Album Review: Janet Jackson, “The Velvet Rope” (1997)

It’s really funny to look back at some of the music I listened to when I was younger.  The majority of it was pop music- pop princesses and boybands were the rage when I was tweleve- but there were a few electic oddballs thrown in…

Album Review: Beyoncé, “4” (2011)

To be honest, I’ve never been much of a Beyoncé fan. Sure, I can sing along with most of her hit singles, but I’ve never owned a single album of hers, probably wouldn’t see her on tour (unless tickets were ridiculously cheap) and can’t even…

Album Review: Mariah Carey, “Rainbow” (1999)

I’ve always been a fan of Mariah Carey. I’m a sucker for big talent, and Carey’s five-octave range voice has appealed to me from the first time I heard her sing “Vision of Love.” Throughout the years I’ve purchased her albums and supported her career-…

Album Review: Leona Lewis, “Spirit” (2008)

I’ve never been a big fan of most pop-music Divas.  I’m sure you know what I mean when I say that- I don’t own any Celine Dion CDs, I’m not a huge Whitney Houston fan, I don’t like Beyonce’s voice at all,  and though I…

Album Review: Adele, “19” (2008)

It seems like Amy Winehouse, no matter what you think of her, created the trend of British female soul singers on the US charts.  Winehouse broke through first, and then tons of copy-cat singers emerged- Duffy, Kate Nash, and Adele, to name a few.  When…

Album Review: Alicia Keys, “Songs In A Minor” (2001)

It wasn’t until earlier this year that I began to call myself a fan of Alicia Keys, but the R&B songstress has been on the music scene since early 2001. Keys released her debut album, Songs In A Minor in June of that year and…

Album Review: Rihanna, “Good Girl Gone Bad” (2007)

If you had told me a year ago that I would buy, and much less enjoy, a Rihanna CD, I probably would have laughed in your face. I’ve never been much of a Rihanna fan; I found all of her radio singles (particularly Pon De…

Album Review: Alicia Keys, “As I Am” (2007)

I’m not going to lie to you and pretend that I’ve always been a fan of Alicia Keys’ music. I’ll admit to being charmed by her debut in 2001, and even buying and enjoying her first CD, Songs in A Minor. But when a storm…