SoulAlive said:

Javi said:

Are Wild Animal and Skin On Skin really worthy? How do they sound like? Any opinions on these three albums?

I'm gonna give you my honest opinion

***'Wild Animal' is a mess.The tunes are so poorly written,it becomes comical after awhile Nobody expected Vanity to be a great singer but on this album,her vocals are horrid.She spends much of the album screeching and squealing but never really attempting to 'sing'.Still,there are a few good things about this record."Pretty Mess" is one of those songs that is so bad that it's good,lol.It's incredibly silly and outrageous,but also alot of fun.The superior "Mechanical Emotion" boasts a hot Minneapolis-styled groove,with a cameo appearance from Morris Day on the chorus.The melodic "Samuelle" shows potential but again,the lyrics are messy and unfocused.

***'Skin On Skin' is an improvement.This time around,Motown supervised the recording sessions and paired Vanity with skilled songwriters.The result is an album filled with 'real' songs.The first single "Under The Influence" is Vanity's finest solo single.It's sexy and intoxicating and notice that her vocals here are actually decent.There are a few other good songs,such as "Confidential".The rollicking "Animals" sounds alot like Prince's "Let's Go Crazy".

Soul Alive, good analysis of both albums. I couldn't agree with you, more. Actually, Pretty Mess sums up Wild Animal. I remember thinking, this is so bad and liking it. As I stated, facetiously, as good as the stuff that's out today! This album provided me with fun and laughter and I need it for my collection.

@Seanman- hmmm, makes me a bit more curious. Glad you're enjoying the book and I won't close my mind to it.

When I was looking for an authentic copy of the Vanity 6 CD online a few years ago, it was very difficult to find one. There were many good looking pirate copies floating around on both ebay and Amazon. I don't know if that is still the case now: http://prince.org/msg/5/175970

sextonseven said:

When I was looking for an authentic copy of the Vanity 6 CD online a few years ago, it was very difficult to find one. There were many good looking pirate copies floating around on both ebay and Amazon. I don't know if that is still the case now: http://prince.org/msg/5/175970

Yes. I bought it in Amazon and I received a bootleg. Therefore, I decided to buy it on vinyl .

There's also a sticky in the Marketplace forum about counterfeit releases, where the Vanity 6 CD is discussed.

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Kellistarr120 and SoulAlive, thanks for your reviews!

Javi said:

sextonseven said:

When I was looking for an authentic copy of the Vanity 6 CD online a few years ago, it was very difficult to find one. There were many good looking pirate copies floating around on both ebay and Amazon. I don't know if that is still the case now: http://prince.org/msg/5/175970

Yes. I bought it in Amazon and I received a bootleg. Therefore, I decided to buy it on vinyl .

There's also a sticky in the Marketplace forum about counterfeit releases, where the Vanity 6 CD is discussed.

[Edited 11/1/11 12:15pm]

I didn't know there was a sticky and that my thread was in it as a reference. I hardly ever visit that forum.