LittleBLUECorvette said:

ALBUM of the YEAR!!

Right now,"A Toast To The Party Girl" is the track that I'm enjoying the most.This song is so much FUN! Makes me smile

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Now, THIS album truly brings back a lot of elements of the Minneapolis Sound and updates them. I mean, the keys on so many of these songs are...the "shit is SICK"! I'm more excited and happy about this release than anything of Prince's in the past decade. The only thing that I listened to half as much as this one was 3121.

Prince said virtually every track on MPLSound could be played on the radio. Yeah, maybe for the "Pump It or Dump It?" segment where we KNOW it's going to be dumped, but there are a lot of decent tracks on here that could also get by on the radio too. It's not all just poppy ass nonsense. Granted, there are a couple of elements on a couple of tracks that lean a little too far into the present, with its hip-hop and current elements and whatnot. But as a whole, this is extremely well done.

I think live, this band could STILL kick Prince's ass on that stage. Imagine their classic catalog along with some of these tracks peppered in there and accentuated being performed....KILLER!! And they're still fun! They haven't let getting older stand in the way of having some fuckin' fun, yet still have some maturity to them. People (usually the ass kissers) say that Prince wouldn't sound right as a 53-year old man cursing. Yeah. Right. Does it sound "ridiculous" or "potty" when Morris or the band says "shit" or "damn" or "fuck"? No, of course not. So that excuse for defending Prince not cursing (if it's due to religion, that's one thing; but don't sit there and say it wouldn't sound right for a 50-something year old dude using profanity) goes right down the toilet.

Prince, take note for your next album. Take the stick out yo' ass and have some fun in the studio and get some talented people around you to bounce ideas off of, like you did up until about 1987. You'll be able to hear it in the music.

I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this post, but I don't give a fuck! Long live The muthafuckin' Original 7ven!!!!!!!!!

No hell from me, and you almost said The Time, lol.

Finally! I'm blasting this album through the speakers for the first time! And it's making me SWEAT not condensate! Love Strawberry Lake and Conensate!

Puttin in work!! When the groove starts to percolate

Don't fool yourself... That ain't sweat!

The cool only condensate!

SoulAlive said:

gotta love that they mention the bird and jungle love ..which WASN'T the orginal 7ven god i love the press

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Now, THIS album truly brings back a lot of elements of the Minneapolis Sound and updates them. I mean, the keys on so many of these songs are...the "shit is SICK"! I'm more excited and happy about this release than anything of Prince's in the past decade. The only thing that I listened to half as much as this one was 3121.

Prince said virtually every track on MPLSound could be played on the radio. Yeah, maybe for the "Pump It or Dump It?" segment where we KNOW it's going to be dumped, but there are a lot of decent tracks on here that could also get by on the radio too. It's not all just poppy ass nonsense. Granted, there are a couple of elements on a couple of tracks that lean a little too far into the present, with its hip-hop and current elements and whatnot. But as a whole, this is extremely well done.

I think live, this band could STILL kick Prince's ass on that stage. Imagine their classic catalog along with some of these tracks peppered in there and accentuated being performed....KILLER!! And they're still fun! They haven't let getting older stand in the way of having some fuckin' fun, yet still have some maturity to them. People (usually the ass kissers) say that Prince wouldn't sound right as a 53-year old man cursing. Yeah. Right. Does it sound "ridiculous" or "potty" when Morris or the band says "shit" or "damn" or "fuck"? No, of course not. So that excuse for defending Prince not cursing (if it's due to religion, that's one thing; but don't sit there and say it wouldn't sound right for a 50-something year old dude using profanity) goes right down the toilet.

Prince, take note for your next album. Take the stick out yo' ass and have some fun in the studio and get some talented people around you to bounce ideas off of, like you did up until about 1987. You'll be able to hear it in the music.

I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this post, but I don't give a fuck! Long live The muthafuckin' Original 7ven!!!!!!!!!

