Great news about D's comeback. But I'm cautious about any collabo as Prince doesn't really have a good record of real authentic collaborations that bring out the best in both artists. Usually Prince overshadows or his input is so at odds artistically with the other artist that his presence is often minimized in order to maintain the artistic vision of the other artist.
The Rave un2 collabs are a perfect example... Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, and Ani DiFranco are barely noticeable. Chuck D & Eve offer a guest rap, and Maceo plays sax... but as far as an artistic contribution beyond a performance, it's just not there. In face, I'm drawing blank in trying to think of an example of a successful collaboration that Prince did that combined two strong artists' visions. (Music by Prince, lyrics by Nikka Costa in "Silver Tongue" was a good match up.) ----- Zaheer Ali www.zaheerali.com Sent from my iPhone <Moderator: You wrote all that on your Iphone!? I can't imagine how LOL. Well this is artist facing Collab not a Prince facing so he won't be overshadowed. Steve Nick - "Stand Back", Steve Wonder "what the fuss" -Derek> On Jan 20, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Damon Oliver <[email protected]> wrote: > Taken from Billboard.com > > D'Angelo is expected to collaborate with Prince on his long-awaited > first > new > album since 2000, reportedly titled "James River" and due this > summer from J > Records.In a statement, the R&B star's manager, Lindsay Guion, says > D'Angelo > will also team with Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green. Collaborations with > Raphael > Saadiq, Mark Ronson and Roy Hargrove are already in the bag,In > addition, > D'Angelo will play his first shows in years this summer, beginning > in Europe > and then taking in the United States. Cities and dates have yet to be > announced.In recent years, D'Angelo has endured a serious car > accident and > drug-related arrests, and in lieu of new music of his own, he's made > sporadic > guest appearances on albums by Common, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip and J > Dilla."He's > able to smile again and he's ready to connect [with fans]," Guion told > Billboard last summer. "He's coming back. And he looks great, by the > way." > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: majord...@*remove*lists.panix.com, in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: visio...@*remove*panix.com
