True Soul Music

Very long you had to wait for the new Alicia Keys LP, so I was more pleased when I finally held the CD in my hands. While in recent years almost all music was published in the field of R & B & Soul, which would not have been smooth ironed can be and I disagree, therefore, with the current trend in this music direction, acts a record like "As I Am" as a godsend for my ears. That what most annoys me about the whole new R & B, are all these Oberflächlischkeiten. It seems to me so, as would most artists pay more attention to their appearance, as the musical quality. And therein lies my problem. I find, for example, Beyonce and Rihanna look good though, but with the actual R & B & Soul has to do their music in my opinion, not much. In my eyes, Alicia Keys is ever the best singer, but that special is just that they do not play with it constantly, just to sell more plates, but they will put the focus on the music and that's what makes them very sympathetic to me ,
The criticism that is used to read all over the internet on the plate, I can not understand in the least. What all these people expect? The record sounds sometimes a bit different from their predecessors, but to call this immediately as bad, I find arg exaggerated. I think that she has continued to develop positively in some ways. Songs like the ingenious "Lesson Learned" with John Mayer, you do not get to listen to the previous LP's, but some songs are indeed typical of Alicia's style, but what it should be negative? What did you expect for exactly? The problem is simply because as soon as an artist has set a milestone with a plate, it does not matter, as his successor. It is always with the ingenious predecessor compared (the best example of this would be Nas). "Songs in A Minor" and "The Diary of Alicia Keys" are really grandiose plates, but you should stop permanently to draw comparisons.
MUSICAL: Vocally shows Alicia Keys on "As I Am" once again that they have to hide from anyone. If I really incredibly good "Super Women" listen to me, I'm just overwhelmed by this vocal power. As for the instrumentation of "As I Am", will notice immediately that you have tried some new. And I must say that I'm just impressed that she has actually done it just continue to improve their style a bit. Also lyrically falls on that Ms.Keys just seems to be a strong woman. Here we are dealing not only with a beautiful woman, but also with a big musician of our time.

My conclusion: Who is a soul-lovers just as I am it must lie down, "As I Am" definitely.