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Thread started 06/29/18 6:01am

soladeo1

LOVE AND SEX Appreciation Thread!!

The mind boggles that Prince kept this gem of a tune in The Vault and never released it.

Can you imagine how insane a live version of this track with the fully complemented Revolution would have been on the Purple Rain Tour???!!
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Reply #1 posted 06/29/18 6:09am

OldFriends4Sal
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People can bitch about the PR Deluxe rel, but this song is one of the reasons I'm glad it was released

It is WILD, I love it, love the theme, the Upper Room ie Heaven, sex in the afterlife


Irresistable Bitch Possessed Love & Sex on the PR tour would have been wild

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Reply #2 posted 06/29/18 6:25am

IstenSzek

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i couldn't believe it at first, when i read the entry for this song on princevault,
that this was a prince solo recording eek i thought for sure that the whole rev
was on it lol


and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #3 posted 06/29/18 6:49am

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This one certainly could have opened a 'Purple Rain II'. Great song, classic Prince!

"I like to watch."
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Reply #4 posted 06/29/18 7:43am

Romeoblu

One of the highlights on Purple Rain deluxe. I agree this would have been a great album opener for an alternative follow up to Purple Rain.
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Reply #5 posted 06/29/18 8:11am

NorthC

I prefer Sheila E's version.
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Reply #6 posted 06/29/18 8:58am

TrivialPursuit

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NorthC said:

I prefer Sheila E's version.


Not the same song. Just same title.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #7 posted 06/29/18 9:10am

Silvertongue7

When I first heard the title ‘Love and Sex’ I thought that no song with such title could possibly be a good one. Boy, was I wrong... and it turns out I was wrong twice!
Together with We Can Fuck, Possessed, Father’s Song and Electric Intercourse it made the PR re release worth it for me, despite all its flaws.
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Reply #8 posted 06/29/18 9:14am

TrivialPursuit

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OldFriends4Sale said:

People can bitch about the PR Deluxe rel, but this song is one of the reasons I'm glad it was released

It is WILD, I love it, love the theme, the Upper Room ie Heaven, sex in the afterlife


"Irresistable Bitch", "Possessed", "Love & Sex" on the PR tour would have been wild


It is a fun song. I sorta wish it was a live band take, but even as a one-man show it's pretty amazing. There's an aggressive nature in his vocals that makes it really fun. Reminds me of his vocals in "IT".

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #9 posted 06/29/18 10:06am

NorthC

TrivialPursuit said:



NorthC said:


I prefer Sheila E's version.


Not the same song. Just same title.


Okay, I admit that I wrote my post without having listened to both songs in a while. I listened to them, I know you're right, but I still prefer the Sheila E song.
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Reply #10 posted 06/29/18 2:07pm

RJOrion

great song...Prince singing/screaming the vocals like his hair is on fire... the tumbling drum programming... wondering if God approves of sex in heaven... Only Prince

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Reply #11 posted 06/29/18 3:06pm

mbdtyler

I've only listened to this a handful of times since PR:Deluxe was released, and was never all that impressed by it. The mix seems a bit muddled from what I remember, but everyone here seems so enthusiastic that I'm gonna go give the song another shot.

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Reply #12 posted 06/29/18 4:19pm

LRCdancer88

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THIS. Spot on RJOrion.

RJOrion said:

great song...Prince singing/screaming the vocals like his hair is on fire... the tumbling drum programming... wondering if God approves of sex in heaven... Only Prince

Admission is easy, just say you believe and come to this place in your heart... <3
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Reply #13 posted 06/29/18 4:33pm

IstenSzek

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RJOrion said:

great song...Prince singing/screaming the vocals like his hair is on fire... the tumbling drum programming... wondering if God approves of sex in heaven... Only Prince


lol

and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #14 posted 06/30/18 6:18am

Lovejunky

Silvertongue7 said:

When I first heard the title ‘Love and Sex’ I thought that no song with such title could possibly be a good one. Boy, was I wrong... and it turns out I was wrong twice! Together with We Can Fuck, Possessed, Father’s Song and Electric Intercourse it made the PR re release worth it for me, despite all its flaws.

