getxxxx said:

here yall go again all jumping on the debbie downer doubting BANDWAGON. first you didnt believe ?uestlove and now you not believing management.

4 good reason.

How does it feel? I don't.

deebee said:

Ok, let's try and get this straight...

90% in 12 years, that's 7.5% per year, so we're looking at another 16 months (1.3333 years) to complete the remaining percentage. Meaning an expected release date of somewhere around May 2013.

Ville said:

Almost two months ago Questlove said the album was 97% finished and now it's only 90% done. I guess that in about a year there will nothing left

Dammit! Now, we have to factor this in... So, although the album is progressing positively at 7.5% per year, there's a 42% (7% ÷ 2 x 12) annual negative rate of regression! All of which means a net loss of around 34.5% of the album each year, meaning that the entire album will have disappeared by the start of 2015!

I think the only thing we can rely on is what mathematicians have termed the 'infinite D'Angelo theorem'. That is, if 100 D'Angelos have 100 Fender Rhodeses and an infinite period of time, they will almost certainly produce a third album eventually.

"It's a special space where he's not searching for a song -- he's reaching for your soul."

AKA "We've waited twelve years and he still can't write a song with commerical appeal."

Identity said:

January 19, 2012

Link

D'Angelo will formally break his 12-year hiatus from music this year, according to manager Kevin Liles. While a specific release date has not been confirmed for the anticipated third studio album, at one point titled James River , Liles says the project is 90-95% finished.

"It's 12 years of emotion, passion and love for music that has been pent up," Liles told Billboard. "D'Angelo is finally going to share all of that. It's a special space where he's not searching for a song -- he's reaching for your soul."

Following his debut Brown Sugar (1995) and follow up Vodoo (2000), D'Angelo has tapped ?uestlove and Q-Tip for the effort, which he primarily penned and produced.

Since "Brown Sugar," D'Angelo has sold over 3 million albums worldwide according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Oh for fucks sake. Just release the damn thing. What does it matter 90% or 95% done. Release what's finished and put the rest on an EP or some shit. Damn. It's been 12 damn years. I'm not even a big D'angelo fan and I'm tired of hearing about this. And after all this time it better not be not be another album of him basically mumbling over a bassline coughVoodoocough.

AsherFierce said:

deebee said:

Ok, let's try and get this straight...

90% in 12 years, that's 7.5% per year, so we're looking at another 16 months (1.3333 years) to complete the remaining percentage. Meaning an expected release date of somewhere around May 2013.

Dammit! Now, we have to factor this in... So, although the album is progressing positively at 7.5% per year, there's a 42% (7% ÷ 2 x 12) annual negative rate of regression! All of which means a net loss of around 34.5% of the album each year, meaning that the entire album will have disappeared by the start of 2015!

I think the only thing we can rely on is what mathematicians have termed the 'infinite D'Angelo theorem'. That is, if 100 D'Angelos have 100 Fender Rhodeses and an infinite period of time, they will almost certainly produce a third album eventually.

deebee said:

Ok, let's try and get this straight...

90% in 12 years, that's 7.5% per year, so we're looking at another 16 months (1.3333 years) to complete the remaining percentage. Meaning an expected release date of somewhere around May 2013.

Ville said:

Almost two months ago Questlove said the album was 97% finished and now it's only 90% done. I guess that in about a year there will nothing left

Dammit! Now, we have to factor this in... So, although the album is progressing positively at 7.5% per year, there's a 42% (7% ÷ 2 x 12) annual negative rate of regression! All of which means a net loss of around 34.5% of the album each year, meaning that the entire album will have disappeared by the start of 2015!

I think the only thing we can rely on is what mathematicians have termed the 'infinite D'Angelo theorem'. That is, if 100 D'Angelos have 100 Fender Rhodeses and an infinite period of time, they will almost certainly produce a third album eventually.

Now see................I can really appreciate this.

Well, whenever he decides to release it, I will be happy to have him back. LOVE his voice!!!!! He's the real deal!!!! Well, I guess I better not jump the gun on that "real deal" part because he may come back with some auto-tuned shit.

deebee said:

Ok, let's try and get this straight...

