NouveauDance said:

IstenSzek said:

can anyone say watchtower?

Yeah, it looks like one of those creepy religious pamphlets with pictures of grinning conservatively dressed white people coming out of the grave hand in hand with equally happy "ethnics" in full national costume, whilst the rest of the Earth smoulders in ruin behind them.

(I read a lot of these, you can tell).

Where's the pic of a small child merrily stroking a tiger?

Missed opportunity Prince!

Hey look, the new Big Boi album cover art is all colorful, too.

http://bigboi.com/2010/06/14/more-album-artwork/bigboi_vinyl_reworked/

serpan99 said:

inspireof said:

can anyone pos a bigger pic of the cd artwork?

Actually I can but it wouldn't fit ur screen and the mods don't like that very much!

can u post it a "little bit" bigger maybe

wonder if the US will get it too

[Edited 6/29/10 11:53am]

Clubkid said:

Here's the real track list:

1. I've Lost It
2. Not Funky Anymore
3. R&B Cover Song
4. Hip Replacement
5. (Eye Used 2 B) Good
6. Uninspired
7. $77 4 Nothing
8. I Love Jehovah (But Jehovah Don't Love Me)
9. Eye Hate My Fans
10. Tweakercity

Sounds like a winner

FUNNE...not. I see on your profile it says obsessed over everything from 78-94. WOW, thats a LONG time to stick around if you've liked nothing since then.

Dr. Funkenberry site mentioned and linked to in Rolling Stone's 20Ten article.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/122641

I hate edits!

[Edited 6/29/10 12:51pm]

violetblues said:

Merritt said:

Heres the CD! Nice

I'm definitely an art snob and have mocked every post 80's Prince album cover except the WB compilation disks.

This one is cool. Much stronger compositional effort, much stronger color design. Whether you think it evokes watchtower or religious art is besides the point. Good art is good art.

This is good. Not my cup of tea but a tremendous improvement.

I also see that his T-shirt design was tightened up from the original artwork that was posted. It looks like someone employed the assistance of an art director.

[Edited 6/29/10 11:39am]

I wonder who's the designer...

Love2tha9s said:

Clubkid said:

Here's the real track list:

1. I've Lost It
2. Not Funky Anymore
3. R&B Cover Song
4. Hip Replacement
5. (Eye Used 2 B) Good
6. Uninspired
7. $77 4 Nothing
8. I Love Jehovah (But Jehovah Don't Love Me)
9. Eye Hate My Fans
10. Tweakercity

Sounds like a winner

FUNNE...not. I see on your profile it says obsessed over everything from 78-94. WOW, thats a LONG time to stick around if you've liked nothing since then.

No rules on what time period you've been a fan. Besides, they might like something, just not everything, normal objective people are like that.

Marrk said:

NouveauDance said:

Yeah, it looks like one of those creepy religious pamphlets with pictures of grinning conservatively dressed white people coming out of the grave hand in hand with equally happy "ethnics" in full national costume, whilst the rest of the Earth smoulders in ruin behind them.

(I read a lot of these, you can tell).

Where's the pic of a small child merrily stroking a tiger?

Missed opportunity Prince!

You read them too!

Based on the review, I think it's gonna be another bomb.

Oh well, nothing new.

TheRIP said:

Based on the review, I think it's gonna be another bomb.

Oh well, nothing new.

When i read it compared to another MplSound, i was thinking the exact same thing. But its still fun awaiting and getting the new Prince album.

With that notion further tainting my objectability, i still listen to each recording with an open mind.

[Edited 6/29/10 12:41pm]

Prince continues to do the business of music like no one else. Another reason he is so great.

Oh, I'm looking forward to this one after reading that review.
But as ever I don't really know what to expect.

I'm trying to keep my expectations low.

lollipop7 said:

I like the newspaper/magazine distribution. Here's the track listing I've found...

All tracks produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince.

1. "Compassion" 4:18
2. "Whereva U R" 5:38
3. "Sticky" 4:45
4. "Act of God" 5:21
5. "Contradiction" 5:14
6. "Sleeper" 3:33
7. "Walk In Water" 5:07
8. "Thunder" 4:58
9. "Cryin' Shame" 4:04
10. "20ten" 6:39

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20TEN

wiki says WB may release the project elsewhere

Somewhere I read a track listing for another CD. I am wondering if the CD that's going to be given away is the 2nd disc of what is going to be a 2 disc set?