I have a feeling that Prince is going 2 try 2 out do The Origianl 7ven this time around. I don't know how, but I think he will definitely give it a try. Maybe this will be the kick-in-the-ass he needs to release a great album instead of the crap known as 20ten.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Now, THIS album truly brings back a lot of elements of the Minneapolis Sound and updates them. I mean, the keys on so many of these songs are...the "shit is SICK"! I'm more excited and happy about this release than anything of Prince's in the past decade. The only thing that I listened to half as much as this one was 3121.

Prince said virtually every track on MPLSound could be played on the radio. Yeah, maybe for the "Pump It or Dump It?" segment where we KNOW it's going to be dumped, but there are a lot of decent tracks on here that could also get by on the radio too. It's not all just poppy ass nonsense. Granted, there are a couple of elements on a couple of tracks that lean a little too far into the present, with its hip-hop and current elements and whatnot. But as a whole, this is extremely well done.

I think live, this band could STILL kick Prince's ass on that stage. Imagine their classic catalog along with some of these tracks peppered in there and accentuated being performed....KILLER!! And they're still fun! They haven't let getting older stand in the way of having some fuckin' fun, yet still have some maturity to them. People (usually the ass kissers) say that Prince wouldn't sound right as a 53-year old man cursing. Yeah. Right. Does it sound "ridiculous" or "potty" when Morris or the band says "shit" or "damn" or "fuck"? No, of course not. So that excuse for defending Prince not cursing (if it's due to religion, that's one thing; but don't sit there and say it wouldn't sound right for a 50-something year old dude using profanity) goes right down the toilet.

Prince, take note for your next album. Take the stick out yo' ass and have some fun in the studio and get some talented people around you to bounce ideas off of, like you did up until about 1987. You'll be able to hear it in the music.

I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this post, but I don't give a fuck! Long live The muthafuckin' Original 7ven!!!!!!!!!

only hell i'm gonna give u man is that prince has done good things since 87 and my girl beth and i were agreeing with u about this album tho

SoulAlive said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

ALBUM of the YEAR!!

Right now,"A Toast To The Party Girl" is the track that I'm enjoying the most.This song is so much FUN! Makes me smile

yeah that and one step is something i would love 2 see them tear this up on the stage

L4OATheOriginal said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Now, THIS album truly brings back a lot of elements of the Minneapolis Sound and updates them. I mean, the keys on so many of these songs are...the "shit is SICK"! I'm more excited and happy about this release than anything of Prince's in the past decade. The only thing that I listened to half as much as this one was 3121.

Prince said virtually every track on MPLSound could be played on the radio. Yeah, maybe for the "Pump It or Dump It?" segment where we KNOW it's going to be dumped, but there are a lot of decent tracks on here that could also get by on the radio too. It's not all just poppy ass nonsense. Granted, there are a couple of elements on a couple of tracks that lean a little too far into the present, with its hip-hop and current elements and whatnot. But as a whole, this is extremely well done.

I think live, this band could STILL kick Prince's ass on that stage. Imagine their classic catalog along with some of these tracks peppered in there and accentuated being performed....KILLER!! And they're still fun! They haven't let getting older stand in the way of having some fuckin' fun, yet still have some maturity to them. People (usually the ass kissers) say that Prince wouldn't sound right as a 53-year old man cursing. Yeah. Right. Does it sound "ridiculous" or "potty" when Morris or the band says "shit" or "damn" or "fuck"? No, of course not. So that excuse for defending Prince not cursing (if it's due to religion, that's one thing; but don't sit there and say it wouldn't sound right for a 50-something year old dude using profanity) goes right down the toilet.

Prince, take note for your next album. Take the stick out yo' ass and have some fun in the studio and get some talented people around you to bounce ideas off of, like you did up until about 1987. You'll be able to hear it in the music.

I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this post, but I don't give a fuck! Long live The muthafuckin' Original 7ven!!!!!!!!!

only hell i'm gonna give u man is that prince has done good things since 87 and my girl beth and i were agreeing with u about this album tho

She two-timin' us BOTH, man. Are you gonna stand for that?!! Kick that ho outta yo' bed (and send her on down here to Baltimore)!

