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Bow Down MF'ers! The return of the Peach & Black Squad is coming your way! No hallucination rain, you've been counting the days to get wild & have some big fun. Live the good life and check out this episode, it's guaranteed 2 stick 2 the roof of ur Oldsmobile... MF'ers

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http://peachandblack.podb...us-review/

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Can't wait to hear this, EXODUS is one of my favourite albums!

Yet again, another great show. Well done guys.But, where is the Purple Rain review?

antonb said:

A lot of fun, thanks.

The Extended Hallucination Rain is easily found on all good search engines.

Thanks a lot guys, really enjoyable! I was looking forward to this review!

Un-be-lie-va-ble that MC never heard this album and indeed in perticular The Exodus Has Begun... it's one of my favourite Prince (related) tracks ever! It was cool to hear his reaction!

Also the bit about Captain and the Xpectation album... hilarious!

Exodus has a great sound by a great band, some crazy, funny and funky stuff, but I see what you mean about it not flowing well as a whole. I would love a new NPG album in the future (maybe even with Michael B. and Sonny T.) where Prince explores some more of this.

So Much for Purple Rain, Got to hear this, as this album is ruined by the endless skits. There are only like 5 songs. Oh well let me listen.

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Is the Kamasutra review next, I am sure you will all love the lost is found and Kamasutra (The Jam).

Agree ttally so far (1 hour into it), interrupted by a very CRUCIAL cricket match that we won (NZ) thank God. Will listen to the rest of it tomorrow after work. I already agree the song "Count the days" is ruined by the excessive use of the word Motherfucker (or Muthafucka in the semi literate ebonics world) and the gangstery type lyrics. The melodies and singing are wonderful.

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I listen to the album with none of the skits and its a million times better. The best songs are Get Wild and the Good Life, both are classic partying and uplifting songs. I guess we can overlook the profanity a bit, it was 1994/95 a time when Prince was trying to be desparately hip and keep up with the swearing fad popular at the time. I remember 1994/95 I was listening to a lot of Tupac, Snoop, RHCP, warren G, Rage against the machine (Hey I was only 18) and it was swear, swear, swear then practically. Now you look back and laugh as it sounds childish.

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MC should be okay, I heard of the album in 1995, but never heard in its entirety until like 2011 and was not that impressed overall. I knew of Get Wild in 1995, as I ended up with a cassingle of it and loved that song. I knew it was Prince, in 1996 I heard of Count the Days as it was on the Girl6 soundtrack (Remember that) and it was credited to the NPG. Both were decent songs, so when the album came, I was expecting great things, so imagine how I felt when I heard it all!!!

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Other big confession,I have never heard Goldnigga, but judging by the song titles and the added bonus of Tony M, it sounds like shit.

Adorecream said:

Other big confession,I have never heard Goldnigga, but judging by the song titles and the added bonus of Tony M, it sounds like shit.

I think You shouldn't jugde without hearing this. In my opinion GoldNigga is actually an excellent Playground for Tony M and a Prince who is clearly having fun (as opposed to the more serious symbol album)

Great review guys, this IMO is a really nice little gem of an album, there are certainly a few incongrous elements but I really love the wacky PFunk vibe that Prince is aiming for here. I really really wish he had made a proper NPG follow up to this in the same vein rather than the utter mediocrity that Newpowersoul was. Honestly I even enjoy the segues on this one, they really add a lot to the atmoshphere of the whole thing.

dualboot said:

Adorecream said:

Other big confession,I have never heard Goldnigga, but judging by the song titles and the added bonus of Tony M, it sounds like shit.

I think You shouldn't judge without hearing this. In my opinion GoldNigga is actually an excellent Playground for Tony M and a Prince who is clearly having fun (as opposed to the more serious symbol album)

There are (just like Exodus) a few GREAT tracks, some average ones and a few segues.

'Deuce & a 1/4', 'Black MF In The House' & 'Johnny' are worth the admission alone !

dualboot said:

Great show again guys. I loved Captains joy at the segues and one liners as I relate to him 100% on this album/era/band. And he is spot on about MC and Toejam not really getting it as 'you had to be there' to see the the weird and wonderful things going on then. My favourite era by a mile.

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Surprised MC hadn't heard the album but even more surprised by him likening Earth Song to The Exodus Has Begun! AS you guys mentioned the album could have been even better if he'd have thrown on the likes of Mad, Funky Design, Acknowledge Me, Slave 2 The System.

FunkyStrange said:

Well if the demand is there, and it obviously is, sure we can do kama sutra !! [Edited 3/24/15 0:57am]

Well I'll look forward to Kamasutra (!) but I reckon you guys should give Elixir another spin. I know you hated it at the time but like Exodus & Gold Nigga there are a few gems in there...

Otherwise brilliant episode as usual, The Exodus Has Begun is so

It's been years since I listened to this album and I'm not sure why since it's always been a favourite. I'm having an Exodus weekend.

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That segue between Cherry, Cherry and ROTBS has always been a bugbear with me. It sounds so familiar but I can never place it. I'm sure it's been discussed before but I can't remember what the conclusion was. It reminds me of Sleep Around, you can hear faint singing and the melody is similar.

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I agree about the mood of the lyrics to Count The Days kind of giving an 'off' feeling to an otherwise fine track. I feel the same way about Cherry Cherry - which is a favourite of mine - but the 'motherfuckers' and overall tone kind of leave a sour taste (sour cherries?!)

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NouveauDance said:

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That segue between Cherry, Cherry and ROTBS has always been a bugbear with me. It sounds so familiar but I can never place it. I'm sure it's been discussed before but I can't remember what the conclusion was. It reminds me of Sleep Around, you can hear faint singing and the melody is similar.

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That segue has also bugged me over the years.

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At one point I was sure it was The Rhythm Of Your Heart off Mayte's Child Of The Sun album, which I suppose is possibe as it was released round the same time.

dodger said:

That segue has also bugged me over the years.

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At one point I was sure it was The Rhythm Of Your Heart off Mayte's Child Of The Sun album, which I suppose is possibe as it was released round the same time.

Yes! That was the other track. It sounds like a different version though maybe, it's difficult to hear. There was a tracklist with a version of that song on the Gold Experience, so it could be a snippet of the original Prince version?

I knew someone might know LOL

I just listened to it a bunch of times but I still can't tell for sure ....

but yeah could be TROYH

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FunkyStrange said:

I knew someone might know LOL

I just listened to it a bunch of times but I still can't tell for sure ....

but yeah could be TROYH

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I can't believe you haven't asked him since you and P are almost on speaking terms

dodger said:

FunkyStrange said:

I knew someone might know LOL

I just listened to it a bunch of times but I still can't tell for sure ....

but yeah could be TROYH

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I can't believe you haven't asked him since you and P are almost on speaking terms

haha I doubt he'd even know, he's probably erased that album from his memory!

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rlittler81 said:

'Baby Don't Care' by Mayte.

Ewwww. You could be right, but ewwww. Of all the possible answers that song is the lamest possible outcome.

NouveauDance said:

rlittler81 said:

'Baby Don't Care' by Mayte.

Ewwww. You could be right, but ewwww. Of all the possible answers that song is the lamest possible outcome.

It is. It's the ending of the song where the horns kick in.

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