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Defining Prince by eras: I'll Start
Plastic Prodution Era: Emancipation New power soul Rave in2/un2 The High/Peace albums Ok...from Emancipation until The Rainbow Children (excludind the last) | |
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The Early Years or Those shorts poster era!
For You Prince The Rude Boy Era or Jammie Starr Era! Dirty Mind Controversy 1999 The revolution Era or when Wendy & Lisa wrote all the songs era Purple Rain ATWIAD Parade The Sign 'O' Times Era or Sheila E plays good drums, for a girl & Cat, you danced like a godess era SOTT The Black Album LoveSexy Batman The Shitty Music Era or Tony M. we hate you era! GB D&P Symbol The  Era or Mayte, we all want to f*ck U! Era
Gold Chaos & Disorder The Rainbow Children Era or Larry strikes back era! RC ONA ONA LIVE C-NOTE NEWS The 3121 Era aka Tamar must really give good head era Musicology 3121 [Edited 5/1/06 7:09am] [Edited 5/1/06 7:10am] [Edited 5/1/06 7:11am] | |
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MikeMatronik said: The 3121 Era aka Tamar must really give good head era
That is one of the few times I ever used that emoticon. |
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MikeMatronik said: The Early Years or Those shorts poster era!
For You Prince The Rude Boy Era or Jammie Starr Era! Dirty Mind Controversy 1999 The revolution Era or when Wendy & Lisa wrote all the songs era Purple Rain ATWIAD Parade The Sign 'O' Times Era or Sheila E plays good drums, for a girl & Cat, you danced like a godess era SOTT The Black Album LoveSexy Batman The Shitty Music Era or Tony M. we hate you era! GB D&P Symbol The Era or Mayte, we all want to f*ck U! Era
Gold Chaos & Disorder The Rainbow Children Era or Larry strikes back era! RC ONA ONA LIVE C-NOTE NEWS The 3121 Era aka Tamar must really give good head era Musicology 3121 [Edited 5/1/06 7:09am] [Edited 5/1/06 7:10am] [Edited 5/1/06 7:11am] Okay, so I'm sitting here trying to seriously pinn myself to one era (good definitions, btw) and I can't choose one. I have faves in each era. Is that what makes you a true fam? | |
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my fav prince era is:The Shitty Music Era or Tony M. we hate you era!
GB D&P Symbol i thi k these 3 are his best albums, and tony m rules! i prefere these albums as theyve got REAL DRUMS ON THEm not some stupid drum machine | |
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luv4all7 said: MikeMatronik said: The Early Years or Those shorts poster era!
For You Prince The Rude Boy Era or Jammie Starr Era! Dirty Mind Controversy 1999 The revolution Era or when Wendy & Lisa wrote all the songs era Purple Rain ATWIAD Parade The Sign 'O' Times Era or Sheila E plays good drums, for a girl & Cat, you danced like a godess era SOTT The Black Album LoveSexy Batman The Shitty Music Era or Tony M. we hate you era! GB D&P Symbol The Era or Mayte, we all want to f*ck U! Era
Gold Chaos & Disorder The Rainbow Children Era or Larry strikes back era! RC ONA ONA LIVE C-NOTE NEWS The 3121 Era aka Tamar must really give good head era Musicology 3121 [Edited 5/1/06 7:09am] [Edited 5/1/06 7:10am] [Edited 5/1/06 7:11am] Okay, so I'm sitting here trying to seriously pinn myself to one era (good definitions, btw) and I can't choose one. I have faves in each era. Is that what makes you a true fam? no...where did u got the idea of that "true fan" shit???? I was having some fun with cataloguing!  | |
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I forgot Come and Old friends  | |
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dude chill  take it w/a grain of salt. It's only a bouncy ball. | |
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MikeMatronik said: The Sign 'O' Times Era or Sheila E plays good drums, for a girl & Cat, you danced like a godess era [/b] SOTT The Black Album LoveSexy Batman The Shitty Music Era or Tony M. we hate you era! GB D&P Symbol - I would put Batman and Graffiti Bridge in the ´end of decade´ era...more of a transition between the SOTT/Lovesexy and NPG...it´s funny that Prince seems to do his weakest albums in the end of a decade (NPS and Rave in the 90s) About the ´shitty music´...I would say that Diamonds and Pearls and Symbol have indeed great songs. Ok, I dont like Tony M, but when it comes to SONGS, they had some powerful ones: Love 2 the 9s, Damn U, Money dont matter 2night, Live 4 love, Gett off, Morning Papers, etc. I would say that the ´plastic production´ era = ´shitty music´ |
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Here is where I see the different eras Also, each era really segues into the next. Often and ideas begin in one era and move to the center of focus in the next. This is true with Prince's production, imagery, fashion, and lyrical motifs.
