Sade
 

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I think most people should have heard of her by now so I'll skip the intro. She has a new single out, Soldier of love, which I absolutely love. You can check out the vid here Pitchfork: TV The album's out some time next month, I'm pretty excited about it.

Any thoughts?

Yeah I heard it for the first time yesterday. Her vocals are as smooth as ever and she's a huge guilty pleasure of mine but unsure about the track. I liked it but found it a little monotonous. Still looks as beautiful as ever and I will certainly check the album out.

I'd call it hypnotic...;)

i remember hearing a couple songs by her years ago and loving her voice...but until now i didn't realize it was sade. thanks for reminding me...on to downloading...

Paradise, Your Love Is King, Nothing Can Come Between Us, Never As Good As The First Time, The Sweetest Taboo, No Ordinary Love........etc. ( A touch of class...is.... SADE..) She always reminded me of Jody Watley (Late 80s) who...is a little more ',Funk' than (as to say) Sade is....sexy, seductive, romantic,....candle light, ..etc.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KVgZVH0kmQ

She could eat crackers in my bed.

I'd make her clean them up later, but, you know...

I haven't heard the new album yet but I grew up listening to her, my parents saw her when my mom was pregnant with me.

Sade has been mentioned many times on MB with little response. I'm just sad that once again an artist has to become popular with a decent write up on a review site to be talked about again.

what? sure there are plenty of "known" bands that get talked about on this site...but i have noticed a huge amount of bands that are even less known than someone like sade.

but now i feel bad about it. i did grab a couple of her albums a while back but have yet to listen to them. i will check them out now...and...well...continue the discussion...

Sade plays a commercial Soul/funk hybrid that rarely gets attention on these boards, it's not like she plays an underground niche sound and most on here don't listen to that sound, whereas a band with a more original sound may get talked about more and are enjoyed by other members.

If a member has ever mentioned a long standing artist like Sade the response is virtually nil and it seems that a sound has to re -enter the mainstream to once again be liked when her music was good enough in the first place without the hype but people didnt want to see or hear that and that is what is frustrating.

ahhh i see what you are saying. well i'm listening and i'm liking. will discuss more once i have a better feel.

so i've been playing through diamond life a few times. i had heard "smooth operator" in the past and was worried that would be the only really strong track. especially since it was her debut...but damn i am impressed. very smooth and relaxing...and just about every song is a killer.

not to mention she was damn sexy in her heyday...

New album sucks. Very disappointing :( After ten years out of the game I was hoping for something that challenged me or at least stayed to a similar formula and beat it. Most of the songs are bland acoustic numbers that are instantly forgettable.

well, that is kind of disappointing...i guess i'll skip that then.

Upload?

Just had a listen, great stuff. But I do miss Paul Denman's SMOOOTH as bass playing and that beautiful Stingray tone, it seems really minimal here. I'm always a sucker for subtleties in songs, and there's plenty of it here - the little keyboard flourishes, the distorted guitars and the bass harmonics. Like it a lot!

I think everybody goes through a Sade phase at some time or other.
Very smooth and sophisticated...like a bargain bucket dry wine.

It has been said that her sound was one of the first to bridge the gap between dinner table Soul and Trip Hop. Of course both of those genres are not always liked by many which is understandable but her voice is pure honey whilst lacking in that natural raw Soul sound of the more illustrious Female vocalists from where her music gains influence from.

And we know what happens after eating too much honey...

You turn into Winnie The Pooh?

Only if listening to the flat, soulless strains of 'Your Love is King' make Winnie the Pooh projectile vomit.

I knew, I love her.
she's incredibly tempting and tender.

Every time I listen to her, I have peace inside me)
this is fantastic, all her songs are sooooo touching.
I don't remember the name, but the song that starts with "I saw a picture....." and then go on with the words "....I really trusted you...."
especially impressed me)
she's unique!

Im glad she's back but Im not feeling the new song though. Not a song I would have put out as a single. Can't wait to hear what else she has on the album. My favorite songs by her will always be "Kiss of Life" and "'Your Love is King".

Someone once said to me of Miles Davis that his playing never really changed, things just evolved around him. To whatever degree thats accurate, I feel as if the magic of Sade is the music around her. The title track from this album is phenominal.

Yes it is but the rest of the album is cliched crap and I am a Sade fan who has got a lot of stick for liking her music. The album is dull as ditchwater unfortunately.

I've only got Diamond Life myself (haven't bothered looking for the new one just yet), and personally I think it's a mixed bag - where there are some truly great songs there are a few mediocre and uninspiring ones to even things out.

Anyway, is there one of her albums that's end-to-end good stuff that I should have a look around for?

Love Deluxe is a brilliant album that is far from the 'dinner table' sound that she was so infamous for in the 80's.

<3 Sade

I agree. I only heard two or three songs that I like off the new album yesterday and even they aren't all that special. Just more lively and a little different from the rest of the album. After 10 years of waiting for new Sade material, I was expecting a treat. Im very disappointed in what sounds like leftover b-side album filler. I think I'll just wait for the concert and support her that way. I won't be purchasing this.

I'm on it :thumb: It's kinda frustrating though, as in how good a few songs off of Diamond Life are and being weighed down so much by the rest of the filler.

Anyway, I'll have a look for Love Deluxe and come back here with a thought or two on it once it's had enough airtime...

I love Sade's music...such beauty, class and talent...my favourite by her...

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By Your Side



...when You're lost and You're alone
and You cant get back again...
...I will find You...Darling
and I will bring You Home...

Sade is just stunning!

I think Lovers Rock is her most consistent album--overlooked by most (no big radio hits), but anyone who isn't biased against soft music should enjoy it.

The Safest Place




my Heart's been a lonely warrior...
...who's been to war
so You can be sure...
...Your Love's in a sacred place
the safest hiding place...

Great album from the group Sade. Loved Smooth Operator at the time, it showed the great variety in pop that there was in the British charts back then. Most of the other tracks are probably more towards soul than pop but very consistent album. Sade herself came from London but most of the rest of the group I think came from Hull.

My favorite singles by Sade..

Your Love Is King
Hang On To Your Love
The Sweetest Taboo
Never As Good As The First Time
Paradise
Nothing Can Come Between Us
No Ordinary Love

Going to see her in Birmingham can't wait!

Iv'e been a huge Sade fan for several years. I have all her records and just got done seeing her for the 3rd time in Seattle last night! I think she is simply an amazing singer/song writer. A far cry from all the factory bands being pumped out today. Whether singing a soft acoustic ballad like 'Jezebel' or a upbeat dance/RnB track like 'Soldier of Love' she handles it with flawless ease.

If anyone questions her vocal/singing talent, watch a video of a live performance of 'Is It A Crime' and that should put to rest any doubts. : )

Listening to "The Sweetest Taboo", always takes me back to the Florida Gulf in the early 80s and summer nights.



Beautiful vocal harmonies on Hang On To Your Love.

Even as a young metalhead in the 80's Sade was a guilty pleasure of mine (other will have to be drug out of me using Bush administration tactics). I remember triumphantly going up to my mom and telling her there actually WAS someone as mesmerizing as Astrud Gilberto (i.e., "Girl from Ipanema", "Quiet Nights", etc). It wasn't bossa, but it was nice.

Those that like Sade should give Bic Runga a listen. Again, not the same musical fusion, but a beautiful voice linking it all together.