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Reply #30 posted 03/22/17 1:43am

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dance4me3121 said:

I hate the way the song ends on the graffiti bridge CD. It should fade out but instead its just rushed to the next immediately after he says "joy in repetition" in falsetto


Yeah I prefer the way it ends on cassette/vinyl
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Reply #31 posted 03/22/17 2:49am

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ONA version for me. Got to see him play it at one of the Manchester ONA gig soundchecks (npgmusicclub members only! smile). Magical and so effortless. He made that thing wail. Soundchecked "1+1 groove" too, which was so tight i couldnt believe it was rehearsal. Guess they'd been doing it a while by that point. Only one word. The usual one. Genius.

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Reply #32 posted 03/22/17 1:21pm

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ufoclub said:

paulludvig said:

What makes the lone drum intro such a big deal? The rest is the same isn't it?

The rest is the same, but having its own lonely intro really sets the correct moood in such a strong way, and also keeps the song isolated as a greasy individual song should be.



The lone drum intro is fantastic precisely for this reason.
"Noon Rendez-Vous" wouldn't be the same without the Linn pattern intro, same here.


I think it's a different mix.
Maybe it's the tape compression, distorsion, an artefact of the bootleg, who knows.
But the guitars on the end are louder than on GB, the needles hit the red area,
and from what I can tell the audio quality has nothing to do with it, but I could be dead wrong.

Same goes for "Moonbeam Levels", the very first bootleg circulating was sped up, sound quality was atrocious, but I'm pretty sure it was a rough mix, the volumes balance is different than the the EX version that surfaced in 2015 (the official release is poorly mastered in comparison).

Either way, I prefer it distorted. There's a bootleg called "Road to 3121" where SNL's "Fury" is über-compressed, and it suits the performance perfectly. When I heard the pristine sound of the HQ video capture, I was disappointed.

In my book, "Joy In Repetition" has to be dark and filthy as a big city's curb of a back alley.


The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #33 posted 03/22/17 3:39pm

TKO

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It's purpleefectttt.

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Reply #34 posted 03/22/17 6:59pm

ufoclub

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bonatoc said:

ufoclub said:

paulludvig said: The rest is the same, but having its own lonely intro really sets the correct moood in such a strong way, and also keeps the song isolated as a greasy individual song should be.



The lone drum intro is fantastic precisely for this reason.
"Noon Rendez-Vous" wouldn't be the same without the Linn pattern intro, same here.

I think it's a different mix.
Maybe it's the tape compression, distorsion, an artefact of the bootleg, who knows.
But the guitars on the end are louder than on GB, the needles hit the red area,
and from what I can tell the audio quality has nothing to do with it, but I could be dead wrong.

Same goes for "Moonbeam Levels", the very first bootleg circulating was sped up, sound quality was atrocious, but I'm pretty sure it was a rough mix, the volumes balance is different than the the EX version that surfaced in 2015 (the official release is poorly mastered in comparison).

Either way, I prefer it distorted. There's a bootleg called "Road to 3121" where SNL's "Fury" is über-compressed, and it suits the performance perfectly. When I heard the pristine sound of the HQ video capture, I was disappointed.

In my book, "Joy In Repetition" has to be dark and filthy as a big city's curb of a back alley.


Oh my god, I just saw the typos in my post... "greasy" was meant ot be "great" ha ha ha ha... moood is of course mood

and ot was to

[Edited 3/22/17 19:00pm]

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Reply #35 posted 03/22/17 9:34pm

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bonatoc said:

LEATHRSAIL said:

I hope they release this song with the slow intro restored and the Lovesexy party voices removed. I have loved this song since I first heard it as bootleg in 1988.


Yes, the one with the delayed Linn toms intro.
The use of silence is just perfect.

I hated it when I heard the "Alphabet St." intro over the GB version.
And not only because of the intro, but clearly the mix is different,
you can tell even if the quality of the bootleg is not EX.

The guitars intertwining at the end are more upfront in the mix on this bootlegged version,
and it makes the "Why don't U love me" cries much more poignant.

