Such a shame Jesse seems to have a habit of sabotaging his own career, because The Original 7even really pulled it out of the bag with Condensate. I loved how they put "The Band Formerly Known As The Time" on the cover as well.

Would love to know what Prince thought of this album....

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I guess I don't agree with you on this one. For me, Condensate is somewhat like 20ten: a weak effort to bring the Minneapolis sound back. I think Prince should have been more disturbed by what fDeluxe did...

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Condensate is a great album. It's consistent from start to finish, something which Prince hasn't managed in well over a decade. It's a shame Jesse torpedoed the project via Facebook, sounding very much like a sulky toddler who has somehow discovered his mother's account login details. Whilst both of these jokers could do with a slap for their, frankly, shoddy behaviour ultimately Jam and Lewis' failure to fully commit themselves to the O7 has proved them to have been entirely correct in their actions. Very sad.

He thought it would be a debacle and it was.

I'm sure he was like the vast majority of us asking...

Was probably as disappointed as i was. It was pretty weak; i couldn't even bring myself to purchase it and i have all The Time albums. FDeluxe, on the other hand, dropped a jewel. Prince should be proud of their effort. The Time squandered theirs, and really, theres too much talent in that organization for them to drop a weak joint.

Condensate is excellent...I enjoy it more than any of the recent Prince albums.

MattyJam said:

Such a shame Jesse seems to have a habit of sabotaging his own career, because The Original 7even really pulled it out of the bag with Condensate. I loved how they put "The Band Formerly Known As The Time" on the cover as well.

Would love to know what Prince thought of this album....

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The guys have said that Prince sent them a message saying he liked the album. I think he has always known that band is capable of dropping incredible music. All indications are that he was entertained and inspired by the album. He apparently sees a bit if humor in the fact that he retains legal control over some aspects of the band. Prince and O7 talked about doing various things together, but Jesse bailed before those conversations had a chance to bear fruit. I am 100 percent postive that we will never see Jesse Johnson and Morris Day together again, sadly, but Condensate is as strong a product as anything any of those guys ever did. Prince included.

SoulAlive said:

"The Time is an illusion."

metallicjigolo said:

He probably dropped it under his bike and rolled over it.

I wanted to like it but I just couldn't. Strawberry Lake is the one I came closest to liking. It's just not The Time to me without the Jamie Starr tracks/production.

Disposable, but ok

It's a nice album. Very good, not great, but I still enjoy it. However, I have no idea what Prince thinks of it, which means that I probably shouldn't be responding then.

HonestMan13 said:

He thought it would be a debacle and it was.

Exactly

This album came and went because no singles came out after "Trendin" and the tour didn't happen..

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you guys....as someone pointed out.....the guys mentioned in an interview that Prince contacted them and told them that he really likes the album.He was a prick about not letting them use their original name,but he knows good music when he hears it

funkaholic1972 said:

SoulAlive said:

Condensate is excellent...I enjoy it more than any of the recent Prince albums.

I agree, much more consistent and fun than any of Prince's albums of the last decade.

Condensate is fun,funky and free.It's just good music...unlike alot of the 3rdEye stuff that Prince is doing now.

TrueFunkSoldier2 said:

This album came and went because no singles came out after "Trendin" and the tour didn't happen..

I wonder if things might have been different if Condensate had been released on a major label.A few months before it came out,there was word that L.A. Reid wanted to sign the guys and release it on whatever label he was overseeing at the time (Arista?).Songs like "If I Was Ur Man" and "Faithful" had alot of hit potential.

SoulAlive said:

Condensate is excellent...I enjoy it more than any of the recent Prince albums.

Condensate is TIGHT. The O7 stayed faithful to the Minneapolis sound and they kept in the flavours from full range of The Time's preceding work. Don't see how it's possible Prince woudn't dig this album. l think he's proud of his boys and pleased with the music--and rightfully so.

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Don't know what Prince thought but I love it.

MattyJam said:

Such a shame Jesse seems to have a habit of sabotaging his own career, because The Original 7even really pulled it out of the bag with Condensate. I loved how they put "The Band Formerly Known As The Time" on the cover as well.

Would love to know what Prince thought of this album....

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"WTF their output is as outdated as mine!"

To summarize this thread,

basically anyone who cares what Prince thinks, thinks that Prince thought exactly what they themselves thought about "Condensate."

OR... he contacted The Time and said he liked it.

Thanks!

We would have to ask Prince. But I think it was a good album. It would have been a hit if it where 1993.