ChocolateBox3121 said:

violetcrush said:

Not donig that at all. However, he clearly was not doing well, and it is likely that he also knew that.

I do believe that Prince knew his body VERY well. He knew it was breaking down and possibly had a six sense of him not having much time left. But that doesn’t mean he wanted to die or commit suicide! Like some other rude person here is trying to insinuate were saying. He had MANY plans and he wasn’t done on earth yet.

Agree 100%. The overdose was accidental. He didn't know what he was taking He was also going to get help

ChocolateBox3121 said:

violetcrush said:

Not donig that at all. However, he clearly was not doing well, and it is likely that he also knew that.

I do believe that Prince knew his body VERY well. He knew it was breaking down and possibly had a six sense of him not having much time left. But that doesn’t mean he wanted to die or commit suicide! Like some other rude person here is trying to insinuate were saying. He had MANY plans and he wasn’t done on earth yet.

Youre saying what I said and denying what you meant of what YOU said.

Agreed. I personally don't think his decision to do the P&M tour in 2016 was random. The Piano was the first instrument he played, and it became his last to play for his fans. Beautiful

Either way, its not a big deal.

i dig it

MoBettaBliss said:

i dig it

ducky!!

rdhull said:

MoBettaBliss said:

i dig it

ducky!!

databank said:

violetcrush said:

Agreed. I personally don't think his decision to do the P&M tour in 2016 was random. The Piano was the first instrument he played, and it became his last to play for his fans. Beautiful.

I don't know this for a fact but wasn't the decision related, at least in parts, to his illness? Sitting on a piano was likely to cause less pain than jumping and dancing while playing the guitar. He also played the keys instead of the guitar in his last few band shows with Neon and Kirk (and I so wish we'd had more of that, for he was amazing at the keys).

Yes, Loved him on keys! And all the other instruments too!

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

donnyenglish said:

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

Not even close, IMO.

donnyenglish said:

I recognize that my bottom 5 probably contains a few albums that are in the top 5 for others, but Batman, C-Note (a fine release, but I just don't listen to it much), Slaughterhouse, The Vault, and Piano & Mic 83 would be my bottom 5. I'm pretty sure that Piano & Mic 83 would make my bottom 2. It would be a fine bonus disc, but either the decision makers are that far out of touch with both hard core and casual fans or this is an attempt by WB to de-value the vault to gain leverage.

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donnyenglish said:

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

Only in your head.

dustoff said:

donnyenglish said:

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

Not even close, IMO.

Its better than:

NewPowerSoul

Kamasutra

Xpectation

Gold Nigga

Exodus

rdhull said:

dustoff said:

Not even close, IMO.

It's better than:

NewPowerSoul

Kamasutra

Xpectation

Gold Nigga

co-sign on these, and I'm adding AOA, PE, & HnR1. Not sorry.

as a musician, i appreciate the rawness of it... just a dude at his instrument doing his thing... with some really special (to me) moments along the way

i don't think it's an earth shattering album... but it does, in parts, showcase his talent ... and is something different for those that didn't have it before

and the bacon skin style of cold coffee and cocaine brings a huge smile to my face

donnyenglish said:

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

I don't think you can fairly call it a Prince album, or even compare it to the ones he released. The posthumous collections are separate in my eyes.

Maybe you could compare them if it comes out that the vault contains specific, personally compiled albums for release, with detailed (and final) tracklists and cover art (these exist according to some former associates), but even then, we can't be totally sure they are executed with 100% respect to his artistic vision, because he is not here to oversee it.

Consequence Of Sound review: https://consequenceofsoun...hone-1983/

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NPR review: https://www.npr.org/2018/...phone-1983

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FLOOD review: http://floodmagazine.com/...hone-1983/

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The Melomaniacs review: http://themelomaniacs.com...hone-1983/

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Hooks And Harmony review: http://www.hooksandharmon...83-prince/

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Chicago Tribune review: http://www.chicagotribune...story.html

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RNZ review: https://www.radionz.co.nz...-by-prince

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ACRN.com review: https://acrn.com/2018/09/...hone-1983/

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LWOS.life review: https://lwos.life/2018/09...hone-1983/

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IFB review (in Italian): http://www.indieforbunnie...hone-1983/

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Rolling Stone Germany: track by track in German: https://www.rollingstone....3-1566698/

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SchlomoThaHomo said:

donnyenglish said:

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

I don't think you can fairly call it a Prince album, or even compare it to the ones he released. The posthumous collections are separate in my eyes.

Maybe you could compare them if it comes out that the vault contains specific, personally compiled albums for release, with detailed (and final) tracklists and cover art (these exist according to some former associates), but even then, we can't be totally sure they are executed with 100% respect to his artistic vision, because he is not here to oversee it.

Agreed. We know he would not have put this out, so can't really compare it to his releases. Will have to wait and compare it to future releases.

*

In other news.....I am really hating that Capitol One commercial using Let's Go Crazy. It came on again last night. Hate it, hate it, hate it

violetcrush said:

In other news.....I am really hating that Capitol One commercial using Let's Go Crazy. It came on again last night. Hate it, hate it, hate it

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Hmm. Geee...

Wouldn't this commercialisation of his music lead to overexposure?

Or are the Estates thinking that they will not soon do anything with PR-era materials?

Are they thinking at all?

maybe this is why Prince hesitated to release his best stuff to the fans...with all this excessive criticism...it probably left HIM hurt and betrayed

donnyenglish said:

Out of all of his released albums, is there a consensuse that Piano & Mic 1983 would be in the bottom 5?

Yeah, but that's a good problem to have...being that even his bad stuff is better then most GREAT stuff from other artists in comparison. It's like saying which CHEETAH in the pack run the slowest...

rdhull said:

dustoff said:

Not even close, IMO.

Its better than:

NewPowerSoul

Kamasutra

Xpectation

Gold Nigga

Exodus

Better than the almost P-Funk Exodus? Are you high on something?

PurpleBlackmon said:

rdhull said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

PurpleBlackmon said:

Better than the almost P-Funk Exodus? Are you high on something?

I would say more delusional.

High & Delusional.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

PurpleBlackmon said:

Better than the almost P-Funk Exodus? Are you high on something?

I would say more delusional.

LIES!

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Showsha article: https://www.firstpost.com...14641.html

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SF Gate review: https://www.sfgate.com/ne...279282.php

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Star2.com review: https://www.star2.com/ent...ce-review/

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Spectrum Culture review: https://spectrumculture.c...83-review/

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donnyenglish said:

Graycap23 said: