PapaSmurf said:

LoveSexy was extremely sucessfull in Europe

MikeMatronik said:

Sure wasn't here (US).
I remember the cover really turning people off. Imagine that.
Sidenote,
was Planet Earth released in Italy today? Anyone know? I thought I read that somewhere around here.

Bfunkthe1 said:

honestly, Europe is way more ahead than we are. Why does the US have 2 wait another week? It's not fair!!

Bfunkthe1 said:

I guess that would be the giveaway eh?

OK quick assesment of PE.
After 4 or 5 listens (low-fi v.), I will say I do like it. I think alot. I hear new stuff each time I listen. That's always a good thing.
Groundbreaking, nope. At this point doesn't need to be.
Good/Great, I think so. I think it has a very bold sound. Not contrived. It sounds relaxed but not lazy. And, at times, it's very dramatic. Also digging the quirkyness.
Will it be a big "hit". Prolly not. Doesn't need to be. With all the publicity, iit's kinda already is. And alot of people will get to hear it, if they so choose. And at this point, that's really what matters. IMO.
Tastes will always vary, but at least let folks have the chance to taste.

Bfunkthe1 said:

LoL, I am sure no one has to wait long. And yes, the sound is amazing, like I said; warm and layered, but not overly so.

Bfunkthe1 said:

I must admit that your entire post is right, but this part is interesting to me even more; this is the second time Prince pulls a give-away stunt to have his album publisized.

I must admit that I miss the days where his albums were anticipated cuz the music was so groundbreaking. Times have changed indeed.

After a few listens:

1. Planet Earth- Awesome powerful song, cool breakdown.
2. Guitar- Always liked it.
3. Somewhere here on earth- Very nice ballad. Great falsetto.
4. The one u wanna see- Very infectious, love it.
5. Future Baby Mama- Boring
6. Mr. Goodnight- Very smooth, I actually like it. Keep rappin' P!
7. All the midnights in the world- Boring
8. Chelsea Rogers- could of been great, but the lady singing with Prince ruins the song for me.
9. Lion of Judah- Awesome song. Great guitar work. Powerful.
10. Revelation- OK, nice guitar, but not really too special.

6.5 out of 10.
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Cataclizm1 said:

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I love the fact we can agree to disagree on the album without getting nasty!

Keep it up, y'all!

HamsterHuey said:

Thanks.
Your're right as well. I guess whatever it takes these days. He is groundbreaking via marketing and publicity, just not musically.
Still dig the new album and it will be a whole new experience when I get to hear the proper version.

Does anyone else hear a computer click (like the sound a computer makes when you perform a clicking function in a program) in the first 10 seconds or so of the Planet Earth track?

I'm thinking it's just on the poorer quality rips?

HamsterHuey said:

Hey that is the way it should be.
We all can't agree on everything so to each his own.

I am ENJOYING Planet Earth!!

It sounds different and is killer!

Go PRINCE.

It's a case of the fruit not falling far from the tree

The album is sweet but far too short!


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MendesCity said:

I've heard that from the first time, I think somebody recorded a stream from their computer speakers, with a cheap recording device, and that sound came from them clicking on something.

I have downloaded a leaked version that is much better in quality.

One weird thing is: one song, Future Baby Mama, is totally screwed up, it sounds like chipmunks are singing the song, and the music itselve is a mess.

I think its because of a recording problem.

One thing i noticed: there seems to be a 'party segue' at the start of the song, one like those you can hear on the black album. Is it there on the 'real' version too?

One thing i also noticed:

Prince is using the same effectdevice on his guitar on The One U wanna C as Peter Buck from REM does on the song All the way to Reno.

That 'twang' effect gives it a slightly campy 'country' sound.

Riverpoet31 said:

Actually, from FBM on that release sounds bad in one way or another... Why people have the disc but want to release crappy leaks, if at all, is a mystery to me.

How early is the Mail On Sunday available in the UK?

Well, my version, apart from FBM then, sounds splendid.

I like to hear an album nowadays before i decide to buy it, thats all.

Riverpoet31 said:

It's the same release. FBM is the quivery chipmunk version. The tracks after that have uneven volume levels (Mr. Goodnight sounds way too loud) and the dynamic range sounds compressed. If that's how the tracks sound on the final release then somebody, somewhere screwed up horribly... It's ear fatigue central, imo.

Not sure if this is posted before, but here are the credits for Planet Earth (copied from Housequake.com)

Special Thanx...
Michael B. - drums
Sonny T. - bass
Wendy - acoustic guitar & mandolin
Lisa - additional keys
Christian Scott - trumpet
Sheila E - percussion
Marva King - vocals
Bria Valente - vocals

Recorded & mixed at
Paisley Park, 3121 Las Vegas & Circle House Miami
by Prince
Assisted by Ian Boxhill & Kevin K.D. Davis

Mastering at Oasis Los Angeles by Eddie Schreyer

Package design by Sam Jennings
Interactive design by Ashley Warren
Photography by Afshin Shahidi & Randee St. Nicholas
Holographic art by virtual images
Join us online at 3121.com

Much respect 2 AEG

Produced, arranged, composed & per4med by
Prince & The New power Generation
Morris Hayes
C.C. Dunham
Joshua
Shelby J.
The Twinz
Mike Phillips
Maceo Parker
Greg Boyer
Lee Hogan [sic] (they forgot the s too, it's Lee Hogans!)
Renato Neto

Some thoughts:

Guitar sounds like Sonny and Michael are on it, and maybe they play on the title track also.

Maybe its Marva King doing the "Mavis" styled vocals on Chelsea Rodgers?

Strange that Wendy and Lisa are not credited for background-vocals, i swear i can hear them at 3 - 4 tracks.

jtfolden said:

Well, they don't. The cd mix is rather really good.

HamsterHuey said:

Thanks, I didn't think they did. Hopefully soon I'll know first hand.

jtfolden said:

The sound of the overall cd is layered, but not too much. I like listening to it lots; it does not sound too overproduced like lots of his previous latter work.

I liked the bad rip, kinda, but the actual sound makes the album damn' nice. Esp the vocals are mixed pretty well.

Does anyone else hear a computer click (like the sound a computer makes when you perform a clicking function in a program) in the first 10 seconds or so of the Planet Earth track?


I heard it a few times thru out the cd....I thought I was hearing things at first

scandulous4u said:

Heard it when I played it on a cd player. Maybe it is the rumoured enhanced part (I could not access it, if it IS there at all) trying to come out? I ripped the cd to harddrive cuz I listen to MP3's and that ripped version plays flawlessly.

GODDAMMIT! Lion of Judah is turning out to be one of my favourite Prince songs EVER!!!!!

It's fierce... and it just gets fiercer and fiercer and fiercer...

The bass, the guitar, the background voice...

Oh my ...



Anyone feeling this song like I do? i feel that this songs really comes close to the raving rants about the Watchtower/Best Of U cover.

I have the chipmunk future baby mamma version. It´s not a segue, that "talk part" is only that live conversation with the lady that say "yeah i think its hot" in the radio broadcast.

antoon said:

Yeah I love it too, my favorite PE track...though I wouldn't go so far as to call it my fave Prince track ever.

WTF... "Moses was a pharaoh in the 18th dynasty"??? Is Prince trying to claim Moses is really Akhenaton?