Imagine a government or ruling party, that shutters at the grace of Prince and his music. So that man's hand power system rules that all Prince fans are to be sent to a place where there will be no others, and no longer will they be able to buy or sell anything, but they will be given what they need to survive and nothing more. Scienctists have caculated the number of Prince cd's required to survive a fan is 3 single cds. That's to say, if someone chooses Emancipation the album, that's the only 3 cds they can take away with them.

It's time to go Prince fan. You are going to be sent away for ever.


What 3 Prince CDs are you going to bring with you? And if you care to answer this question, WHY?

MickG said:

They are released CDs and not our own compilations, I take it. Otherwise i'd go for the latter. okays:

~ Controversy
~ Sign o the times Disc 1
~ Sign o the times Disc 2

Why? Just my preferred music of his. No great mystery. If I am allowed all the SOTT on one disc, I shall also take Parade.

i will take none. if i can't have access to all his music -which i
friggin payed for and collected myself than i'd rather not have
any albums at all.

Is that place a desert island?

At the moment I don't think I'd take any Prince but I'd bring the following cd's:

The Gold Experience
Chaos and Disorder
Crystal Ball Disc 2

I'd probabally regret it after but thats what I'm listening to these days.

SOTT discs 1 & 2 - they have enough variation on there to keep me going, I always go back to them at some point and I can't live without Dorothy Parker.
Best of the B sides (disc 3) - some of those songs are my soundtrack so if a compilation is allowed then that's my third choice.

Controversy
Purple Rain
can't decide at the moment between either disc 1 or 2 of Sign O the Times but when the time comes i'll know

Parade
Lovesexy
1999

1999
Purple Rain
Lovesexy

sj1600 said:

Prince never released a multi-disc set called Best of the B sides though.

Spinlight said:

Dick.

MickG said:

Those scientists are fucking crazy.



I'm gonna fucking die!

I would like to answer the question with a question. MickG, R U allright?


I like the "..if stranded, what cd's to bring.." but what the hell are you talking about the govenrment, power hands and the grace of P's music?

It's like you've been listening to too much of the Rainbow Children.

I imagined reading your question with the "Overseer" voice that ruined the RC album.

Anyway, good question.

1. SOTT
2. Lovesexy
3. A bad ass personal mix of P's bootlegs, extended vers., remixes, etc.


p.s - If we are given all we need by the gov't, after being confined to our own little Paisly Park, I hope they include a cd player and batteries. No matter how fast I move my fingernails those CD's ain't gonna play.

Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999

The Gold Experience
Lovesexy
Purple Rain

Though I would be pained deeply to leave the rest behind - However I take it there is no law on this Island that states you cant listen to the other outcasts CD's ????

Now if I wanted to be really crafty, If you could take ANY 3 CD's regardless of official etc.....I would fill his entire Album releases on 3 Blank 80 Mins CD's.....Cuz they could fit as MP3.....

well - if we are all going to be sent away then we should all collaborate on this one and make sure no 2 people take the same one - n'est pa???

my choices would be - - -

For you
ATWIAD
The B sides

setyrmindphree said:

The point of the story is just a story to distract the mind from the question. I'm fine, thanks for asking. The thread starts out "Imagine", it's an illusion to make the answering of the question easier.

I'm gonna bring Kamasutra just to annoy y'all

other than that, I'd bring some good instrumental music like the first two Madhouse albums and Xpectation

the y is silent this time

Snap said:

MickG ~ U entertain the mind of B once again....

...altho' the vast majority of his stuff is on my inner hard drive, absent one of my many personal compliations might want 2 share with others...so:

4U = the 1st fruits of the journey

(a toss Btween) Batman or Graffiti Bridge = 4 a million unseen reasons many wouldn't understand until we find ourselves N the place U describe

"wontsaythename" = Bcuz his personal best ain't written yet

.....

B

theoriginalQueenB said:

I use to believe that too.

Great idea for a thread MickG!

I would choose:

Controversy
Come
The B-Sides

I'd make bootleg compilations.

3121
The Hits 1
The Hits 2

Controversy

Sign O Times

Lovesexy :bawl:it's so hard

Damn, I thought this was going to be a thread where we would vote certain Prince "fans" off the org.

I'll play anyway--

Prince
Dirty Mind
Lovesexy


Why? Because those are three albums that I rarely hit the skip button when I listen to them. Some of my absolute favorite songs are on other albums however; mixed in with many songs that I can do without. I'd rather have 3 solid albums than 3 that I only like about half the songs total.

Very tough, I'd say:

1999
Purple Rain
Parade

I'm seeing alot of Lovesexy.

That being one title on my personal list.

It's like a message from god delivered by prince.

wouldn't that make prince an ??

First of all, I'd be like Flo on Good Times when James died ... "damn Damn DAMN!!!!"

I think it would have 2 be:

Grafitti Bridge
SOTT (double disk my ass, I'm bringing it all!)
Lovesexy

U guys suck, that's like making a mother choose which kids will live! It's Sophie's Choice!