Horns;
Wailing background singers;
Disco:
Prince & The Band;

Then lock him in a studio with TWO guitars, a drum, a piano, a synth, a bass.

And maybe a cowbell.
He is allowed to take Renato and that's IT.

Rick Rubin behind the board. Uhmmmmm.

Let's see what happens...

Earth Wind & Fire;

HamsterHuey said:

can sheila go, pls

i was only thinking about this today, a stripped down, back to basics Prince would be totally awesome.

a girl can dream

spelling edit
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Asking audiences "What's My Name?";

At this age just reinforces our fears he cannot remember it, or his lyrics...

prb said:

Ermmmm.

Sheila?

No.

No Sheila. I like the woman, but maybe she can overdub some backing vocals later on?

HamsterHuey said:

she is multi- skilled

and just 4 the record, im not too keen on the bloody cow-bell

I like Renato lots cuz he seems to be able to take Prince to different places, like back in the day working with Wendy, Susannah and Lisa was one of the influences that made him swerve of the typical funk/rock track.

I just weant him out of his greatest hits mood and make him forget about him ever listening to disco. Play that funky music, Prince. But without them fucking horns.

HamsterHuey said:

bring the funk/rock back

?love?

prb said:

I ain't saying she isn't talented. I like her lots, to be honest. But I think what Prince needs is to be taken out of his safe environment to be able to make cutting edge music again.

Having Sonny and Michael behind him made him swerve to a firm, dirty funk sound. Renato and Sheila took him deeper into the latin world lately and I would not mind him explore that a little more.

"i love playing this song"

more bass

meshell?

d'angelo just for one track? mebbes singing a hook?

jonylawson said:

I rather have him do as much stuff on his own as possibly can. I love Prince's drumming.

I might allow Karin and Olof Dreijer in the studio to program his synth for him. They may even stay in a little longer jamming with him.

HamsterHuey said:

he certainly seems to fly when hes doing his latin thang

im digging that santana/george duke kinda vibe

but i agree-sack all of his band and get some young HUNGRY musicians-just like miles used to-get him stretched again and without any preconceptions of radio play etc-that just cuts out the tiresome innerview dogma where he bangs on a a little TOO MUCH how he doesnt care about hits??!!

HamsterHuey said:

no worries, i didnt have a problem with u saying no, i should have added, that i think she is one of the most talented, versatile females he has had around him. Ever IMO. im just saying
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it can be recorded in paris

london

LA

newyork

capetown

-get him exploring the world-3 months of playing in small clubs again getting inspired again

getting those colours in his head flowing again

jonylawson said:

Now yer getting it...

"I wrote this song while looking in the mirror"

jonylawson said:

No more guesting.

HamsterHuey said:

and please.....


some decent fuckin artwork for the album

"i am music"

"y'all ready for larry graham"

"you know who that is?"

"y'all ready-OH NO...LETS GO"

jonylawson said:

I kinda like him locked down. Him in a drafty warehouse with just those instruments and a sound engineer.

And whatever gets his artistic fluids flowing.

I can imagine we insert Vanity or Susannah Version 2008 and then when he starts digging here, we take her away again, so he can write nice ballads.

jonylawson said:

Calling Jeff Katz and Laura LiPuma.

yeah a latter day "wally"


and how about a documentry? lo-key,black and white-tho all concert clips are in colour

HamsterHuey said:

yeah i got me some katz framed in my living room

comparing the artwork of parade to PE is

prb said:

You know, I do not mind him playing different stuff than what I want, as long as it sounds inspired and fresh. So if he wanna do a gospel album I am all for it, for instance, but I am saying no to vocoded storylines.

jonylawson said:

u 4got sydney, or melbourne there

piano and voice and THE TRUTH were both lock downs

and i dug em on them like a fat kid digs on ice cream

prb said:

HELL NO!

it be a prince aussie pub rock album!!!

jonylawson said:

Q So Prince. Jughead; what were you thinking?

A I wasn't thinking.

Q Aaaaaah. That explains. Thank you.

A Can I go now?

Q No.

Q-PRINCE-did you lose all self respect whoring RAVE around the worst chatshows in europe lipsynching to babyknows or TGRES?

remeber that chick with the massive glitter ball?

oh lord why oh why did this man never ever promote

TRC

TGE

THE TRUTH.....infact almost ALL of his back catologue except RAVE and NPS

that will remain a mystery to my dying day.....