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Questions about NPS artwork!: A few days ago I blew the dust off my New Power Soul album and gave it a (short) spin...
I was looking at the (strange) artwork and noticed a sign 4 "Thalamus St" on there twice. U know with Prince how everything has 2 symbolize something...I figured maybe it means something...or not.  So whats it mean?
Also...WTF is with that little electrical thing that says "grease" on it? I just don't get it and I feel as tho' maybe I shouldn't have asked. 
ALSO...In the lyrics 4 When U Love Somebody, right under the phrase "in the backseat 4 a little while" there is some sort of blue writing but I can't make out what it says. And one final note...that one illustration 4 the waitress and the woman asking "What's in those cups?"...has any1 else found double meaning in this? 
Who drew this troubling stuff? | |
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The thalamus is a part of the limbic system within the human brain... its connections to other components of the limbic system are partially responsible for emotional response. SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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IceNine said: The thalamus is a part of the limbic system within the human brain... its connections to other components of the limbic system are partially responsible for emotional response.
Ur shittin' me. | |
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Nep2nes said: IceNine said: The thalamus is a part of the limbic system within the human brain... its connections to other components of the limbic system are partially responsible for emotional response.
Ur shittin' me. Nope... Prince seems to have read at least a tiny bit about neuroscience... he also talks about endorphins which are endogenous morphines, along with enkephalins and anandamide. SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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I believe the electrical thing with "grease" on it is a guitar pedal. U know, to make it "greasy"!!!
The word "not" is underneath the phrase, "in the backseat 4 a little while". | |
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XtrueX said: I believe the electrical thing with "grease" on it is a guitar pedal. U know, to make it "greasy"!!!
The word "not" is underneath the phrase, "in the backseat 4 a little while". I thought it might b "not"...but I still don't understand how the word fits in. Damn ambiguous artwork.  | |
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I love picking the brains of the other orgers too Nep. U can pretty much find out anything. When I read the post, I said to myself, "nobody's gonna know this." Guess I was wrong.
Speaking of New Power Soul. Everyone always says, how badly "Until Ur N My Arms Again" sux. I don't agree I think it's a beautiful song. Blue Cashmere Don't Play Me Blue  | |
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TheBluePrince said: I love picking the brains of the other orgers too Nep. U can pretty much find out anything. When I read the post, I said to myself, "nobody's gonna know this." Guess I was wrong.
Speaking of New Power Soul. Everyone always says, how badly "Until Ur N My Arms Again" sux. I don't agree I think it's a beautiful song. Blue Cashmere Don't Play Me I enjoy The One...but that's about it as far as that album. I love the end 2...so dramatic.
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I think he's adding the "not" onto the next line ("but eye don't care"). As in "I do care". | |
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XtrueX said: I think he's adding the "not" onto the next line ("but eye don't care"). As in "I do care".
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Don't know what it means but what about the line in Push It Up that says 'In harmony, can't you see : Every color all in the same key : And that's the way Jah wants us 2 b : So start tryin' tryin' ' Was it some reference to JW or if not then what? | |
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STARFISHNCOFFEE said: Don't know what it means but what about the line in Push It Up that says 'In harmony, can't you see : Every color all in the same key : And that's the way Jah wants us 2 b : So start tryin' tryin' ' Was it some reference to JW or if not then what?
Jah, Rasta Far I! SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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Dependable as always Ice. Thanks sweety.  | |
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STARFISHNCOFFEE said: Dependable as always Ice. Thanks sweety.
You are so very, very welcome... 
Here are the lyrics to a song that Bob Marley wrote after the death of H.I.M. Jah Rastafari, Haile Selassie I: JAH LIVE Jah live! children yeah! Jah-Jah live! children yeah Jah live! children yeah! Jah-Jah live! children yeah The truth is an offense but not a sin! Is he who laugh last, children! is he who win Is a foolish dog bark at a flying bird! One sheep must learn, children! to respect the sheperd! Jah live! children yeah! Jah-Jah live! children yeah Jah live! children yeah Jah-Jah live! children yeah, Jah! Fools sayin' in their heart Rasta your God is dead But I and I know Jah! Jah! Dreaded it shall be dreaded and dread Jah live! children yeah! Jah-Jah live! children yeah Jah live! children yeah Jah-Jah live! children yeah Let Jah a-rise! Now that the enemies are scattered Let Jah a-rise! The enemies, the enemies are scattered Jah live! children yeah! Jah-Jah live! children yeah Jah live! children yeah Jah-Jah live! ... [This message was edited Sat Jul 20 22:03:07 PDT 2002 by IceNine] SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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Yeah Once you made the Jah Rasta Far I it hit me. I read this poem a while back when a friend of mine (a big Marley fan) thought I would enjoy it. I did and I don't know why it slipped my mind.
I think because it's 1 a.m. here and I need to be the hell in bed. | |
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I thought it was spelt "Ras Tafari"? | |
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Nep2nes said: I thought it was spelt "Ras Tafari"?
It is written all kinds of different ways... Jah Ras Tafar I Jah Rastafari Jah Ras Tafari But I do believe that you are correct in your spelling... SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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IceNine said: Nep2nes said: I thought it was spelt "Ras Tafari"?
