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Reply #300 posted 11/11/22 3:51pm

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One release I'd like to see is with the FULL length songs from 20TEN that Prince was going to release as a deluxe version in the States. You can tell where endings were chopped off on the CDs that were given out for free (bought three of them from Europe on Ebay). I waited and waited for the deluxe edition but, of course, it never came. sad I think I would have liked many of the songs better with full length versions. The one I remember disliking the most was "Everybody Loves Me." razz I did get to hear "Future Soul Song" played live in concert in Los Angeles and it sounded amazing! cloud9

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Reply #301 posted 11/11/22 11:40pm

LoveGalore

WhisperingDandelions said:



LoveGalore said:


Things I don't do: use Twitter, double dip the chip, or suffer your masturbatory bloviating.

You wholesale xeroxing my vocab choices begs to differ.



Yes, you invented words. Must be why you use so many of them. Brevity is the soul of wit, hunny buns. Try it one time.
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Reply #302 posted 11/12/22 1:42am

ShellyMcG

Welcome 2 America

Prince was on a roll in the 21st century. This album is incredible. Ok, so there's a couple of songs I'm not crazy about but the good songs here are not just good, they're amazing. I don't even know where to start. The title track sounds as if it was recorded yesterday. The lyrics in it perfectly address everything that's currently going on in the world. Born 2 Die is so addictive. On my first listen of the album I did something I never do, which was I put that song on repeat a few times before moving on to the next one. Then I did the same thing with 1000 Light Years From Here. Check The Record is another of his songs from this period that could and should have been a big hit. 1010 (Rin Tin Tin) is one of my favourite Prince songs of the 21st century. I absolutely can not get enough of it. But my favourite song on the album, by a mile, is When She Comes. Such a great song that really just solidifies my belief that Prince was the GOAT at ballads. Nobody I've ever heard comes close.

I know there seems to be some disagreement here about whether or not this album represents Prince's true vision for the project. But when the results are this good, I don't think it matters. Taken as it is, this is a brilliant album regardless of his original intent.
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Reply #303 posted 11/13/22 1:59pm

ShellyMcG

Plectrumelectrum

Very good album overall but the song Boy Trouble has absolutely no place here at all. It sticks out like a sore thumb. It's not even a good song so I can't imagine what was going through Prince's mind when he decided to include it here. That being said, the rest of the album is very good. Pretzel Body Logic is one of my favourite rock songs from Prince. Maybe top 3. Whitecaps and Another Love are both excellent but my favourite song on the album is probably Stop This Train. The female vocalist on this doesn't have a great voice by any stretch of the imagination but I like it all the same.




Art Official Age

This is my favourite album since Gold Experience. I love the weird, sci fi vibe on this one. Every single song is a winner. Clouds is probably my favourite but seriously, every song here is fantastic. I feel bad singling out any one of them. Breakdown, Time, This Could Be Us, U Know. They're all great. I think I read that the HitnRun albums were more like compilations than "real" albums (I may be wrong about that) so if this is the final proper album of Prince's career then I can say with confidence that he went out on a high.
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Reply #304 posted 11/13/22 3:49pm

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LoveGalore said:

Yes, you invented words. Must be why you use so many of them. Brevity is the soul of wit, hunny buns. Try it one time.

tl;dr.

ShellyMcG said:

I think I read that the HitnRun albums were more like compilations than "real" albums (I may be wrong about that) so if this is the final proper album of Prince's career then I can say with confidence that he went out on a high.

I disagree. One of them tries to be super-modern/contemporary so org'ers just look for excuses to write it off as "not counting". Please highlight whether or not the sequencing/grouping of tracks in vol. 1 feels "compilation"-like to you. or whether vol. 2 feels like more of the same "compilation" without it's own distinct/contrary vibe.

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Reply #305 posted 11/13/22 4:54pm

LoveGalore

WhisperingDandelions said:



LoveGalore said:


Yes, you invented words. Must be why you use so many of them. Brevity is the soul of wit, hunny buns. Try it one time.

tl;dr.



