Graycap23 said:

Damn, you think he's that bad now?
[Edited 6/20/08 16:59pm]

Dance said:

You've given me something to think about.

Wow. People love to try and cut someone else down. I can't wait for his next album. It'll be better than the last couple efforts by the someone this site is dedicated to. I know this for certain.
[Edited 6/20/08 18:33pm]

sunlite said:

I can only speak 4 me. I don't have any respect 4 an artist who releases material 8, 9, 10 years apart. That shit is weak.

sunlite said:

True, Planet Earth was terrible (in my opinion) but Prince has put in the work. Pick a decade and you'll find more good Prince songs than most people make in a lifetime-- your boy included.

... but for the record I hope D puts out a cool album. It'd be nice to have some good, new music from him.
[Edited 6/20/08 19:57pm]

whodknee said:

I think a lot of people miss that.

woogiebear said:

well, I hope he does it this time. I hope he kicked his habit, gets healthy and gets funky.

Cinnie said:

OMG...that's a song?!

KidaDynamite said:

since we are on the subject of ODB

http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

what in the fuck was he thinkin here
[Edited 6/21/08 12:12pm]

James river alot of tracks are on the funkadelic vibe

Graycap23 said:

This was definitely true in the '70s through the mid-80s. If an act waited two years between albums, that act's career was practically dead in the water.

However, in this day of 24-hour music video channels, satellite radio stations, downloadable music and Internet chat rooms, there is more than enough media saturation to keep an artist's name out there for years between projects (especially when that same oversaturation can cause some people to overly praise that artist, as with the case with D'Angelo, IMO).
[Edited 6/22/08 15:08pm]

Marrysharronsluvchild said:

Scrapluv said:

Well that's disappointing

KidaDynamite said:

But I do hope it's true. It's about damn time.

Copycat said:

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Why are you going there?

Dance said:

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Yes, they do miss it. Back when Voodoo came out Mr.DeAngelo was clowing Prince and Prince has come back five times stronger since then while DeAngelo went off on a drug binge.(something no one on this thread will just come out a say)

Dude has not put out a CD in 7 years because he has been high out of his mind.
When he puts in the work in can get the props from me.

Great news. What's it called? "Cuban Democracy"?

Because we live in a world where P.Diddy can put out a Platinum selling album...
add the fact that D'angelo has musical talent...Can actually play an instrument..and has a fair amount of Soul...

In our modern age that = A GENIUS on the level of past Greats...

LittleAmy said:

CosmicDancer said:

I'm like you ... yawn. D'Angelo is like all those other so-called "neo soul" acts who are trying to channel Al Green, "Quiet Storm"-era Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, '70s Marvin Gaye, early Prince, Roberta Flack and Sade but yet act like they are doing something brand new. Call me when D'Angelo doesn't sound like some ghetto version of Prince or Chuckii Booker (who at times imitated Prince and James Brown).

I like your style LittleAmy !
Right On !

LittleAmy said:

laurarichardson said:

D'Angelo's drug problems are well documented and well known. I love Prince, but IMO he's released as many great albums since Voodoo as D'Angelo has: none.

AlexdeParis said:

Yeah, but Prince has more standout albums in his catalog than D'Angelo does and it's not like Prince can be considered a contemporary, current artist (and IMO, Prince really hasn't been a steady, consistent contemporary artist since arguably before D'Angelo came on the scene).

IMO, it's an apples-and-oranges comparison -- one act whose career has been run its course vs. an act who has made two albums over the music industry equivalent to an eternity (and owing a lot of his sound to imitating the former). I see D'Angelo fans constantly trying to compare him to Prince the same way I see Kobe Bryant fans constantly trying to compare Bryant to Michael Jordan, namely a defensive manner in trying to validate an act's relevance and believed greatness.
[Edited 6/25/08 7:04am]

LittleAmy said:

I didn't bring up the Prince comparison; I just responded to a comment (and broke my rule on this subject). I don't think D'Angelo owes much of his sound at all to Prince. He's recorded a tribute to Prince and covered one of his songs, but I don't see much past that. He's clearly a Prince fan, of course.

AlexdeParis said:

The comment wasn't necessarily directed to you, but D'Angelo supporters in general seem to have this constant need to compare him with Prince (and generally overplay his abilties). And I'm sorry, but I strongly disagree on D'Angelo owing a lot of his sound to Prince (at least, one aspect of Prince's sound -- namely, the ballad aspect). "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and "Brown Sugar" come off as Prince derivative in style and presentation, IMO.
[Edited 6/25/08 7:45am]

LittleAmy said:

I referred to "Untitled," which is clearly a tribute to Prince IMO (and the type of song I wish he'd still write). I don't hear anything Prince in "Brown Sugar" at all.

who cares about how long its been. Id rather have good material rather than a crap album with maybe one good song on it. Which seems to be the MO for anyone putting out material every year. its a waste of time money and materials.