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Reply #30 posted 10/05/17 6:53pm

paulludvig

OldFriends4Sale said:



paulludvig said:


Great song! Together with Adonis&Bathsheba this is a gem from the vault that proves he was really on to something in the post-Revolution days.





really?




Adonis & Bathsheba is an unreleased track recorded on 27 July 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio (the day after The Ball, three days before the release of a 12" single of Anotherloverholenyohead).




Yup. Only a couple of months before he fired the band. He had already started to distance himself from the group, travelling on a separate bus, recording stuff on his own and so on.
The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #31 posted 10/06/17 4:42am

Anthoknee

I love this song regardless of the legend of it. Not because of it either, it is a mammoth emotional wallop of a track, though. Somehow when it was described by people (Susan included), I thought the melody itself would go differently but the way it goes is better than what I was picturing, if that makes sense...the original version must've really been something judging by this one...

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Reply #32 posted 10/06/17 4:49am

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It's an excellent song, unique and quirky even by Prince standards.
I suspect that what Susan Rogers heard was a greater, more stripped more emotionally direct version. And she likely got caught up in the moment which was no doubt sublime, hence the hyperbole in her recollections. Hearing this track today, imo, it's not all that (what could be?) but it's nevertheless excellent.
I like how he sabotages his own confession right there in the lyrics: just when he tackles the most critical question (why did my baby leave?) at the most vulnerable moment, he diverts to how funky Wally's glasses are. Bloody brilliant.
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Reply #33 posted 10/06/17 5:56am

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paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

really?

Adonis & Bathsheba is an unreleased track recorded on 27 July 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio (the day after The Ball, three days before the release of a 12" single of Anotherloverholenyohead).

Yup. Only a couple of months before he fired the band. He had already started to distance himself from the group, travelling on a separate bus, recording stuff on his own and so on.

Adonis & Bathsheba isn't much different than Splash & Go. Sorry

And Wally this version we have musically still fits within the sounds of the 1985-1986 period.

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Reply #34 posted 10/06/17 9:46am

paulludvig

OldFriends4Sale said:



paulludvig said:


OldFriends4Sale said:




really?




Adonis & Bathsheba is an unreleased track recorded on 27 July 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio (the day after The Ball, three days before the release of a 12" single of Anotherloverholenyohead).




Yup. Only a couple of months before he fired the band. He had already started to distance himself from the group, travelling on a separate bus, recording stuff on his own and so on.


Adonis & Bathsheba isn't much different than Splash & Go. Sorry



And Wally this version we have musically still fits within the sounds of the 1985-1986 period.




I do hear a bit of Go and Splash in A&B. But A&B and Wally share more similarities with songs like Crucial and Adore. All songs he did on his own, with added horns, but definitely without the band.
The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #35 posted 10/06/17 10:00am

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paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Adonis & Bathsheba isn't much different than Splash & Go. Sorry

And Wally this version we have musically still fits within the sounds of the 1985-1986 period.

I do hear a bit of Go and Splash in A&B. But A&B and Wally share more similarities with songs like Crucial and Adore. All songs he did on his own, with added horns, but definitely without the band.

lol

and that sound never came again after that period

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Reply #36 posted 10/06/17 10:26am

paulludvig

OldFriends4Sale said:



paulludvig said:


OldFriends4Sale said:



Adonis & Bathsheba isn't much different than Splash & Go. Sorry



And Wally this version we have musically still fits within the sounds of the 1985-1986 period.




I do hear a bit of Go and Splash in A&B. But A&B and Wally share more similarities with songs like Crucial and Adore. All songs he did on his own, with added horns, but definitely without the band.


lol



and that sound never came again after that period





Well, no. He kept changing. Anyway, he did some truly great solo work throughout his career, wouldn't you agree. Wally is one of them imo.
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Reply #37 posted 10/07/17 12:27am

Romeoblu

Great song, shame about the sound quality. I feel i need to hear it in better quality to fully appreciate it.

About time we had a new leak, so Wally in better quality would be a really nice treat.

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Reply #38 posted 10/07/17 5:01am

paulludvig

Romeoblu said:

Great song, shame about the sound quality. I feel i need to hear it in better quality to fully appreciate it.



About time we had a new leak, so Wally in better quality would be a really nice treat.



And at correct speed. The leaked version is too fast I think.
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