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Quick Game - ONE answer per question. I was thinking of testing our choosing skills as Prince fans. How would you answer each of these questions, from your opinion on P's music, if only one aswer is allowed? (If someone wants to suggest a question, please do).
QUICK GAME - ONE ANSWER PER QUESTION
Best album: Purple Rain Best song: When Doves Cry Most influential album: 1999 Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: Sign o the Times Best funk song: Kiss Best dance song: Erotic City Best pop uptempo: When Doves Cry Best soul song: How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Best ballad: Purple Rain Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): Old Friends 4 Sale Best rock song: Darling Nikki Best rockabilly-like song: Let's Pretend We're Married Best jazzy song: Ballad of Dorothy Parker Best lyrics: If I Was Your Girlfriend Best outtake: Old Friends 4 Sale (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: Dirty Mind (first appearence of the sheer Minneapolis sound) (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: If I Was Your Girlfriend Best vocal performance: Solo Best keyboard riff: Dirty Mind Best synth riff: When Doves Cry Best guitar riff: She's Always in My Hair Best bass line: 17 days Best horn riff: Mountains Best percussion/beat: Something in the Water Best guitar solo: Little Red Corvette (I know it wasnt him on the album version, but for me, its the best guitar solo on a Prince song) Best accompanying string arrangement: Raspberry Beret Best accompanying horn arrangement: It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: Anna Stesia Best 70s song: I Wanna Be Your Lover Best 80s song: When Doves Cry Best 90s song: Gett Off Best 00s song: Illusion, Coma Pimp & Circunstance Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: Purple Rain Best 90s album: Love Symbol Best 00s album: Lotusflower
Worst/least favorite song: Incense and Candles Worst/least favorite album: I dont know all of his albums, so Im not gonna answer this one. [Edited 3/9/13 21:02pm] -Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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Cool thread, but this doesn't make much sense. The synths Prince has used are keyboard instruments and when you hear, say, an organ or an electronic piano sound on a Prince record it very often comes from a synth.
edit - or do you mean like synths being a "subset" of keyboards, so that the answer to the "best keyboard riff" could contain just about anything played on a keyboard instrument including synths, whereas the answer to best synth riff just refers to synths?
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QUICK GAME - ONE ANSWER PER QUESTION
Best album: Emancipation Best song: Days Of Wild Most influential album: Purple Rain Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: Sign o the Times Best funk song: Lady Cab Driver Best dance song: D.M.S.R. Best pop uptempo: Anotherloverholenyohead (12" Mix) Best soul song: Future Baby Mama Best ballad: A Case Of U Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Best rock song: Peach Best rockabilly-like song: No Call U Best jazzy song: Digital Garden Best lyrics: Joy In Repitition Best outtake: I Wonder (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: Dirty Mind (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: Crystal Ball Best vocal performance: How Come U Don't Call Me Best keyboard riff: The Question Of U Best synth riff: When Doves Cry Best guitar riff: Darling Nikki Best bass line: 17 days Best horn riff: Beautiful Night Best percussion/beat: 777-9311 Best guitar solo: Question Of U Best accompanying string arrangement: Somewhere Here On Earth Best accompanying horn arrangement: Dark Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: Head Best 70s song: Sexy Dancer Best 80s song: Let's Go Crazy Best 90s song: Come On Best 00s song: 3121 Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: Purple Rain Best 90s album: Emancipation Best 00s album: Lotusflower
Worst/least favorite song: White Mansino Worst/least favorite album: Planet Earth
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Best album: The Rainbow Children Best song: Purple Rain Most influential album: SOTT Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: SOTT Best funk song: Black Sweat Best dance song: Dance 4 Me Best pop uptempo: When Doves Cry Best soul song: Future Soul Song Best (rock) ballad: Purple Rain Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): Old Friends 4 Sale Best rock song: Let´s Go Crazy Best rockabilly-like song: Rock And Roll Love Affair Best jazzy song: Xpedition Best lyrics: Dolphin Best outtake: Moonbeam Levels (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: Dirty Mind (first appearence of the sheer Minneapolis sound) (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: SOTT Best vocal performance: Adore Best keyboard riff: 1999 Best synth riff: 1999 Best guitar riff: Bambi Best bass line: Days Of Wild Best horn riff: The Marrying Kind Best percussion/beat: 777-9311 Best guitar solo: The Question Of U Best accompanying string arrangement: Somewhere Here On earth Best accompanying horn arrangement: Dear Mr. Man Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: Right Back Here In My Arms Best 70s song: Bambi Best 80s song: Purple Rain Best 90s song: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Best 00s song: Future Soul Song Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: Lovesexy Best 90s album: The Gold Experience Best 00s album: The Rainbow Children
Worst/least favorite song: Animal Kingdom Worst/least favorite album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic | |
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QUICK GAME - ONE ANSWER PER QUESTION
Best album: Parade Best song: Tamborine Most influential album: (for me) Parade Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: Sign o the Times Best funk song: Superfunkycalifragisexy Best dance song: Rockhard in a funky place Best pop uptempo: Strange Ways to say I love u / Neon telephone Best soul song: Solo Best ballad: Sometimes it snow in april Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): Avalance Best rock song: Annie Christian Best rockabilly-like song: Ronnie talk to russia Best jazzy song: Ballad of Dorothy Parker Best lyrics: - Best outtake: All my dreams (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: East (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: 3 chain o Gold Best vocal performance: Do u lie Best keyboard riff: - Best synth riff: - Best guitar riff: i would die 4U Best bass line: - Best horn riff:Girls 'n boys Best percussion/beat: The ballad of Dorothy Parker Best guitar solo: Habibi Best accompanying string arrangement: Anotherloverholeinyohead Best accompanying horn arrangement: It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: Scandalous Best 70s song: For you Best 80s song: Tamborine Best 90s song: Joint 2 Joint Best 00s song: Object in the mirror Best 70s album: - Best 80s album: Parade Best 90s album: The truth Best 00s album: NEWS
