rdhull said:

NouveauDance said:

MattyJam said:

NouveauDance - could you just once resist the urge to dog Rave???

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RODSERLING said:

dodger said:

Opinions eh. But even though those songs you mention are covers, does it detract from your enjoyment? I agree with you on Anotherlove. . IIRC Prince made some comment on NPG online about Gwen Stefani's label blocking So Far So Pleased. Of course he could have been bullshitting. Or I could be imagining it [Edited 11/20/18 13:03pm]

It s a bummer to realize thé best tracks of a 36 songs triple album are only covers. . I think Prince réalized that, and that s why thé lead singles of Émancipation and Lotus Flower are covers, because his own material hadn t enough commercial appeal. . Each Time triple albums, each Time a cover as a lead single ! Sounds like an artistic failure. . I hâte When artists fill their studio albums With a cover. What s thé point, unless you are in dire need of a good track on your album? I Really Wonder what toi think IS better than One of US and Lalala...on Émancipation ? . And what IS honnestly better than Crimson and Clover in Lotus Flower ? Try to imagine, as I first thought, that It IS Prince own

jaawwnn said:

rdhull said:

Im kind of indifferent to Crows version but you said it was the best song on Rave.

And the worst track. Different things.

I know but doesnt matter, you said it and I responded to that part.

his version is awful

RODSERLING said:

dodger said:

Opinions eh.
But even though those songs you mention are covers, does it detract from your enjoyment?
I agree with you on Anotherlove.
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IIRC Prince made some comment on NPG online about Gwen Stefani's label blocking So Far So Pleased. Of course he could have been bullshitting. Or I could be imagining it
[Edited 11/20/18 13:03pm]

It s a bummer to realize thé best tracks of a 36 songs triple album are only covers.
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I think Prince réalized that, and that s why thé lead singles of Émancipation and Lotus Flower are covers, because his own material hadn t enough commercial appeal.
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Each Time triple albums, each Time a cover as a lead single ! Sounds like an artistic failure.
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I hâte When artists fill their studio albums With a cover. What s thé point, unless you are in dire need of a good track on your album?
I Really Wonder what toi think IS better than One of US and Lalala...on Émancipation ?
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And what IS honnestly better than Crimson and Clover in Lotus Flower ? Try to imagine, as I first thought, that It IS Prince own

RODSERLING said:

brassneck said:

It s a bummer to realize thé best tracks of a 36 songs triple album are only covers. . I think Prince réalized that, and that s why thé lead singles of Émancipation and Lotus Flower are covers, because his own material hadn t enough commercial appeal. . Each Time triple albums, each Time a cover as a lead single ! Sounds like an artistic failure. . I hâte When artists fill their studio albums With a cover. What s thé point, unless you are in dire need of a good track on your album? I Really Wonder what toi think IS better than One of US and Lalala...on Émancipation ? . And what IS honnestly better than Crimson and Clover in Lotus Flower ? Try to imagine, as I first thought, that It IS Prince own

This is crazy nonsense. The WORST songs on Emancipation are the covers. And, my God, his version of "Everyday Is a Winding Road" is horrid. Your taste makes zero sense. And as to choice of singles, Prince made very poor choices in the 90s. "Sleep Around" had far more commercial appeal than "Betcha By Golly Wow." He just made a bad decision. "Colonized Mind" and "Dreamer" are both better than "Crimson & Clover." Without question. "Crimson & Clover" is a limp, unnecessary cover. It wasn't even included on the digital version of the album.rM . . . . . . . . No. Your taste mâkes zero sense. You Really dare to Say that One of US IS worst than Sleep Around ? Or lalala? Seriously ? Huge lol! . Thèse songs made their proofs...Hell, if they have been covered many Times over thé years, including by Prince, maybe it s because they are great and intemporal? . If they are still played on radio, and Sleep Around Never, did you ever Wonder why? . I Never talked about Betcha...NEVER. For a good reason. It s a cover, but I think some original songs on Émancipation are better than Betcha. . Or thé horrid I Can t mâke U love me... . But One of US and Lalala are all time masterpieces, No matter what you Can Say about It. . Strangely, nobody ever made covers from Émancipation and Rave... . You won thé award of the worst post of thé year. [Edited 11/29/18 15:08pm] [Edited 11/29/18 15:09pm]

Rod, I wholeheartedly disagree with you but dman how you put it lmao..you wild, man.

rdhull said:

RJOrion said:

RJOrion said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

RJOrion said:

i LOVE "Sleep Around"...i always skip "One Of Us"...

same here.I think "Sleep Around" should have been the album's first single.It's a strong track.

Don't really care for "One Of Us'.

