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Why do you think The Truth was buried... ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
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Prince was Scared.I mean if that Album came out before "Crystal ball" who is gonna Buy it besides Fans? when you Bury a Record like that you are Afraid of tanking.Prince should have dropped that Unlug back in 92 or 93&He missed the Boat on that IMHO. mistermaxxx | |
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He was scared that people actually liked the album and he would become mainstream again  "Time is a train, makes the future the past" | |
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Since the amazing artwork from Crystal Ball, draned all of his creativity, he wasn't able to also do such a great job on the The Truth album.
Since he didn't want to release a cd with crappy artwork, he released it with Crystal Ball, so The Truth could also go with this amazing piece of artwork design. 
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Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
I think it would have been commercially risky for Prince to release 'The Truth' as a "proper" release.It's a great album,but let's face it,it would have flopped with mainstream audiences.So,it made sense to release it as part of 'CB',since it's the type of album that mostly his diehard fans would like. But if he HAD released it the normal way,the song "Dionne" would have made an excellent first single  | |
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ChocolateInvasion said: Since the amazing artwork from Crystal Ball,
Stop, yer killin' me! 
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Supernova said: ChocolateInvasion said: Since the amazing artwork from Crystal Ball,
Stop, yer killin' me!
A 4 LOL rating! It's almost as good as emasturbation.. not as good, but close.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DavidEye said: I think it would have been commercially risky for Prince to release 'The Truth' as a "proper" release.It's a great album,but let's face it,it would have flopped with mainstream audiences.So,it made sense to release it as part of 'CB',since it's the type of album that mostly his diehard fans would like.
But if he HAD released it the normal way,the song "Dionne" would have made an excellent first single Hmm. I think it would have had the potential to be a hit in the UK - I mean, not a massive million-seller, but certainly a hit. If he'd come over and promoted it by doing an acoustic show on something like 'Later with Jools Holland', maybe a session on Radio 1 as well, I think it would have really taken off, as well as restoring his reputation with the critics. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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I think he just wanted to get it out as quick as poss.
It was gonna be the follow-up to Emancipation on EMI right? So when EMI fell through, he just wanted to get the record out so folks could hear it. that's what I thought anyhooo. --------------------
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I always envisioned Prince releasing a sprawling personal masterpiece of an album entitled The Dawn after Emancipation.It would have been a cross between The Truth and The Rainbow Children.He would have"promoted" it by playing unplugged on various t.v. shows and performing at more intimate venues.
Instead we got 3 discs of interesting but not very profound remixes and a brilliant cd of new material tacked on at the end. We then got New Power Soul and Rave...not very profound statements at all... Thank goodness for The Rainbow Children. | |
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starbuck said: He was scared that people actually liked the album and he would become mainstream again Oh, but doesn't Prince love that kind of attention? | |
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mistermaxxx said: Prince was Scared.I mean if that Album came out before "Crystal ball" who is gonna Buy it besides Fans? when you Bury a Record like that you are Afraid of tanking.Prince should have dropped that Unlug back in 92 or 93&He missed the Boat on that IMHO. Scared? Maybe. Is it possible he would make less money from a mainstream release?
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DavidEye said: Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
I think it would have been commercially risky for Prince to release 'The Truth' as a "proper" release.It's a great album,but let's face it,it would have flopped with mainstream audiences.So,it made sense to release it as part of 'CB',since it's the type of album that mostly his diehard fans would like. But if he HAD released it the normal way,the song "Dionne" would have made an excellent first single The Rainbow Children is receiving a mainstream release in the UK at the end of this month. | |
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1800NewHunk said: DavidEye said: I think it would have been commercially risky for Prince to release 'The Truth' as a "proper" release.It's a great album,but let's face it,it would have flopped with mainstream audiences.So,it made sense to release it as part of 'CB',since it's the type of album that mostly his diehard fans would like.
