funkyandy said:

romeo77090 said:

Back in the day in high school around '89, my cousin was able to get a copy of The Black Album and after listening to it he was possessed by demons. The priest tried an exorcist which didn't work and his parents burned the album. If any of you has listened to The Black Album already then the Devil has gotten a hold of your ass. I feel sorry for ya'll.

Romeo are you actually serious? I can't tell as I'm a plain speaking guy.

Tell us more...also, why extrapolate your cousin's experience to the rest of us?

It was my cousins misfortune that actually saved me because I was tempted to listen to The Black Album and I could have been possessed as well. Prince knew that this album was a bad spirit and stopped it's release to protect the masses. If any of you have any type of copy the this album, you should know it is evil and you must destroy it by burning it. Otherwise the demons will sabatoge your life especially your finances.

romeo77090 said:

funkyandy said:

Romeo are you actually serious? I can't tell as I'm a plain speaking guy.

Tell us more...also, why extrapolate your cousin's experience to the rest of us?

It was my cousins misfortune that actually saved me because I was tempted to listen to The Black Album and I could have been possessed as well. Prince knew that this album was a bad spirit and stopped it's release to protect the masses. If any of you have any type of copy the this album, you should know it is evil and you must destroy it by burning it. Otherwise the demons will sabatoge your life especially your finances.

An original vinyl copy would certainly sabotage your finances.

... Seriously, what is it about Prince that attracts the crazies?

erik319 said:

romeo77090 said:

It was my cousins misfortune that actually saved me because I was tempted to listen to The Black Album and I could have been possessed as well. Prince knew that this album was a bad spirit and stopped it's release to protect the masses. If any of you have any type of copy the this album, you should know it is evil and you must destroy it by burning it. Otherwise the demons will sabatoge your life especially your finances.

An original vinyl copy would certainly sabotage your finances.

... Seriously, what is it about Prince that attracts the crazies?

Haha!... erik319 thinks you're kinda crazy romeo77090...I'm actually going to reserve judgement.

Romeo...if Prince repeatedly played Bob George, When 2 R in Love and Superfunkycalifragisexi LIVE...how do you feel he is protecting us?

funkyandy said:

erik319 said:

An original vinyl copy would certainly sabotage your finances.

... Seriously, what is it about Prince that attracts the crazies?

Haha!... erik319 thinks you're kinda crazy romeo77090...I'm actually going to reserve judgement.

Romeo...if Prince repeatedly played Bob George, When 2 R in Love and Superfunkycalifragisexi LIVE...how do you feel he is protecting us?

During that time period, Prince had a bad spirit over him that was difficult to shake off. He finally saw the light ridded himself of this bad spirit. This was his reference in Positivity. "Don't kiss the beast. Be superior at least. I'm not crazy. I'm just doing the work because i'm willing to do the work.

romeo77090 said:

funkyandy said:

Haha!... erik319 thinks you're kinda crazy romeo77090...I'm actually going to reserve judgement.

Romeo...if Prince repeatedly played Bob George, When 2 R in Love and Superfunkycalifragisexi LIVE...how do you feel he is protecting us?

During that time period, Prince had a bad spirit over him that was difficult to shake off. He finally saw the light ridded himself of this bad spirit. This was his reference in Positivity. "Don't kiss the beast. Be superior at least. I'm not crazy. I'm just doing the work because i'm willing to do the work.

Romeo, you're also quoting a fair amount of Prince lyrics there...no worries, I don't think you're 'crazy'. We should all be constantly 'working' on ourselves, I'll give you that.

romeo77090 said:

funkyandy said:

Haha!... erik319 thinks you're kinda crazy romeo77090...I'm actually going to reserve judgement.

Romeo...if Prince repeatedly played Bob George, When 2 R in Love and Superfunkycalifragisexi LIVE...how do you feel he is protecting us?

During that time period, Prince had a bad spirit over him that was difficult to shake off. He finally saw the light ridded himself of this bad spirit. This was his reference in Positivity. "Don't kiss the beast. Be superior at least. I'm not crazy. I'm just doing the work because i'm willing to do the work.

So why did he release it in 94?

erik319 said:

romeo77090 said:

During that time period, Prince had a bad spirit over him that was difficult to shake off. He finally saw the light ridded himself of this bad spirit. This was his reference in Positivity. "Don't kiss the beast. Be superior at least. I'm not crazy. I'm just doing the work because i'm willing to do the work.

So why did he release it in 94?

erik319...he may say Warner Bros released it...that's the usual retort, yanno?

funkyandy said:

erik319 said:

So why did he release it in 94?

erik319...he may say Warner Bros released it...that's the usual retort, yanno?

Prince gave it Warners to fulfil his contract. Warners couldn't release it without his consent.

If it's a work of pure evil, why did he not just give them Roadhouse Garden or 8 other tracks from the hundreds he had in storage?

Well, that's right erik319, I'm with you...

Romeo are u listening? Can you see that Prince is a man of contradictions?

