So far we know 3 tracks confirmed by Prince...

Revelation

Big City

Black Muse (Studio Version)

With speculations about the other tracks including Stare and Free Urself, do you think this is shaping up to be a pretty strong PRINCE album in a while, or just another average album we will forget about after a few listens...

It could be pretty strong, but he could easily fuck it with a poor running order - AOA coulda been a lot better without the bits where he slowed it right down and killed the pace. When was Black Muse confirmed - wasn't that from around the period of W2A? Fuck, there were a few kicking around then - We Live To Get Funky immediately springs to mind. Fingers crossed tho its sooner rather than later - remember how long Plec was trailed before it made it out?

mikeyaddict said:

It could be pretty strong, but he could easily fuck it with a poor running order - AOA coulda been a lot better without the bits where he slowed it right down and killed the pace. When was Black Muse confirmed - wasn't that from around the period of W2A? Fuck, there were a few kicking around then - We Live To Get Funky immediately springs to mind. Fingers crossed tho its sooner rather than later - remember how long Plec was trailed before it made it out?

Prince just confirmed on his Twitter a few mintues ago that Black Muse (Studio Version) will be on HitnRun Phase 2, if it ever gets realeasedby Warners...

That's three out of three bangers... This could be a great album - if we ever get it!

Only thing I can say so far... Is IMO REVELATION is his BEST song in a long long long time...

feeluupp said:

MIRvmn said:

feeluupp said:

Only thing I can say so far... Is IMO REVELATION is his BEST song in a long long long time...

I agree, it's now on my top 10 favorite Prince ballads

Absolutely stunning song. Can't wait to hear the official release.

MIRvmn said:

i hope "groovy potential" isn't on the album. we already have it in great quality.
it's a super great track, but i can live with it being a one off single on my drive,
and another new song i don't know being in it's slot on the album.

"revelation", now that one is very cool.

it's just a different sound compared to 'stare/freeurself/attention'. revelation is
so lush and organic and the other 3 are, although funky and cool songs, very
flat and lifeless in their production imo.

let's wait and see, but i do hope more songs on the album are produced like
'revelation' instead of those other 3 (if they are even on it).

ding ding ding. just thought of something:

Big City / Black Muse, those are NPG tracks. Revelation is prince but it stems
from the NPGQ sessions, musically, doesn't it? or am i making that up?

so phase 2 is basically another NPG album with Prince on vox for the most of
it, probably.

and phase 3 is then another prince solo album with Free Urself, Stare etc on it.

Don't forget about Indifference.

MIRvmn said:

EroticDreamer said:

Don't forget about Indifference.

that's probably filed as a 3rdEyeGirl song, so who knows if that will ever be part
of an album since they might not even be a group anymore.

but, as with U Will B, who knows, maybe prince has a solo studio version of the

song somewhere on his computer.

so many songs to choose from

IstenSzek said:

EroticDreamer said:

Don't forget about Indifference.

that's probably filed as a 3rdEyeGirl song, so who knows if that will ever be part
of an album since they might not even be a group anymore.

but, as with U Will B, who knows, maybe prince has a solo studio version of the

song somewhere on his computer.

so many songs to choose from

I hope it will be.

And I especially want Groovy Potential to get an album release.

NorthC said:

Hold on, don't go sucking each other's dicks just yet. There's absolutely NOTHING that says or even remotely suggests there is going to be a new album.

PRINCE DID.

feeluupp said:

NorthC said:

Hold on, don't go sucking each other's dicks just yet. There's absolutely NOTHING that says or even remotely suggests there is going to be a new album.

PRINCE DID.

I just find it hard to believe there will be yet another album coming this soon. I mean I'd like there to be but Phase One is gathering dust on the shelves. I can't believe a Non-instrumental Prince album could perform so terribly. Peak position: #70? Out of the Top 200 in 4 weeks?

He of course would scoff at the suggestion but Prince now has to make another comeback after the perfomance of his last 4 albums.

homesquid said:

feeluupp said:

PRINCE DID.

