'Spanish Joint' D'Angelo, Roy Hargrove D'Angelo 5:44 10. 'Feel Like Makin' Love' Eugene McDaniels D'Angelo 6:22 11.

Voodoo is the second album by Virginia singer/musician Michael Archer, better known simply as D'Angelo. This was his second album released in 2000 and he didn't release a follow-up until late 2014. Maybe I should've titled this 'Revisiting a classic' like I did with an earlier post regarding Marvin Gaye and his Here, My Dear album. Released in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo is, indeed, a classic and an album I foresee withstanding the test of time.

Andy Peterson of viewed that the adversity is 'the price of fame' or 'lamenting a lost lover'. The song's light, sparse funk sound was the result of old school production techniques employed by recording engineer Russell Elevado. Problems playing this file? The sparse funk song 'Chicken Grease' has lyrics advising against acting 'uptight', and it features D'Angelo referencing the line 'I know you got soul' from 's (1987). It contains an ambiguous harmony and bass by Pino Palladino, who evokes the playing style of, with spontaneously improvised variations-on-a-theme parts that sit back '.

Fair but so uncool 3. Go back 2 the thing 3. Spanish Joint (Acoustic) 7. Africa (Acoustic) 8. If you got funk, you got style 9. Pete Rock beat 10.

Anybody know what happened to them? The Shake Dat Ass Mix works for me but it takes a bit of getting used to. You've really got the knack of conjuring an excellent write-up out of thin air, haven't you Mr P? You know, I've got so many beloved tracks from this blog that I either never managed to get my mitts on first time round, or lost when my house was burgaled, I'm really pleased to be able to give something back. To that end, would you be interested in Loose Ends' excellent 'Love's Got Me' CD single from 1990? As good as Hangin' on a String, in my humble opinion, and helped in the funky stakes by cheeky sampling of the ace drum break from Alyson William's Sleeptalk. And, oh my gosh, Carl McIntosh really does sound like he's chanelling Marvin Gaye on the vocals.

Praised its diverse sound and commented that the album 'represents nothing less than at a crossroads. To simply call D'Angelo's work neo-classic soul, as per corporate diktat, would be reductive, for that would be to ignore the elements of,,, funk and bass grooves, not to mention hip-hop, that slip out of every pore of these 13 haunted songs.' Of called it a 'richly imagined CD'. Of called it 'the working blueprint for 'post-Soul' black pop'. Joshua Klein of commented that the album 'often recalls the muddier bits of Sly Stone's later works [.] and the much-missed balladry of prime Prince' and stated, 'D'Angelo's mellow strategy frequently pays off [.] a brave antidote to current pop and hip-hop trends.' Despite perceiving a 'heavy-handed emphasis on groove over melody' and 'self-indulgent' song durations, of viewed the album as a progression for D'Angelo and compared it to Prince's acclaimed (1987), noting that the latter album was initially perceived by most critics as 'uneven'.

The album crept up on an unsuspecting public finally breaking with Lady in 1996. By that time the title track debut solo single from the debut solo album of the same name, and the follow up single, Cruisin', had both been played to death by the more discerning soulies in the know. On this UK 12' it's between the Soul Inside 808 Mix and the Dime Bag Mix and as much as I want Carl McIntosh to be the best, I think the Dodge Soul Inside mix just takes it. I love Dodge City Productions but I expect a Loose Ends connection to be more soulful, either way there not much in it.

But that doesn't mean this is for everybody. Music lovers come under 2 umbrellas [.] those who use it for growth and spiritual fulfillment and [.] those who use it for mere background music.

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Recording [ ] Electric Lady sessions [ ]. Played drums, co-wrote four songs, and assisted D'Angelo. D'Angelo and his supporting personnel constructed several of the songs' for the album to sit far behind time, directly on top of time, or pressing on the time, making them cluttered and loose in style. Questlove helped design the sparse funk, soul and hip hop beats on the generally groove-based record.

Of wrote of the club's appearance as 'packed and sweaty, with decor and soul music out of a 1970's time warp: multiple video screens playing images of Curtis Mayfield and vintage Soul Train episodes, replete with dancers in Day-Glo bell-bottoms'. Commercial performance [ ] The album debuted at number one on the US chart, selling 320,000 copies in its first week. It entered the Billboard 200 on February 12, 2000 and remained on the chart for 33 consecutive weeks. Its debut replaced Carlos Santana's (1999) at the number-one spot on the chart.

Evanoff also compared the track's style to the jam-sound of, and wrote 'it surrounds you with a deep thick infectious groove that, at first, shadows and then envelopes your senses in such a way that is equal bits liberating, intoxicating and hypnoticyou close your eyes and are transported into another dimension'. On the song's lyrics, one critic wrote that 'D'Angelo disses all neo-soul wannabes by calmly singing 'Bring the drama playa/Give me all U got'. 'Devil's Pie' is a funk and hip hop diatribe with a lyrical theme concerning hip hop excess, and it is accompanied by P-Funk style harmonies and low-key singing by D'Angelo. It is a bass-driven track produced by, who contributes to its hip hop texture. The song's theme also incorporates religious imagery into its message of social strife. Questlove has stated that 'Devil's Pie' was written to address the issues of 'the money hungry jiggafied state of the world we're in'.