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Involved where Cat, Prince, Ingrid, Susan Rogers in that dark night where the Black album was shelved

This would make for an interesting mini movie

ChadNPG69 said:

My configuration of choice that I found a while back under the title "Love 2 Sexy"

CD1

Intro

Le Grind

Cindy C.

Scarlet Pussy

Feel U Up

La La La He He Hee

Shockadelica

Bob George

Superfunkycalifragisexy

2 Nigs United 4 West Compton

Rockhord In A Funky Place

Outro

CD2

Intro

<O> No

Alphabet Street

Glam Slam

AnnaStesia

God Is Alive

Dance On

Escape

LoveSexy

When 2 R In Love

I Wish U Heaven

Positivity

Heaven

Outro

Love...Thy Will B Done

It takes u on a trip through the profane....then cleanses u in a trip through the sacred.

It's the only way I listen 2 it now...very reminiscient of the song structure of the tour itself...which was my 1st Prince concert experience.I actually bought my ticket and my copy of "The Black Album" the same day after talking with a fellow fan in the ticket line who told me where 2 find it in Dallas.I managed 2 1 up the fans around me when he launched in2 Superfunky/Bob George and I actually knew the words....most of them were like......"WTF is THIS ????"

Hmmm...I think I'll give your configuration a go.

funkyandy said:

romeo77090 said:

Back in the day in high school around '89, my cousin was able to get a copy of The Black Album and after listening to it he was possessed by demons. The priest tried an exorcist which didn't work and his parents burned the album. If any of you has listened to The Black Album already then the Devil has gotten a hold of your ass. I feel sorry for ya'll.

Romeo are you actually serious? I can't tell as I'm a plain speaking guy.

Tell us more...also, why extrapolate your cousin's experience to the rest of us?

LOL...if The Black Album lead his cousin to be "possessed", I would truly pity him if he ever got ahold to some Gangsta Nip or Brotha Lynch Hung. LOL

Wow! This is quite a thread. I've been away for sometime but it's nice to come back and pick up stuff like this. Really like the way you handle other Spiritotter.

I am not an orger who knows a lot about about all the music but I have learnt a lot here so far.

Reading your well broken down post about TBA which I've only listened to twice and didn't like except for the one slow song on there, I understand now that it was more of a reaction album. Private use intended and yes, not a good idea to bring out at the time. Yet still OFFS The Vault also states, initially intended for private but they are like black and white in comparison.

I personally never understood the God aspect behind Lovesexy which everyone spoke about when I first came to the org, after not having listened to Prince for 14 years or so. I also didn't understand the detest for TRC or Prince's faith because to me, Prince had always looked for higher reason in his songs since the beginning. But then I never got the albums in the order they came out.

The way you've explained it and when the lyrics, which I know are strung together from different songs, I see the thread. It's definitely a favourite album, though I tend to listen to his newer stuff. At the time though, I loved it for the energy, the funkiness, the way it all fit together so perfectly, (but then Prince's music normally does)and of course the references to God.

Anyway, thanks for the enlightening thread on those albums!

Dear Spiritotter,

It is interesting that you say Lovesexy helped you during a time when you admitted to yourself that you are gay. And yet you started that contentious thread, "Prince is NOT a gay black man."

love,

artist76

artist76,

Thank you for your feedback, again.

love,

Spirit

Bohemian67 said:

Wow! This is quite a thread. I've been away for sometime but it's nice to come back and pick up stuff like this. Really like the way you handle other Spiritotter.

I am not an orger who knows a lot about about all the music but I have learnt a lot here so far.

Reading your well broken down post about TBA which I've only listened to twice and didn't like except for the one slow song on there, I understand now that it was more of a reaction album. Private use intended and yes, not a good idea to bring out at the time. Yet still OFFS The Vault also states, initially intended for private but they are like black and white in comparison.

I personally never understood the God aspect behind Lovesexy which everyone spoke about when I first came to the org, after not having listened to Prince for 14 years or so. I also didn't understand the detest for TRC or Prince's faith because to me, Prince had always looked for higher reason in his songs since the beginning. But then I never got the albums in the order they came out.

The way you've explained it and when the lyrics, which I know are strung together from different songs, I see the thread. It's definitely a favourite album, though I tend to listen to his newer stuff. At the time though, I loved it for the energy, the funkiness, the way it all fit together so perfectly, (but then Prince's music normally does)and of course the references to God.

Anyway, thanks for the enlightening thread on those albums!

Bohemian67,

It was my pleasure - I am glad you were able to enjoy the substantive elements to this thread on the original incarnation of The Funk Bible, which led Prince to The Black Album / Lovesexy era.

Personally speaking, I think every album has a time and a place and were it not for the aforementioned dark periods in Prince's psychology, we would have never been greeted with the euphoria of Lovesexy. What an absolutely exquisite album...