ShellyMcG said:


I think I read that the HitnRun albums were more like compilations than "real" albums (I may be wrong about that) so if this is the final proper album of Prince's career then I can say with confidence that he went out on a high.

I disagree. One of them tries to be super-modern/contemporary so org'ers just look for excuses to write it off as "not counting". Please highlight whether or not the sequencing/grouping of tracks in vol. 1 feels "compilation"-like to you. or whether vol. 2 feels like more of the same "compilation" without it's own distinct/contrary vibe.



Except HNR2 really is a compilation of songs recorded over almost a decade but didn't have a home. lol.
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Reply #306 posted 11/13/22 6:15pm

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LoveGalore said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

I disagree. One of them tries to be super-modern/contemporary so org'ers just look for excuses to write it off as "not counting". Please highlight whether or not the sequencing/grouping of tracks in vol. 1 feels "compilation"-like to you. or whether vol. 2 feels like more of the same "compilation" without it's own distinct/contrary vibe.

Except HNR2 really is a compilation of songs recorded over almost a decade but didn't have a home. lol.

You aware what a "decade" comprises? The earliest on here is within five years prior to release date, and most of these are from the 3rdEyeGirl singles/digital media era... For one volume of two.

Go conduct a TED talk on how Graffiti Bridge isn't really an album, too.


Hurry back, another fresh post for you to obsessively quote while maintaining you don't pour over every keystroke.

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Reply #307 posted 11/13/22 7:02pm

LoveGalore

WhisperingDandelions said:



LoveGalore said:


WhisperingDandelions said:


I disagree. One of them tries to be super-modern/contemporary so org'ers just look for excuses to write it off as "not counting". Please highlight whether or not the sequencing/grouping of tracks in vol. 1 feels "compilation"-like to you. or whether vol. 2 feels like more of the same "compilation" without it's own distinct/contrary vibe.



Except HNR2 really is a compilation of songs recorded over almost a decade but didn't have a home. lol.

You aware what a "decade" comprises? The earliest on here is within five years prior to release date, and most of these are from the 3rdEyeGirl singles/digital media era... For one volume of two.

Go conduct a TED talk on how Graffiti Bridge isn't really an album, too.



Hurry back, another fresh post for you to obsessively quote while maintaining you don't pour over every keystroke.



We all know you're a little rusty on the details, but there's actually a song on HNR2 that is EVEN OLDER than 5 years. I'll leave it to you to find out which one.
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Reply #308 posted 11/14/22 4:31am

leecaldon

LoveGalore said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

You aware what a "decade" comprises? The earliest on here is within five years prior to release date, and most of these are from the 3rdEyeGirl singles/digital media era... For one volume of two.

Go conduct a TED talk on how Graffiti Bridge isn't really an album, too.


Hurry back, another fresh post for you to obsessively quote while maintaining you don't pour over every keystroke.

We all know you're a little rusty on the details, but there's actually a song on HNR2 that is EVEN OLDER than 5 years. I'll leave it to you to find out which one.

Oldest tracks I can see on there were recorded 5 years and 9 months before release.

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Reply #309 posted 11/14/22 4:35am

leecaldon

ShellyMcG said:

Plectrumelectrum Very good album overall but the song Boy Trouble has absolutely no place here at all. It sticks out like a sore thumb. It's not even a good song so I can't imagine what was going through Prince's mind when he decided to include it here. That being said, the rest of the album is very good. Pretzel Body Logic is one of my favourite rock songs from Prince. Maybe top 3. Whitecaps and Another Love are both excellent but my favourite song on the album is probably Stop This Train. The female vocalist on this doesn't have a great voice by any stretch of the imagination but I like it all the same. Art Official Age This is my favourite album since Gold Experience. I love the weird, sci fi vibe on this one. Every single song is a winner. Clouds is probably my favourite but seriously, every song here is fantastic. I feel bad singling out any one of them. Breakdown, Time, This Could Be Us, U Know. They're all great. I think I read that the HitnRun albums were more like compilations than "real" albums (I may be wrong about that) so if this is the final proper album of Prince's career then I can say with confidence that he went out on a high.

