Anthony David

So I'm mad. For a number of reasons (a phone call, an encounter with someone I'd rather avoid at the moment), but I'm writing this post because I'm mad at this.

http://anthonydavidmusic.com/music.aspx

This is Anthony David. I discovered him thanks to the iTunes Store's "Just for You" box. They suggested him because I had a lot of R&B/Soul type stuff. One listen, and I was hooked. I don't know quite what it is that makes me love his music. I think it's the way he sings - he sings like a man baring his soul to the world. Lyfe Jennings sings like that. And he's a great songwriter. My favorite song of his is Heartstrings - you can relate to it. The only one I can find on Youtube is Words with India.Arie, which is great as well. The music just runs through you like water, and you feel like he's sitting down next to you, having a conversation. It's personal and it's real. This guy has talent.

And NOW? Now he's signed to a label, and they've given him some neckchains and some aviator glasses, and he looks like a Musiq Soulchild wannabe. See this is the point Bob Lefsetz makes in his blog, that I read fairly often. THE LABELS DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FANS! They don't care about people like me, who listen to this music on a bad night to make them feel better, they don't care that we liked him in his casual, scruffy outfits because we could relate to him, we felt like we knew him. I don't know the guy on that website. Bring me back my Anthony David.

I would say, for anyone who likes his music, go out and buy his old albums, 3 Chords & The Truth, and The Red Clay Chronicles. Don't buy the crap that Universal is trying to push down our throats. Because his new album, Acey Duecy (what the hell kind of name is that?) is his two older albums made into one. If you buy it, you won't be paying for his music - you'll be paying for the chains around his neck, the ridiculously expensive shades, and the white tee that probably cots 30 bucks. You'd be paying for the IMAGE, what Universal wants to sell you, not your music.

This makes me sad, because I love Anthony David. I should be happy for him now that he's signed to a label. But they're just going to ruin him. I only hope that they don't do the same thing to Dwele, who is the most underrated artist out there. He should be selling more music than Musiq Soulchild, but he flies under the radar. Maybe it's better that way.

I will say, though, that India looks gorgeous in that video.