this album is aging like fine wine. sounds like it was recorded tomorrow

@telsutton

5 жыл бұрын

5 years on, I think 2014 is beginning to look like a truly vintage year. I was lucky to hear this first in a recording studio over some serious monitors, and the moment 1000 Deaths finished and The Charade kicked in I realised this was a very fucking special record. Come back soon D'Angelo.

@Phyligree

4 жыл бұрын

recorded tommorow and also 50 years ago somehow

@thecomplexindividual

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@chrismcallister9038

3 жыл бұрын

facts

@danieljaeger2982

2 жыл бұрын

And still, 5 years later. It's so good.

Still loving this D'Angelo LP:

@brockhopkins8408

9 жыл бұрын

It's awesome.

@alexflannigan8414

3 жыл бұрын

How about now?

@salvinomacedo

6 ай бұрын

Still loving it, my friend?

This album aged better than Melon’s review. This is a masterpiece that has only improved with time.

@Alex-sh2nd

2 жыл бұрын

Same for all of D's records to be honest.

@underworld6103

Жыл бұрын

@@Alex-sh2nd no doubt, voodo top 100 aot

@isaiahetienne4126

8 ай бұрын

@@underworld6103 top 50 for sure as well as this album

@Prodbyjah464

2 ай бұрын

Call me crazy but what about fantanos review didn’t age well, he was incredibly positive throughout pretty much all of it and ended up scoring it a strong 8 to a light 9. Just cause he didn’t give it a 10 doesn’t mean it’s a bad review, not everything has to be perfect to be great or enjoyable.

My skin itches every time Anthony says "contemporary r&b" instead of Neo-Soul. D'Angelo's "Voodoo" & "Brown Sugar" were pillars in the Neo-Soul genre and it's important to acknowledge the difference.

@Valdo19-p9z

7 жыл бұрын

Why put it in any box, it's a d'angelo record, that's the only thing it really is

@videomaster5437

6 жыл бұрын

Facts

@abja101

6 жыл бұрын

Valair Because it’s like calling Pop rock alternative Rock

@drvp1997

6 жыл бұрын

It is contemporary R&B, he's talking about it in the context of other modern R&B that isn't Neo Soul

@nathang4682

6 жыл бұрын

Neo-Soul is a genre made up by critics, most musicians that are attributed with playing the style reject the term.

"You will be doing this album an injustice if you just listen to it on your laptop speakers" This is so true

Black messiah is one of the best albums of the decade Masterpiece

@jeffscotland4912

2 жыл бұрын

PERIOD

9/10 for me . classic

I think this deserves a 9 man. This is right under Kendrick's TPAB.

@farvezafridifaizurrahman6980

8 жыл бұрын

I know right? Sonically this album is unlike ANYTHING I've heard in my life.

@ItsValWow

4 жыл бұрын

DommeDamian yeahhhh idk about that one

@ItsValWow

4 жыл бұрын

DommeDamian exactly why Igave my opinion on ur opinion

@danielayar9664

4 жыл бұрын

DommeDamian nah Kendrick top 3 easily (in rap) but D’Angelo has 3 albums that are nearly at TPAB level so as a musician he is definitely>>

@yeeyeebubba1885

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Ayar I don’t think he has any album near tpab but still dangelo the king of r&b

ALSO, IS DEATH GRIPS REALLY GOING BACK OUT ON TOUR? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT????

@JaCass30

9 жыл бұрын

Anthony! are you going to review the royce da 5'9 colab with dj premier???

@AADdope7

9 жыл бұрын

i cant wait!! thats whats up!

@donob8325

9 жыл бұрын

they were serious?

@drunkgoat46

9 жыл бұрын

Well theneedledrop that a good question. We can never really know.

@RhinosaursRex

9 жыл бұрын

Will you review stankonia for classics week?

"Occasionally there's a track on here that feels more like a groove or a motif or just some funk than it is a song... tracks like Back to the future..." Back to the future is so far my favourite. Can't stop listening to this track. Another classic album. Can't wait for the next album in 2030.

I wish you talked about "Ain't That Easy" the intro track. It's probably the best intro I'd heard to an album in 2014. The other songs are great but the production and instrumentation on that song is just so perfect and amazing.