Yes! I will always argue that this was his late period masterpiece.

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The Hit N Run albums weren't really compilations as such - it's just that in the internet age, Prince would often drop individual tracks here and there. So some of the songs we already knew. Plus some had been recorded up to about 5 years previously - but if we didn't know the recording dates, would it be an issue? Prince pulled together tracks to make two very coherent albums.

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Reply #310 posted 11/15/22 1:31am

leecaldon

ShellyMcG said:

Plectrumelectrum Very good album overall but the song Boy Trouble has absolutely no place here at all. It sticks out like a sore thumb. It's not even a good song so I can't imagine what was going through Prince's mind when he decided to include it here. That being said, the rest of the album is very good. Pretzel Body Logic is one of my favourite rock songs from Prince. Maybe top 3. Whitecaps and Another Love are both excellent but my favourite song on the album is probably Stop This Train. The female vocalist on this doesn't have a great voice by any stretch of the imagination but I like it all the same. Art Official Age This is my favourite album since Gold Experience. I love the weird, sci fi vibe on this one. Every single song is a winner. Clouds is probably my favourite but seriously, every song here is fantastic. I feel bad singling out any one of them. Breakdown, Time, This Could Be Us, U Know. They're all great. I think I read that the HitnRun albums were more like compilations than "real" albums (I may be wrong about that) so if this is the final proper album of Prince's career then I can say with confidence that he went out on a high.

It's worth checking out the video of the studio recording of the title track - it's the actual recording on the record. There are some really good songs on here (Anotherlove is a personal favourite) but I think the disappointment of this album is that it fails to capture the magic of the 3EG live shows, which you really must check out.

The third of the 2013 Montreux shows is fairly representative and widely available - but it's the London shows in early 2014 (rather than the ones later in the year) that I'd love to see on video (having seen many of them in person). There are inspired reworkings of songs like Let's Go Crazy, She's Always in My Hair, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, Something in the Water, Endorphinmachine...

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Reply #311 posted 11/15/22 2:33am

ShellyMcG

HitnRun Phase One

I really enjoyed 3121, MPLSound and Art Official Age because I felt that Prince had really nailed the combination of modern pop and his own style on these albums. Phase One is kind of disappointing compared to those. Million $ Show is a decent start but then things kind of drop off a cliff. The next three songs are not just bad in comparison to what I've become used to, they're just plain bad. Instead of mixing the new stuff with his own style, they come across as though he's just copying what was in the charts that week.

Luckily, the album picks up from there and the remaining songs are very good. I prefer the previous version of This Could Be Us but even here, it's still a good song. Fallinlove2nite also suffers from the overbearing EDM-ness of the other songs but it's so damn catchy. So I'll give it a pass. X's Face is where the album finally becomes the Prince album I was hoping for. It's weird and I like it. Hardrocklover is along the same lines. Weird but very good. Mr Nelson seems to be just there to fill time but it's nice enough for what it is. Then comes the best song on the album, 1000 X's & O's. Stupid name aside, this song is fantastic. I found myself listening to it on repeat for about an hour last night. Then the album closes with June. It's a nice song but probably one that will grow on me more in the future.

Overall, a mixed bag and his worst album for a long time. But when it's good, it's very good and far better than I had been led to believe.
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Reply #312 posted 11/15/22 7:35am

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Yes, i agree about Prince doing his classic style on then-modern music was mostly a miss,

but for me, "U Know" and "The X's Face" were actually big winners!