90% in 12 years, that's 7.5% per year, so we're looking at another 16 months (1.3333 years) to complete the remaining percentage. Meaning an expected release date of somewhere around May 2013.

Ville said:

Almost two months ago Questlove said the album was 97% finished and now it's only 90% done. I guess that in about a year there will nothing left

Dammit! Now, we have to factor this in... So, although the album is progressing positively at 7.5% per year, there's a 42% (7% ÷ 2 x 12) annual negative rate of regression! All of which means a net loss of around 34.5% of the album each year, meaning that the entire album will have disappeared by the start of 2015!

I think the only thing we can rely on is what mathematicians have termed the 'infinite D'Angelo theorem'. That is, if 100 D'Angelos have 100 Fender Rhodeses and an infinite period of time, they will almost certainly produce a third album eventually.

I will believe it when I get the CD in my hands. Until then, this is all talk. I've been hearing this for the past ten years.

thesoulbrother said:

I will believe it when I get the CD in my hands. Until then, this is all talk. I've been hearing this for the past ten years.

12.

Graycap23 said:

thesoulbrother said:

I will believe it when I get the CD in my hands. Until then, this is all talk. I've been hearing this for the past ten years.

12.

You're right. I was trying to give the cat two years with the "Voodoo Tour."

kitbradley said:

He's the real deal!!!!

No he isn't. He isn't the real anything.

Cats like Michael, Marvyn, etc etc were. They put out classics on a yearly basis. Not striving every 5 to ten years to get grooving. If anything..he's a poseur.

rdhull said:

kitbradley said:

He's the real deal!!!!

No he isn't. He isn't the real anything.

Cats like Michael, Marvyn, etc etc were. They put out classics on a yearly basis. Not striving every 5 to ten years to get grooving. If anything..he's a poseur.

What Michael put out classic every year?

rdhull said:

kitbradley said:

He's the real deal!!!!

No he isn't. He isn't the real anything.

Cats like Michael, Marvyn, etc etc were. They put out classics on a yearly basis. Not striving every 5 to ten years to get grooving. If anything..he's a poseur.

that really hasn't happened since the 80's. Beyonce, Lady Ga Ga, Rhianna and people like that are the only ones putting out new product (NOT CLASSICS) every year or so. Most of the people I listen to have 5+ year gaps between their albums. I don't like it but veteran artists are not afforded the opporunity to have a new product on the shelves on a regular basis. Remember back in the 70's when it was commonplace for an artist to release 2 totally different albums in the same year? Those days are long gone!!!!

And as far as me calling D'Angelo the "Real Deal", I mean that because I've never heard him release some watered-down version of R&B that's really Dance/Pop that would have ensured cross-over and club success. Musically, he more of a traditionalist, more so than a lot of his peers.

Graycap23 said:

rdhull said:

No he isn't. He isn't the real anything.

Cats like Michael, Marvyn, etc etc were. They put out classics on a yearly basis. Not striving every 5 to ten years to get grooving. If anything..he's a poseur.

What Michael put out classic every year?

You know what I mean...while a lot of these classic artists were in the scene they were reelasing shit on a yearly basis (okay not every single year ) as what are now known as classics. The etc etc part means that other artists were still on the grind that was not mentioned in my post.

You are denying this or going to try and get technical about it?

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[Edited 1/20/12 10:42am]

rdhull said:

Graycap23 said:

What Michael put out classic every year?

you know what i mean...whiule a lot of these clasic artists were in the scene rthey were reelasing shit on a yearly basis (okay not every sngle year ) as what are now known as classics. The etc etc part means that other artists were still on the grind that was not mentioned in my post.

You are denying this or going to try and get technical about it?

I get your point....but when u said Michael it threw me off.

Graycap23 said:

rdhull said:

you know what i mean...whiule a lot of these clasic artists were in the scene rthey were reelasing shit on a yearly basis (okay not every sngle year ) as what are now known as classics. The etc etc part means that other artists were still on the grind that was not mentioned in my post.

You are denying this or going to try and get technical about it?

I get your point....but when u said Michael it threw me off.

During his career he released a few classics though.

