Be His Lady

Advantages: Lots of bangers
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

...When D?Angelo (a singer-songwriter responsible for the ?Black Men United? song ?U Will Know?) dropped ?Brown Sugar? in 1995 as his debut album, he kick-started what would soon be known as Neo-Soul as he came with an R&B album which brought in influences from the Golden Age of Soul in addition to other alternative styles such as Funk, Hip Hop and Jazz (as would be taken on by the likes of Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq and Jill Scott in the future to singlehandedly revolutionise the R&B world. 1. ?Brown Sugar? The album gets going with perhaps the biggest track from the album. It is a great way to get things started here as he lays down a mellow groove to ease the listeners in as he comes in with a smooth one and shows his general approach here as he comes with a tune which sounds as if it is done in a simplistic manner, but can be...

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Review of Brown Sugar [PA] - D'Angelo

Awesome Especially Untitled

Advantages: Voice, music, lyrics
Disadvantages: Only 13 Tracks

...D Angelo is the subject of my latest review with his 2000 album Voodoo. For those of you not familiar with D Angelo let me tell you a little about him. He was born Michael D Angelo Eugene Archer on 11th February 1974 in Richmond Virginia. His first album was 1995's Brown Sugar which was critically acclaimed and he became a worldwide hit notably playing a live set on Later with Jools Holland that appears on several DVD's of the show. He is known most notably as a singer and keyboardist/organist but he also plays the bass, guitar and drums. He has also done some work as an producer for various performers in the Urban genres and has collaborated with the likes of Lauryn Hill on the fabulous "Nothing even matters" After working on several different projects it wasn't until Five years later that he released his second album which is...

jcneil 04.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Voodoo [PA] - D'Angelo

An Evolution from Brown Sugar

Advantages: all the things we expect of d'angelo, but darker.. yes a lot of children are going to be conceived to this album
Disadvantages: It doesnt quite live up to Brown Sugar, something that D'angelo is always going to have to live in the shadow of.

...Very rarely does the release of a Soul album attract the attention and anticipation that Voodoo did.. but then this wasnt any old Soul album, this was D'Angelo.. yeah that guy behind the quite simply classic 'Brown Sugar'.. Its hard to believe that 5 years has passed since its released.. and its equally hard to believe that D'Angelo is as young as he is, but how wise he was to take his time over the follow up. Most people would have fallen into that trap of releasing quickly over the hype, repeating a previous formula and no doubt producing overall poorer results. Voodoo is incomparibly different from Brown Sugar.. The title is a good indicator of what is to come.. Where Brown Sugar was smoothily sexy, Voodoo is much darker and somehow seems much sleazier. On first listen, thoughts of 'what the heck' come to mind.. But then you listen...

Cozmikal 01.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Voodoo [PA] - D'Angelo

Love alicia, d'angelo and india?you'll love this!

Advantages: soulful, amazingly sexy
Disadvantages: takes a few listens to appreciate it

...This CD definitely grows on you.Her sound is so unique that it takes a few listens to appreciate it, but please do!!!Unlike other big voiced warblers, Tweet's voice is very understated and soulful. When i first bought this CD, i loved all the fast paced tracks, such as Oops, Boogie 2nite (recently covered by Booty Luv, though not nearly as good as Tweet's version!) and Sexual Healing. I wasn't so keen on the slower tracks because, like her voice, they are quite understated and on first listening sound a bit bland. However, since listening to the CD more, it is now these tracks that i love the most!what at first seemed to lack oomph became my perfect relaxing music.It is also extremely sexy, and she doesn't shy away from expressing her sexuality which I like alot. All in all, if you like artists like D'angelo, alicia keys, india arie...

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Review of Southern Hummingbird - Tweet

Not on my watch!!!!!

Advantages: A graphic story of different views
Disadvantages: Can be too graphic for some

...against everything he has been taught and beleives. His hatred for the dealings dont go un noticed and result in Derek being violently attack in the showers resulting in rape. This shows him his own life and beleifs in a differnt light. Unlike his past, Derek becomes close freinds with a black inmate Lamont(Guy Torry),un willing at first. Soon their freindship grows which fuels the thoughts in his head of all the hatred he has felt towards others in the past. Derek leaves prison only to find Danny(Edward Furlong),his brother, has joined the exact same race hate group that he had. With his mother(Beverly D'Angelo) and two sisters and brother living in relative poverty Derek feels things could be better, but with Danny under the grasp of Cameron Alexander(Stacy Keach),just like Derek himself was, this path to a better life for Derek and his...

englishtrog 08.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of American History X (DVD)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Film Review

Advantages: Hilarious!
Disadvantages: This isn't Charles Dicken' representation of Christmas!