The Beginning For You Prince The MPLS SOUND Dirty Mind Controversy 1999 Purple Rain (the culmination of this sound/era) The Paisley Era Purple Rain ATWIAD Parade Sign O' The Times (still heavily influenced by The Revolution) The Lovesexy Era (Prince is a spirit child) The Black Album LoveSexy Batman Graffiti Bridge The NPG ERA Diamonds and Pearls
The Hits The or Slave Era
Come The Gold Experience Chaos and Disorder The Emancipation Era Emancipation New Power Soul Rave High/NPGMC Trax The Rainbow Children ERA Rainbow Children ONA ONA: LIVE C-Note NEWS Xpectation (Xenophobia) The Musicology ERA ( a return to the main stream) Musicology 3121 [Edited 5/1/06 9:00am] [Edited 5/1/06 10:49am] [Edited 5/1/06 13:08pm] "New Power slide...." |
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skywalker said: Here is where I see the different eras Also, each era really segues into the next. Often and ideas begin in one era and move to the center of focus in the next. This is true with Prince's production, imagery, fashion, and lyrical motifs.
The Beginning For You Prince The MPLS SOUND Dirty Mind Controversy 1999 Purple Rain (the culmination of this sound/era) The Paisley Era Purple Rain ATWIAD Parade Sign O' The Times (still heavily influenced by The Revolution) The Lovesexy Era (Prince is a spirit child) The Black Album LoveSexy Batman Graffiti Bridge The NPG ERA Diamonds and Pearls
The Hits The or Slave Era
Come The Gold Experience Chaos and Disorder The Emancipation Era Emancipation New Power Soul Rave High/NPGMC Trax The Rainbow Children ERA Rainbow Children ONA ONA: LIVE C-Note NEWS The Musicology ERA ( a return to the main stream) Musicology 3121 [Edited 5/1/06 9:00am] That's actually the BEST breakdown I've seen! The other posts show too much bias for an era on the part of the fan defining it. Plastic Production Era for me would define the entire 80s from Dirty Mind through Batman with the cold, lifeless, cheap 80s synth and cassio drum machine sounds. Graffiti Bridge marks the end of that era with a superior, warmer 90s sound production. Another example would be the Shitty Music Era which for me would be the pre-1999 albums when the music was inexcusably SHITTY! Or I might call it the "What the Fuck was he Thinking Era" or possibly the "Lame Rookie Era" but that may or may not impose my bias on other fans. Good Man, Skywalker! You cut right through the bullshit with an entirely objective categorization which I think I will continue to use. CHEERS! gcu1 [Edited 5/1/06 12:39pm] Just say "NO" to cow mucus consumption! | |
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Good Man, Skywalker! You cut right through the bullshit with an entirely objective categorization which I think I will continue to use. CHEERS !
Thank you. By the way, I originally mis-spelled "lovesexy" so you might want to change it in your quote. "New Power slide...." |
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skywalker said: Good Man, Skywalker! You cut right through the bullshit with an entirely objective categorization which I think I will continue to use. CHEERS !
