Five years after his Brown Sugar album helped launch contemporary R&B, D'Angelo finally returned with his sophomore effort, Voodoo. His soulful voice is just as sweet as it was on Brown Sugar, though D'Angelo stretches out with a varied cast of collaborators, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Charlie Hunter, fellow neo-soul stars Lauryn Hill and Raphael Saadiq, and hip-hop heads like DJ Premier, Method Man & Redman, and Q-Tip. It must have been difficult to match his debut (and the frequent delays prove it was on his mind), but Voodoo is just as rewarding a soul album as D'Angelo's first.
After his first two albums "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo", D'Angelo was set to be leader of the Neo-Soul movement and an international star. However, he never released a third LP and slipped into a downward spiral of alcohol and drug abuse.This excellent feature in "Spin Magazine":http://www6.mygazines.com/articles/view/25566 pieces together the mystery of what happened, and also provides insight f...
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I have never liked the term neo-soul but if I would use it D'Angleo would be the king of the genre. Brown Sugar is easily the best album of the neo-soul movement. I'm sure you're aware of his situation. He really hit rock bottom but it seems that he's tightening up his game. His last studio album Voodoo came out in 2000 and every one has been expecting something from him ever since and now ther...
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Say what you want about D'Angelo when he's outside the studio, but he's pressed some gorgeous wax. I think this is perhaps the best cover of a Roberta Flack song ever, and that includes Lauren Hill's by-the-numbers "Killing Me Softly."
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| 1 Playa Playa |
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| 2 Devil's Pie |
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| 3 Left & Right |
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| 4 The Line |
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| 5 Send It On |
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| 6 Chicken Grease |
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| 7 One Mo'gin |
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| 8 The Root |
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| 9 Spanish Joint |
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| 10 Feel Like Makin' Love |
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| 11 Greatdayndamornin'/Booty |
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| 12 Untitled (How Does It Feel) |
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| 13 Africa |
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