I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

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andrewm7 said:

I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

This poster right here knows what's up.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

The Dawn 4.1

I think a decent compilation of that 93-95 or so era (give or take as you see fit) with outtakes, unedited versions, rare stuff etc. could actually be very, very good and make a real impression on music fans and those looking to understand his 90s music better. It'd have to be put together very well, akin to those 2CD James Brown comps, and it'd have to not be aimed at the pop charts, which the estate really struggles with understanding.

andrewm7 said:

I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

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Sonny's weak weak weak weak vocals will ALWAYS keep this album from achieving much recognition.

andrewm7 said:

I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

Warners took a pass on it apparently. https://sites.google.com/...q-may-1995
So it was meant to be released under his own name? But what an album it is. Every track is like a 4 or 5 out of 5. Alongside The Black Album it's maybe the funkiest record he's done.

andrewm7 said:

I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

It just needed Prince as the lead singer. Sonny just doesn't sell the music the way Prince can. That album would probably be my favorite of the 90's with Prince as lead vocal.

The NPG era. I need a definition of what era that is, as Prince kept using the name for so many different projects and as his ever-changing backing band. There are so many different formations, it's kinda hard to chose.

I do love the NPG trio a LOT as well, but I ALSO have a weakness for the ONA-era NPG, as the NPGmc soundchecks and CNOTE show; that band was indeed SO tight.

Come is a better album than Around The World In A Day

lustmealways said:

Come is a better album than Around The World In A Day

Better at what? They're doing such different things I can't even compare.

jaawwnn said:

No one cares about critics' thoughts. Besides, there's not much to be praised about Prince post 1980s.

kewlschool said:

All they have 2 do is release Exodus with the Prince vocals and it's a rap.

herb4 said:

andrewm7 said:

I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

This poster right here knows what's up.

I got my copy from 1-800-NEW-FUNK when it was new . . . does that count as a U.S. release?

I don't think Exodus is the best example of the NPG though. IMO it's the album.

I think that Exodus AND the Undertaker are both really good answers. They've turned a lot of heads in my circles among rock and funk fans who didn't think they liked Prince. And even from a few who DO like him. They're both really good examples of the type of stuff he seemed to keep buried throughout his career for various reasons. Like, nobody who's never attended an aftershow really understands how good he was at just jamming.

Look at how many people comment on the R&RHOF performance with "I didn't know he could play like that!" In some ways, it was smart on his part.

TrevorAyer said:

jaawwnn said:

Better at what? They're doing such different things I can't even compare.

Lustme must really have a thing for prince making slurpy cunnilingus noises

You're talking about less than a minute out of the entire album. And while I think Come, the album, is very underrated, it's not better than ATWIAD.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

The undertaker I dont think he ever quite nailed a good representation of this band on the records released as he could never resist adding more But if the estate released this I think ppl will better understand what this particular era was about It would inspire some reappraisal of the 93/94/95 period I think And it would also make ppl appreciate his guitar work too Fingers x the estate release it one day how prince wanted to [Edited 5/28/21 16:08pm]

You only got half of that right.

The Undertaken is the farken beast!! Love it!
Only peeve I have with it is that he doesn't continue with Zannalee.
Otherwise it would've been the perfect release.

BUT...... it is what it is, becasue only TWO of the NPG members where on it.

Se7en said:

herb4 said:

This poster right here knows what's up.

I got my copy from 1-800-NEW-FUNK when it was new . . . does that count as a U.S. release?

I don't think Exodus is the best example of the NPG though. IMO it's the album.

Excellent! where was it manufactured? I had heard that there might be some US promo copies out there, but I have never heard of a US stock pressing.

andrewm7 said:

I would vote Exodus. That is a truly underrated album, and to the best of my knowledge iit didn`t even get an official US release until it crept unassumingly onto the streaming services.

It's available on streaming services?

Ah yes, Exodus all day long. It also deserves a shoutout as one of the most accessible, commercial sounding albums he's done, along with Purple Rain and Dirty Mind. Hallucination Rain also sounds dangerously close to dream pop, a genre P said around 2014, 2015, he would never touch!