@YoqDzewa

2 жыл бұрын

Ain't that easy terrified me the first time i heard it Today it's like hearing the voice of an old friend

It's more than a album. It's a movement. Something we desperately needed. This album, is on another level. People won't appreciate it, till about 2030

@MajLouisa

9 жыл бұрын

It was about damn time! The wait is over.

@mraaron81

9 жыл бұрын

I know. With all the madness that going around, it dropped at the right time. We needed something uplifting

@MajLouisa

9 жыл бұрын

I hope the succes of the album will bring him here in France. I'm dying to see him perfom.

@Giannek

9 жыл бұрын

MajestueuseLouisa He is going to play some concerts in Europe in February/March 2015! He´ll be playing concerts in Germany and in Paris I think...

@MajLouisa

9 жыл бұрын

Giannek Yes i found it just yesterday! Thanks ♡

Gonna have to call you out on something here. Saying he embraces more live instrumentation here than on Voodoo is totally false, Voodoo was 100% live instrumentation, only Brown Sugar had programmed drums and such. Its also a bit off that you'd use Prince as an example of what influenced him there, since a lot of Prince's best work made heavy use of drum machines and synthesizers. Not that there isn't a lot of evidence of Prince influence here, but a better example for that particular point would have been Sly Stone or Funkadelic (although even Sly used a lot of drum machine on There's A Riot Goin' On)

@henryhill92

9 жыл бұрын

***** True, I forgot about Devil's Pie, but that's the exception to the rule on that album

@henryhill92

9 жыл бұрын

***** Oh I know, but he used Prince as an example of a live instrumentation influence, which I thought was a bit suspect considering Prince probably used the most drum machines out of all the influences he mentions in the video

@haseofspades6064

9 жыл бұрын

Voodoo wasn't 100% live instrumentation. Devil's Pie was produced by DJ Premier, which was made mostly out of samples and drum pads. But that was the only track that wasn't live. You tried tho.

@henryhill92

9 жыл бұрын

Hase L. Read the other comments, I forgot about that tune, we've already established that. No need to be a douchebag.

@GregF71

9 жыл бұрын

Henry Hill Left & Right,The Line and The Root are MPC beats too

"really love" and "another life" were my two favorites off the album, but of course every track was dope

@warrenlwolfe

9 жыл бұрын

feel u on those two

@DaAxiomatic

9 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget The Charade, too.

@MYSTERIOUSasLOVE

9 жыл бұрын

Craig Justin 1000 deaths for me

@kunikopanda

9 жыл бұрын

Craig Justin anther life, absolutely

@nathanieltyghe4526

8 жыл бұрын

I thought the album was great but I thought his first album was his best

20 FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2014 VIDEO NEXT!

@IrishPastyLad

9 жыл бұрын

I hope an Aphexthony Twintano music video is involved ;)

@itakheem

9 жыл бұрын

Love Yuh Bad by Popcaan better be on there.

@samuelrogers5796

9 жыл бұрын

Slampony Wantano, do a review of the Crobot debut album "Something Supernatural"

@Themingemoblie

9 жыл бұрын

CAL BETTER DO ONE TO!

@manok750i

9 жыл бұрын

SNSD - Mr. Mr.

How is this not a 10?

@ajfrost3382

2 жыл бұрын

Come on Melon. It even has a black & white cover.

@BacchusAurelius-yj4mb

Ай бұрын

Commenting a decade later. It's definitely a 10.

7 years later and this album is still a 10/10 MASTAPIECE

@slippinndippin1421

9 ай бұрын

not even close BAYBEEE

@fettywapsmissingeye

26 күн бұрын

@@slippinndippin1421what would you give it

@wabek5882

2 күн бұрын

@@slippinndippin1421 yeah nah its definitely a 10

@slippinndippin1421

2 күн бұрын

@@fettywapsmissingeye oh a 10 easy, just making a dunkey reference like i thought the original comment was making

nah man definitely a least a 9

@HandsUp12100

9 жыл бұрын

Dude, are you kidding me? He thought it was a fantastic record, what more do you want?