Worst/least favorite song: We march Worst/least favorite album: 3121 [Edited 3/10/13 9:23am] | |
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Best album: Purple Rain Best song: If I was Ur Girlfriend Most influential album: Purple Rain Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: Emancipation Best funk song: Let's Work Best dance song: Hot Thing Best pop uptempo: Mountains Best soul song: adore Best ballad: Purple Rain Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): The Word Best rock song: Endorphinmachine Best rockabilly-like song: Peach Best jazzy song: Joy In Repitition Best lyrics: I wish U Heaven Best outtake: Rebirth of the Flesh (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: Life Can Be So Nice (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: I have no idea what this even means Best vocal performance: God Created Woman Best keyboard riff: Good Love Best synth riff: When Doves Cry Best guitar riff: Endorphinemachine ( simple and sticks in your head ) Best bass line: LoveSexy Best horn riff: Mountains Best percussion/beat: Something in the Water Best guitar solo: Kiss Best accompanying string arrangement: Raspberry Beret Best accompanying horn arrangement: Billy Jack Bitch Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: When Doves Cry ( I really don't know what th is means) Best 70s song: I Wanna Be Your Lover Best 80s song: When Doves Cry Best 90s song: Dolphin Best 00s song: 3121 Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: Sign Of The Times Best 90s album: Best 00s album: 3121
Worst/least favorite song: MadSex Worst/least favorite album: MPLSound
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Novabrkr, I know it's a bit misleading, but I was thinking something on these terms:
The synthesizer proportionates the emulation of the sound texture of many instruments, so that a synth riff may be thought of as something of a sound texture that deviates from the sound of traditional keyboard instruments (piano, organ, Fender rhodes, more traditional electric keyboard sounds) and is more close to the imitation of an instrument or even of a new/strange/computerized/artificial sound texture no instrument has.
Examples: Uptown Do it all night Feel U up (original version) Something in the water All the critics love u in NY When doves cry Erotic city 17 days Pop life (backing the chorus) Sexual suicide It Positivity The Future (backing the chorus) Loose! Pussy control Billy Jack Bitch New world Black sweat Beginning Endlessly Lavaux
And a keyboard riff as anything, from a piano to an electric keyboard, that nevertheless resembles the sound of any keyboard instrument. [Edited 3/10/13 14:52pm] -Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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Add on best scream in a song, it has to be the one on Electric Intercourse and the scream on the Beautiful Ones is pretty amazing too. Also Tempatation. Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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MY CHOICE: Best scream: Something in the water -Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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I like it it too, Some people say I got great legs, ...Yaaahhhhhh!!!!!!! I just want to talk to you baby ...Bitch! U think ure special, well so do I, why do special people make me cry, does not compute"
Yeah its up there, that whole album though was amazing and thats why its the most influential. The first album of Prince's were he came across like an old pro, rather than the young pretender. The sound is so full on it. [Edited 3/11/13 15:57pm] Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Best album: chaos and disorder Best song: peach Most influential album: 1999 Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: diamonds and pearls Best funk song: the exodus has begun Best dance song: Erotic City Best pop uptempo: lets go crazy Best soul song: do me baby Best ballad: the beautiful ones Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): space Best rock song: peach Best rockabilly-like song: right the wrong Best jazzy song: strollin Best lyrics: little red corvette Best outtake: days of wild (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: when doves cry (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: the exodus has begun Best vocal performance: the beautiful ones Best keyboard riff: head Best synth riff: head Best guitar riff: kiss Best bass line: lets work Best horn riff: sexy mf Best percussion/beat: sexy mf Best guitar solo: dolphin Best accompanying string arrangement: Raspberry Beret Best accompanying horn arrangement: sexy mf Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: head Best 70s song: why u wanna treat me so bad Best 80s song: lets go crazy Best 90s song: peach Best 00s song: wall of berlin Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: Purple Rain Best 90s album: chaos and disorder Best 00s album: Lotusflower
Worst/least favorite song: orgasm Worst/least favorite album: news | |
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Best album: The Rainbow Children Best song: Power Fantastic Most influential album: 1999 Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: Sign o' the Times Best funk song: Wonderful Ass Best dance song: Eye No Best pop uptempo: Private Joy Best soul song: Dark Best ballad: Scandalous Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): Tangerine (Extended Version) Best rock song: The Same December Best rockabilly-like song: Let's Pretend We're Married Best jazzy song: Xpedition? I GUESS? lol Best lyrics: If I Was Your Girlfriend Best outtake: In A Large With Room With No Light (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: Crystal Ball (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: Joy In Repetition Best vocal performance: Solo Best keyboard riff: Do Me Baby Best synth riff: Around The World In A Day Best guitar riff: Glam Slam Best bass line: One Best horn riff: Billy Jack Bitch Best percussion/beat: Dead On IT (LA, LA, La, La, La...LOL) Best guitar solo: Xogenous Best accompanying string arrangement: Screams Of Passion Best accompanying horn arrangement: The Exodus Has Begin Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: The Dance Best 70s song: My love Is Forever Best 80s song: Glam Slam Best 90s song: Into The Light/ I Will Best 00s song: The Word Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: Lovesexy Best 90s album: Come Best 00s album: One Nite Alone
Worst/least favorite song: There Never B Another like Me Worst/least favorite album: I don't have any albums that I literally never listen too because they are so bad..So I can't answer this one.