Thank you. By the way, I originally mis-spelled "lovesexy" so you might want to change it in your quote. The only things I really altered was adding Xpectation to The Rainbow Children era and crossing over Graffiti Bridge the same way you crossed over Purple Rain. GB may be steeped in the late 80s because of it's origins, but the sound production to me is the beginning of the "warm & fat" 90s style of production. I also added Goldnigga to the NPG era and Exodus to the Slave era. gcu1 Just say "NO" to cow mucus consumption! | |
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I was about to break it down until I read Skywalkers, which was virtually identical to mine.
The only difference is I was about to lump the NPG era with the Slave era. There's a significant difference in spirit, hence his more logical breakdown, but musically (Come aside) I might label them Michael Bland era. My Legacy
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skywalker you did an incrible job! Could have never done it better!  | |
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MikeMatronik said: SOTT The Black Album LoveSexy Batman GB D&P Symbol Bnah... 
SOTT The Black Album Lovesexy Batman Graffiti Bridge D&P Symbol ... three distinct eras. Altough Lovesexy could be also seen as belonging to the same continuation as SOTT too. | |
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The only things I really altered was adding Xpectation to The Rainbow Children era and crossing over Graffiti Bridge the same way you crossed over Purple Rain. GB may be steeped in the late 80s because of it's origins, but the sound production to me is the beginning of the "warm & fat" 90s style of production. I also added Goldnigga to the NPG era and Exodus to the Slave era.
Yeah xpectation--I forgot about that album. I totally agree with you that Graffiti Bridge is actually the beginning of the NPG era. However, although it introduces the new band and sound, it is kind of his final kiss off to his "lovesexy" spiritual phase. That's what is so cool about Prince, you can see the progression from one album to the next. Like a pieces of a pizza it all fits. "New Power slide...." |
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skywalker said: The only things I really altered was adding Xpectation to The Rainbow Children era and crossing over Graffiti Bridge the same way you crossed over Purple Rain. GB may be steeped in the late 80s because of it's origins, but the sound production to me is the beginning of the "warm & fat" 90s style of production. I also added Goldnigga to the NPG era and Exodus to the Slave era.
Yeah xpectation--I forgot about that album. I totally agree with you that Graffiti Bridge is actually the beginning of the NPG era. However, although it introduces the new band and sound, it is kind of his final kiss off to his "lovesexy" spiritual phase. That's what is so cool about Prince, you can see the progression from one album to the next. Like a pieces of a pizza it all fits. Hey Skywalker....if you had to confine Purple Rain to one or the other, where would you put it? I know it's a Revolution album, but it's such a party record and I can't help but identify it with 1999. Whereas ATWIAD seems like the beginning of a more artistic direction. gcu1 Just say "NO" to cow mucus consumption! | |
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skywalker said: The only things I really altered was adding Xpectation to The Rainbow Children era and crossing over Graffiti Bridge the same way you crossed over Purple Rain. GB may be steeped in the late 80s because of it's origins, but the sound production to me is the beginning of the "warm & fat" 90s style of production. I also added Goldnigga to the NPG era and Exodus to the Slave era.
Yeah xpectation--I forgot about that album. I totally agree with you that Graffiti Bridge is actually the beginning of the NPG era. However, although it introduces the new band and sound, it is kind of his final kiss off to his "lovesexy" spiritual phase. That's what is so cool about Prince, you can see the progression from one album to the next. Like a pieces of a pizza it all fits. GB did start a new era of production; it's a big step forward after Batman. But it's mostly a one man show--aside from the guest singers--like Batman. The New Power Generation wasn't yet a band, it was still more of a concept like it was in Lovesexy (Though the future-NPG appeared in the movie). My Legacy
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Hey Skywalker....if you had to confine Purple Rain to one or the other, where would you put it? I know it's a Revolution album, but it's such a party record and I can't help but identify it with 1999. Whereas ATWIAD seems like the beginning of a more artistic direction.
I would put Purple Rain with Dirty Mind, Controversy, and 1999 as far as an "era" goes. This was Prince launching himself into the forefront of the music scene and to world superstardom. Also, sound and stylewise, Purple Rain was the peak and culmination of the original "MPLS SOUND". "New Power slide...." |
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