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RodeoSchro said:
Everyone's got an opinion and we won't all agree...I'm sure there are many little layers and intricacies in those album that used to be Princes trademark and are sadly missing from more recent releases but, for me, those 2 albums will always represent something slightly sad ; Rave always feels like he's trying desperately to rekindle something that had been slipping away from since NPS a few years earlier and TRC is almost 2 fingers up to that ...it's like 'ok, I haven't still got the thing that set me ahead if the game for do many years do I'll create my own game where I'm the only player, only I understand it and it's all about me" [Edited 7/22/14 1:49am] P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent | |
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I think sound-wise TRC is the best he has produced. Whether you like the lyrics or not, there is real craftsmanship in there.... Also NEWS is at similar level. I am using UE triple.fi 10
I now that some of you will not agree, so don't start bashing... | |
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that would a be a trip...to be able to hear ALL his music at the park | |
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Wow.. those are nice. Im afraid to buy something in that price range because I read reviews and people say they spent 300 dollars on earphones and the day after the warranty expires a cable becomes lose and it won't play out of one ear. Change it one more time.. | |
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....and does Sheryl crow sing on Baby Knows? P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent | |
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Makes me want to go by a pair! |
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Didn't we cover this already? RIP  | |
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lezama said:
Wow.. those are nice. Im afraid to buy something in that price range because I read reviews and people say they spent 300 dollars on earphones and the day after the warranty expires a cable becomes lose and it won't play out of one ear. The Shure headphones now have a connector between the earpiece and cables so that this is not a problem. I promise you, if you can spare the $, you'll surely appreciate the sound quality. | |
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EddieC said: Wish I had some high end headphones so I could say something useful. Especially since most of this thread is stuff people could have said (and probably have said) on any number of other threads that mention Rainbow Children. I've listened to the album less than I would have otherwise because some of the lyrics threw me off--but that's not what this thread's about. . So--what sort of details are you hearing? Sorry for slow reply, been traveling. Two song segments that notably changed between high-end earphones and standard speakers are... RAVE UN2...."Undisputed", from 2:08-2:23: Prince says something like "commercialization of the music is what brought it down" then a harpsichord plays. With standard speakers, I hear the harpsichord and Prince singing some mocking tune along with it. With the high-end earphones, you also hear a series of voices...a woman moans, Prince says "aw hell...", and then a crowd cheering along. Kind of cool, I mean where in a Prince song do you get to hear a woman moan! RAVE UN2...."Whereever U go....",beginning: The drums playing in the beginning have some sound and texture to it that is very striking. With standard speakers like Bose speakers in a car, you hear a hint of this, but there's a lot more to it that I hear with the better earphones. Sounds like synthesizer effects overlaid on the drums. (Sorry if that's a poor description) Minor stuff I suppose, but I like how the higher quality speakers let you discover subtleties to songs you've heard many times before. | |
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TheEnglishGent said:
Didn't we cover this already? So she's on 2 tracks on Rave?...I never knew that and I still can't hear her on Bsby Knows P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent | |
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^She appears on a single song on the album - "Baby Knows" performing backing vocals and harmonica. Her voice is most audible on the final chorus (where she speaks a bit in addition to singing). | |
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hopefularranger said: ^She appears on a single song on the album - "Baby Knows" performing backing vocals and harmonica. Her voice is most audible on the final chorus (where she speaks a bit in addition to singing). So who's singing with him on Everyday is a winding road? P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent | |
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Here's a website you may find interesting : http://princevault.com/
[Edited 7/23/14 0:38am] RIP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheEnglishGent said:
Here's a website you may find interesting : http://princevault.com/
[Edited 7/23/14 0:38am] Wow, Prince does a really good Sheryl Crow impression...there's definitely a woman singing on there or is it just my old ears? P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oh ok.. cool. thanks for that info. I've been checking a few out but when I read some bad reviews (they were probably older models from 2011-2012) I got scared. Change it one more time.. | |
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I am going out on limb here and say that i have rethought my stance on Rave particulaly -- there is some really excellent material on it and listening to it 15 years later on a very nice hi-fi system ( I may add) it holds up production wise and as a long player. I think it's good work. Love Man 'O War, Tangerine, the Sun/Moon/Stars, I love U(but i don't trust you), Silly Game and Wherever I go/whatever I do... | |
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It's a weird record in the sense that when you think about it there are quite a few tracks there that are at least as good as anything that he did in the 90s (let's face it, even if a lot of people don't get the appeal of "Pretty Man", it's still among his best 90s funk tracks). It's just that production-wise it's too all over the place. He tried to introduce some sort of consistency by using the LinnDrum (LM-1) again, but the tracks that don't have it on them sort of fight against that sound (he really should have used it on some other tracks too, like "Hot Wit U" for example). The drum sounds on the non-Linn tracks are just plain terrible. Some of the worst drum sounds I've heard. | |
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