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    D'Angelo is an American R&B singer and songwriter born in 1974 who started playing piano at age 3. Some of his most notable albums include Brown Sugar, Voodoo, and Black Messiah. The document then provides a detailed analysis of two of D'Angelo's songs - "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and "Another Life" - breaking down their structure, instrumentation, lyrics, and other elements in each section.

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    D'Angelo is an American R&B singer and songwriter born in 1974 who started playing piano at age 3. Some of his most notable albums include Brown Sugar, Voodoo, and Black Messiah. The document then provides a detailed analysis of two of D'Angelo's songs - "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and "Another Life" - breaking down their structure, instrumentation, lyrics, and other elements in each section.

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    D'Angelo is an American R&B singer and songwriter born in 1974 who started playing piano at age 3. Some of his most notable albums include Brown Sugar, Voodoo, and Black Messiah. The document then provides a detailed analysis of two of D'Angelo's songs - "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and "Another Life" - breaking down their structure, instrumentation, lyrics, and other elements in each section.

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    DAngelo

    by Sam Johnson

    Biography
    -

    Born Michael Eugene Archer


    Born February 11, 1974
    Father was a preacher
    Started playing piano at age 3

    3 Studio Records
    - Brown Sugar
    - Debuted number 6 on US Billboard top R&B Albums
    - Certified Platinum

    - Voodoo
    - Won Grammy for Best R&B Album
    - Sold 320,000 copies in first week

    - Black Messiah
    - Released December 2014

    Untitled (How Does It Feel)


    -

    On VooDoo
    7:10 Long
    Tribute to Prince
    6/8 Compound time signature
    Sparse instrumentation

    Untitled (How Does It Feel)


    0:00 Introduction
    0:35 Verse 1
    16 measure verse
    1:32 Chorus 1
    8 measures, introduces repeated theme

    Untitled (How Does It Feel)


    2:00 Verse 2
    More improvisatory than first verse
    2:55 Chorus 2
    16 Measures
    3:47 Bridge
    More structured than rest of song

    Untitled (How Does It Feel)


    4:10 Instrumental Break
    DAngelo sings, but as an instrument, not a
    lyricist.
    5:35 Buildup
    Long and intense crescendo
    5:54 Chorus 3/Outro
    Cuts off after 23 measures, unresolved

    Another Life
    -

    On Black Messian
    5:59 long
    Produced by DAngelo and Questlove
    About unrequited love
    Premiered during European tour of 2012
    Released on December 15, 2014

    Another Life
    0:00 Introduction
    73 BPM 4/4 Beat
    0:18 Verse 1
    4 bar loop for 16 measures
    1:08 Pre Chorus 1
    Just to give space

    Another Life
    1:22 Chorus 1
    Chorus melody sung by background choir
    1:52 Verse 2
    2:42 Pre Chorus 2
    To give more space
    2:56 Chorus 2
    DAngelo starts singing his own line

    Another Life
    3:50 Pre Chorus 3
    Most repetitive part of the song
    4:28 Chorus 3
    16 bars, background choir sings main riff
    DAngelo sings his own thing on top
    5:13 Outro
    Very similar music to intro

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