BenLoy Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 I found this great interview with Tony Levin on stick.com There's a bit in particular where he really praises Pino Palladino's playing on D'Angelo's "Voodoo:" JR: What are you listening to these days? TL: The thing I've been inspired by lately is a surprising choice. And it's a kind of music that I frankly can't play. But I'm really, really impressed by the D'Angelo album called Voodoo. Pino Paladino's playing on it is not the kind of playing that I do. It's not the kind of playing that anybody is doing. I think that it's truly wonderful and radical and I'm surprised that it hasn't turned around a whole way of thinking of a lot of rhythm players. Maybe some day it will. That's my favorite bass playing in a longtime. I just admire Pino so much for being able to do something so radical. It's radical without playing a lot of notes. What's unusual about it is the choice of placement of the notes and the rhythm feel of the time. I'm sure it's not right for everybody. Some people I've played it for just shrug their shoulders and say they don't get it, they don't hear where the beat is. But I think it's wonderful. I'm like a kid going to school. I'm listening to this, trying to figure out how I could ever play it, if I were even ever to get a chance to play that style of music. Yet another reason why people should buy "Voodoo" and get hip to what Pino did on this album...it's like he reinvented himself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Lawson Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 I know so many players whose heads were turned round by hearing that record. It floored me the first time I heard it, and has had a huge influence on the way I perceive time... Stunning stuff. Steve www.stevelawson.net StevieLand - go on, you know you want to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Great post, Ben. Thanks for that luscious tidbit of bass goodness. Indeed, Voodoo is something to hear! Peace. --sweet'n'low spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Excellent interview. Thanks for the link, mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I was hedging when I saw Voodoo at Tower Records tonight. They wanted $18.99 for it though. I'm getting a little more frugal in my CD purchases recently. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 $19 for a CD is SPENDY. Wow... looks like it is $15 at Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted September 4, 2004 Author Share Posted September 4, 2004 Check second-hand record shops. I got my copy used at Amoeba records in San Francisco for around 7 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Used records rock. There's a bunch of shops down in the village and then there is always Princeton Record Exhange just a stone's throw from Princeton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Princeton's even further from me than the Village, Maury! I'll take a look around. I was just kinda floored that they wanted that much for a CD. What's worse is that I've been trying to bolster the Stevie Wonder in my collection, and his stuff is up there too. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 If you have iTunes...just go to the music store and buy the tune "Playa, Playa" by D'Angelo. It's worth the 99 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Found it at Borders for a buck less than at Tower. Still too rich for my blood. I need to go to Vintage Vinyl and get it there. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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