SchlomoThaHomo said:

Romeoblu said:

Which tracks have massive reverb? Personally I love the sound of the mixes on originals. [Edited 11/30/19 8:40am]

The only one they stuck out right away from the unreleased discs is the tour demo, and Feel U Up seems a bit hollow. It seems like one other stuck out but I can’t remember. Most don’t sound excessively echoey to me.

Listen to the boot of If It'll Make U Happy alongside the released version. The difference is night and day. On the boot, it's like he's singing in my house. On this version, he's on the far side of an arena. Sure what they've released sounds great in its own way, but how do they arrive at the decision to slap on an effect that I simply can't imagine Prince using? Someone really needs to let go of this reverb fetish.

airth said:

lurker316 said:

FunkyStrange said:

if its this one - https://www.youtube.com/w...xVROoCu3Cg I think its a fake. just some guy playing around with oftware to strip some of the synths away , not a real mix..

Yes, that's the one I was talking about. Thanks for letting me know it's fake.

Come on, it's not fake...

LoveGalore said:

airth said:

Listen to the boot of If It'll Make U Happy alongside the released version. The difference is night and day. On the boot, it's like he's singing in my house. On this version, he's on the far side of an arena. Sure what they've released sounds great in its own way, but how do they arrive at the decision to slap on an effect that I simply can't imagine Prince using? Someone really needs to let go of this reverb fetish.

Prince chose to add the doubled up vocal. Isolate the right channel. There's really not the reverb you're suggesting.

I'm not talking about the doubled up vocal. That comes in at about 40 seconds. Compare the single vocal up until that point with the boot. I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I'm guessing the boot is what Prince had in mind when he mixed it.

I'll add that I'm delighted with the release. There are just a couple of things I think they could be handling better.

airth said:

LoveGalore said:

airth said: Prince chose to add the doubled up vocal. Isolate the right channel. There's really not the reverb you're suggesting.

I'm not talking about the doubled up vocal. That comes in at about 40 seconds. Compare the single vocal up until that point with the boot. I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I'm guessing the boot is what Prince had in mind when he mixed it.

I'll add that I'm delighted with the release. There are just a couple of things I think they could be handling better.

Or it could just simply be an early mix?

TheSilentMikey said:

airth said:

I'm not talking about the doubled up vocal. That comes in at about 40 seconds. Compare the single vocal up until that point with the boot. I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I'm guessing the boot is what Prince had in mind when he mixed it.

I'll add that I'm delighted with the release. There are just a couple of things I think they could be handling better.

Or it could just simply be an early mix?

Maybe. I've just done a comparison between the released and boot versions of Possessed and they are identical in terms of they way they're mixed. That would indictate they really are trying to do their best to respect Prince's original vision. I hope that's the case.

leadline said:

Bold Generation actually sounds like it is a rehearsal with the band, with Prince on keys. I don't know, it just has that live feel to it.

And maybe it's Morris Day on the drums...

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ForbiddenFruit said:

leadline said:

Bold Generation actually sounds like it is a rehearsal with the band, with Prince on keys. I don't know, it just has that live feel to it.

And maybe its Morris Day on the drums...

No maybe about it - that's him and is why Michael Howe strongly believed it was originally intended for The Time.

Is it just me or are the vocal effects on Feel U Up much heavier than on the boot version?

I mean the " under water" effect on the vocals starting halfway the track. I never really noticed that on the boot version and to be honest I think it's pretty annoying on the released version.

I made my own version of Vagina with a drum track and it sounds pretty damn good

LoveGalore said:

TheSilentMikey said:

lurker316 said:

Yes, that's the one I was talking about. Thanks for letting me know it's fake.

Come on, it's not fake...

.

I've always assumed that the multitrack was required to produce that result. Yes, you can still hear the synth, very faintly, but I thought it was just "track bleeding" or something like that.

lust said:

skipthecharades said:

Is it just me or are the vocal effects on Feel U Up much heavier than on the boot version?

I mean the " under water" effect on the vocals starting halfway the track. I never really noticed that on the boot version and to be honest I think it's pretty annoying on the released version.

No, not just you, it is because the person 'curating' these songs muddied up the vocal track with echo and reverb. I true head scratcher.

leadline said:

fredmagnus said:

FX3 said: My thoughts too. Michael, get Peggy back in the house PLEASE.

THANK YOU, I have said this many times here. What a freakin' shame, his destruction of Prince's music by throwing heavy reverb on anything and everything he comes in contact with is in full force.

Originals suffered from this treatment and so has this set. Slow songs, fast songs, it doesn't seem to matter, but funk tracks? Funk tracks are no place for dripping wet heavy reverb on the vocals. I just don't get it.


There is literally no time in Prince's past that he has done this with his vocals. They talk about respecting his process, etc, this is a slap in the face to his process.

[Edited 11/30/19 4:38am]

i's suggest adding an overkill of noise reduction as done on most boots will solve you're 'reverb' issue. It will disappear just as it did on most boots

leadline said:

skipthecharades said:

Is it just me or are the vocal effects on Feel U Up much heavier than on the boot version?

I mean the " under water" effect on the vocals starting halfway the track. I never really noticed that on the boot version and to be honest I think it's pretty annoying on the released version.

No, not just you, it is because the person 'curating' these songs muddied up the vocal track with echo and reverb. I true head scratcher.

it's on the former boot as well, just not so clearly audible as with the track in general on former boots. Just give it another try, it's there alright

[Edited 12/1/19 14:59pm]

leadline said:

controversy99 said:

LoveGalore said:

controversy99 said:

LoveGalore said:

LoveGalore said:

controversy99 said:

Rearrange . Love, love, love this track. 10/10. This is the best, most out front and powerful guitar solo work of his entire career of studio releases.

Seriously?

I mean, I respect your opinion and I love the song Rearrange but....most powerful guitar solo of his entire career (of studio releases)?

Really ?

What makes it that special to you?

Not judging your taste here, I think it´s a great song but....best guitar solo work of his entire career sounds like a stretch to me considering how many great solos he´s recorded.

Finding it hard to accept that Bold Generation was recorded in 1982. There's something so New Jack about it.