d'angelo - voodoo - classic or dud?

Ha, well I'll check it out again, then. Does he do that behind-the-beat thing on "Brown Sugar" too?

its a 'vibe' album largely, not a song one (though yes, it does have a few great songs on it).

its not really trying to recreate the riot atmosphere exactly, but it is something similar, that same sort of very slurred, hazy, drunken kind of vocals and ambience, though the clarity of the sonics are far too good to = riot. the main prob with voodoo is that cos it took so long to make and nothing has come after it you can throw a million things at it (fair and unfair) and it has to stack up to all of them, rather than simply be an evolutionary, feeling-my-way-around-for-something-new album which is what it seemed to be.

this album is so much more about sex than 'riot'

True true

Quit thinking about it so much and just vibe out to it.

There's A Sex Going On

when all the tiny d'angelos suddenly snap out of their unconnected mumblings and sing "i won't steer you wrong!" it still gives me shivers right down my spine.

his label should just do what labels used to do and release outtakes and leftovers from these sessions in place of anything new from him. id like to see what else they came up with, stuff that wasnt in the same mood as what made it on the album. have heard a few outtakes over the years but there must be more - apparently there was a title track that went on for about 20 mins. admittedly this might be better on paper than to listen to but id still like to hear it.

ohhhhh shiiiiiiit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etxFu7HgeB0

I'm glad he's actually working but... kinda weak tbh. he can't really do that James Brown showman stuff with any dexterity.

he hasn't played a show in over a decade? too bad you can't have a low-profile warm up show these days.

I was expecting something more low-key tbh! not this sort of classic soul revue schtick

well that's what he did (prince/jb worship) for the whole voodoo tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jajpnAAXJaI

i did wonder if he'd go back to it tbh, or do a brown sugar-era sitting-at-the-rhodes thing.

I love how the guitarists in these kinds of bands are always like statues

fwiw jesse johnson (of The Time) was supposed to play guitar on this tour, but i guess he had something else to do. so they got the dude with the most similar name, jef lee johnson.

lol

yeah I thought Jesse left the Time tour to do this...?

i'm just going off this: http://www.okayplayer.com/news/dangelo-2012-tour-diary-pt-1-he-got-on-the-plane.html (lol first time i've looked at okayplayer in years).

Then there’s the newbies; Chris Dave – Rick Rubin’s favorite drummer (sacrilegious I know); Ray Angry – our boy from The Roots who’s subbing for Cleo Pookie Sample (gotta love a n**ga named Pookie). Jesse Johnson; who’s a beast but had another commitment so we have Jeff Lee Johnson–killing it.

I'm glad he's actually working but... kinda weak tbh. he can't really do that James Brown showman stuff with any dexterity.

you're crazy, this is fucking great

so is "charade"

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/01/dangelo_stockholm_new_songs.php

aw man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_2JKTHYJU

here's good audio of "sugar daddy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMS3pEIxDZo

I will pay top dollar to see this man.

Good to see Pino is still on bass.

oh shit

otm

piano medley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1etLden10

and uh bowie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Sw5Pl3mQY

http://www.okayplayer.com/news/mixtape-mondays-sam-champ-x-okayplayer-dangelo-live-mixtape.html

is that new live stuff or old?

think its all old

holy shit he's looking good, looking happy

this one is killing me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw4zJN-r_VM

Seeing him Friday night...looking forward to it but methinks he's been studying Prince a little too hard...

guys, you're getting me excited here.

methinks he's been studying Prince a little too hard

nothing new there!

please to be posting in this thread if anyone hears about D playing NYC; he is a big bucket list musician for me to see live.

Seeing him Friday night...looking forward to it but methinks he's been studying Prince a little too hard...

― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 19:17 (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

me too! i am so excited it is absurd. i think 'one mo gin' is my favourite song ever made, so if he doesn't play it i'll be disappointed

hype hype

damn, ilx london fap at d'angelo -- i'm jealous

if u see a 7 foot goonish looking german guy with diamond earrings by all means say hi

money boy in the building

lol

i didn't see this thread til now, i am totally going tonight - feel free to holla at me, anyone else who's going

been immersing myself in voodoo & brown sugar today :)

so rum is what you're saying?

that was last night :(

haha forks

half my twitter timeline reads "d'angelo"

i am so hyped! i have 45 minutes in which to coax my body into moving now

really really wish i was in britain right now and i NEVER say that

hah

the piano section was.............!!!!!

lmao still @ his outfit

lex we need to meet at one of these shows sooner or later!

so utterly jealous of you guys

(Tracer is never going to want to make out with us!)

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:06 (thirteen years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

..rong?

uhmm. . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2ihpqq4wKE

https://www.discogs.com/Amerigo-Gazaway-DAngelo-Variation-Of-Voodoo-A-Tribute-To-DAngelo/release/15096894

anyone watching the verzuz? anyone else watching experiencing some connectivity issues?

This album sounds incredible. The production is superb. I think he was still growing as a writer though. Still learning about songwriting dynamics as opposed to great grooves and mood, ambience, musicianship, etc. Weird fact I learned in an Eddie Kramer interview was that electric lady went very quiet after the period that all the soulauarian guys recorded all their albums there.

this is a joy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyeUDsckMho
Chicken Grease (D'Angelo) - Bass and Drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ytLiEHuk0