16. "RE: D'angelo played himself" In response to In response to 1
I agree w/ you about the whole skin thing, but "1 hit wonder" and "needs to experiment w/ new production & singing styles"? First of all, this is D's second multi-platinum album so the whole one hit wonder concern doesn't really apply. Also Voodoo has to be one of the most stylistically diverse albums I've heard in years and is a drastic departure from the D we heard in Brown Suger. I don't see why you would think he's stuck on one style/sound. The fact of the matter is that til now, D hasn't put together the kind of albums that have the radio appeal your typical platinum R&B groups do nor has he managed to brand himself as successfully (and I don't know that hes tried), but the music is pretty fucking unbelievable and I think the fact that so many well respected artists jock him the way they do is a testament to that. It's just unfortunate that such a talented individual has managed to stick himself with the label ghetto Prince wannabe with one damn video. Talk to his management about that...