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Thread started 08/31/14 12:40am

Romeoblu

Release day ritual.

Since the release of Parade in 1986 the release of a new Prince album has for me always been a big event.


Am I alone in planning for the big day?

I always take the day off work.
I try and make sure the house is empty, clean and tidy. Luckily this year the wife is at work and the kids are at school.



In the past since graffiti Bridge. I've even for the first listen selected the order in which I will listen the songs. I will listen firstly to any I am already familiar with and then selected from the titles from the least appealing to the most.

Then I sit and listen in the correct running order.

Then I will go for a long drive.
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Reply #1 posted 08/31/14 2:35am

TheEnglishGent

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No ritual, I'll go to work, download it and listen to it while getting interrupted a dozen or so times.

RIP sad
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Reply #2 posted 08/31/14 6:43am

Madhouse6

Used to buy and then listen with headphones in and copy of lyrics also burn a copy for the car and play it non-stop for a couple of weeks before giving it a break and then compare it to past releases. Problem is I miss buying the physical cd from the record stores and seeing people paying for copies, posters in shop windows etc but I guess that's nostalgia more than anything else. 2 albums is going to be different but actually looking forward to Plec more!
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Reply #3 posted 08/31/14 7:58am

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Take the day off from work? confuse
When I was young and had nothing else to do, I'd run to the local record store and buy it as soon as they opened.

I ordered both albums on Amazon; they sent a response saying they'd be delivered the day of release.
By the time I get home from work and deal with the daily routine, I'll be lucky if I open the box that night.
If I do, I'll load them onto my computer, quickly read through the liner notes, and maybe listen to them on my prep and lunch periods at work the next day.

The time for devoting my life to Prince are over...


"Love Hurts.
Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #4 posted 08/31/14 8:18am

Aerogram

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Might be nice to take the day off just to not have to listen to the music here and there over the next few days because I'm too busy.

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Reply #5 posted 08/31/14 8:55am

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I'd like to listen to the music as soon as it becomes available. That way, my opinions don't get clouded or influenced by those of others. As soon as it's widely available, people will be posting about it all over Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and of course here. And I'll be one of those people lol


Staying off those sites isn't an option for me so I want to hear the music before I read what others are saying about it.

I guess it's not really "release day ritual" though, since the likelihood is that the album will leak at least a few days before release if not more. And of course, in some countries, the release is as early as the 26th, so I anticipate it'll probably leak before the 22nd. I have no moral qualms about downloading leaks when I've already pre-ordered the albums.

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Reply #6 posted 08/31/14 8:58am

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I don't generally read the comments anyway.
I'd rather form my own opinions based on what I hear...


I had a question about ordering on Amazon the other day, so I made the mistake of wandering into that sticky about the releases. shake

How the hell can you argue about something that isn't even out yet? lol



"Love Hurts.
Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #7 posted 08/31/14 9:13am

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chocolate1 said:

I don't generally read the comments anyway.
I'd rather form my own opinions based on what I hear...


I had a question about ordering on Amazon the other day, so I made the mistake of wandering into that sticky about the releases. shake

How the hell can you argue about something that isn't even out yet? lol


I know, right? lol lol

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Reply #8 posted 08/31/14 9:18am

tatocorcu

I'll be at work as well. And annoyingly, since I've bought the cd + mp3 bundle I won't be able to download it straight to my phone from iTunes as soon as it's out... So I'm assuming I will not be able to listen until I get home in the evening sad
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Reply #9 posted 08/31/14 9:31am

funksterr

Oh man. I used to go to the smaller record stores and try to get them to sell it to me the album before the release date. Back in the Diamonds and Pearls Era, at a mall store, I got the manager to bring a copy of the album out to me, and when I saw the cover I pretty much lost my shit! Prince about to drop the BOMB, lol! I used to have hookups that would trade or give me the store posters, though I never did get a Prince cut-out from retail, and for me that was the holy grail. But album release day is still important to me. I used to want to hear new Prince music the instant it was available to be heard, but this time I've pretty much avoided having hearing any of the tracks on the new albums, just bits and pieces. So I'm excited for release day. I hadn't though of taking the day off work, but it sounds like a great idea. I used to play his enitire catalog in order leading up to release day, I've probably still got time to do that, but I better get started soon. biggrin

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Reply #10 posted 08/31/14 9:38am

1725topp

Romeoblu said:

Since the release of Parade in 1986 the release of a new Prince album has for me always been a big event. Am I alone in planning for the big day? I always take the day off work. I try and make sure the house is empty, clean and tidy. Luckily this year the wife is at work and the kids are at school. In the past since graffiti Bridge. I've even for the first listen selected the order in which I will listen the songs. I will listen firstly to any I am already familiar with and then selected from the titles from the least appealing to the most. Then I sit and listen in the correct running order. Then I will go for a long drive.

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I had a "ritual" when I was younger (high school and college), but as I've gotten older, with a wife, family, and job, other things have taken precedent. Yes, I still look forward to new Prince releases as I have continued to love what he's done over the past years, but now my "ritual" is generally purchasing it the first or second day of release and finding some alone time after work and family duties to give a full, uninterrupted listen. Damn, I'm old...

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Reply #11 posted 08/31/14 9:41am

chocolate1

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1725topp said:

Romeoblu said:

Since the release of Parade in 1986 the release of a new Prince album has for me always been a big event. Am I alone in planning for the big day? I always take the day off work. I try and make sure the house is empty, clean and tidy. Luckily this year the wife is at work and the kids are at school. In the past since graffiti Bridge. I've even for the first listen selected the order in which I will listen the songs. I will listen firstly to any I am already familiar with and then selected from the titles from the least appealing to the most. Then I sit and listen in the correct running order. Then I will go for a long drive.

*

I had a "ritual" when I was younger (high school and college), but as I've gotten older, with a wife, family, and job, other things have taken precedent. Yes, I still look forward to new Prince releases as I have continued to love what he's done over the past years, but now my "ritual" is generally purchasing it the first or second day of release and finding some alone time after work and family duties to give a full, uninterrupted listen. Damn, I'm old...



No you're not... You're responsible. smile


"Love Hurts.
Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #12 posted 09/01/14 5:11am

lagantest

chocolate1 said:

1725topp said:

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I had a "ritual" when I was younger (high school and college), but as I've gotten older, with a wife, family, and job, other things have taken precedent. Yes, I still look forward to new Prince releases as I have continued to love what he's done over the past years, but now my "ritual" is generally purchasing it the first or second day of release and finding some alone time after work and family duties to give a full, uninterrupted listen. Damn, I'm old...



No you're not... You're responsible. smile

I will immediatly load the lot onto my ipod and do the house work and rock out. Usually i listen but only sort of to half a song and skip to the next at first, because i always feel i am missing smoething by not moving on quick enough

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Reply #13 posted 09/01/14 6:55am

Se7en

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I had a ritual in the 80s/90s but not now. There's no "taking a day off" for a CD release. To me that's a bit extreme.

I'll get the album, rip it and probably play it to/at/from work.
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Reply #14 posted 09/01/14 6:57am

Genesia

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Based on what I've heard so far, I'm trying to forget that there is anything coming out at all. It's just too depressing.
We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #15 posted 09/01/14 9:35am

funkyhead

ha, with u all the way Rom'. Day off, download onto POD , get into car & drive for ages taking in every track!

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Reply #16 posted 09/01/14 10:32am

2020

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Me too....always follow my release day ritual of taking the day off and plugging in my best headphones and just chill taking it all in...

The greatest live performer of our times was is and always will be Prince.

Remember there is only one destination and that place is U
All of it. Everything. Is U.
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