Is the Crystal Ball set indicitative of the legendary vault?

i think it is in that theres alot of great stuff --mediocre stuff--bad remixes--cool mixes etc

the only unanswered question is ,,,are there more recordings from 80's or 90's ?

I hope so. I believe Prince didnt want to release stuff like All my dreams and Moonbeam levels cuz he felt they were too good. i just hope he takes care of the songs.

dance4me3121 said:

dance4me3121 said:

rudeboynpg said:

FunkyStrange said:

atleast theres a lot of songs ciculating. And im sure Prince has a lot of unreleased songs of this decade. Turn me loose is one and there was a song he mentioned in a interview he did to promote lotus,he said it was so good it would never be released. Remember when Crystal ball 2 was gonna come out and we saw the track list? shes just a baby was included,so that tells me prince still has them ...then again it never got released and maybe it was all a lie...

novabrkr said:

udo said:

I think it will be when Prince is no more we will see an official release of these and judging by his diets. lifestyle etc, I think the probability of me dying first is more likey(!).

SO THANKYOU TO THE BOOTLEGGERS OUT THERE

rudeboynpg said:

novabrkr said:

That's not a matter of an opinion, dear. That's just a completely stupid assertion.

Guess by your standards the remix of "Lovesign" on the same collection is actually a remix of "DMSR" then, since it samples the synth hook from that track. Is "Race" also a remix of "The Continental" because they both contain the same distinctive sample on their choruses? "Newpower Soul" must be a remix of "Big Fun" in your mind too. Completely different songs do not become remixes of other songs just because a short snippet of another song is used for them.

Jesus Christ, this place sometimes...
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novabrkr said:

No, claiming one thing being something completely else than what it is, is not an opinion. If you can't understand that maybe you shouldn't be attempting to have a discussion on the internet.

Okay, this is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen posted on this board during these last ten years. Let's just move on.
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luvsexy4all said:

novabrkr said:

I guess if people make such nonsensical statements in the first place there's usually no use challenging them about those either.



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novabrkr said:

I seen the vault! Purple rock n' roll loving aliens took me in their love symbol ship and after hours of unspeakable probing they showed me the vault! I'm sorry to say but you won't like what it is.....



....Countless extended versions and remixes of Jughead!

The Crystal Ball series was originally intended by Prince as an outlet for those unrelesased gems that for years had intrigued fans and were the subject of constant discussion. Tracks such as Moonbeam Levels and The Line were scheduled for official release at a future date.

The unfortunate issues with the release of the original set and the understandable negative reception from fans who bemoaned the difficulties with obtaining copies put paid to any subsequent Crystal Ball releases.

luvsexy4all said:

The "Crystal Ball" set was deliberately full of filler because Prince didn't want to shoot his load all at once.
If you listen to all the hundreds of unreleased songs, it becomes apparent there is 1/3 absolute genius- gold that surpasses a lot of the released stuff; 1/3 average, interesting to hear tracks, and 1/3 better off unreleased, almost amaturish material that if not for bootlegging would never be heard.

The dropoff in quality and inconsistency in the bootlegs is quite dramatic 1988-on.

From what's out there, I'd say there is 4-5 excellent single disc albums Prince could make. They would rank right up there with the best if compiled carefully and respectfully. After that it gets spottier. Some of thet Batman era outtakes are horrendously amaturish.

So "Crystal Ball" probably represents the Vault as a whole- some great stuff, some interesting stuff, and stuff for collectors only.

Have a good day!
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The Crystal Ball official album was just an introduction of the cool stuff that's in the vault. If Prince would have released Crystall Ball II, this would have really been a great way 2 open up the vault.

I think it's indicative of the far-to-midland material in the vault.

I would assume there's probably stuff in the vault that is far better than CB, and stuff that is far worse...even than poom poom (which I like )



I would imagine Prince shelve's "ideas" as well as full fledged songs and albums for future use. I could be wrong though.


It would be quite amazing if he released the stuff. It would keep music critics and fans occupied for years and years.



Question: Does any other recording artist have as much or more material than Prince does in his vaults?
Prince may be unmatched in his overall talents, but I'm assume there must be musicians out there just as prolific.

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squirrelgrease said:

Honestly, given the subject of the thread do you even have to ask???

dance4me3121 said:

Imago said:

I think it's indicative of the fair-to-middling material in the vault.

I would assume there's probably stuff in the vault that is far better than CB, and stuff that is far worse...even than poom poom (which I like )



I would imagine Prince shelve's "ideas" as well as full fledged songs and albums for future use. I could be wrong though.


It would be quite amazing if he released the stuff. It would keep music critics and fans occupied for years and years.



Question: Does any other recording artist have as much or more material than Prince does in his vaults?
Prince may be unmatched in his overall talents, but I'm assume there must be musicians out there just as prolific.