nah he's a nice guy
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
i like the way her voice sounds like its pushing in this really flat way against the edges of her range.
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
She and the band SLAYED in Oakland last night! Her saxophone-man Stuart Matthewman nearly stole the show. Going again tonight before another 10 year wait.
― Spinspin Sugah, Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
i have a ticket for Austin Sept. 7th show :O !!!!
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Monday, 29 August 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
She was so good when I saw her a few weeks ago. So totally cool, so totally in control, but she was definitely having fun, too. Super staging as well, totally subtle and tasteful, which is what I'd expect, but still more than I usually expect from an arena. Love the economy/restraint of her band.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 August 2011 00:39 (twelve years ago) link
is it possible for anyone to u/l the kenny larkin remix of "give it up" linked upthread? that one's down, it's not on itunes for sale and it died with my hard drive a few weeks ago ;_;
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
here ya go http://www.mediafire.com/?duo9cec30t2iri4
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
you STAR <3
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
yr welcome. it meant i listened to that track again which improved my day :)
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
love that remix
― elan, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, so much
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
We played Diamond Life at our record club. http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/sade-diamond-life-round-45-grahams-choice/
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 8 February 2013 10:11 (eleven years ago) link
I really want the Bring Me Home DVD. The truncated version they showed on tv was incredible.
― brimstead, Friday, 8 February 2013 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
I hung out in her guitarist's loft yesterday. (BRAGGIN' 2015)
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Monday, 1 December 2014 22:29 (nine years ago) link
Wait wat
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 1 December 2014 22:58 (nine years ago) link
....meaning you hung out in stuart matthewman's loft?
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
no, her other guitarist Ry4n W4ters
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:09 (nine years ago) link
ah! awesome
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:10 (nine years ago) link
I was there for an event his wife was hosting. There was one room set up as a studio and there was all this Sade memorabilia around, then I noticed the platinum plaques on the walls and was like wait a minute...
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:11 (nine years ago) link
"They take really long vacations."
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:14 (nine years ago) link
For some of these acts who disappear for a long stretch, I sort of want every single generically titled thread to be amended with either "not an RIP thread" or "there is a new album coming out."
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 December 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
Sade, doesn't age. How could she die?
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 00:18 (nine years ago) link
I saw her live a couple of years ago. She moves with such purpose. She will live forever.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:55 (nine years ago) link
ummmm so classic
been playing diamond life all the time this week
― marcos, Thursday, 22 September 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
good times come and they go
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 September 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
She's back! With one song but still
http://www.okayplayer.com/music/new-sade-music-2018.html
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link
From little things big things grow.
The last time I saw her live she kicked my ass.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 19:44 (six years ago) link
Wow. Canβt wait to hear it
― calstars, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 01:21 (six years ago) link
And here's said song
https://audiomack.com/song/no-id-4/flower-of-the-universe
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 04:38 (six years ago) link
It's very nice, I just wish the drums were mixed a little lower. They're a bit distracting.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 05:13 (six years ago) link
the drums feel like a callback to Soldier Of Love, I love this
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 10:17 (six years ago) link
never forget the quantization discourse
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 10:27 (six years ago) link
Stellar piece on her by Tracey Thorn
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2018/03/queen-quiet-storm-tracey-thorn-return-sade
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
WHAT
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
As a singer, Sade sounds like no one else. Thereβs a plangent tone to her voice, a liking for the long-held note, almost vibrato-free. A precision of diction. No melisma, no swooping octave leaps. And there are two very distinct tones β softness with just a slight husk in the bottom range, and above that, a more strident note, bringing a hardness which is vital, adding the only sharp edge.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
It's just a brilliant piece. That Chet Baker comparison Sade gave her! Astounding.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 17:02 (six years ago) link
Great piece, with a very good final paragraph as kicker.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 29 March 2018 03:06 (six years ago) link
i'm astounded
― austinb, Thursday, 29 March 2018 04:32 (six years ago) link
that piece is so fucking excellent
― map, Thursday, 29 March 2018 06:40 (six years ago) link
to get compared to chet baker's playing by sade
― map, Thursday, 29 March 2018 06:41 (six years ago) link
https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pression-w-andrew-hale-9th-june-2018
Andrew Hale (from the band) was on Test Pressing's radio show at the weekend for a Sade special. They only seem to have recorded the first hour but I went into the chatroom and asked what was happening with a new Sade album and near the end of the show he confirmed it is being actively worked on.
― boxedjoy, Monday, 11 June 2018 14:14 (five years ago) link
π¨π¨π¨π¨π¨π¨π¨π¨π¨π¨
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 11 June 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
I think about the live show I saw a few years back all the time.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 11 June 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
In the wikipeida article about Sade (band) it says Eric B and Rakim referenced Smooth Operator in Paid In Full. I can't find the sample or lyrical reference. Can someone point out what i'm missing?
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 11 June 2018 20:55 (five years ago) link
that statement on wikipedia seems to be based on a misreading of the quote from rakim that is cited.
― visiting, Monday, 11 June 2018 21:08 (five years ago) link
Thanks, finally clicked the link to the source of that reference and I can see where someone would be confused by his quote.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 11 June 2018 22:01 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4H9T3iFfWg
new song
― niels, Sunday, 11 November 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link
https://store.sade.com/products/this-far-boxset
forthcoming boxset of all six albums remastered on vinyl
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 18:11 (three years ago) link
I moved cities a couple of months ago and didn't bring my record player (or much of anything else besides my clothes and laptop) and tbh i doubt i'll ever get a record player because i feel less attached to physical media by the day (yes, I know that the cloud and digital isn't forever and physical media is Actually Good for preservation etc) but i still want this set so badly
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 18:17 (three years ago) link
diamond life and promise were dollar bin staples a few years ago, super easy to find great copies for cheap. don't know if that's still the case. i've never seen anything from tld onward in a bin. used cds on the other hand are plentiful iirc.
what i would personally kill for otoh is a complete set of remixes on vinyl.
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link