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Thread started 11/21/06 8:34am

funkyhead

You're the BOSS, drag P back into the studio and make him re do 1 album.pick which 1!

Go ahead crack that whip and take his over productive ass into the studio, hand him your chosen master tape and say 'do it again', delete/add songs, change the instruments, call up W&L! etc.

We all have 1 that we know he could've done a whole lot better, what's your pick, mine's a toss up between Parade [even though it works out of accident and not design P admitted he wasn't happy with the end result] or Rave [easily the album he compromised most on, even Rave INT2 was desperate].
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Reply #1 posted 11/21/06 8:39am

KoolEaze

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That´s easy. Simply erase all of Tony M´s contributions on Diamonds And Pearls and on the Symbol album and you have two masterpieces.

Emancipation would also benefit from a second visit ...simply use the old NPG with Sonny and MikeB.
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Reply #2 posted 11/21/06 8:48am

sagelri

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Chaos and Disorder...scrap the whole thing, and start all over Prince...11 new songs, all of which would probably be improvements over anything currently on that record.
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Reply #3 posted 11/21/06 8:53am

sexxydancer

I wouldn't change any of the albums-they're all fine as they r!
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Reply #4 posted 11/21/06 8:55am

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Erase all the Tony M. stuff off of Diamonds and Pearls and prince and get rid of those annoying segues that come at either the end of the songs or in separate tracks.

No Carmen at the end of The Continental, etc. None of that crap. Then you have one truly great album.
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Reply #5 posted 11/21/06 8:56am

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hmmmm....Sign O' Times w/ a few added bonus tracks for each disc.
This album is flawless, I'd just have him update it with current subject matter (a bit).
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Reply #6 posted 11/21/06 9:17am

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my choice would be the black album.

take off "2nigsunited4westcompton" and replace it with "shockadelica"
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Reply #7 posted 11/21/06 9:45am

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NPD313 said:

hmmmm....Sign O' Times w/ a few added bonus tracks for each disc.
This album is flawless, I'd just have him update it with current subject matter (a bit).

Yep. He should not have used "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" and used "Joy in Repetition" and something else, maybe another Camille cut, in it's place.
I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired!
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Reply #8 posted 11/21/06 10:26am

sgmusic

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Musicology - He had the right idea but I think he rushed some or just got bored.
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Reply #9 posted 11/21/06 9:11pm

NuPwr319

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Emancipation! EDIT, man, EDIT! chainsaw
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Reply #10 posted 11/21/06 10:14pm

jaynoonan

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Adisa said:

NPD313 said:

hmmmm....Sign O' Times w/ a few added bonus tracks for each disc.
This album is flawless, I'd just have him update it with current subject matter (a bit).

Yep. He should not have used "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" and used "Joy in Repetition" and something else, maybe another Camille cut, in it's place.



I love Beautiful Night but the version in the movie KICKS ASS!
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Reply #11 posted 11/22/06 6:16am

wlcm2thdwn

Yeah, he could shorten Emancipation.
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Reply #12 posted 11/22/06 10:39am

BananaCologne

sagelri said:

Chaos and Disorder...scrap the whole thing, and start all over Prince...11 new songs, all of which would probably be improvements over anything currently on that record.


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Reply #13 posted 11/22/06 11:20am

MrHappyRave4

Well, it wouldn't be a redo, but if I was in a position to help him release it, I would give bro' a chance to release the original Crystal Ball album in its entirety, and give him all the profits, minus production costs. There's so much good music he did from the Dream Factory/Crystal Ball era, that Prince's career won't really be complete until he releases the unreleased musics in some format.
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Reply #14 posted 11/22/06 2:13pm

glamslam45

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Release Symbol with the segues so we can understand the damn story.
rock on with your bad self
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Reply #15 posted 11/22/06 2:41pm

Moonbeam

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I'd send him in the studio to remaster 1999. He'd probably edit the content and make me cry, though. mad
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Reply #16 posted 11/22/06 2:50pm

Ifsixwuz9

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KoolEaze said:

That´s easy. Simply erase all of Tony M´s contributions on Diamonds And Pearls and on the Symbol album and you have two masterpieces.

Emancipation would also benefit from a second visit ...simply use the old NPG with Sonny and MikeB.



