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Thread started 10/02/06 11:58am

Riverpoet31

The emancipation cover 'art': product of a mentally ill person?

I was just reacting on a thread about cover-art, saying that emancipation has the worst cover-art of any Prince album ever.

To build a bit further on this: in my opinion the artwork is downright disturbing. The colours dont match in any way, the computer generated images are ugly as hell and the general feeling the artwork recalls is a feeling of strong detachment, nervous breakdown, mental illness.

There's is nothing in the artwork that might be relaxing, or to relate to on a personal level, its all downright unconvincingly posing, ugly colours, ugly images. The artwork reminds me a lot about the interview Prince gave to Oprah around that time, posed answers that might sound sane for a 3 year old, but showing a lot of darkness, unease, trouble underneath the surface.

I have always questioned Prince as an artist surfing the edge of 'sanity', but with this artwork he shows (consciously or not) he is a mentally ill person.
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Reply #1 posted 10/02/06 12:04pm

wonder505

i didn't know there was a scientific link between album covers and mental behavior.
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Reply #2 posted 10/02/06 12:09pm

FunkMistress

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I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray
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Reply #3 posted 10/02/06 12:09pm

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wonder505 said:

i didn't know there was a scientific link between album covers and mental behavior.

neither did i.
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Reply #4 posted 10/02/06 12:09pm

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FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray

some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol
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Reply #5 posted 10/02/06 12:10pm

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray

some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


Yeah but this one would be worth watching!
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Reply #6 posted 10/02/06 12:11pm

wonder505

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray

some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


you forget mike. sorry mike, had to throw you in there. lol
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Reply #7 posted 10/02/06 12:12pm

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wonder505 said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


you forget mike. sorry mike, had to throw you in there. lol


Mike1? Nah, not crazy enough. To my knowledge, he's never claimed to have a spiritual or psychic connection with Prince, or to be able to read secret messages in songs or cover art that the rest of us have somehow missed.
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Reply #8 posted 10/02/06 12:15pm

wonder505

FunkMistress said:

wonder505 said:



you forget mike. sorry mike, had to throw you in there. lol


Mike1? Nah, not crazy enough. To my knowledge, he's never claimed to have a spiritual or psychic connection with Prince, or to be able to read secret messages in songs or cover art that the rest of us have somehow missed.


You're right. I'm sorry Mike1 wink lol
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Reply #9 posted 10/02/06 12:15pm

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FunkMistress said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


Yeah but this one would be worth watching!


:wtf:
News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so.
You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop.
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Reply #10 posted 10/02/06 12:21pm

Serena

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray



lol Holy crap, just the thought makes me want to drink
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Reply #11 posted 10/02/06 12:23pm

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Serena said:

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray



lol Holy crap, just the thought makes me want to drink


To increase your viewing enjoyment, right? I'm telling you, it's gonna be a hit!
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Reply #12 posted 10/02/06 12:26pm

Handclapsfinga
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FunkMistress said:

Serena said:




lol Holy crap, just the thought makes me want to drink


To increase your viewing enjoyment, right? I'm telling you, it's gonna be a hit!

people would get totally fucked up if they did shots during the show...they mentioned 'knowing prince' again! time for another shot! drink
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Reply #13 posted 10/02/06 12:26pm

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Hey where's the love?

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I'm not Any more mentally ill then the next average joe or you.
News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so.
You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop.
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Reply #14 posted 10/02/06 12:27pm

FunkMistress

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MickG said:

Hey where's the love?

cry

I'm not Any more mentally ill then the next average joe or you.


Hey, nobody said you were. It's just that your brand of crazy is more entertaining than the average Joe's.
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Reply #15 posted 10/02/06 12:29pm

wonder505

FunkMistress said:

Serena said:




lol Holy crap, just the thought makes me want to drink


To increase your viewing enjoyment, right? I'm telling you, it's gonna be a hit!


They can upload it on youtube so people across the globe can laugh their ass off.
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Reply #16 posted 10/02/06 12:34pm

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FunkMistress said:

MickG said:

Hey where's the love?

cry

I'm not Any more mentally ill then the next average joe or you.