Yo, I can't even understand half the shit that D'Angelo be saying. That nigga sounds like on opium'. And I'd say, 'You're right.

Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo (pronounced dee-Angelo), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of a Pentecostal minister, he began teaching himself piano as a very young child, and at age 18 he won the amateur talent competition at Harlem's Apollo Theater three weeks in a row. After briefly being a member of a hip-hop group called I.D.U., his first major success came in 1994 as the co-writer and co-producer of 'U Will Know'. His debut solo album, Brown Sugar, released in July 1995, received rave reviews and sold over two million copies. Along with artists like Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, and collaborator Angie Stone, D'Angelo became part of the Neo soul movement.

OK Family, major props to the lovely Kymba who has provided not only both parts of this 2 CD release but also, all of the artwork, scanned full size so all the dodgy small print can be read. Great work Honey, looking forward to the YD 12'. The Brown Sugar album finally got some recognition when Lady made the charts a year later in 1996. Although and were superb releases, Lady was always lauded as a great album track, way before it's single release.

Kind've reminds me of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine, and how he was never able to follow up his masterpiece Loveless (one of my desert island albums, but that's a whole different conversation), and you know, maybe it's best that both D'Angelo and Kevin Shields didn't follow up their masterpieces (maybe partially due to drugs?), because it would've been a daunting task. I do realize that D'Angelo has played a few shows sporadically over the past ten years, so there's always a possibility that he may release something in the future. For now, we are left with one very solid album in Brown Sugar and one masterpiece in Voodoo, and how many musicians can say that regarding their catalog?

You're right.the 'Lady (Just The Beat Mix)' does sound very similar to the Blak Twang, and it looks like they came out the same year. I wonder who copied who haha.

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Here's the original. I know it's not a go-go post but any chance I get. It goes right into Left and Right And on to the other, the gem of it all I can't find. I've tried to download numerous versions but can only find it on youtube and various websites. D'Angelo covering Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves the Sunshine, which has got to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written. What is it about songs with the sun, this, Waterloo Sunset that makes them so damn great.

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And perhaps, a poor recollection of release dates could explain it's absence. However, we do have fucking wikipedia. And Kid A is at the top of almost every list and that shit came our around the same time. And I know because my roommates and I would fight about which one to listen to while playing Mario Kart. D'Angelo's Voodoo is a masterpiece.

The song's sexually explicit lyrics describe the narrator's plea to his lover for sex, as exemplified in the second verse: 'Love to make you wet/In between your thighs, cause/I love when it comes inside of you/I get so excited when I'm around you, baby' It has been cited by critics as the album's best song. The album's closing track, composed by D'Angelo in honor of his son and his cultural roots Problems playing this file? The philosophical album closer 'Africa' celebrates D'Angelo's heritage, while reaffirming his contemporary mission in life. It has been cited by Questlove as his favorite song on the album.

It called Voodoo 'the CD that D'Angelo was put on this earth to create' and 'quite literally the record that much of the universal soul nation has been feenin for.' A video for 'Send It On' included footage from Voodoo 's supporting tour. A music video for 'Left & Right', created by director and producer Rich Ford, Jr., was anticipated by fans and network executives that had planned special promotions and a world premiere for the clip. However, Sayeed's concept of a concert video that paid tribute to funk shows of the past expended Virgin's budget and resulted in a missed deadline for the MTV premiere. As punishment, the network refused to put the final edit of music video in rotation. It was eventually by on. The release of the controversial 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)' prior to the album's release has often been cited as having the greatest promotional impact.

On his bass playing in the song, Pino Palladino recalled 'I was thinking about Stevie Wonder in the choruses and P-Funk in the verses'. Rob Evanoff of called the song 'an uplifting soul ride', and stated that it evokes an image of 'a musical train seen far off in the distance, slowly getting bigger as it gets closer'.

One critic described 's guitar work for 'Africa' as 'backward guitar solos (at least they sound backward)'. Another critic described the song as a ' and 'a gorgeous, opalescent closer. A prayer of sorts'.

Do you happen to have the D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (Beatminerz Remix) on CD? It featured Kool G Rap, and was on 1 version of the Cruisin CD single (the other version of the Cruisin CD single just had the Brown Sugar 'Main Body Remix' on it).

The second part of the single release features the full length CJ Mackintosh Mix but also has the Radio Edit which always annoys me. Why put the edit on both releases? For those who are unaware of the UK's ridiculous guidelines, a single release was only allowed to have a certain amount of minutes on it otherwise it would not be counted for chart inclusion. To further complicate matters the release was only allowed to be made in three (I think?) formats.

