When D'Angelo released his masterpiece Voodoo at the turn of the century (and five years after his debut, Brown Sugar), it was immediately clear he'd avoided the dreaded sophomore slump to evolve into a musician who was as concerned with honoring the past as he was with his artistic impulses, no matter where they took him. It was at once challenging and fulfilling, something ...(展开全部) When D'Angelo released his masterpiece Voodoo at the turn of the century (and five years after his debut, Brown Sugar), it was immediately clear he'd avoided the dreaded sophomore slump to evolve into a musician who was as concerned with honoring the past as he was with his artistic impulses, no matter where they took him. It was at once challenging and fulfilling, something new and something familiar. At the time, the neo-soul movement was an alternative to the steadily flashier edge of '90s hip-hop and R&B, and Voodoo was its apex. D'Angelo, though, has historically felt little connection to the term, much the way no artist wants to contend with the expectations and limitations of genre; when the singer first broke through, he'd pegged his sound as, simply, "black music," and there is perhaps no better descriptor for the record despite its associations. Voodoo is a gumbo of black innovation—blues, jazz, soul, funk, gospel even—peppered by a full spectrum of humanity, from despair to sheer ecstasy. In 1998, D'Angelo, awed by the birth of his son, wrote the stirring "Send It On" in his honor, the new life signaling the creative explosion of what would become Voodoo. The grooves contained within the album are deep enough to swallow you, even and especially when they head past the six-minute mark. Take the most recognizable single, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," and how its slow, deliberate pace is akin to seduction, or the opening track "Playa Playa," or "Feel Like Makin' Love," a cover of Roberta Flack's song of the same name—each one feels communal, as the instruments do as much heavy lifting as D'Angelo's electrifying falsetto. Everything feels perfectly in its place and yet unexpected and exciting. If Brown Sugar was a controlled burn, then Voodoo is a wildfire of ideas and experimentation, a balance between the improvised looseness of a jam session and the razor-sharp precision of a well-rehearsed genius.
Hands down, sexiest song on earth 人和人的吸引最大时应该在那近而不贴的距离中,Roberta Flack的原版里是几乎知性的女子诚恳的表述自己的渴望,而20多年后,D'Angelo把原来饭桌两边的两个人拉到闷热的酒吧角落里相隔几厘米的地方。真正的节奏灵魂乐在角落里把两人完全笼罩...
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1 有用 mibo lost 2012-12-13 10:41:11
Feel Like Makin' Love
37 有用 MeetMeinaMaze 2020-11-26 09:51:29
请问D’Angelo:这是流行音乐吗?是。这是实验音乐吗?是。这也是Justin Timberlake到Frank Ocean都能分一杯羹的教材,更是让耳朵找到have sex场所和方式的宝典
5 有用 tata 2021-06-19 10:42:25
loose, groove-based funk,这张盘的亮点就是虽然大量吸收前辈经典但依旧做出了属于当下的新意,funk、soul的全新聆听方式,有一种复古、松散的迷人质感,用耳机听更好听。J-Dilla功德无量。(黑胶盘重温,补标)
7 有用 Arthur 2013-08-06 21:29:37
Neo-Soul我还是喜欢要么旋律上乘要么有很多有趣音效的,不喜欢这种慢拍即兴超长小酒馆爵士且节拍打得在所有音乐之上,演唱几乎全是假声,尽管非常轻松小资得浑身软快糜烂了,权当背景音乐听听还是可以的
31 有用 蕉 2011-03-18 22:26:22
竟然没人提Send it on的管乐段子是Kool and the Gang 的Sea of tranquility…
0 有用 权 2025-01-21 18:34:37 黑龙江
无敌了
0 有用 木村拓曾 2025-02-01 13:15:36 辽宁
小鼓怪chill
0 有用 Afterglow 2025-01-31 12:50:18 福建
太淡。
0 有用 Secret 2025-01-16 10:46:19 广东
9.4/10
0 有用 纽约热泪炉 2025-01-26 12:03:44 云南
轻轻的