Having been lucky enough to go and see Miss Keys live twice, I can honestly say, as beautiful as her voice sounds when its been recorded in a studio, its only when you hear her live that you fully understand how talented she is. This album lets you get closer to the experience of her live performances. ... Read review
Alicia Keys - Unplugged
1. Intro Alicia's Prayer (Acappella)2. Karma3. Heartburn4. A Woman's Worth (Live)5. ... more
Unbreakable6. How Come You Don't Call Me7. If I Was Your Woman8. If I Ain't Got You9. Every Little Bit Hurts10. Streets Of New York (City Life)11. Wild Horses12. Diary13. You Don't Know My Name14. Stolen Moments15. Fallin'16. Love It Or Leave It Alone/Welcome To Jamrock
Heartburn.04. A Woman's Worth [Live].05. Unbreakable.06. How Come You Don't Call Me.07. If I Was Your Woman.08. If It Ain't Got You.09. Every Little Bit Hurts.10. Streets Of New York.11. Wild Horses [featuring Adam Levine].12. Diary.13. You Don't Know My Name.14. Stolen Moments.15. Fallin'.16. Love It Or Leave It [featuring Mos Def and Common] / Welcome To Jamrock [with Damian Marley, Mos Def, Common and Friends]
A review by becca0706 on Unplugged - Alicia Keys June 13th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
Value for Money
Good
Advantages:
Beautiful arrangements, some brilliant new songs
Disadvantages:
Could of been more new material, but the CD does not feel empty without them,
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Having been lucky enough to go and see Miss Keys live twice, I can honestly say, as beautiful as her voice sounds when its been recorded in a studio, its only when you hear her live that you fully understand how talented she is. This album lets you get closer to the experience of her live performances. Although it has only has a few new tracks, hearing a live recording of her old favourites brings something new to the songs. Some of the arangements have been changed, the backing singers are sensational, and i would say some of these versions are better than the orginals. I definitely wasn't left feeling short changed by the limited number of new songs, although the ones that are on there are excellent, particularly Wild Horses, which is a sensational duet with the amazingly talented lead singer of Maroon 5.Definitely one to listen out for!!! Of the old(er) songs, the version of 'If I ain't got you' is beautiful, as i the arrangement of 'If I was your woman'. All in all, even if you have all the other albums by Alicia, this will be an excellent addition to your collection!
Advantages: Great showcase of her musical talents, good new arrangements of existing songs Disadvantages: Not enough new tracks!
...This album follows in the footsteps of a number of other 'unplugged' sets in recent years. Like many of these, one of the big plus points is the feel of 'live' music from artists that people might not have had the opportunity to see live. On this album, the listener gets a good feel for what a fantastic musician AliciaKeys is, what a fantistic voice she has, and just how good it must be to go to a live gig of hers.
There is a good mix of tracks on this album, with a number from her first two albums and a couple of new ones. In terms of the old material, its great to hear new arrangements of these tracks, and although for me a few miss the heights of the original versions, others (e.g. If I aint got you) are simply brilliant. The new tracks are great - Unbreakable is a fantastic song that is brilliant 'unpugged'. There are...
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Advantages: Brilliant performance Disadvantages: 1 weak link
...After AliciaKeys recent album success, I have become somewhat of a fan and started to delve into her back catalogue. One of the albums in there that I had really enjoyed is this MTV Unplugged session from 2005. Recorded on her home turf a Brooklyn Academy of Music, this is a showcase for a true vocal talent and talented pianist.
The applause for her opening "Intro Alicia's Prayer" soon dies down and you can almost hear a pin drop until her smooth soul voice takes over. She barely sings 5 lines and the audience are clearly die hard fans as they appreciation of her is plain to hear.
Personally, I like AliciaKeys when she has a bit of attitude in her voice, so I welcomed the early inclusion in the set of "Karma" & "Heatburn", which are brilliant examples of that attitude, and performances like this put other wannabee R&B singers...
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Advantages: A great album packed full of memorable tracks. Disadvantages: No lyrics included in booklet! a few forgettable tracks.
...Review of AliciaKeys 'Songs in A minor' 2002 album -Including a Remixed & Unplugged Limited Edition Bonus Disc.
I have AliciaKeys first and second albums, I have loved her music from when I first heard it-something that was both cool and contemporary fusing her love for classical and old-school music with fresh sounding RnB. Her young and confident style is also appealing, together with her interest in and work for World charities. Although this album is 7 years old, I still listen to it lots today, sounding as fresh and unique as ever.
I hope to buy her latest album 'As I am' too. I have been impressed by the artists' talent of playing her own instruments including the piano, and writing and producing her own songs-great! Her sound to this particular album I would describe as very romantic with some great funky tunes and lovely...
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