The soundcloud sounds amazing, would love to be there in person

Link to the soundcloud please!

I went to Birmingham and the following days Manchester gig and was front center for both.....my god....he is the greatest thing in music right now with the funkiest band in show business....absolutely destroyed 3rdeyegirl.
D was on fire!! Shook his hand twice too.
Just to note, D never wore a Symbol necklace....also, he had a lot more Al Green, Bobby Womack and Sly Stone than Prince in him, although his Prince influence was undoubted.
I definitely preferred the 2012/2013 setlists and feel, but this new show is super polished and is clearly meant for a mainstream tour and it succeeds. Best show in town folks.

WetDream said:

I went to Birmingham and the following days Manchester gig and was front center for both.....my god....he is the greatest thing in music right now with the funkiest band in show business....absolutely destroyed 3rdeyegirl.
D was on fire!! Shook his hand twice too.
Just to note, D never wore a Symbol necklace....also, he had a lot more Al Green, Bobby Womack and Sly Stone than Prince in him, although his Prince influence was undoubted.
I definitely preferred the 2012/2013 setlists and feel, but this new show is super polished and is clearly meant for a mainstream tour and it succeeds. Best show in town folks.

Yes he is killing it right now.

I sure hope he does a 15 minute version of Prayer. I love that joint live but it is 2 short.

Graycap23 said:

luvsexy4all said:

cant u people give him his accolades withouth mentioning Prince? doesnt he deserve that?

It is a compliment.

right...about d'angelo

Graycap23 said:

Um, so how did his hand feel, lol!

1stave1986

[Edited 2/25/15 18:12pm]

Ego101 said:

IMO-

Anyone that watches this clip from about the 40:00min mark &...

Doesnt think they are watching a 'High Quality' Prince 1986 tribute show is Deaf, Blind or Both..

Or in denial..

[Edited 2/24/15 7:37am]

I wish they could have gotten the sound right on this.

Thanks 4 posting.

Your welcome!

Im not dissing D...

I saw the show last week and IMO the parade era Prince isms are a bit much...

Graycap23 said:

Ego101 said:

IMO-

Anyone that watches this clip from about the 40:00min mark &...

Doesnt think they are watching a 'High Quality' Prince 1986 tribute show is Deaf, Blind or Both..

Or in denial..

[Edited 2/24/15 7:37am]

I wish they could have gotten the sound right on this.

Thanks 4 posting.

Ego101 said:

Your welcome!

Im not dissing D...

I saw the show last week and IMO the parade era Prince isms are a bit much...

Graycap23 said:

I wish they could have gotten the sound right on this.

Thanks 4 posting.

I get your point. I see it as well................but I like it.

Graycap23 said:

Ego101 said:

Your welcome!

Im not dissing D...

I saw the show last week and IMO the parade era Prince isms are a bit much...

I get your point. I see it as well................but I like it.

Ego101 said:

IMO-

Anyone that watches this clip from about the 40:00min mark &...

Doesnt think they are watching a 'High Quality' Prince 1986 tribute show is Deaf, Blind or Both..

Or in denial..

[Edited 2/24/15 7:37am]

I was at that show, thank you!

1stave1986

[Edited 2/25/15 18:13pm]

Just got back from the Hamburg show, and it was great! Saw Mr. Alan Leeds exit the backstage door right before the concert started and walk back in again. It was nice to see him again, albeit from afar. I´m glad he´s still working with D´Angelo.

The concert was supposed to start at 8 p.m but D´Angelo came onstage at 9.15 , which was a real bummer... but the show started with a blast.....1000 Deaths was the first song he played and it sounded very close to the original version.

He also played The Charade and the synergy between him and Jesse Johnson was just phenomenal. Great rendition and audience response, and I think D gave Jesse a hug or a kiss on the cheek when they finished playing the song, or maybe he just said something into his ear. Seeing and hearing him play that song with Jesse Johnson was a profound concert experience. I´m too tired to go into elaborate details now and words can´t do that performance any justice. Just believe me that it was a very moving and special part of the show.

He played quite a lot of songs from the new album Black Messiah and went on with a slow and beautiful version of Really Love which changed into a beautiful jam later on and he also played some older songs with completely new arrangements that I absolutely loved. He played Alright , Lady, Brown Sugar, and a long version of One Mo Gin off the Voodoo album. If I recall correctly he also played Jones In My Bones but I could be wrong.

The band is tight, energetic, extremely funky and D´Angelo sounds great. His vocals were top notch.

--

Regarding the comparisons to the Parade tour, I don´t really see that many similarities. The vibe was totally different but I understand that some parts may come across as reminiscent of Prince or James Brown, with the "On the one!" and "On the two!" and "25 ! " cues or those two background singers and dancers who reminded me a bit of Wally Safford and Gregory Brooks with their sunglasses and baseball cap but then again, not really that much. One could also compare the extended part of One Mo Gin to the Electric Man part in Head during the Parade tour but that´s probably because I was trying a bit too hard to find some similarities after reading some of the posts here or watching the clips above.

