vc2020 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Listening to this now. Really liking it. Hoping an Amazon link turns up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrackt Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Reasonable damn price considering his status or how much he COULD charge for the LP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbrain Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So after listening 5-6 times, I've gotta join the chorus and say god damn, this is a great album. I was skeptical that he could match Voodoo after all these years -- still too early to say, but it's pretty close. Not a dud on here. So many layers and little flourishes that really set things off. It definitely feels like a record that was labored on for a long time, but it also feels really timeless. Also the sitar on "The Charade" gives me the inside tingles. Got high hopes for the vinyl after hearing Questlove say that the whole thing was recorded fully analog on tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 This album is everything especially. "another life" I'm really digging that track and also "Back to the Future Part. 1" and especially "Sugah Daddy". This is probably a new landscape for R&B that he's creating for us (all over again). Every song is extremely well crafted, very layered and overwhelmingly dense (and that's a very good thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hopefully retailers will be getting this in tetsuodaironman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booms528 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 If I have a complaint, I guess it's that I can't make out what the lyrics are half the time. I just wish he sang a little more clearly and/or didn't distort the vocals so much. Royce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrackt Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yeah production on this is RAW DOG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 If I have a complaint, I guess it's that I can't make out what the lyrics are half the time. I just wish he sang a little more clearly and/or didn't distort the vocals so much. His delivery is the same as it's always been. James Brown also had a multitude of indecipherable lyrics and that didn't deter him from success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 His delivery is the same as it's always been. James Brown also had a multitude of indecipherable lyrics and that didn't deter him from success. "Sugah Daddy", I think, has the most eclectic vocals I've heard in any song ever. Every line sounds completely varied either by the use of effects or just the way he delivers it. Listen to it, his singing is all over the place and it works really well too. joshman150 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agaetisbyrjun Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 With the track list whittled down to 12 songs from more than 20 “really strong contenders,” Mr. Elevado said, the label looked to Afropunk, an arts group and creative agency, to direct the album’s art, marketing materials and more. Afropunk’s work on “Black Messiah” often went until 4 a.m., including time spent deciphering the dense, distorted vocals for a lyric booklet. That was still too late to make the CD, but it will be included in the forthcoming vinyl version.Via Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Excited to own this on wax, i've jammed this everyday it's been out. Great album. jack8urt0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderland77 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 So stoked to have this on vinyl soon ;-) Available for purchase here in Europe too: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/d-angelo-and-the-vanguard-black-messiah/hnum/6658960?lang=en http://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/d-angelo-and-the-vanguard-black-messiah-401639?bc=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbrain Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 in case anyone doesn't have Voodoo, it's on sale for $14 from LITA: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/809-voodoo tetsuodaironman and agaetisbyrjun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 in case anyone doesn't have Voodoo, it's on sale for $14 from LITA: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/809-voodoo Still looking for a copy of Brown Sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 in case anyone doesn't have Voodoo, it's on sale for $14 from LITA: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/809-voodoo Thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Early prediction 100k copies http://m.pitchfork.com/thepitch/613-dangelos-black-messiah-is-1-in-our-hearts-but-not-on-the-charts-what-gives/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshman150 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 It is literally impossible to find Brown Sugar on vinyl at a reasonable price, I had to get a copy scratched to hell and back and it still cost 20 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 It is literally impossible to find Brown Sugar on vinyl at a reasonable price, I had to get a copy scratched to hell and back and it still cost 20 bucks I'd do anything short of suck a dude's dick for a copy of that Sugar. joshman150 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 in case anyone doesn't have Voodoo, it's on sale for $14 from LITA: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/809-voodoo But it ain't dat 180 gram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshman150 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Yeah man, i'd do a whole lot for a mint copy... Jeez I hope they do a repress soon, if anything Black Messiah has proved that the masses still love some D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Yeah man, i'd do a whole lot for a mint copy... Jeez I hope they do a repress soon, if anything Black Messiah has proved that the masses still love some D PHRASING booms528 and joshman150 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbrain Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 But it ain't dat 180 gram. Is there a huge difference? Genuinely curious because I grabbed a non-180g copy when they repressed it a year or two ago and it sounds awesome. Nice heavy tip-on jacket, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Is there a huge difference? Genuinely curious because I grabbed a non-180g copy when they repressed it a year or two ago and it sounds awesome. Nice heavy tip-on jacket, too. Not sure, never heard the general release. That was just more or less a jab at people who still don't own that album nor were they frothing at the mouth like I was when LITA dropped those 2000 180g's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojie Horsie Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 wish i could download before the record ships... myplaydirect doesnt give DL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictatortot Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 this is only $18 preordered on amazon ratbrain, joshman150, Mourning Wood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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