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Post subject: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Thread
Posted: Sun July 08, 2018 12:32 am
jeeeesus relax already
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm Posts: 36032
Just got Voodoo on vinyl and maaaan, what an album. I think this guy is one of the artists of the 90s and perhaps due to his lack of body of work is kinda forgotten.
But man, Voodoo might be the best R&B album of its time, and its up there with the work of Gaye or Mayfield.
Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Mon July 09, 2018 1:27 am
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Joined: Sun September 15, 2013 5:50 am Posts: 22286
i remember pre-gaming in the parking lot of an outdoor amphitheater and hearing this amazing bassline/beat combo from the car a couple over from us and when i walked over and they said it was 'D'Angelo' i was so surprised, and i cannot to this day remember the name of the track but have long wished i could
the MTV commerciality aspect may dissuade people from exploring further ... but that song sounded so amazing musically, at a time when I fancied myself as 'mr i listen to music' nonetheless
he's got the goods
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Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Tue July 17, 2018 12:56 am
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
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was listening to voodoo today
like a modern day marving gaye
but that method man / redman track has not aged well...
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Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Tue January 19, 2021 11:40 am
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm Posts: 11823
Voodoo and Black Messiah are some of the best sounding albums I've ever heard. The engineering is ridiculous. Pino Palladino on the fretless bass has no equal. The drums are actually fucking perfect. Then there's the guitars, vocals, strings. Unfuckingbelievable.
Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Tue January 19, 2021 2:45 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46993 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Nice bump! I adore Black Messiah, still listen to it fairly regularly. I agree Voodoo is a masterpiece, but I almost never listen to it; it might be unfairly lodged in my brain as a relic of the late 90s R&B stuff.
His story between the two albums is pretty interesting.
Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Tue January 19, 2021 4:18 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46993 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Basically that during the Voodoo era, the label went to great pains to cast him as a sex symbol; he wanted nothing to do with it, but he couldn’t fight the man. Had to agree to a whole bunch of workout shit, the topless photo shoots, etc...
Caused a downward spiral of depression and drugs that consumed him for over a decade. He was perpetually working on a follow up album — I know some people who worked random sessions — and he was lost in a downward spiral with no direction and lots of weight gain.
And then out of nowhere, boom, he drops Black Messiah and it’s incredible. Apparently he got hit shit together, and pulled the album together very quickly with some musicians he trusted and bonded with.
Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Wed July 28, 2021 3:15 am
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm Posts: 11823
96583UP wrote:
i remember pre-gaming in the parking lot of an outdoor amphitheater and hearing this amazing bassline/beat combo from the car a couple over from us and when i walked over and they said it was 'D'Angelo'
What year was this? Pre or post Black Messiah (2014)?
There are a great many tracks from his catalogue that fit this description.
Post subject: Re: For A Slice Of The Devil's Pie: The Official D´Angelo Th
Posted: Wed July 28, 2021 3:23 am
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46993 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Mayfield: Superfly, Roots, and Curtis are all amazing
Gaye: The only two I know well are What’s Going On and Here My Dear, both of which are incredible. The latter is sort of a head trip — it’s a record he made to pay off his ex-wife, and he gets kind of experimental at times
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