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PrintableI think those who slag it off are put off a) by the awful artwork b) by the annoying interludes and three or four filler tracks.
The 80s albums were concise and tight. Pandomonium was a little too long but there was a great album underneath it all. And songs like Skillet and the title track proved they CAN cut it without Prince. | |
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ok, I saw The Time last night, they played at the Mohegan Sun Casino here in CT. My table was directly in front of the bass player. The show was great, band was incredibly tight. They did all the songs you would expect. Morris was a real showman and had great interaction with the audience. He even gave a shout out to his lovely wife of 21 years, who was sitting less than 10 feet from me. I actually had better seats than she did, lol. The only disappointment was Jerome was not there! They needed 2 guys to fill his shoes. The encore was "Jungle love" of course. At the end, Morris looked right at me and flashed me a peace sign; he must have noticed that I was dancing and knew all the lyrics. Anyway, it was a great way to spend New Years Eve...I have pictures, but they didn't come out that great because I had to take them quickly (we were warned not to take pictures at the artist request) and they had a big bodyguard and I didn't want my camera taken away, lol... | |
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also, at the end, the guitar player announced they would have a new album out in 2008  | |
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Justaphase said: also, at the end, the guitar player announced they would have a new album out in 2008
I hope so, but Tori told me the same thing after a show about 10 years ago, so... | |
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madhouseman said: funkpill said: agree 
And if its anything like their last album,  then hell no...Wow. It is always amazing to hear that someone doesn't groove to songs like Blondie, Skillet and Pandemonium like I do, but I guess that means that some of ya'll don't appreciate the finer things in life! YOUNT 'Pandemonium' is an unfocused mess,loaded with pointless interludes and alot of filler.Even Prince's contributions aren't exactly top-notch (with the exception of "Jerkout"). | |
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SoulAlive said: madhouseman said: Wow. It is always amazing to hear that someone doesn't groove to songs like Blondie, Skillet and Pandemonium like I do, but I guess that means that some of ya'll don't appreciate the finer things in life! YOUNT 'Pandemonium' is an unfocused mess,loaded with pointless interludes and alot of filler.Even Prince's contributions aren't exactly top-notch (with the exception of "Jerkout"). I only have one thing to say about that... gimme a little bit of that pepper gimme a little bit of that salt put it in the skillet on that stove I bought!!!! Seriously, I'd put Skillet, Blondie and Pandemonium up against just about anything on the 1st 3 albums. On the first few albums, the slow jams are usually pretty lame, which leaves about 3-4 great songs. Overall, I'd say that every Time album can be boiled down to a few great songs, so Pandemonium not only fits the bill, but surpasses it. A greatest hits album from The Time would include at least 2-3 songs from Pandemonium, so it is impossible to write it off. Yount! The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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madhouseman said: SoulAlive said: 'Pandemonium' is an unfocused mess,loaded with pointless interludes and alot of filler.Even Prince's contributions aren't exactly top-notch (with the exception of "Jerkout"). I only have one thing to say about that... gimme a little bit of that pepper gimme a little bit of that salt put it in the skillet on that stove I bought!!!! Seriously, I'd put Skillet, Blondie and Pandemonium up against just about anything on the 1st 3 albums. On the first few albums, the slow jams are usually pretty lame, which leaves about 3-4 great songs. Overall, I'd say that every Time album can be boiled down to a few great songs, so Pandemonium not only fits the bill, but surpasses it. A greatest hits album from The Time would include at least 2-3 songs from Pandemonium, so it is impossible to write it off. Yount! You gotta be kidding.'Pandemonium' is filled with weak,interchangable tracks that go absolutely nowhere.... "Data Bank" 
"My Summertime Thang"
"Donald Trump (Black Version)"
"Skillet"
"Blondie"
"Chocolate" would have been cool if it had been released in 1982 but by 1990,it sounded hopelessly dated and extremely silly. A greatest hits album would probably only include the one "hit" from this turkey ("Jerkout").Nothing else on this album even comes close to being a hit. | |
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"On the first few Time albums,the slow jams are usually pretty lame"
Are you seriously suggesting that "Girl" and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" are lame?? The latter is easily their best slow jam! | |
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SoulAlive said: "On the first few Time albums,the slow jams are usually pretty lame"
Are you seriously suggesting that "Girl" and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" are lame?? The latter is easily their best slow jam!and the proof is that you could only name two good slow jams. seriously, The Time is not known for their slow jams. It is their fuck/rock fusion that has produced the great songs and the sort of songs that would fill their greatest hits album. Pandemonium has a few of those songs (Skillet, Blondie, etc.). The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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Bull said: He was upstaged by a group that he made and was pushing? Does that make any sense to you? Thats like writing a group a song then getting mad when it's a hit.He pulled them off the rest of that tour because he wanted to keep thepeople hungry for the next album and tour. And as I said earlier he then made them another hit album and made them stars in his next movie. Does that sound like someone who is jealous of a band that he created?
