scorp84 said:

For all we know, he could've dipped into the vault and dusted off some fluff from '81 and called it "20Ten". That just might be why he keeps such tight key control over his unreleased material these days.

To me the whole album sounds like b sides.

totheteeth said:

Hypothetically speaking, if Prince released the album "20Ten" in 1981, would you have liked it? Were we more forgiving of him back then?

So much of our love of an artist is formed when we are young. P could do no wrong from 1979 - 1988 (ish). All of those records are considered classics. Partly because I was more open to the music back then. I wanted it to be good, even when it was just average.

So, let's pretend that "20Ten" came out in 1981, and you heard it with young ears and a young mind. Would you have dug it?

AND, if "Dirty Mind" came out today, would we take the time to listen? Or would we say "He's just trying to rehash an old sound."

I say this because I was listening to "20Ten" the other day, and it was bangin'. The criticism of that album is that he was just trying to sound like he did back in the day. It's hard to listen to it with a fresh perspective, unfortunately.

It's a good question but as you point out it's not only about the music but the listener.

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Here we are talking about putting a record in another musical era, in another era of the artist's career AND in another era in our lives when we were younger and easier to impress. That's too many factors IMHO.

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Like I said in another thread I don't know how I would react to Purple Rain if I was to discpver it NOW with all the musical culture I now have and lacked when I did in 1990, and a 24 years older brain. I'd certainly love it but would I be as surprised and impressed as I was? Certainly not. Nor do I know what I'd think of some albums I simply like today but that would probably have blown my mind if I'd discovered them in 1990 because now they remind me of 100 other things, some of them better, while at the time it would have been totally new to me. A good example is Kamasutra: I loved it in 1998, then I discovered contemporary music, experimental music and ambient and now I see it for the failed experiment that it is. On the other hand the last album by The Forein Exchange is a record that I really enjoy, notably because it reminds me of Seal's golden years, but it's likely that if I'd discovered it in 1995 I'd have listened to it obsessively for months the way I did with Seal's second album back then.

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So it's a good question but one that I can't answer to.

train23 said:

20Ten haven't heard it how can I find it?!

wow you are really a bit late..

"20Ten" is weak......



Thanks to God we had the brilliant "Controversy" album back then..


[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/Billede0390_zpsda2cd4bc.jpg[/img:$uid]

^ this is the 180 grams LP vinyl re-release... with poster.

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train23 said:

20Ten haven't heard it how can I find it?!

Here,


this was the way to buy the cd:


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train23 said:

20Ten haven't heard it how can I find it?!

to buy the "20Ten" album cd on discogs.com:

http://www.discogs.com/ma...&ev=rb

Or try eBay.......

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It would have been called "9teen8TOne"

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Take out the drum machines and synths in most of the songs and add a chugging disco bass. Future souls song would have a brother Johnson style bass loop on it. Act of God would have a sit down Piano type feel.

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Prince would have a "Piece Afro" popular at the time, an afro shorn down to Jheri curl size with a chunk taken out one side. Like the guy from Boney M.

Adorecream said:

It would have been called "9teen8TOne"

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Take out the drum machines and synths in most of the songs and add a chugging disco bass. Future souls song would have a brother Johnson style bass loop on it. Act of God would have a sit down Piano type feel.

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Prince would have a "Piece Afro" popular at the time, an afro shorn down to Jheri curl size with a chunk taken out one side. Like the guy from Boney M.

This is what the cover may have looked like. I don't have photoshop, so did this ratchet ass mock up on Paint

[img:$uid]http://i1081.ph.../img:$uid]

I have used Prince and Dirty Mind elements and given Prince a new Romantics makeover!!!

Adorecream said:

I have used Prince and Dirty Mind elements and given Prince a new Romantics makeover!!!

wtf!

You are right, this one looks better, and he could pass for a Japanese drag queen here

[img:$uid]http://i1081.ph.../img:$uid]

Adorecream said:

If 20Ten had been 'released' in 1981 (perhaps on the cover of 'Jackie' or 'Just 17' instead of the Daily Mirror), I think I would have bought the Dollar album.

This is just PURE HORNY. If Prince could get up to date with his 'feedback' instead of finding out about that skit in 1985 and making it the cover of 'Breakfast Can Wait', then YOU, Adorecream could be unpaid for your work!


PS- I meant 'U' obviously.

Adorecream said:

Adorecream said:

It would have been called "9teen8TOne"

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Take out the drum machines and synths in most of the songs and add a chugging disco bass. Future souls song would have a brother Johnson style bass loop on it. Act of God would have a sit down Piano type feel.

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Prince would have a "Piece Afro" popular at the time, an afro shorn down to Jheri curl size with a chunk taken out one side. Like the guy from Boney M.

This is what the cover may have looked like. I don't have photoshop, so did this ratchet ass mock up on Paint

[img:$uid]http://i1081.ph.../img:$uid]

I have used Prince and Dirty Mind elements and given Prince a new Romantics makeover!!!

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Got this album free with a Belgian newspaper. I paid too much.

It doesn't matter which era, I don't think this album is likable - for me - in any respect.

If 20Ten was released in 1981 I probably would not have latched on to Prince

A few nice songs but it would not have stirred my voyeristic creative mind like Controversy did

I don't want any pay, that cover was a labour of love!!!!

Just gave "Everybody Loves Me" 01:20 of my time.

"Queen of mizz-er-reeeee"

"Every-body lovezzzz meeeeeeeee"

Painful. WTH!?!?