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SCORPI09

EMANCIPATION vs. CRYSTAL BALL vs. LOTUS FLOW3R



Which 1 is the best 3-disc set? hmmm
eye choose crysball!
And U? cool
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Reply #1 posted 04/13/09 12:30am

PEJ

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first? rabbit

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Reply #2 posted 04/13/09 1:10am

squirrelgrease

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Crystal Ball.

And technically, Lotusflow3r is a 2-CD set - Bria's CD doesn't count. razz

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Reply #3 posted 04/13/09 1:38am

thedance

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all I know is.... Emancipation is the worst of these... smile

but over the years after many listenings I have got used to even Emancipation,

so..... wait I'll give 8/10 to all of these... biggrin

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Reply #4 posted 04/13/09 2:03am

Love2tha9s

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Man Emancipation takes a lot of beating on this site. I'd still have to pick Crystal Ball though. Like Squirrel said....Elixer doesn't count.

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Reply #5 posted 04/13/09 4:05am

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'Crystal Ball' easily!

Dammit! You realise of course I'll have to listen to it now. There's 3 hours..... mad wink

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Reply #6 posted 04/13/09 4:11am

tc012009

Crystal Ball is the best of the three.

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Reply #7 posted 04/13/09 4:11am

PANDURITO

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Right now Lotus Flow3r smile

Now if you had asked 10 years ago I'd have gone for Crystal Ball nod

And 2 years before, Emancipation razz

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Reply #8 posted 04/13/09 4:18am

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what's so bad about Emancipation? I loved it a lot more than his last 6 cd's

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Reply #9 posted 04/13/09 4:30am

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daingermouz2020 said:

what's so bad about Emancipation? I loved it a lot more than his last 6 cd's


The thread is not meant to proclaim that Emancipation sucks. So far it just hasn't been folks favorite of the three sets we get to pick from.

Crystal Ball has some classic, killer cuts:

Disc: 1
1. Crystal Ball
2. Dream Factory
3. Acknowledge me
4. Ripopgodazippa
5. Love Sign (Shock G's Silky remix)
6. Hide the Bone
7. 2morrow
8. So Dark
9. Movie Star
10. Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done

Disc: 2
1. Interactive
2. Da Bang
3. Calhoun Square
4. What's My Name
5. Crucial
6. An Honest Man
7. Sexual Suicide
8. Cloreen Bacon Skin
9. Good Love
10. Strays of the World

Disc: 3
1. Days of Wild
2. Last Heart
3. PoomPoom
4. She Gave Her Angels
5. 18 & Over
6. The Ride
7. Get Loose
8. Make Your Mama Happy
9. Goodbye

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Reply #10 posted 04/13/09 4:48am

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For me Emancipation is easily the best with Crystal Ball second and Lotusflow3r a distant third. I think that Bria's album drags Lotusflow3r well below the level of the other two. However, I would say that if you are judging by individual discs that the Lotusflow3r album is one of the top four discs along with discs one and three of Emancipation and disc two of Crystal Ball.

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Reply #11 posted 04/13/09 5:03am

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Emancipation, you are having me on.

Lotusflow3r is 2 dics ( The Elixir project is, a project)

Crystal ball wins, hands down

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Reply #12 posted 04/13/09 5:37am

Dsoul

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Emancipation
Crystal Ball










Lotusflow3r

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Reply #13 posted 04/13/09 5:58am

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Ha, I'd say...

Lotusflow3r- minus Elixer

Emancipation- pretty sweet album, there's a handful of fillers but overall, nice album as a whole.

Crystal Ball- Love the set but to me there's only a handful of 'great' songs the rest just sound like failed song project filler.

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Reply #14 posted 04/13/09 6:03am

Dayclear

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Emancipation, I'm still for the classics.

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Reply #15 posted 04/13/09 7:16am

Tame

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I guess, "Emancipation," There's just so much sweet love on this 3-disc. cool

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Reply #16 posted 04/13/09 7:45am

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I'm going crazy in between these 3...they are all in my cd changer in my vehicle... what a cow-in-ka-dink! LOL!

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Reply #17 posted 04/29/09 11:45pm

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Angelic1302 said:

I'm going crazy in between these 3...they are all in my cd changer in my vehicle... what a cow-in-ka-dink! LOL!


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Reply #18 posted 04/30/09 12:22am

sexxydancer

Emancipation 4 me.mushy

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Reply #19 posted 04/30/09 1:35am

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just 2 offense u, just by provoc

1- LotusFlow3r-MPLSound

2 -Emancipation

3 -Crystal Ball

& y not?

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Reply #20 posted 04/30/09 6:19am

todd305

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I absolutely love Crystal Ball, so it gets my top vote! cool

LotusFlow3r comes in second, followed by Emancipation (which never really grew on me).

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Reply #21 posted 04/30/09 7:24am

Marrk

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Crystal Ball, mainly for the '86/'87 material which is great, then stuff like 'Da Bang', Calhoun sq' and 'Hide the bone'.

lousyflow$r and Econstipation, some way down, though there are some great tracks on both, just not enough. too much filler.

Out of 9 discs, i reckon i could compile one great 3CD set, which isn't bad at all.

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Reply #22 posted 04/30/09 8:29am

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easily

CB is a two CD set with filler and empty space.

Lotus is a train wreck.

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Reply #23 posted 04/30/09 9:37am

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No question; Crystal Ball

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Reply #24 posted 04/30/09 9:39am

Cuddles

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Crystal Ball hands down.

Must be why i have 4 copies in the round case, two of which have never even been opened. lol

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Reply #25 posted 04/30/09 9:44am

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Crystal Ball

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Reply #26 posted 04/30/09 10:20am

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ernestsewell said:

easily

CB is a two CD set with filler and empty space.

Lotus is a train wreck.

Yup. Emancipation is the only set that contains a disc that I can listen to straight though - disc two.

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Reply #27 posted 04/30/09 10:51am

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Rogue588 said:


Yup. Emancipation is the only set that contains a disc that I can listen to straight though - disc two.


I'm a fan of disk one a bit more. Disk 2 could shave a couple of songs out and I'd be okay with it. Disk 3 is the hodge podge one to me, but doable.

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Reply #28 posted 04/30/09 11:34am

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Crystal Ball for the Truth.

Emancipation for Disc 2

LotusFlower for a handful of tracks.

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