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Thread started 07/09/12 1:09pm

Phishanga

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Bilal: One of the best singers out there IMO

Hey loudmouth, shut the fuck up, right?
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Reply #1 posted 07/09/12 1:19pm

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I very much agree! He's amazing and I am so happy I had the chance to see him live in concert one time woot!.

With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #2 posted 07/09/12 1:28pm

Harlepolis

Def the most interesting MALE vocalist out there along with D'Angelo.

His "Sometimes" is a testimony of his talent.

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Reply #3 posted 07/09/12 2:40pm

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Bilal is one of THE MOST AMAZING artists to come along in a great long while. I slept on First Born Second for the longest time, mostly because I thought he was a pop artist (Love It) rather than Hip Hop.

One day I took that album out of the box it had been in and went:

faint

His voice is just unbelievable. It seems he is not battling drugs anymore and I really sincerly hope we get music from him for years to come.

"ALL Matter" is the most beautiful beautiful song mushy

And his LIVE performances.... clapping

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Reply #4 posted 07/09/12 3:21pm

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I just wish he were more prolific as a solo artist. That's not up to me though.

"All For Love" is an absolutely amazing song.

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #5 posted 07/09/12 4:08pm

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namepeace said:

I just wish he were more prolific as a solo artist. That's not up to me though.

"All For Love" is an absolutely amazing song.

That whole album is stellar clapping

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Reply #6 posted 07/09/12 4:10pm

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Harlepolis said:

Def the most interesting MALE vocalist out there along with D'Angelo.

His "Sometimes" is a testimony of his talent.

nod He preached on that song.

I've always loved Bilal, when I heard "Soul Sista" for the first time when it came out nearly 12 years ago, he's had me hooked on him ever since.

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Reply #7 posted 07/09/12 4:56pm

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namepeace said:

I just wish he were more prolific as a solo artist. That's not up to me though.

"All For Love" is an absolutely amazing song.

Maybe prolific is relative?

Bilal's got three albums under his belt. And Van Hunt has four albums under his

belt. Maxwell goes five deep (including the unplugged joint). Raphael Saadiq's

about four or five as well. Rufus Wainwright's knee deep in album releases

(I've listed my favorite male avant-garde artiste musicians here).

D'Angel's got two and they're both under his gunt. It's kinda lame when you've

as many albums as Platinum Pied Pipers. Who? Yeah, those goofy Detroit dudes.

On a side note, those Sa-Ra dudes have turned out to be a great

disappointment.

Anyways, my favorite vocal performance of Bilal are:

Sometimes

All I Need (Feels like Heaven)

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Reply #8 posted 07/10/12 8:24am

namepeace

duccichucka said:

namepeace said:

I just wish he were more prolific as a solo artist. That's not up to me though.

"All For Love" is an absolutely amazing song.

Maybe prolific is relative?

Bilal's got three albums under his belt. And Van Hunt has four albums under his

belt. Maxwell goes five deep (including the unplugged joint). Raphael Saadiq's

about four or five as well. Rufus Wainwright's knee deep in album releases

(I've listed my favorite male avant-garde artiste musicians here).

D'Angel's got two and they're both under his gunt. It's kinda lame when you've

as many albums as Platinum Pied Pipers. Who? Yeah, those goofy Detroit dudes.

On a side note, those Sa-Ra dudes have turned out to be a great

disappointment.

Anyways, my favorite vocal performance of Bilal are:

Sometimes

All I Need (Feels like Heaven)

We've had this go-round before and we agree in principle: prolific is relative.

Putting out albums annually or bi-annually a la Stevie, Marvin, Prince, or Curtis, inter alia, is not for everyone and if they traded places with the acts you mentioned THEY may not have been productive.

As far as Bilal is concerned, i'm not counting his many guest apps over the last decade for the purposes of the discussion. That being said, Love For Sale wasn't an official release but it is available. So, in terms of official releases, he's in D's category, not in that of Maxwell, Saadiq, Rufus (or Erykah or Jill for that matter).

There are a variety of factors contributing to why B's discography as a main artist is so short. I just wish it was a little longer but I understand his productivity is not on my schedule.

I don't know the Sa-Ra cats.

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Reply #9 posted 07/10/12 8:59am

Cotontige

Im a big fan of him

but NO

He's definitely not one of the best singers out there, maybe he could've been, maybe at one point he was but TODAY he's not. He's an interesting and verry unique vocalist but he's not the best.

[Edited 7/10/12 9:53am]

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Reply #10 posted 07/10/12 9:52am

Cotontige

There are a variety of factors contributing to why B's discography as a main artist is so short. I just wish it was a little longer but I understand his productivity is not on my schedule.

Lets see, he has 3 albums out and has been active for 12 years now :

First Born Second (2001)

Love For Sale (2006)

Airtight's Revenge (2010)

It's actually not that bad considering he went into a big battle with his label in 2004/2005 after they told him the would not release Love For Sale. According to him he stopped making music for a long time during that period because of that episode. Now that he forgot about all that, I think he's going to produce a lot more music. He's not independant anymore, I don't remember the name of his new label but his next album is set to be released at the end of 2012. It's probably not going to be a big success but Im sure we will get some good music on it.

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Reply #11 posted 07/10/12 11:05am

namepeace

Cotontige said:

There are a variety of factors contributing to why B's discography as a main artist is so short. I just wish it was a little longer but I understand his productivity is not on my schedule.

Lets see, he has 3 albums out and has been active for 12 years now :

First Born Second (2001)

Love For Sale (2006)

Airtight's Revenge (2010)

It's actually not that bad considering he went into a big battle with his label in 2004/2005 after they told him the would not release Love For Sale. According to him he stopped making music for a long time during that period because of that episode. Now that he forgot about all that, I think he's going to produce a lot more music. He's not independant anymore, I don't remember the name of his new label but his next album is set to be released at the end of 2012. It's probably not going to be a big success but Im sure we will get some good music on it.

Again . . . LFS, a great piece of work, was not officially released.

And I share your optimism.

I am not counting his numerous guest apps on other artists' releases, many of which have been very memorable.

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #12 posted 07/10/12 1:22pm

Phishanga

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Cotontige said:

Im a big fan of him

but NO

He's definitely not one of the best singers out there, maybe he could've been, maybe at one point he was but TODAY he's not. He's an interesting and verry unique vocalist but he's not the best.

[Edited 7/10/12 9:53am]

Ok, I give you that. In the end, I'm not one to proberly judge this anyway. Rather, best = most interesting, daring, unique. I just dig someone who goes to extremes with his or her voice, who reaches. Or with anything really.

Hey loudmouth, shut the fuck up, right?
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Reply #13 posted 07/10/12 1:47pm

SupaFunkyOrgan
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Phishanga said:

Cotontige said:

Im a big fan of him

but NO

He's definitely not one of the best singers out there, maybe he could've been, maybe at one point he was but TODAY he's not. He's an interesting and verry unique vocalist but he's not the best.

[Edited 7/10/12 9:53am]

Ok, I give you that. In the end, I'm not one to proberly judge this anyway. Rather, best = most interesting, daring, unique. I just dig someone who goes to extremes with his or her voice, who reaches. Or with anything really.

Stick by your original statement. You said "one" of the best and I totally agree.

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Reply #14 posted 07/10/12 2:23pm

Cotontige

For me he's one of the more creative and unpredictable artist out there and he has terrific falscetto but he's not one of the best because his main strenght is also his main weakness : when u take that much risks you're going to miss a couple of thing.

I like this jazzy performance of all matter too :

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