I think Alicia may have peaked with that As I Am album.
It really, really hurts my heart to say that.
Troup, I ALMOST always agree with your post and the insight you provide. This is EXACTLY what I was saying. She is not progressing. Where is the artist development?
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Is she just uninspired? All her songs sound the same now.
That hunger is gone. I'm not sure how closely her and Kerry Brothers are working, now that she's married to Swizz. So that may be the issue. Cuz he was the reason for her "edgy" sound.
I always thought her appearance and background led to her being a little overrated. my 2 cents.
The legendary Clive Davis! But seriously, I thought somebody who was classically trained would have grown more as a producer/songwriter. It seems like her biggest hits came from other people. How long has she been in the game? Its just a single, so I'll wait to the album to get the whole picture.This, her body and that she was backed by Clive Davis.
Clive Davis and Oprah set her up for an amazing career. Had she never been on Oprah the day that her first album dropped, she wouldn't have had such a huge impact.
Oprah co-signed her, so the world was hers.
I always thought she was a fairly average singer.