As I Am by Alicia Keys

Pros: This is a timeless singer/songwriter album.
Cons: The lyrics are not "there" yet, but she's getting closer.

After six years and three albums, "As I Am" is the first album to really introduce Alicia Keys, singer/songwriter. Not to say her previous two efforts-"Songs In A Minor" and "The Diary of Alicia Keys"-weren't good albums. Both albums showed significant ...

Pros: Expressive, honest
Cons: Teenage Love Affair sticks out like a sore thumb

I remember the first time I heard anything about Alicia Keys. This was back before Songs In A Minor, her first album, was released. I was buying many music magazines every month and while reading Vibe, came across a blurb about a young up ...

Pros: Fantastic throwback soul moments. Her vocals, when at top form are great.
Cons: The drudgery "Go Ahead", the lack of flight of "Superwoman"

Alicia Keys is a major performer in the R&B scene today so with her third album being release expectations are sky high. That’s a massive amount of pressure. It’s easy to forget that Alicia Keys isn’t a seasoned professional in the whole scheme of ...

Pros: At least half a dozen super duper pop singles just begging to be overplayed.
Cons: A collaboration with John Mayer reminds us that high concentrations of talent can be boring.

The primary peril for an artist as enormously talented as Alicia Keys is that, especially in today's musical climate, people are generally more likely to let her slide a little simply because of her obvious, enormous talent, thereby ...

Pros: Alicia Keys' voice carries richly embossed into the sound of meticulously hand crafted harmony.
Cons: None!

If you like being surprised and entertained, check out Alicia Keys' new album, As I Am. The music will make your mouth water and get your feet ready to embrace the dance floor. Alicia Keys shows pure versatility and gives a heavy weight ...

Pros: Plenty of great songs that Keys sings with just the right amount of emotion over.
Cons: I only give the cover a 6 for hotness. Better than last time, but still.

So, here's the thing. I picked up Alicia Keys's sophomore album The Diary of Alicia Keys a few months back, tryin' to "broaden my horizons" 'n all that. And initially I was gonna give it a 5-star review -- maybe in a rush to crown myself R&B ...

Pros: Alicia Keys is amazingly talented, fantastic songs, superb production, great lyrics...
Cons: ...one or two dull tracks

I’m not going to lie to you and pretend that I’ve always been a fan of Alicia Keys’ music. I’ll admit to being charmed by her debut in 2001, and even buying and enjoying her first CD, Songs in A Minor. But when a storm of ...

Pros: Not a skippable track on the album. Amazing, beautiful vocals and heartfelt lyrics.
Cons: October starts Grammy elibility period, so this album's November release means we've got to wait.

Watching Alicia Keys achieve her well-deserved success over the years has been an absolute joy. Here is a musician who just keeps getting better and keeps releasing albums that are impossibly better than her last. If you don’t find yourself moved and ...

Pros: Very lyrical, very personal.
Cons: let me think about that...

Okay, so I have to admit, I'm one of those people who really tried so hard to dislike Alicia Keys, thinking that she was something the music industry created, and nowhere near the talent of others I truly love. I liked her songs, they were catchy, but I ...

Pros: no profane words, reasonably priced, up beat tempo.
Cons: not as good as her last album.

Alicia Keys has a strong powerful voice but in this album she seemed to focus more on playing the piano and showing off her skills that way. She has more up beat songs this go around. I personally like the track titled Lesson Learned, which has a slow ...