I remember watching MTV in 2001 with my cousin...they played the Fallin' video and ,though I was just 10 years old back then, I was overwhelmed by this voice. Alicia Keys has an awesome voice and she has the power to catch you with every single song. You can relate to her songs and it is a pleasure to listen to her.
When in 2003 You Don't Know My Name (my fave Alicia song!) was released she eventually got my whole heart and since 2003 I am a real hardcore fan...YDKMN was the song I listened to the most in 2003 and remains till today my most favorite song of hers.
In 2005 her MTV Unplugged album was released which contains again one of my favorite songs "Unbreakable"...I love her voice, the lyrics and of course the video which is in my opionion one of her bests.
In 2007 she managed to get my heart with "No One" again. I fell in love with this song immediately and after listening to it once on the radio it stuck in my head...amazing. When I bought the album the week it was released here in Germany, I discovered her amazing song "Sure Looks Good To Me" which presents her unbelievable talent and her extraordinary voice.
"Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" now managed to become one of my most favorite songs too and one of her songs I've most listened to. "Like The Sea" and "Distance and Time" did the same, as well as Doesn't Mean Anything" of course.
My Top 10 most fave songs:
1) You Don't Know My Name
2) Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
3) Unbreakable
4) If I Ain't Got You
5) Fallin'
6) Karma
7) Sure Looks Good To Me
8 ) No One
9) Woman's Worth
10) Like The Sea
All in all you can say that I am a fan because she manages to overwhelm me with every single album. Every album is special to me and contains unbelievably amazing tracks.
Re: The Element of Freedom
I think this is Alicia's second best work to date after "The Diary Of Alicia Keys" which remains my most favorite album. "The Element Of Freedom" combines great lyrics with great sound and, of course, her amazing voice. She puts so many emotions in every single song of this album. You can really feel her emotions throughout the whole album which makes it even more pleasant to listen to it. It really makes me smile...her voice and her music at all give me a great feeling...they make me feel positive about every situation.Read more