Anyway, I'm not gonna say Prince hasn't had decent shit since 1987. Definitely NOT!! But he had a better grasp on when he was repeating himself and what was "shit" when he had people around him who would call him on his shit!!

LittleBLUECorvette said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Now, THIS album truly brings back a lot of elements of the Minneapolis Sound and updates them. I mean, the keys on so many of these songs are...the "shit is SICK"! I'm more excited and happy about this release than anything of Prince's in the past decade. The only thing that I listened to half as much as this one was 3121.

Prince said virtually every track on MPLSound could be played on the radio. Yeah, maybe for the "Pump It or Dump It?" segment where we KNOW it's going to be dumped, but there are a lot of decent tracks on here that could also get by on the radio too. It's not all just poppy ass nonsense. Granted, there are a couple of elements on a couple of tracks that lean a little too far into the present, with its hip-hop and current elements and whatnot. But as a whole, this is extremely well done.

I think live, this band could STILL kick Prince's ass on that stage. Imagine their classic catalog along with some of these tracks peppered in there and accentuated being performed....KILLER!! And they're still fun! They haven't let getting older stand in the way of having some fuckin' fun, yet still have some maturity to them. People (usually the ass kissers) say that Prince wouldn't sound right as a 53-year old man cursing. Yeah. Right. Does it sound "ridiculous" or "potty" when Morris or the band says "shit" or "damn" or "fuck"? No, of course not. So that excuse for defending Prince not cursing (if it's due to religion, that's one thing; but don't sit there and say it wouldn't sound right for a 50-something year old dude using profanity) goes right down the toilet.

Prince, take note for your next album. Take the stick out yo' ass and have some fun in the studio and get some talented people around you to bounce ideas off of, like you did up until about 1987. You'll be able to hear it in the music.

I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this post, but I don't give a fuck! Long live The muthafuckin' Original 7ven!!!!!!!!!

No hell from me, and you almost said The Time, lol.

Lol! You see I had to play that off, right?!

daPrettyman said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Now, THIS album truly brings back a lot of elements of the Minneapolis Sound and updates them. I mean, the keys on so many of these songs are...the "shit is SICK"! I'm more excited and happy about this release than anything of Prince's in the past decade. The only thing that I listened to half as much as this one was 3121.

Prince said virtually every track on MPLSound could be played on the radio. Yeah, maybe for the "Pump It or Dump It?" segment where we KNOW it's going to be dumped, but there are a lot of decent tracks on here that could also get by on the radio too. It's not all just poppy ass nonsense. Granted, there are a couple of elements on a couple of tracks that lean a little too far into the present, with its hip-hop and current elements and whatnot. But as a whole, this is extremely well done.

I think live, this band could STILL kick Prince's ass on that stage. Imagine their classic catalog along with some of these tracks peppered in there and accentuated being performed....KILLER!! And they're still fun! They haven't let getting older stand in the way of having some fuckin' fun, yet still have some maturity to them. People (usually the ass kissers) say that Prince wouldn't sound right as a 53-year old man cursing. Yeah. Right. Does it sound "ridiculous" or "potty" when Morris or the band says "shit" or "damn" or "fuck"? No, of course not. So that excuse for defending Prince not cursing (if it's due to religion, that's one thing; but don't sit there and say it wouldn't sound right for a 50-something year old dude using profanity) goes right down the toilet.

Prince, take note for your next album. Take the stick out yo' ass and have some fun in the studio and get some talented people around you to bounce ideas off of, like you did up until about 1987. You'll be able to hear it in the music.

I'm sure I'll catch some hell for this post, but I don't give a fuck! Long live The muthafuckin' Original 7ven!!!!!!!!!

I have a feeling that Prince is going 2 try 2 out do The Origianl 7ven this time around. I don't know how, but I think he will definitely give it a try. Maybe this will be the kick-in-the-ass he needs to release a great album instead of the crap known as 20ten.