RODSERLING said:

rdhull said:

Rod, I wholeheartedly disagree with you but dman how you put it lmao..you wild, man.

Not more wild than the OP. I answered on the same tone "your tastes make zero sense bla bla bla" . The guy seriously implies that Sleep Around better than of Us makes sense. This is illogical. . So how come One of us is still being broadcast on the radio and Sleep Around never made it to the radio? . How come Prince covered these songs, but nobody covered Sleep Around? . That s the difference between an all time classic and a more than average song. . [Edited 11/30/18 0:57am]

where was any of that crap on Emancipation played? The Betcha vid made it out and a few ithers but shit went nowehre on that release. One Of Us was him covering someone else too though. And his version never got played...just Joans'

Im the one who sent the herbs and the book on how to use them

rdhull said:

RODSERLING said:

rdhull said:

where was any of that crap on Emancipation played? The Betcha vid made it out and a few ithers but shit went nowehre on that release. One Of Us was him covering someone else too though. And his version never got played...just Joans'

Of course I talked about the original songs played on radio. As if you didn't t understand...

I didnt or else I wouldnt have asked. I agree with you now that I know what you meant.

RODSERLING said:

brassneck said:

It s a bummer to realize thé best tracks of a 36 songs triple album are only covers. . I think Prince réalized that, and that s why thé lead singles of Émancipation and Lotus Flower are covers, because his own material hadn t enough commercial appeal. . Each Time triple albums, each Time a cover as a lead single ! Sounds like an artistic failure. . I hâte When artists fill their studio albums With a cover. What s thé point, unless you are in dire need of a good track on your album? I Really Wonder what toi think IS better than One of US and Lalala...on Émancipation ? . And what IS honnestly better than Crimson and Clover in Lotus Flower ? Try to imagine, as I first thought, that It IS Prince own

Your taste mâkes zero sense.
You Really dare to Say [...] ?
Seriously ? Huge lol!

OK, who let a kid in?

bonatoc said:

RODSERLING said:

RODSERLING said:

bonatoc said:

OK, who let a kid in?

I just quoted Brassneck, in his own words. Try to read a conversation, before attacking me, like Rdhill did, before excusing himself. .

1. I didnt attack you. Yal need to stop saying this shit.

2. Its rdHULL not HILL...'get it right!'-(c) Morris

MattyJam said:

RODSERLING said:

Of course I talked about the original songs played on radio. As if you didn't t understand... Like I said twenty times, One of Us,the song, the music, the melody, the lyrics, are 100 times more inspired than what is on Émancipation. . Samething for Crimson and Clover, you can t find a more inspired song on Lotus Flower. . Prince knew that more than you obviously, or else his covers wouldn't have been put on an album, Inthe first place ; and they wouldn't have been so hiGhlighted during the promotion (singles, TV performance, music video, etc.)

If you did a poll on the org of the ten best songs on Emancipation, I doubt any of the covers would be amongst the most highly rated. They certainly wouldn't make my top 10 off the album.

Agreed. And thats not attacking you Rod!

rdhull said:

jaawwnn said:

rdhull said: And the worst track. Different things.

I know but doesnt matter, you said it and I responded to that part.

his version is awful

ah yeah, i can agree with that.

The so called duets were embarrassing. You couldn't even tell the guests were in the songs!!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

The so called duets were embarrassing. You couldn't even tell the guests were in the songs!!

He turned it to 11 for Sheena Easton, but leaved Kate Bush at 1.
Go figure.

bonatoc said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

The so called duets were embarrassing. You couldn't even tell the guests were in the songs!!

He turned it to 11 for Sheena Easton, but leaved Kate Bush at 1.
Go figure.

I know!! Ridiculous

bonatoc said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

The so called duets were embarrassing. You couldn't even tell the guests were in the songs!!

He turned it to 11 for Sheena Easton, but leaved Kate Bush at 1.
Go figure.

any tech savy mofos on here who can eliminate all the voices except hers???

luvsexy4all said:

bonatoc said:

He turned it to 11 for Sheena Easton, but leaved Kate Bush at 1.
Go figure.

any tech savy mofos on here who can eliminate all the voices except hers???

1. Dont' expect miracles from science. Once you have a mixdown of audio signals,
it's pretty hard to isolate them, if not impossible depending on the source.

2. The way it is mixed? No. Karaoke-like filters are good at supressing the center of the stereo image
using phase inversion. If the lead vocal is perfectly at the center, it should disappear.
Problem is, anything that has been mixed (placed) in the center will also vanish.
Filters compensate by working on the usual frequencies the voice produces, so the kick drum and the bass,
usually mixed in mono at the center, won't dissapear as well.
Conclusion: we'll have to wait for the multitrack version reedition and a sympathetic A&R guy, I guess.