dadeepop said:

MIRvmn said:

dadeepop said:

I haven't seen a solid statement; only the tweet rumor and such. I was just putting that out there and taking part in one of the org's fave activities: speculating. It's an interesting possibility to me that Prince may not have played any instruments on one or more songs on AOA. That's all I was saying.

My guess would be that even if one or more tracks was all Josh, they will never tell us.

U know, Way back home, Affirmation, Fixurlifeup remix and Time sounds definitely like Josh

I agree with all those except for Time. Unless you're just meaning various "sounds" in that song and not the actual music. Either way, that song is fantastic. This is when I wish there were actual liner notes, with accurate credits and what not.

dadeepop said:

MIRvmn said:

dadeepop said: U know, Way back home, Affirmation, Fixurlifeup remix and Time sounds definitely like Josh

I agree with all those except for Time. Unless you're just meaning various "sounds" in that song and not the actual music. Either way, that song is fantastic. This is when I wish there were actual liner notes, with accurate credits and what not.

the accuracy of credits in Prince's liner notes has always been hit or miss anyway.

PurpleSkipper58 said:

FROM THE ARTICLE:

"He’s releasing his new album HitNRun Sept. 7 on Jay Z’s much-maligned streaming service Tidal, saying that he has given Jay Z the master and it will live on the streaming site for a few years exclusively."

Just a "few years"? So in a few years I guess that's when the physical copy will be released? What if there's more albums that are released and/or pulled from Tidal till then?

Hmm

TIDAL ain't gonna last a few years.

dadeepop said:

^ Josh is almost certainly responsible for the synths.

If you look at the sounds Prince was using on the albums preceeding, the synths were flat and dated sounding. Along came Josh and suddenly there's much more going on. The atmospheric synths on way back home/affirmation III sound like they were taken straight out of a breakbeat track.

The Gold Standard IMO is all on Prince. Musically to me it sounds like it could have come right off Planet Earth or 20Ten. Josh namechecking the song was just to please Prince. Along with his line about how P can "hear the wifi".

dodger said:

dadeepop said:

I agree with all those except for Time. Unless you're just meaning various "sounds" in that song and not the actual music. Either way, that song is fantastic. This is when I wish there were actual liner notes, with accurate credits and what not.

Do you think Josh adds the synths and atmospheric sounds on the likes of Time, Way Back Home, This Could Be Us, Affirmation III and Hardrocklover? . I seem to recall it was Prince who was quoted in an interview when AOA was released praising Josh saying he was 'super talented' and said there was songs on there that he didn't play an instrument on. I can't remember who the interview was with but I do remember he dropped the words 'gold standard' into conversation which made me smile.

I can only guess. My ear isn't as perceptive as some on the org. To me, Time is almost all Prince with maybe some minor contributions by Josh. Unless Josh also did the percussion. But I think Way Back Home/Affirmations could be all Josh and Stringenius. Again, just humble guessing. I'm not a musician.

Gold Standard sounds like 100% Prince. I agree with Noodled24: Josh brings fresh synth and atmospheric sounds while still fitting in with the "Prince sound." In short, without Josh there's no AOA. (Love it or hate it.) I happen to love it. Prince is still going to throw us red meat like Gold Standard and Stare, but I'm also digging Josh's influence on That Skinny Motherfunker with the High Voice.

dadeepop said:

Aerogram said:

Exactly. On the one hand, we want "artists", on the other, we want "commercial success". "visibility" for our faves because we wish others would enjoy the music we find inspiring. At the same time, we don't want our gods and godesses to "sell out" -- cuz if they try too hard to hit it big again, they dumb themselves down and it feels cheap.

[Edited 8/15/15 18:31pm]

Don't shoot the messenger!

I heard that the New album will be released this october via Warner Bros!

(2BCONFIRMED)

[Edited 8/16/15 10:18am]

[Edited 8/16/15 10:34am]

love2thenines2003 said:

Don't shoot the messenger!

