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Controver5y

The Chocolate Invasion & The Slaughterhouse

With the whole 21 Nights In London going on recently my interest in all things Price has been renewed. I've found some gems that I had previously missed (The Word on 3121 for instance) and I remembered downloading The Chocolate Invasion and The Slaughterhouse a few years ago...

I dismissed both albums upon my first listen. Was I right to do so or are there some gems on these CDs?

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Reply #1 posted 09/24/07 9:10am

yxl1

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IMO, the Chocolate invasion is a great album - slightly generic in production, but has some great tunes. Slaughterhouse just wasnt my cup of tea as it sounds like the castoffs from a NPG album.

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Reply #2 posted 09/24/07 9:59am

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I LOVE The Chocolate Invasion. One of my favorite cds.

To GOD be the Glory!
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Reply #3 posted 09/24/07 3:31pm

gcu1

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Controver5y said:

With the whole 21 Nights In London going on recently my interest in all things Price has been renewed. I've found some gems that I had previously missed (The Word on 3121 for instance) and I remembered downloading The Chocolate Invasion and The Slaughterhouse a few years ago...

I dismissed both albums upon my first listen. Was I right to do so or are there some gems on these CDs?


You missed out then! Both are high quality albums with a nice, warm modern sound production. I like Slaughterhouse a little better because it's a little more upbeat and funkier.

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Reply #4 posted 09/24/07 3:58pm

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yxl1 said:

IMO, the Chocolate invasion is a great album - slightly generic in production, but has some great tunes. Slaughterhouse just wasnt my cup of tea as it sounds like the castoffs from a NPG album.


I feel the same way about both. The Chocolate Invasion is worth it purely for the earlier version of The Dance which, in my opinion, leaves the 3121 version in the dust.

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Reply #5 posted 09/24/07 4:11pm

shaomi

Both r wonderful albums, Prince at his best!

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Reply #6 posted 09/24/07 4:13pm

Tame

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I have never heard either of these two cd's.

Last Night, I spent another lonely Christmas...Darlin' Darlin' U shoulda been there.~Prince.
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Reply #7 posted 09/24/07 4:17pm

gcu1

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shaomi said:

Both r wonderful albums, Prince at his best!


I couldn't agree more!

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Reply #8 posted 09/24/07 4:20pm

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gcu1 said:

Controver5y said:

With the whole 21 Nights In London going on recently my interest in all things Price has been renewed. I've found some gems that I had previously missed (The Word on 3121 for instance) and I remembered downloading The Chocolate Invasion and The Slaughterhouse a few years ago...

I dismissed both albums upon my first listen. Was I right to do so or are there some gems on these CDs?


You missed out then! Both are high quality albums with a nice, warm modern sound production. I like Slaughterhouse a little better because it's a little more upbeat and funkier.

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Whoa, now. Warm? I'd say they're anything but. Both are basically cheap sounding NPS b-sides.

The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism."
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Reply #9 posted 09/24/07 4:32pm

shaomi

PurpleKnight said:

gcu1 said:



You missed out then! Both are high quality albums with a nice, warm modern sound production. I like Slaughterhouse a little better because it's a little more upbeat and funkier.

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Whoa, now. Warm? I'd say they're anything but. Both are basically cheap sounding NPS b-sides.


Oh... Hi, Anakin, or shall i call u Darth Vader now?
It's been a while since u haven't been around saying unpleasant things about a Prince album.
Where the hell were u?

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Reply #10 posted 09/24/07 8:17pm

PurpleKnight

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shaomi said:

PurpleKnight said:



Whoa, now. Warm? I'd say they're anything but. Both are basically cheap sounding NPS b-sides.


Oh... Hi, Anakin, or shall i call u Darth Vader now?
It's been a while since u haven't been around saying unpleasant things about a Prince album.
Where the hell were u?


lol I dunno, school and a social life, I guess. But hey, I posted positive stuff about a Prince album on the first page; enjoy.

The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism."
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Reply #11 posted 09/25/07 1:07am

Controver5y

Thanks for the replies... I guess I'll have to dig them both out and have another listen!

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Reply #12 posted 09/25/07 3:28am

Patrick1985

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Like a Gb Major with a E in the bass
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Reply #13 posted 09/25/07 3:30am

Patrick1985

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Underneath is great, typicall "prince-ism"

Like a Gb Major with a E in the bass
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Reply #14 posted 09/25/07 4:49am

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shaomi said:

Both r wonderful albums, Prince at his best!


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Down!
The!
Crack!
Pipe!

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Sleek neat creepin' gangk peepin'
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Reply #15 posted 09/25/07 5:19am

shaomi

PurpleKnight said:

shaomi said:



Oh... Hi, Anakin, or shall i call u Darth Vader now?
It's been a while since u haven't been around saying unpleasant things about a Prince album.
Where the hell were u?


lol I dunno, school and a social life, I guess. But hey, I posted positive stuff about a Prince album on the first page; enjoy.


eek U have? Where? I gotta read this! Link please!!!

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Reply #16 posted 09/26/07 3:59am

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PurpleKnight said:

gcu1 said:



You missed out then! Both are high quality albums with a nice, warm modern sound production. I like Slaughterhouse a little better because it's a little more upbeat and funkier.

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Whoa, now. Warm? I'd say they're anything but. Both are basically cheap sounding NPS b-sides.


Whoa, now. Cheap sounding? Hardly...especially when compared to inferior, plastic, 80s sound production.

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Reply #17 posted 09/26/07 9:07am

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gcu1 said:

PurpleKnight said:



Whoa, now. Warm? I'd say they're anything but. Both are basically cheap sounding NPS b-sides.


Whoa, now. Cheap sounding? Hardly...especially when compared to inferior, plastic, 80s sound production.

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The only really "plastic" sounding stuff from Prince's 80's run to me is 1999, and that's just because it was part of its intentionally cold, subtly bleak, futuristic theme.

The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism."
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Reply #18 posted 09/26/07 3:41pm

RedKite

I tend to like Chocolate better than Slaughterhouse.

I try to piece the old rumored "High" cd sometimes but maybe 3-4 tracks on each CD I tend to like. The rest of the songs are kind of bland. Maybe they were better demos, or could have been mixed together to make better songs.
U2 does that alot, record 5 songs, edit them down to 2 or 3 good ones.

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