BrainMan? ('oochie coochie la la la' vs. a perpetually pushedback album...bah!)

only a few comnents on my part --

>ambitious project was unnecessarily, and
>possibly unknowingly, self-destructed.

disagree for the most part, i see where you're coming from.

>"Left & Right", which featured
>minimal instrumentation. The accompanying video,
>which may have been aired
>about as many times as
>the last few Prince videos

probably...i never saw it.

>for. The video quickly
>faded from television and failed
>to make a dent in
>radio.

and then,

>up for the near disaster
>that "Left & Right" turned
>out to be, the follow-up
>single was wisely chosen.

i don't think that "L & R" was much of a disaster in that its impact, as you surmised, was pretty minimal as a first single. i suppose it could be considered a disaster in the sense that the single had a minimal impact, though...

>"Untitled (How Does It Feel)"

>that the revolution (no pun
>intended) was well under way.

c'mon, let's keep it real...you intended that pun.

>strip joint. They totally
>ignored the on stage brilliance

while i definitely know what you're talking about, i have to say that i've seen some non-D'Angelo live performances where groupie-like women were reacting more to the 'celebrity' of the person performing more than the actual performance...i mean, even jockey sluts pay more attention to dj's because they have some kind of control over a party, not because they think their skratch techniques/mixing skills are on point...

>Oh no.

(c) Mr. Bill

>opinion, the concept should've been
>scrapped.

good point re: 'devil's pie' as a live performance video...

>While looking at the rest of
>the songs that "Voodoo" has
>to offer, the only other
>obvious single was "Devil's Pie"

i have to say that i think 'devil's pie' would've been an excellent choice for a single/video...even w/ a remix verse from an emcee that could truly get down with the concept of the song...

in conclusion, though, i think the fact that we're discussing Voodoo a year later is significant in itself.

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