1nonly said:

ufoclub said:

thedance said: Susan Rogers was a recording engineer, not a producer or arranger, and had no input as to the sound Prince was creating unless it was with the types of coloring the recording flow through the consoles and effects boards created. She did not master anything either. And as far as Femi goes, I remember him working as an engineer as well for two periods: Lovesexy era and then the npgmc era. They sound nothing alike! I had the chance to speak to Femi one on one at the Xenophobia celebration. He did say that he would try to influence Prince on the mixes, but Prince never listened. He did however sneak in some of his level adjustments of certain instrument or vocal tracks (down lower) when prince wasn't looking. Or so he joked.

However, Susan Rogers did critique Adonis & Batsheeba and is likely a main reason the entire song hasn't been heard by the masses. Shame, too. I see A&B as the epitome of "sexy, not dirty".

Ha, I don't think Susan Rogers had anything to do with whether or not Prince puts out that song, even if she didn't care for it. He lets tons of people listen to the songs, they like them or they don't like them, but I doubt anyone really effects Prince's decision unless he really respects their opinion as an artist or musician (of which Susan Rogers is neither) right at that time, and even then... Fink said he didn't like "When Doves Cry" when Prince first let him hear it. Warners was nervous about "Kiss".

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Fair enough. She was wrong in her assertion, though. That song is a winner. Up there with Crucial and Adore, if you ask me. There's so much going on and it's so whimsical. Susan was waaay wrong. But, what do I know....