particularly the whole business around "Untitled" and how it was supposed to be about "home cookin'".

>but I did skim a few lines and paragraphs while I was
>scanning it. So those of you who *have* read it... Did they
>actually uncritically print ?uest's quote about D playing
>guitar like Zappa?

yes they did.

>Or did they at least question that in the section where they
>apparently described some of the European shows?

no, they did not. they didn't even mention it at all.

reading this I got the impression of "the legend of D'Angelo" being rebuilt. not too much we haven't heard before, but some of it is actually funny.

interesting sidebar about the (comparatively) lack of success Neo-Soul had. Interesting because they basically acknowledged Maxwell and Badu "won", Lauryn lost, and ....Common was considered part of the fold.