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Newpower Soul era 1997-1998
Bushy head mulatto breakdown proceeded by the Love 4 One Another charities & the Jam of the Year tour
2 the darkness — let there be light
Gemini rising on the 7th day
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New Power Soul
1. Newpower Soul 49. Wasted Kisses (hidden track)
. Newpower Soul is a 1998 album by The New Power Generation, but is de facto a The album sold relatively poorly despite promotional efforts and many of the reviews for the album were poor as well.[citation needed] The title track reuses the music from "Big Fun", from the album Exodus. The album is currently the last from the New Power Generation, as their own entity. Despite the negative reviews,[citation needed] the album is noted by fans for a few key tracks such as "The One", "Come On" (featuring vocals by soul legend Chaka Khan) and the bonus hidden track "Wasted Kisses".
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Why did I waste my kisses on U, baby? | |
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This period is rarely celebrated, but it was one of the big turning points in his carreer: from now on his reputation was no longer based on groundbreaking albums, but on his fantastic live shows. And of course Larry Graham started to add some bass (and Jehova) and things would never be the same again. | |
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great observation he was now emancipated | |
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Prince at the Hollywood Bowl in October 1997
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1997 ... Prince and Muhammad Ali during a press conference announcing the World Healing Project and Honours Benefit Concert.
"Boxing great Muhammad Ali, right, embraces the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, during a meeting in Washington on June 24, 1997 prior to a news conference where they were to announce plans for a benefit concert in October. The World Healing Honors will be a grand benefit concert to promote international harmony and tolerance."
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(I like funky music)
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September 25. 1998
Tramps New York
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Mad Sex is my jam!! One of his dirtiest, brilliantly obnoxious songs. Love it love it love it. | |
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i am gonna come out and say it ...
nps is the last prince record ..
much better than most critiques say .. put it on in the back ground and you will be dancing .. some of the raps are not horrible .. and the simplicity of many tunes make them decent enough .. come on is his last stone cold funk jam that is worth anything .. the one is practically a standard its so classic .. some sweet cheesy ballads on this .. mad sex has some shitty lyrics but the groove is great .. and of course wasted kisses is everybodies favorite .. jams like push it up and freaks on this side are pretty good .. i like funky music is not too bad but the mix is kinda bad .. prince could have polished this record a few more months and called it a prince record and it would have been a hit
way better than emancipation .. i consider it prince true last gasp before leaving us forever | |
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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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I remember being in San Francisco on the release day for NPS. Had to go to 4 different record stores to finally get it. No one at the record shops knew what I was talking about. Hadn't heard about it. Didn't have it. Prince new CD? Nope haven't heard anything. New Power what? Never heard of them. We got our order in for this week, I didn't see it anywhere. Nope not on the invoice.
Finally, the 4th place, same story as the rest, no idea. "Let me check in the back, all the boxes from our delivery today are back there." ...few minutes later... "Is THIS what you're talking about? Oh yeah, it came today. We only got 6 copies."
Very frustrating. I love the album though. 1-2 GREAT songs, 1-2 below average songs, the rest is REALLY GOOD. In my opinion, anyways. | |
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My favorite era maybe. A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ | |
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'Come On' is still one of my favourite songs... 100% Pure Funk!!! 3121... Don't U Wanna Come? | |
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Q New Power Generation Yes, it's Prince by yet another nom-de-disc -- this time letting Paisley Park acolytes New Power Generation play some of the instruments, although make no mistake, the diminutive one is in charge of proceedings here. The career of the artist fleetingly known as Victor may have stalled -- "enslavement" by Warner Brothers notwithstanding -- but some things remain immutable in the man's ever-burgeoning canon -- namely the marrying of Sly-meets-Parliament funkadelicism with lashings of lyrical prurience. . Thus things kick-off predictably enough with the propulsive groove of Gemini Rising On The Seventh Day and the difficult-to-misinterpret Mad Sex which details a typical litany of groinular encounters over a snapping snare-drum-led, although it's ultimately a pedestrian funk jam. Until Ure In My Arms Again revisits the saccharine pop-soul of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, while Shoo-Bed-Ooh starts promisingly, like a slippery re-working of Sly & The Family Stone's Family Affair before demurring to an insouciant chorus that The Real Thing might have thought twice about. After such an opening, Push It Up! and Freaks On This Side -- the latter featuring an angular horn arrangement worthy of Neal Hefti -- come as something of a relief, both being easier on the steamhammer rhythmic assault and multi-overdubbed Princely harmonies. . Come On, Gett Off's laid-back cousin, contains some deliciously elastic guitar chops and contrastingly cheesy string synthesizers and Prince's apparently helium-assisted vocals describing an unconventional love triangle in London. Further respite arrives on the leatherette-smooth muzak-ballad The One, although its airbrushed blandness is hardly a cause for celebration. Much better, despite the less-than-groundbreaking title, is the closing Funky Music wherein loquacious clavinets and popping percussion vie for dominance over a dance groove. Buried deep in the run-off groove, or CD equivalent thereof, is an uncredited bonus track, possibly titled Why Do I Waste My Kisses On You, that sees our narrator getting into a lather about burgundy stockings over some suitably sleazy jazz-funk stylings. So no change there, then. It's a meticulously executed exercise in treading water. It's been the case for too long now. More artistry next time, please. *** David Sheppard | |
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Released January 29, 1998 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/w...l_(box_set)
released 2.14.1997 according to the Vault [thanks Databank]
The Plan – 2:02 | |
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Kamasutra is an instrumental album by Prince, using the pseudonym of 'The NPG Orchestra', released in 1998. The album was written to be played during Prince's wedding to Mayte in 1996. A ll the tracks are instrumentals, ranging from classical music, jazz and experimentations with various sounds. For example, the track "Cutz" uses the sound of scissors snipping as its basis. One of the tracks, "The Plan" was previewed in an excerpt on the 1996 3-CD set Emancipation. The Plan" – 2:02 Kamasutra – 11:49 At Last... The Lost Is Found – 3:38 The Ever Changing Light – 3:00 Cutz – 3:03 Serotonin – 0:46 Promise/Broken – 3:45 Barcelona – 2:17 Kamasutra/Overture #8 – 3:13 Coincidence or Fate? – 3:22 Kamasutra/Eternal Embrace – 4:02
Kamasutra Studio album by The NPG Orchestra Released January 29, 1998 Recorded 1995GenreClassical, JazzLabelNPG Records http://en.wikipedia.org/w...l_(box_set)
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He lost me in this era, and I didn't come back until 10 years later... | |
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U got the release date wrong: it was first released on 02/14/97 http://www.princevault.co..._Kamasutra
A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ | |
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correction: http://www.princevault.co...power_Soul
* Thanks 4 the info-OldFriends4Sale Prince 4Ever. | |
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