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PrintableRiverpoet31 said: But 'soundwise' its an interesting album, because of the use of samples: most horn, orchestra and even many guitar-parts are sampled, and replayed by Prince on the keyboard. A common practise among artists in the dance-scene in 1989, maybe, but it was quite revolutionary for a 'mainstream artist' / popmusician to arrange almost an entire album using samples.
This is an often overlooked tidbit about the studio experimentation on this album. I believe the template for Batman may have been the sample-heavy Lovesexy track Dance On, which wouldn't have been out of place on Batman. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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FunkuUp said: I really think that "Batdance" is a great track ... Scandalous...The Future...Electric Chair ..The Arms Of Orion... the whole album is fantastic !!
The only track i like less is "Trust" Thats the best track ! Hard to believe I've been on the org for over 25 years now! | |
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POOK said: squirrelgrease said: I really like Batman. I never knew how bad my CD sounded until I bought a jewel-case copy. Seems that the Bat-Can CDs were mastered all wrong and subsequently withdrawn. I listened to my crappy Tin version in ignorant bliss for years.
 WOW POOK NEVER KNOW! POOK HAVE BATMAN IN ENGLAND CAN BUT LISTEN TO REGULAR CD IT SOUND LIKE PRINCE WRITE OVER WEEKEND CAUSE RHYME NOT REAL TIGHT BUT IT COOL CAUSE IT SO FUNKY POOK WANNA ROCK ALL NIGHT! where you been POOK ? I haven't seen you for years ~~~! Hard to believe I've been on the org for over 25 years now! | |
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I remember that was the time in my life that I was being chased by the devil.....And I actually thought I was batman...I was Seventeen and that's when I had my first nervous breakdown....The album played into my delusional thinking...And the Devil chasing me seemed so real.....I was even afraid of Prince for a short time until I realized He is A good force but the Devil tried to convince me otherwise...Batman is really now one of my Favorites especially the First track "Ive seen the Future and it Will B..." | |
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One of my top 5 also. Batdance, Scandalous, Electric Chair are all Classics in my book! |
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Love to see a remastered special edition with extra tracks.
CD1 Future Electric Chair Arms of Orion Partyman (Video Version) Vicki Waiting Trust Lemon Crush Scandalous Batdance 200 Balloons Batman Theme (previously unreleased) CD2 Batdance (The Bat Mix) Dance With The Devil (previously unreleased) Partyman (Purple Party Mix) Scandalous (The Passion) The Future (Remix) Electric Chair (Remix) We Got The Power (previously unreleased) Feel U Up (Long Version) I Love U In Me Sex Partyman (Music Mix) Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix) | |
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All Hail 2 the new king... Party Man !
BATMAN... this album... Gemini... this era...The FUTURE... 
Just take a listen to the live version of The Future & Party Man during the Nude Tour... so Powerful !!!!!  I'll die in your arms under the cherry moon... | |
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One of my all time favorite Prince songs is on this album, The Future. | |
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electric chair is the best song ever! 
I like the Batman album it's real fun party music but the arms of orion  | |
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PurpleDiamond2009 said: electric chair is the best song ever!
I like the Batman album it's real fun party music but the arms of orion the arms of orion is a good song.the best part of the song is 1:43- [Edited 10/5/09 18:40pm] | |
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PurpleDiamond2009 said: electric chair is the best song ever!
I like the Batman album it's real fun party music but the arms of orion Yeah, Electric Chair is FANTASTIC! It's the song I've been playing on repeat for the last few days. I must confess I didn't remember that at all until I listened to the album again last week. It probably hadn't impressed me back in the day. I remember my favourites were Lemon Crush and The Arms Of Orion! I am but mad north-northwest
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twizzon1 said: I thought the Batman album was definately not one of Prince's best, but there
were some bright moments on this album. Who can say that "Scandalous" was not one of the tightest slow jams of that decade. Batdance from a production standpoint was very well arranged and put together with the Atlanta Steele choir, if I remember correctly, putting down some background vocals, and the guitar solo in the beginning,RIDICUOLUS! I enjoyed lemon crush and vicki waiting as well. he seemed to use sampeling in a VERY creative manner on this album. If u listen close there's some CRAZY things going on. Sampled vocales sloewd down , acting as ad-libed bass parts...the was the chior's vox were sampled and interjected into songs. The arrangemnts on the songs we ALL very creative. My fave is that slinky/bouncy/lazy spring sound on vicki waiting. Hummed/buzzed bass parts....it was VERY inventive but it seems a lot of people didin't notice. And the song "Batdance" was Jungle before Jungle was Jungle. | |
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dance4me3121 said: My favorite album! and its actually the first album i got. My dad got it 4 me when i was 6. I believe i discovered Prince through Batman cuz i loved the movie. There u have it,my heroes Prince and Batman. They still are!
omg..I love you. That's how I first discovered Prince. Batman was already my FAVORITE superhero, then I loved all the songs on the movie. My favorite scene was the parade when "Trust" was playing. My favorite musician and favorite superhero together. | |
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TheRideroftheMoor said: One of my all time favorite Prince songs is on this album, The Future.
 I'll die in your arms under the cherry moon... | |
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