...with fairytale scenarios; rather, because of the hilarious moments that spring from one man's attempt to bring parents and in-laws together... and then finding that things can go desperately wrong, despite his best efforts. Despite Chase's character being clumsy, he is selfless in wanting to keep everyone in the family happy that you sympathise with his efforts scene by scene. Beginning with a trek to the countryside to find the perfect Christmas tree, and ending with a catastrophic mess in the living room involving a SWAT team, Christmas vacation runs on the love and horror that come with Christmas tradition. What is a nightmare for Clark is hilarious to us, but the good-nature that comes with such humour means that this isn't just another soulless comedy to fill a void for ninety minutes. The supporting cast involves Beverly D?Angelo as Ellen...

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Review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (DVD)

A surprise package

Advantages: Balrog Boogie
Disadvantages: Too much opera for me!

...'t really call it catchy but some of the melodies are superb, whether it's the slightly haunting Ragdoll Physics, the dramatic operatic Zodiac Virtues or the groovy Balrog Boogie (I love that song!) 1. "Balrog Boogie" 3:52 2. "Heroines" 5:21 3. "Poetic Pitbull Revolutions" 4:52 4. "Rag Doll Physics" 3:52 5. "D'angelo" 1:53 6. "Velvet Embracer" 4:04 7. "Gunpowder Chant" 1:50 8. "Infralove" 4:53 9. "Wedding March For a Bullet" 3:13 10. "Qualms of Conscience" 1:15 11. "Zodiac Virtues" 4:46 12. "Porcelain Judas" 4:08 13. "Pink Noise Waltz" 6:05...

dangaroo 31.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Butcher's Ballroom, The - Diablo Swing Orchestra

Humanely beautiful

Advantages: Voice, lyrics, ballads
Disadvantages: A couple weaker links

...**Introduction** In the late 1990's a new sound emerged from the American R&B scene. This new sound was called Neo Soul which was led by D'Angelo and Jill Scott amongst others. Jill Scott released her debut album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 in 2000 when D'Angelo had already established the men's neo soul sound. Her debut album reached 17 on the US Billboard charts but was a bigger success with music critics and she followed up in 2001 with the live double album Experience: Jill Scott 826+. The album featured a mix of unreleased studio recordings and live versions of tracks from her debut album released the year before. She has since released two other studio albums with Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol 2 being the album I am reviewing now. **Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol 2** Released on 31st August 2004...

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Review of Beautifully Human (Words And Sounds Vol.2) - Jill Scott

The surgeons helping hand!

Advantages: Great suspense movie
Disadvantages: none really

...Marsh) will die. Desperate, she calls on an old lover who just happens to be an alcoholic cop on suspension. Michael D'Angelo (played by C. Thomas Howell), begins to investigate for her,especially as he still deeply loves her. As the film gets going you have the three main characters, who are all suspects to the film watcher! The cop for instance, relives accounts of the murders, while the lawyer holds some damming evidence back from the case. while the doctor has photos of the murder victims in his surgery. So who is the echo park killer? Well, I won't spoil the suspense and surprise of the film but I can confirm that it is either of the main suspects mentioned in this opinion. Well worth watching. RATED CERTIFICATE 18.It contains some sex/nudity and some violence....

dabmim 02.04.2001 · Read review
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Review of The Surgeon (DVD)

One of the best R'n'B/Hip-hop albums of all time?

Advantages: Intelligent, inspiring - and Lauryn's voice is beautiful
Disadvantages: Strange talking bits inbetween songs

...'s a heartwrenching tale of a love that just seems to hurt; Lauryn's vocals are flawless and so packed with emotion it makes me emotional just listening to it. 'Tell me who I have to be, to get some reciprocity; see no-one loves you more than me, and no-one ever will'. Doo Wop (That thing) : Starkly contrasting with Ex-Factor, this a Hip-Hop song, fully showing off Lauryn's rapping talent and her ability to write clever clever lyrics. And the brilliant beat behind it that just makes you want to move doesn't hurt either! 'Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem; Baby girl, respect is just a minimum'. Nothing Even Matters - It doesn't take a genius to know that if you stick Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo on the same track it's gonna be good! So so soulful and sexy, but with a bit of an edge, this is definitely one to check out. 'These...

becca0706 25.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, The - Lauryn Hill