megalist
I had a roommate almost 25 years ago who was very much into this album. Back then it was not something that was on my radar or of a style I listened to at all, but over time I grew to enjoy it quite a bit. I haven't listened to much D'Angelo at all in the years in between, but I have widened my interests substantially in that time and I really enjoyed listening to this album now. The musical accompaniment is the main draw for me. Songs like Smooth and Cruisin' have my favorite style of jazz keyboard playing; sparse but no notes wasted, almost like acting as punctuation for each musical phrase. So close to a 5 score for me; 4.4/5.
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