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What albums do U consider to b Mpls funk classics (not just Prince productions)? Jesse Johnson's Revue Livin in the New Wave - Andre Cymone Color of Success - Morris Day Mazarati
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Control - Janet Jackson | |
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Jesse Johnson - Shockadelica The Poster Formerly Known As Elephants and Flowers | |
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Nice call - Janet really owes her start to Prince and the Mpls Sound (Jam/Lewis) Save America - Stop Illegal Immigration. God bless America. PEACE | |
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Madhouse 8 Save America - Stop Illegal Immigration. God bless America. PEACE | |
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I don't know about the album, but Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown" is an undeniably huge MPLS funk track too early to be Prinfluencend. | |
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Alexander O'Neal - self titled and Hearsay | |
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Sexappeal - Georgio Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Think again. Control doesn't sound like Prince at all. Hell, it was Prince who later covered "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" Control and Rhythm Nation was as new with sounds and production as anything Prince did up to 1984. "  don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." |
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3rdEyeUnlimited said: Jesse Johnson - Shockadelica For sure Plus Andre Cymone 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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Rhythm Nation 1814 its classic Jam & Lewis. Happy B'day Janet Keep Calm & Listen To Prince | |
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Goddess4Real said: Rhythm Nation 1814 its classic Jam & Lewis. Happy B'day Janet Rhythm Nation! I was living for that album back then. We even learned the choreography to the title song. I was wearing a key in my ear and everything. Anyways back to Prince: as far as funk I'd say anything with the Time is always amazing. I'm late but I never knew until recently how much of that band was Prince and his vision. Also the family just found out about them...wow. I'm gonna have to check out Madhouse I never heard of that. Is that another Prince side project? It's crazy that Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis came out of that to become these amazing producers I wonder what they could do with some of Prince tracks from the vault? | |
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And The Time was Vanity 6's backing band when they toured with Prince in 1983. Jam and Lewis production is amazing especially in the 80s. Check out their work https://en.wikipedia.org/...iscography Keep Calm & Listen To Prince | |
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Cherrelle - Fragile Tamara and the Seen - Self Titled Album Everybody's looking 4 the answers
How the story started and how it will end What's the use in half a story, half a dream U have 2 climb all of the steps in between......RIP Prince | |
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Alexander ONeal - "All True Man" New Edition - "N.E. Heartbreak" S.O.S. Band - "Sands Of Time" Andre Cymone - "Survivin In The 80s" |
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Exodus - NPG If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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Disagree. Watch the music video for Control - might as well be Janet fronting the Time in First Avenune, singing Jungle Love or The Bird. Nothing wrong with that... the guys hooked her up and she made it her own. | |
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Control is a Time album with Janet fronting. |
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It's so funny that I see this thread right now, I was online looking for Prince rareities and I saw this LP set - http://www.ebay.com/itm/P...Sw~oFXN5v2
It's a 4 LP set with a bunch of tracks that either pre-date the official MPLS Sound or that were part of that early time period. "Where you are now is in a place that does not require time." - Rest In Power, PRINCE | |
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^^ THAT's interesting, and kind of makes me want to hear what the Time would sound like doing some of those songs. Can't quite hear Morris doing Let's Wait A While though, LOL "Where you are now is in a place that does not require time." - Rest In Power, PRINCE | |
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Poplife88 said:
Control is a Time album with Janet fronting. i always thought that too...especially the uptempo songs...i could even hear Morris singing "Funny How Time Flies"... |
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Basically the signature of the MPLSound was the use of synthesisers instead of horns and electronic drums. So anything produced by: Jamie Starr (ergo Prince) Jam & Lewis Andre Cymone Jesse Johnson Brownmark between 1981 and 1990 (I would say that after that the "sound" started to change). and what an amazing line up of albums that includes! 'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything. | |
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In terms of classic albums (ie. Encapsulating that sound) I would say... 1999 - Prince Glamorous Life - Sheila E Appolonia 6 Ice Cream Castles - The Time Jesse Johnson Review - Jesse Johnson Daydreaming - Morris Day Hearsay - Alexander O'Neal Control - Janet Jackson AC - Andre Cymone there are plenty others but I think if someone asked for a sample of albums that fully illustrates MPLSound in its heyday those are the ones. 'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything. | |
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Da Krash! |
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