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we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #313 posted 11/15/22 9:40am

leecaldon

ShellyMcG said:

HitnRun Phase One I really enjoyed 3121, MPLSound and Art Official Age because I felt that Prince had really nailed the combination of modern pop and his own style on these albums. Phase One is kind of disappointing compared to those. Million $ Show is a decent start but then things kind of drop off a cliff. The next three songs are not just bad in comparison to what I've become used to, they're just plain bad. Instead of mixing the new stuff with his own style, they come across as though he's just copying what was in the charts that week. Luckily, the album picks up from there and the remaining songs are very good. I prefer the previous version of This Could Be Us but even here, it's still a good song. Fallinlove2nite also suffers from the overbearing EDM-ness of the other songs but it's so damn catchy. So I'll give it a pass. X's Face is where the album finally becomes the Prince album I was hoping for. It's weird and I like it. Hardrocklover is along the same lines. Weird but very good. Mr Nelson seems to be just there to fill time but it's nice enough for what it is. Then comes the best song on the album, 1000 X's & O's. Stupid name aside, this song is fantastic. I found myself listening to it on repeat for about an hour last night. Then the album closes with June. It's a nice song but probably one that will grow on me more in the future. Overall, a mixed bag and his worst album for a long time. But when it's good, it's very good and far better than I had been led to believe.

I did a listening session of the album with some friends (a tradition with new Prince albums over the years) and we all agreed that was the standout. But already knew it (as 'A Thousands Hugs and Kisses') in quite different form - it's a bootleg from 1991 that orginally had Rosie Gaines on vocals but was re-recorded with Nona Gaye in 93/94 (this is the one I have). It is very different but similarly brilliant.

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The original version of Fallinlove2nite had actor Zooey Deschanel sharing vocal duties - it was used in the hilarious episode of New Girl that Prince appeared in.

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Reply #314 posted 11/15/22 10:03am

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Reply #315 posted 11/15/22 10:23am

ShellyMcG

nayroo2002 said:

Yes, i agree about Prince doing his classic style on then-modern music was mostly a miss,


but for me, "U Know" and "The X's Face" were actually big winners!




I really like both these songs. I've actually put these two back to back in my "modern Prince" playlist. I
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Reply #316 posted 11/15/22 10:27am

ShellyMcG

leecaldon said:



ShellyMcG said:


HitnRun Phase One I really enjoyed 3121, MPLSound and Art Official Age because I felt that Prince had really nailed the combination of modern pop and his own style on these albums. Phase One is kind of disappointing compared to those. Million $ Show is a decent start but then things kind of drop off a cliff. The next three songs are not just bad in comparison to what I've become used to, they're just plain bad. Instead of mixing the new stuff with his own style, they come across as though he's just copying what was in the charts that week. Luckily, the album picks up from there and the remaining songs are very good. I prefer the previous version of This Could Be Us but even here, it's still a good song. Fallinlove2nite also suffers from the overbearing EDM-ness of the other songs but it's so damn catchy. So I'll give it a pass. X's Face is where the album finally becomes the Prince album I was hoping for. It's weird and I like it. Hardrocklover is along the same lines. Weird but very good. Mr Nelson seems to be just there to fill time but it's nice enough for what it is. Then comes the best song on the album, 1000 X's & O's. Stupid name aside, this song is fantastic. I found myself listening to it on repeat for about an hour last night. Then the album closes with June. It's a nice song but probably one that will grow on me more in the future. Overall, a mixed bag and his worst album for a long time. But when it's good, it's very good and far better than I had been led to believe.


I did a listening session of the album with some friends (a tradition with new Prince albums over the years) and we all agreed that was the standout. But already knew it (as 'A Thousands Hugs and Kisses') in quite different form - it's a bootleg from 1991 that orginally had Rosie Gaines on vocals but was re-recorded with Nona Gaye in 93/94 (this is the one I have). It is very different but similarly brilliant.


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The original version of Fallinlove2nite had actor Zooey Deschanel sharing vocal duties - it was used in the hilarious episode of New Girl that Prince appeared in.



I wasn't crazy about Rosie Gaines on Diamonds and Pearls so I'm not sure how I'd feel about her tackling this song.


