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As I Am - Alicia Keys

As I Am by Alicia Keys

This CD is what I've been listening to most recently and I must say I'm quite surprised at how much I'm liking it. I didn't really like any of her previously released single but "No One" sounded really really good and catchy. I was kinda biased to begin with cause one of the songs (Lesson Learned) in the album is recorded and written with John Mayer. They sounded "musically pleasing" together. They couldn't have written the song more harmoniously and melodically than they did. It also didn't hurt that Steve Jordan provided drums to the track which made it even more bluesy and yet maintained an R&B vibe. I had not really appreciated how powerful a vocalist she is until I heard this song. Aside from Lesson Learned, there are other tracks that I really liked because of the different genre or era of music that was infused in it. I really liked "Tell You Something", "Wreckless Love" and "Teenage Love Affair" which to me sounded a bit doo-wop, a bit techno, a bit soul and is upbeat. "Where Do We Go From Here" also sounds really interesting with the B-3 organ.

If you guys are wanting to listen to something different and have not bought any of Alicia Keys' albums, I recommend buying this one whether it be an actual CD or off iTunes. I still personally like CDs and will probably be buying them for as long as I can. A note though for CD buyers, if you couldn't decide whether you'd buy the CD and the only thing tempting you to do so is the fact that the lyrics might be in there...well they're NOT. I guess that's part of the listening  experience then... Enjoy!!

JOHN MAYER CONTINUUM TOUR: 01 MAY 2007 VANCOUVER

  JOHN MAYER CONTINUUM TOUR: 01 MAY 2007 VANCOUVER

What a freakin amazing show!!! John Mayer doesn't disappoint. We all had such a great time and didn't even realize that he played for an hour straight. He is such a talented guitarist! Listening to Continuum had already impressed me with his bluesy strumming but hearing him live was out of this world. I don't know how else to describe it?!

He opened the show with Belief but I think the highlight for me was when I heard the acoustic intro for Why Georgia? His outro for Gravity was flabbergasting (not sure if this is a word, but like I said i don't really know how else to describe it) and the way he jammed with the rest of the band was pounding. He was playing like an obsessed devil and he makes it look easy!! Of course, at the end he did not forget to play You're Body is a Wonderland. Everyone in the building was pretty much expecting it and we all sang it loudly. It was definitely worth it...I would go see him again and I cannot wait to see what he will be coming up in his next album.

I LOVE JOHN MAYER!!!

What I'm listening to....

I've recently bought John Mayer's latest album entitled "Continuum". I must admit that I bought it because I heard one of the songs used in CSI's season premiere. I'm so hooked into it that, as usual, it's the only thing anyone ever hears being played at our place. Luckily, Keith ended up liking it too cause it kinda reminded us both of Eric Clapton.

Mayer moved towards more bluesy songs in this album but there's still songs with the same melody as "Your body is a Wonderland".

I'm not sure whether his second album did well, but I think this new album is worth trying. Check out his website, there's a video/audio link to some of the songs in this new album. He's also got some pretty interesting blog entries.

www.johnmayer.com