Artistry Alicia Keys

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keys playing piano, supported 3 backup vocalists.


an accomplished pianist, keys incorporates piano majority of songs , writes love, heartbreak , female empowerment. has cited several musicians inspirations, including carole king, whitney houston, prince, nina simone, barbra streisand, marvin gaye, quincy jones, donny hathaway , stevie wonder. keys style rooted in gospel , vintage soul music, supplemented bass , programmed drumbeats joseph quevedo. heavily incorporates classical piano r&b, soul , jazz music. began experimenting other genres, including pop , rock, in third studio album, am, transitioning neo soul 1980s , 1990s r&b sound fourth album, element of freedom. patrick huguenin of new york daily news stated incorporation of classical piano riffs contributed breakout success. jet magazine states thrives touching fans piano mastery, words , melodious voice . independent described style consisting of crawling blues coupled hip-hop backbeat , noting lyrics stray matters of heart . blender magazine referred first new pop artist of millennium capable of changing music.


keys has 3 octave contralto vocal range. can sing b flat on octave below middle c (b♭2) soprano c (c6). keys has been commended having strong, raw , impassioned voice; others feel voice emotionally manufactured @ times , pushes voice out of natural range. keys songwriting criticized lack of depth, has led writing abilities being called limited: lyrics have been called generic, clichéd , revolving around generalities. greg kot of chicago tribune feels [pokes] around multi-format hits rather trying project sort of artistic vision . conversely, jon pareles of blender magazine stated musical composition of songs makes lyrical weakness, while gregory stephen tate of village voice compared keys writing , production 1970s music.








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