Same...

Ive had Disc two in my CD Player in the car.

Ive taken some long drives with it turned right up..

LOVE and SEX is just Everything I love about Prince...

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Reply #15 posted 06/30/18 10:56am

SoulAlive

headbang great track

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Reply #16 posted 06/30/18 11:29am

Kares

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OldFriends4Sale said:

People can bitch about the PR Deluxe rel, but this song is one of the reasons I'm glad it was released

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People (me included) bitch about the way Purple Rain Deluxe was produced (primarily about sourcing the outtakes from cassette copies, but also about the bad remastering of the original album), not about the outstanding songs such as 'Love & Sex'.
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I love the track too and I'm glad it came out, but I still think it was a huge mistake from WB to put these out in poor quality and in such a cheaply produced package, instead of waiting another half (or even a full) year and doing it properly.

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Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.

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Reply #17 posted 06/30/18 3:58pm

PurpleYoda3121

Absolutely love this song! I listened to it so much last summer that I associate it with summer. The vocals, the drums, hell yes.

U fall in love 2 fast and hate 2 soon
And take 4 granted the feeling’s mutual
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Reply #18 posted 07/01/18 9:59am

JoeyCococo

soladeo1 said:

The mind boggles that Prince kept this gem of a tune in The Vault and never released it.

Can you imagine how insane a live version of this track with the fully complemented Revolution would have been on the Purple Rain Tour???!!


Do I ever agree...another example of his confidence in himself that he could shelve a song this good.
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Reply #19 posted 07/01/18 11:08am

RJOrion

there's some amazing synth lines all throughout this joint too... it seems like so much work went into creating this sing...i know his throat, chest and head had to be hurtin pretty bad after recording it...even the adlibs and background vocals are intense...after all that effort and such great results, if this song was finished before the movie and album, somebody fucked up by not including it in both... "that's right..."
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Reply #20 posted 07/01/18 12:15pm

AnnaStesia10

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❤ this song.
"A strong spirit transcends rules." - Prince
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Reply #21 posted 07/01/18 4:17pm

MIRvmn

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I love this song, it's probably the one I listen to most on PR Deluxe smile
Welcome 2 The Dawn
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Reply #22 posted 07/01/18 7:42pm

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Dig this song a bunch also. In fact this thread inspired me 2 give the unreleased disc of P.R. Deluxe another spin earlier n I was jammin @ the whole thing thumbs up!. Electric Intercourse is also damn good from this smile.

For all time I am with you, you are with me.
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Reply #23 posted 07/01/18 9:03pm

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Lovejunky said:

Same...

Ive had Disc two in my CD Player in the car.

Ive taken some long drives with it turned right up..

LOVE and SEX is just Everything I love about Prince...

Me too Lovejunky.

I have Disc 2 in my car.

For reason I cant explain, We Can F*ck always come on when I am at the bank drive-thru. lol

I love all the songs on this disc!

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Reply #24 posted 07/02/18 10:15am

OldFriends4Sal
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Kares said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

People can bitch about the PR Deluxe rel, but this song is one of the reasons I'm glad it was released

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People (me included) bitch about the way Purple Rain Deluxe was produced (primarily about sourcing the outtakes from cassette copies, but also about the bad remastering of the original album), not about the outstanding songs such as 'Love & Sex'.
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I love the track too and I'm glad it came out, but I still think it was a huge mistake from WB to put these out in poor quality and in such a cheaply produced package, instead of waiting another half (or even a full) year and doing it properly.

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u didn't have to take that personally lol

I'm just saying I'm glad I have it

Time waits 4 no one, I might have died before the perfect release, yah know?

