>>yes... 1 million is a victory,
>>albeit a minor one.
>
>what the fuck?
>
>dude, look at how many R&B
>albums were released the same
>year as "Voodoo". Then look
>at how many went platinum.
>My guess is less than
>5% of the R&B cats
>that dropped ever saw a
>platinum plaque. and only one
>successful single?!?!? that's a fucking
>success, sparky.

okay. i'll give you this one.

>question: do you really have an
>understanding of the music industry
>or are you one of
>those cats that complains about
>how a record was promoted,
>determines whether a certain level
>of sales is a success,
>and really has no earthly
>idea what they're talking about?

answer: i don't claim to know everything about how the business works. i don't think anyone that doesn't have mafia ties knows everything about the business.

>>but it didn't seem like
>>Virgin was really behind the
>>album. 3 singles...
>
>cough. if they weren't behind it,
>there would have only been
>ONE single.

bless you. We'll just say it wasn't a priority for them. I'd love to get a look at the marketing plan Virgin drew up for this album.

>> only one
>>of which received any kind
>>of promotion, 1 good video,
>>2 forgettable videos...
>
>labels don't direct videos.

and i'm not blaming the label for the videos.

>> damn... D
>>really is trying to follow
>>Prince's career path isn't he?
>> (just playin!!!!)
>
>This is D's *second* album. What
>the hell, man...

THAT WAS A JOKE!!!!! sheesh! if we want to go album by album, D's already surpassed Prince.

>so, what's wrong with the album?

does no one believe me when I say I like the album? but its most definitely not perfect... and not even perfectly flawed.

>forget about the promotion. that's
>on virgin.

forgotten.

>you called it
>monotonous, I believe. Surely you
>can be more descriptive than
>that.

several of the songs have the same hot humid day/lazy/sluggish vibe to them. after awhile, it seems to just blend together into one long molasses coated song, i think placing "one mo gin" smack dab in the middle of the album may have hurt it. the middle of the album should've been more upbeat, perhaps switching "Chicken Grease" and "One Mo Gin" could solve that problem, and putting "The Root" after "Feel Like Making Love." I dunno. should I be more descriptive?

>>>i see influence of this record
>>>more than most shit released
>>>in the last few.
>>
>>i'm not noticing much influence except
>>within the soulquarian circle.
>>sure the whole "neo-soul" bullshit
>>is starting to flourish, and
>>i don't want to say
>>where i'm seeing influences there
>>because... well i don't want
>>your litmus test coming up
>>with false results...and once again
>>*that* is inside the soulquarian
>>circle.
>
>litmus test? why would you care
>about his "litmus test" results
>anyway?

because what i was going to mention was ?uest's "litmus test for idiots" (re: d'angelo and bilal comparisons)... i'm by no means an idiot, just someone who calls it as he sees/hears it.

>this business is about money, obviously.
>D's record did well enough
>for Def Jam to think
>it should put millions behind
>Musiq.

and his album is more reminiscent of "Brown Sugar" than "Voodoo"

>If D flopped saleswise,
>I doubt Bilal would have
>gotten a deal.

you may have a point there.. anyone know who the people behind the Moyo label are?

>And, in
>terms of negative influence, I
>get to see this Tank
>guy half-naked in his video,
>too. Soon, it's gonna be
>the era of the Musclebound
>Singing Guy. Thanks, D. HA.

LOL!

>Again, this is a business. You
>think Virgin *didn't* want D
>on TRL?

*actually* i think "Untitled" did make it on to TRL for awhile.

>I mean, do you think
>TRL is Marilyn Manson's "crowd"?
>I've seen him on there...

Manson is more about an image than music. he fits right in.

>How long do you expect them
>to continue promoting the album?

they didn't promote the album long enough, they should've released another single as soon as they realized that 'Send It Off' wasn't going anywhere. they stopped too soon.

>Shit, how many singles did
>Sisqo get to put out?

Got To Get It, Thong Song (mega-bubble), Incomplete (sat in the top 20 for quite awhile... i think it even hit #1). They were smart to stop after "Incomplete" so as not to interfere with his DMX collab, and to not overdo it anymore than they already had.

Voodoo still had a lot of potential, i just think that Virgin got scared and didn't want to risk having another single flop.

>So, relax and
>wait for the next joint...

ok.

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