I like how this album's review states the Linn drums are on there, and NO one has really mentioned it or more importantly, gotten excited about it.

Mainly because we saw what he did with MPLSound, and we were not amused. He just made made songs, then as an afterthought, but the Linn behind it, thinking we'd be dumb enough to think it's JUST like his music at the height of the REAL Minneapolis sound.

blackbob said:

wont matter if its a poor album or his best ever.....releasing it this way means it will be ignored by most people and will quickly fade from view....get yourself a record deal....get a single and video out and promote it properly then get the album in the shops ......then at least it might be noticed.....

Album shops? What are these album shops you speak of?

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I like how this album's review states the Linn drums are on there, and NO one has really mentioned it or more importantly, gotten excited about it.

Mainly because we saw what he did with MPLSound, and we were not amused. He just made made songs, then as an afterthought, but the Linn behind it, thinking we'd be dumb enough to think it's JUST like his music at the height of the REAL Minneapolis sound.

Agreed. MPLSound sucked. LotusFlow3r is the waaay better of the two albums... mainly because it's good.

OLDHATJ said:

lollipop7 said:

I like the newspaper/magazine distribution. Here's the track listing I've found...

All tracks produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince.

1. "Compassion" 4:18
2. "Whereva U R" 5:38
3. "Sticky" 4:45
4. "Act of God" 5:21
5. "Contradiction" 5:14
6. "Sleeper" 3:33
7. "Walk In Water" 5:07
8. "Thunder" 4:58
9. "Cryin' Shame" 4:04
10. "20ten" 6:39

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20TEN

wiki says WB may release the project elsewhere

Somewhere I read a track listing for another CD. I am wondering if the CD that's going to be given away is the 2nd disc of what is going to be a 2 disc set?

No.

In addition, this is not the first time a song with the title "Cryin' Shame" has made it into bunk tracklists.

Wikiwikiwack!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I like how this album's review states the Linn drums are on there, and NO one has really mentioned it or more importantly, gotten excited about it.

Mainly because we saw what he did with MPLSound, and we were not amused. He just made made songs, then as an afterthought, but the Linn behind it, thinking we'd be dumb enough to think it's JUST like his music at the height of the REAL Minneapolis sound.

Who is this "we" you are talking about ? You and your mother ?

I want.

Jakeasaurus said:

Neversin said:

MP3's (purposefully shitty 128kb/s) have just been leaked and will probably be upped to the usual places in the coming hours/days, depending on who's doing the upping (not me... I'm just relaying the info for the sources...)

Neversin.

Oh, look. I predicted the mp3s would be hitting the net last night, looks like I was just slightly off - but The Morning After is pretty close. Told y'all I wasn't full of shit

Actually you are...

The MP3's haven't been upped yet anywhere public...

Neversin.

NouveauDance said:

IstenSzek said:

can anyone say watchtower?

Yeah, it looks like one of those creepy religious pamphlets with pictures of grinning conservatively dressed white people coming out of the grave hand in hand with equally happy "ethnics" in full national costume, whilst the rest of the Earth smoulders in ruin behind them.

(I read a lot of these, you can tell).

OMG you are so right.

(I used to give the pamphlets out)

Try this site: www.20ten.com ... it's not really on topic, but try and read the front page. In context of Prince .. this is hilarious.

Cravens said:

Try this site: www.20ten.com ... it's not really on topic, but try and read the front page. In context of Prince .. this is hilarious.

Oh man. Thank you so much. You have no idea how much I laughed when I read that page, Haha!!

[Edited 6/30/10 1:07am]

I loved MPLSound. Dance 4 Me, No More Candy 4 U, Ol Skool Company, Better With Time and Here are all excellent tracks.

I'd be very happy if "20Ten" is in the same vein.

I am yet another person who hasn't heard the album but why should I let that stop me from doing a review?!?

1. "Compassion"

Featuring guest vocals from 90's Euro pop sensations Army Of Lovers, this track features a huge swaying chorus of 'compassion, it's dead great, ooh, compassion, everyone's my mate"

2. "Endlessly Beginning"

A very clever track in which a five second intro loops for 6 minutes 42 seconds. Upon hearing, this may make you as demented as a squirrel.