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Not exactly a QUICK game, but here's my shot
Best album: 1999 Best song: You gotta be kidding me -- one song!? Adore Most influential album: Purple Rain Most musically rich (meaning varied genres) album: Controversy (yes, I'm serious -- funk, rockabilly, pop, experimental, rock. Take that sign of the times!) Best funk song: Let's Work Best dance song: Erotic City Best pop uptempo: Kiss Best soul song: That's a tough one. I'm going with Insatiable, even though it's really more R&B Best neo-soul song (an additional category): And God Created Woman... (although technically it came out before neo-soul existed as a genre) Best ballad: Adore Best slowtempo song (not a ballad): Anna Stesia (it's probably technically a ballad, but it's not a love ballad) Best rock song: I'm Yours (it would've been Wall of Berlin but the chorus is terrible) Best rockabilly-like song: Horny Toad Best jazzy song: Xogenous Best lyrics: If I Was Your Girlfriend Best outtake: 1,000 Hugs & Kisses (unreleased on the first intended project) Most innovative composition: East (even though I don't like it much) (in a musical aesthetic diff than anything before) Most intricate/creative composition: 1999 (his best 1 man band jam, well musically 1 man) Best vocal performance: God (vocal version, of course) Best keyboard riff: 1999 Best synth riff: still don't understand what you're getting at here compared to the keyboard riff, but I'll say Billy Jack Bitch since I get 2 chances for the keyboard/synth Best guitar riff: She's Always in My Hair Best bass line: The Stick (if it has to be a Prince song, then Let's Work) Best horn riff: $ (those lines near the end) Best percussion/beat: Shhh (it's not the beat, but the percussion/drums) Best guitar solo: Kiss Best accompanying string arrangement: Parade, the album Best accompanying horn arrangement: It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night Best accompanying keyboard arrangement: What does this even mean? Best 70s song: I Wanna Be Your Lover Best 80s song: Adore Best 90s song: 7 (there were so many good songs from that 1993-95 period that I'd be up all night if I had to choose one, so I went to an entirely different album) Best 00s song: If Eye Was the Man in UR Life Best 70s album: Prince Best 80s album: 1999 Best 90s album: The Gold Experience Best 00s album: The Aftershow: It Ain't Over! (and if that doesn't count, then Musicology)
Worst/least favorite song: The Rainbow Children (I can't believe I chose this over Jughead, but I did) Worst/least favorite album: The Rainbow Children (yes, lyrics matter, and you can't call women, namely 1/2 of humanity, second class citizens)
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-Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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-Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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-Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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[Edited 3/11/13 22:42pm] -Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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Yes, the lyrics are insanely good. Something in the water is one of my top 10 favorite Prince songs. Actually, I have the impression that when he screams near the end, the volume was augmented in the mixing. Don't you think? If there's people around, I tend to listen to it loudly, but dimish volume near the scream so people don't get frightened. It's a hell of a scream! -Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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-Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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nothing "quick" about this game | |
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I agree, the song would compete with Beautiful Ones and that too is an excellent song (Its my favourite off Purple Rain and in my Top 10 (Its about number 8 or 9). The only way Electric Intercourse could be accommodated would be if Purple Rain had been an extended 2 or 3 disc album with all the Time, Apollonia 6 and Modernaires songs on it, too, so the onus being off Prince and the Revolution a bit.
I also think EI got the axe too, as it was just too draining and maybe a bit too over the top for Purple Rain, maybe Apollonia was not worth it (But I can see him singing it to Vanity) and also the one performance we have live (August 3rd 1983 show) the energy of the song has him sweating and it nearly drains him, its such a great song, but also a very demanding one and it shows.
Could you have imagined it every night on the Purple Rain tour as well.
If you love this era of out takes, you should really check out the 15 minute version of computer bluwe if you haven't already, that is awesome!
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