2717595, the diff between maxwell and dangelo Posted by GumDrops, Sun Jul-08-12 05:18 AM
is that maxwell isnt as precious. and hes always flirted more with contemp R&B than dangelo, so you know he doesnt mind 'lowering' himself to sound a bit current.
dangelo is more uncompromising so hes going to do (silly? or daring?) things like leave out his first big hit, which would have gone down well with a swarm of adult essence readers who are going to need to be warmed up to a guy they havent seen in ten years, no matter how much they loved untitled.
but he isnt that kind of guy whos going to come out and try and crowd please, or 'kill' a crowd, ESPECIALLY not when in the middle of two other artists, one a legend (which dangelo isnt), the other riding a big hit right now (which dangelo def doesnt have). in case anyone whos been following him on this board hasnt realised, dangelo isnt exactly great at competition or working under pressure lol. hes obv retreated more into himself over the past decade which is why though i like the sound of the new songs, theres something a bit 'dug up from the past' about them, its like nothings changed and were still in 2000 - which is cool in a way, hes not being trendy, and its just good to hear him again, but you sort of expect something a bit more. more than anything, he should have come out with a new look at least.
i would have advised a diff set for this crowd - older artists knew how to switch it up depending on the venue/audience - and if he could do a diff set for bonaroo, youd think he and his crew would know how to play to an essence audience (even if hes said a million times about his reservations about playing to all-women crowds).
imo he really needs to stop with this prince-style teasing piano medley stuff though. he hasnt earned that yet, sorry dangelo fans.
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