep again the music!
Because the sound is dirtier, more vigorous and more authentic than on the last two panels. The voice is already beyond any criticism, this expressiveness have in particular live just a few of the internationally successful team.

The piano intro is so beautiful that you can now longs for an instrumental album. The first complete song (Brand New Me) has been known by various live performances. Nevertheless, the song won by the skilful Drum Beat and use uncommonly so. When it's all over also convinces with a strong rhythm. In the end, her son Egypt to hear even what was not absolutely necessary, but fortunately not totally cheesy or acting out of place. Listen to your heart is a piece of what is growing in the ear canal. The partly opaque melody is but exciting enough to make it to listen over and over again. New Day is completely forward and used so far as the opener for her current live performances. Lyrically no big hit, just the inflationary use of the vowels (Eeeh Eeeeh Eeeh) is a little tiring. But the song is fun. This is something I hear a thousand times rather than the umpteenth David Guetta beat. Girl on Fire is already known as a single, which does its job quite well. It's not the best song on the album, but already points to a slight change without right to scare everyone.
Fire we make is a strong break in the sound image, because it is quite clear on classic soul oriented, but a corner greasy comes around the corner. If you like, the only small loss on the album.
Tears always win, however, shows just after how to make an old-school soul ballad in the CD player. Not even the King is the classic piano ballad that truly never be missing on a Alicia Keys album.
In the end, the sound reaches again up to demonstrate the change. Limitedless has a chilled out, yet danceable beat deep. Great. The last two songs remain in secure fields and complete a more than successful album.

Conclusion: Some changes without losing the great strengths. A quantum leap compared to The Element of Freedom.