KidKong said:

so don't give up yet.

I'll rephrase: the hype is lacking and/or the physical product is lacking.

KidKong said:

KidKong said:

the vinyl won by a mile

Thanks to compression and 'warmth'.

Did they dump the actual master tracks to analog tapes or straight to digital?

It may appear like the latter is the fact.

Back in the days of e.g. Michael Bland they boucned to analog for this effect... (and that was not so long ago...)

we should all be grateful that prince is using the org groupies as guinea pigs for his new crappy material .. he knows we all like THE BREAKDOWN and he knows we all think the rest of the new songs suck shit ... he can take as long as he wants .. drop all the crappy songs and replace them with songs that dont blow purple corn chunks .. if he never releases another album that might actually be best .. so as not to run off the last few 12 or 17 people that will give him money for a release .. i mean most of us will keep buying new records year after year because they keep coming out .. no matter how bad they are .. but now that we waited 5 years if he drops another floater he knows people will finally give up on him .. yeah we will all download it for free .. but nobody is gonna give this guy money anymore if the next diarhea stew is bad .. so keep on critiquing his bad music when it is bad and maybe things will finally turn around .. the longer nothing comes out the better the chances are he will stumble on a couple more good tunes before its release

TrevorAyer said:

he knows we all think the rest of the new songs suck shit ...

Pretty much all of the reviewers for the 3eg tracks on itunes and amazon are positive, so you're projecting again. Not everyone has your same taste (thank god!).

lezama said:

TrevorAyer said:

he knows we all think the rest of the new songs suck shit ...

Pretty much all of the reviewers for the 3eg tracks on itunes and amazon are positive, so you're projecting again. Not everyone has your same taste (thank god!).

not true .. everyone has the same taste it just takes some longer to realize how stupid a song actually is .. there is a sort of "i want to love this" effect that must get worked through first .. i know because i used to lap up every pile of poo prince dropped .. over the years you realize what does not hold up over time and what he is actually singing and how bad some of the production really is .. you too will adopt my stated facts eventually .. deep down we all have good taste .. don't be so hard on yourself .. you will aquire it eventually

udo said:

KidKong said:

the vinyl won by a mile

Thanks to compression and 'warmth'.

Did they dump the actual master tracks to analog tapes or straight to digital?

It may appear like the latter is the fact.

Back in the days of e.g. Michael Bland they boucned to analog for this effect... (and that was not so long ago...)

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I'm not sure what they did, but it could one of the following:

A) They recorded to 2" tape, then mixed on an analoge board (think Neve), then mastered digitally.

B) They recorded to 2" tape, then mixed and mastered digitally.

C) Recorded, mixed, and mastered digitally (doubtful).

'Rainbow CHildren' was recorded to 2" tape, then mixed and mastered digitally (in ProTools). This is why it sounds so beautifully warm and rich. I'm pretty sure the great Femi Jiya handled the recording, while Joe Lipinsky handled the ProTools mastering.

Giovanni777 said:

I'm pretty sure the great Femi Jiya handled the recording, while Joe Lipinsky handled the ProTools mastering.

Those are some names!

And indeed some analog recording/mixing plus some vinyl effects...

TrevorAyer said:

not true .. everyone has the same taste it just takes some longer to realize how stupid a song actually is

There's no need to read further if you think something as hilariously retarded as that. Ciao.

Actually, the problem isn't with Prince, it's with all of us.

We live in a rapid-fire information overload society right now especially when it comes to entertainment. We're not as patient as we used to be.

These things take time to be done right.

thye r in guitar magazine..more .promotion should kick up soon

bigd74 said:

KidKong said:

I went to a couple of the 3rdeyegirl gigs in London and after seeing him and the girls in action I can happily report the"old man" is not losing it, they were loud, funkin, rockin, and having a lot of fun. Donna Grantis was chatting on Twitter a week or so ago as the band were listening back to both digital and analogue (vinyl) versions of the album, the vinyl won by a mile, so I tweeted and got this back, so don't give up yet.

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Is that the same Coming Soon as the 7cd The Chocolate Invasion set which is where exactly

We eventually got all that stuf in 2004 on his impressive flash website!

its an injustice to the band...to not release it

omnithanos said:

Militant said:

Actually, the problem isn't with Prince, it's with all of us.