@Kyoko_

9 жыл бұрын

Sean Byrne idiots like this guy only care about the numbers, the actual opinions go over their head/

@DihStyle69

9 жыл бұрын

"strong 8 to a light 9"

@themusicclass101

9 жыл бұрын

DihStyle69 thanks i almost said it but you beat me to it

@rockled54321queen

9 жыл бұрын

Sean Byrne I know that he loved it and I agreed with all of the points in the review, but my feeling is that, this is the type of record that if he reviewed maybe 10 years after it came out he would have labeled as a classic and given it a 9 or a 10. For me it was really on par with a classic record in the genre like "There's a riot going on". I just feel like this records gonna be listened to more further in the future than other records he's given an 8 before. I guess we'll see what this record's legacy is.

god, i’m reading these comments and shedding tears of raw anguish and frustration thinking about what anthony’s comments have devolved into.

Should be at least a strong 9. Gonna be one of the top 5 best albums of the decade.

D'Angelo is truly the Messiah that R&B music has desperately been waiting for.

LIST WEEK STARTS NOW!!!!

@chatonenriquez5087

9 жыл бұрын

I love u man, you're always my #MCM

@as.3505

9 жыл бұрын

Sung Tongs!!!!

@femiakande7125

9 жыл бұрын

haha my nigga

@MaxBrilhart

9 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Gimenez Yeah, I wouldn't mind an ST review.

@StokeCityFC44

9 жыл бұрын

what about the pink print dude? that should be the last review, it's a pretty major release

10 OUT OF 10, REVIEW IT AGAIN

I usually don't disagree with your reviews and can be content with your opinion, but I think this record is something really unique and a special type of music that stands on its own as a untouchable achievement and the type of record that only comes once a generation, a future classic and a 10/10 if I've ever heard one in the past 15 years

@erickaguero8475

Жыл бұрын

@@petermetothomassen1205 i love prayer tho

"Definitely not a lap top speakers record." Thanks for saying that.

This album is on Pitchfork's "Top 50" for 2015. WTF.

@streetlightsglowing3809

4 жыл бұрын

Bandstand oh hi bandstand fancy seeing you here

@rileyglover4608

3 жыл бұрын

Is that good or bad?

@ANDR3alfaro

3 жыл бұрын

@@rileyglover4608 I think like to include Albums that released in the end of the year for the following year of end lists, thats why Lady Gaga's Fame Monster got into their best of 2010s list despite it releasing in 2009.

@zackzallie8735

3 жыл бұрын

@@rileyglover4608 It's bad cuz it's a 2014 album not 2015.

@TheBamaPrinceable

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackzallie8735 The album came out halfway through December. It didn't even hit its chart peak till January; makes more sense to be included on a 2015 list than 2014.

It just won a Grammy! That's pretty dope.

I just want some new D'angelo. This man was my favourite musician at some point, but I fell out bc I just went through everything of his that I could find. Even just a B sides record, or cuts that didn't quite make it to one of his albums.

@isaiahetienne4126

9 ай бұрын

There are plenty of covers he's done that were recorded like Black Hole Sun aswell as performances he's done over the years alongside Questlove in which they've done covers. Covers of Sly, Ohio Players, Prince, etc. Other than that, he has features he's done for J dilla, Slum village, Snoop dogg, Q-tip, and some more! Oh, and he has some singles for movies like "I Found My Smile Again" and "She's Always in My Hair". @juru6887

As someone who'd never heard of D'Angelo... I was blown away.

"Black Messiah" gets 4.9/5(9.9/10). Took him long enough to return, but it was DEFINITELY worth the wait! D'Angelo announces his return in strong but subtle and soulful fashion. "Another Life" is what gave him the 4.9 b/c I put this track on repeat 8x so far! D'Angelo should hopefully sell as many copies as 2014 Forest Hills Dr (review tht one next if you haven't yet) the 1st week. This comeback debut is a MUST BUY!

@jakobo3044

2 жыл бұрын

9.8/10...

9/10 for me. I agree we totally need more content from the R&B department. I always felt that D was heavily responsible for some of the soul fused hip-hop we heard back in the early 2000's, this might be a stretch but I thought that elements of Stankonia were reminiscent of Brown Sugar and shared some similarities with Voodoo. Soul Hip Hop is something I really miss, an I'm not talking about a song with a fucking Otis Redding sample on it.

