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"This Bed" by Alicia Keys on Rolling Stone Hotlist It says, "Paging Wendy, Lisa, and Sheila: The only way this Eighties-style dance cut could sound more like Prince is if it was wearing suede elevator shoes and assless purple pants."
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I totally agree. I started a thread a week or so ago about this song and no one responded to it. This is my favorite song on her new project. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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The beat has lots of potential but I don't like anything about the song itself. The melody is weak, the chorus is weak, it doesn't rise any sort of climax, and Alicia knows good and well she shouldn't be singing in an octave that high. "This Bed" just doesn't come together for me and I can't say I'm a fan.
It's a tie between "That's How Strong My Love Is" and "Love Is My Disease" for my favorite song on the album, though. [Edited 1/7/10 20:17pm] | |
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soul4thought said: The beat has lots of potential but I don't like anything about the song itself. The melody is weak, the chorus is weak, it doesn't rise any sort of climax, and Alicia knows good and well she shouldn't be singing in an octave that high. "This Bed" just doesn't come together for me and I can't say I'm a fan.
It's a tie between "That's How Strong My Love Is" and "Love Is My Disease" for my favorite song on the album, though. [Edited 1/7/10 20:17pm] I can get ur point about the key and octave she's singing in, but the chorus is not weak to me. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: I can get ur point about the key and octave she's singing in, but the chorus is not weak to me. ehhh...I've never found myself recalling (and/or singing) the chorus throughout the day, and music plays in my mind 24/7. That's usually my personal indicator. It's happened with other songs on the album. In any case, I'm not going to step on someone else's opinion of the song. I don't hate it that much  | |
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soul4thought said: daPrettyman said: I can get ur point about the key and octave she's singing in, but the chorus is not weak to me. ehhh...I've never found myself recalling (and/or singing) the chorus throughout the day, and music plays in my mind 24/7. That's usually my personal indicator. It's happened with other songs on the album. In any case, I'm not going to step on someone else's opinion of the song. I don't hate it that much I have been singing it, it's certainly stuck in my mind. This bed is too lonely without you... ..these king size sheets need more than just a queen inbetween them..  [Edited 1/8/10 5:27am] | |
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This is one of two songs I like off the album. As I mentioned before, it could definitely use some adlibs or a guitar solo, something to raise it to better than good but it's still catchy and decent. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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daPrettyman said: I totally agree. I started a thread a week or so ago about this song and no one responded to it. This is my favorite song on her new project.
I missed that. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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 listening to it right now...
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The song is really nice but... am I the only one who doesn't see the Prince influences on it? (I do hear the 80s influence though) | |
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jiorjios said: The song is really nice but... am I the only one who doesn't see the Prince influences on it? (I do hear the 80s influence though)
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W E A K | |
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JackieBlue said: This is one of two songs I like off the album. As I mentioned before, it could definitely use some adlibs or a guitar solo, something to raise it to better than good but it's still catchy and decent.
 It's definitely one of the better songs on the album, but yeah, a guitar solo would have enhanced it further. When I first heard it, I kept waiting for a Prince-like solo to come in, but it ended up being anti-climactic. | |
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Kara said: JackieBlue said: This is one of two songs I like off the album. As I mentioned before, it could definitely use some adlibs or a guitar solo, something to raise it to better than good but it's still catchy and decent.
It's definitely one of the better songs on the album, but yeah, a guitar solo would have enhanced it further. When I first heard it, I kept waiting for a Prince-like solo to come in, but it ended up being anti-climactic.Have u noticed that we don't get instrumental solos anymore from these New-Jack-Artists? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: I totally agree. I started a thread a week or so ago about this song and no one responded to it. This is my favorite song on her new project.
Sorry, I could not find a thread about it. |
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daPrettyman said: Kara said: It's definitely one of the better songs on the album, but yeah, a guitar solo would have enhanced it further. When I first heard it, I kept waiting for a Prince-like solo to come in, but it ended up being anti-climactic.Have u noticed that we don't get instrumental solos anymore from these New-Jack-Artists? Do we even get actual instruments?  | |
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Graycap23 said: W E A K
Its meh for me too  | |
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I still don't know how I feel about the album as a whole  And I am a fan of hers | |
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daPrettyman said: Kara said: It's definitely one of the better songs on the album, but yeah, a guitar solo would have enhanced it further. When I first heard it, I kept waiting for a Prince-like solo to come in, but it ended up being anti-climactic.Have u noticed that we don't get instrumental solos anymore from these New-Jack-Artists? Hard 2 solo samples.....and hard 2 solo when u are using looped music. [Edited 1/8/10 13:03pm] | |
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Graycap23 said: daPrettyman said: Have u noticed that we don't get instrumental solos anymore from these New-Jack-Artists? Hard 2 solo samples.....and hard 2 solo when u are using looped music. [Edited 1/8/10 13:03pm] U have a point. She could at least put a piano solo in.**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Graycap23 said: Hard 2 solo samples.....and hard 2 solo when u are using looped music. [Edited 1/8/10 13:03pm] U have a point. She could at least put a piano solo in...also hard 2 solo when u only know 3rd grade classical. | |
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Graycap23 said: daPrettyman said: U have a point. She could at least put a piano solo in...also hard 2 solo when u only know 3rd grade classical. 
You're right. I watched this and noticed that she's not as advanced as I thought. [Edited 1/8/10 13:23pm] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Graycap23 said: ..also hard 2 solo when u only know 3rd grade classical.
You're right. I watched this and noticed that she's not as advanced as I thought. [Edited 1/8/10 13:23pm] Her skills are so overrated it is ridiculas. | |
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It's hard to find videos of her really playing the piano. This is probably my favorite piece from her.
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dragondayz said: It's hard to find videos of her really playing the piano. This is probably my favorite piece from her.
I find it ridiculous and funny when people say she can't play and such | |
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daPrettyman said: Kara said: It's definitely one of the better songs on the album, but yeah, a guitar solo would have enhanced it further. When I first heard it, I kept waiting for a Prince-like solo to come in, but it ended up being anti-climactic.Have u noticed that we don't get instrumental solos anymore from these New-Jack-Artists? That's why they're so boring. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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