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- Summary: The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter releases her fourth studio album.
- Record Label: J
- Genre(s): Pop, R&B, Soul
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Top Track
Unthinkable | |
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Moment of honesty, Someones gotta take the lead tonight Whose it gonna be? I'm gonna sit right here and tell u while it comes to me If u have... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 16
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Mixed: 6 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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Keys' material is ultimately about the slow reveal, not the instant blitz. If Element asks for patience, it also earns it.
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Keys delivers a musically understated but richly passionate set of soul paeans to being in love, out of love, lovelorn and pining for her man to return.
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It's her most consistent album and also her most low-key.
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It's surely a compliment to suggest that someone as abundantly gifted as she is can do better than this enjoyable, occasionally brilliant but disappointingly generic record.
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But all that queenliness, and the sameness of the tempo, start to wear you down. It's not until the 10th track, "Put It in a Love Song," that the record starts to bristle with a less regal impulse: flirting.
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On The Element of Freedom, the production compresses her voice, making it sound a lot less like her, especially on the ballads.
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The Element of Freedom is just really well-made elevator music. It's boring, soulless, and pretentious.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Negative: 3 out of 19
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Aug 11, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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MaxS.Dec 16, 2009great, different, beautiful. that is all i can say.
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ChrisL.Dec 21, 2009An excellent offering from Ms Keys. She never fails to impress. Adore every song with exception of "Put It In A Love Song".
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JerrodL.Dec 17, 2009
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JosephADec 16, 2009
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LoveDec 17, 2009
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UllaDec 28, 2009
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