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Reply #30 posted 05/08/16 1:54pm

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Phase 2 gets my vote. But that doesn't mean I don't like Phase 1.
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Reply #31 posted 05/08/16 1:55pm

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Phase 2 by a country mile.

Phase 1 is one of his most disappointing albums. I gave it another spin this week thinking I might hear something new, and I was wrong. Other than "Hardrocklover" and "1000 Hugs & Kisses" (which I consider a masterpiece), the rest is highly skippable.

Phase 2 on the other hand is just a solid fun album.

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Reply #32 posted 05/08/16 2:13pm

jtfolden

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Phase ONE.


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Reply #33 posted 05/08/16 2:39pm

jayspud

I have to say I have always said :

Phase One for the Daytime

Phase Two for the Evening.

I think a huge part of what I loved about Prince was him doing things that were not expected and Phase One had a really frenetic club pace and Phase Two had a much more Old-School Classic Prince.

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Reply #34 posted 05/08/16 5:03pm

homesquid

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so far...

HNR 2 = 16

HNR 1 = 7

"Both" aka "Douches" = 5 ( razz)

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Reply #35 posted 05/08/16 5:07pm

feeluupp

PHASE ONE.

the last half of PHASE ONE brings more energy than the whole album of PHASE TWO.

personally HARDROCKLOVER, 1000 X'S & O'S and JUNE in my opinion are the three strongest songs out of both albums, with REVELATION coming next.

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Reply #36 posted 05/08/16 5:38pm

SPYZFAN1

"Phase 2" for me. "Baltimore" is starting to grow on me. I expected a darker vibe ("The War", "S.O.T.T") but I'm slowly digging it.

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Reply #37 posted 05/08/16 5:44pm

ufoclub

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Hey I didn't really vote, I'll say phase 1

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Reply #38 posted 05/08/16 5:53pm

homesquid

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ufoclub said:

Hey I didn't really vote, I'll say phase 1

Congrats. You are no longer a "douche" wink

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Reply #39 posted 05/08/16 6:29pm

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Phase Two

If a man is considered guilty
For what goes on in his mind
Then give me the electric chair
For all my future crimes"
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Reply #40 posted 05/08/16 7:02pm

nigel1013

Phase 1

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Reply #41 posted 05/08/16 7:22pm

SquirrelMeat

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Phase one.

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Reply #42 posted 05/08/16 7:33pm

GoldStandard

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Phase Two, but I love Phase One too.

Nobody I know gun' bite
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Reply #43 posted 05/08/16 7:37pm

just1lousydime

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Phase Two. Phase One is unpleasant and the features underwhelm me.

time flies.
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Reply #44 posted 05/08/16 7:40pm

squish

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Phase 2

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Reply #45 posted 05/08/16 8:28pm

violectrica

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I only have phase one and love it. It's a 35 minute drive to the 3 towns in any direction...sold-out. Is this online anywhere?
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Reply #46 posted 05/08/16 9:09pm

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violectrica said:

I only have phase one and love it. It's a 35 minute drive to the 3 towns in any direction...sold-out. Is this online anywhere?

Yes. Here

http://www.amazon.com/HITNRUN-Phase-Two-Prince/dp/B01DMSHO78?ie=UTF8&keywords=prince%20phase%202&qid=1462766891&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

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Reply #47 posted 05/08/16 10:32pm

tiara195

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Phase 1
We could have big fun 💜
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Reply #48 posted 05/08/16 10:54pm

lostangel078

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Phase 2 By a mile for me..

Phase 1 I only really dug "June" & "1000 x's & o's" ..."hardrocklover" honorable mention.

These two albums together (Phase1&2) kinda remind me of 2009's LotusFlower & MPLSsound - One is an organic record with real live insrtuments, drums, guitar solos, etc - the other is more a snythesized album aimed at making current dance music...

I feel at the later stage of P's career (2000 -2016) he fared better more often at creating organic songs & albums with real instruments, a-la LOTUS & Phase 2, also...Andy Allo, Judith hill during his final 5 years.

Early in his career (late 70's and entire 80's) he was the MASTER & innovator of dance/synthesized music. Whenever he tries to "catch up" with whats going on in urban music, I feel is when we find him at his weakest...(example - early 90's when hip-hop rose to prominence, his attempts at hip-hop weren't considered on par with his classic songs)

The one time where I feel he nailed the more production laden heavy synth-produced sound later in his career, was on "ArtOfficialAge". I felt that album took some ideas and vibes production wise & musically that didnt work well on MPLSSound, tweaked it & nailed it, delivering IMO, the best album he'd released since 2004's Musicology...

eitherway, he's the MAN & I own all his albums - & miss the fact I can't look forward to what he was going to cook up next...

