Wildcard is, indeed, a slendidly enjoyable album... as are all of his (I find)... and he's as nutty as a nut tree in full bloom. Marvellous.

No, no, he really is a genius. Totally fab. From his numerous smash hits my favorites are Wishing Well, Dance Little Sister, Blame It On The Rain & Girl You Know It's True.
Now remind me again, which 1 is he?


[Edited 7/3/07 18:30pm]

ah, the "haters" have spoken and so have the sensitive crybabies

Raze said:

i have to give TTD credit cus he can throw them thangs LOL, i also like his eccentric nature but unlike prince he's never mastered song structure. i love TTD for different reasons than prince and he is a maverick in ways that prince pretends to be. Wildcard angered me, yet i eventually laughed cus i accept TTD's craziness, he's actually a rambling poet who can sing is ass off which can lead to poor editing.my ex wife used to say "i can listen to that nigga sing mary had a little lamb" LOL. yeah homeboy is crazy, and not the talent that prince is but shit who the fuck can say that? i actually rate his show at first avenue in 95 as the best live show i've ever seen. afterwards he hung out at paisley with prince and they looked like mutt and jeff walking around cus TTD is easily 6'4 in bare feet.

dreamshaman32 said:

You people are fucking NUTS

MikeMatronik said:

Thanks for directing my attention once again to this guy. I didn't even realise he changed his name. Not a good career move, probably. Which must mean that he is serious about it (or that he thought it was a good career move).

From his website he sounds great still. His personality seems a bit ... well, he has found spiritual peace, but in that rather disturbing way in which outsiders can't really understand what he's on about.

Bottom line: Still a fantastically gifted all round musician - and since when is it a negative thing to be inspired by Prince??? I don't get it.

I did not know orgers could hate so much a musician...

Pay a little more respect to talented people... TTD did some great songs, did some weak ones as it happens 4 every artist who still tries 2 create !

P and TTD share "something"... and so what ?

musicolog said:

if someone hates him, what's it to you? i don't hate him. but i never understand why this guy in particular has fans that are on the verge of tears and demanding that people show him respect when someone says they don't like him.

i mean, i love the beatles, and i think people that hate them and say they suck are just completely bonkers. but it doesn't hurt my feelings. it just makes me think they suck.

sermwanderer said:

Ok. I AM SO OUT OF THE LOOP on this GUY.
Tell me exactly WHY is he loopy?

FlamingRaindrop said:

the dead one

vinx98 said:

Come on, guys! That's not fair.

that's it dreamshaman, "a rambling poet". i think i posted elsewhere that he tries at times to sound unnecessarily poetic and its aggravating, and you've helped me realize that it DOES affect his song "structure". but i chalk it up to a TTD eccentricity that makes him unique.

Wild Card was kinda blah to me apart from O Davina, Designated Fool, and Shalom, but he has a some solid hits he could compile. He's talented, cats can front and hate all they want. saw him live too here in the D. at St. Andrews and got to hang with his band afterwards. Great show!

ooo i forgot, o love shalom LOL. TTD is my nigga for real and i'll stand on my song structure case, because it's a case for my ears. i put out boxing articles every month, there are people who think i'm a savant, some who think i'm and idiot LOL. when i rush out crap people let me know, when i truly apply myself i have my moments and some people say wow. TTD wont get a pass from me cus he's talented, just like boxing fans wont give me a pass cus i know a little bit about boxing.

Sananda is cool in my book. He's got a lot of talent, and I hope he's appreciated more overseas than he is here.

7salles said:

touchy touchy but I happened to like him back in the day I bought his record

How did a positive comment by TTD get turned into such a negative.Any musician can see that the man is very talented, or non musician for that matter.Some people may not like his music but to call him not talented or bad is kind of silly.

FlamingRaindrop said:

Bull said:

because he's a delusional wannabe-artist.....

sananda is the tops!
He's got an interesting mind, he's serious and playful, witty, spiritual.
Totally amazing at what he does.

He doesn't seem half as vain as prince.
Not the best guitarist, or pianist, but he makes up for all and any deficiences with his voice.

I don't understand the way some people react to him.
Prince is well established now, but in the mid eighties, I remember he also had more than his fair share of raging morons all too eager to share their sightless oppinions.

Thinking about it, although I like what I've heard from princes' forthcoming album, I'd certainly be more excited about a new Sananda studio album

None of his albums to date have ever let me down.

So is he now known as STD instead of TTD ?

Both versions of "Wildcard" are quality albums. Above producing quality material, he is also a very nice humble guy.

emilio319 said:

great post! I just recently got turned onto TTD again,(I respect the man's name change but it's easier to type TTD, I'm lazy), and I gotta say I'm loving "Vibrator" right now. I'm about to pick up Symphony or Damn also. I can't believe how great Vibrator is! Ressurection is blowing me away right now. I WON'T ANSWER!! LOVE IT! A bright spot in music, a fantastic emotionally charged voice! His lyrics are interesting and he does throw out some ingenious hooks. I love the Shit out of some TTD. So he came off a little arogant when he first came out. Big deal...it's called being a Rock Star folks and Prince has himself been a bit guilty of this as well. But you can't deny TTD has such an incredible voice! Gives me shivers.

He had another CD besides the 3 you mention, the second one. Forgot the name of it. Do you think I should pick that up as well?


At least he'll tide me over until Planet Earth comes out.

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barbhoy31 said:

His second cd is called "Neither Fish Nor Flesh." It's a great cd, many of his fans consider it their favorite. I didn't mention it cuz to me he took it to another level with "Symphony or Damn" and everthing that followed it. I like "neither fish nor flesh" just I personally don't like it as much as the ones I previously mentioned, but that's just a matter of taste. You should definitely get them all.

emilio319 said:

I'm one of those TTD fans that say get Fish Nor Flesh LAST I don't like that one, never have. All his other stuff is superior imo, but you have lots of folks who'll tell you different. I think that album has the potential to turn people off though, 'cause it seems like lots of folks fell off once that shit was released

to love someone, that song reminds me of my daughter who was at the time in my then wife's belly. now i play the song for her and tell her how i felt.

I LOVE SANANDA'S MUSIC AND I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT !!!!

TTD is the F...ing Man and he deserves respect but he really needs to get his old band back (with Kevin Wyatt and Louis Metoyer) cause his new band sucks big time.

rebelsoldier said:

Have you or anyone got his new live album, how is it?



And does anyone know about a new studio album coming ???