listening to this again today, this time on spotify. it's been a while since i let it play
from start to finish. once again i'm delighted with the whole thing. it's such a good,
solid album and it's so 'unique' in his catalogue. at least, it was until he decided to
release a 'sister album' in "one nite alone...piano and voice". (which i also like a lot
by the way).

i can only imagine what kind of joy i'd feel if there were more albums like this in the
vault, tucked away, only waiting to be discovered and released in the future.

as much as i love the whole 80s catalogue (hopefully) being remastered, reissued
and rereleased with lots of bonus material, i'm also absolutely parched for more of
the post warners vault music.

on that note, with all the recent interviews, either on youtube, in podcasts or even
in printed media, i thought perhaps some new information about "The Truth" had
come to light and i might have missed it.

did anyone talk about it in the past few years and did they shed any new light on
the recording of it, or on possible other tracks recorded during these sessions?

anywho, if nothing else, just give this one another spin, even if you didn't like it
the first time round. it deserves another bit of your attention

I've always loved it and listen to it quite regularly.

I'm sure HM Buff made some comments on it in his recent interviews but I can't recall what..

If this got 'a proper release' the critics would have loved it.

dodger said:

I've always loved it and listen to it quite regularly.

I'm sure HM Buff made some comments on it in his recent interviews but I can't recall what..

If this got 'a proper release' the critics would have loved it.

LOVE IT. One issue - that clock on the title cut needs to be turned down:) Oh man...it's way too loud. Yes, I get that was his decision but damn...

JoeyCococo said:

dodger said:

I've always loved it and listen to it quite regularly.

I'm sure HM Buff made some comments on it in his recent interviews but I can't recall what..

If this got 'a proper release' the critics would have loved it.

LOVE IT. One issue - that clock on the title cut needs to be turned down:) Oh man...it's way too loud. Yes, I get that was his decision but damn...

...and, would love to hear if A Case Of U went on longer...it seemed to totally change gears.

JoeyCococo said:

dodger said:

I've always loved it and listen to it quite regularly.

I'm sure HM Buff made some comments on it in his recent interviews but I can't recall what..

If this got 'a proper release' the critics would have loved it.

LOVE IT. One issue - that clock on the title cut needs to be turned down:) Oh man...it's way too loud. Yes, I get that was his decision but damn...

yeah, that clock is pretty loud isn't it

but i do like the effects he uses on the album. i know a lot of people disagree
and think they should have all been left off, but i don't know, i kind of like his
use of effects, or better yet, is overuse of effects

JoeyCococo said:

JoeyCococo said:

LOVE IT. One issue - that clock on the title cut needs to be turned down:) Oh man...it's way too loud. Yes, I get that was his decision but damn...

...and, would love to hear if A Case Of U went on longer...it seemed to totally change gears.

i would have also loved it if he'd actually done a true cover of "a case of u" and not just
half of it. it would have been great. especially the 83/84 version

IstenSzek said:

JoeyCococo said:

LOVE IT. One issue - that clock on the title cut needs to be turned down:) Oh man...it's way too loud. Yes, I get that was his decision but damn...

yeah, that clock is pretty loud isn't it

but i do like the effects he uses on the album. i know a lot of people disagree
and think they should have all been left off, but i don't know, i kind of like his
use of effects, or better yet, is overuse of effects

I'm all in on the sound effects around this time. My favourite has to be the zip on Ripopgodazippa. He could not resist!

Great record! Even Animal Kingdom. haha

I'd love to hear if he recorded any "full-band" versions of these songs, aside from Welcome 2 The Dawn, which I know some people around here have already.

dodger said:

IstenSzek said:

yeah, that clock is pretty loud isn't it

but i do like the effects he uses on the album. i know a lot of people disagree
and think they should have all been left off, but i don't know, i kind of like his
use of effects, or better yet, is overuse of effects

I'm all in on the sound effects around this time. My favourite has to be the zip on Ripopgodazippa. He could not resist!

isn't there also that 'baby oil comes from the bottle' sound effect on that track?
i'm not sure if it's there or if i'm just imagining it now

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Great record! Even Animal Kingdom. haha

I'd love to hear if he recorded any "full-band" versions of these songs, aside from Welcome 2 The Dawn, which I know some people around here have already.

the 'non acoustic' version of that is in circulation (among a few)?

