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Best Song 2 Open a Prince Album In ur opinion, which of Prince's songs has been the best 2 open an album?
In Prince's case it's always been a track that somehow signified the beginning of a PARTY! A song that kicks ass and gets the pulse racing; exciting! What do u consider some of the best and why? | |
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Controversy,1999 and Lets Go Crazy!! "Climb in my fur." | |
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pussy control | |
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mynameisprince | |
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1999, Let's Go Crazy, TRC, which builds, and builds, and builds throughout the song. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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The Rebirth Of The Flesh
Alas, Camille went face down before release and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Dont worry..I wont hurt you..I only want..you..to ..have...some...fun.
then the party-armegeddon begins...stroke me, stroke me... "Climb in my fur." | |
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Bwab! wap wab...pounding synth drumbeat..bwab..bwut bwab..-Controversy begins the journey of what is going to be "a musical outrage" "Climb in my fur." | |
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a chord is played and the potent purple pontentate mosies on up to the pulpit to give his sermon of life and the groove..."dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get thru this thang called life!...bringing forth the rain...and then the rain fell... "Climb in my fur." | |
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Interactive... | |
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'Crystal Ball'
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My favs are Around The World in a Day and :I: No and Thunder.
Them the best. "...because no-one gets there alone." - "...I like the floor. It's the only thing that seems real." | |
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CHAOS AND DISORDER
... "check, check ... awright, cool ... rolling!" | |
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asskickin' ! | |
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The best opening tracks should set the tone of the album. Thats why I'd go with
Dirty Mind 1999 Lets Go Crazy Eye No Choas and Disorder TRC Each of these tracks give you an indication of whats to come, and each of them are brilliant in setting the tone of whats to come. It helps that every one is an excellent track on its own, regardless of what follows. BTW - I think Prince has always been "old Skool" in his track ordering. Leaving the stand out tracks for opening and closing an album, as well as the middle 2 which used to open and close a "side". I think he's stuck to the "side" thing by sticking a couple of the best tracks plum in the middle, even though CDs obviously don't have em. Showing his age methinks.  I hate reading long posts like this. Congrats to those who could be arsed reading it all[This message was edited Sat Dec 14 6:24:02 PST 2002 by dewmass] ----------------------------------------- | |
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Let's Go Crazy, no doubt... Personally . I think we are all Boring with No Lives cause all we do is talk about Prince,Criticize and Gossip. I need a Horny Man is what I Need and probably so do most of yas. We are Sexually Frustrated what we R... Amen..!!! - zelaire | |
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dewmass said: The best opening tracks should set the tone of the album. Thats why I'd go with
Dirty Mind 1999 SOTT Eye No Choas and Disorder Each of these tracks give you an indication of whats to come, and each of them are brilliant in setting the tone of whats to come. It helps that every one is an excellent track on its own, regardless of what follows. BTW - I think Prince has always been "old Skool" in his track ordering. Leaving the stand out tracks for opening and closing an album, as well as the middle 2 which used to open and close a "side". I think he's stuck to the "side" thing by sticking a couple of the best tracks plum in the middle, even though CDs obviously don't have em. Showing his age methinks. I hate reading long posts like this. Congrats to those who could be arsed reading it all...Not that boring, Dewmass! I agree with that "Old School" feel to Prince's album configurations. ... keep it coming! | |
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C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-Y 
is the best IMO, but there are others very good too like: Dirty Mind,  No, Christopher Tracy's Parade... | |
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TheJoker said: In ur opinion, which of Prince's songs has been the best 2 open an album?
In Prince's case it's always been a track that somehow signified the beginning of a PARTY! A song that kicks ass and gets the pulse racing; exciting! What do u consider some of the best and why? In order of preference: Sign O The Times 1999 Let's Go Crazy Controversy Come P-Control The Rainbow Children (Studio) The Rainbow Children (Live) The Truth Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic | |
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I think "around the world in a day" but worth mentioning that the opening tracks to the two "acoustic" albums(the truth and ONA) seem to come out of oblivian from my CD player and just hang sublimely in the air... | |
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"1999","sign O THe Times","Controversy","chrystal ball"&"I wanna Be Your Lover". mistermaxxx | |
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"Open your heart, open your mind..."
AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY  | |
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The greatest of the great albums have the classic opening songs.
1.Let's Go Crazy: The theme song of the 80's 2.1999: No explanations needed. 3.Dirty Mind: |
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This won't be a popular choice (and I'm not a huge fan of the whole album) but I LOVE Can't Stop This Feeling I Got. I think it sets the tone nicely AND I love that little guitar solo at the end...always wondered if a longer version existed since I hate that early fade out
chaos "Because when you say annihilation my friends, you've said all there is to say" - Henry Rollins | |
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I've always thought Prince was particularly great at this part of album sequencing. Almost all of them are perfect, with two of his MOST effective intros, I think, being "Let's Go Crazy" and the overlooked "Eye Know," where he, for the first time, welcomes us to the New Power Generation.
BUT MY FAVORITE would be "Crystal Ball," which perfectly lays an entire soundscape, attitude and even narrative (to some degree) for something amazing to come! Unfortunately, while I'm a fan of the Crystal Ball album, I don't think the overall musical package -- pretty much quilted together with pieces from throughout his career -- does justice to the title song. That cut is more worthy of a concept album-type followup. I'd have LOVED hearing the project it was originally meant for. On a slight tangent, I've always thought "Mia Bocca" was an excellent intro to Jill Jones' album. (I think I'm just a Parade-era Claire Fischer junkie. I bask in that whole orchestrated sound.) [This message was edited Sat Dec 14 10:36:56 PST 2002 by Lammastide] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Sign 'O' The Times & The Truth.
They're my favourite albums of his anyway. | |
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Come
My Name Is Prince Let's Go Crazy 1999 ***************************************************************************************
Song of the Day: Prince *Acknowledge Me* | |
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1999
Let's Go Crazy Christopher Tracy's Parade Come The Rest of My Life (this song ROCKS!!!) ...shit, that's all I got for right now. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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My choice joint for Prince to start out with a party album is...
Trust | |
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My faves are "Let's Go Crazy" (classic party starter!),
"Around The World In A Day" & "Sign O The Times" (cool-sounding & slightly different album openers, but still rocking!), "Come" of course, & "Thunder", "The Future" & "1999". I also have a soft spot 4 "Can't Stop This Feelin' I Got" (*u ain't the only one! 
Lovelife*Lovesexy...always. | |
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