He didn't pull the Time from the rest of the tour, just key cities like Los Angeles. The Time was reduced to playing the music for Vanity 6 from behind the screen in Los Angeles, but the next two shows in Oakland, the Time was back on stage. Why was that??? The Time was getting better reviews than Prince in many cities and Prince was not going to be upstaged in a media hub like Los Angeles. "Always blessings, never losses......"
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madhouseman said: MattyJam said: I love Pandomonium. Chocolate, Jerk Out, the title track, Skillet and Blondie are every bit as good as their back catalogue.
[Edited 12/31/07 2:23am] Rhastas and MattyJam... you both rock! Nice to see that there are others with great taste too. I seriously CANNOT understand it when I see someone on here rag on Pandemonium. That album is fantastic! What exactly are these people smoking?!? Even the interludes are humorous (Yount, Cooking Class). Pandemonioum, Jerkout, Blondie, Chocolate, Skillet, Databank, It's Your World (Monte's sweet keyboard solo) -- there's some great songs on there! My only complaint is the choice of using the music from My Summertime Thang for The Latest Fashion (the original Latest Fashion was better anyway). I also think the sentiment that some have about P saving the best Time tracks for Graffiti Bridge is rediculous. While I like the GB tracks (as well as the unreleased P-produced Time tracks), they sound too much like they're produced for that specific time period (1989-90). Funk tracks like Jerkout and Chocolate still sounded great years after they had been recorded. Pandemonium (album) sounded like The Time of old (not the PR version), and it was a rare time when the band was actually involved in more than just playing the tracks live. This was a hot album. I don't always agree with Rolling Stone's reviews, but they were dead on when they gave Pandemonium a four-star rating back when the album was released. The band was also stellar in their 1990 performance on SNL too (with exception to Jesse's guitar mishap). I'm sorry, but you people are seriously missing out on a great album (an album, I might add, that no one thought would ever happen -- especially with the original seven). Glad to see that there are others here that appreciate Pandemonium. | |
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pzlyprk said: madhouseman said: Rhastas and MattyJam... you both rock! Nice to see that there are others with great taste too. I seriously CANNOT understand it when I see someone on here rag on Pandemonium. That album is fantastic! What exactly are these people smoking?!? Even the interludes are humorous (Yount, Cooking Class). Pandemonioum, Jerkout, Blondie, Chocolate, Skillet, Databank, It's Your World (Monte's sweet keyboard solo) -- there's some great songs on there! My only complaint is the choice of using the music from My Summertime Thang for The Latest Fashion (the original Latest Fashion was better anyway). I also think the sentiment that some have about P saving the best Time tracks for Graffiti Bridge is rediculous. While I like the GB tracks (as well as the unreleased P-produced Time tracks), they sound too much like they're produced for that specific time period (1989-90). Funk tracks like Jerkout and Chocolate still sounded great years after they had been recorded. Pandemonium (album) sounded like The Time of old (not the PR version), and it was a rare time when the band was actually involved in more than just playing the tracks live. This was a hot album. I don't always agree with Rolling Stone's reviews, but they were dead on when they gave Pandemonium a four-star rating back when the album was released. The band was also stellar in their 1990 performance on SNL too (with exception to Jesse's guitar mishap). I'm sorry, but you people are seriously missing out on a great album (an album, I might add, that no one thought would ever happen -- especially with the original seven). Glad to see that there are others here that appreciate Pandemonium. 
Someone is finally making sense! I always felt if "Data Bank" and the overlong intro were dropped, it would be the perfect Time album. | |
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Bull said: He was upstaged by a group that he made and was pushing? Does that make any sense to you? Thats like writing a group a song then getting mad when it's a hit.He pulled them off the rest of that tour because he wanted to keep thepeople hungry for the next album and tour. And as I said earlier he then made them another hit album and made them stars in his next movie. Does that sound like someone who is jealous of a band that he created?
Personally i was more into Princes sound, but denying how popular the Time was and how they kicked his ass on stage (in the audiences eyes) is kinda stupid to deny. I saw those shows too. And as much as I dug the alternative vibe of what Price had going, the Time was killing the majority of the audience. |
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Which original members of The Time remain in the band besides Morris and Jerome? | |
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MattyJam said: Which original members of The Time remain in the band besides Morris and Jerome?
