This kid managed to get a record deal with Prince just as Warners was pulling the plug on Paisley Park. His CD did get release in a limited amount only due to the shutting down of Paisley Park. Has anyone heard or own the CD and can you offer up any information on it? I've heard copies go for $300.00 on E-Bay when they do pop up. Is it worth tracking down? Thnaks for you responses and album critiques.

A friend of mine bought it. As far as I know, German independent label Edel released it in 1994, they also released Exodus.I wasn´t too impressed but then again, it´s simply not my type of music....the guy is probably very skilled. You can briefly see him in the Beautiful Experience TV film with Eric Leeds.
I didn´t know his CD was a collectors item.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this the very last Paisley Park release? And Prince had absolutely no involvement in the songs, right? I've never heard the CD, just the track from the NPG Ahdio show. I know that disc fetches big bucks.

Jacob Armen - Drum Fever (1995 NPG/Edel Records) catalog #006142NPG

Tracks:
1. Gothic Metal (Dusty Barber and Shane Barber)
2. El Mambo Tigre (Albert Armen)
3. Jungle Jazz (Freddie Ravel)
4. Crazy Fingers (Albert Armen)
5. Nowhere To Be Found/Rainbow (Eric Leeds and Don DePaolis)
6. Leias Dance (Alphonso Johnson)
7. Armenian Spice (Albert Armen)
8. Salsa And Peppers (Charles Argesinger)
9. Giant Steps (John Coltrane)
10. Crash Of The Planet Earth (Albert Armen)

In the CD booklet: "And a very special thank you to , a true musician and artist in every way, for believing and giving me this opportunity. You have made the release of DRUM FEVER a dream come true."

The CD was never officially released on Paisley Park. But was released on NPG in limited areas. All instrumental tracks ranging from rock to jazz.

marvinlovell said:

Thanks for clearing that up.

marvinlovell said:

Thank you very much. I was wondering if there were any vocals on it and if Prince had any input on it as well.

Thematically I'd say one track, "crash of planet earth," echoes the doomsday message 1999. There are some nice guitar licks I'm the songs, etc. It is hard to imagine Prince had zero involvement, who knows... any translations been made of the voices on "Crash of the planet earth" track? I'm hearing English, Russian, German, Japanese, and Spanish -- not necessarily in that order.

[DRUM FEVER]

[CRASH]

[SCREAMS]

THIS IS THE VOICE OF AMERICA
PERHAPS THE LAST VOICE U'LL HEAR ON EARTH

THE RUMBLE YOU ARE FEELING NOW IS THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE CREATING HAVOC

[EXPLOSION]

IN OUR DIMENSION, AS IT RACES TOWARD A DISTANT THRESHOLD AND A MILENNIUM UNKNOWN TO ANY OF US...

SCIENTISTS WARN US TO EMBRACE OUR LOVED ONES AND PRAY TO GOD BECAUSE THE TIME HAS COME

(SPANISH DIALOGUE)

IN TWO MINUTES THE WORLD AS WE kNOW IT WILL BE GONE IN A FLASH

Left Spkr DIALECT 2 [GERMAN]
Right Spkr DIALECT 3 [JAPANESE]
Left Spkr DIALECT 4 [RUSSIAN]
Right Spkr DIALECT 5 [SPANISH]

[SCREAM]

Left Spkr DIALECT 6 [FRENCH]
Right Spkr DIALECT 7 [...]

[EXPLOSION]

i remember being outbid on ebay at the last minute for about £90 ($135) about 5 years ago. have since aquired it at i'm glad i did get outbid, not that great at all, the only track i like is the 1 that appeared on the ahdio show, Gothic Metal.