One of my favs, I made a playlist like this -

Rebirth Of The Flesh
Dream Factory
Train
If I Was Your Girlfriend (Rehearsal)
Strange Relationship*
All My Dreams
Girl O' My Dreams
Last Heart
Can't Stop This Feeling I Got
We Can Funk (86 Version)

and the origial I like to listen to -

Visions
Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
Dream Factory
Train
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
It
Strange Relationship*
Starfish And Coffee
Interlude
Slow Love
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Sign O The Times
A Place In Heaven
Crystal Ball
The Cross
Last Heart
Witness 4 the Prosecution
Movie Star
All My Dreams

Fav songs? version? talk about it =]

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[Edited 3/31/11 13:10pm]

Shift to the configuration listed by Per Nilsen (i.e. Pimpsandwich's release).

It flows much better.

I agree Dream Factory is one of my fave too

vitriol said:

Shift to the configuration listed by Per Nilsen (i.e. Pimpsandwich's release).

It flows much better.

that was the version that was sent to me

Well, you're confusing me. I hadn't read the tracklist as you posted the covers of the Sabotage release.

In a word, you listed the Per Nilsen configuration but you posted the cover to the other one.

This is probably my favorite era from Prince.

Great songs.

Great band.

Great gigs.

The Dream Factory album is great in all it's configurations.

We had Parade, The Dream Factory, Camille, Crystal Ball, the Hit & Run/Parade tours, the recording of Madhouse 8, not to mention stuff that we have not heard like The Flesh sessions.

What a year.

My favorite playlist 2 go by

I've always thought this picture feels like the Dream Factory music

Dream Factory
Recorded in late 1985 during an extremely prolific time, "Dream Factory" became the title track for Prince's next major project. The song was later released on 1998's Crystal Ball 3-CD set, but this alternate version is missing a few lyrics and has a new intro. The intro is representative of Prince's experimental nature and contains samples of other Dream Factory songs "Witness" and "A Place In Heaven" (played backwards). There is also an argument between Wendy and Lisa and a club owner about their age.

Dream Factory

{"A Place In Heaven" plays backwards in background}

Hi, can I see your ID?
Like, we're both 21, U know
And like, I don't have my ID on me
I left it at home and...
U are 2 young 2 be in here
No man, like U're really 2 old 2 care (Witness!)
Ah ha ha, welcome 2 Hollyrock!
U just in time
Got any dreams U ain't using?

This is what it's like in the Dream Factory, oh!

Hollyrock ain't all it seems (Lordy)
Don't get 2 serious, it's just a dream
Don't forget your friends, they're all U've got (Lordy)
Listen 2 the story of a man I am not

Party all night, hangin' out
In the streets more than I be at home
I take a pill 2 wipe away my doubts
But a pill can't cure my bein' alone
Vodka and 7 straight 2 my brain
Put me under false impressions, hide all my pain
Somebody help me, I'm losing control

This is what it's like in the Dream Factory, oh!

Everybody got the big dreams (Hey Lordy)
But nobody got the bucks
Love and trust will help U make it in a world (Everybody)
Where there ain't no love, ain't no love

Dig...
A man came up 2 me, smile in his eyes
He told me I was a saint
So I'm quittin' my friends much 2 their surprise
I can't live up 2 the picture that they paint
Ah somebody help me, I'm losing control (Ow!)

I guess I'm just a sucker in the Dream Factory, oh!

Lordy
La, la, la, la, la (Sucker)
Got 2 drive
(It's just a dream) {x3}
Look out

Do U wanna party?
Do want a pill?
How about a false impression?
(Thrills, spills, chills)

This is what it's like in the Dream Factory, oh!

Ow! Yeah
La, la, la, la, la
Don't forget your friends, they're all U've got
{looped vocals}
Guess I'm just a sucker in the Dream Factory, oh!
(Just a sucker, motherfucker!)

vitriol said:

Well, you're confusing me. I hadn't read the tracklist as you posted the covers of the Sabotage release.

In a word, you listed the Per Nilsen configuration but you posted the cover to the other one.

