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Reply #30 posted 06/26/16 4:51am

Marrk

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'America'

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Reply #31 posted 06/26/16 8:29am

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I think 1999 is really the album where he mastered it all, ground zero for the fully formed genius. So I go with Lady Cab Driver, so many cool parts to it. Second choice for similar reasons would be Crystal Ball.

If you've got funk, you've got style.
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Reply #32 posted 06/26/16 10:25am

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Cloreen Bacon Skin! falloff


Not sure if you're joking or not but I have a feeling that those two had a blast recording that together.
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Reply #33 posted 06/26/16 10:39am

eightiesbrat

If I Was Your Girlfriend

We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams. . .
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Reply #34 posted 06/26/16 11:55am

Wolfie87

What am I missing about the suggested "Wally" track? What's the story?

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Reply #35 posted 06/26/16 12:29pm

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berlinas2k said:

CalhounSq said:

Cloreen Bacon Skin! falloff


Not sure if you're joking or not but I have a feeling that those two had a blast recording that together.

Not joking - that would have been hilarious to witness!! I've heard that song 1 million times and to this day it's still cracks me up! biggrin
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #36 posted 06/26/16 5:23pm

1982baby

Do me, baby
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Reply #37 posted 06/26/16 5:38pm

steakfinger

Arms of Orion

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Reply #38 posted 06/27/16 5:09am

justAmeda

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justAmeda said:

Any of his upbeat Funky ones such as FunkNRoll, Delirious, and so on. I just get the feeling it would be awesome to see him get into his groove while recording those.

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I agree with you, FunkNRoll would be incredible, I imagine the energy would be contageous too.

Oh yeah I would have a very hard time not jamming out in my seat to that one! biggrin

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Reply #39 posted 06/27/16 5:29am

paulludvig

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TrivialPursuit said:

"Wally"

But someone asked this question a month or two ago at most. My answer then was "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker", just to see the look on Susan Roger's face, and his face, when they realize the whole high-end of the board was out, ergo the muffled lower tones in the song overall.

Or if you were there when he was recording "Forever In My Life" would you tell him he came in late and threw the backing vocals off? I love that song the way it is but I've always been curious to see how much of a difference it would make if he had come in at the right time.

Has anyobe tried to line up the backing vocals as they were supposedly intended? Would it work?

The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #40 posted 06/27/16 5:32am

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"Wally"

But someone asked this question a month or two ago at most. My answer then was "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker", just to see the look on Susan Roger's face, and his face, when they realize the whole high-end of the board was out, ergo the muffled lower tones in the song overall.

I would like someone with knowledge about sound engineering to comment on this story. Is it possible for (just) the high-end to go out because of a power failure? Does this story make sense from a technical point of you?

The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #41 posted 06/27/16 7:33am

AzifWeKare

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Old Friends 4 Sale

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Reply #42 posted 06/27/16 8:23am

cb70

The b-side "Girl". His vocal solo is amazing.

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Reply #43 posted 06/27/16 9:06am

PliablyPurple

If I could set the scene with low lights, me, candles, and a bed: International Lover.

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Reply #44 posted 06/27/16 9:19am

BlackandRising

"Adore", cause it has so many layers...just watching him put together the harmonies would be awesome.

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Reply #45 posted 06/27/16 12:32pm

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Old Friends 4 Sale

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Reply #46 posted 06/27/16 12:45pm

lynx

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I would love to have been there for When Doves Cry. To see him play that guitar opening and keyboard run at the end. He never played those parts live so no one has seen him do it except whoever was there in the studio.

Great post. I would love to have seen the takes of that opening guitar riff, that will NEVER be topped as a opener for a song IMO.

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Reply #47 posted 06/27/16 4:44pm

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Funklov said:

I would love to have been there for When Doves Cry. To see him play that guitar opening and keyboard run at the end. He never played those parts live so no one has seen him do it except whoever was there in the studio.

I would like to think that he did it in one take, then had the guitar sent to Lake Minetonka so it could be purified.

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Reply #48 posted 07/02/16 12:00am

germairy1997

International Lover 😊
Prince 4ever & Always ☔️🌟💜
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Reply #49 posted 07/02/16 1:17am

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Power Fantastic.

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Reply #50 posted 07/02/16 2:29am

FUNKNROLL

Adore - just imagine seeing his expressions, what he was experiencing, while singing it.

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Reply #51 posted 07/05/16 9:01pm

MonsterZeroTwo

Bob George
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Reply #52 posted 07/05/16 10:07pm

DarlingKris

Insatiable or Black Sweat

Forever In My Life, forever in my heart. I love you Prince Rogers Nelson heart
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Reply #53 posted 07/06/16 1:53pm

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The one that comes to mind right now.... ANNA STESIA.

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Reply #54 posted 07/06/16 2:05pm

RodeoSchro

"Take Me With U". I would ask Prince:

-Where did that funky beginning come from? What prompted you to go from F to F# minor?
-That drum lick - it's unlike any other he's ever used.
-The drumbeat. Was it always that so-cool ONE-two-three ONE-two-three?
-Did you try any other basslines over the melody other than the quarter-note runs?
-Where in the world did the bridge chords come from?
-Did you have that G/A chord ever in the bridge back then, or was that something that came later?

Etc etc etc.

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Reply #55 posted 07/06/16 2:08pm

RodeoSchro

lynx said:

Funklov said:

I would love to have been there for When Doves Cry. To see him play that guitar opening and keyboard run at the end. He never played those parts live so no one has seen him do it except whoever was there in the studio.

Great post. I would love to have seen the takes of that opening guitar riff, that will NEVER be topped as a opener for a song IMO.



I've been working on that opening riff, and many guitarists I've asked that have studied it think it was something Prince just ripped right off the top of his head, in the spur of the moment. Some even think there's a "mistake" in it (an open string towards the end).

It seems to be universally admired among pro players. One guy even told me that while some people might consider that open string a "mistake", this is Prince we're talking about and he doesn't make mistakes! thumbs up!

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Reply #56 posted 07/06/16 2:13pm

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Oh my, seeing any tune being in the studio would be so surreal.

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Reply #57 posted 07/06/16 2:21pm

RodeoSchro

Others I'd like to have seen (because I just can't stop at one, sorry!):

"Forever In My Life" to hear what the harmonies were supposed to sound like.

"Guitar" to hear how Prince went from the funky original version to the rocking album version.

"Sometimes it Snows in April" because....you know.

"In This Bed eye Scream" to watch how Prince constructed a great groove out of many different orchestral parts.

"Computer Blue" to see the whole dang thing once and for all, since I have about 6 different versions of this song

"Shy" only to hear the guitar parts.

I have to stop now.

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Reply #58 posted 07/20/16 12:31pm

lynx

RodeoSchro said:

lynx said:

Great post. I would love to have seen the takes of that opening guitar riff, that will NEVER be topped as a opener for a song IMO.



I've been working on that opening riff, and many guitarists I've asked that have studied it think it was something Prince just ripped right off the top of his head, in the spur of the moment. Some even think there's a "mistake" in it (an open string towards the end).

It seems to be universally admired among pro players. One guy even told me that while some people might consider that open string a "mistake", this is Prince we're talking about and he doesn't make mistakes! thumbs up!

Are you talking about the very end where the guitar repeats the same notes over and over?

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Reply #59 posted 07/20/16 2:13pm

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The whole Lovesexy album.

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