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Technical imperfections For as much talk as there has been about how Prince is such a perfectionist, and that's why we haven't seen a live album from here until ONA Live, it has always amazed me that one of the few live songs he's officially released has a technical glitch in it. Listen to Nothing Compares 2 U on the Hits, and there's mic feedback in the middle of the song. Could it have been done on purpose as yet another jab at WB? Are there other technical glitches such as this that you can point out on other releases? Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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Hi Doozer, how's it goin'? Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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Doozer said: Hi Doozer, how's it goin'?
Pretty good. Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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Doozer said: Doozer said: Hi Doozer, how's it goin'?
Pretty good. Bad thread, man. See ya later. Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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don't leave, doozer!!! there's gotta be some folks who'll come on here and give insight...p is human, the brotha ain't no stranger 2 technical glitches on his worx...
...just don't ask me, cuz i don't really look 2 glitches and such. ![]() | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: don't leave, doozer!!! there's gotta be some folks who'll come on here and give insight...p is human, the brotha ain't no stranger 2 technical glitches on his worx...
...just don't ask me, cuz i don't really look 2 glitches and such. ![]() ![]() Anyway, I just thought, dayum, it was 1993 and there was certainly enough technology around that P could've removed the feedback from NC2U if he had wanted to, but instead let it make it to the Hits with the glitch. Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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It depends what you define as 'glitch', I suppose.
Don't forget, some of Prince's greatest songs have been the result of technical hitches/mistakes/engineering glitches. Take 'The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker', for example. Susan Rogers recorded the trak at the incorrect speed and, when Prince heard it, she thought he was going to KILL her! However, he decided 'que sera, sera' and left it as it was. Or the doves on the 'One Nite Alone...' album. They weren't intentional. So some so-called 'glitches' can produce amazing results!!! | |
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yeah listen to 1999 and Little red Corvette. there's some feedback as well. | |
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I remember in that BBC special (the Prince of Paisley Park or whatever it's called), Sheila talked about being used to recording things very cleanly as a session musician (jazz sessions, right?). But that Prince was more lax about that than she was used to, that every little thing didn't have to be super tight (despite him being a perfectionist, lol). Can't remember what she said exactly, but it's along that line... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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onenitealone said: Take 'The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker', for example. Susan Rogers recorded the trak at the incorrect speed and, when Prince heard it, she thought he was going to KILL her! However, he decided 'que sera, sera' and left it as it was.
Wow...never heard that before. Was the music supposed to be faster or slower than it is in its released form? Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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Doozer said: onenitealone said: Take 'The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker', for example. Susan Rogers recorded the trak at the incorrect speed and, when Prince heard it, she thought he was going to KILL her! However, he decided 'que sera, sera' and left it as it was.
Wow...never heard that before. Was the music supposed to be faster or slower than it is in its released form? i coulda sworn that the above story is how "if i was your girlfriend" came 2 be, not "tbodp"... ![]() | |
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Handclaps - funny you should say that because I was going to mention 'IIWYG', as well. I'm in work, so I can't check, but you could be right. I'm sure I read it aBOUT 'DP', though ![]() Anyhow, Doozer, it was recorded slightly FASTER than intended, so the intended version would've been a bit slower. Or at the least the bacing vocals would've been. | |
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It was definitely "If eye was your girlfriend". I remember reading that, but I can't quote the source. | |
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onenitealone said: Handclaps - funny you should say that because I was going to mention 'IIWYG', as well. I'm in work, so I can't check, but you could be right. I'm sure I read it aBOUT 'DP', though
![]() Anyhow, Doozer, it was recorded slightly FASTER than intended, so the intended version would've been a bit slower. Or at the least the bacing vocals would've been. I don't remember reading this about DP either, but it would make sense I guess. The music has a strange & wonderful quality about it that I've never been able to put my finger on. I dunno... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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On the Gett off version he made on Arsenio show, he seems to be struggling with his mike for a couple of seconds when he starts to sing... "Goodness will guide us when love is inside of us... The Force will be with you, always" | |
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My face is red, I stand corrected! ![]() Aha! I lent a copy of Per Nilsen's fabulous 'D.M.S.R.' to a colleague ages ago and just retrieved it. It says thus: 'When Prince recorded his lead vocal on 'If I Was Your Girlfriend', there was something wrong with the microphone. "When I came back in to the control room and listened to it, I thought he was going to rip my head off", recalls Rogers, "But he liked the sound of it, I guess. He never said a word about it. But I cringe every time I hear it because it was a horrible mistake". Apologies,y'all! Thanks Handclapsfingasnapz! | |
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onenitealone said: My face is red, I stand corrected!