We live in a rapid-fire information overload society right now especially when it comes to entertainment. We're not as patient as we used to be.

These things take time to be done right.

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Yes, it's our fault Prince has been dangling this album in front of us for months.

KidKong said:

drgoldsmoke said:

We will never hear Plectrum Electrum.

That's probably a good thing.

I wish I never heard 20Ten.

Old man is losing it.

I went to a couple of the 3rdeyegirl gigs in London and after seeing him and the girls in action I can happily report the"old man" is not losing it, they were loud, funkin, rockin, and having a lot of fun.

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As if you would have admitted that they were kinda shite after queueing for hours and perhaps paying lots of money.

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Donna Grantis was chatting on Twitter a week or so ago as the band were listening back to both digital and analogue (vinyl) versions of the album, the vinyl won by a mile, so I tweeted and got this back, so don't give up yet.

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Ah, another unbiased source: a band member. Because we know how those people are always in the loop.

As much as I want him to release a new album, I really don't mind if he doesn't, as he has released so much great music already that his legacy is sealed for posterity.

Just reading this while I listen to Parade, makes me think with an album as good as Parade, why does he need to even release anything else. And thats with one Parade quality album, Prince has at least 5 at that level and 5 more not far behind it. As its a girl's group, I suggest we all listen to Parade with its heavy Wendynlisa sound and compare any new record to that, it just won't match the quality of that.

Got to go "Mountains" just came on.

Being a Prince fan is becoming increasingly streesful.

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Militant said:

Actually, the problem isn't with Prince, it's with all of us.

We live in a rapid-fire information overload society right now especially when it comes to entertainment. We're not as patient as we used to be.

These things take time to be done right.

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While I don't agree that this is the reason Im not currently listening to PE, I do think this is a heavy issue in the music industry. Back in the day people waited, anticipating a new record. It was a big event! Now they download it, and move onto whatever shit is out next. The excitement in music is gone. I feel bad for P because he's had the best and is now trying to adapt to the way things are and I can imagine it being very difficult for a person who has enjoyed the level of success he has.

Bambi82 said:

Now they download it, and move onto whatever shit is out next. The excitement in music is gone. I feel bad for P because he's had the best and is now trying to adapt to the way things are and I can imagine it being very difficult for a person who has enjoyed the level of success he has.

Would preordering physical CD's be a possibility?

Still excitement, a known amount of CD's can be shipped (via a capable company).

Then two weeks later the album drops for general shop release.

And also for the intertubes.

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Or how else can he gain some excitement/momentum?

udo said:

people, look:

totheteeth said:

people, look:

Now only if I still had a record player...

cool! yet, still doesn't mean it's coming anytime soon. there's no details like

a catalogue number or barcode on the gatefold. so it's not like they took an

LP off a stack of 10,000 that are ready printed. it's just one of a handfull he

had printed for now.

/

but this seems to indicate the project is not dead yet and has a good shot

of making it into stores in the near future.

and caN ONE SEE HOW MANY TRACKS ON THIS?

My eye spies 11 tracks.

Adorecream said:

As much as I want him to release a new album, I really don't mind if he doesn't, as he has released so much great music already that his legacy is sealed for posterity.

Just reading this while I listen to Parade, makes me think with an album as good as Parade, why does he need to even release anything else. And thats with one Parade quality album, Prince has at least 5 at that level and 5 more not far behind it. As its a girl's group, I suggest we all listen to Parade with its heavy Wendynlisa sound and compare any new record to that, it just won't match the quality of that.

Got to go "Mountains" just came on.

Parade doesn't sound like a W&L record.

lagantest said:

its all gone quiet. Its too late for him to drop it now... interest has gone.

paulludvig said:

Parade doesn't sound like a W&L record.

That's arguable to some degree. Mountains and Sometimes It Snows In April sound very much like W&L.

My Predication; This album will be released on April 14 or 15 as a symbol of this 'Blood Moon/Lunar Eclipse'.

The Sun, Moon and Earth all meet up at one point and recreate this red color of the moon. It has some kind of mystical meaning but, I'm guessing this is what they are shooting for.

Any takers on this?!