I think Cocteau Twins beat D'Angelo in any mumble-off.

"Back to the Future" is the dark horse on this album. I think the more people listen to it they will be impressed. Lot to unpack on it.

He doesn't sound like that on CD version. FLAC and Wav files are cool too. I think it depends on the audio file types as well. I am not part of the Apple cult so was able to purchase better sounding audio files instead of that M4a. I am not an audiophile by any means, but D'Angelo was worth the couple extra dollars to…

Where to begin . . . get some Chi-Lites, Delfonics, Ohio Players, Gap Band, Guy, The Time, The Whispers to start with. All of these bands have classic albums. Also check out Syreeta Wright. There is a ton of good albums out there. Glad this one has piqued your interest in soul music.

I wish people would stop complaining about D'Angelo mumbling. Bob Dylan has been mumbling for over half a century now and it forced people to read his lyrics and get what he was saying. I actually like the initially indecipherable verses on Black Messiah, it is forcing me to slowly digest it like a good piece of…