I even enjoy my murky bootlegs, gives it a feeling of forbidden-ness

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Reply #25 posted 07/03/18 5:27am

Kares

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Kares said:

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People (me included) bitch about the way Purple Rain Deluxe was produced (primarily about sourcing the outtakes from cassette copies, but also about the bad remastering of the original album), not about the outstanding songs such as 'Love & Sex'.
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I love the track too and I'm glad it came out, but I still think it was a huge mistake from WB to put these out in poor quality and in such a cheaply produced package, instead of waiting another half (or even a full) year and doing it properly.

.

u didn't have to take that personally lol

I'm just saying I'm glad I have it

Time waits 4 no one, I might have died before the perfect release, yah know?

I even enjoy my murky bootlegs, gives it a feeling of forbidden-ness

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I certainly don't mind admitting that I was bitching about the quality. If I would be in charge of releases I would feel a moral and professional responsibility (in fact: a duty) to do things the right way that would honour Prince's legacy because I'm passionate about his work and would be equally passionate about making sure it reaches the largest possible audience and would gain the highest recognition. Putting out gems like 'Love & Sex', 'Wonderful Ass', 'Computer Blue' etc. in subpar quality is disrespectful and not helping to gain more recognition of his genius.
And I'm saying this even though I'm fully aware that Prince himself didn't care that much about sound quality – he was primarily a creative artist, and creative geniuses are seldom the type whose mind would be focused on technical matters.
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On the other hand, I'm always happy to hear more unreleased tracks in any quality I can get, but that's a totally different question.
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[Edited 7/3/18 5:28am]

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Reply #26 posted 07/05/18 6:23am

mediumdry

NorthC said:

TrivialPursuit said:


Not the same song. Just same title.

Okay, I admit that I wrote my post without having listened to both songs in a while. I listened to them, I know you're right, but I still prefer the Sheila E song.

.

I totally agree. The Purple Rain Deluxe Love & Sex track is one of those skippable tracks, much like the version of Possessed on it. Sheila's Love & Sex is a much better song and has some actual groove in it, rather than a, to me, failed attempt to bring gospel style ecstacy to a half finished song idea.

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Still.. it was unreleased music that most of us did not know much about and there are a lot of people (especially in this thread razz ) that like it, so as far as I'm concerned I am very happy it was released.

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Free the vault! cool

Paisley Park is in your heart - Love Is Here!
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Reply #27 posted 07/05/18 3:32pm

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mediumdry said:

NorthC said:

TrivialPursuit said: Okay, I admit that I wrote my post without having listened to both songs in a while. I listened to them, I know you're right, but I still prefer the Sheila E song.

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I totally agree. The Purple Rain Deluxe Love & Sex track is one of those skippable tracks, much like the version of Possessed on it. Sheila's Love & Sex is a much better song and has some actual groove in it, rather than a, to me, failed attempt to bring gospel style ecstacy to a half finished song idea.

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Still.. it was unreleased music that most of us did not know much about and there are a lot of people (especially in this thread razz ) that like it, so as far as I'm concerned I am very happy it was released.

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Free the vault! cool


oh man! different strokes, i guess. because that version of possessed rocks my peñor, hard!

it was a THE major surprise of this package for me, since i sort of dislike the bootlegged one
we've had for so long. so i was ready to just skip it. and then it turned out to be all that and
a scoop of frozen strawberry lemonade, with a scoop of tiny chocolate panties on top love music


and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #28 posted 07/05/18 4:18pm

Lovejunky

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

Lovejunky said:

Same...

Ive had Disc two in my CD Player in the car.

Ive taken some long drives with it turned right up..

LOVE and SEX is just Everything I love about Prince...

Me too Lovejunky.

I have Disc 2 in my car.

For reason I cant explain, We Can F*ck always come on when I am at the bank drive-thru. lol

I love all the songs on this disc!

hahaha,,,Thats too FUnny...

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Reply #29 posted 07/11/18 12:03pm

OldFriends4Sal
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mbdtyler said:

I've only listened to this a handful of times since PR:Deluxe was released, and was never all that impressed by it. The mix seems a bit muddled from what I remember, but everyone here seems so enthusiastic that I'm gonna go give the song another shot.

start it at 3:15min N2 the song, by the end you'll be jamming from the beginning

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