well, not so much a compilation as a kind of companion disc to "lotusflower".

since I don't really like any of the albums from musicology-20Ten except for

the lotusflower title disc as a whole, I have been trying to get my fav tracks

from those albums onto a single killer disc. but I'm having a bit of trouble in

chosing the #4 track.

what would you put there? i'm not taking anything off here. perhaps i could

add one more song, if you have any ideas where it should be placed. but I'm

mostly just looking for something that would fit in slot number 4

it should be either a fast, midtempo or just plain out fcking weird track

no ballads for this spot.

01. 3121

02. Beginning Endlessly

03. Future Soul Song

04.

05. Lion Of Judah

06. Dance 4 Me

07. F.U.N.K.

08. The Word

09. All The Midnights In The World

10. A Million Days

11. Ol' Skool Company

12. Reflection

I used to have "in a large room with no light (2009)" in that spot simply cuz it

fit there quite comfortably, but i don't really like the song

so it should be a song from anything between musicology and well, today.

i'm sure i'm overlooking some special bside or internet tracks that would

be just perfect.

or some deep album cuts i should give another try.

i'd also, just for the fun of the thread, be interested in what you would

put on a 12 to max 14 song compilation of your fav stuff from '04-'12.

Valentina

only 12 songs?

the f is wrong dude?

a CD can burn easily 18-19 songs...

electricberet said:

I would say either Judas Smile or High.

those are a bit too early for this compilation, they're both from 2000.

IstenSzek said:

JoeTyler said:

only 12 songs?

the f is wrong dude?

a CD can burn easily 18-19 songs...

but albums should not outstay their welcome. 12 songs is all my mind can take

in one sitting. after that it gets a bit too long. this one is almost 60 minutes, it's

long enough

SpiritOtter said:

Isten, I like your album, but I can't help but feel there's something missing. Regarding track 4, you are definitely missing What Do You Want Me To Do? love, Spirit

yeah, "what do you want me 2 do?" is one that i've always had a softspot for.

but i relentlessly cut the whole thing down to 12 tracks.

as far as something missing? tell me

IstenSzek said:

JoeTyler said:

only 12 songs?

the f is wrong dude?

a CD can burn easily 18-19 songs...

but albums should not outstay their welcome. 12 songs is all my mind can take

in one sitting. after that it gets a bit too long. this one is almost 60 minutes, it's

long enough

then I have to say BLACK SWEAT

but sticking to 12 songs means that you're forgetting great songs like Sticky Like Glue, Musicology, Lavaux, Cinnamon Girl, Fury, Dear Mr. Man, Love, or Chelsea Rodgers...

[Edited 7/11/12 15:38pm]

i'm trying your suggestions guys, so far "valentina" fits best in that spot,

it doesn't disrupt the flow and future soul song leads into it pretty nicely.

but i just hate that song

SpiritOtter said:

Isten, I think the 'something' missing is the genius-esque sequencing to your album. Whilst it is very good, it is falling into the same problem that Prince was/is having of being a touch too generic and predictable (although I love your maverick placing of Lion Of Judah). Try listening to Somewhere Here On Earth again, by yourself, in the dark... love, Spirit

you are, fcuz, right. the sequencing is just very difficult. i always try to get a bit of

a "flow" to those type of compilations as a whole but it's also very important that a

song is nicely book ended by others, all sort of streaming into each other without

any jarring cuts or skips.

it's funny that you should mention "somewhere here on earth" because after your

first post i looked at my tracklist again and said to myself "the falsetto, that's what

i'm missing here almost completely"

05. Lion Of Judah

06. Dance 4 Me

07. F.U.N.K.

08. The Word

09. All The Midnights In The World

that's my favorit bit of this whole thing. they all complement each other very well

and they just 'work'. each one driving the other forward or slowing it down a bit.

tritoncin said:

Valentina

i know i just said that i hated "valentina" yet it's been stuck on repeat for 5 times now

it's growing on me bigtime.

