"The Colored Section" was timeless soul music - instant joy to the ears
"Channel Orange" is eclectic, poetic R & B - an acquired taste.
I played Donnie at a family cookout, and everyone was loving it.
I can't see playing Frank Ocean at a family reunion in between
the Frankie Beverly and Maze and Earth, Wind, & Fire.
I prefer Donnie to Frank though, because his voice was
filled with passion and conviction similar to Donny Hathaway.
Maybe, the reason why he didn't blow up was because
he didn't have the looks or personae of Maxwell, Chico, or D'Angelo.
I don't remember any of his music videos really making an impact
on BET or VH1.
Donnie is kind of like Esthero and Leela James, such great,
distinctive voices that somehow have not attained mainstream success
though they are certainly talented enough and worthy.