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Reply #49 posted 05/08/16 11:00pm

violectrica

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homesquid said:



violectrica said:


I only have phase one and love it. It's a 35 minute drive to the 3 towns in any direction...sold-out. Is this online anywhere?



Yes. Here



http://www.amazon.com/HITNRUN-Phase-Two-Prince/dp/B01DMSHO78?ie=UTF8&keywords=prince%20phase%202&qid=1462766891&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1


Fantastic you're helpful
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Reply #50 posted 05/08/16 11:01pm

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Definitely Phase Two.

But Phase One has grown on me. I steal a few tracks from there to build Phase Two into a Super-duper Phase Three.

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Reply #51 posted 05/09/16 12:31am

TheBoneRanger

“Phase One” is ahead by light years. It’s very much a sister album to AOA: exciting, futuristic and brilliant.

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Even though I’ve warmed up to “Phase Two,” it’s still a rather disappointing swan song album. I always thought Prince’s last album would have been a grand magnum opus on a scale hitherto unimaginable to all of us mere mortals.

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Reply #52 posted 05/09/16 12:37am

purpledoda

Phase Two

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Reply #53 posted 05/09/16 7:26am

homesquid

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so far

HNR 2= 24

HNR 1= 14

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Reply #54 posted 05/09/16 8:30am

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TheBoneRanger said:

“Phase One” is ahead by light years. It’s very much a sister album to AOA: exciting, futuristic and brilliant.

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Even though I’ve warmed up to “Phase Two,” it’s still a rather disappointing swan song album. I always thought Prince’s last album would have been a grand magnum opus on a scale hitherto unimaginable to all of us mere mortals.

I have voted already, I just wanna say this reply gets the prize for best post so far.

And I agree (about Phase 1) - with u, Boneranger. smile

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Reply #55 posted 05/09/16 8:36am

Lianachan

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An easy one for me: Phase Two is Prince's best album for a long time, whereas Phase One may be his worst album ever.

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Reply #56 posted 05/09/16 8:41am

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phase 2. Although, I have barely listen to 1 or 2. I've spun those discs about 4 times each.

99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment
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Reply #57 posted 05/09/16 8:44am

BoraBora

TheBoneRanger said:

“Phase One” is ahead by light years. It’s very much a sister album to AOA: exciting, futuristic and brilliant.



I can't see in which way Phase1 is an extension of AOA, being it more a vault collection than a proper album.


Musically talking, apart from 3 tracks (100 hugs - June - Hardrocklover) that without surprise are the saving grace, all the rest of the CD sounds like a "Josh feat. Prince", and not a good one.


And while I agree with U on AOA as "exciting, futuristic and brilliant" (the last great classic P album), I can't see how Phase1 is "exciting, futuristic and brilliant".


That said, back to the question, between Phase1 and Phase2 I strongly prefer Phase 2.
But I don't look at them as proper album, just as vault collections.



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Reply #58 posted 05/09/16 8:46am

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BoraBora said:



TheBoneRanger said:


“Phase One” is ahead by light years. It’s very much a sister album to AOA: exciting, futuristic and brilliant.







I can't see in which way Phase1 is an extension of AOA, being it more a vault collection than a proper album.


Musically talking, apart from 3 tracks (100 hugs - June - Hardrocklover) that without surprise are the saving grace, all the rest of the CD sounds like a "Josh feat. Prince", and not a good one.


And while I agree with U on AOA as "exciting, futuristic and brilliant" (the last great classic P album), I can't see how Phase1 is "exciting, futuristic and brilliant".


That said, back to the question, between Phase1 and Phase2 I strongly prefer Phase 2.
But I don't look at them as proper album, just as vault collections.






I consider it a double album. wink
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



"We had fun, didn't we?"
-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #59 posted 05/09/16 8:52am

BoraBora

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I consider it a double album. wink


It's all a matter of significance.

To me every release is not automatically an "album" only because of its release.

"Crystal Ball" 1986 was a proper album, "Crystal Ball" 1998 not.



[Edited 5/9/16 8:52am]

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