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When it comes to music, I'm kind of like Prince. I don't believe in kings. There are NO kings, only princes! I believe in good vibes and will always make room for the sounds I enjoy as long as I retain my hearing sense.

tump said:

I find it painful to listen to Sananda. What kills me is I loved all the old work up to and including Wildcard. At one point I was eagerly anticipating new work. Now I don't even care. To me, they really are 2 different people.

EXACTLY. Co-sign on all of that. So glad somebody finally said it.

anc282 said:

tump said:

I find it painful to listen to Sananda. What kills me is I loved all the old work up to and including Wildcard. At one point I was eagerly anticipating new work. Now I don't even care. To me, they really are 2 different people.

EXACTLY. Co-sign on all of that. So glad somebody finally said it.

Oh, there are plenty of people who say that Quite particular people they are, indeed.

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Sananda IS "Metamorpheus"--you cannot deny. Plus, he's got jams.

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Germanegro said:

anc282 said:

EXACTLY. Co-sign on all of that. So glad somebody finally said it.

Oh, there are plenty of people who say that Quite particular people they are, indeed.

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Sananda IS "Metamorpheus"--you cannot deny. Plus, he's got jams.

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Yeah, well, I'm just tryin to keep it civilised, cuz I'm not gonna lie, I said a lot worse about his "Sphinx" and "Zooathalon" albums on my site, but that's all right, I can be as particular as I wanna be, it's a free world, right.

tump said:

I find it painful to listen to Sananda. What kills me is I loved all the old work up to and including Wildcard. At one point I was eagerly anticipating new work. Now I don't even care. To me, they really are 2 different people.

There is good stuff in there. You just need to look a little harder. A "best of" Post-Millennium Rock may be a worthy enterprise.

anc282 said:

Germanegro said:

Oh, there are plenty of people who say that Quite particular people they are, indeed.

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Sananda IS "Metamorpheus"--you cannot deny. Plus, he's got jams.

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Yeah, well, I'm just tryin to keep it civilised, cuz I'm not gonna lie, I said a lot worse about his "Sphinx" and "Zooathalon" albums on my site, but that's all right, I can be as particular as I wanna be, it's a free world, right.

Yes, and Sananda says:

http://www.sanandamaitrey...-gotta-cry

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What you say is cool, but some are just trying to celebrate this new album--those of us who appreciate his current artistic acheivements--and maybe tamp down the detractors to that enjoyment a tad, is all.

Sananda Maitreya "At the Crossroads" of his craft today, with Post-Modern Rock.

Lyrics from the song taken from the album Nigor Mortis (2009).

http://www.sanandamaitrey...crossroads.

Fresh as today, it seems.

Actually, I didn't mind that one. Not a bad album.

anc282 said:

Germanegro said:

Oh, there are plenty of people who say that Quite particular people they are, indeed.

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Sananda IS "Metamorpheus"--you cannot deny. Plus, he's got jams.

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Yeah, well, I'm just tryin to keep it civilised, cuz I'm not gonna lie, I said a lot worse about his "Sphinx" and "Zooathalon" albums on my site, but that's all right, I can be as particular as I wanna be, it's a free world, right.

that sounds good...

I loved his work up to Vibrator, but the new stuff is strange. Maybe I need to dig deeper into him, he is a deep and crazy mixed up guy.

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Still I doubt anything will top "Holding on to you"

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Meanwhile what is D'Angelo doing?

Writings: Prometheus & Pandora (TreeHouse Publishing.com)

Chapter 3: "Pegasus and Food for Trout (The Cost vs. The Price)"

"I Only Fly To Free Up My View & Take A Better Look At You."--Pegasus.

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"Without Diligence & Love, Meanness Threatens To Overgrow Anything We Plant."--Prometheus & Pandora.

http://www.sanandamaitrey...ndora-ch-3

The album's finally out.... actually, from what I've heard so far, it's not bad.

His website still says it's availalbe on October 13?

