One thing that is exceptionally cool about being a Prince fan is that the body of work is just so immense.

Lately I have been finding myself going back to listen to obscure classics that I certainly enjoyed the heck out of back in the day but for whatever reason just dont listen to much any more.

So this weekend I busted out Le Grind on headphones and I was blown away. I had completely forgotten how unbelievably funky and epic that song is. The bass is just filthy plus the growls, and primary riff tattoed me with a permaenet funk face for its duration. Some parts were so darn great I actually teared up with joy. It really is Prince's funky/party side completely on fire and makes his more contemporary dance floor efforts (Life O The Party, Gold Standard, 1+1+3 etc) sound quite neutered.

This Funky beat is going show you, what your hips were made for!

2funkE said:

One thing that is exceptionally cool about being a Prince fan is that the body of work is just so immense.

Lately I have been finding myself going back to listen to obscure classics that I certainly enjoyed the heck out of back in the day but for whatever reason just dont listen to much any more.

So this weekend I busted out Le Grind on headphones and I was blown away. I had completely forgotten how unbelievably funky and epic that song is. The bass is just filthy plus the growls, and primary riff tattoed me with a permaenet funk face for its duration. Some parts were so darn great I actually teared up with joy. It really is Prince's funky/party side completely on fire and makes his more contemporary dance floor efforts (Life O The Party, Gold Standard, 1+1+3 etc) sound quite neutered.

This Funky beat is going show you, what your hips were made for!

Yup. Great stuff!

I hope you have the "SOTT Homemade Deluxe Version", which has an impeccable FLAC'd "Black Album" vynil. You really get this low-end, this incredibly detailed mix that all Prince vynil records had.
You get to hear all the details, stuff you find years later, by surprise.

There's this "30 Years" Superfunkycalifragisexy extended version on the iVault,
it's simply out of this world, it should have been the definitive version.

bonatoc said:

I hope you have the "SOTT Homemade Deluxe Version", which has an impeccable FLAC'd "Black Album" vynil. You really get this low-end, this incredibly detailed mix that all Prince vynil records had.
You get to hear all the details, stuff you find years later, by surprise.

There's this "30 Years" Superfunkycalifragisexy extended version on the iVault,
it's simply out of this world, it should have been the definitive version.

How long is it? 7:11?

Looks like the 7:11 is the one. "(From the Dawn sessions)"

redsock said:

Looks like the 7:11 is the one. "(From the Dawn sessions)"

Cool!

bonatoc said:

I hope you have the "SOTT Homemade Deluxe Version", which has an impeccable FLAC'd "Black Album" vynil. You really get this low-end, this incredibly detailed mix that all Prince vynil records had.
You get to hear all the details, stuff you find years later, by surprise.

There's this "30 Years" Superfunkycalifragisexy extended version on the iVault,
it's simply out of this world, it should have been the definitive version.

Thank you for the tip. I do not have it, but will now go searching. Sounds intriguing. Even just with headphones I am picking up so many layers (The piano for example) I had never noticed previously.

Don't like Legrind. It aint dark, it aint funky. Cindy C I barely like either.

Superfunky...that's funky.

Lordy said:

i always put LeGrind in all my favorite Prince songs lists..."2 Nigs United For West Compton" too...i LOVE the Black Album

ALL U "OTHERS" SAY HELL YEAH

Give me Jughead any day.

2freaky4church1 said:

Give me Jughead any day.

That poor song, the bashing it gets, it makes me sad, I don't understand : I like to get stoopid.

And "Money Don't Matter 2night" wouldn't take off as well without the record executive outro that precedes.

Yeah, it's pretty special.
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So this was planned for 1987 along with the whole concept of The Black Album? The same year as SOTT?! Ouch U2, ouch MJ, ouch Madonna, ouch George Michael. Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! I think we have a winner for best musical act anno 1987. That's to much body of work for one individual.

I understand and respect Prince's spiritual journey, and clearly there is some negativity on The Black Album, but DAMN it is so Funky, weird and experimental. It really marked the end of his Royal Badness as far as I am concerned. The edge just kind of dissapeared after this album.

Is it true he has never played it live? Not even at an aftershow? It's a shame that such a great track has not immortalized as a live performance for future generations to enjoy.

Le Grind... it might be the one track I've listened to the most.

One of my fave tunes from one of my fave albums. Would kill to have on vinyl.

I remember very well in 1988 when I listened to it the first time, with that wonderful sensation to be in a strict circle of lucky persons to have access to "The Black Album" everyone was talking about.....

The moment that low voice "So, U Found Me...." came in my headphones is again today one of my personal magical "P Moments".

This detail apart, "Le Grind" is really a wonderful track.

I think there's no bad track on TBA. It sounds good today the same as 27 years ago.

On a side note, at that time I was expecting a different version of already released on Lovesexy "When 2 R In Love" because many specialized magazine reviews of the album were claiming it was.

But it wasn't. So probably for me this was the only letdown (little, I still love W2RIL).

Definitely a career high point for me. Completely inspired...I don't think he had to process this track too much, it was just raw and funky with sounds popping out everywhere.

I miss this level of fun and fire, but it's the legacy of tracks like this that keeps many of us in awe of the man.

Was listening to this, this morning.

NOUVEAU DANCER!!!

I actually find Superfunkycalifragisexy to be the only weak track on the CD. I much prefer the live version.

I remember in the late 80s,I obtained a cassette of The Black Album from a collector.She sent me the tape and tried to transcribe the lyrics too.You know the part in the song where Boni begins to start singing ("people get ready"....),but Prince cuts her off by saying "Not yet,Boni"?

This collector thought Prince was saying "Nice hip,Boni" somehow,I knew that wasn't the correct lyric....or was it??

SoulAlive said:

I remember in the late 80s,I obtained a cassette of The Black Album from a collector.She sent me the tape and tried to transcribe the lyrics too.You know the part in the song where Boni begins to start singing ("people get ready"....),but Prince cuts her off by saying "Not yet,Boni"?

This collector thought Prince was saying "Nice hip,Boni" somehow,I knew that wasn't the correct lyric....or was it??

he's saying "not yet, Boni"...after she starts adlibbing...then a few bars later, P screams "NOW!", and she starts over again with her verse...at least thats what I hear...

2funkE said:

I understand and respect Prince's spiritual journey, and clearly there is some negativity on The Black Album, but DAMN it is so Funky, weird and experimental. It really marked the end of his Royal Badness as far as I am concerned. The edge just kind of dissapeared after this album.

Totally agree with this statement, the Black Album had so much edge!

RJOrion said:

SoulAlive said:

I remember in the late 80s,I obtained a cassette of The Black Album from a collector.She sent me the tape and tried to transcribe the lyrics too.You know the part in the song where Boni begins to start singing ("people get ready"....),but Prince cuts her off by saying "Not yet,Boni"?

This collector thought Prince was saying "Nice hip,Boni" somehow,I knew that wasn't the correct lyric....or was it??

he's saying "not yet, Boni"...after she starts adlibbing...then a few bars later, P screams "NOW!", and she starts over again with her verse...at least thats what I hear...

\yeah,that's what I hear too.

The entire "Black Album" is the quintessential house party record.