62. "like most neo-soul hacks they are not masters of they music or instrumen..." In response to In response to 57
>but my experience of being at the show - amazing, awe >inspiring, i am in the presence of greatness - was never quite >the same as when listening to cds of the shows, which sound >strangely devoid of real tension, which you get from old >prince or JB bootlegs. theres something missing, and i cant >put my finger on it, but its prob just the usual dangelo thing >- too much of a studied homage to the greats' to ever really >cut loose from all that baggage. technically its amazing >though. and it sounds immaculate too. and i think hes too >obsessed with changing the old songs around unnecessarily. >lady never sounded right funked up. im not sure brown sugar >did either. > >i prefer the jazz cafe recording, with the EWF cant hide love >cover (which has one of the all time best dangelo vocals). it >sounds more like dangelo doing dangelo. > >actually i think that might be it. i think like alicia keys, >who has also tried to be an 'entertainer, even though both >give it a really, REALLY good shot, hes just not that kind of >guy, hes more of a sit down and play the music kind of >performer.