Ditto on D&P and the O(-> album. He could also get rid of Strollin' and Sweet Baby respectively from each album.
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Reply #17 posted 11/22/06 3:28pm

KoolEaze

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Ifsixwuz9 said:

KoolEaze said:

That´s easy. Simply erase all of Tony M´s contributions on Diamonds And Pearls and on the Symbol album and you have two masterpieces.

Emancipation would also benefit from a second visit ...simply use the old NPG with Sonny and MikeB.



Ditto on D&P and the O(-> album. He could also get rid of Strollin' and Sweet Baby respectively from each album.



Oh, come on , don´t be so hard on those two little gems...I love those two songs....my appreciation for Strollin´ has grown immensely after a nice long late summer walk around a lake and a river with a beautiful girl three years ago....it reminds me of that walk and it is a nice little song with a very uplifting , positive message and nice jazzy guitar playing....and I love the lyrics..

Sweet Baby is a song I needed to get accustomed to...first I found it a bit boring, but now I appreciate it a lot...it´s quite romantic and sweet without being too sugary, and I like that romantic sound that I also hear in Damn U.

Have you heard the drastically rearranged version of Sweet Baby during that rehearsal in Paris 2002 ? I´m sure you´d like that one, sounds VERY different, totally different music but the lyrics are pretty much the same.

That being said, I really believe that the Symbol album and Diamonds and Pearls could have been timeless classics if they weren´t marred by Tony´s stupid raps.
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Reply #18 posted 11/22/06 3:38pm

BananaCologne

glamslam45 said:

Release Symbol with the segues so we can understand the damn story.


lol Yeah, how pointless was all that upon release after harping on about it for months? I could've done without the last minute addition and had the segues instead for sure.
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Reply #19 posted 11/22/06 3:51pm

funkyhead

That being said, I really believe that the Symbol album and Diamonds and Pearls could have been timeless classics if they weren´t marred by Tony´s stupid raps.[/quote]
amen to that!.
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Reply #20 posted 11/22/06 6:07pm

bellanoche

I absolutely love Strollin!! That song is a gem. Sometimes I sing along to it while I am driving and repeat it over and over as I butcher the high notes.

I do agree with most of you on D&P and the Symbol album. Those are great albums which could have done without Tony M.

Also, Chaos and Disorder has the distinction of being the only Prince album that I just do not listen to. I've tried several times, but I just can't find one song the I like in its entirety on that album.

That said, isn't it a testament to how amazing Prince's body of work is that out of 24 official releases, there are only a few that pop up in a discussion like this? The man is awesome!!
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Reply #21 posted 11/23/06 5:29am

Ifsixwuz9

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KoolEaze said:

Ifsixwuz9 said:




Ditto on D&P and the O(-> album. He could also get rid of Strollin' and Sweet Baby respectively from each album.



Oh, come on , don´t be so hard on those two little gems...I love those two songs....my appreciation for Strollin´ has grown immensely after a nice long late summer walk around a lake and a river with a beautiful girl three years ago....it reminds me of that walk and it is a nice little song with a very uplifting , positive message and nice jazzy guitar playing....and I love the lyrics..

Sweet Baby is a song I needed to get accustomed to...first I found it a bit boring, but now I appreciate it a lot...it´s quite romantic and sweet without being too sugary, and I like that romantic sound that I also hear in Damn U.

Have you heard the drastically rearranged version of Sweet Baby during that rehearsal in Paris 2002 ? I´m sure you´d like that one, sounds VERY different, totally different music but the lyrics are pretty much the same.

That being said, I really believe that the Symbol album and Diamonds and Pearls could have been timeless classics if they weren´t marred by Tony´s stupid raps.



Strollin is just too cheesy without being quirky or unique for me. And Sweet Baby is way too sugary...the lyrics and music. But I think if the music were different I could enjoy it more. And I don't really collect boots any more so I haven't heard any re-worked versions of the song.
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Reply #22 posted 11/23/06 5:37am

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I'd like him to re-do Dirty Mind without all the cussing. disbelief

I'd like to hear a song "Sister" about him and his sister walking in the park, playing ping-pong, and cuddling. smile
There's a Bumhole in my Heart.
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Reply #23 posted 11/23/06 9:23am

PopeLeo

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Easy.

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Reply #24 posted 11/24/06 2:36am

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Bumhole said:

I'd like him to re-do Dirty Mind without all the cussing. disbelief

I'd like to hear a song "Sister" about him and his sister walking in the park, playing ping-pong, and cuddling. smile


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