We all write about bands we'd really love to see but never have, well this is about a band I saw and never saw again. D'Angelo played a concert at the Bell House with Questlove on Monday. Sold out long before I even heard of it but it sounds killer. I've been gagging to see D'ANgelo since I caught his March 20th, 2000 concert at Radio City Music Hall, an awesome funk fest which, coming on the heels of sophomore effort Voodoo, left D'Angelo in the enviable position as the world's greatest soul singer. A position he hasn't relinquished despite not doing much of anything except putting on wait and getting arrested for solicitation.
At the time I thought that this what it must have been like seeing Teddy Pendergrass in his prime, all those white boys claiming to be long time fans weren't in the orchestra, it was me and thousands of screaming black women. Now, I don't think even the great Pendergrass could've been this good.
"Voodoo" (Intro)
"Devil's Pie" – Masterful skit drums hiccupy heads up – A
"Send It On" – Sexy scortch that had the women screaming, his falsetto never better – A
"Smooth" – Jazzy blues work out – B+
"Chicken Grease" – Funk work out – A-
"How Does it Feel?" (teaser) -Exactly, hr'll pay it later – B+
"Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" – Kinda funny pretending to launch into "Untitled" and actually playing the other Brown sugar classic – Grade: A+
"Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine" – Best song off Brown Sugar is a soulful ballad, minimal and beautiful – A
"Shit, Damn, Motherfucker" Was he obsessed with metronomes or what? – A
"One Mo' Gin" – His greatest song, one of the most perfect lost love songs ever written. rince would be proud to put his name to it – A+
"The Root" (teaser) – I think he changed his mind – B+
"Feel Like Makin' Love" – Bad Company cover took the world by surprise… nah, this is the Roberta Flack hit – A
"Left and Right" – With Method Man,a rare delving into rap – A
"Left & Right (pt. 2)" – And the rest of the WU join in – A
Interlude
"Brown Sugar" – Eccentric soul track, just in case you were getting comfortable – A
"Jonz in my Bonz" – The title says it all – A-
"Lady" – Hardcore ballad –
"Fall In Love" I dunno this one, so I am gonna blame it is Erykah Badu's "Fall In Love (Your Funeral)' and give it an – A
"Untitled (How Does It Feel)" – It feels damn good three hours later one of his masterpieces, Marvin Gaye redux for sure – A+
"Funk Jam"
We all write about bands we'd really love to see but never have, well this is about a band I saw and never saw again. D'Angelo played a concert at the Bell House with Questlove on Monday. Sold out long before I even heard of it but it sounds killer. I've been gagging to see D'ANgelo since I caught his March 20th, 2000 concert at Radio City Music Hall, an awesome funk fest which, coming on the heels of sophomore effort Voodoo, left D'Angelo in the enviable position as the world's greatest soul singer. A position he hasn't relinquished despite not doing much of anything except putting on wait and getting arrested for solicitation.