I just bought it on Ebay, what is this CD like?

Do you like it, hate it? Anyone?

haven't heard it yet...

brocklynn said:

A fake as it was never officialy released on cd
It was only released in 256kbp mp3 & ???kbp Wma

Im sure its a cd-r
How much did you pay....
I might pay a couple dollers for a nice glossy cover
(And no i dont want one...im just saying)

Ohh as far how good is..It's cool reminds me of the Madhouse cds

mplsmike said:

Thanks, he said it was a promo cd from a radio station. He had good reviews, I hope it's not a fake I paid $30. I do love Madhouse Wish me luck!

brocklynn said:

It was released as a boot but the source would still be the original mp3. Hope you like it

brocklynn said:

It's very different, sort of jazzy, sort of weird but nice. Lot's of violin and sax. Mostly instrumental, and very unique and somewhat strange. "Xemplify" is probably my favorite cut on the album, but they're all nice. If you play this album for someone without telling them it's Prince, they would never guess who it was.

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PDogz said:

soundz classy

lottielooloo1968 said:

Very much so. Music for Grown Folks.

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PDogz said:

Thanks, sounds good to me. I like grown folk music

brocklynn said:

Sorry to say but i dont think there was ever a promo for it
Im sure with some fancy print work it might look offical..but i highly doubt that it is.
And at 30$ wow...thats a lot
someone is really geting over

From Wikipedia:

Xpectation is an album by Prince only available for download on his website. The album was made available for mp3 download on January 1, 2003 and all the songs are instrumentals. The album was originally intended to be called Xenophobia, and the music club had previously advertised the album as one of the "4 CDs" club members would receive in the mail during 2002 for their paid $100 subscription fee.

However, for reasons unexplained, after mailing the first of the promised discs in March/April of 2002 (the One Nite Alone... piano set), the club decided that they would technically fulfill the club's promise by giving paying club members the One Nite Alone... Live! 3-CD set, which was simultaneously released to retail. The original title track for the instrumental album ("Xenophobia") was never released in a studio version, but a live rendition is one of the highlights of One Nite Alone... Live!. The downloadable album was renamed Xpectation after one of the other tracks. All nine of the tracks start with "X", using Prince's trademark of abbreviating song titles and lyrics with letters, numbers or symbols.

The album is one of Prince's most sophisticated jazz compositions, far outstripping the musical depth of the various incarnations of the Madhouse project. This is largely because the album was mostly composed in conjunction with one of his best band configurations - the core of the "One Night Alone" group, including Candy Dulfer (sax), John Blackwell (drums) and Rhonda Smith (bass). The band is also joined by classical violinist Vanessa Mae - whose playing adds a new layer of depth.

PDogz said:

Thanks

PDogz said:

cha know? i was a member during this time yet i never uploaded this beast.

brocklynn said:

It's definitely a fake or a bootleg.
Xpectation was never manufactured on CD on promo or otherwise.
It's only ever been made officially available as MP3 downloads.

I've never heard it, and sadly when it was available, My credit cards were maxx'd..

EXCELLENT CD/ALBUM. Probably one of my favorite instrumental projects.

Better than "x"pected.

After posting in this thread..i had to give this album another listen.
It definitely brings me be back to the ONA tour live show
A great year for live boots

i like it. p's instrumental stuff is great chillout music. not as good as the madhouse stuff but it works.

brocklynn said:

Perhaps you should have asked that question before buying this piece of crap.

viewaskew said:

such nastiness. got anything nice to say? huh, kev? or did you come here just to shit on everything prince has done that YOU don't like.

viewaskew said:

interesting coming from the wise one that has never heard it

there is a train back to neverland, catch it while you can

viewaskew said:

One man's meat is another man's poison.

PDogz said:

Maybe so, but this record is pretty much the plague.

I prefer N.E.W.S.

MikeMatronik said:

it's that bad, ehh?

viewaskew said:

I understand: You like what you like, and hate what you hate. No problem - to each his own.

He should be embarrassed that this was ever even released. It makes The Vault: Old Friends For Sale seem like Sign o' the Times in comparison.

viewaskew said:

To be clear, that is your opinion. And I'm even sure there are others that may feel the same, but that does not make it a fact. It just means it's your opinion.

Certainly, the music on "Xpectation" is different, even strange, but that's what makes it interesting and a worthwhile production for some, which is my opinion. What's great about choice is; you don't have to buy it or listen to it, and I can continue to appreciate it for what it is: Music that is different and interesting, music that is unusual.

Our opinions do share common ground in one area though; I'm not crazy about "The Vault: Old Friends For Sale" either. I guess it's true what they say about "opinions" and "assholes", huh? Funny how that works out.

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