Identity said:

Everyone Is Freaking Out About D’Angelo’s New Album, Black Messiah

I hope dude sells multi.millions.

How is it chaerting on iturnes now and again, since no one answered the first time, what are the chances of a Grammy sweep next year and a Grammy perf this year?

This is the year he wiped the floor with Prince. Didn't think I'd ever be saying that.

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scriptgirl said:

How is it chaerting on iturnes now and again, since no one answered the first time, what are the chances of a Grammy sweep next year and a Grammy perf this year?

D'Angelo seems to have little or no interest in sales. Grammy noms for the 2015 ceremony were announced last week. This album missed the cut-off ( Oct 1, 2013 - Sept 30, 2014).

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scriptgirl said:

How is it chaerting on iturnes now and again, since no one answered the first time, what are the chances of a Grammy sweep next year and a Grammy perf this year?

Supposed to be number one on Itunes R&B albums chart.

Nobody is angry at the racism on 1000 deaths? Khalid Muhammad?

2freaky4church1 said:

Nobody is angry at the racism on 1000 deaths? Khalid Muhammad?

What?

What racism?

The Khalid Muhammad clip.

2freaky4church1 said:

Using the term cracker?

KingSausage said:

2freaky4church1 said:

The Khalid Muhammad clip.

What clip?

I guess the beginning where he's refering to Jesus not being a "cracka Christ", but being black. I don't know, it didn't seem hugely objectional to me, just a pretty standard afrocentric reinterpretation of the traditional white images of the messiah, but I ain't black or white so what do I know.

Jesus probably wasn't white but he definately wasn't black. He was probably brownskinned :p

Not that it actually really matters of course, but apparently D'angelo thinks it does.

There's not really a need for the expression 'cracka christ' at all

THat being said it's not like its hurting my feelings. It's not that racist. Just a tad bit

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Damn, this is fine. It's giving me a musical hard-on.

Go to P&R and I will prove my point.

2freaky4church1 said:

Nobody is angry at the racism on 1000 deaths? Khalid Muhammad?

Ohh lawrd.................back 2 the TOPIC.

Best Xmas gift in ages as a music fan and D'angelo stan! I'm overjoyed. I was like 9 or something when I discovered this man, and the wait has been extreme as a fan during the 00s. Thank U D'angelo! The album was released perfectly. I can't wait to see him live again. yaas my boo is back!!!

Graycap23 said:

Scarfo said:

I got this album, and it's a thousand times better than anything Prince has released in over a decade! #Fact

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If Prince took 14 years 2 make an album................your head would EXPLODE when u heard it.

Then perhaps Prince should had taken those 14 years. BOOM.

Let's not get crazy here. This album is absolutely great and my favorite album in years. But if you collect the best prince songs from Prince from the last 14 years you can make 4 or 5 albums on the same level or better

Here it comes...

Scarfo said:

Graycap23 said:

If Prince took 14 years 2 make an album................your head would EXPLODE when u heard it.

Then perhaps Prince should had taken those 14 years. BOOM.

No thanks. Let Prince be Prince..............

and Let D be D.

Thibaut said:

Let's not get crazy here. This album is absolutely great and my favorite album in years. But if you collect the best prince songs from Prince from the last 14 years you can make 4 or 5 albums on the same level or better

Exactly.

Why can't they both be good?

I don't really get the slamming of Prince because D's new joint is good.

What is the point?

Graycap23 said:

Thibaut said:

Let's not get crazy here. This album is absolutely great and my favorite album in years. But if you collect the best prince songs from Prince from the last 14 years you can make 4 or 5 albums on the same level or better

Exactly.

Why can't they both be good?

I don't really get the slamming of Prince because D's new joint is good.

What is the point?

Isn't that what usually goes on here?

Thibaut said:

Let's not get crazy here. This album is absolutely great and my favorite album in years. But if you collect the best prince songs from Prince from the last 14 years you can make 4 or 5 albums on the same level or better

nope. all you'll have is a jumbled collection of medocre and decent tunes, and they still won't hold a candle to D's "Black Messiah" album.

I just tell it like it is, or else I just won't tell it!

Graycap23 said:

Thibaut said:

Let's not get crazy here. This album is absolutely great and my favorite album in years. But if you collect the best prince songs from Prince from the last 14 years you can make 4 or 5 albums on the same level or better

Exactly.

Why can't they both be good?

I don't really get the slamming of Prince because D's new joint is good.

What is the point?

Because people want to think that D' Angelo will inspire Prince to make Sign O The Times 2 regardless of the decades of evidence that it won't happen.

purplethunder3121 said:

Graycap23 said:

Exactly.

Why can't they both be good?

I don't really get the slamming of Prince because D's new joint is good.

What is the point?

Isn't that what usually goes on here?

It's tiresome and boring.

Graycap23 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Isn't that what usually goes on here?

It's tiresome and boring.

Agreed, it always detracts from a discussion of the music.

Playing "It Ain't Easy" for the 50th time this morning!

purplethunder3121 said:

Graycap23 said:

It's tiresome and boring.

Agreed, it always detracts from a discussion of the music.

It certainly does.

Is anyone else having a lukewarm reaction to this? I mean, it's completely fine and pleasant but the lead up was that it was somehow otherworldy, and for me it's just not. And I loved his first two albums.

What is it about D'Angelo? Whenever it's even hinted that he's going to release something people freak out and act like it's going to be the best music ever made and that music will be saved.

Again, this was fine. I do really like "Charade" and the album closer "Another Life." "Betray My Heart" was a little piece of jaunty fun.

The rest seems one-note. Repetitive vamping in nearly every song. I don't know. Everyone was waiting for this? I would have rather had a Maxwell album if I had to choose.