I knew I recognized Fallinlove2nite!! I couldn't place where I'd heard it. I've actually seen that episode of New Girl. Awful show. Truly terrible. But I kind of put it in the same category of Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond in that it's a show I don't like but I'll leave it on in the background if there's nothing else on. So yeah, I had heard that song before.
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Reply #317 posted 11/15/22 12:06pm

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i have to admit this topic is way beyond my expertise as I am not trained to work with anything electrical or mechanical unless you want me to state "is it rotating or not" and "in that direction" but I also am curious has anyone besides me noticed that the more words people type the longer the scrolling occurs? There might be something to that character count situation of course it could just be the more code that appears the more scrolling happens.

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Reply #318 posted 11/15/22 2:41pm

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heartpeacesheart said:

i have to admit this topic is way beyond my expertise as I am not trained to work with anything electrical or mechanical unless you want me to state "is it rotating or not" and "in that direction" but I also am curious has anyone besides me noticed that the more words people type the longer the scrolling occurs? There might be something to that character count situation of course it could just be the more code that appears the more scrolling happens.

eek What in the world are you talking about?! confuse razz lol

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Reply #319 posted 11/15/22 11:10pm

leecaldon

ShellyMcG said:

leecaldon said:

I did a listening session of the album with some friends (a tradition with new Prince albums over the years) and we all agreed that was the standout. But already knew it (as 'A Thousands Hugs and Kisses') in quite different form - it's a bootleg from 1991 that orginally had Rosie Gaines on vocals but was re-recorded with Nona Gaye in 93/94 (this is the one I have). It is very different but similarly brilliant.

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The original version of Fallinlove2nite had actor Zooey Deschanel sharing vocal duties - it was used in the hilarious episode of New Girl that Prince appeared in.

I wasn't crazy about Rosie Gaines on Diamonds and Pearls so I'm not sure how I'd feel about her tackling this song. I knew I recognized Fallinlove2nite!! I couldn't place where I'd heard it. I've actually seen that episode of New Girl. Awful show. Truly terrible. But I kind of put it in the same category of Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond in that it's a show I don't like but I'll leave it on in the background if there's nothing else on. So yeah, I had heard that song before.

I do recall you saying that - I've only ever heard the Nona Gaye version, so you're safe!

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And that is the only episode I've ever watched of New Girl. Prince and his manager were involved in writing the scenes he was in.

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Reply #320 posted 11/16/22 6:27am

ShellyMcG

HitnRun Phase Two

So here it is. The last officially released album of Prince's lifetime and the end of the line on my Prince journey. I do intend on going back and listening to all the unreleased material I can find as well as that Originals album that came out and all the associated artists stuff I've missed along the way. But in terms of the official discography, this is the end of my journey. And what a way to go out!

The album starts off with Baltimore which is, well, a bit of a disappointing opener. Really not my cup of tea at all. Fortunately what follows is, in my opinion, his best album since Purple Rain. I think Purple Rain only just about edges it as Prince's best album but Phase Two is one of the best albums I've ever heard by any artist. I loved When She Comes on the Welcome 2 America album and I think this version here is an improvement on the earlier version. Stare, Xtraloveable, 2Y2D, Groovy Potential, etc. Other than Baltimore, every single song on here is top, top quality. Look At Me, Look At You is maybe my favourite but like I said, they're all (mostly) excellent. I hate to give a special mention to Revelation as well because that song is something else! Having a different version of 1000 Lightyears From Here was a nice surprise too.