It's available for pre-order & you get the whole album in advanced as a download.

I downloaded my mp3 copy the first night of the pre-release access. The website publicized that only the 2 volumes of Prometheus and Pandora would be sent, but the e-mail announcement of the pre-release sent on the 14th said that the full 3 volume set would be sent to early-orderers. I was very happy to discover that!

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I've been busy digesting the project and it is quite a delight! I'll probably have a little more to say about the content, later.

The songs are filled with an exultance for life--and of great toil moving through it, particularly in volume 1. I don't think there are any sad songs in this work--the closest approximation to me is one existing at the end of volume Prometheus, of a man (or Prometheus) pensive toward his fate looming far afield: "The Suicide Song." Twined melancholy and ribald humor are portrayed in reminiscences offered up in "Limp Dick Blues." Percussive introductions and endings otherwise bookend each volume to induce reverie and pronounce each passing set of experience.

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Sananda covers: Jesus Christ Superstar's "I Don't Know How to Love Him" in duet with complimentary vocalist Luisa Corna, appearing as the voice of Pandora; he also plays a full-keyboard instrumental cover of his heroes The Beatles' "You Won't See Me" in volume 2.

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We're set into an instrumental concert for the great portion of volume 2-Pegasus. I ejoy this especially as it showcases the lushness of musical arrangements that Sananda brings to his works, that I am sure he is proud of. He also offers instrumental versions of other albums of his "Postmodern Rock" movement that I have been curious to hear and now must have! Before the start of the instrumentals, we're treated to a very conspiciously 1980s-sounding song, "Everybody is the Bomb," featuring jaunty synths and programmed percussion that radiate the vibes of universal love and mirror the lyrics.

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Volume 3 is laden with exuberance and mysticism of love, compassionate renderings of romantic commitment. I encourage people to sit back and tune in to this aural portrayal of mythic drama that can speak to the heart.

new video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyIAp-UU2GY&feature=youtu.be

http://www.albumism.com/interviews/sananda-maitreya-raises-spirits-and-a-little-hell-along-the-way

That 's a cool video that luvsexy4all put up for Sananda's "It's Been a Long Time." I like the neo/retro vibe and it's nice to see duettist Luisa Corna pair-up w/ bro' as a badass mature duo on the scene.

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The lyrics and their melody remind me a bit of something that Angelo Moore & Fishbone or George Clinton might try. Extra humor kicks in for me here as Sananda throws in some of the pun activity that he incorporates into much of his writings, accessible on his site.

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I'll attach the portal below for easier access.

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Sugar plum Pharoah?? Silly

Different vibe for the man. jazzy. Fishbone meets Adam Ant. lol

He married to big girl. She a piece. unique singer.

S.M. interview 2005: Why "Post-Millenium Rock?"

How does he make money?

The pre-order is $6 on Amazon (download).

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2freaky4church1 said:

How does he make money?

He probably still gets paid for Sign Your Name and Wishing Well to this day.

^^^

That's a great article that I thoroughly enjoyed reading.

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The conspiracy talk of course is has-been news of what Sananda went through during his recording industry tenure. Folk can respond to the conversation as a crazy guy bitching & whining about his lost career, but I feel his comments are instructive to the industry setup and speak to his career posture today.

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Fact is, he was signed to a company laden with other veteran superstars in an environment with a limited bandwidth for Black superstars, that included the mega-superstar-of-all-time. He took an artistic left turn that while continuing to garner him high artistic acclaim steered him straight off the path of commercial success. Label A&R accounts obviously have limits to what they will expend on their artist roster, and once a highly promising up-and-comer takes a stylistic left turn, they aren't going to put much support into pushing the maverick's career. Therein is where the conspiracy lies--the conspiracy of corporation profiteering that makes perfect sense for the industry. A rule of thumb is that the label will alway support the career efforts of the commercially lucrative artist, and TTD simply lost that edge when he quickly took the pathway of "creative integrity" following his heart in his work. He battled the label for years and those last couple of Sony albums over imaging and content before they finally ended his label contract. That was his soul and life's work, so I can beleive him when he says that at that time he felt dejected enough to either end himself or find a way to transform and redirect his energies. It was not the end for him, it didn't have to be, and I am glad that he saw that through his visions. I'm glad that the Internet saved his azz!

