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Thread started 02/18/03 11:16am

sawatdiikhrap

1+1+1=3 ONA Live! version is terrible!

I love the live set, and it makes a particularly brilliant single CD if edited, but I was so disappointed with this one track.

It's just poor.

I was hoping to get into the groove but it just doesn't happen. Then there's what appears to be a very bad edit towards the end, which sounds shoddy. It's around about the time stuff seems to be a little out of tune.

Can anyone confirm there is an edit in this track? It sounds like maybe 2 versions spliced together, but badly.
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Reply #1 posted 02/18/03 11:22am

jsb23nc

Yes, it is edited to exclude "Love Rollercoaster" as none of the cover songs appear on ONAL.
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Reply #2 posted 02/18/03 11:24am

SassyPants

I actually like the track until he screams, "I'm talkin' Theocratic Order!" and the audience cheers like they know what he's talking about. Ugh.
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Reply #3 posted 02/18/03 11:28am

pimpytheclown

TOTALLY! I think the Parliament-like keyboard drove the studio version; the live one is lame,lazy funk. When the fade-in beat kicks in and he says we're gonna get some excersize, you get ready, then...plop.

"Y'all ain't with me tonight!".. that's because 3/4 of the audience hasn't bought "Rainbow Children",& are gettin' increasingly confused as the evening goes on, P! "Where's 'Little Red Corvette'"? Plop.

"I'm talkin' about Theocratic "Ordah", are you with me?" ..uh, no. You could have said just about anything, Prince, and gotten a cheer, so don't get too encouraged! Plop.

I would rate "One Nite Alone Live" in my top 5 Prince albums-certainly has the best musicianship of all his albums! But there are SO MANY cringe-worthy moments, that I wouldn't play this album in front of anyone,: too embarassing! Like the leader/follower bit, the "re-becca" bit, the "crack Miss", "don't u know dead blood kills interferons", the "high" aspect...
[This message was edited Tue Feb 18 11:29:41 PST 2003 by pimpytheclown]
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Reply #4 posted 02/18/03 11:30am

minneapolisgen
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Yeah, he yelled one time "Ladies! Are you ready for the theocratic order!?" and I yelled back "NO!!!" but all the people were like, "Yeah!" and "WHOOO-HOOO!!" and screaming. disbelief

Sad.
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Reply #5 posted 02/18/03 11:32am

pimpytheclown

jsb23nc said:

Yes, it is edited to exclude "Love Rollercoaster" as none of the cover songs appear on ONAL.


"Love Rollercoaster", "Pass the Peas", "La La La..." and particularly "Sing A Simple Song" would have put this cd set over the top! Listening to this album, I'm all too aware of their ommissions, and it hurts the energy of disc 1!
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Reply #6 posted 02/18/03 11:34am

pimpytheclown

minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah, he yelled one time "Ladies! Are you ready for the theocratic order!?" and I yelled back "NO!!!" but all the people were like, "Yeah!" and "WHOOO-HOOO!!" and screaming. disbelief

Sad.



Yeah! ONAL is actually a fun album to talk back to, whenever he poses a goofy question, or says something out really out there !
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Reply #7 posted 02/18/03 12:38pm

sawatdiikhrap

But does anyone else think that around the edit the tuning is kinda dodgy. Prince's vocals don't sound so great on one part, though right now which part it is escapes me.
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Reply #8 posted 02/18/03 12:40pm

Handclapsfinga
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minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah, he yelled one time "Ladies! Are you ready for the theocratic order!?" and I yelled back "NO!!!" but all the people were like, "Yeah!" and "WHOOO-HOOO!!" and screaming. disbelief

Sad.

sad, indeed. i always tell the screamin ladies in the audience 2 pipe the heck down...

stfu
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Reply #9 posted 02/18/03 12:41pm

Martinelli

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I find the whole record dissapointing, the sound ain't what it could have been.
...Your coochie gonna swell up and fall apart...
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Reply #10 posted 02/18/03 12:42pm

ConsciousConta
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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah, he yelled one time "Ladies! Are you ready for the theocratic order!?" and I yelled back "NO!!!" but all the people were like, "Yeah!" and "WHOOO-HOOO!!" and screaming. disbelief

Sad.

sad, indeed. i always tell the screamin ladies in the audience 2 pipe the heck down...

stfu


I want to say"You old whinge bag you", but I won't 'cos I'm nicer than that.
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Reply #11 posted 02/18/03 12:42pm

Handclapsfinga
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ConsciousContact said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah, he yelled one time "Ladies! Are you ready for the theocratic order!?" and I yelled back "NO!!!" but all the people were like, "Yeah!" and "WHOOO-HOOO!!" and screaming. disbelief

Sad.

sad, indeed. i always tell the screamin ladies in the audience 2 pipe the heck down...

stfu


I want to say"You old whinge bag you", but I won't 'cos I'm nicer than that.

evillol
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Reply #12 posted 02/18/03 12:47pm

ritedarong

This is actually one of my favorite tracks on the cd, if only because I was in lakeland when it was recorded. And believe me, the crowd was feeling it . . . . the crowd on the floor was rowdy from the first note of rainbow children . . . and nobody sat down there until prince asked us to. He was trully in rare form that night . . . I wish there was a boot for the rest of ya . . . .

but anyway, say what cha will . . . I stand by that track. I went to three ona shows and I would say that I enjoyed this songs performance best in lakeland . . then in vegas . . . . also tops out on all the boots I've heard . . . especially other U.S. boots where he often slowed the entire start of the jam down to talk about the theocratic order in detail - think 2nd night in chicago . . . .

other than that . . . I have to agree that there are a lot of cringe worthy moments . . . . can't stand the "crack kills" reference in HCUDCMA . . . .
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Reply #13 posted 02/18/03 12:54pm

Handclapsfinga
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ritedarong said:

. . . . can't stand the "crack kills" reference in HCUDCMA . . . .

that wuz the best part of the whole dang song, imho...

lol
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Reply #14 posted 02/18/03 12:57pm

sawatdiikhrap

I like the groove on the promo version of 1+1...

