Above is some video I took of Bilal last year at a concert I went to of his — this was a new version of “Soul Sista” — that’s him playing the piano in the beginning. He chewed gum the whole concert. LOL.
One of my favorite albums of the past 10 years, Bilal’s 1st Born Second, was never followed up by a proper release. The highly bootlegged Love for Sale leaked but was shelved by Interscope. Apparently he’s gotten his free Toby style and is going to drop a new album in 2010 on an indie label, which he’s saying will be an “electro jazz-rock” record. Well, he’s been doing some jazz ish with Robert Glasper and Terence Blanchard, so it may go:
“On ‘Love for Sale’ I was going for a raw, bluesy feeling because I was listening to a lot of Howlin’ Wolf records,” he says. “This time I’ve taken that and mixed it with jazz and rock inflections. This record is about me discovering Steely Dan, John Lennon, and Bobby Womack.”
Nine of the 12 songs planned for the album are finished, and all are produced by Bilal with some help from Virginia producer Nottz (Kanye West, Snoop Dogg), and Sa-Ra member Shafiq Husayn, who worked on Erykah Badu’s “New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War.”
Among the standout tracks, Bilal says, are “Who Are You?” — a seven-minute, Squarepusher-inspired opus on which he sings about horoscopes, religion and Egyptology — and “Dollar,” which he describes as an electronic blues track about the allure of money and drugs. (Source)
If I remember correctly, Robert Glasper was on keys in the above clip…
I love Bilal’s voice — it’s unmatched really when he’s at his best. His vibe can be weird at times, and I often wondered if he was on one during his live shows, but I’m down for new music. Plus, Steely Dan? Who doesn’t love Steely Dan?! LOL.
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October 8, 2009 KBJr.
FINALLY!
“1st Born Second” was a no-skip classic, IMHO…”All That I Am”, “Sally”, “Love Poems”, “When Will You Call”, “You Are”…damn Im’ma have to put that back in my rotation.
Now if only we can get a new Tweet album…
October 8, 2009 The IPS
Did you see that song I posted that she did with PJ Morton?