Jun 2011 17
I rarely post snippets. When I do, you know it’s worth it.
As Alicia readies the release of her special 10 year anniversary edition of Songs in A Minor, a previously unreleased track (which will appear on the anniversary disc) has surfaced. Titled ‘I Won’t (Crazy World)’ the song is reminiscent of the sound Keys so brilliantly captured on her debut. Featuring that sexy lower register she rocked back then (something I really miss) and elaborated instrumentation – bongo’s included – this was the Alicia I fell in love with.
I would love her to produce music like this again, her first two albums were undeniably her best – the more pop she became the more diluted her music sounded. She needs to return to this.
[...] snippet of a previously unreleased track from Alicia Keys’ Songs in A Minor days. This, like ‘I Won’t (Crazy World)’ will be featured on a special 10 year anniversary edition of her debut album, being released on [...]
[...] fiending for the full version of ‘I Won’t (Crazy World)’ since we posted the snippet a couple weeks back. Finally got my hands on it and of course, now you do too (stream [...]