I don't know if this is too early for your compilation but why not 1+1+1=3? Or maybe Incense and Candles

Isten,

How about something more along the lines of...

Side 1.

01. 3121 / Black Sweat / Love (Extended Jam)

02. Beginning Endlessly

03. Somewhere Here On Earth

04. Silver Tongue

05. A Million Days

06. Lion Of Judah

07. Dance 4 Me

08. F.U.N.K.

Side 2.

08. What Do You Want Me To Do?

09. The Word

10. All The Midnights In The World

11. The Marrying Kind / If I Was The Man In Your Life

12. Future Soul Song

13. Dear Mr Man

14. Ol' Skool Company / No More Candy 4 U (Extended Workout)

15. Better With Time (dedicted to Kirsten Scott Thomas)

16. Reflection (featuring Wendy M. and Lisa C.)

love,

Spirit

SpiritOtter said:

Isten,

How about something more along the lines of...

Side 1.

01. 3121 / Black Sweat / Love (Extended Jam)

02. Beginning Endlessly

03. Somewhere Here On Earth

04. Silver Tongue

05. A Million Days

06. Lion Of Judah

07. Dance 4 Me

08. F.U.N.K.

Side 2.

08. What Do You Want Me To Do?

09. The Word

10. All The Midnights In The World

11. The Marrying Kind / If I Was The Man In Your Life

12. Future Soul Song

13. Dear Mr Man

14. Ol' Skool Company / No More Candy 4 U (Extended Workout)

15. Better With Time (dedicted to Kirsten Scott Thomas)

16. Reflection (featuring Wendy M. and Lisa C.)

love,

Spirit

oh, i like that. i like it a lot

i'm always a bit undecided on putting 2 ballads back 2 back tho.

but i see you're not affraid of that

i'm gonna put this in a playlist, well, as far as possible since you

mention some jams/work outs that i obviously don't have. but i

do get the general idea. and it's a good one.

IstenSzek said:

well, not so much a compilation as a kind of companion disc to "lotusflower".

since I don't really like any of the albums from musicology-20Ten except for

the lotusflower title disc as a whole, I have been trying to get my fav tracks

from those albums onto a single killer disc. but I'm having a bit of trouble in

chosing the #4 track.

what would you put there? i'm not taking anything off here. perhaps i could

add one more song, if you have any ideas where it should be placed. but I'm

mostly just looking for something that would fit in slot number 4

it should be either a fast, midtempo or just plain out fcking weird track

no ballads for this spot.

01. 3121

02. Beginning Endlessly

03. Future Soul Song

04.

05. Lion Of Judah

06. Dance 4 Me

07. F.U.N.K.

08. The Word

09. All The Midnights In The World

10. A Million Days

11. Ol' Skool Company

12. Reflection

I used to have "in a large room with no light (2009)" in that spot simply cuz it

fit there quite comfortably, but i don't really like the song

Musicology or Black Sweat.

skywalker said:

IstenSzek said:

well, not so much a compilation as a kind of companion disc to "lotusflower".

since I don't really like any of the albums from musicology-20Ten except for

the lotusflower title disc as a whole, I have been trying to get my fav tracks

from those albums onto a single killer disc. but I'm having a bit of trouble in

chosing the #4 track.

what would you put there? i'm not taking anything off here. perhaps i could

add one more song, if you have any ideas where it should be placed. but I'm

mostly just looking for something that would fit in slot number 4

it should be either a fast, midtempo or just plain out fcking weird track

no ballads for this spot.

01. 3121

02. Beginning Endlessly

03. Future Soul Song

04.

05. Lion Of Judah

06. Dance 4 Me

07. F.U.N.K.

08. The Word

09. All The Midnights In The World

10. A Million Days

11. Ol' Skool Company

12. Reflection

I used to have "in a large room with no light (2009)" in that spot simply cuz it

fit there quite comfortably, but i don't really like the song

Musicology or Black Sweat.

wait a minute. i always dismiss musicology right out of hand. but then whenever i listen

to it, it's really a very cool song. that might just sit best at #4 out of all the ones i've tried

so far.