Morris, Mont and Jellybean. Jerome is out. | |
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funksterr said: MattyJam said: Which original members of The Time remain in the band besides Morris and Jerome?
Morris, Mont and Jellybean. Jerome is out. what is jerome doing????? anyway.....morris is feeble now, he's got a nice secure spot on baisden..... THE B EST BE YOURSELF AS LONG AS YOUR SELF ISNT A DYCK[/r]
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The Time wont' release a new album. The industry has changed too much. The only thing that seems to sell is hip-hop and rap. I can't see Warner Brothers wanting to put out anything that doesn't fit into that genre. The best we can hope for is a greatest hits compliation with previously unreleased tracks...nothing else...But I'll take it... | |
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brothaluv said: The Time wont' release a new album. The industry has changed too much. The only thing that seems to sell is hip-hop and rap. I can't see Warner Brothers wanting to put out anything that doesn't fit into that genre. The best we can hope for is a greatest hits compliation with previously unreleased tracks...nothing else...But I'll take it...
Warner Bros? Isn't The Time unsigned right now? If the band was to ever release something new, it would be on some small independent label I'd guess. | |
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sextonseven said: pzlyprk said: I seriously CANNOT understand it when I see someone on here rag on Pandemonium. That album is fantastic! What exactly are these people smoking?!? Even the interludes are humorous (Yount, Cooking Class). Pandemonioum, Jerkout, Blondie, Chocolate, Skillet, Databank, It's Your World (Monte's sweet keyboard solo) -- there's some great songs on there! My only complaint is the choice of using the music from My Summertime Thang for The Latest Fashion (the original Latest Fashion was better anyway). I also think the sentiment that some have about P saving the best Time tracks for Graffiti Bridge is rediculous. While I like the GB tracks (as well as the unreleased P-produced Time tracks), they sound too much like they're produced for that specific time period (1989-90). Funk tracks like Jerkout and Chocolate still sounded great years after they had been recorded. Pandemonium (album) sounded like The Time of old (not the PR version), and it was a rare time when the band was actually involved in more than just playing the tracks live. This was a hot album. I don't always agree with Rolling Stone's reviews, but they were dead on when they gave Pandemonium a four-star rating back when the album was released. The band was also stellar in their 1990 performance on SNL too (with exception to Jesse's guitar mishap). I'm sorry, but you people are seriously missing out on a great album (an album, I might add, that no one thought would ever happen -- especially with the original seven). Glad to see that there are others here that appreciate Pandemonium.
Someone is finally making sense! I always felt if "Data Bank" and the overlong intro were dropped, it would be the perfect Time album. HEAR HEAR!!! and thank you! The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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funksterr said: MattyJam said: Which original members of The Time remain in the band besides Morris and Jerome?
Morris, Mont and Jellybean. Jerome is out. Of the closet? Oops, let me hush before he comes in here and throws a hissy fit. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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woogiebear said: I think that "IT'S ABOUT TIME" is the closest we'll ever get to a new Time CD!!!
1) It's irrelevant unless it's "The OG Seven" are involved: -Morris Day -Jesse Johnson -Monte Moir -Jimmy Jam -Terry Lewis -Jellybean Johnson -Jerome Benton 2)U know who has to have his hands in the pot!!!! 3)I think we'll see a new FAMILY CD before a new Time CD!!!!! Yall know Morris isn't talking to jerome anymore.....Right? The Time is History and if Jimmy,Terry & Jesse aren't in it, its't not the time. Besides, Morris is busy on Bastin after dark. We all want a big hit again because
we want to relive the Hysteria & Pandemonium we experienced when Purple Rain was Hot. Actually, he doesn't care if it happens again or not. | |
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Snake said: woogiebear said: I think that "IT'S ABOUT TIME" is the closest we'll ever get to a new Time CD!!!
1) It's irrelevant unless it's "The OG Seven" are involved: -Morris Day -Jesse Johnson -Monte Moir -Jimmy Jam -Terry Lewis -Jellybean Johnson -Jerome Benton 2)U know who has to have his hands in the pot!!!! 3)I think we'll see a new FAMILY CD before a new Time CD!!!!! Yall know Morris isn't talking to jerome anymore.....Right? The Time is History and if Jimmy,Terry & Jesse aren't in it, its't not the time. Besides, Morris is busy on Bastin after dark. What happen there?  | |
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