Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If we played "Desert Island Albums" and I could only pick 10 records to listen to for the rest of my life, D'Angelo's "Voodoo" would absolutely be on the list for me. In fact, even if you made it 5 records, I'd probably still pick it.
Voodoo is 25 years old now, so I had to break down everything that's so incredible about this album and why I love it so much.
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Watch the Extended Edit (8 mins longer) and support the channel by becoming a Patreon Member: patreon.com/diggingthegreats
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Special thanks to Mason Marangella at Vertex Effects for sending me the video of Charlie Hunter to include. Check out the full interview here:
youtube.com/watch?v=O4ytLiEHuk0&t=1093s
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FOLLOW DIGGING THE GREATS
instagram.com/diggingthegreats
patreon.com/diggingthegreats
Digging The Greats Podcast - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577
Interview Channel - @DiggingTheTalks
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THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TIER ON PATREON
Sam Deka
Josh Nelson
D. Andre
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SOURCES
The documentary "Devil's Pie": bilibili.com/video/BV1mZ4y117Ef
D'Angelo's Red Bull Interview: redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dangelo
Questlove's Okayplayer post: web.archive.org/web/20080430011914/http://www.okayplayer.com/theroots/viewreview.jsp?rid=6
Questlove Interview with Rick Rubin: youtube.com/watch?v=2m-oXnRPjEs&t=639s
Questlove says the Curtis Mayfield song “Mother’s Son” is a template for 70% for his drumming on voodoo: youtube.com/watch?v=sAj25O3J4eo
Pino Palladino on Questlove's Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=k0Qe2yada_w&t=2560s
Russell Elevado's Red Bull Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=a3qg1-VZUik
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:00 90s R&B (No. 3 Oh No No)
02:51 I do something unforgiveable
03:38 Playa Playa
04:38 our giraffe friend is chillin
05:39 a question
06:05 Devil's Pie
07:48 Left and Right
08:18 Bobby McFerrin on opium
09:36 The Line
09:56 Send It On into the Sea of Tranquility
10:24 the welshman who could groove
11:49 Beethoven's Chicken Grease
13:22 One Mo'Gin
14:00 aaaand drink!
15:41 8 String Guitar (The Root)
17:41 Spanish Joint
18:36 Feel Like Makin' Love
19:04 windows media player visualizer
19:16 The Dragon
19:47 Great Day / Booty
20:32 The Crux of the Album
21:04 non-spanish joint
22:01 Africa
22:31 time to get weird (drink again)
#dangelo #musichistory #neosoul
If we played "Desert Island Albums" and I could only pick 10 records to listen to for the rest of my life, D'Angelo's "Voodoo" would absolutely be on the list for me. In fact, even if you made it 5 records, I'd probably still pick it.
Voodoo is 25 years old now, so I had to break down everything that's so incredible about this album and why I love it so much.
_________________________________
Watch the Extended Edit (8 mins longer) and support the channel by becoming a Patreon Member: patreon.com/diggingthegreats
_________________________________
Special thanks to Mason Marangella at Vertex Effects for sending me the video of Charlie Hunter to include. Check out the full interview here:
youtube.com/watch?v=O4ytLiEHuk0&t=1093s
__________________________________
FOLLOW DIGGING THE GREATS
instagram.com/diggingthegreats
patreon.com/diggingthegreats
Digging The Greats Podcast - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577
Interview Channel - @DiggingTheTalks
__________________________________
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TIER ON PATREON
Sam Deka
Josh Nelson
D. Andre
__________________________________
SOURCES
The documentary "Devil's Pie": bilibili.com/video/BV1mZ4y117Ef
D'Angelo's Red Bull Interview: redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dangelo
Questlove's Okayplayer post: web.archive.org/web/20080430011914/http://www.okayplayer.com/theroots/viewreview.jsp?rid=6
Questlove Interview with Rick Rubin: youtube.com/watch?v=2m-oXnRPjEs&t=639s
Questlove says the Curtis Mayfield song “Mother’s Son” is a template for 70% for his drumming on voodoo: youtube.com/watch?v=sAj25O3J4eo
Pino Palladino on Questlove's Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=k0Qe2yada_w&t=2560s
Russell Elevado's Red Bull Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=a3qg1-VZUik
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:00 90s R&B (No. 3 Oh No No)
02:51 I do something unforgiveable
03:38 Playa Playa
04:38 our giraffe friend is chillin
05:39 a question
06:05 Devil's Pie
07:48 Left and Right
08:18 Bobby McFerrin on opium
09:36 The Line
09:56 Send It On into the Sea of Tranquility
10:24 the welshman who could groove
11:49 Beethoven's Chicken Grease
13:22 One Mo'Gin
14:00 aaaand drink!
15:41 8 String Guitar (The Root)
17:41 Spanish Joint
18:36 Feel Like Makin' Love
19:04 windows media player visualizer
19:16 The Dragon
19:47 Great Day / Booty
20:32 The Crux of the Album
21:04 non-spanish joint
22:01 Africa
22:31 time to get weird (drink again)
#dangelo #musichistory #neosoul
