ive jsut released that i have this on probably more than most albums

and without doubt expectation is in my top ten P tunes closely followed by Xogenous

i love it!-im also realy realy feeling ERIC LEEDS-THINGS LEFT UNSAID-an allbum far too good to be left languishing in the associated artist forum

AGUADDILLA-by rpince and eric is unreal!

I have never heard any songs off of this. Ive heard of the album,its instrumentals rite? can u describe the songs. Are they jazz or rock ?

This is HANDS DOWN one of my faves. I actually listened to it today.
Play it while painting ALL THE TIME.

dance4me3121 said:[quote]I have never heard any songs off of this. Ive heard of the album,its instrumentals rite? can u describe the songs. Are they jazz or rock ?[/quote

Shits real real hard-hard out P heavy metal

jonylawson said:

Still waiting knowing I love it already.

dance4me3121 said:

Well, the 'violinist' Vanessa Mae features on some of the tracks

i too have just found a new love for all the post 00 instrumentals, especially Xpectation.

One of Prince's truly underrated albums.

If you can name every single track by memory then you really can call yourself a fan

I'm playing this album during dinner at my wedding, already laid out.

theorgangrinder7 said:

That sounds amazing, i may have to steal that idea!

I think it's a brilliant album!!

How come I've never heard of this? I know NOTHING about this album.

I have that,C-Note and N.E.W.S. all on a play list and i listen to it while I'm reading..great background music

VenusBlingBling said:

Wikipedia can be your friend

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 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.


[edit] Track listing
"Xhalation"
"Xcogitate"
"Xemplify"
"Xpectation"
"Xotica"
"Xogenous"
"Xpand"
"Xosphere"
"Xpedition"

VenusBlingBling said:

I don't have it

mynameisnotsusan said:

Ahhh, thank you!

So this was released the same year as N.E.W.S ?

Xpectation is a recent favourite. It's definitely classic in spots, and always inspired. I'd like to see more of Prince working with Vanessa-Mae.