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PrintableUCantHavaDaMango said: I really like it. I enjoy hearing Prince's instrumental works, because it showcases his theme writing abilities. Kamasutra/Overture #8 is my favorite, and I am considering using it for my own wedding. The one beef I have with it is that he uses synthetic strings in places, when it would have sounded better to use real ones (imo). He used real strings for part of it, so I don't understand why he didn't use them for the whole thing.
Since I'm a violinist--that's my MAIN complaint about Karmasutra. Not like dude couldn't afford live strings through the whole thing.  | |
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If you're missing ANY other Prince item, get Kamasutra last.
It's really only for collector's, 'cuz most people don't like it. |
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UCantHavaDaMango said: I really like it. I enjoy hearing Prince's instrumental works, because it showcases his theme writing abilities. Kamasutra/Overture #8 is my favorite, and I am considering using it for my own wedding. The one beef I have with it is that he uses synthetic strings in places, when it would have sounded better to use real ones (imo). He used real strings for part of it, so I don't understand why he didn't use them for the whole thing.
Neither did I. he used Clair Fisher's orchestra for years and then when he tries something more calassical he uses synths that don't even sound like real strings. That turned me off on the album. Too bad he thought it would sound beautiful like that or something. | |
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Se7en said: If you're missing ANY other Prince item, get Kamasutra last.
It's really only for collector's, 'cuz most people don't like it. I just got the tape of it off ebay! 
And that completes my collection!!  | |
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P2daP said: Se7en said: If you're missing ANY other Prince item, get Kamasutra last.
It's really only for collector's, 'cuz most people don't like it. I just got the tape of it off ebay!
And that completes my collection!! I wish I had known! I just got rid of a few cassettes a few months ago, Kamasutra being one of them! I would've just given it to you 
I didn't know there was a big cassette market on eBay. |
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To me, it was worth it. If you really are a fan you will get the good and the bad. To me, it was a set of music that is 10-15 years ahead of its time...Prince is awesome. “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara |
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Se7en said: P2daP said: I just got the tape of it off ebay!
And that completes my collection!! I wish I had known! I just got rid of a few cassettes a few months ago, Kamasutra being one of them! I would've just given it to you
I didn't know there was a big cassette market on eBay. Oh no worries. I didn't pay too much for it. I don't think there much of a market for cassette's, but with Kamasutra.... The only time I've seen on there is with the Crystal Ball package. Which i already have the the 4 disc version. So I never really wanted to play all that money just for one disc. So i got the cassette when i saw it. So i can at least listen to it. [Edited 4/15/07 19:20pm] | |
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really one of his worst items. I've tried listening to it a few times but I can't get thru it. It was released the same year I got married and thought it would be a nice thing to play for my bride to be, but it is tough to get thru. I don't fault Prince for trying to do stuff like that (Paul McC did it, so did Billy Joel) but I have to say that you should make it the LAST thing you collect of his.
Congrats to the man for stretching musically, but it isn't very enjoyable. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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its so blahh i used it for a yoga class once...there are like two good songs on it but the rest is just there...great homework music cause it's non-distracting. Space for sale... | |
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Being a big fan of Frank Zappa and seeing Prince and Zappa as kindred spirits (musically speaking, that is), I was ecstatic to hear that Prince was venturing into the "orchestral" realm. However, when I finally heard it I thought it was at best an adequate attempt. I don't listen to it much.
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vainandy said: If you want something to play in bed when you can't get to sleep, it's the perfect album.
Just edit out "Cutz" -- or you'll dream that someone is chasing you with scissors.  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Only if you can get it for free...it's my least favorite of his instrumental stuff. The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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Genesia said: vainandy said: If you want something to play in bed when you can't get to sleep, it's the perfect album.
Just edit out "Cutz" -- or you'll dream that someone is chasing you with scissors.  Space for sale... | |
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