It'd be nice, but for some reason, I don't think he will (try to outdo them). If Prince was bored before because he felt there was no one to "challenge" him, then I'm hoping this provides that for him!! 20Ten and MPLSound were really God-awful, with only a couple of tunes I'd ever consider playing again!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

daPrettyman said:

I have a feeling that Prince is going 2 try 2 out do The Origianl 7ven this time around. I don't know how, but I think he will definitely give it a try. Maybe this will be the kick-in-the-ass he needs to release a great album instead of the crap known as 20ten.

It'd be nice, but for some reason, I don't think he will (try to outdo them). If Prince was bored before because he felt there was no one to "challenge" him, then I'm hoping this provides that for him!! 20Ten and MPLSound were really God-awful, with only a couple of tunes I'd ever consider playing again!

I really like a lot of MPLSound and LotusFlow3r, but I cannot take any track on 20Ten. It all sounds like incomplete ideas.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

only hell i'm gonna give u man is that prince has done good things since 87 and my girl beth and i were agreeing with u about this album tho

She two-timin' us BOTH, man. Are you gonna stand for that?!! Kick that ho outta yo' bed (and send her on down here to Baltimore)!

Anyway, I'm not gonna say Prince hasn't had decent shit since 1987. Definitely NOT!! But he had a better grasp on when he was repeating himself and what was "shit" when he had people around him who would call him on his shit!!

nah i'm not gonna kick her out she's addicted 2 the lifestyle

what's funny 2 me about prince of the recent years it's like u hit hard with 3121 then give me that scratch my head shit with planet earth ..come back with lotus/mpls then fuck me up again with 20ten. so when a lot of people in this thread hear condensate, yeah u gotta say oh wait a minute prince isn't this the type of material u were known for? but the difference now is that even tho the original 7ven took the blueprint but one can't deny what these guys have finally been let out the cage and say 2 his purple ass ..NOW WHAT? on a select few musicology dates the time was opening up 4 prince, the orignal 7ven i can't see doing that for him now cause they put the chicken grease up his ass 4 sho

who's 2 say that when the original 7ven got in the studio they wanted 2 prove that they COULD do a project like this years and years ago and finally ..FREEDOM IS A BEAUTIFUL THING

heard a few tracks and absolutely lovin what i hear.....shame about the name change as its gonna cost them a lotta sales...

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if anyone has a spare copy of the cd/dvd best buy item...i would happily pay the cost plus postage to the uk....thanks and great to hear such great music from the boys....

Well shit, truth be told I'd forgotten all about this Cd. After reading the thread I'm getting my copy ASAP!

purplethunder3121 said:

Finally! I'm blasting this album through the speakers for the first time! And it's making me SWEAT not condensate! Love Strawberry Lake and Conensate!

I'm happy that you finally got a copy

SoulAlive said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Finally! I'm blasting this album through the speakers for the first time! And it's making me SWEAT not condensate! Love Strawberry Lake and Conensate!

I'm happy that you finally got a copy

I'm happy as a clam with O7 and a Red Stripe! I'm on ADYKMN now and I love the funky groove of it with Jessie Johnson's guitar licks thrown in. Music heaven! Lot's of Jessie Johnson on this album. The stand-out songs for me so far are: Strawberry Lake, Condensate, If I Was Yo Man (yehhsss!), Role Play, Sick, Cadillac, AYDKMN, Toast To The Party Man, and GOHOMETOYOURMAN. Very solid album over all and well worth the wait. Even if someone doesn't dig all the songs on it, this album has so many good songs, it is well worth buying.

[Edited 10/23/11 15:22pm]

L4OATheOriginal said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

She two-timin' us BOTH, man. Are you gonna stand for that?!! Kick that ho outta yo' bed (and send her on down here to Baltimore)!