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Sananda, despite fawning over Michael Jackson as we all do, claims him as an adversary to his career. This is fodder to his own noteriety, of course, but since he dares to go there there could be something more than craziness or sour grapes to his claims, not that its mentioning will change anything toward either's circumstance/legend. Perhaps instead it is instructive to how truly competitive things can be on "Mount Olympus." Remember re. "Mount Olympus" that Prince took a sucker of a deal with Warner Brothers in the 90s while trying to out-earn Michael Jackson and Madonna in their contract earnings. Also remember that MJ died while trying to top Prince's "21 Nights" tenure at London's O2 Arena. Why did these things have to happen? Sananda did it too wth all of his early big-talking as an establishment upstart. It is like chasing a golden calf. This is all done while the major record companies continue to brand artists and channel them into categories that they can market and collect top dollar for themselves and associates. Therein lies the conspiracy. In the meanwhile, streaming services rule and where that's taking things, we'll see.

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Sananda chilled, is talking to us now--a lot of silly nonsense, but some of it instructive-- and we can buy his music directly from him off his label.

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The Prometheus & Pandora album is cool stuff, not necessarily for the masses. Yet and still, everybody is the bomb!

Germanegro said:

CandyCool said:

Here's a new interview. I'm slightly wondering what to make of it. Conspiracy? "Why Terence Trent D'Arby became Sananda Maitreya: 'It was that or death' In 1987, his debut album saw him hailed as a rival to Michael Jackson and Prince – but then his star crashed and burned. He talks about the nervous breakdown that triggered his identity change, living as a recluse and the music industry’s ‘Olympian’ conspiracy to bring him down" https://www.theguardian.c...t-or-death

I read this yesterday and also wasn't sure what to make of it. Tbh, I felt kind of sad after reading it and a little bit worried for his mental health. I always thought that the florid shtick he came out with when talking to journalists was part ego, part wind-up, with perhaps just a touch of self-sabotage; but he does sound a long way gone in that interview and almost unable to engage with other people at the level of mundane reality. Maybe the journalist only quoted the most eccentric and ornate-sounding lines, but it did sound like he was way 'out there'. Hope the guy's doing ok.

deebee said:

CandyCool said:

Here's a new interview. I'm slightly wondering what to make of it. Conspiracy? "Why Terence Trent D'Arby became Sananda Maitreya: 'It was that or death' In 1987, his debut album saw him hailed as a rival to Michael Jackson and Prince – but then his star crashed and burned. He talks about the nervous breakdown that triggered his identity change, living as a recluse and the music industry’s ‘Olympian’ conspiracy to bring him down" https://www.theguardian.c...t-or-death

I read this yesterday and also wasn't sure what to make of it. Tbh, I felt kind of sad after reading it and a little bit worried for his mental health. I always thought that the florid shtick he came out with when talking to journalists was part ego, part wind-up, with perhaps just a touch of self-sabotage; but he does sound a long way gone in that interview and almost unable to engage with other people at the level of mundane reality. Maybe the journalist only quoted the most eccentric and ornate-sounding lines, but it did sound like he was way 'out there'. Hope the guy's doing ok.

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The guy is prone to more flights of fancy than some. Get him speaking about his past career and he will always get florid. His dealings with industry turned him around a few times, we know--he elucidates this pretty clearly, I feel. I bet that he takes his meds regularly, though. He's not quite ready for the nuthouse, deebee. He has much to say that is quite rooted in the Earth, though--you can tell if you catch some of his variety conversations. I attach one example of his solid constitution.

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