Mesmerizing Alicia Keys shakes off mere labels.(Arts and Lifestyle)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: May 6, 2005| Author: Blagg, Christopher | Copyright information

Byline: CHRISTOPHER BLAGG

Alicia Keys at the Agganis Arena, Boston, Wednesday night.

Labels such as "throwback," "old school" and "retro" don't do Alicia Keys justice. Where the Maxwells and Musiq Soulchilds of pop music fall over themselves to sound vintage, Alicia Keys recalls the majesty of Aretha and Stevie by the mere power of her melodies and the tightness of her arrangements. Her performance Wednesday night at the Agganis Arena further demonstrated her ...

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