But if he HAD released it the normal way,the song "Dionne" would have made an excellent first single Hmm. I think it would have had the potential to be a hit in the UK - I mean, not a massive million-seller, but certainly a hit. If he'd come over and promoted it by doing an acoustic show on something like 'Later with Jools Holland', maybe a session on Radio 1 as well, I think it would have really taken off, as well as restoring his reputation with the critics.  | |
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I could have sworn I heard him say he wanted to release it as a stand-alone album. But shortly after CB came out, he stopped cussing, and the word "fuck" appears on The Truth, so... Fear is the mind-killer. | |
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Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
Because it was weak Prince material "Climb in my fur." | |
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rdhull said: Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
Because it was weak Prince material Rd, are you seriously suggesting Animal Kingdom was weak Prince material? | |
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Anji said: rdhull said: Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
Because it was weak Prince material Rd, are you seriously suggesting Animal Kingdom was weak Prince material? lol I know AK is widely held as great songwriting but you know me..gotta be different. "Climb in my fur." | |
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rdhull said: Anji said: rdhull said: Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
Because it was weak Prince material Rd, are you seriously suggesting Animal Kingdom was weak Prince material? lol I know AK is widely held as great songwriting but you know me..gotta be different. "ak"?? "great songwriting"??? ya'll gotta be shittin me, that track is absolute warthog ass-suckin fodder. "funky funky blue cheese"...puh-leeze...  | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: rdhull said: Anji said: rdhull said: Anji said: ...as just a bonus disc on Crystal Ball, as opposed to given a 'proper' release?
Because it was weak Prince material Rd, are you seriously suggesting Animal Kingdom was weak Prince material? lol I know AK is widely held as great songwriting but you know me..gotta be different. "ak"?? "great songwriting"??? ya'll gotta be shittin me, that track is absolute warthog ass-suckin fodder. "funky funky blue cheese"...puh-leeze... | |
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Anji said: But his guitar sounds like a dolphin crying. Heartless, I tell ya...
i'll tell ya what's heartless...all the trees that have died 4 p's guitars... 
wonder if the brotha's thought about that, btw... | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: Anji said: But his guitar sounds like a dolphin crying. Heartless, I tell ya...
i'll tell ya what's heartless...all the trees that have died 4 p's guitars...
wonder if the brotha's thought about that, btw... | |
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Anji said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: Anji said: But his guitar sounds like a dolphin crying. Heartless, I tell ya...
i'll tell ya what's heartless...all the trees that have died 4 p's guitars...
wonder if the brotha's thought about that, btw... quite the contradiction, indeed. | |
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teller said: I could have sworn I heard him say he wanted to release it as a stand-alone album. But shortly after CB came out, he stopped cussing, and the word "fuck" appears on The Truth, so... That could very well be the truth (Ruth). | |
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Anji said: teller said: I could have sworn I heard him say he wanted to release it as a stand-alone album. But shortly after CB came out, he stopped cussing, and the word "fuck" appears on The Truth, so... That could very well be the truth (Ruth). not really. he said "ass" on "u make my sun shine". | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: Anji said: teller said: I could have sworn I heard him say he wanted to release it as a stand-alone album. But shortly after CB came out, he stopped cussing, and the word "fuck" appears on The Truth, so... That could very well be the truth (Ruth). not really. he said "ass" on "u make my sun shine". | |
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Anji said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: Anji said: teller said: I could have sworn I heard him say he wanted to release it as a stand-alone album. But shortly after CB came out, he stopped cussing, and the word "fuck" appears on The Truth, so... That could very well be the truth (Ruth). not really. he said "ass" on "u make my sun shine". it sez "ass" in the bible...man, this is hard... | |
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What is your favorite song from the Truth album?
Mine personally is Don't Play Me.  | |
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Kailu said: What is your favorite song from the Truth album?
Mine personally is Don't Play Me. Don't Play Me Dionne Fascination The Truth Welcome 2 The Dawn | |
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I be likin Circle Of Amour especially the very beginning "Climb in my fur." | |
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