It is written all kinds of different ways... Jah Ras Tafar I Jah Rastafari Jah Ras Tafari But I do believe that you are correct in your spelling... My grandmother claims that he is distantly related 2 us. By marriage, not by blood. But every time we talk 2 her she adds new stories so I'm not sure what 2 believe.
Me? I don't look on him in any sort of divine way. I really don't understand it. But then, I haven't read in2 Rastafarianism that much...maybe that will b my next endeavor. 
Interestingly, my boyfriend (who is Jamaican) was confused about whether Haile Selassie and Ras Tafari r the same man. He still doesn't believe me that they r...he never thinks I'm right...good grief. 
. [This message was edited Sat Jul 20 23:32:57 PDT 2002 by Nep2nes] | |
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Actually in my opinion... NPS was the last good Prince record, and the people who didn't get into it didn't because they don't appriciate the darker side of life. They want only the sweet and not the bitter. That album was just that, Bitter. Bitter and Funky. | |
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Cornerman said: Actually in my opinion... NPS was the last good Prince record, and the people who didn't get into it didn't because they don't appriciate the darker side of life. They want only the sweet and not the bitter. That album was just that, Bitter. Bitter and Funky.
Don't 4get boring. *turns on subjectivity*...But ur still entitled 2 ur opinion!! (Talk about a microchip in my neck!) | |
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Nep2nes said: And one final note...that one illustration 4 the waitress and the woman asking "What's in those cups?"... That's a reference to the line in the song Askin' U every other setence if them titties are real. Woohoo, I answered a Prince related question and got it right. 
I'm so proud of myself Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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I also just noticed that both Mayte and Mani are mentioned in the thanku's. Do you think he was knocking of Mani behind Mayte's back or had they already split by then?Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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NPS the artwork is really cool and different life is a bitch .......Prince keeps me going every day ...pushing me 2 the top ....when i fill down and out .......he is all ways there on my side in his music | |
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RainbowPaintedSky said: NPS the artwork is really cool and different
Unless you look at the artwork for "GCS2000" or "Come 2 My Kitchen" and then it is exactly the same as these two. Edited because I somehow thought that the GCS disc came out 1800 years ago and unfortunately Neps quoted me which means that I really can hide this fact. [This message was edited Sun Jul 21 19:39:32 PDT 2002 by lovemachine] | |
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lovemachine said: RainbowPaintedSky said: NPS the artwork is really cool and different
Unless you look at the artwork for "GCS200" or "Come 2 My Kitchen" and then it is exactly the same as these two. Prince is so low budget sometimes! | |
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Nep2nes said:
Prince is so low budget sometimes![/quote]
What are you talking about? Have you seen the video for "I Wish U Heaven" for example? Talk about cutting-edge graphic material. | |
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fragisexy said: Nep2nes said:
Prince is so low budget sometimes!What are you talking about? Have you seen the video for "I Wish U Heaven" for example? Talk about cutting-edge graphic material.[/quote] No...but I seen Alphabet St and...hmm..that was broke! (I'm assuming ur using tongue-in-cheek humor) | |
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Nep2nes said: Interestingly, my boyfriend (who is Jamaican) was confused about whether Haile Selassie and Ras Tafari r the same man. He still doesn't believe me that they r...he never thinks I'm right...good grief.
Huh? What you talking about now? His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia is highly revered and bestowed many accolades as King of the spiritual home of Africa (and Rastafari) by many Jamaicans. He was not however universally declared "Jah" (Short for Jehovah meaning God) and rather seen as "the living God fo Abraham and Isaac". I pity your Jamaican boyfriend in more ways than six... | |
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Essence said: Nep2nes said: Interestingly, my boyfriend (who is Jamaican) was confused about whether Haile Selassie and Ras Tafari r the same man. He still doesn't believe me that they r...he never thinks I'm right...good grief.
Huh? What you talking about now? His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia is highly revered and bestowed many accolades as King of the spiritual home of Africa (and Rastafari) by many Jamaicans. He was not however universally declared "Jah" (Short for Jehovah meaning God) and rather seen as "the living God fo Abraham and Isaac". I pity your Jamaican boyfriend in more ways than six... Did I ASK U all that? No...cuz I already knew it! Makes sense, huh?
Im on the subject because ice9 and some1 else brought up Bob Marley or something. ~Scroll up~ dumbass. It's funny because at the end of all my threads I always c ur name as the last post...u must really like me 2 go following me around like that. | |
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Nep2nes said: Essence said: Nep2nes said: Interestingly, my boyfriend (who is Jamaican) was confused about whether Haile Selassie and Ras Tafari r the same man. He still doesn't believe me that they r...he never thinks I'm right...good grief.
Huh? What you talking about now? His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia is highly revered and bestowed many accolades as King of the spiritual home of Africa (and Rastafari) by many Jamaicans. He was not however universally declared "Jah" (Short for Jehovah meaning God) and rather seen as "the living God fo Abraham and Isaac". I pity your Jamaican boyfriend in more ways than six... Did I ASK U all that? No...cuz I already knew it! Makes sense, huh?
Im on the subject because ice9 and some1 else brought up Bob Marley or something. ~Scroll up~ dumbass. It's funny because at the end of all my threads I always c ur name as the last post...u must really like me 2 go following me around like that. You stated Haile Selassie and Jah Rastafari were one and the same. They're not. You were wrong. So you didn't know. Anyway... | |
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