I heard that the New album will be released this october via Warner Bros!

(2BCONFIRMED)

[Edited 8/16/15 10:18am]

[Edited 8/16/15 10:34am]

I feel no need to shoot.

That would give a month exclusive to Tidal before any other availability. Seems reasonable.

EddieC said:

love2thenines2003 said:

Don't shoot the messenger!

I heard that the New album will be released this october via Warner Bros!

(2BCONFIRMED)

[Edited 8/16/15 10:18am]

[Edited 8/16/15 10:34am]

I feel no need to shoot.

That would give a month exclusive to Tidal before any other availability. Seems reasonable.

If this case is confirmed ....this means one thing....later in 2016 or so Warner will released something much more consistant for what they signed with Prince 1 year & half ago... i don't see other reason than that for the releases of PE -AOA & now HNR....time will tell ?

EddieC said:

love2thenines2003 said:

love2thenines2003 said:

EddieC said:

I feel no need to shoot.

That would give a month exclusive to Tidal before any other availability. Seems reasonable.

If this case is confirmed ....this means one thing....later in 2016 or so Warner will released something much more consistant for what they signed with Prince 1 year & half ago... i don't see other reason than that for the releases of PE -AOA & now HNR....time will tell ?

indeed, i wouldn't be able to think of any other reason for them to release this new album

after a month of streaming on another service, (and after the very low sales of both AOA
and PLEC).

if they are releasing this album in physical format for him, it's almost impossible for me to
think they're doing it for any other reason than they're getting to release remasters in '16,

not just for pr but for all his wbr albums.

let's hope so

So the album is almost dropping and no promotion as usual...

lust said:

Sorry if this has been covered but I can't be arsed reading 200 responses. How does tidal work. Can I sign up for one month Dl the album, add it to iTunes then end my subscription?

You can sign up for a free 30 day trial then cancel.

Download the app or use online.

love2thenines2003 said:

Maybe I was right to mention 2BCONFIRMED because not what I reported 1st! Final word from WB " Prince is still signed to WBR but we will not be working these new albums which will be released exclusively through TIDAL." SOURCE: FUNK-U....a trusty source very well informed ..thank 2 them http://www.funku.fr/

Thank you for the confirmation. And moreover, it also seems to be confirmed that there will be more than one album on Tidal...one Prince and one 3rdeyegirl I guess. That is great news!

fnksoul said:

lust said:

fnksoul said:

You can sign up for a free 30 day trial then cancel.

Download the app or use online.

Thanks. As long as I can download it I'm happy.

Yeah but what happens to the download after you cancel the account? It's not going to be an MP3 is it, it's going to be a format tied to Tidal, right?

GoldiesParade said:

love2thenines2003 said:

lust said:

Sorry if this has been covered but I can't be arsed reading 200 responses. How does tidal work. Can I sign up for one month Dl the album, add it to iTunes then end my subscription?

No. No streaming subscription service works that way. They'd all be out of business overnight. They offer DLs for "offline mode" within the app,

redflag said:

lust said:

fnksoul said:

PurpleSkipper58 said:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/k...#.inAgbLAd

FROM THE ARTICLE:

"He’s releasing his new album HitNRun Sept. 7 on Jay Z’s much-maligned streaming service Tidal, saying that he has given Jay Z the master and it will live on the streaming site for a few years exclusively."

Just a "few years"? So in a few years I guess that's when the physical copy will be released? What if there's more albums that are released and/or pulled from Tidal till then?

Hmm

If he didn't like Bootleggers before he's going to like them even less so when this drops

KingSausage said:

dadeepop said:

I've just gotta hope that even if the streaming is exclusive, it will also be available as a download and/or physical format at the same time. Please, Prince, have some sense.

As someone who got AOA/PE a week early, I'll keep y'all updated if I have the same luck with this one.

I'll be over here coughing.

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