RJOrion said:

djThunderfunk said:

Cosmic Day

It's not even good, much less great. I don't care if I ever hear more than the circulating snippet...

for real..its so bad that when i first played it, it though i was being trolled...i thought someone sent me a link that said "prince - cosmic day", but attached a different song as a joke/prank...

Yeah... at first I thought it was a fake, too!

And according to Princevault he recorded it in 1986!

The year in which he did so many of my favourite recordings!

It's just unbelievable to me!

coldasice said:

The Grand Progression

There was a thread recently where someone said something like "people who don't like TGP, have no soul or heart" or something. I was like "ok then!....." lol. It was a strange comment. But yeah, I find it overrated too.

There's a reason most of these tracks were kept in the vault!

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It's easy to get excited about hearing rare tracks, but 9 out of 10 (or more) are worse than the released album tracks, and I'm glad he made the right choices.

james said:

NouveauDance said:

coldasice said:

The Grand Progression

There was a thread recently where someone said something like "people who don't like TGP, have no soul or heart" or something. I was like "ok then!....." lol. It was a strange comment. But yeah, I find it overrated too.

^Forgot about this one, does nothing for me.

james said:

There's a reason most of these tracks were kept in the vault!

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It's easy to get excited about hearing rare tracks, but 9 out of 10 (or more) are worse than the released album tracks, and I'm glad he made the right choices.

Of course, I'm still gonna do what I can to hear them all.

NouveauDance said:

Well, this is just my two cents:

Most overrated: Empty Room - yes, this song is VERY emotional and yes it's good but I sometimes feel like it's too much of a dirge for me to LOVE like some of the others...it's decent but I need to be in the proper mood to listen.

Most underrated: Neon Telephone - this song is so awesome, it hurts! From the strange, springy drums to the funny lyrics, right on through to the indelible melody and crazy coda...I rarely if ever see alot of "love" for this, not sure why because it has "potential single" written all over it.

droppingdishes said:

The "I'll Do Anything" sessions. Really, really tough to listen to.

"Be My Mirror" is going to be the song my daughter and I dance to whenever she gets married. I've still got to get her to sing over the very last part, though.

For me, "The Grand Progression" and "The Dance Electric" are the most overrated. Neither one of those songs really does much for me.

james said:

There's a reason most of these tracks were kept in the vault!

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It's easy to get excited about hearing rare tracks, but 9 out of 10 (or more) are worse than the released album tracks, and I'm glad he made the right choices.

Lies, especially after hearing Emotional Pump and Coco Boys. lawd

james said:

There's a reason most of these tracks were kept in the vault!

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It's easy to get excited about hearing rare tracks, but 9 out of 10 (or more) are worse than the released album tracks, and I'm glad he made the right choices.

I think your ratio is too high, but I do believe that the majority of the unreleased 1980s tracks that I have heard aren't as GREAT as his studio songs from the 1980s. However it is exciting that some of them are and many are better than the studio tracks of the rest of his catalogue and much of what is out there in music. And this is from someone who is a bit of a defender of his post 80s output.

It is also important to remember that the sheer qquantity of unreleased material makes it hard to compare with the few songs chosen for each album. A better comparison would be to take your top 10 unreleased songs from each album era and see how they stack up to the album.

I haven't heard enough of his unreleased stuff from the 1990s and 2000s to make a fair comparison with his studio releases of those respective decades. It will be interesting to see how many Deliverance releases will surprsise us in the future. I thought those songs compared favorably with his previous release of Planet Earth.

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NouveauDance said:

coldasice said:

The Grand Progression

There was a thread recently where someone said something like "people who don't like TGP, have no soul or heart" or something. I was like "ok then!....." lol. It was a strange comment. But yeah, I find it overrated too.

I imagine it is possible to have a heart and not like Grand Progression, uhm maybe , but the thing that draws me to it is that it is one on the most beautiful choruses of any of his unreleased material. It also provides a great contrast with the more mellow verse sections. And, I like the metaphor, especially coming from a musician like Prince.

RodeoSchro said:

For me, "The Grand Progression" and "The Dance Electric" are the most overrated. Neither one of those songs really does much for me.

Can you really call The Dance Electric a boot now? It's been officially released! It's waayyy too long though - cut it down by 2/3 and it's great.

To rewrite history, maybe this could've been a standalone single between PR and ATWIAD?

fen said:

I know that the OP is talking about studio leaks rather than bootlegs in general, so I’m straying off topic (and I’m probably going to be laughed off the forum for this), but I’ve never understood why “Small Club” was so highly rated. It’s great and I like it a lot, but it doesn’t better a lot of other live material out there for me. I much prefer the Sign O' The Times and Lovesexy rehearsals. Small Club always had a mythical status not unlike some of these studio tracks, and my initial reaction upon hearing it was slight disappointment.

His guitar playing is what makes me come back to it time and time again.

Se7en said:

RodeoSchro said:

For me, "The Grand Progression" and "The Dance Electric" are the most overrated. Neither one of those songs really does much for me.

Can you really call The Dance Electric a boot now? It's been officially released! It's waayyy too long though - cut it down by 2/3 and it's great.

To rewrite history, maybe this could've been a standalone single between PR and ATWIAD?

Imagine if 17 DAYS, THE DANCE ELECTRIC, SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY HAIR were released right after PURPLE RAIN... Wow would have been another huge huge commercial album.

Adonis & Bathsheba

feeluupp said:

Se7en said:

Can you really call The Dance Electric a boot now? It's been officially released! It's waayyy too long though - cut it down by 2/3 and it's great.

To rewrite history, maybe this could've been a standalone single between PR and ATWIAD?

Imagine if 17 DAYS, THE DANCE ELECTRIC, SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY HAIR were released right after PURPLE RAIN... Wow would have been another huge huge commercial album.

Yeah - there's definitely a "zone" between PR and ATWIAD. Stuff like 4 The Tears In Your Eyes that don't fit either era . . .