Keep teasing...Summer 2013, Valentine's Day 2014, Winter 2015, Autumn 2050. I no longer care.

Nobody else cares either, apparently....

I liked his last album,so I'm interested in hearing the next one

i'm sure it'll be better than D'Angelo's audio turd 14 years in the making!

His ship, has sailed...

I would think 90% of his fan base don't give a shit about message board comments. I'm tired of waiting too, but I know it will sound good when it finally comes out.

I'm afraid no one cared about Maxwell at this point. I hate to say it... but he doesn't have that hpster cred D'Angelo or Erykah Badu have. So when D or Erykah release a new album. The hipsters will go crazy for it. And some people in the mainstream. But Maxwell? ship has sailed, docked, and cleared out the dining hall.

Gunsnhalen said:

I'm afraid no one cared about Maxwell at this point. I hate to say it... but he doesn't have that hpster cred D'Angelo or Erykah Badu have. So when D or Erykah release a new album. The hipsters will go crazy for it. And some people in the mainstream. But Maxwell? ship has sailed, docked, and cleared out the dining hall.

We shall see......

I think Maxwell appeals to a market that will always support an artist like him.

Gunsnhalen said:

I'm afraid no one cared about Maxwell at this point. I hate to say it... but he doesn't have that hpster cred D'Angelo or Erykah Badu have. So when D or Erykah release a new album. The hipsters will go crazy for it. And some people in the mainstream. But Maxwell? ship has sailed, docked, and cleared out the dining hall.

Ego101 said:

I think Maxwell appeals to a market that will always support an artist like him.

Gunsnhalen said:

I'm afraid no one cared about Maxwell at this point. I hate to say it... but he doesn't have that hpster cred D'Angelo or Erykah Badu have. So when D or Erykah release a new album. The hipsters will go crazy for it. And some people in the mainstream. But Maxwell? ship has sailed, docked, and cleared out the dining hall.

Maxwell is no marvin Gaye. At this point he's not even Bobby Brown standard.

Gunsnhalen said:

Ego101 said:

I think Maxwell appeals to a market that will always support an artist like him.

Maxwell is no marvin Gaye. At this point he's not even Bobby Brown standard.

Agreed, but I do agree with the previous poster as well; Maxwell's last album did great both critically and commercially, and a lot of people just enjoy music casually, even those with a selection of favorite artists (such as Maxwell and D'Angelo).

Gunsnhalen said:

I'm afraid no one cared about Maxwell at this point. I hate to say it... but he doesn't have that hpster cred D'Angelo or Erykah Badu have. So when D or Erykah release a new album. The hipsters will go crazy for it. And some people in the mainstream. But Maxwell? ship has sailed, docked, and cleared out the dining hall.

So has D's...

nuttynutmeg said:

Keep teasing...Summer 2013, Valentine's Day 2014, Winter 2015, Autumn 2050. I no longer care.

Yep.

I care. I love his groove and I will wait until he makes more.

TD3 said:

His ship, has sailed...

Slave2daGroove said:

I care. I love his groove and I will wait until he makes more.

I eagerly purchased all of his albums' and have attended several live shows. However, I don't have an active interest in Summer's nor do I anticipate purchasing it whenever the record comes out. For me, his ship has sailed.

1. I did not think the Black was very good, and probably haven't listened to it since 2010. I also think his voice has decined significantly.

2. Further, I have moved on too much in my adulthood to actively care about his album/activities. Good records come out every month, from artists all over the world. There is no need to sit breathlessly waiting for a record from anyone. Life goes on.

SoulAlive said:

I think the last album was very good.It also sold well and was well-liked by critics.He needs to take advantage of all that momentum he had,and release a follow-up....gotta strike while the iron is hot!

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but hasn't he already missed the momentum and hot iron? Hasn't it been 7 years now since his last album?

119 said:

SoulAlive said:

I think the last album was very good.It also sold well and was well-liked by critics.He needs to take advantage of all that momentum he had,and release a follow-up....gotta strike while the iron is hot!

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but hasn't he already missed the momentum and hot iron? Hasn't it been 7 years now since his last album?

His last album was released in 2009.He's not quite in D'Angelo territory yet there is still alot of interest in Maxwell

SoulAlive said:

119 said:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but hasn't he already missed the momentum and hot iron? Hasn't it been 7 years now since his last album?

His last album was released in 2009.He's not quite in D'Angelo territory yet there is still alot of interest in Maxwell

Exactly. People are underestimating his female fan base.

119 said:

I eagerly purchased all of his albums' and have attended several live shows. However, I don't have an active interest in Summer's nor do I anticipate purchasing it whenever the record comes out. For me, his ship has sailed.

1. I did not think the Black was very good, and probably haven't listened to it since 2010. I also think his voice has decined significantly.

2. Further, I have moved on too much in my adulthood to actively care about his album/activities. Good records come out every month, from artists all over the world. There is no need to sit breathlessly waiting for a record from anyone. Life goes on.

+1.

Singing "This Woman's Work" live over the years has finally taken its toll on his vocal cords.

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

His last album was released in 2009.He's not quite in D'Angelo territory yet there is still alot of interest in Maxwell

Exactly. People are underestimating his female fan base.

I agree, and I don't think this is question with an "either/or" answer. I there is a "both/and" answer.

I have both . . . gotten so frustrated with Maxwell's delayed "trilogy" installments that I take any news about him worth a grain of salt and decline to buy tickets to any show . . .

And would welcome a new Maxwell effort if and when it's released.

Up until December 15, 2014, the same people who were saying the same things about D'Angelo (I was one of them) have Black Messiah in constant rotation today. It'll happen with Maxwell too. Remember when he dropped his last effort? This board was a de facto Maxwell.org board for a month.

I don't think it's so much Maxwell, as it is his label. I think they keep pushin' it back or sumpthin' 4 some unknown reason(s.)

Sadly, the whole idea of a trilogy is now dead. If there was 2b a trilogy project, all components of said trilogy should have happened by now. Additionally, the titles don't really work cohesively enough. I'm a grammarian so "Black Summers' Night" is incorrect. It should have been "Black Summers' NIGHTS."

To then call the 2nd installment "Summers' " asks the question "Summers' WHATS?," where possession is indicated. And then "Night," honestly COULD work, but whatever. I miss his "Urban Hang," "Embrya" and "Now" sounds (the CLASSIC Maxwell sound) and quite honestly, I absolutely HATED "Black Summers' Night." The songs just weren't up 2 par 4 me and there was the presence of a new sound contained within that didn't hit me in the right places. Time will tell and hopefully, he'll shake that whole trilogy idea and come back good and HARD. The brutha has a voice 4 DAZE!!!

[Edited 1/26/15 16:20pm]

PurpleJedi said:

TD3 said:

His ship, has sailed...

Qué pasa, with the fishslap?!

http://instagram.com/maxwell/

I was trying to post his most recent pic, not working for me.

[Edited 1/27/15 17:56pm]

TD3 said:

PurpleJedi said:

Qué pasa, with the fishslap?!