Here's to Prince's gemini-esque forays into the dark and light side of the force.

love,

Spirit

SPIRITOTTER, Thanks for the wonderful post. I am not a huge fan of Lovesexy because I find it to be too messy and all over the place (especially coming off of the heels of Sign) I DO appreciate why so many love this album. There are wonderful moments on this record. I think it would have been a stronger set with the inclusion of Rebirth of the Flesh (perfect opener), THEN Eye No...

Cross The Line etc...would have also been better choices than Dance On...AND the extended rap version of Alphabet Street is just terrible...

The project was rushed and it shows.

(Did I just bump this post by adding another thought???)

i'm almost afraid to weigh in (i seen a moderator lurking about somewhere!) but here goes, prince used to be magic. i don't know when i noticed the change, but those days of lovesexy in a day, black album to the bootleggers, "discovering" a new protege every week... those days are history.

i mean, i paid a hundred bucks to some guy in a record store for a scratched up 3rd or 4th generation of some mess -- but i had the black album. i appreciated the release to CD whenever that was.

i dunno, era probably had something to do with the prince we hear today. or, to be perfectly crass, could it be that we just don't hear him on the radio like we used to? to be far to all the haters, i have been listening to 20Ten now for two years and still don't get it -- i wish to god prince would just release some funk... not larry graham medleys, but some stripped down funk.

he could do it in an instant i think, but he won't. in fact, re-release the funk! i guess it's better to toss off a tease of this or that, who knows -- or better still: who really cares? well, i care, i guess.

i could put the black album, lovesexy, and sign o' the time on right now and not have to wonder wtf? just groove. but that was the eighties. enough said, i'mma skiddadle before a mod catches me

kmc said:

i'm almost afraid to weigh in (i seen a moderator lurking about somewhere!) but here goes, prince used to be magic. i don't know when i noticed the change, but those days of lovesexy in a day, black album to the bootleggers, "discovering" a new protege every week... those days are history.

i mean, i paid a hundred bucks to some guy in a record store for a scratched up 3rd or 4th generation of some mess -- but i had the black album. i appreciated the release to CD whenever that was.

i dunno, era probably had something to do with the prince we hear today. or, to be perfectly crass, could it be that we just don't hear him on the radio like we used to? to be far to all the haters, i have been listening to 20Ten now for two years and still don't get it -- i wish to god prince would just release some funk... not larry graham medleys, but some stripped down funk.

he could do it in an instant i think, but he won't. in fact, re-release the funk! i guess it's better to toss off a tease of this or that, who knows -- or better still: who really cares? well, i care, i guess.

i could put the black album, lovesexy, and sign o' the time on right now and not have to wonder wtf? just groove. but that was the eighties. enough said, i'mma skiddadle before a mod catches me

Hear hear!

87-88 was such an exciting time for a Prince fan.

Remembering there was no internet, facebook, twitter etc.... but the rumors of an unreleased album were everywhere, and the anticipation as exciting as fark!

I spent $50 on a TDK cassette of a 3rd Gen copy of the 3rd Gen vinyl that was about to hit our stores.

Then when it arrived, I got hit with another $100 for it.

And remembering now, for some reason it WAS dark and black, as the name suggested.

But it was farken funky as. The two openers were brilliant and Bob George was just...

I was never big on Lovesexy when it 1st came out. The God BS, the cover backlash and Eric Leeds (hehe) put me off a bit, but the Black Album always kept me company when I needed it.

Might go and listen to it now. Thanks.

romeo77090 said:

Back in the day in high school around '89, my cousin was able to get a copy of The Black Album and after listening to it he was possessed by demons. The priest tried an exorcist which didn't work and his parents burned the album. If any of you has listened to The Black Album already then the Devil has gotten a hold of your ass. I feel sorry for ya'll.

I suspect I am into very deep trouble

That just CRACKED me up, dualboot.

Great, great delivery!

love,

Spirit

Where/How do I get Lovesexy tracked so I can listen to Anna Stesia or Dance On without fast forwarding like a motherfucker? Any help would be appreciated.

PurpleMusiq8 said:

Where/How do I get Lovesexy tracked so I can listen to Anna Stesia or Dance On without fast forwarding like a motherfucker? Any help would be appreciated.

Look for the one with big yellow "!" sticker on it!

callimnate said:

PurpleMusiq8 said:

Where/How do I get Lovesexy tracked so I can listen to Anna Stesia or Dance On without fast forwarding like a motherfucker? Any help would be appreciated.

Look for the one with big yellow "!" sticker on it!

The threads? I looked at "Some Clarification" and "Prince Album / Era's" the whole thing, then clicked on LoveSexy within the latter thread and couldn't find anything...

PurpleMusiq8 said:

callimnate said:

Look for the one with big yellow "!" sticker on it!

The threads? I looked at "Some Clarification" and "Prince Album / Era's" the whole thing, then clicked on LoveSexy within the latter thread and couldn't find anything...

No not the threads. I think she means the cd. I know, it's a bother that those songs are knitted together.

luv4u said:

romeo77090 said: