I would be interested to hear what another producer could do with a prince album, what fresh ideas would come from it, any new directions etc.

BrownMark

Nah.


Prince is a capable producer. What he needs is inspired material.


lotsuflow3r and MPLSound are nice hints at what he's capable of

yes

a collaborator, at the very least.

NIGEL GODRICH

Fuck yeah. A guitar only album with Rick Rubin.
Strip it all back.

Or a live album with Blackwell, Rhonda, Renato and himself, no overdubs, just kick it. Live in a room, miked well and let the tape roll with Steve Albini.

I personally would love to see prince release a hard, guitar driven album, a bit like the undertaker, less pop and more rock, it would blow people away.

Let him work together with Radiohead, Lenny Kratitz, Muse or maybe the producers of the dutch Anouk

no way.....

its like asking Ali back in the day if he'd like to hire someone to punch for him.....

why would he need a producer when he does fine without one

Yes.

A simple, no.

Wendy & Lisa should get to have a go.

So should John Legend, Wi.ll.iam (not sure where the interpunction goes), George Duke, Marcus Miller or Quincy Jones.

hjd said:

What?

TwiliteKid said:

Will.I.Am

But it would suck.

A Piano influenced album with Alicia Keys, John Legend and Regina Spektor sounds nice.
A bit of jamming and lyric working.

I love Prince as a producer anyway I'd like him to collaborate with James Poyser, Questlove or Raphael Saadiq. My wet dream would definitely be a Prince / Chromeo collabo, but I doubt it will ever happen.

No.

Prince + Will.I.Am + Trent Reznor = best album ever made

sorry bit i cannot stand will i am

man his band make the most annoying tunes ever

he needs a good boom boom to the side of his big ol' head

Militant said:

Prince + Will.I.Am + Trent Reznor - Will.I.Am = best album ever

ARock said:

Yes.

Prince and Reznor, say 1990, 1991.....unspeakably hot music could have come from every moment of every song.

As it stands now, I'd like to see him do a record with Alicia Keys. No rapping allowed by anyone.
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darlingomo said:

Both fantastic ideas. Rubin and Albini wouldn't let Prince bury the guitars - which always peeves me about P's production.

prince's guitar is loud in the mix
those old albums if remaster guitar would be much louder in the mix
Alan Leeds said that Prince should never be produced by anyone else because it would take away what Prince is.
And he is a great producer.
yes he had bad times in the late 90s but his albums made after 2000 are really good .

Nahh I don't think so Prince writing and producing his own music is what I really respect him for. If he let someone prodduce an album for him I'd still buy it but i'd be pretty disapointed.
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i'd love to hear what would happen if prince worked with mark ronson and/or the dap-kings. that would be pretty sweet.

That will never happen.

i know. it would still be sweet, though.

razord said:

ha ha ha!! seriously.....NO! It will never happen

rgsince81 said:

I dont think Prince will ever let anybody produce anything for him, ever

i don't think he needs anyone to change his sound but i do think he could use someone to make him get out of his head and mix up the routine.

Anxiety said:

hmmm...that could be great!