BE READY!

@ndx2k

9 жыл бұрын

no

@AIG0801

9 жыл бұрын

Can you review The Definition by Jon Bellion

@mykelc205

9 жыл бұрын

You had me at BE D'Anthony..Oh I'm ready..laying on the couch, completely naked, wearing nothing...but a cock ring :()

@jewelwrick1700

9 жыл бұрын

Us too!!!!

@prosecutorgodot519

9 жыл бұрын

I'mthony readytano

It's interesting that two of the most commercially successful rap and r&b albums of 2014 came from artists who had little radio and club play. I guess good grown folks music can make you money in this age of pirates.

@sjw4life546

9 жыл бұрын

***** J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive". 361,000 first week sales.

@662chillin

9 жыл бұрын

J. Cole surprised me with his sales. Unfortunately a fellow Mississippian had a GREAT album that dropped this year, debuted at #1 on the rap charts and only sold 44K first week www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327183/big-krit-top-rb-hip-hop-albums

@Xtremer09

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yes Angels is SO smooth man

I actually think the best track is Till It's Done (Tutu). And I also think, you can't really talk D'Angelo, without mentioning Pino or Chris (and Questo of course). Those three really elevated the album, the bass is mindblowing. I think D'Angelo is very humble on this (concept?) album, steps back and just directs the whole thing from the back masterfully. I like that he made no music videos, no long buildup, just dropping it. Also, great (presumably full analog) mixing. But I agree with Anthony, great review.

D'Angelo has always been inspired by Prince. "Untitled" was intended to almost be a Prince cover.

Dude, I'm listening to this now. Fuckin' amazin!!!!

@yugang08

9 жыл бұрын

now i KNOW i got to listen to this for myself haha

@C0k3d

9 жыл бұрын

yugang08 UGH YOU are gonna listen to this as well.....PASS

@yugang08

9 жыл бұрын

C0k3d what are you saying? i don't get what you are trying to tell me lol

who the fuck listens to music through laptop speakers

@DamianSabre

8 жыл бұрын

Way too many people.

@MichaelJimenez416

6 жыл бұрын

It really depends. Unfortunately, I had no money for speakers when I was in University, and sometimes headphones stuff up the sound a bit.

I atleast expected that you would’ve listed out the individual musicians that make up The Vanguard. Pino Palladino, Chris Dave, Isaiah Sharkey and Roy Hargrove, to name a few incredible names.

2020 and this is my favorite album. Personally I see it as D’Angelo at his best

Yup, this is a great album period. D'angelo is a genius!

@skinfanjay

5 жыл бұрын

Real talk

If any album deserves a 10, its definitely this one.

@tajroman3314

Жыл бұрын

No doubt

@tajroman3314

Жыл бұрын

D’Angelo’s entire discography is a 10/10

@rudalph529

Жыл бұрын

@@tajroman3314 fr hes the goat of rnb/neo soul

D'Angelo never disappoints.

How the fuck is prayer your least favorite track

i am not even a fan of d'angelo, but i'm really happy for him that he finally got this album out and that it didn't disappoint the fans, knowing how much time and effort it took to get done. he always seemed like a cool dude.

This is easily an 11 out of 10

Was hoping for a shirtless Chuchesta cameo ala the "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" music video

Another Life is one beautiful piece of music.

Things like vocal experimentation, variety in instrumentation, and conceptual diversity/fucking content have been M.I.A from this genre for the most part; So it's good to see that something actually ambitious is actually getting a lot of buzz and positive push from all sides.

Two words. Sly Stone.

@NautilusGuitars

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! There is so much context I think this review is missing. It is such an incredible throwback to Sly and the Fam. That context alone should add a lot more respect to this album. I feel like so many people are missing this understanding of where these albums come from and what they are pulling from. I saw someone say that Erykah Badu's "Penitentiary Philosophy" was a crappy song. It blew my mind because that song is such a killer throwback to that Sly/Larry Graham thing. If they had the context of all those Sly and Graham Central Station albums, they would understand the context of that song so much better. It just kills me to see so many people missing out on this and not understanding the historical relevance of these tunes. IMO, Black Messiah is one of the greatest albums ever recorded. Certainly the best R&B/neo soul album. It's like a perfect culmination of all of those incredible historical albums. It's perfection.

