If Emancipationwas just one disc, what songs would you put on it.

ONE RULE: Keep the limit to no more than 13 songs. That's what the average album release has.

Here's my list:

1. Jam of the Year
2. Right Back Here In My Arms
3. Somebody's Somebody
4. In This Bed I Scream
5. Curious Child
6. Joint 2 Joint
7. The Plan
8. Slave
9. Face Down
10. Style
11. My Computer
12. One Of Us
13. Emancipation

oh yes, it's been a week again. Time flies!

Gosh, if only someone had done these before:


http://prince.org/msg/7/342988

http://prince.org/msg/7/122837

http://prince.org/msg/7/36710

http://prince.org/msg/7/439648

http://prince.org/msg/7/331625

http://prince.org/msg/7/337574

http://prince.org/msg/7/426702

TheFman said:

oh yes, it's been a week again. Time flies!

You made me laugh, that was so funny and so true.

Okay, better question. What if Prince's melodies and lyrics were still the same but he worked with his older bands..on the best songs of that album (almost like mini-reunions) . The more delicate pop songs or rock orientated songs maybe would be best with the Revolution.

Here is my list.. from what I remember.

in this bed I scream (with revolution)

Dreaming about you (without the spoken part)--just PRince

the Love we Make (with just Prince)

Joint to Joint (with old NPG)

Friend, Lover, sister, mother, wife (with Revolution)

Facedown (with old NPG,minus poor Tony M.)

My Computer (just Prince)

Jam of the Year (old NPG)

Sleep Around (Lovesexy band)

Somebody's somebody (as is)

Right Back here in my arms (revolution)

Curious Child (just Prince)

Courting Time {Lovesexy band}

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[Edited 5/17/18 21:19pm]

purplerabbithole said:

Okay, better question. What if Prince's melodies and lyrics were still the same but he worked with LIsa and Wendy...on that album. Now, the delicate nature of some of those songs would fit so well with their sonic qualities.

You wanna 'Pop' up Slave?

NO, re-read my post. I clarified a bit more.

Polo1026 said:

purplerabbithole said:

Okay, better question. What if Prince's melodies and lyrics were still the same but he worked with LIsa and Wendy...on that album. Now, the delicate nature of some of those songs would fit so well with their sonic qualities.

You wanna 'Pop' up Slave?

Seriously?

We gonna have one every week now?

How about "If Purple Rain was just one SIDE?". That would make for a change...

BTW

I listened all the Emancipation cds yesterday and I said "thank you Prince".

Emancipation was a album I was unhappy with it the first days it was released and after, month by month, year by year, I understand the joy, the design, the liberation hidden inside the project.

Prince playing with music, drum machine, patterns for 3 hours and we are allowed to listen all those things.

To be honest: actually I *love* the crazy decision to build an unbalanced 3 cd opera instead a "hit" 1 cd Prince did in 1996.

fabrizio

We could not agree on a 4CD set much less 1!

chookalana said:

If Emancipationwas just one disc, what songs would you put on it.

ONE RULE: Keep the limit to no more than 13 songs. That's what the average album release has.

Here's my list:

1. Jam of the Year
2. Right Back Here In My Arms
3. Somebody's Somebody
4. In This Bed I Scream
5. Curious Child
6. Joint 2 Joint
7. The Plan
8. Slave
9. Face Down
10. Style
11. My Computer
12. One Of Us
13. Emancipation

out of those I would have 3

If Emancipation was just one disc, everybody would be pissed because their favorites would not be on there. Just sayin'...

djThunderfunk said:

If Emancipation was just one disc, everybody would be pissed because their favorites would not be on there. Just sayin'...

it is worst than that! if it was one CD and they put out a Delux edition with the other 2 we would still be griping about it... like a wise man said... we would not be able to agree on a 4cd Emancipation!

I may not love every track, but i am grateful for all of them.

Damned if I Do

In This Bed, I Scream

The Love We Make

Sleep Around

Face Down

Saviour

The Holy River

Damned if I Do

Sex In the Summer

Soul Sanctuary

Dreaming About You

White Mansion

I wish I had the list I came up with once w/ former Orger Helix. We whittled Emancipation down to either 1 or 2 full disks (remember there are 20 empty minutes on each disk for the sake of some 60-minute-per-disk schtick). We made some hard decisions but really ended up being a great set of the strongest songs. Ironically, the title track didn't make it.

Wow... "tastes" here are truly subjective...

If it were only One disc, I'd heavily favor DISC II. No doubt about it.... surprised people like many from DISC I to be honest. Disc II and the rock jams of III + Slave.

hahah.. funny how musical tastes go.

The worst thing being.... If Emancipation was just one disc, there would be only half so many topics on the org.

TheFman said:

The worst thing being.... If Emancipation was just one disc, there would be only half so many topics on the org.

If Emancipation were a single 33rpm 12-inch vinyl disc, with the first side already taken up with We Gets Up, Sleep Around, and an extended version of I Am the DJ, what in the name of all that is holy could you put on the other side to save it from the trash heap of history? You must include some version of Emancipation or Slave (or maybe Slave 2 the System) in order to justify the album title.

My emancipation mix Name of the album New World

EDITED VERSION of my previous Emancipation album post. A couple of changes so this post is personally justified.

1. "New World" – 3:43
2. "One Kiss at a Time" – 4:41
3. "Joint 2 Joint" – 7:52
4. "Emale" – 3:38
5. "Damned if I Do" – 5:21
6. "My Computer" – 4:37
7. "In This Bed I Scream" – 5:40
8. "Dreamin' About U" – 3:52
9. "Get Yo Groove On" – 6:31
10. "Courtin time" 2.46 Added
11. "Saviour" – 5:48
12. "Curious Child" – 2:57
13. "The Love We Make" 4.39 Added

Removed

1. "let's have a baby 4.07
2. "Emancipation" – 4:12

I haven't cheated and looked at everybody elses, so would be interested to know if I got close to anybodys.

Honourable mentions, face down, one of us, style, slave, soul sanctury and holy river but I will stand by my choices. Also a few outakes could have climbed on there too.

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If it was one disc, it would be a far inferior product.