Hey, nobody said you were. It's just that your brand of crazy is more entertaining than the average Joe's.


biggrin well don't you know how to sell it. lol

want to be my maniger?
News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so.
You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop.
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Reply #17 posted 10/02/06 12:37pm

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray

some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


Somebody please organize this. Hell, I'd settle for a org chat between this trio.

"Today's topic, why does Prince insist on not returning any of our letters? MickG, what say you!"
"What kind of fuck ending is that?"
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Reply #18 posted 10/02/06 12:39pm

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ElCapitan said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


Somebody please organize this. Hell, I'd settle for a org chat between this trio.

"Today's topic, why does Prince insist on not returning any of our letters? MickG, what say you!"

falloff
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Reply #19 posted 10/02/06 12:40pm

FunkMistress

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MickG said:

FunkMistress said:



Hey, nobody said you were. It's just that your brand of crazy is more entertaining than the average Joe's.


biggrin well don't you know how to sell it. lol

want to be my maniger?


Hell yeah!
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Reply #20 posted 10/02/06 12:45pm

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ElCapitan said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


some crazy-assed purple version of the mclaughlin group, huh? lol


Somebody please organize this. Hell, I'd settle for a org chat between this trio.

"Today's topic, why does Prince insist on not returning any of our letters? MickG, what say you!"


I say Prince is the craziest motherfucker of us all.
News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so.
You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop.
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Reply #21 posted 10/02/06 12:46pm

Anx

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray


throw in greycap and give me a bottle of vodka and i'll buy the first ticket!
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Reply #22 posted 10/02/06 12:51pm

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Anx said:

FunkMistress said:

I would pay top dollar for a pay-per-view roundtable discussion between Riverpoet31, MickG and sacredwarrior.

pray


throw in greycap and give me a bottle of vodka and i'll buy the first ticket!


woot!
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Reply #23 posted 10/02/06 12:51pm

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MickG said:

ElCapitan said:



Somebody please organize this. Hell, I'd settle for a org chat between this trio.

"Today's topic, why does Prince insist on not returning any of our letters? MickG, what say you!"


I say Prince is the craziest motherfucker of us all.





Wrong!

Prince is not the craziest motherfucker, if only because he does insist on refusing to return your letters.

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Reply #24 posted 10/02/06 12:51pm

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Mental illness played out on his album covers? Of course this is assuming that Prince made said covers, which he didn't. SOme were perhaps bad choices, but I don't think any of them suggest mental illness.

Christian Zombie Vampires

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Reply #25 posted 10/02/06 12:55pm

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Christian Zombie Vampires

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Reply #26 posted 10/02/06 12:57pm

Handclapsfinga
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ElCapitan said:

MickG said:



I say Prince is the craziest motherfucker of us all.


Wrong!

Prince is not the craziest motherfucker, if only because he does insist on refusing to return your letters.

sue 'im for that chit! mad
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Reply #27 posted 10/02/06 1:01pm

Anx

superspaceboy said:

Mental illness played out on his album covers? Of course this is assuming that Prince made said covers, which he didn't. SOme were perhaps bad choices, but I don't think any of them suggest mental illness.



welllll....prince DID do art direction on several of his albums, and of course he supposedly designed the 1999 cover himself. i think his involvement in the look of his albums has diminished over the last decade in particular, but there was a time he seemed to be very involved in how his records looked.
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Reply #28 posted 10/02/06 1:03pm

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Anx said:

superspaceboy said:

Mental illness played out on his album covers? Of course this is assuming that Prince made said covers, which he didn't. SOme were perhaps bad choices, but I don't think any of them suggest mental illness.



welllll....prince DID do art direction on several of his albums, and of course he supposedly designed the 1999 cover himself. i think his involvement in the look of his albums has diminished over the last decade in particular, but there was a time he seemed to be very involved in how his records looked.


Well, that pee-pee full of baby juice on the 1999 cover came to me in a dream and told me that Prince is in perfect mental health.

And that says what?
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Reply #29 posted 10/02/06 1:04pm

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FunkMistress said:

Anx said:




welllll....prince DID do art direction on several of his albums, and of course he supposedly designed the 1999 cover himself. i think his involvement in the look of his albums has diminished over the last decade in particular, but there was a time he seemed to be very involved in how his records looked.


Well, that pee-pee full of baby juice on the 1999 cover came to me in a dream and told me that Prince is in perfect mental health.

And that says what?

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