http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:11:48 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/19/021419.php#comment-738590 These days we live in a country that rewards mediocrity. We are in an industry that calls Kanye West and John Legends "geniuses". I agree with Jon Sodel that Alicia Keys is the epitome of an artist that shot to the top without being fully developed as an artist. Plus she can't sing in tune. Anya Singleton on the other hand, is an artist whose music is honest, moving and is extremely talented while paying her dues on the NY music scene. 738590@blogcritics.org Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:11:48 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/19/021419.php#comment-733942 It's my personal opinion that Alicia Keys, though talented, burst on the scene as a half-finished artist, and she hasn't wowed me. The fact that she's classically trained and "wowed" old music business men isn't germane. 733942@blogcritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:13:11 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/19/021419.php#comment-733938 "I hate seeing undeveloped artists like Alicia Keys sprint to superstardom, never getting a chance to develop the way they might have, while taking up space in the public consciousness that more deserving artists ought to have" *********************** Read this, only thing I can say, this makes no sense. Completely unfounded comment. Alicia is a classically trained pianist and a valedictoria from a pretigious performance arts school and worked her way up in the difficult New York music scene and wowed the likes of Clive Davis and Quicy Jones to get a major record deal. Your statement is indeed true of many of today's artist but is totally unfounded to describe Alicia keys. 733938@blogcritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:31:00 EDT