When GB was released we were excited that this song and We Can Funk were going to be released. But when we heard the party voices used and the slow drum intro removed we were pissed. Thinking.... ok... number one, you have tons and tons of unreleased music. Why recycle a part of a song from a past album? But number two.... that intro was killer! Why do that to this song? Not realizing at the time that The Ball and Joy In Repetition had been spliced together at one point. The version of the Ball I had was bad quality and faded out. So I didn't catch how The Ball bled into Joy In Repetition. Later on when I got a better copy of The Ball I figured things out. But then I just saw it as being lazy. Because he just lifted it from that shelved project and dropped in to GB and called it a day. He should have figured out a way to fit Joy In Repetition on GB and still include the slow drum intro. I don't know the rest of the song being remixed. I don't have a very clear copy of the early version. I just listed to this again on headphones and to me its still the same.

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Reply #36 posted 03/23/17 1:05pm

kapo74

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kapo74 said:


The best version I've witnessed live was at the second night of the North Sea Jazz festival. Never liked the song that much, but the way Prince performed it that night was magical. One of my all times favorite moments of seeing Prince perform over the last twenty or so years.


I hope u're talking about this version cuz i adore it too.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQymuHoK1DQ






That's my vid. Recorded it cause it was a festival. Security was zero...
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Reply #37 posted 03/23/17 7:00pm

luvsexy4all

maybe all this love will give more credit to GB.

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Reply #38 posted 03/23/17 10:01pm

callimnate

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Made out with plenty a ladies with this song playing in the background, back in the days. biggrin cool

I wore that tape out OVER and OVER and OVER.......... till it could take no more. lol

I farken love this song. heart

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Reply #39 posted 04/01/17 6:03am

Laydown

Joy_will_always_be_a_favourite_of_mine.Studio_or_Live_its_incredible.

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Reply #40 posted 04/01/17 12:19pm

Shockedelicus

Joy in Repetition deserved a better album.

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Reply #41 posted 04/01/17 1:41pm

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💜 JIR. I listened to that tune up*, over & over again. lol

*ONA / Disc 3: Aftershow/"It Ain't Over"
I'll ♥️ "LemonDrop" 2DN 💋 your "Sugar"
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Reply #42 posted 04/02/17 1:15pm

214

Shockedelicus said:

Joy in Repetition deserved a better album.

Sign O' The Times.

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Reply #43 posted 04/02/17 2:08pm

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214 said:

Shockedelicus said:

Joy in Repetition deserved a better album.

Sign O' The Times.


Meh... Sonically, it doesn't quite fit. I mean, where do you put it?
Sequencing is important in SOTT.

I think it better fits in Dream Factory.

The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #44 posted 04/02/17 8:43pm

AnnaSantana

I love the version with the extended drum intro.
I don't argue with people about my opinions. Scram. I said what I said.
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Reply #45 posted 04/03/17 2:24am

daha6439

Today I read an article about a woman with the rare condition synestesia.

She can't help seeing colors when hearing music, so she decided to paint what she sees when she hears her favorite songs. She did a stunning rendition of Joy in Repetition!

https://broadly.vice.com/...ource=dmfb

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Reply #46 posted 04/03/17 12:54pm

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Heard him play this Live in DC at the Warner - I was speechless. There's a desperation and pleading in this song that I can't begin to explain. It's perfect lyrically, musically and execution.
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If the wind blew every petal from your precious red rose wilted
Would U be afraid of what U'd find inside? rose

Prince - Dreamin' About U
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Reply #47 posted 04/03/17 4:48pm

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daha6439 said:

Today I read an article about a woman with the rare condition synestesia.

She can't help seeing colors when hearing music, so she decided to paint what she sees when she hears her favorite songs. She did a stunning rendition of Joy in Repetition!

https://broadly.vice.com/...ource=dmfb

Very interesting indeed, never heard of this condition before...The painting is really beautiful.

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Reply #48 posted 04/03/17 5:22pm

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Telecaster5 said:

daha6439 said:

Today I read an article about a woman with the rare condition synestesia.

She can't help seeing colors when hearing music, so she decided to paint what she sees when she hears her favorite songs. She did a stunning rendition of Joy in Repetition!

https://broadly.vice.com/...ource=dmfb

Very interesting indeed, never heard of this condition before...The painting is really beautiful.

It is beautiful.

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