![]() Aha! I lent a copy of Per Nilsen's fabulous 'D.M.S.R.' to a colleague ages ago and just retrieved it. It says thus: 'When Prince recorded his lead vocal on 'If I Was Your Girlfriend', there was something wrong with the microphone. "When I came back in to the control room and listened to it, I thought he was going to rip my head off", recalls Rogers, "But he liked the sound of it, I guess. He never said a word about it. But I cringe every time I hear it because it was a horrible mistake". Apologies,y'all! Thanks Handclapsfingasnapz! all in a day's work...:princegeekemoticon: | |
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Something else from 'D.M.S.R.' that I completely forgot about:
''Forever In My Life' features an interesting vocal arrangement, created purely by mistake. After laying down an LM-1 drum machine beat and recording his background vocal, Prince asked Rogers to mute the voice so he could put the lead vocal on top of it. However, when he had finished the recording and they played the song back in the control room, they realised that the lead vocal had entered a couple of bars too late and was lagging behind the background vocal all the way. "But it sounded great and he was very happy with it, so we kept it", says Rogers. For anyone who hasn't got 'D.M.S.R.', I seriously recommend getting it. One of THE best Prince biographies I've read. And it also helps correct your mistakes!!! | |
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almost forgot about that one 2, ona! i let a friend of mine borrow my copy of dmsr a while ago, so it's been a bit.
s'alright, at least i still study my copies of turn it up 2.0 and dow on a nightly basis from time 2 time... the prince geek never sleeps... ![]() ![]() | |
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onenitealone said: Handclapsfingasnapz -
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Well, I just had to rifle through my colleague's desk hoping he'd left it in there, as before. So I hope he doesn't notice!!! Anyway, it's mine so ![]() 'Turn It Up 2.0' IS a superb book, so much detail. Anyone have any idea when that new biog is coming out? April? | |
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also: in dmsr, some cat mentioned about "still waiting" and how there wuz a buzz in the drums that couldn't be gotten rid of...
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Hey where can I buy a copy of DMSR? The Last Otan Track: www.funkmusician.com/what.mp3 | |
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otan said: Hey where can I buy a copy of DMSR?
there's always here, or just go 2 the local book sto' and look in the music section. ![]() | |
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What about Alphabet Street, where the album version sounds like it was Scotch-taped to the single version as an after-thought?
There's an audible static-pop in Kiss too, towards the end. I think its when he sings, "My love will be your food". And don't forget that the WHOLE of the Dirty Mind album was originally intended as a demo... | |
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BinaryJustin said: What about Alphabet Street, where the album version sounds like it was Scotch-taped to the single version as an after-thought?
"scotch-taped" ![]() And don't forget that the WHOLE of the Dirty Mind album was originally intended as a demo...
that's the beauty of that album. ![]() | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: otan said: Hey where can I buy a copy of DMSR?
there's always here, or just go 2 the local book sto' and look in the music section. ![]() I can't find DMSR on Amazon.com ... any suggestions? The message you're about to hear is not meant for transmission
Should only be accessed in the privacy of your mind The words are intense so my dear if you dare to listen Take off your clothes Meet me between the lines | |
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HotThang said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: otan said: Hey where can I buy a copy of DMSR?
there's always here, or just go 2 the local book sto' and look in the music section. ![]() I can't find DMSR on Amazon.com ... any suggestions? go 2 barnes & noble, check in the music section. there might be at least one copy on the shelf, it ain't like the average joe/jane is gonna snatch it up... ![]() | |
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i bet there are no imperfections in Emancipation, Rave, NPS, D&P, etc.. maybe that's why they don't stand up to the 80's stuff in many fans' opinion. they're so perfect and clean, and... sterile, in some ways. | |
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