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Anna Stesia- New discovery

I'm just starting in this Purple World and i haven't listened most of his catalog but i will get into it sooner or later. Last night i listened to this song, and ohh such a wonderful song, it's beautiful a little dark sound with spiritual lyrics, I don't know why, but i imagine playin this song immediately after Sign O' The Times (the song). It should be included in SOTT album.

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Reply #1 posted 08/10/15 9:10am

NorthC

There's a lot to discover here. This song basically tells the story of why he abandoned the Black Album.
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Reply #2 posted 08/10/15 9:46am

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214 said:

I'm just starting in this Purple World and i haven't listened most of his catalog but i will get into it sooner or later. Last night i listened to this song, and ohh such a wonderful song, it's beautiful a little dark sound with spiritual lyrics, I don't know why, but i imagine playin this song immediately after Sign O' The Times (the song). It should be included in SOTT album.

It was recorded months after SOTT was released so it couldn't have been possible.

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Reply #3 posted 08/10/15 9:55am

EmmaMcG

I'm pretty new to Prince myself and I've been working my way backwards from Art Offical Age. This week it's Lovesexy, and I have to agree. Anna Stesia blows me away. I had heard it live on the one night alone live album but I think this is one time where the studio version is better than the live one.
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Reply #4 posted 08/10/15 10:08am

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EmmaMcG said:

I'm pretty new to Prince myself and I've been working my way backwards from Art Offical Age. This week it's Lovesexy, and I have to agree. Anna Stesia blows me away. I had heard it live on the one night alone live album but I think this is one time where the studio version is better than the live one.

Lovesexy to For you , what a journey for you , wish i could do that journey for the first time again. Your now entering the fantastic experience yes

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Reply #5 posted 08/10/15 10:14am

EmmaMcG

Guitarhero said:



EmmaMcG said:


I'm pretty new to Prince myself and I've been working my way backwards from Art Offical Age. This week it's Lovesexy, and I have to agree. Anna Stesia blows me away. I had heard it live on the one night alone live album but I think this is one time where the studio version is better than the live one.

Lovesexy to For you , what a journey for you , wish i could do that journey for the first time again. Your now entering the fantastic experience yes




So far I've been spending a week with each album before moving on (or moving back, if you like) but Lovesexy just seems to have a lot more to it than say, Batman or Diamonds and Pearls. It could be a two weeker wink.
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Reply #6 posted 08/10/15 10:26am

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the whole Lovesexy album is a musical trip.. just so brilliant music

I just love the complex production with layers and layers and with those screaming guitars.

And this album.. Lovesexy.. was huge success in Europe, I wonder why in heaven the americans refused to buy it.

What a fantastic trip, such a fine album.. woot!

Prince 4Ever. heart
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Reply #7 posted 08/10/15 10:27am

214

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214 said:

I'm just starting in this Purple World and i haven't listened most of his catalog but i will get into it sooner or later. Last night i listened to this song, and ohh such a wonderful song, it's beautiful a little dark sound with spiritual lyrics, I don't know why, but i imagine playin this song immediately after Sign O' The Times (the song). It should be included in SOTT album.

It was recorded months after SOTT was released so it couldn't have been possible.

Yes, but will sound great in that album

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Reply #8 posted 08/10/15 10:40am

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EmmaMcG said:

Guitarhero said:

Lovesexy to For you , what a journey for you , wish i could do that journey for the first time again. Your now entering the fantastic experience yes

So far I've been spending a week with each album before moving on (or moving back, if you like) but Lovesexy just seems to have a lot more to it than say, Batman or Diamonds and Pearls. It could be a two weeker wink.

Prepare for two decades, friend razz

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Reply #9 posted 08/10/15 12:26pm

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It's a very pretty song, and powerful. It would be perfect if not for that silly 'Love is God, God is love' nonsense at the end of it. That's too Mother Goose for my taste.

มีเพียงความว่างเปล่า rose 只有空虚 rose Dim ond gwacter rose 만 공허함이있다 rose 唯一の虚しさがあります wilted There is only the void.
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Reply #10 posted 08/10/15 1:44pm

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Anna Stesia is a jem. Over two-&-a-half decades later, it's still powerful.

By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!
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Reply #11 posted 08/11/15 3:41am

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It's among my top 10 Prince songs (and top 20 ever). The atmosphere is so chilling, and that climax at the end is so triumphant.

Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you!
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Reply #12 posted 08/11/15 6:50am

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I remember the first time I ever listened to Lovesexy. On first listen, a lot of the album went over my head, simply because there's so much to digest.

But Anna Stesia absolutely blew me away. I remember lying on my bed and soaking it all in. What an amazing, powerful song.

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Reply #13 posted 08/11/15 7:35am

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One of his absolute best.

I have always been a prince fan as long as I can remember.
but after listening to this song after I found the lovesexy
album in a box of old vinyls, I knew I had to everything this
dude put out.

Anna stesia
holy river
last december
are some of his most spiritually enlightened music to me
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Reply #14 posted 08/11/15 7:59am

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nyse said:

One of his absolute best. I have always been a prince fan as long as I can remember. but after listening to this song after I found the lovesexy album in a box of old vinyls, I knew I had to everything this dude put out. Anna stesia holy river last december are some of his most spiritually enlightened music to me


You must also like 'Still Would Stand All Time' off the Graffiti Bridge album.

By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!
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Reply #15 posted 08/11/15 9:23am

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PurpleJedi said:



nyse said:


One of his absolute best. I have always been a prince fan as long as I can remember. but after listening to this song after I found the lovesexy album in a box of old vinyls, I knew I had to everything this dude put out. Anna stesia holy river last december are some of his most spiritually enlightened music to me


You must also like 'Still Would Stand All Time' off the Graffiti Bridge album.



