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Morris Day - It's About Time I just recently got this album and I was just wondering why the live performances are censored. Who's idea was that? I'm really liking it (with the exception of the "new" studio songs) but every now and then the sound just drops out to cover for a bad word and it kind of ruins it. Does anyone here know why they chose to censor these songs because it doesn't make sense to me. | |
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Don't know. But it might have something to do with Hollywood Records being a Disney (yes the home of Mickey Mouse) associated label. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Speaking of Disney, Morris was on the sountrack of the Disney movie The Haunted Mansion
There's also a Jackson 5 song on the soundtrack and Jimmy Jam has said that the name "Original 7ven" came from the J5 sometimes being spelled as "Jackson 5ive".
You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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MickyDolenz said: Don't know. But it might have something to do with Hollywood Records being a Disney (yes the home of Mickey Mouse) associated label. That probably explains it then. I still think it's weird though. Its not as though a Morris Day album is going to be bought by children. | |
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I don't think that matters. Let's say Pat Boone started a record label and he signed Morris. Pat is known for a certain image and most likely would censor the songs too. In the same way it's not Disney's image. It's not a label run by Paul Wall or Snoop Dogg. Albums on all labels are censored that are sold in Wal Mart. Same thing. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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MickyDolenz said:
I don't think that matters. Let's say Pat Boone started a record label and he signed Morris. Pat is known for a certain image and most likely would censor the songs too. In the same way it's not Disney's image. It's not a label run by Paul Wall or Snoop Dogg. Albums on all labels are censored that are sold in Wal Mart. Same thing. I never knew about the Wal Mart thing. I can kind of understand why Disney feel they have a reputation and an image to uphold, but I still don't believe any art should be censored. Least of all a few "bad" words. Its not as though Morris Day is using loads of "f" and "c" words, it's things like "ass" that are censored. Its weird. Unnecessary. Despite that, the album is still really good. I'm not crazy about the new songs but I like the live versions of Cool, Jungle Love etc. | |
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You must not live in the USA. Whenever a movie with bad language is shown on broadcast TV, the profanity is either bleeped out or overdubbed with a clean word and certain scenes are cut out. There's a 5 second delay for live broadcasts, so they can catch any bad words to bleep them. Many acts record 2 versions of a song and/or album, one for an album and one for the radio like 2 Live Crew. I'm not talking about bleeping out the words, but different lyrics. The clean version of an album is what is sold in Wal Mart. The dirty version usually has a parental advisory sticker on it. Here's an example: You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I never really listened to the live songs much, maybe twice, didn't know what they were there for. Mostly played the 4 new tracks. My favorite was In My Ride. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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MickyDolenz said: I never really listened to the live songs much, maybe twice, didn't know what they were there for. Mostly played the 4 new tracks. My favorite was In My Ride. That's actually my least favourite. Of the new songs, I liked Ain't A Damn Thing Changed the most. It's a weird album. Live performances from The Time mixed with new Morris Day songs. To be honest, I would rather a full, uncensored live album by The Time. Cool, Jungle Love, The Bird and Get it Up are among my favourite songs of all time and I prefer the live versions to the studio recordings. The | |
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I'm not really interested in half-Time, only the Original 7ven. I don't care about a live album by them either. Maybe a live DVD with the original members, not the Morris Day & The Time lineup. Actually I'd rather have a concert from the 1980s, like on Music Vault. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I'm not really interested in half-Time, only the Original 7ven. I don't care about a live album by them either. Maybe a live DVD with the original members, not the Morris Day & The Time lineup. Actually I'd rather have a concert from the 1980s, like on Music Vault. Seeing as, for the most part, it's not actually The Time on the record, it doesn't bother me that much that It's About Time's live performances don't feature the original lineup. As long as Morris is singing and the band are able to play, then it's good enough for me. I do prefer Jesse Johnson over the other guy though. But beggars can't be choosers. | |
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I think the Morris Day & The Time lineup is on Somebody's Watching Me although it's credited to Morris solo, like the originals (except Monte) are on Love Is A Game & Fishnet. Morris has said recently that the touring group is recording a new album. I don't know what its going to sound like without Jam & Lewis. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I was always afraid of this album. Never got around to listening to it. I always get E-40 and Scarface mixed up. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Here's the other 3 new songs. The rest of it is live versions of older Time & solo songs. I'm not even sure they are live. I think they might be studio recordings with a little crowd noise overdubbed on them. The credits on the CD are kinda odd. On Girl, it says it was produced by Morris & Jamie Starr. Did Jamie happen to be at a Morris Day & The Time concert?
If you're familiar with Madonna, you might recognize the beat on Last Night. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I thought the reason for the censorship was Prince. Don't hate your neighbors. Hate the media that tells you to hate your neighbors. |
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MickyDolenz said:
Here's the other 3 new songs. The rest of it is live versions of older Time & solo songs. I'm not even sure they are live. I think they might be studio recordings with a little crowd noise overdubbed on them. The credits on the CD are kinda odd. On Girl, it says it was produced by Morris & Jamie Starr. Did Jamie happen to be at a Morris Day & The Time concert?
If you're familiar with Madonna, you might recognize the beat on Last Night. "Last Night" is the only one of those new songs that I like. You might also recognize the beat if you're a Public Enemy fan.... Keep your headphones on. | |
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