Dayum!
Put it this way. AOA and PE aren't gonna get much time in the car during 2015. This is FUCKIN NUTS.
Face melting nuts. P would be cracking out his cum face for this. 1,000 deaths, Sugah & betray my Heart. Just the best stuff I've heard in a loooong time. | |
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Listened to it three times now, digging it and it keeps growing It is quite complex sonically and it is maybe somewhat marred by too many things going on (maybe that will change with more headphone listens) but my biggest gripe is that his vocal is too burried in the mix quite often...
Does anyone lese feel that Prayer has a 'She is always in my hair' vibe to it?
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So "alongside his band The Vanguard, which is made up of bassist Pino Palladino, guitarists Jesse Johnson and Isaiah Sharkey, keyboardist Cleo 'Pookie' Sample and John Blackwell on drums." This is the live band, is this who is playing on the album also? Is there a credit list? | |
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breakbeat said: So "alongside his band The Vanguard, which is made up of bassist Pino Palladino, guitarists Jesse Johnson and Isaiah Sharkey, keyboardist Cleo 'Pookie' Sample and John Blackwell on drums." This is the live band, is this who is playing on the album also? Is there a credit list? Blackwell and Sample the only ones not on the album. D'Angelo handles all the keys and ?uestlove, James Gadson and Chris Dave on drumming duties. PRINCE: Always and Forever
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Quest's answered some questions about the album over here on the okayplayer boards: http://board.okayplayer.c...&page= | |
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Wow. I'm not sure I've been in disagreement more with something considered really good.
I would probably enjoy this album as an instrumental. D'angelo's "WD40-needin-voice" destroys these songs to me. I'd skip any of these songs as soon as I hear his voice for 20 seconds or more.
I'm glad I didn't just purchase this CD without listening.
He can wait 41 years to drop the next one. | |
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getfunked said: Quest's answered some questions about the album over here on the okayplayer boards: http://board.okayplayer.c...&page= Oooh, he says to expect more new music in 2015 and that D is interested in releasing an extended edition! Music, sweet music, I wish I could caress and...kiss, kiss... | |
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And so the cycle begins anew...... "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin | |
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after only 2 spins this has already grabbed me in FULL fave so far is Betray My Heart, outstanding groove! I also really dig Really Love and Another Life. and very much "The Door" ! Sure, it's some old school singalong and changes heard many times before, but truly enjoyable to these ears Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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"Black Messiah" suffers from the same blandness that Janelle Monae's albums have; - first listen, really good album - third listen, album has become stale
It's just disposable music on a disposable album and not worth 14 years of waiting... After 14 years D'angelo still can't sing and his mumbling and squeeling schtick is old and tired... O(+>NIИ<+)O
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Lawd, SOOOO much disagreeance haha! To cut this short, I think the exact opposite about 1st/2nd/3rd listen and disposableness.
Janelle suffers from a bland vocal tone IMO.
D's vocal tone is mesmerizing and who gives a shit if the enunciation is hazy, when the voice sounds so compelling. He uses it like a masterful horn player. Brilliant musicianship! Music, sweet music, I wish I could caress and...kiss, kiss... | |
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Agreed with this. |
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At least a handful of people are being realistic. All is not lost. FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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Yep. FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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Sure, because if someone disagrees, they just don't know what they are saying. Hey loudmouth, shut the fuck up, right? | |
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Then I'd rather wait | |
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I imagine you've got a phd in soul and funk music for trying to force opinions on people like that My Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tundrah | |
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No one forces u 2 listen or buy his music. FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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It is all of a matter of opinion. I dig the new cd a great deal, but the disses on Prince are weak at best. [Edited 12/16/14 7:37am] FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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Funny- I still break out Archandroid. Great production and writing. Most underrated record of that year. | |
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Never claimed they did. | |
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Lol............get some q-tips. FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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I have to hand it to the guy: 14 years away; all kinds of doubts about him swirling around; and he's swaggered in out of the blue and dropped an instant classic. I'm only on my first listen, and it's not the sort of album that opens itself up fully to the listener first time around, but it's already possible to hear that it's a solid piece of work with excellent musicianship. And as a soundtrack to our times, I think it's terrific. (I actually wonder if it was slated to come out now anyway, or if Ferguson and its aftermath supplied the additional kick that was needed to get it out into the public domain.) "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin | |
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It's quality over quantity. I would rather wait 14 years for a great album than 14 years of shitty shit. But I guess that's just how I roll. If other folks prefer shit albums over a great one, then hey enjoy. | |
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I can see this record getting 4½ - 5 star reviews from critics. I think I like it the most out of the albums he's put out so far, if only for the reason that it's heavier on the funk.
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A LOT of stuff went down and then some but I'm glad we all get to hear it finally. It wasn't easy trying not to talk about it for months... | |
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U guys did a great job because..............BOOm it's here and at the stores. FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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You like the album? Good on you and enjoy it, I on the other hand prefer better music than this and just stated how I feel about this album...
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I remember when I used to get this excited for new Prince albums. Make it so, Number One... | |
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Finally. I'm happy that this project got to see the light of day. I've been hearing these songs for years and I felt that there was an audience that also wanted to hear them. Big shout to Kendra Foster as co writer on a lot of the songs. Bounce to This!! since Run & Them were saying "Here we go" | |
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