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Reply #150 posted 07/25/07 10:59am

HobbesLeCute

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This is like a 1986 version of Scandalous or Insatiable IMO. I like it.
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Reply #151 posted 07/25/07 1:47pm

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I'm listening to it now for the 2nd time and I love it! It sounds like an old school, jazzy quiet storm number you hear on the radio, on those hot summer nights. The wonderful muted horns and trumpets with provoking lyrics are on point here and you can't complain about that! I think it has the potential to become one of Prince's inspired ballads, wouldn't u agree?
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Reply #152 posted 07/25/07 2:57pm

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Has any1 compared it to Avalanche yet? They seem to merge together in my head.
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Reply #153 posted 07/25/07 3:04pm

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MikeMatronik said:

excelent tune...an hybrid between Avalanche and Power Fantastic


Ahhh! nod totally!
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Reply #154 posted 07/25/07 4:53pm

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every spin conjures something new; now i'm getting Smokey and Behind Closed Doors; banger
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Reply #155 posted 07/25/07 5:40pm

herb4

I usually don't like the falsetto ballads, but I like this one.
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Reply #156 posted 07/25/07 8:39pm

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biggrin Pretty!
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Reply #157 posted 07/26/07 4:00am

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This is the one track on the album that I've reassessed after living with it for the last week. I really, really like this song. I always liked the arrangement, but the song itself has grown on me from a "shrug" to a "that's nice." I think I posted before how "Adore" was the same way with me. Neither song has what I'd call a "catchy" melody, but they each have -- in their own separate ways -- a melodic authenticity about them.

The emotion is there on this one and it's a better vocal performance than I gave him credit for. Such a beautifully understated track too (a welcome change from recent trends). Very well done.
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Reply #158 posted 07/26/07 4:27am

DaisyHall

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And this was missing from the ONA album because.....?
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Reply #159 posted 07/26/07 4:30am

scandalousalan

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I love this track, it has such an effortless genius to it that is trademark Prince.
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Reply #160 posted 07/26/07 8:09am

Genesia

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DaisyHall said:

And this was missing from the ONA album because.....?


It definitely has an ONA Piano feeling to it. cool
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Reply #161 posted 07/26/07 9:34am

Billmenever

Time for another listen. Can't get it outta my head. Love all the emotional energy.... and I like it I like it cloud9
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Reply #162 posted 07/26/07 10:45am

BlackAdder7

awesome vocals. the vocals remind me of International Lover, but more mature and deeper tone. they also remind me of Smokey Robinson, later in his career, say "Being With You" type.
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Reply #163 posted 07/26/07 11:18am

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Billmenever said:

Time for another listen. Can't get it outta my head. Love all the emotional energy.... and I like it I like it cloud9

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I’m listening 2 it right now. I absolutely Adore this song. It takes there and I like it I like it
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Reply #164 posted 07/26/07 11:59am

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The more I hear it the more I like it. I think i'm in love with the piano and horns on this track. biggrin
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Reply #165 posted 07/26/07 2:06pm

ElectricBlue

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I love this song smile

I think it is the best song on the album cool
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Reply #166 posted 07/26/07 5:04pm

mzflash

yes woot!
Finally listening to the whole CD today, this one really stuck out. Nicely!
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Reply #167 posted 07/26/07 5:11pm

scandalousalan

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I am surprised here hasn't been more love for this song, its amazing
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Reply #168 posted 07/26/07 7:06pm

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I'm loving this song.
It's true Prince.
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Reply #169 posted 07/26/07 9:58pm

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this is an instant classic, love the old school vinyl record sound, only P would think of that, vocals are as good as Smokey

james brown did it with static in 1988
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Reply #170 posted 07/26/07 10:24pm

cutn

best Prince vocals ever , closest anyone could come to Smokey, love it
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Reply #171 posted 07/26/07 10:25pm

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Okay, for any piano players out there, this is strictly a technical question.

At precisely 3:35 on the song "Somewhere Here On Earth" there is a upwards piano run. It sounds really fast, but simplistic in the fact that it follows a scale-based pattern.

My burning question is: Is this little tiny run played with one hand or two hands?

I can easily pick out notes on piano parts like that, but I always wonder exactly how it is played. I also have some Thelonius Monk sheet music with some terrific runs like that. I learned them using two hands, but recently saw a Thelonius video where he does those runs amazingly with ONE HAND!

So, can anyone letigimately answer this question for this particular piano run at 3:35 on Somewhere Here On Earth?????

Thanks!
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Reply #172 posted 07/27/07 4:17am

wlcm2thdwn

Future baby momma is now my 2nd favorite, Somewhere is AWESOME! biggrin
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Reply #173 posted 07/27/07 6:49am

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definitely the best on the album, like someone earlier said, it will the PE's classic tune in the future.

unfortunately i find the entire album only so-so.
5 good songs, 5 bad songs. that's hardly a godsend.
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Reply #174 posted 07/27/07 9:54am

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I just love the instrumentation on this track. I don't think i've heard such sweet horns in awhile. I mean they are tight!! I love hornwork on P's albums though so I always appreciate it but I REALLY appreciate these.
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Reply #175 posted 07/27/07 10:12am

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berniejobs said:

Okay, for any piano players out there, this is strictly a technical question.

At precisely 3:35 on the song "Somewhere Here On Earth" there is a upwards piano run. It sounds really fast, but simplistic in the fact that it follows a scale-based pattern.

My burning question is: Is this little tiny run played with one hand or two hands?

I can easily pick out notes on piano parts like that, but I always wonder exactly how it is played. I also have some Thelonius Monk sheet music with some terrific runs like that. I learned them using two hands, but recently saw a Thelonius video where he does those runs amazingly with ONE HAND!

So, can anyone letigimately answer this question for this particular piano run at 3:35 on Somewhere Here On Earth?????

Thanks!


It's perfectly playable with one hand.

Still, whether it's actually played by one or two hands in this particular case, is very hard to tell.
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Reply #176 posted 07/27/07 12:56pm

lillybleu

A great love song to say the least, I can almost feel Prince reaching really reaching out to someone, powerful lyrics.....
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Reply #177 posted 07/27/07 8:00pm

Accujack

Does the "muffled" sound of the record player on this tune bother anyone else?
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Reply #178 posted 07/28/07 6:45am

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lillybleu said:

A great love song to say the least, I can almost feel Prince reaching really reaching out to someone, powerful lyrics.....

Agree..nice song... love
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Reply #179 posted 07/28/07 7:27am

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Really nice song. I keep it on repeat sometimes
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