My bad , I didn't read the tracklist of the picture, I was just posting it to post pics from the era

OldFriends4Sale said:

My favorite playlist 2 go by

I have to get some of these songs and make a playlist

Power Fantastic was recorded mid March 1985
a song based on a composition by Lisa Coleman called "Carousel"
according to engineer Susan Rogers
Prince sang in a corner of the room
It was some of the most intimate experience of her career:
She felt at the very center of artistic creation
Eric Leed, who played a lilting flute solo
walked out of the studio feeling goose bumps
"That's one of the greatest things we ever did," he remembered

Power Fantastic is a full Revolution recording

Susan Rogers noted this song was "Nailed in one take"

Power Fantastic was supposed to be one
of the cornerstones of Prince & the Revolutions
next project the Dream Factory

Power Fantastic

Late at night when the world's a-sleepin'
U are frightened cuz the power's creepin'
In your room, it's something U're afraid of
Life of doom is what this feeling's made of

Power fantastic is in your life at last
U're a little apprehensive
Cuz what it is, is what U want and need

Minor G is the chord of pleasure
It will be played 11 measures
U will see fire, but U're cool as ice
U are a liar, huh, if U say this isn't nice Power fantastic is in your life at last
U're a little apprehensive
What it is, is what U want and need Power, power Power fantastic is in your life at last
U're a wee bit apprehensive
Cuz what it is, is what U want and need Power, power
A power fantastic

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Good stuff.

i must be in the minority on this, but i never could get into The Dream Factory as an 'album'. Of course, most of the songs are great, but as an album, it never sounded right. And imo, Train has got to be one of the worst songs from that period.

boscho said:

i must be in the minority on this, but i never could get into The Dream Factory as an 'album'. Of course, most of the songs are great, but as an album, it never sounded right. And imo, Train has got to be one of the worst songs from that period.

4 the most part I think because U/we don't have a finished product, the complete track listing, Bsides, long versions, videos, inner/outter album photos info etc

I didn't get into Train at 1st, but after just putting on a DF playlist I really got into it, 4 some reason it feels like music from his 1st 2 albums

I wanna talk 2 U 'bout this love affair
Is it really true that U don't care?
Seems like every day U grow farther away
Tell me what can I say 2 make U stay
Cuz if U really don't love me anymore
(If U don't love me)
I just don't know what 2 say
There's a train that's leavin' in the morning (Train)
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe (All the way) (Train)
If U feel this thing we got just can't go on (Train)
Then I won't stand in your way
I won't stand in your way
I won't stand in your way, no, no

I'm so in love with U, U're all I wanna be
Whenever U go away, babe, U take a part of me
(Oh, yes U do)
A man's gotta do what he gotta do
But remember, babe, wherever U go, I'm with U
Cuz I need ya

[Chorus:]
If U really don't love me anymore (If U don't love me)
I just don't know what 2 say
There's a train that's leavin' in the mornin' (Train)
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe (All the way) (Train)
If U feel this thing we got just can't go on (Train)
I won't stand in your way [x3]

[Chorus]

I won't stand in your way, no, no
(Train leavin' without delay)
No
(Train headed 4 Santa Fe)
Oh no, I won't stand in your way
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train headed 4 Santa Fe)
Mm yeah
Train, train
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train headed 4 Santa Fe)
(Train leavin' without delay)
(Train)
I just can't go on

Wha, "Dream Fa...". Okay let's not get there.

It would have been cool had he released more of those "cute" songs that he did at the time. All that lighthearted stuff, like "Splash", "Train", "Cosmic Day" and so on. A number of them ended up on SOTT, but there were so many more of them that deserved to see the light of day.

novabrkr said:

Wha, "Dream Fa...". Okay let's not get there.

It would have been cool had he released more of those "cute" songs that he did at the time. All that lighthearted stuff, like "Splash", "Train", "Cosmic Day" and so on. A number of them ended up on SOTT, but there were so many more of them that deserved to see the light of day.

I love Splash. Prince made that available online from NPG Music Club. I downloaded it but can't find it anywhere. Also, "My Medallion".

OldFriends4Sale said:

boscho said:

i must be in the minority on this, but i never could get into The Dream Factory as an 'album'. Of course, most of the songs are great, but as an album, it never sounded right. And imo, Train has got to be one of the worst songs from that period.

4 the most part I think because U/we don't have a finished product, the complete track listing, Bsides, long versions, videos, inner/outter album photos info etc

I didn't get into Train at 1st, but after just putting on a DF playlist I really got into it, 4 some reason it feels like music from his 1st 2 albums

novabrkr said:

Wha, "Dream Fa...". Okay let's not get there.