But it stops too soon.
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Reply #15 posted 02/18/03 1:11pm

Pagey

I really like this version of 1+1+1=3. However I DO miss Love Rollercoaster.

The one and only complaint I have about ONAL is the omittance of the covers. I have the show from Chicago...and I think all of the covers were awesome...esp Sing A Simple Song & Pass the Peas (he dropped the popcorn! whats up?) Those songs brought a lot of energy to the performance.
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Reply #16 posted 02/18/03 1:40pm

Jem

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***I was really hoping that the 1+1+1=3 version in the box set would of been the version that prince released months before, you remember, the one that has, :Xenophobia coming soon to a monitor near you." That one seemed more explosive and I love the opening of that version.***
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Reply #17 posted 02/18/03 3:35pm

rockwilder

I don't like the liver version of this song on anything I've heard.I was surprised it isn't funkier live.It sounds like he's rushing it and doesn't really want to get into the funk too deeply.That is funny because he wrote the song and he is so funky elsewheres.It does sorta' sound lazy.I thought they would sow that one up a bit live and play a deep rich 5 string bass groove,but he chose to sort of cheese it out and speed it up. In contrast,"All the Critics..." on Xenophobia is much funkier tha I thought it would be.I mean,the song hasalways beena favorite,but he made it a deeper funk.I like that .
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Reply #18 posted 02/18/03 6:14pm

naturegirl




I
LOVE
ALL
OF
THE LIVE
ONA


YES I DO !

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Reply #19 posted 02/18/03 6:18pm

naturegirl



plus the 1+1+1=3

has the old Mpls sound - I mean really

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Reply #20 posted 02/18/03 7:30pm

MrTation

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Pagey said:

I really like this version of 1+1+1=3. However I DO miss Love Rollercoaster.

The one and only complaint I have about ONAL is the omittance of the covers. I have the show from Chicago...and I think all of the covers were awesome...esp Sing A Simple Song & Pass the Peas (he dropped the popcorn! whats up?) Those songs brought a lot of energy to the performance.



I agree completely.I think the Chicago version of Xenophobia is much better,too.The best ,in fact.
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Reply #21 posted 02/18/03 10:07pm

Joshy84au

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pimpytheclown said:

jsb23nc said:

Yes, it is edited to exclude "Love Rollercoaster" as none of the cover songs appear on ONAL.


"Love Rollercoaster", "Pass the Peas", "La La La..." and particularly "Sing A Simple Song" would have put this cd set over the top! Listening to this album, I'm all too aware of their ommissions, and it hurts the energy of disc 1!

yeah with the "We Do This!" track on CD3...i was watching the VCD of ONA nyc last nite...the Aftershow...
& where We Do This starts on ONALive ...is actually halfway thru the Pass The Peas, was being played at the actual show.
which sux cos i was realy hoping Pass the peas would be in this set.
one thing i was really looking 4ward 2 hearing actually.
in fact that whole World aftershow with Joy In Rep,We Do This & even Doug E fresh is just great.
despite what ppl say about Doug E's per4mance at the NYC aftershow,i love it,just fun & funky.
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Reply #22 posted 02/19/03 5:17am

shockadelica

Something struck me the other day when i was listening to ONAL! Why on earth is The Work Pt1 missing? This was definately one of the highlights of the Rainbow Children for me and was pretty good in concerts! I would have swapped Family Name for The Work anyday!
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Reply #23 posted 02/19/03 5:24am

CalhounSq

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I guess I'm in the minority on this one - I LOVE the version on ONA-L!, listen to it all the time headbang
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Reply #24 posted 02/19/03 7:31am

IAM

I don't get what you guys like about this song. it's so boring. it doesn't go anywhere. back in the day he could take this groove and work miracles.
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Reply #25 posted 02/19/03 7:38am

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IAM said:

I don't get what you guys like about this song. it's so boring. it doesn't go anywhere. back in the day he could take this groove and work miracles.


NOT AGREE! This song is so energetic when played live! I've had this song in my head for days after the concerts, constantly smiling when thinking about how it made me feel. WHOOHOO still does make me smile.
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Reply #26 posted 02/19/03 8:10am

hectim

Well then so am I. I LOVE that version! That rhythm guitar, whoo-ee!


CalhounSq said:

I guess I'm in the minority on this one - I LOVE the version on ONA-L!, listen to it all the time headbang
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Reply #27 posted 02/20/03 12:28pm

TheP

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U think U R Rock & Funk critics or what?
Waht would you play in front of 6000 people?
ONA LIVE is a great box. If U don't like it, stop to pretend U like real music by real musicans!
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Reply #28 posted 02/20/03 12:40pm

TongueBox

I like 1+1+1 is 3 ONA Live. It brings back memories of how he played the heck out of when I saw him live on the tour. It's funky!
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Reply #29 posted 02/20/03 4:12pm

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I really like the second half of the song after
the Theocratic order line. The horns and the
guitar near the end. I wish that went on longer!
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