I never really got into that song, also "the cross" did not do much 4me.
but I also loved his cover of "one of us".
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Reply #16 posted 08/11/15 10:31am

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Lovesexy was victim of horrid single selection. Alphabet St should have been followed by Lovesexy as a single and then Glam Slam. I think that is why people didn't buy it.

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Reply #17 posted 08/11/15 1:09pm

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DecaturStone said:

Lovesexy was victim of horrid single selection. Alphabet St should have been followed by Lovesexy as a single and then Glam Slam. I think that is why people didn't buy it.

It was not a very radio friendly album plus as shallow as it seems now, the cover was a big issue.

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Reply #18 posted 08/11/15 2:18pm

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EmmaMcG said:

Guitarhero said:

Lovesexy to For you , what a journey for you , wish i could do that journey for the first time again. Your now entering the fantastic experience yes

So far I've been spending a week with each album before moving on (or moving back, if you like) but Lovesexy just seems to have a lot more to it than say, Batman or Diamonds and Pearls. It could be a two weeker wink.

Stay with Lovesexy a while biggrin it's an amazing album and very very individual in its sound. I'd love to be able to go backwards in time on his albums. It's going to get even better for a while. SOTT will, I'm sure, take even longer and then Parade, ATWIAD and PR. Blimey, you've got an amazing few months ahead cool Enjoy

Ooh, are you going 'black album' before SOTT?

[Edited 8/11/15 14:18pm]

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Reply #19 posted 08/11/15 3:13pm

EmmaMcG

jasontate said:



EmmaMcG said:


Guitarhero said:


Lovesexy to For you , what a journey for you , wish i could do that journey for the first time again. Your now entering the fantastic experience yes



So far I've been spending a week with each album before moving on (or moving back, if you like) but Lovesexy just seems to have a lot more to it than say, Batman or Diamonds and Pearls. It could be a two weeker wink.



Stay with Lovesexy a while biggrin it's an amazing album and very very individual in its sound. I'd love to be able to go backwards in time on his albums. It's going to get even better for a while. SOTT will, I'm sure, take even longer and then Parade, ATWIAD and PR. Blimey, you've got an amazing few months ahead cool Enjoy



Ooh, are you going 'black album' before SOTT?

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I may have boo boo'd a bit with that. I didn't know the history of the black album so I had started on that going by Wikipedia's release date of 1994 or something. I was really enjoying it but a few days in my ex, whose cd it was I 'borrowed', told me about it so I put it off until after Lovesexy. But like you said, I'll be spending more time with this than I thought so the black album will have to wait a while. smile
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Reply #20 posted 08/11/15 3:21pm

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Still gives me me goosebumps. every. time.

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Reply #21 posted 08/11/15 4:05pm

NorthC

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Reply #22 posted 08/11/15 4:10pm

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lol
[Edited 8/11/15 16:12pm]
What?
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iZsaZsa said:

lol

Lol @ NorthC and can't post. I was trying to figure out what language that was. LOL.
What?
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Reply #24 posted 08/11/15 4:18pm

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So jealous of all you're going to hear for the first time!

PRINCE: the only man who could wear high heels and makeup and STILL steal your woman!
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Reply #25 posted 08/11/15 4:21pm

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Anna Stesia is probably my favourite Prince song. I say probably because I love so many of his songs but I think Anna Stesia is one of those special songs.

It's so strange, because to my knowledge he has/had never recorded anything remotely similar before or after (music wise mostly, but lyrics to a certain degree as well).

I know a lot of people aren't keen because of the religiousness of it and find it preachy but I don't find it that way at all. I think it helps with the impact of the song. And I'm not religious in any way myself either. It's not every day you get someone who's of such profile singing 'Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above" on their record and putting full belief into what they are singing. And then to get a whole stadium of people singing it too! Mind blowing lmao.

First time I heard it I stopped what I was doing straight away anyway. Just the opening lines had me like eek

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Reply #26 posted 08/11/15 6:04pm

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Apart from the killer opening line - a Prince forte in songwriting btw...

This always makes me sing along...

"Between white and black, night and day
Black night seemed like the only way...
So I danced"

If you haven't checked out the ONA live recoring of this song - recommended!

H.


~Shakalaka!~..... ~Mayday!~
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Reply #27 posted 08/11/15 8:11pm

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EmmaMcG said:

I'm pretty new to Prince myself and I've been working my way backwards from Art Offical Age. This week it's Lovesexy, and I have to agree. Anna Stesia blows me away. I had heard it live on the one night alone live album but I think this is one time where the studio version is better than the live one.

If you haven't already...Check out - Eye Wish U Heaven 12" part 1,2 & 3 - musical genres entwined in a simple "take this beat...I don't mind"

Epic.

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[Edited 8/11/15 20:15pm]

~Shakalaka!~..... ~Mayday!~
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Reply #28 posted 08/11/15 8:20pm

SoulAlive

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Lovesexy was victim of horrid single selection. Alphabet St should have been followed by Lovesexy as a single and then Glam Slam. I think that is why people didn't buy it.

I agree,the title track should have been the second single.That song is powerful and danceable."Glam Slam",on the other hand,is a rather uneventful track and should never have been a single at all.

I also think the nude album cover was a mistake.It kept many people (especially heterosexual males) from buying the album.

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Reply #29 posted 08/11/15 8:23pm

SoulAlive

"Anna Stesia" is an amazing song.....a true work of art.

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