Anyway, I'm not gonna say Prince hasn't had decent shit since 1987. Definitely NOT!! But he had a better grasp on when he was repeating himself and what was "shit" when he had people around him who would call him on his shit!!

nah i'm not gonna kick her out she's addicted 2 the lifestyle

what's funny 2 me about prince of the recent years it's like u hit hard with 3121 then give me that scratch my head shit with planet earth ..come back with lotus/mpls then fuck me up again with 20ten. so when a lot of people in this thread hear condensate, yeah u gotta say oh wait a minute prince isn't this the type of material u were known for? but the difference now is that even tho the original 7ven took the blueprint but one can't deny what these guys have finally been let out the cage and say 2 his purple ass ..NOW WHAT? on a select few musicology dates the time was opening up 4 prince, the orignal 7ven i can't see doing that for him now cause they put the chicken grease up his ass 4 sho

who's 2 say that when the original 7ven got in the studio they wanted 2 prove that they COULD do a project like this years and years ago and finally ..FREEDOM IS A BEAUTIFUL THING

I think you're being rather kind with your compliments of Prince's albums since 3121.

But, your quote that I bolded is funny as shit...and oh so true!! I really hope they push, push, PUSH this album and have a really good tour behind it too. And, I'm not talking about the Garrett County Fair or some similar shit to that. I'm talking 1,500-seat venues and shit like that.

As far as Beth's concerned, I hope you know what her version of being faithful is, but it ain't her fault. Cuz, she's due down here in Baltimore this week!

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

I'm happy that you finally got a copy

Toast To The Party Man,

[Edited 10/23/11 15:22pm]

You've got Prince on the brain. It's "Toast To The Party GIRL".

alexnvrmnd777 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Toast To The Party Man,

[Edited 10/23/11 15:22pm]

You've got Prince on the brain. It's "Toast To The Party GIRL".

You right! Alex, never mind! I'm really digging that song. And did I hear a nod to Prince on Strawberry Lake with the chant of "Party Man?" Gotta listen to it again. Also, it seems like that song starts out with a Sly and The Family Stone vibe and then switches to Minneapolis at the end.

[Edited 10/23/11 16:09pm]

purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

I'm happy that you finally got a copy

I'm happy as a clam with O7 and a Red Stripe! I'm on ADYKMN now and I love the funky groove of it with Jessie Johnson's guitar licks thrown in. Music heaven! Lot's of Jessie Johnson on this album. The stand-out songs for me so far are: Strawberry Lake, Condensate, If I Was Yo Man (yehhsss!), Role Play, Sick, Cadillac, AYDKMN, Toast To The Party Girl, and GOHOMETOYOURMAN. Very solid album over all and well worth the wait. Even if someone doesn't dig all the songs on it, this album has so many good songs, it is well worth buying.

Best album of 2011 This is a solid,consistent effort.There was no doubt in my mind that these guys could create an amazing album.They brought the funk!!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I really hope they push, push, PUSH this album and have a really good tour behind it too. And, I'm not talking about the Garrett County Fair or some similar shit to that. I'm talking 1,500-seat venues and shit like that.

In a recent Billboard interview,Jimmy Jam said that they have a major tour planned for 2012.They will play some festivals and will co-headline with another major band.They didn't name any names,but I'd love to see them on a bill with a band like Midnight Star,Cameo or Earth Wind & Fire.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

nah i'm not gonna kick her out she's addicted 2 the lifestyle

what's funny 2 me about prince of the recent years it's like u hit hard with 3121 then give me that scratch my head shit with planet earth ..come back with lotus/mpls then fuck me up again with 20ten. so when a lot of people in this thread hear condensate, yeah u gotta say oh wait a minute prince isn't this the type of material u were known for? but the difference now is that even tho the original 7ven took the blueprint but one can't deny what these guys have finally been let out the cage and say 2 his purple ass ..NOW WHAT? on a select few musicology dates the time was opening up 4 prince, the orignal 7ven i can't see doing that for him now cause they put the chicken grease up his ass 4 sho

who's 2 say that when the original 7ven got in the studio they wanted 2 prove that they COULD do a project like this years and years ago and finally ..FREEDOM IS A BEAUTIFUL THING

I think you're being rather kind with your compliments of Prince's albums since 3121.