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The song was also ranked number 12 on The Village Voice 's critics' poll of 2000, as well as number 4 on Rolling Stone magazine's 'End of Year Critics & Readers Poll' of the. Voodoo proved to be one of the most critically praised and awarded albums of the year, topping several critics' and publications' 'end of year' lists, including the number 6 spot on The Village Voice 's 2000 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Rolling Stone and Spin magazine both ranked it number 4 on their 'albums of the year' lists, while Time magazine named Voodoo as the number 1 album of 2000. Voodoo was named one of the top ten albums of 2000 by several New York Times staff writers, including Ben Ratliff (number 2), (number 3), (number 2), and (number 1).

The first CD features a superb Live rendition which proves that D'Angelo is no studio creation. The musicians and backing are all top notch (assuming the band is live too, of course). Track 3 is subtitled Just Tha Beat Mix and features a rap from AZ.

No bad thing, obviously! Thanks for taking the time to re-up this, Kymba. Really appreciate it! Also, just wanted to say that I like the informative write-ups you guys do on each release.much better than blogs who just solely post music.

Neither can I. But I am drawn to figure out what it is that he's saying. His vocal collaging intrigues me'. Music writers have also noted the production style and sound of Voodoo as reminiscent of the sound of the P-Funk opus (1975), Gaye's downtempo disco-soul record (1976), and Miles Davis's jazz fusion works (1969) and (1970). D'Angelo and his crew also utilized a style, which often subordinates song structure to a stable foundation for a rapper's delivery and. This was familiar to D'Angelo, as his first original recordings were rap demos.

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Five years after his Brown Sugar album helped launch contemporary R&B, D'Angelo finally returned with his sophomore effort, Voodoo. His soulful voice is just as sweet as it was on Brown Sugar, though D'Angelo stretches out with a varied cast of collaborators, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Charlie Hunter, fellow neo-soul stars Lauryn Hill and Raphael Saadiq, and hip-hop heads like Jay Dee, DJ Premier, Method Man & Redman, and Q-Tip. It must have been difficult to match his Tracklist Track number Play Loved Track name Buy Options Duration Listeners 1.

As of 2005, the album has sold over 1.7 million copies in the US, according to. Despite its success, Voodoo did not achieve his debut album's sales performance nor generate the single-oriented success D'Angelo's label had envisioned. Its first two singles, 'Devil's Pie' and 'Left & Right', peaked at number 69 and number 70 on the chart.

'Send It On' D'Angelo, Luther Archer, Stone D'Angelo 5:57 6. 'Chicken Grease' D'Angelo, James Poyser, Thompson D'Angelo 4:36 7. 'One Mo'Gin' D'Angelo D'Angelo 6:15 8. 'The Root' D'Angelo, Archer, Charlie Hunter D'Angelo 6:33 9.

Let's get on to the main event. - Live This is crazy to hear a Go Go cover performed outside of DC. Here's the original. I know it's not a go-go post but any chance I get. It goes right into Left and Right And on to the other, the gem of it all I can't find. I've tried to download numerous versions but can only find it on youtube and various websites.

The next two clips are in the link at the bottom. These joints have D'angelo and crew warming up and fucking around in the studio. This joint, Joe Texan has bassist Pino Palladino going off. Covering Gang Starr's Ex to the Next Also on the are: Another Gang Starr cover Two more joints from the Voodoo studio sessions. (cover of funky drummer and an instrumental.) A cover of Earth Wind And Fire's Fair But So Uncool A song off the Baby Boy soundtrack 'Talk Shit 2 Ya' which is fucking bananas.

'One Mo'Gin' 8. 'The Root' 9.

According to music journalist Jim Farber, 'In order to counter the slickness of modern R&B, D'Angelo's album reconfigured – and updated – the adventurous song structures and lowdown grooves of early-'70s works like Curtis Mayfield's ', Isaac Hayes' ' and Marvin Gaye's '.' The album features aggressive of D'Angelo's voice, a technique similar to the production of Sly & the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) and Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On (1973). The multi-tracking on Voodoo significantly affected the clarity of D'Angelo's vocals. In Voodoo 's liner notes, Saul Williams wrote of its heavy use of multi-tracking, stating 'You might respond, 'Lyrics?

Prior to its release, Virgin launched an extensive, multi-layered campaign for the album, which setup several promotional performances by D'Angelo in 1999, including a guest performance on the season premiere of on September 17, New York's Key Club, the National Black Programmers Coalition meeting in New Orleans on November 20, San Francisco's House of Soul show on December 10, and L.A.' S Holiday Cooldown on December 11. Following commitments made by the label for the album's distribution in the UK, continental Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, D'Angelo appeared at London's on October 6. Other promotional events included signings and in-store appearances by D'Angelo at shopping venues such as,, and in New York City, which attracted a considerable number of D'Angelo's female fans. A remix album, (2000), was also issued by Virgin. A press release for Voodoo was issued in January, discussing the album's experimental edge and the anticipation for its release.

• ' Released: October 31, 1998 • ' Released: October 19, 1999 • ' Released: January 1, 2000 • ' Released: March 25, 2000 • ' Released: April 8, 2000 Voodoo is the second by American singer and multi-instrumentalist. It was recorded during 1998 to 1999 at in New York City, with an extensive line-up of musicians associated with the musical collective.