I´m VERY happy I could go and see this show, and I´m so glad that D´Angelo is healthy and hopefully happy. The last time I saw him was also in Hamburg 14 years ago.

After being in D´s corner here on the org during all these years when most people no longer believed in him, it was an added pleasure to see him deliver such a superb show tonight.

Thanks for sharing Kool and please add more detail when you feel like it

RARE D VID:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5wxlIHiIdY

KoolEaze said:

Just got back from the Hamburg show, and it was great! Saw Mr. Alan Leeds exit the backstage door right before the concert started and walk back in again. It was nice to see him again, albeit from afar. I´m glad he´s still working with D´Angelo.

The concert was supposed to start at 8 p.m but D´Angelo came onstage at 9.15 , which was a real bummer... but the show started with a blast.....1000 Deaths was the first song he played and it sounded very close to the original version.

He also played The Charade and the synergy between him and Jesse Johnson was just phenomenal. Great rendition and audience response, and I think D gave Jesse a hug or a kiss on the cheek when they finished playing the song, or maybe he just said something into his ear. Seeing and hearing him play that song with Jesse Johnson was a profound concert experience. I´m too tired to go into elaborate details now and words can´t do that performance any justice. Just believe me that it was a very moving and special part of the show.

He played quite a lot of songs from the new album Black Messiah and went on with a slow and beautiful version of Really Love which changed into a beautiful jam later on and he also played some older songs with completely new arrangements that I absolutely loved. He played Alright , Lady, Brown Sugar, and a long version of One Mo Gin off the Voodoo album. If I recall correctly he also played Jones In My Bones but I could be wrong.

The band is tight, energetic, extremely funky and D´Angelo sounds great. His vocals were top notch.

--

Regarding the comparisons to the Parade tour, I don´t really see that many similarities. The vibe was totally different but I understand that some parts may come across as reminiscent of Prince or James Brown, with the "On the one!" and "On the two!" and "25 ! " cues or those two background singers and dancers who reminded me a bit of Wally Safford and Gregory Brooks with their sunglasses and baseball cap but then again, not really that much. One could also compare the extended part of One Mo Gin to the Electric Man part in Head during the Parade tour but that´s probably because I was trying a bit too hard to find some similarities after reading some of the posts here or watching the clips above.

I´m VERY happy I could go and see this show, and I´m so glad that D´Angelo is healthy and hopefully happy. The last time I saw him was also in Hamburg 14 years ago.

After being in D´s corner here on the org during all these years when most people no longer believed in him, it was an added pleasure to see him deliver such a superb show tonight.

I was there, too! Fantastic concert. I had high expectations but those were easily surpassed. "Prayer" was the first song, though. "1000 Deaths" is a beast live. Sound quality of the bass wasn't the best where I was standing at first. I didn't really expect it to start before 9pm, so that was ok for me.

KoolEaze said:

Me too, KS. When tickets went on sale I had no money available, and now that I have the Dutch shows are sold out. So no 'Second Coming' for me, I'm afraid...

KoolEaze said:

WetDream said:

I went to Birmingham and the following days Manchester gig and was front center for both.....my god....he is the greatest thing in music right now with the funkiest band in show business....absolutely destroyed 3rdeyegirl.
D was on fire!! Shook his hand twice too.
Just to note, D never wore a Symbol necklace....also, he had a lot more Al Green, Bobby Womack and Sly Stone than Prince in him, although his Prince influence was undoubted.
I definitely preferred the 2012/2013 setlists and feel, but this new show is super polished and is clearly meant for a mainstream tour and it succeeds. Best show in town folks.

D channels Prince as a boyhood fan--like Prince channels James Brown.

D may channel Prince channeling Al Green + Jame Brown ("Adore") and

A lot of D's ballads are patterened after "Adore". His vocals patterns, runs, and adlibs...very similar to "Adore" and "Slow Love"

Counter Revolution: when it was "teased", I thought that he would be announce as the lead singer...

Womack? That's some gritty-soul and blues...I don't hear that..maybe on 1 song his first CD..

[Edited 2/25/15 6:48am]

[Edited 2/25/15 7:12am]

KingSausage said:

DAMMIT. I NEED A SOUNDBOARD LEAK.

I second that! I was at the London show last Friday and it was phonkee!!! I dream of a recording a la the Stockholm show from 2000....

It was an amazing night and it was so good to see D happy and enjoying himself so much. And the band! This band is tight! And they can jam. Long funky jams. And D's voice was on. I feel quite blessed to have experienced it.

I think I saw two cameras, mayby it was filmed...?

1stave1986

[Edited 2/25/15 18:10pm]

Some videos (with a clear sound) I shot from the first night in London...more to come!

Prayer

1000 Deaths

Vanguard theme & Feel Like Makin' Love

Really Love

One Mo'Gin

[Edited 2/25/15 8:20am]

wathana said:

Some videos (with a clear sound) I shot from the first night in London...more to come!

Much Better. Thank u.

Ooh, please post Alright, if you have it