@soaribb32

5 жыл бұрын

Oh god yes

Good review, thanks for this. I am amazed at how well this album plays as both "backround music," and as an active listening experience. Picking out the inner melodies and finally grasping or deciphering a lyric here and there create a piece of work that almost seems to evolve the more I listen to it. Great album! Also, I'm from Virginia, and so is D'Angelo, soooo he can't really do wrong by me. I think you should dig around and do a few more contemporary R&B/soul reviews. There are definitely some hidden gems floating out there on soundcloud, music blogs, etc. that folks need to get hip to.

Great album. I can't stop playing "Prayer". So funky. D'Angelo needs to be commend for his level of creativity and also for having the courage to push out a body of work so different from the current music in rotation.

Prayer may be just a single groove throughout but it is by far my favourite track on the album...that drums groove is soooo goood!!

TPAB of R&B

So glad you made this review, and really glad you liked it. He was relevant and fresh even without having released this, this just proves how much of an original he is, a unique voice in R&B!

Excellent review ,I agree with what you said about the album. It has some major funk and crazy sounds. I liked this album, new sound but still a listen is needed.

Album of the Year! Thank you D'Angelo

It's 2021. I listened to this album for the first time 2 weeks. Why did I wait so long, this is amazing. 🔥

What is your opinion on the debut Something To Die For mixtape by Defiance?

I appreciate ur analysis my friend. You were sincere, real, and gave truthful insight to how u felt. Thanks

Brought this album in January and i haven't took it out my cd player yet.. instant classic

As a musician and an artist I find this record to be very strong and well needed. I paint to music ever since listening to Queen for the first time in the ninties and a record like this made my mind escape into a creative head space. I can't wait to have time to play this record and paint at the same time. As a multi instrument musician I find this record to be a great release of musical tension that was well needed today. it felt good to hear this record from beginning to end without skipping. Sad part is I normally have favorite tracks on albums I hear and this is the first that I can't decide which one is my favorite. 9/10 for me

You should make it where you can click on the album on the shelf - that's different every time - so we can check it out somewhere.

Still think you need to take a listen to the 10th Anniversary edition of Crying Over Pros for No Reason. Got the vinyl in yesterday would love to hear your thoughts on it, especially the newer tracks.

Dude other than us you did a freaking fantastic job reviewing this. Enjoyed this review so much so just that subscribe button. Stay in touch man, let's collaborate some time.

@sister2mysoul

9 жыл бұрын

me too!

I don't know if you do upcoming artists or not, But I'd love to hear your opinion on the new Defiance album "Something To Die For". He's really good and very underrated.

Glad to have you back, D'Angelo. Sorry it took me a year to realize you returned with a new album. Great review. "Artful", "eccentric", and "adventurous" are right. "1000 Deaths" especially stands out for me. I like to call it a "beautiful mess". It's so oddly structured and with strange vocals you can barely make out, but it all somehow comes together in a way that I really enjoy.

Dälek vinyl in the back!!! Awesome addition!!! 😳😁😁

This is easily on To Pimp a Butterfly level. Though it's still behind Voodoo, the best album of the 00's.

is there someone who can tell me another artist(s)/songwriters in R&B to look for with the same ambition as D'angelo? I'm looking for more people closer to the artful tasteful creative music (to borrow some of Fantano's words) that D'angelo makes.

Hey Anthony, Modest Mouse just dropped the first single for their new upcoming album in March. Maybe do a track review of it?

hey man i was just wondering what are your thoughts on Kevin Abstract's mtv1987?

Hey Anthony, are you familiar with the metal band Flying Fortress? Be cool if you could review their new record, dirty rain

Damn, seems like a lot of people are really digging this new d'angelo album, and after this review, i'm gonna have to check this out for myself. Haven't heard any d'angelo since the age of 12 so this out to be interesting.

Wow, you got the dälek record I sent you, and its featured in this video. Thank you and I hoped you liked it!