So yeah, the perfect way to end this journey through Prince's back catalogue of official releases.
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Reply #321 posted 11/16/22 6:33am

ShellyMcG

Also, for anyone interested, if you want to see my complete ranking for all these albums, just click my profile and under "Favourite Albums" I've listed my full rankings from best to worst. I'd be curious to see how my own rankings compare to others who have followed Prince's career in real time rather than in the space of about a month lol
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Reply #322 posted 11/16/22 7:23am

leecaldon

ShellyMcG said:

HitnRun Phase Two So here it is. The last officially released album of Prince's lifetime and the end of the line on my Prince journey. I do intend on going back and listening to all the unreleased material I can find as well as that Originals album that came out and all the associated artists stuff I've missed along the way. But in terms of the official discography, this is the end of my journey. And what a way to go out! The album starts off with Baltimore which is, well, a bit of a disappointing opener. Really not my cup of tea at all. Fortunately what follows is, in my opinion, his best album since Purple Rain. I think Purple Rain only just about edges it as Prince's best album but Phase Two is one of the best albums I've ever heard by any artist. I loved When She Comes on the Welcome 2 America album and I think this version here is an improvement on the earlier version. Stare, Xtraloveable, 2Y2D, Groovy Potential, etc. Other than Baltimore, every single song on here is top, top quality. Look At Me, Look At You is maybe my favourite but like I said, they're all (mostly) excellent. I hate to give a special mention to Revelation as well because that song is something else! Having a different version of 1000 Lightyears From Here was a nice surprise too. So yeah, the perfect way to end this journey through Prince's back catalogue of official releases.

I knew you would love Revelation.

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I was a bit disappointed by Baltimore the first time I heard it. But over time, I've come to think of it as a work genius. He was trying to create a 'new Minneapolis sound'. And I think he found something.

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The way the string solo blends into the guitar solo is just euphoric.

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And I agree, it's a terrific album to go out on (although I wonder, if he's know it was last album, like Bowie probably suspected when he was making Black Star, what he would have come up with).

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Reply #323 posted 11/16/22 10:28am

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I think my only advice right now is to listen to whole albums at a time. Don't skip through his catalog on random.

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Reply #324 posted 11/16/22 10:58am

ShellyMcG

leecaldon said:



ShellyMcG said:


HitnRun Phase Two So here it is. The last officially released album of Prince's lifetime and the end of the line on my Prince journey. I do intend on going back and listening to all the unreleased material I can find as well as that Originals album that came out and all the associated artists stuff I've missed along the way. But in terms of the official discography, this is the end of my journey. And what a way to go out! The album starts off with Baltimore which is, well, a bit of a disappointing opener. Really not my cup of tea at all. Fortunately what follows is, in my opinion, his best album since Purple Rain. I think Purple Rain only just about edges it as Prince's best album but Phase Two is one of the best albums I've ever heard by any artist. I loved When She Comes on the Welcome 2 America album and I think this version here is an improvement on the earlier version. Stare, Xtraloveable, 2Y2D, Groovy Potential, etc. Other than Baltimore, every single song on here is top, top quality. Look At Me, Look At You is maybe my favourite but like I said, they're all (mostly) excellent. I hate to give a special mention to Revelation as well because that song is something else! Having a different version of 1000 Lightyears From Here was a nice surprise too. So yeah, the perfect way to end this journey through Prince's back catalogue of official releases.


I knew you would love Revelation.


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I was a bit disappointed by Baltimore the first time I heard it. But over time, I've come to think of it as a work genius. He was trying to create a 'new Minneapolis sound'. And I think he found something.


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The way the string solo blends into the guitar solo is just euphoric.


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And I agree, it's a terrific album to go out on (although I wonder, if he's know it was last album, like Bowie probably suspected when he was making Black Star, what he would have come up with).




Maybe Baltimore will grow on me over time. It's possible. I do plan on listening to this album a lot so I'll be hearing it enough for it to have the chance to grow on me.

Interesting question. If Prince knew this was going to be his final album would it be any different? All you guys know a lot more about Prince than I do but if I had to guess, I'd say that had he known it was going to be his last album he might have included more songs. He had that big vault, right? If it was me, and I knew I was going to die, I think I'd open that vault up a bit and give the fans something big to remember me by. Or maybe do a two disc album with the first disc having a bunch of collaborations with former bands, The Revolution, NPG etc and then the second disc being a final solo project.
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Reply #325 posted 11/16/22 11:40am

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Dear Shelly,

i believe 'Art Official Age' was his last true album.

