I've never heard it, but what a weird name. The pic is cute though.
[Edited 11/13/09 13:01pm]

Jakeasaurus said:

You're nice.

Jakeasaurus said:

squirrelgrease said:

I don't get the joke!

ufoclub said:

Did you see Jakeasaurus' friendly post? We are idiots for having an opinion on this song.

I wish this were a song so I could justify loving it.

I wish this were a thread about the song I wish it was so that I could express an opinion on it.

Efan said:

Jakeasaurus said:

Ok coming to the topic! You got it Jakeasaurus! I hope that you agree that this line is not in the Crystal Ball version. I agree that anyway only one version exists, what I wanted to raise, is this difference... My will is not reading people arguing....

ufoclub said:

Oh I see, we gotta answer the first post...

ufoclub said:

Jakeasaurus said:

may I just say ''thank you'' for your personal opinion on people who are NOT the subject of this thread? Thank you

Oh, it's a funny song

Mindflux said:

lyrics set to music whatever you want to call it-it is a damn song

nurseV said:

I hear you nurseV and have no quarrel - but let's put it like this;

You go in to your garden with a camcorder and film you and your mate larking about - that's a home movie, not some Hollywood production....which is effectively what we have here (although the purpose was different). When you listen to this track as Prince and Morris PRACTICING (which may only have passing interest to certain people - as a musician and producer myself, I find this to be an interesting piece), which is what it is, it has to be analysed in a different manner. You simply can'y apply the same sort of dissection that you would a regular Prince fully-produced track with what we have here

Just sayin' - no argument I'm not expecting this to change whether you like the track or not. I wonder what Prince would have done had he ever decided to expand on the idea from this session?

NightGod said:

Prince is playing bass with leather gloves on. thats why it sounds muted. If you listen to a Prince song and you can't hear the bass notes more than likely he is wearing gloves

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

EH?!!!! Never, in all my years have I seen ANY bass player wear gloves whilst playing (except maybe fingerless gloves, but only cos it was damn cold!) and certainly never for ghosting technique!

How do you know this? Do you have any pics of Prince playing with gloves on. I don't believe you'd be able to play bass very well with something that removes most of the feeling between your fingers and the strings!

I love this song. It gives insight on how Prince creates and/or experimented with creating songs.

The 40+min jam of "Soul Psychodelicide" is another example. You gotta love to hear him jamming and creating songs.

Best thing on the "Crystal Ball" album.

y'all do realize this was a precursor to "tricky"

BanishedBrian said:

Yeah, like Chaos & Disorder was never meant to be released...yet promotional videos were recorded and shown before it's 'foetunate' release.

Same with the Vault...he just happened to retecord a few songs just intime for this non-intentional release

The Gold Experience is another steaming pile of PR BS....it won't ever be released, no sir, no way....wait- what that on the Record Store shelf....TGE (minus the decent shiny cover)

vainandy said:

You ought to be on stage!







































Sweeping it!

Now you're going to give them something else to fight about...whether "Tricky" came first or "Cloreen Bacon Skin".

They take shit way too serious over in this section of the org. It's a song....no it isn't a song....it's a rehearsal....no it's a jam session.....it was recorded on July 16, 1984 at 8:36 p.m. and 26 seconds.....no it wasn't 26 seconds afterwards, it was 43 seconds. Who the hell cares? Whatever the hell it is, it's on the album and it either sounds good or it doesn't.

vainandy said:

But I think we can all agree that everytime you listen to it, it's valuable time you'll never get back again

purpledoveuk said:

But there's a big difference between PR and hype (used to sell albums) and liner notes, which don't promote albums and normally just provide technical details, credits and perhaps some blurb from the artist themselves.

I ask you the same question as Brian - why would Prince lie about the origins of this tune, when its not for any sort of promotional purpose?

vainandy said:

Yeah, cos its so unimportant to try and identify what something is, eh?

You might not care - that's fine. But some have expressed their view, as some do, to say whether they like it or not. Some think its not a good song - I simply suggested that its a practice session and so, perhaps, should be listened to in a different context and then we get people suggesting the liner notes are lies with nothing to substantiate the claim! Seems some care enough one way or another and, seeing as Prince warranted it being included on an album, why isn't it worth scrutiny? Perhaps subjects that bore you should be banned from the org?

At first I thought it was a waste of 15 minutes, BUT after awhile I started paying attention to the drums especially when the cymbals are crashing and Morris is going haywire. I looooove it now. So intense.

i like it

squirrelgrease said:

Love it so much I'm breaking out crystal ball tomorrow morning to hear my Cloreen Bacon Skin. Damn I wish he would do Clorren Bacon Skin#2 but this time with Camille and Bob George doing the chorus lines. Can you imagine the video. I would love it!!!! Any of you talented photo shops got a pix of what Prince Clorren Bacon skin persona might look like..I like the potato head pix but how about something more real life....drum roll and the winning pix is?????

its funky.
not worth 15 minutes, obviously.

that picture is terrifying

shonenjoe said:

would it be worth 5 minutes?