Comments on: Rediscovering Meshell Ndegeocello

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:45:00 +0000

i have never been to one of this sista’s concerts, but the albums i have purchased, have helped me spiritually. Not totall, because i have jesus. You facinate me. I want to do backng vocals with you. Email me, let me full-fill, one of my dreams. Niambi@hotmail.co.uk

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 22:00:00 +0000

When musicians choose to get on stage, they must have some desire to entertain their public. As talented as some of Me’Shells band might be, they were playing purely for themselves, otherwise they might have noticed the utter lack of enthusiasm coming from the audience.
By the way, I am a music fan. That’s why I have an opinion to begin with. I actually even like jazz, but not the stuff they were playing. Does that make me unauthentic, dispassionate and stupid?

By: poetb

poetb — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 20:35:00 +0000

Here’s how an authentic, intelligent, passionate music fan described that “Spinal Tap” lineup you saw:
http://www.abc.net.au/dig/stories/s1132156.htm

By: PoetB

PoetB — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 20:26:00 +0000

Perhaps Meshell is just too adventurous for some tastes. Each of her albums has gone in new directions, from the neo-soul of her debut to the psychedelic funk-folk of Bitter to the full-on hip-hop of Cookie. MeShell is a true free spirit, and her latest is just like that concert you saw — wonderful, exuberent, downright spiritual free jazz. Can’t believe you would say some of the very legends of jazz were less talented than MeShell. You may not like improvisational jazz, but calling people like Don Byron and Oliver Lake talentless is like calling friggin’ Hendrix or Coltrane talentless. You must not really be a music fan.

By: Be Double You

Be Double You — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:41:00 +0000

Yesterday evening (9th of April 2005) we had the same experience in Paradiso in Amsterdam. Only jazz, no singing, no songs from her albums. Disappointing

By: oemebamo

oemebamo — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:46:00 +0000

can imagine you were dissappointed if you expected a true meshell concert and got this instead …