IstenSzek said:

dodger said:

I'm all in on the sound effects around this time. My favourite has to be the zip on Ripopgodazippa. He could not resist!

isn't there also that 'baby oil comes from the bottle' sound effect on that track?
i'm not sure if it's there or if i'm just imagining it now

The "deep-throating" noises still kind of gross me out.

Was it Mayte doing that? It sounds like her voice during other moments.

IstenSzek said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Great record! Even Animal Kingdom. haha

I'd love to hear if he recorded any "full-band" versions of these songs, aside from Welcome 2 The Dawn, which I know some people around here have already.

the 'non acoustic' version of that is in circulation (among a few)?

Yea, I know at least 2 orgers have it. But you know how that goes.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

IstenSzek said:

isn't there also that 'baby oil comes from the bottle' sound effect on that track?
i'm not sure if it's there or if i'm just imagining it now

The "deep-throating" noises still kind of gross me out.

Was it Mayte doing that? It sounds like her voice during other moments.

i bet it's prince doing those

bet you he spent an afternoon in the studio with an assortment of fruits
to records some oral sex noises, like the ones on "come", which are like,
i don't know, at least 2 nectarines and a mango's worth of slurping

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Yea, I know at least 2 orgers have it. But you know how that goes.

if i wasn't 41 by now i'd offer up a piece of my booty for that

but being 41 and all, i don't think there will be any takers

IstenSzek said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

The "deep-throating" noises still kind of gross me out.

Was it Mayte doing that? It sounds like her voice during other moments.

i bet it's prince doing those

bet you he spent an afternoon in the studio with an assortment of fruits
to records some oral sex noises, like the ones on "come", which are like,
i don't know, at least 2 nectarines and a mango's worth of slurping

Those are pretty gross, too. But imagining it's just him eating fruit makes it slightly more palatable, so maybe I'll just think about that the next time I play it, instead of skipping to the next track.

IstenSzek said:

dodger said:

IstenSzek said:

isn't there also that 'baby oil comes from the bottle' sound effect on that track?
i'm not sure if it's there or if i'm just imagining it now

You are correct

i knew it!! i'm gonna listen to that when i get home tonight. great song by the way

IstenSzek said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Yea, I know at least 2 orgers have it. But you know how that goes.

if i wasn't 41 by now i'd offer up a piece of my booty for that

but being 41 and all, i don't think there will be any takers

Couldn't hurt to try.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Couldn't hurt to try.

here goes nothing:

IstenSzek said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Couldn't hurt to try.

here goes nothing:

A true fan does what it takes!

SchlomoThaHomo said:

IstenSzek said:

here goes nothing:

A true fan does what it takes!

so far i've only received an orgnote with a cease and desist

IstenSzek said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

A true fan does what it takes!

so far i've only received an orgnote with a cease and desist

Wow! He really is still with us!

SchlomoThaHomo said:

IstenSzek said:

so far i've only received an orgnote with a cease and desist

Wow! He really is still with us!

dodger said:

https://dionnefarris.com/index.html . I just remembered this regarding Dionne

yes! this is the kind of stuff i'm looking for. i'd read it somewhere but forgotten about it again
and earlier today was thinking 'i wonder who this dionne is'. old age eh?

Ooh! "3rd ," "Circle of Amour," "Dionne," "Cool as the Other Side of the Pillow," "Man In a Uniform," and all the rest!

for 'em!

SchlomoThaHomo said:

dodger said:

I've always loved it and listen to it quite regularly.

I'm sure HM Buff made some comments on it in his recent interviews but I can't recall what..

If this got 'a proper release' the critics would have loved it.

Two that I remember.

Comeback had some sort of short vocalization intro (or outro?) where multiple harmonies became one.

The Truth and Don't Play Me (I think it was those two) were done in a single take back-to-back.

[Edited 11/8/19 3:09am]

Strive said:

dodger said:

I've always loved it and listen to it quite regularly.

I'm sure HM Buff made some comments on it in his recent interviews but I can't recall what..

If this got 'a proper release' the critics would have loved it.

Two that I remember.

Comeback had some sort of short vocalization intro (or outro?) where multiple harmonies became one.

The Truth and Don't Play Me (I think it was those two) were done in a single take back-to-back.

[Edited 11/8/19 3:09am]

wow! to think he could have knocked those two songs out in a single take is just wow