It would have been cool had he released more of those "cute" songs that he did at the time. All that lighthearted stuff, like "Splash", "Train", "Cosmic Day" and so on. A number of them ended up on SOTT, but there were so many more of them that deserved to see the light of day.

I don't get it. Go where with what?

Spinlight said:

novabrkr said:

Wha, "Dream Fa...". Okay let's not get there.

It would have been cool had he released more of those "cute" songs that he did at the time. All that lighthearted stuff, like "Splash", "Train", "Cosmic Day" and so on. A number of them ended up on SOTT, but there were so many more of them that deserved to see the light of day.

I don't get it. Go where with what?

I think he is referring to the spelling in the thread title.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Spinlight said:

I don't get it. Go where with what?

I think he is referring to the spelling in the thread title.

Ooooooh shit. I didn't even notice that....

GIRL DON'T EVEN LET ME GO THERE WITH THAT

Spinlight said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

I think he is referring to the spelling in the thread title.

Ooooooh shit. I didn't even notice that....

GIRL DON'T EVEN LET ME GO THERE WITH THAT

Take it easy on the purple soldier, she's discovering Dream Factory music and loving it

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OldFriends4Sale said:

My favorite playlist 2 go by

A Place In Heaven
Intended for the Dream Factory project, this song is a lovely, melodic pop tune somewhat in the style of "Starfish And Coffee." Prince sings in his falsetto voice over a sparse piano backing and a light drum machine beat. The second version has Lisa singing lead. The song concerns the importance of maintaining a positive outlook and making the most of the life we have (recalling the theme of "Pop Life").

A Place In Heaven

She wants a place in heaven
But she cannot face the truth
She lives on a rope of self-pity
It only requires a noose
Why are the ones so afraid 2 live
Much more afraid 2 die?
It's as easy 2 imagine laughing
When U really hear a cry
And they sound the same
In hell, they sound the same

U want a place in heaven
Maybe U're already there
Life's what U make it, stop whining baby
Love comes 2 those who care
There must be children in heaven
Ones who know nothing from hate
3-year-old leaders of all colors
I'd feel safer with them in control, control, control, control
3-year-olds in control

We all want a place in heaven
Suites of that level are few
Let's not be lazy, there's no room service
It's all up 2 me and U
Let's not be lazy, there's no room service
It's all up 2 me and U

I changed my mind that other playlist flows really good

boscho said:

i must be in the minority on this, but i never could get into The Dream Factory as an 'album'. Of course, most of the songs are great, but as an album, it never sounded right. And imo, Train has got to be one of the worst songs from that period.

Gotta agree to disagree on that. I LOVE Train...thats the stuff!

Love2tha9s said:

boscho said:

i must be in the minority on this, but i never could get into The Dream Factory as an 'album'. Of course, most of the songs are great, but as an album, it never sounded right. And imo, Train has got to be one of the worst songs from that period.

Gotta agree to disagree on that. I LOVE Train...thats the stuff!

Have you heard the Scotrail Express remix, it's a belter.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Love2tha9s said:

Gotta agree to disagree on that. I LOVE Train...thats the stuff!

Have you heard the Scotrail Express remix, it's a belter.

Naaah, I didn't even know it existed.

OldFriends4Sale said:

A Place In Heaven
Intended for the Dream Factory project, this song is a lovely, melodic pop tune somewhat in the style of "Starfish And Coffee." Prince sings in his falsetto voice over a sparse piano backing and a light drum machine beat. The second version has Lisa singing lead. The song concerns the importance of maintaining a positive outlook and making the most of the life we have (recalling the theme of "Pop Life").

A Place In Heaven

She wants a place in heaven
But she cannot face the truth
She lives on a rope of self-pity
It only requires a noose
Why are the ones so afraid 2 live
Much more afraid 2 die?
It's as easy 2 imagine laughing
When U really hear a cry
And they sound the same
In hell, they sound the same

U want a place in heaven
Maybe U're already there
Life's what U make it, stop whining baby
Love comes 2 those who care
There must be children in heaven
Ones who know nothing from hate
3-year-old leaders of all colors
I'd feel safer with them in control, control, control, control
3-year-olds in control

We all want a place in heaven
Suites of that level are few
Let's not be lazy, there's no room service
It's all up 2 me and U
Let's not be lazy, there's no room service
It's all up 2 me and U

Do you like the Prince or Lisa version?