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Why DMSR When the first CD release of 1999 was put out D.M.S.R. was excluded due to time constraints. Why this song? It's not my favorite, but I could have done without FREE.
DMSR went pretty far in the 1999 survivor thread. | |
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Rev said: When the first CD release of 1999 was put out D.M.S.R. was excluded due to time constraints. Why this song? It's not my favorite, but I could have done without FREE.
DMSR went pretty far in the 1999 survivor thread. I don't care... DMSR is an awesome tune. Paul G II
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Free is inspiring but lock my ass up in solitude and give me DMSR  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Rev said: When the first CD release of 1999 was put out D.M.S.R. was excluded due to time constraints. Why this song? It's not my favorite, but I could have done without FREE.
DMSR went pretty far in the 1999 survivor thread. Regardless of the quality of the song, it may well have been down to the length of the recordings. The album clocks in at around 70 minutes +, and removing "Free" may not have been sufficient in itself to get everything on one CD at the time. If that was the case, then the other obvious candidates for exclusion would have been "Automatic" and "Lady Cab Driver" which are both longer recordings than "DMSR". . [Edited 5/24/05 13:20pm] ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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Also note that "DMSR" was also available on the Risky Business soundtrack at that time, though it was edited down to around 5 minutes or so, if I remember correctly. | |
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The Red Book standards for Compact Disc capacity were ammended as a direct result of DMSR not being able to fit on the original CD format. Yes, we have the 1999 LP to thank for 80 minute CDs.
At least that's what I like to think. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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what's people's beef with "free" about?
it's such a good track. i love the feel it gives you and the lyrics are nice. do people hate on it so much because in some weird way they feel that if 'Free' did not exist, they would have gotten "Moonbeam Levels" instead?  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: what's people's beef with "free" about?
it's such a good track. i love the feel it gives you and the lyrics are nice. do people hate on it so much because in some weird way they feel that if 'Free' did not exist, they would have gotten "Moonbeam Levels" instead? There isn't a single song on 1999 that should have been bumped off that first CD release. Free is a great jam. It would sound great if P reworked it for an acoustic LP. . [Edited 5/25/05 17:41pm] If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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It would not fit!back then space was small on cds-all the old school people like myself had 2 by risky cd!!! | |
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langebleu said: Rev said: When the first CD release of 1999 was put out D.M.S.R. was excluded due to time constraints. Why this song? It's not my favorite, but I could have done without FREE.
DMSR went pretty far in the 1999 survivor thread. Regardless of the quality of the song, it may well have been down to the length of the recordings. The album clocks in at around 70 minutes +, and removing "Free" may not have been sufficient in itself to get everything on one CD at the time. If that was the case, then the other obvious candidates for exclusion would have been "Automatic" and "Lady Cab Driver" which are both longer recordings than "DMSR". Nicely put. I understood the time contraints, but it must have been torture for him to have to choose. I know I would have bought a more expensive 2 cd set. I don't hate free. I actually love the guitar solo, it's just not a 'go to' song on the album. I kind of have to be in the mood for it. . [Edited 5/24/05 13:20pm] | |
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Rev said: When the first CD release of 1999 was put out D.M.S.R. was excluded due to time constraints. Why this song? It's not my favorite, but I could have done without FREE.
DMSR went pretty far in the 1999 survivor thread. Hmmm...I could do well wothout '1999'..... | |
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Hmm...Never knew about this 
I love dmsr, and i could have been without lady cab driver, although i love those tourists at disney land  | |
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