'Hit N Run 1' was kinda like "what if...?"

'Hit N Run 2' was a compilation of great songs.

To me, the Piano and Microphone Tour was more of your thoughts about going out with something personal.

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Reply #326 posted 11/16/22 3:14pm

ShellyMcG

nayroo2002 said:

Dear Shelly,



i believe 'Art Official Age' was his last true album.


'Hit N Run 1' was kinda like "what if...?"


'Hit N Run 2' was a compilation of great songs.


To me, the Piano and Microphone Tour was more of your thoughts about going out with something personal.



Yeah I've seen it debated whether Art Official Age or HitnRun Phase Two was his last album and I can see arguments for and against on both sides. I was personally of the opinion that Art Official Age was the final "real" album but I ended up loving Phase Two so much that I can't bring myself to dismiss it as just a compilation. It feels to me like it has a natural flow from song to song and regardless of Prince's intent, I consider it to as much an album as any other. But like I said, I can understand why a lot of people would disagree with that take.

I'll have to check out Piano and A Microphone too. I wasn't even 100% sure what it was but I've since gotten my hands on a bootleg of one of the concerts. I liked The Truth album and I assume this is a similar type of thing, albeit in a live setting?
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Reply #327 posted 11/16/22 8:17pm

leecaldon

ShellyMcG said:

nayroo2002 said:

Dear Shelly,

i believe 'Art Official Age' was his last true album.

'Hit N Run 1' was kinda like "what if...?"

'Hit N Run 2' was a compilation of great songs.

To me, the Piano and Microphone Tour was more of your thoughts about going out with something personal.

Yeah I've seen it debated whether Art Official Age or HitnRun Phase Two was his last album and I can see arguments for and against on both sides. I was personally of the opinion that Art Official Age was the final "real" album but I ended up loving Phase Two so much that I can't bring myself to dismiss it as just a compilation. It feels to me like it has a natural flow from song to song and regardless of Prince's intent, I consider it to as much an album as any other. But like I said, I can understand why a lot of people would disagree with that take. I'll have to check out Piano and A Microphone too. I wasn't even 100% sure what it was but I've since gotten my hands on a bootleg of one of the concerts. I liked The Truth album and I assume this is a similar type of thing, albeit in a live setting?

They are definitely real albums.

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Piano & a Microphone 1983 is a single take of just Prince for 35 mins, improvising, forming new songs, playing his own and covers. It's fascinating and was widely bootlegged prior to being officially released.

What a lot of us want is a show from the 2016 Piano & a Microphone tour - specifically, the Gala opening night at Paisley Park, where he opened up more than he ever has and used the songs as the structure of talking about his life. It's been shown at PP, so it's just waiting to be released. That tour, his final one that was cut short by the tragedy of his death, may have been the best-reviewed of his career.

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Reply #328 posted 11/17/22 12:20pm

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purplethunder3121 said:

heartpeacesheart said:

i have to admit this topic is way beyond my expertise as I am not trained to work with anything electrical or mechanical unless you want me to state "is it rotating or not" and "in that direction" but I also am curious has anyone besides me noticed that the more words people type the longer the scrolling occurs? There might be something to that character count situation of course it could just be the more code that appears the more scrolling happens.

eek What in the world are you talking about?! confuse razz lol

well thanks for asking, it's not often that I get a question like that!?!?! lol

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Reply #329 posted 11/18/22 9:47am

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Free Urself
Wow! What a fantastic song. Earlier in the thread the question was asked "what would Prince have done if he knew it was going to be his final release". Well, I think I've found the answer. This song is phenomenal. And I think it was his final release, wasn't it? So yeah, after a 40 year career in the music business I think this was the perfect way to end it. I don't think he knew it at the time but I don't think he could have picked a better final song.


If Eye Could Get Ur Attention
Another great song. This and Free Urself have a similar vibe so I guess these were intended for the same album? HitnRun Phase Three, perhaps? If there's more like this in the fabled vault, then I hope they're released ASAP.
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