Isten,

Of course, the major weakness in your criteria is that you have decided to keep Lotus Flower protected. Whilst I understand and agree with your love for this treasure of an album, in my opinion, you significantly diminish the value of Prince's body of work in terms of the compilation. It would be like disregarding The Rainbow Children from his 1999-2003 output. You get a totally different picture from what actually was.

The other major area for development in your compilation is related to your evolution in musical appreciation of major songs in the Prince canon like Call My Name, Get On The Boat, Guitar and Planet Earth. It is understandable why you may have turned your back on these absolute gems, but there's a reason why they featured so prominently in Prince's estimation.

Listen to them, again, as if you had never heard Prince before. His only competition is, well... In the meanwhile, you have much work to do...enjoy!

love,

Spirit

well, no home made prince compilation ever really works 100%, now does it.

and eventho his albums post 1995 have been quite hit and miss with notable

exceptions of The Rainbow Children, One Nite Alone, LotusFlower and largely

but not completely 3121, prince is still an artist who you can only fully enjoy

or appreciate if you listen to his albums instead of his invididual songs.

well, imo, anyway.

i try these little projects from time to time but ultimately give up on them in

favor of listening to the entire albums, even if i don't like them that much to

begin with.

but i thought perhaps with some input from the org i might finally succeed in

making a compilation of post musicology material.

Isten,

Right you are. I gave up making compilations a LONG time ago. They are ultimately impossible, but it is fun seeing you succeed/struggle with that familiar process.

I must say, your sterling editing work in narrowing down the era towards 12 songs really does serve the purpose of helping me realise more and more just how under appreciated much of his newer work is, even by his hardcore fanbase.

It would appear that we sometimes tend to 'hate' his new work, until he releases his even newer work, and then the old work becomes better!

A strange relationship, that's for sure.

love,

Spirit

I would sujest

Te Amo Corazon or

Colonized Mind

[Edited 7/11/12 17:03pm]

Love?, The One U Wanna C?

IstenSzek said:

well, not so much a compilation as a kind of companion disc to "lotusflower".

since I don't really like any of the albums from musicology-20Ten except for

the lotusflower title disc as a whole, I have been trying to get my fav tracks

from those albums onto a single killer disc. but I'm having a bit of trouble in

chosing the #4 track.

what would you put there? i'm not taking anything off here. perhaps i could

add one more song, if you have any ideas where it should be placed. but I'm

mostly just looking for something that would fit in slot number 4

it should be either a fast, midtempo or just plain out fcking weird track

no ballads for this spot.

01. 3121

02. Beginning Endlessly

03. Future Soul Song

04.

05. Lion Of Judah

06. Dance 4 Me

07. F.U.N.K.

08. The Word

09. All The Midnights In The World

10. A Million Days

11. Ol' Skool Company

12. Reflection

I used to have "in a large room with no light (2009)" in that spot simply cuz it

fit there quite comfortably, but i don't really like the song

You've got a lot of my favorites from the 00s on here. I'd go with:

1. 3121

2. Vavoom

3. A Million Days

4. The Word

5. Here

6. Future Soul Song

7. Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful

8. Turn Me Loose

9. Act of God

10. Dance 4 Me

11. She Loves Me 4 Me

12. FUNK

[Edited 7/11/12 23:56pm]

I don't have my laptop here to check out the flow but personally I would definitely have the acoustic version of 'Love' on any 00s compilation.

Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance, Song Of The Heart or Glass Cutter.

Guitar or Purple And Gold

[Edited 7/12/12 7:24am]

RomanticNasty said:

Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance, Song Of The Heart or Glass Cutter.

i think we have the winner here.