3. "Future Soul Song"

The only way I can describe this is - imagine if Otis Redding and James Brown went down to a New York nightclub in the year 2047. The nightclub is staffed by robots. However, in a design flaw, the bar staff are actually robotic baboons. This means they are conducting acts of wickedness all around the bar area. Otis feels slightly queasy and asks to leave. James thinks it's not too bad and orders a Martini. This is the musical version of their taxi ride home later that night.

4. "Sticky Like Glue"

Now this will cause massive controversy. Prince laments the fact that glue sniffing, former drug of choice for idiots in the 80's has gone out of fashion. He says 'this is what we used to do, stick our head in a bag of glue' to the accompanient of Maceo Parker (baffingly on xylophone)

5. "Lavaux"

This record is 3 minutes 42 seconds long and Prince almost runs out of time. You see, even Prince doesn't know how to pronounce the title and argues with himself - "Lav-oh no that's not it, lavoix, hmmm". Roger De Courcey and trusted puppet Nookie Bear perform a stunning rap during this song.

6. "Act Of God"

This song lists the times where fans feel Prince has ripped them off. He giggles and sings 'Croke Park, Lotus Flower.com, read the disclaimer, act of god!' The track ends with Prince taking a bath in solid gold doubloons and cackling 'I am as rich as the queen'

7. "Walk In Sand"

An angry guitar sound supports Prince who is going ballistic at Bria's cat traipsing sand from the beach into the front room of their beach apartment. Choice lyrics include 'I don't like cats anyway, I'm getting that thing put down and why does it keep putting my doorag in its' litter tray and dropping whoopsie doopsies in my stacked heels?'

8. "Sea Of Everything"

Well this is a real dogs dinner of a track. Prince has assembled a cast of various UK 80's TV stars to bellow the chorus with him. There's Gary Wilmott, Les Dennis, Bernie Winters and Schnorbitz, Bernie Clifton, Rustie Lee, Lenny Bennett, Kendo Nagasaki, The Krankies, Russ Abbott, Bella Emberg and Windsor Davies. Epic.

9. "Everybody Loves Me"

The most ironic track Prince has ever released. It features contributions from everyone he has ever had a barney with including the double glazing salesman Prince got rid of by lieing to him and saying 'er sorry mate we only rent this place'. Sacked former band members drop in whispered anecdotes such as 'he is addicted to jaffa cakes' and 'he smells like dog wind'.

10. "Untitled Bonus Track"

A hi-NRG disco version of 'The Beautiful Ones' featuring samples from the advert to 'We buy any car.com'.

MattyJam said:

I loved MPLSound. Dance 4 Me, No More Candy 4 U, Ol Skool Company, Better With Time and Here are all excellent tracks.

I'd be very happy if "20Ten" is in the same vein.

MPLSOUND (full of autotune / bad sampling & polished Linn Drum) is not the real raw MINEAPOLIS SOUND with real Linn drum...take a listen 2 1999 or Purple rain & u will hear the difference...so i hope 4 a new album with real mnpls !!!

love2thenines2003 said:

MattyJam said:

I loved MPLSound. Dance 4 Me, No More Candy 4 U, Ol Skool Company, Better With Time and Here are all excellent tracks.

I'd be very happy if "20Ten" is in the same vein.

MPLSOUND (full of autotune / bad sampling & polished Linn Drum) is not the real raw MINEAPOLIS SOUND with real Linn drum...take a listen 2 1999 or Purple rain & u will hear the difference...so i hope 4 a new album with real mnpls !!!

If it's as good as the reviews say... maybe it will be. Wait, the reviews are almost definitely full of shit because they're from publications that have something to gain from people thinking the album is great.

NouveauDance said:

Marrk said:

Where's the pic of a small child merrily stroking a tiger?

Missed opportunity Prince!

You read them too!

Prince had that on the original ATWIAD cover... except it was a really big child merrily stroking a tiger.

[img:$uid]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n276/squirrelgrease/indexphp.jpg[/img:$uid]

I wonder which album art Prince would have chosen if he released ATWIAD today...