kept his dealers away?
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:22 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
d'angelo's problem isn't drugs
― d'eejban (J0rdan S.), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
smh
I know. I should've gone for at least 75.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
well, not his only problem.
bummed i missed out on the voodoo vinyl reissue. ;_;
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
maybe not right now. but he has been in rehab twice for coke, booze, etc. xp
― some dude, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
I thought his problems were drugs related to his problems with the perfectly cut image he'd created....?
xxpost
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
i mean the image thing i'm sure fucked with his head but i'm sure it's not like a Walk Hard "oh i hate how people want to see my six pack! ::picks up bottle::" scenario
i go through periods of being very "fuck this dude" like Austin tbh
― some dude, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:34 (eleven years ago) link
Well, to be democratic about this, it's not entirely his fault that I never have liked him.
But it is his fault that he can't write a song to save his life.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:32 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark
i think his problems now are all creative
― d'eejban (J0rdan S.), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
weren't you the same guy who hated that Mystikal record? your crazy opinions are inspiring
(except i too think Maxwell, especially BLACKsummer'snight, is waaaaaaaaaay overlooked, so uh you got me there)
xp
― berner herzog (fadanuf4erybody), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
I'm just quoting the PR, which like most PR has to find a psychological origin for indulgences.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
― berner herzog (fadanuf4erybody), Sunday, January 27, 2013 7:46 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Not overlooked on ILM. There is much love for Maxwell here.
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:49 (eleven years ago) link
Heard the reason behind that Blige tour was to test the water in a safe way, since she is post rehab, too, and keeps things clean.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
not from what i've heard from people who have been on tour with him, but whatever. none of us really know what's going on, i just hope he puts his record out and doesn't self-destruct doing it.
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
either/or love for artists confuses the hell out of me. who's forcing that dichotomy?
― an old penis drawing is now "new and notable" (forksclovetofu), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
HEAR THAT, HELEN? It's the Mystikal - "Hit Me" thread
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
I think his problem more than anything is the pressure to live up to the genius of Voodoo.
― The Reverend, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
he can't write a song to save his life.
― Austin, Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:40 PM Bookmark
This is the single wrongest thing ever written on ILM, even the Hongro oeuvre.
― The Reverend, Monday, 28 January 2013 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
Agree xp
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
Pick any Maxwell song from Now or BLACKsummersnight and it's a more well-written overall song than anything D'Angelo has ever done.
And then, Maxwell has two other albums.
I'm just trying to level the playing field by saying: look what this guy has done and what D'Angelo hasn't.
And my crazy opinions can only be blamed on not listening to the radio enough.
(joking)
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:02 (eleven years ago) link
your false dichotomy game is outrageous
― The Reverend, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:09 (eleven years ago) link
I'm gonna go ahead and assume that - joking - refers to everything you've written in this thread.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:13 (eleven years ago) link
^^^D'Angelo fanboys.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:33 (eleven years ago) link
Slash apologists.
Max has done two near masterpieces/near sold out world tours and your boy has done a few shows that got lukewarm reception, if that.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
For posterity, here's actual new Max material:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1OvxV3HFho
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:36 (eleven years ago) link
at least you're doing some service to this thread now
― The Reverend, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:39 (eleven years ago) link
^^^The Rev just got converted, ya'll!!!
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:42 (eleven years ago) link
did you?
http://lightintheattic.net/releases/809-voodoo
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 28 January 2013 04:44 (eleven years ago) link
― Austin, Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:42 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol. Maxwell is very beloved on here.
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 04:49 (eleven years ago) link
?
yes he went there
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 28 January 2013 04:55 (eleven years ago) link
this is the only time Maxwell can ever be held up as a productive and prolific artist who tours and releases albums alllll the time
― some dude, Monday, 28 January 2013 04:56 (eleven years ago) link
haha so otm
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 04:57 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, in comparison to D'Angelo, even a slacking, tour twice a decade, release albums as sporadically while promising so much more, infuriating-yet-ultimately-rewarding musical personality like Maxwell is obviously better.
Though I'd argue that, even if D'Angeo had hypothetically released three or four albums over the last decade, Maxwell would still have the better catalogue.
Which he does in reality as well.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:04 (eleven years ago) link
Well no, not a fanboy. But the ridiculous hyperbole doesn't help. Only a fool would suggest what it is you're saying with a straight face.
Africa is my descentAnd here I am far from homeI dwell within a land that's meantFor many men not my tone
The blood of god is my defenseLet it drop down to my seedShowers to your innocenceTo protect you for all eternityAnd with this wood I beat this drumAnd we won't see defeat
From kings to queens becomes a princeKnowledge wisdom isUnderstanding what we need
Ever since the day you cameMy whole world began to changeI knew then to dedicate my lifeFor your ownEveryday I see you growAnd remember what you already knowI receive the loveThat radiates from your glow
From which you came was loveAnd that's how it all should beYou and my soul are IThough all the time and history
― tsrobodo, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:05 (eleven years ago) link
D'angelo vs Maxwell might be a tough poll tbf.
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:07 (eleven years ago) link
austin we looooove maxwell here and maybe if you looked at threads about him you'd know that instead of playing some bullshit "play the 'neo-soul' guys against each other" bullshit
― trench marianas (some dude), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
go revive a badu thread to talk about jill scott
wish i could live in a world where it was possible to love both maxwell and d'angelo
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:11 (eleven years ago) link
me too, sad days
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:11 (eleven years ago) link
haha i said bullshit twice
― trench marianas (some dude), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:11 (eleven years ago) link
worthy
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:12 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I get that critics really tried to turn that into a thing in the late 90's and Maxwell got shorter shrift out of the whole deal but it was unwarranted then and now the idea of fixating on it just seems ridiculous.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:12 (eleven years ago) link
How obvious.
But I mean, people STILL fawn and romanticize over D'Angelo while there's someone who has been, in context, quite active in his absence. And better in every aspect.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:23 (eleven years ago) link
I guess I just got converted like I haven't been a fan of Maxwell since "Ascension". Amazing evangelism on your part, Austin, and I thank you.
― The Reverend, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:24 (eleven years ago) link
And, to be fair, I dislike Erykah and Jill for the same reasons I dislike Max.
― Austin, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:24 (eleven years ago) link
wait, what?
― The Reverend, Monday, 28 January 2013 05:25 (eleven years ago) link
You just hate everyone now
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:25 (eleven years ago) link
― Austin, Sunday, January 27, 2013 10:23 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Havent got there yet actually, still too busy with my post no-limit romanticizing,
― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:27 (eleven years ago) link
has Austin posted about Miguel
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:29 (eleven years ago) link
i think he wrote this about miguel: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/11/ocean-weekend-miguel-best.php
― trench marianas (some dude), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:30 (eleven years ago) link