#Alicia keys unplugged full#

For this 72-minute live album, neo-soul piano diva is backed by a full band including a drummer and percussionist, an electric bassist, horns, strings and backup vocalists. Yowling, piano pounding, hip-hop tics (the ubiquitous, emphatic 'unh'), and even a spot of theatrical poetry all have their places here, but Keys manages them with a master's sense of what's song-appropriate. Throughout this consistent set, marked by warmth, sincerity and a powerful lack of inhibition, Keys convincesįranklin, she's a force of equal might and measure. It is a perfect venue for the singer/pianist, who is unafraid to play with the arrangements of her hits or to reimagine cover songs. MTV's Unplugged returns with the excellent soul/R&B star in a performance, which took place at New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music Harvey Theater on July 14. Keys has won Grammys, sold millions of albums and staged major tours, but her musicianship and personal warmth are best appreciated in an intimate setting. This is the key of keeping the influence over one consumer… all stating truthful to core values #WomansWorth.MTV resurrects Unplugged with piano diva Alicia Keys The strategy was to hit people with one Pop song, more commercial, as a way to appeal them back, before unveiling the R&B that remains at the core of her art. She’s already changed her influences in the past, since, as an artist, she just doesn’t like doing the same thing.But her last switch was necessary for the business: Making her Soul sound more like Pop.

And there she goes! A ‘Girl On Fire’ is born, with new artistry. You could already feel that heat coming and expect the fire she’ll make again. Keys needed to get back into the music business, she needed to explode again like back in the time, in 2001, she needed to let it burn! You can appreciate the obvious decrease, and understand how much business in the music industry is another key to survive in this wild wild world to get bigger and bigger along the coming years.Ī. Eventually, in 2009, her fourth studio album goes only for 3 million sales. Then it goes downhill, always with a huge success, of course, because Keys is a one-of-kind Diva, but still: the great second album gets 8 million samples in 2003. And, after the glory of her Live Album #Unplugged rewarding her the title of very first female artist selling more than Nirvana’s live albums, her third album goes for 6 million copies. As an example, Alicia Keys first hit with her mighty-mighty Soul music in 2001 selling 12 million samples of her first studio album Songs In A Mirror. If you do take one good look, the more times evolve, the more trends do so. Alicia Keys had to ‘ transform’ a little bit her style. Such an influence comes from her charisma as a vocal singer.īy the way, the trend of a pure vocal singer, if you look closely, tends to decrease in the popularity (talking about consumption). Herself inspired by Nina Simone, she’s the main influence of many emerging neo-soul artists just like the marvelous Tess Henley or Nina Smith Music. Nowadays, Alicia Keys is the kind of Soul Star way too bright to introduce! Her quite inspiring name is on everybody’s mouth and everybody’s mind Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Neo-Soul Diva, RnB Princess… What else?

Alicia keys unplugged