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D’Angelo R.I.P.

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Dr. Cheese said:
He is not keen profanity in Rap. He made sure A Tribe Called Quest did not curse on the track where he played too.
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Haha! I think he worked with Gil Scott-Heron as well, so that definitely makes sense, yet it's very amusing, to picture that.. :laugh:
But it's pretty admirable, too! Heck, I'd probably at least try not to curse if i had an opportunity to work with a musical genius of his format..
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
He is not keen profanity in Rap. He made sure A Tribe Called Quest did not curse on the track where he played too.
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That's a great track. I didn't know that he insisted on no swearing, I'll have to listen to it again with that in mind.

Absolutely gutted about D'Angelo. He was an incredible talent. The groove on Devil's Pie is so infectious, you just can't help but move to that song.
 
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My Dad's best friend passed after a long battle with pancreatic cancer over a decade ago, and it is ruthless. 51 is too young to pass from anything, much less a brutal thing like this.

D'Angelo was one of the first artists I heard when I started really getting into Jazz and all things Jazz-adjacent, back in 1997/1998. It was through a bit of an unusual route.... David Sanborn was hosting his 'After New Year's special on New Year's Eve, with the 'All Star' band he assembled for a lot of things around that time. Marcus Miller, Steve Gadd, David, Eric Clapton, and others. This was the first time I ever heard D'Angelo perform, and I was hooked. I'm glad this exists on YouTube. Memories. Thanks for the memories and music. Always.

 
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We have older cars with bygone features like CD players. I keep a Voodoo CD in my car. After hearing the news, I have it cued up for my next sortie.

I don't pay much attention to the profanity on Voodoo, but when I have female passengers in the car and Voodoo is on, I push past the parts they don't appreciate. Not going to subject them to lighting pv$$y on fire, etc. Bump it a few blips ahead and Pino is still rattling the forward driver and passenger side doors. Skip a few words, come back, the groove is still there, almost deeper than my sound system can tolerate.

Sometimes, I'm at a stoplight with D'Angelo on. Other drivers hear the rugged thump coming from my car and their expressions as they check me out say: You don't look like that's what you listen to.
 
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Swamp_Ronin said:
An unequaled, generational talent. He lived his life as a true Artist and did not compromise. Deeply sad. I put this in Bassists because of his notable. collaborations with Pino Palladino and Charlie Hunter.

I hope Questlove will oversee and release some of his certainly numerous recordings.

Here he is at the height of his power as a bandleader.
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Was just watching this concert today. Just incredible, here's the full thing:
He made the funkiest music I think I've ever heard.
And of course, Pino. Man listen to him from around 48:00 on . . .
 
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I bought Black Messiah on vinyl (double record!) at Walmart the day it came out!
I've heard nothing like it before or since, the way grooves spin out on their own and come back locked in after tumbling down the stairs.
He didn't leave a ton of music behind, but it all mattered!

Honestly haven't felt like this about a musician passing since David Bowie left us in 2016.
D'Angelo was working on a record with Raphael Saddiq, I'm sure they will figure a way to put something out respectfully.
The world needs great music.
I also wonder if D did anything else with Daniel Lanois from the Red Dead Redemption video game soundtracks...
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
I keep thinking about a story . ?uestlove told of Ron Carter being called in for a session on D’Angelo’s first album. Carter played on one song but refused to play on the song “S—- Damn MF’er” because Carter did not approve of profanity. D’Angelo played on that track. That story stuck with me because it really showed how different generations viewed what they felt was appropriate. I’m about ten years older than ?uestlove and I do not see Carter’s refusal as funny, he simply stuck to his values.

The bottom line is that popular culture changes and D’Angelo helped to bring about such change
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Dr. Cheese said:
He is not on keen profanity in Rap. He made sure A Tribe Called Quest did not curse on the track where he played too.
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Doc I swear like a sailor sometimes, but I actually think it’s way cooler to not swear. It’s a classy move.

This one is an interesting one because that is a storytelling song about a guy’s reaction walking in on an affair, so it’s almost as if the character is saying it, not D. I respect Ron’s position and D’s.
 

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