What kind of fuck album cover was that?

1 Le Grind
2 Cindy C.
3 Dead on It
4 When 2 R in Love
5 Bob George
6 Superfunkycalifragisexy
7 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton
8 Rockhard in a Funky Place

What kind of fuck ending was that?

Not 2 mention it wasn't officially released until 7 years (1994) after completion (1987)!
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i think it's a tight, cool album. love everything about it.
never understood all the complaints about this one, really.

Brilliant from beginning 2 end.

I think the album is ok. Not my favorite, but he definitely accomplished what he set out to do....make a party album. Cindy C, 2 Nigs, and When 2 R In Love are my favorites.

For years my crappy boot tape running order was in reverse...started with Bob George and ended with when 2 r in love... I still prefer it that way. call me old but I prefer to end with a ballad. also all the songs were just a bit slower and Bob George/rockhard/cindy .c are all better.

What kind of fuck thread is this?

raveun2thejoyfantastic said:

Maybe he likes Metallica???

This album is Prince at the peak of his creative recorded output 85-88.
If you don't get it, you're not going to get it.

raveun2thejoyfantastic said:

a black one?

NouveauDance said:

Yes,what kind?

i like this album. it's fun, silly, confounding, quirky, noisy and funky.

it was more fun before it was officially released by WB. there's something about it being a notorious bootleg that fit the mood of the album.

but i still have memories...

mdd said:

It's a dis-appreciation thread.

The Black Album >>>>> The Black Album Dis-appreciation.

Lots of Fun, I agree with the Anx on the memories of it being a cassette bootleg that made it so much fun..
I remember putting it into the cassette deck and asking friends..
"have you heard this yet?"

LizaWoman08 said:

Or maybe they like him?... Prince, 1987, Metallica, 1991.

JEDINATION said:

i remember a friend playing "bob george" for me for the first time and i was all

Anxiety said:

I remember like it was yesterday, going to the shady record store in Flint, Michigan, going to the counter and saying in a whisper "I hear you have the Black Album", the guy going.. "yup, 10.00" and me giving him the money and waiting while he taped it for me and then.. handing it to me in a brown paper bag, unmarked..

I KID YOU NOT !!!

sexxydancer said:

I totally agree. To this day it still remains one of my favourite P. albums.

What a sucssesful disappreciation thread. Everyone is saying how much they love it, which i agree with. Great album.

crokey20 said:

Its an overrated album for sure. I still think it was more a PR stunt than a real album though. Made for good copy back in the day. Some good tunes on there still.

And amazing that the final, official release sounds so horribly tinny and yet some of the boots I'd bought previously sounded infinitely superior.

Should have stayed a bootleg and retained it's illicitness.

Oh by the way, the album is fucking awesome! Would just love to hear it remastered.

It served it's purpose obviously.

i can't dog this this album.

great cover, brilliant idea, love it.

Bob George- one of the greatest Prince songs period.

2 Nigs united 4 West Compton,- love this crazy ass song.

Rock Hard In A Funky Place - badass, greatest album closer ever, (what kinda of fucked up ending is that?) lol, badass all the way to the very end.
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It raises the question what could be more black, and the answer is none. None more black!

raveun2thejoyfantastic said:

I'm sure you already know this, but then that begs a question "why start this pointless thread". The album was completely black so if you picked it up you wouldn't know who the artist was. That's how Prince wanted to release it.

The first line of the first track is "So you found me..." - So when you played it, you would be *surprised* to find it was Prince. Great idea for the fans, shame it didn't get it's original release.

The eventual official release was part of the Warner contract deal.... you know, this really is a pointless thread.

unkleg said:

I first heard the album on a bootleg tape, and wasn't told who it was. I actually couldn't figure out it was Prince until Cindy C. Looking back that seems impossible, but I guess it was a new sound in 1987-8.

Mars23 said:

raveun2thejoyfantastic said:

what kinda fuckery is this!... bob george