User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 391 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 352 out of 391
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Mixed: 14 out of 391
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Negative: 25 out of 391
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Jan 8, 2015
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Apr 18, 2015I do not understand the hype around this album. The production is very drab and boring. The Vocals are so quiet that u can barely hear them. Only thing holding this album up are the lyrics,
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Dec 23, 2014Yep this album is not that good at all but he has done it again,yeah right!!! most reviews here are done by people who do not know what good music is......i give it a 4 for the effort
Awards & Rankings
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Jan 13, 2015Black Messiah is an incredible album, and an essential addition to D'Angelo's discography.
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Jan 9, 2015Notwithstanding the occasional foray into jazz and blues, Black Messiah is much the same blend of miasmic boudoir soul, bare-bones funk and liberation songs that characterised his 2000 milestone, Voodoo.
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Jan 5, 2015Black Messiah was crafted painstakingly, that’s evident, but it never sounds labored over. It sounds loose, on fire, and huge, like a truly Christian sermon.