But, your quote that I bolded is funny as shit...and oh so true!! I really hope they push, push, PUSH this album and have a really good tour behind it too. And, I'm not talking about the Garrett County Fair or some similar shit to that. I'm talking 1,500-seat venues and shit like that.

As far as Beth's concerned, I hope you know what her version of being faithful is, but it ain't her fault. Cuz, she's due down here in Baltimore this week!

yes i was kind in saying what planet earth and 20ten really are but u know i don't won't 2 rile up these nice people today but if i can paraphrase from morris about bobby z..on planet earth's and 20tens best day they can't fuck with condensate!

yeah 1500 seaters would be a nice thang 4 sho

as for beth, well u know her shit is sick!

SoulAlive said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I really hope they push, push, PUSH this album and have a really good tour behind it too. And, I'm not talking about the Garrett County Fair or some similar shit to that. I'm talking 1,500-seat venues and shit like that.

In a recent Billboard interview,Jimmy Jam said that they have a major tour planned for 2012.They will play some festivals and will co-headline with another major band.They didn't name any names,but I'd love to see them on a bill with a band like Midnight Star,Cameo or Earth Wind & Fire.

Meanwhile, Jam says, the group will "focus most of our touring towards next year. We're planning on hopefully doing a ton of festival things. There's some interesting possibilities for bills with people that are kind of intriguing -- I can't say names yet, but where we would basically co-headline or even open for somebody. For us it's pretty wide open."----Billboard,September 2011

SoulAlive said:

I wish I was feeling the new CD like everyone else. I'm just not feeling any of it at all.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

SoulAlive said:

In a recent Billboard interview,Jimmy Jam said that they have a major tour planned for 2012.They will play some festivals and will co-headline with another major band.They didn't name any names,but I'd love to see them on a bill with a band like Midnight Star,Cameo or Earth Wind & Fire.

No offense to those othe bands but O7ven is lookin for something bigger than what those are doin now. Morris Days version could do that, but with a new album they lookin for something major. I could see them with Janet. Depending on how well the album does is how big a tour they will do.

I don't think that Janet will be touring next year.She's on tour right now but it will wind down in December.A co-headlining tour with Earth Wind & Fire would be a great idea.A show like that would have no problem selling out arenas.

SoulAlive said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I'm happy as a clam with O7 and a Red Stripe! I'm on ADYKMN now and I love the funky groove of it with Jessie Johnson's guitar licks thrown in. Music heaven! Lot's of Jessie Johnson on this album. The stand-out songs for me so far are: Strawberry Lake, Condensate, If I Was Yo Man (yehhsss!), Role Play, Sick, Cadillac, AYDKMN, Toast To The Party Girl, and GOHOMETOYOURMAN. Very solid album over all and well worth the wait. Even if someone doesn't dig all the songs on it, this album has so many good songs, it is well worth buying.

Best album of 2011 This is a solid,consistent effort.There was no doubt in my mind that these guys could create an amazing album.They brought the funk!!

Whole-heartedly agree with you. They definitely brought the funk! Although I was wrong about the Party Man nod in Strawberry Lake.

SoulAlive said:

SoulAlive said:

In a recent Billboard interview,Jimmy Jam said that they have a major tour planned for 2012.They will play some festivals and will co-headline with another major band.They didn't name any names,but I'd love to see them on a bill with a band like Midnight Star,Cameo or Earth Wind & Fire.

Meanwhile, Jam says, the group will "focus most of our touring towards next year. We're planning on hopefully doing a ton of festival things. There's some interesting possibilities for bills with people that are kind of intriguing -- I can't say names yet, but where we would basically co-headline or even open for somebody. For us it's pretty wide open."----Billboard,September 2011

That makes me very hopeful that they will play at a venue near me. Although I hope to see just O7 by themselves. Morris Day performs around here quite a lot, so I hope O7 will, too.

SoulAlive said: