I cannot wait to have these two.

I do belive that James River is completed & has been submitted to his label and i hope Clive Davis does right by him & let's it see the light of day.

Being a label mate of Whitney Houston's, Alicia Keys & Jamie Fox, i wonder if D'Angelo's hand is being forced to commercialze his style, as wikipedia reports that Alicia has sold 30 milion worldwide, thus far & Jamie is coming off a few hit singles himself.

Also, im a big Citizen Cope fan an cannot wait for his new material as well.

Don't hold your breath on James River.

Graycap23 said:

Graycap23, what does that mean?

Why do you (and everyone else for that matter, lol) always conclude so negatively about D'Angelo?

Is there no such thing as a James River album?

With a new label & Clive Davis's recent track record with getting work out've Whitney Houston, you think he couldn't do the same with D'Angelo?

Is not Clive's name & reputation (although rock solid) involved as well. Just throw money at D'Angelo to finish the album & by out his contract from Virgin to do nothing with it?

Has he relapsed so badly that he cannot recover from his addictions? What is it, lol?

Please engage me with your thought proces behind your sentiments.

I wish him well.

rainbowchild74 said:

ehhh I wouldn't take GrayCap's comments as seriously as you are taking it. All he's saying is how the majority of us feel "We'll believe it when we see it".
[Edited 10/15/09 10:47am]

missfee said:

I agree. GrayCap's just playing. Of course we're all saying that.

missfee said:

We've been reading the same "press skit" since 2002. Seems like every year since then there was this drumroll about an "upcoming album"

rainbowchild74 said:

Lol...D's new project has been on the way since.....what seems like 4ever.
According 2 Alan Leeds, D has recorded 10 plus albus of material. I don't believe that.

I thought i read that a few here already have heard it, and so it in fact exists.

Yes, we have been getting the area 51, def con level orange security treatment, when it comes to actual honest answers pertaining to D'Angelo.

I've yet to read that someone has actaully met this man in person, have seen him before outside of a courtroom/rehab center.

I'm one that hated voodoo with a passion, and has had to live with that bitter taste in my mouth since 2000. I really desired to see d'angelo redeem himself with another outing.

I also hated the J Dilla/Questlove input, as there dalliance with d'angelo seemed to suck all the life out've his work. You couldn't get a drier sounding cd.

rainbowchild74 said:

I've met D on more than one occasion and the cat was always.....(edit for something negative).

high as a kite?

I don't think your encounters with him were threatening, violent or ones in which mase/pepper spray had to be pulled out & he had to be subdued, huh?

He seemed to be good natured and cordial to a fault.

I mean, i never gotten from d'angelo, that he was either a social butterfly, or a social pirrana either but was introverted.

Im sure if you got into his space & broached his favourite subjects (Prince, Marvin, J Dilla, Sly Stone, Fender Rhodes keyboards, etc) he would open up like a real good book.

rainbowchild74 said:

D was very cool.....but what's wrong with NOT being high?

Hey, the next time you have another encounter with D'Angelo, ask him for us. lol.

rainbowchild74 said:

I don't live is Cali anymore.
Plus.....I already know the answer.

Graycap23 said:

D still lives here in Richmond, VA, as far as I know. In Midlothian, to be exact. James River is a homage to his home town.

Gray, do you know anything about the james river boots? Was that another fairy tale is it legitimate.

I know about 5 years ago the bunch that had Joe Texan, Silioquy to Chaos, Funky Drummer etc were out there, was this it, or is it something else?

MrSoulpower said:

Yes, i worship 15 minutes to 20 minutes from D'Angelo's home.

I wouldn't tresspass but am tempted to go & knock on is door for some answers though, lol.

rainbowchild74 said:

I used 2 see D' in L.A. not Richmond.

rainbowchild74 said:

I've never heard any of the River material. I thought they were still working on it the last that I hear. The Joe Texan, chaos and drummer material was just practice material.

rainbowchild74 said:

You can catch him once in a while at the most popular Italian restaurant on Midlothian ..

I haven't heard any of the new material, but I heard through the grapevine that it is some good stuff ...

There's a lady here that caimed that she had it.(Marysharronsluvchild)

Im suprised you'll let her off the hook so easily.

Ha, I love Italian food too! I just finished off eating a domino's pizza italian bowl thing, lol. Took me 2 days to eat the whole thing.

Are you in Richmond Mr.Soul Power? Richmond & Midloathian are in two different directions. When im coming off 95 south i have to get onto The Powhitte Parkway, cross over the james River, pay the toll and go into Midloathian.

rainbowchild74 said:

Yeah, Richmond here. And the toll sucks, I rarely go out to Midlothian. But my wife loves the mall there.

MrSoulpower said:

Hahahaha

Marysharronsluvchild, is there new material?

You a RCA/J records employee?

How does 10 unreleased songs fall into your possesion?

You say that they are P Funk/Beatlish..

Can you tell if Questlove drummed on them. *prays that he didn't*

Graycap23 said:

Don't listen to Graycap, he was so negative about Maxwell also.

Maxwell did come back with a great album, Graycap still had to complain.

I do understand the skeptiscism.

It'd be nice to bump into someone that actually knows him on one of these forums, so that we'd get something firsthand.

I thought i read here that someone has heard it and offered insight into how it sounded.

Nick715 said:

Some people have lower standards than others. Let your OWN ears do the talking.

I'm not concerned about quality. But I will believe a new album is coming when its official and not a moment sooner.

I remember 2007, scratching my head wondering where the hell Maxwell's album was. It took more than two years later to get that. So yeah.

If we are to believe Mary, it's out there already.

I do think that there will be an official release in early 2010, as Whitney's sales have never really taken off with her new cd & Clive might be looking toward Alicia to bring up the rear in the 4th Quarter of 2009.

I'd settle for the boot right now though.

Graycap23 said:

Exactly!