IF, D'Angelo ever released anything again, I'll give it listen. But if he doesn't same ol' same ol' time moves on.

rdhull said:

"That fool takes too damn long."-Sade

Okay, that was funny.

@ "Infinite D'Angelo theorem", too

[Edited 1/20/12 17:10pm]

smoothcriminal12 said:

Graycap23 said:

I get your point....but when u said Michael it threw me off.

During his career he released a few classics though.

I speaking about his release points. Mj was known for 3-5 years between releases.

Graycap23 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

During his career he released a few classics though.

I speaking about his release points. Mj was known for 3-5 years between releases.

Yeah, that is true.

I like to read the stuff on this site but never post any reply... For once, I though I could add some positivity to the thread.

I don't get the criticism of D'angleo. I mean, since when an artist has to be prolific to be respected? Shall we also trash Sly Stone and Donny Hataway then?

Creation is a difficult and dangerous process. True artists "put their skin on the table". Some find it easy while others do not come out unscathed.

I would rather wait 12 years between albums than getting a dishonest and watered down project every couple of year, because once you have started compromising, it becomes almost impossible to find your authentic voice again (BTW, does it remind you of someone here?)

It's too bad that D'angelo had a lost decade. But in my book, he has still produced the most creative album of the 2000's and will always get my respect for that as well as not selling out

burkina said:

I like to read the stuff on this site but never post any reply... For once, I though I could add some positivity to the thread.

I don't get the criticism of D'angleo. I mean, since when an artist has to be prolific to be respected? Shall we also trash Sly Stone and Donny Hataway then?

Creation is a difficult and dangerous process. True artists "put their skin on the table". Some find it easy while others do not come out unscathed.

I would rather wait 12 years between albums than getting a dishonest and watered down project every couple of year, because once you have started compromising, it becomes almost impossible to find your authentic voice again (BTW, does it remind you of someone here?)

It's too bad that D'angelo had a lost decade. But in my book, he has still produced the most creative album of the 2000's and will always get my respect for that as well as not selling out

burkina said:

I like to read the stuff on this site but never post any reply... For once, I though I could add some positivity to the thread.

I don't get the criticism of D'angleo. I mean, since when an artist has to be prolific to be respected? Shall we also trash Sly Stone and Donny Hataway then?

Creation is a difficult and dangerous process. True artists "put their skin on the table". Some find it easy while others do not come out unscathed.

I would rather wait 12 years between albums than getting a dishonest and watered down project every couple of year, because once you have started compromising, it becomes almost impossible to find your authentic voice again (BTW, does it remind you of someone here?)

It's too bad that D'angelo had a lost decade. But in my book, he has still produced the most creative album of the 2000's and will always get my respect for that as well as not selling out

And....that's a wrap for this thread.

BlaqueKnight said:

burkina said:

I like to read the stuff on this site but never post any reply... For once, I though I could add some positivity to the thread.

I don't get the criticism of D'angleo. I mean, since when an artist has to be prolific to be respected? Shall we also trash Sly Stone and Donny Hataway then?

Creation is a difficult and dangerous process. True artists "put their skin on the table". Some find it easy while others do not come out unscathed.

I would rather wait 12 years between albums than getting a dishonest and watered down project every couple of year, because once you have started compromising, it becomes almost impossible to find your authentic voice again (BTW, does it remind you of someone here?)

It's too bad that D'angelo had a lost decade. But in my book, he has still produced the most creative album of the 2000's and will always get my respect for that as well as not selling out

And....that's a wrap for this thread.

Harlepolis said:

Fury said:

They need to use a current picture-- the one where he's channelling ODB!

Jesus hit the brakes

I remember him being so frustrated with ladies in the audience shouting @ him to "take it off" instead of actually listening to the music. Well, mission accomplished, somewhat.

IMHO, that's a big part of why his career is in staccato mode (at best). Stevie never lost time worrying about how he was gonna make "How does it feel (the sequel)". The image in the video does nothing but heighten whatever anxiety the dude has about releasing his art. Just being that dude who got with Angie Stone is what made him relevant, but it's not about that anymore. It's pretty sad..

Put that $hit out!