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Prince '90s Albums (Revisited/Reworked): DIAMONDS, PEARLS & SYMBOLS While listening to an old episode of the Peach and Black Podcast, one of the hosts (MC) mentioned that he created his own playlist that combines his favorite tunes from 1991's DIAMONDS & PEARLS and 1992's LOVE SYMBOL ALBUM. With that idea in mind, here's what the album would look like if I was given creative control: TRACKLISTING
FINAL THOUGHTS While I'm satisfied with what Prince gave us in 1991 and 1992, I feel that DIAMONDS, PEARLS & SYMBOLS would have been a game-changer for Prince's career. With a runtime of approximately 52 minutes and seven hit singles, there are no "filler" tracks here. All ten songs represent what we know and love about Prince and his music.
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1. Thunder 2. Love 2 The 9's 3. Diamonds & Pearls 4. The Max 5. Get Off 6. 7 7. Cream 8. Sexy M.F. 9. Insatiable 10. And God Created Woman
.... Now there are no Filler tracks | |
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Sexy MF The Morning Papers Diamonds & Pearls Cream Strollin' Willing and Able Gett Off Money Don't Matter Tonight 7 And God Created Woman Insatiable | |
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[Edited 7/15/15 3:19am] Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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A gamechanger how? Diamonds and Pearls is second only to Purple Rain in terms of sales, right? | |
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The sound of both albums don't fit together | |
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Oh yeah I do this - I have a tracklist in iTunes called 'Love Diamonds' I think which shmushes the two albums together, cuts out the crud and sticks a few Gold Nigga tracks in there since they have that same NPG band sound. Groovy. | |
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214 said: The sound of both albums don't fit together Exactly. You can throw together as many tracks as you want, but it won't work as an album. It would be like squeezing Around the World In a Day and Parade into one album. The albums with which something like this could work are Planet Earth and Lotusflower, because they were recorded around the same time. [Edited 7/15/15 5:59am] | |
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I wouldn't taint Symbol with anything from D&P. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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Pentacle said:
Sadly, I've never heard that version. That being said, I hate the album version of that song. With a passion. Is the video version significantly better? "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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Of these two albums the only songs I would get rid of are Push and Jughead. These two albums are Prince blending and mixing every genre under the sun. Love these two albums. Plus they were the first two of Prince that I bought so I'm sure that plays a part in why I love this albums. | |
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Pentacle said:
Hahaha. Maybe if you added a few SWOOOOOSH noises to Willing & Able, I would dig it. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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aaroncanderson said: Of these two albums the only songs I would get rid of are Push and Jughead. These two albums are Prince blending and mixing every genre under the sun. Love these two albums. Plus they were the first two of Prince that I bought so I'm sure that plays a part in why I love this albums. Yes, I notice that too: the first albums I buy from an artist are usually my favourite. In Prince's case, Lovesexy. | |
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NouveauDance said: Oh yeah I do this - I have a tracklist in iTunes called 'Love Diamonds' I think which shmushes the two albums together, cuts out the crud and sticks a few Gold Nigga tracks in there since they have that same NPG band sound. Groovy. I've done exactly this. As you say Gold Nigga has a few great live band sound tracks so you can make a nice little playlist with the 3 albums. And I'm in the minority on Tony M - I don't mind him on the studio stuff, live is a different matter. | |
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D&P is one P's most mainstream albums, and STILL refreshing to hear him having a REAL good time with the REAL/ORIGINAL NPG while aiming for $$$ and exposure LoveSymbol will always be in my personal top7 91-93: good times; nothing left so say [Edited 7/18/15 19:03pm] [Edited 7/18/15 19:04pm] ![]() | |
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