Currently listening to the album, the first few cuts up to really love don't tickle my fancy! I feel like d'angelo goes back to his roots on really love

I'm so happy with this album. D'angelo has evolved his style from Voodoo and the quality of this album's production was worth the wait. Not a let down at all, and with all the positive buzz Black Messiah is getting, I hope D'Angelo releases something in the near-future (not 14 years lol). I'm surprised you didn't mention any criticism towards the lyrics though, they're not always mixed well enough to be understood

I didn't know you we're still making videos my brother used to watch your video all the time. Any advice for new KZreadr?

For those that don't know D'Angelo left the music industry to pursue a career in the N.F.L.. He played for 3 years with the Buffalo Bills before being traded to the Seattle Seahawks where he later became known as..BEAST MODE.

I've been in love with Demon Days and The Cold Vein for ages now, but this is seriously the first 14/10 album I've ever heard. The best albume of all time in my opinion. Makes me cry.

Hey, you should review Psycroptic's The Isle of Disenchantment. It may be in your realm of death metal and its like 13 years old now?

Pinkshinyultrablast is putting out an album in January, and I would love to hear what you have to say about it.

Hey bro what did you think of Joel Ortiz- House slippers?

I absolutely agreed with what Anthony said throughout the video, this is a great album to end 2014 with and we really do need more artists like d'angelo

This album smokes still, 2022

This is an album well worth the wait. On listening to it you simply forget the time everyone's waited for this album. Ain't that Easy, The Charade, Back to the Future Parts one and two and Another life are my favourite tracks. D"Angels is a high calibre artist in a class of his own. Needle keep up the good reviews.

This is the most beautiful album I've heard all year. Just wish it came out earlier in the year so it didn't get snubbed off of so many year end lists.

theneedledrop Do you know any dystopian-glitch-IDM type of artist that are really good to listen to? I'm trying to expose myself into a new genre

@eblb1ful2

9 жыл бұрын

Darude-Sandstorm.

Friendly Holiday suggestions: Skull Defekts "Street Metal" (angular guitars from Sweden), Cassegrain "Center of Distraction" (darkish abstract techno from Berlin). Enjoy!

What do I think of Van Hunt's music?

Absolutely agree with you!! I LOVE the ENTIRE album! I been running it from day of purchase! I hope like you that we don't have to wait too long for the next!!

You can tell Fantano isn't well versed in D'Angelo's discography aswell as Neo-Soul in general. He said that D'angelo's Voodoo strayed away from the live instrumentation and funk sounds of the 70's, but that's one of it's biggest influences. Fantano also doubles down on this by stating that Black Messiah has much more live instrumentation. Really? There's only one song on Voodoo that doesn't have live instrumentation, Devil's Pie. The fact that he compared D'angelo's early work to artists like R Kelly and Aaliyah rather than other Neo Soul artists is telling aswell. He didn't even mention the fact that D'Angelo is a neo soul artist and pioneered the sound. That's one of the main things you see if you do a quick google search. usually Fantano is on point, but in this case, his "research" was shabby to say the least. His review of the music, however, was great as usual.

@eyecontrol4900

6 ай бұрын

spot on. Fantano missed the mark on this.

Anthony, where the hell is the Knife Party 'Abandon Ship' album review?

You should review more mashup albums dude, give the genre some more exposure. In the past few years we've seen several albums/EP's from people like Bruneaux, Bosselmeyer, PennWallace, CakeEffect, and MakeCents.

ooooo. is that subtle notsosubtle white noise in the bg?

The album is on another level. I have some Audio Technica headphones that I haven't listened to the album on yet. I cannot wait

I just can't get enough of the first two tracks

Why didn't you review the new Wussy album or the Mekons record that came out in 2011, out of curiosity? I normally love your reviews, just wondering.

I still think that is album is overlooked, maybe because of the release time (december 2014), but for me this album is the best album of '14! Great closure!

This album is legit. My buddy shared it with me a few weeks ago and after dancing around a proper listen through, I committed myself to this record this morning. I'd give this album a 9.5/10 - His aesthetic is reminiscent of David Bowie to me, a very full orchestral sound going on. I dig it!

Review Defiance's new mixtape "Something To Die For' this guy is no joke