I just find it hard to believe there will be yet another album coming this soon. I mean I'd like there to be but Phase One is gathering dust on the shelves. I can't believe a Non-instrumental Prince album could perform so terribly. Peak position: #70? Out of the Top 200 in 4 weeks?

He of course would scoff at the suggestion but Prince now has to make another comeback after the perfomance of his last 4 albums.

Which is most likely why Warners is holding this album...

Prince tweeted that Big City features Ledisi

feeluupp said:

Prince tweeted that Big City features Ledisi

she also featured on "Ain't Gonna Miss U When U're Gone" didn't she?

i liked her vocals on that one. well, i love her vocals in general

Free Urself

collaboration w/ Kendrick Lamar
Stare

Indifference
If I could get ur attention

collaboration w/ FKA Twigs
Black Muse

collaboration w/ Lianne La Havas

2Y2D
Big City

collaboration w/ Kamasi Washington

Revelation

(obviously the collaboration are things that Probably dont exist) but with Prince wanting to work with younger acts, (and most of those listed he has invited to Paisley to perform) this would be a killer album.

but why is this at WB and not Tidal?

luvsexy4all said:

but why is this at WB and not Tidal?

"Olive Branch".

Possible translations:

"Sorry I delivered PR without outtakes (still won't do it though)."

"Ok ok... that's it with the EDM stuff."

"Perhaps it was a mistake to let the girls write most of the songs AND let my drummer sing."

"So maybe I should have lost my religion for a few weeks and promote AOA better."

"In my defense, the Tidal advance was really nice."

[Edited 12/10/15 17:50pm]

dm3857 said:

Free Urself

collaboration w/ Kendrick Lamar
Stare

Indifference
If I could get ur attention

collaboration w/ FKA Twigs
Black Muse

collaboration w/ Lianne La Havas

2Y2D
Big City

collaboration w/ Kamasi Washington

Revelation

(obviously the collaboration are things that Probably dont exist) but with Prince wanting to work with younger acts, (and most of those listed he has invited to Paisley to perform) this would be a killer album.

kamasi washington & FKA twigs. yes please!

has kamasi been to paisley park though? i would love love love to hear them do something together.

so does this mean WB is holding out for better tracks???

IstenSzek said:

i hope "groovy potential" isn't on the album. we already have it in great quality.
it's a super great track, but i can live with it being a one off single on my drive,
and another new song i don't know being in it's slot on the album.

"revelation", now that one is very cool.

it's just a different sound compared to 'stare/freeurself/attention'. revelation is
so lush and organic and the other 3 are, although funky and cool songs, very
flat and lifeless in their production imo.

let's wait and see, but i do hope more songs on the album are produced like
'revelation' instead of those other 3 (if they are even on it).

ding ding ding. just thought of something:

Big City / Black Muse, those are NPG tracks. Revelation is prince but it stems
from the NPGQ sessions, musically, doesn't it? or am i making that up?

so phase 2 is basically another NPG album with Prince on vox for the most of
it, probably.

and phase 3 is then another prince solo album with Free Urself, Stare etc on it.

I really think U're onto something with that

I'm seeing lots of speculation that WB isn't immediately releasing the album because of quality, but what major label immediately releases an album after it's turned in these days, especially if it's not by a top seller like Taylor Swift or Adele.

I remember an interview Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham gave a while back where he said he once delivered a new solo album to WB and they told him they couldn't afford to release it that quarter because they needed to make their quarterly numbers so instead of waiting he released the album independently instead.

It could just be that they want the stink of the commercial and critical bomb of "HitNRun Phase One" to die down and they may plan to release it by the end of 1st Quarter 2016 when they can plan for it in their budget.

EroticDreamer said:

IstenSzek said:

that's probably filed as a 3rdEyeGirl song, so who knows if that will ever be part
of an album since they might not even be a group anymore.

but, as with U Will B, who knows, maybe prince has a solo studio version of the

song somewhere on his computer.

so many songs to choose from

I hope it will be.

And I especially want Groovy Potential to get an album release.

Why!!?? We already have Groovy Potential. I would rather he leaves that and Get your attention off. I really don't mind if Stare and free yourself is not on there either. I want stuff we don't have yet.