RJOrion said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

I'm not seeing it.

Me either

u don't c it, u FEEL "IT"

https://prince.org/msg/7/435500

RJOrion said:

LoveGalore said:

RJOrion said:

Me either

I see it. Sparse, complex drum pattern Dry, crispy guitars ripping thru Stark, artful use of synths (especially stabs)

Drum machines, guitars and synths, you say? If that's the criteria, then every Prince song resembles every Prince song.

ha actually my MJ-stan mom might have said something similar once. I was trying to make conversation, "hey ma did you know ____ song by ____ was actually written by Prince." "Oh yeah." "Really?" "Yeah." "How long?" "Mmm.. Always." "Really?" "Yeah, I mean... they're kinda all the same, you know, I mean they're all... clearly... Prince."

WhisperingDandelions said:

LoveGalore said:

Come on. You know they aren't that far apart. Yes, there is way more space in the mix on It, but WDC is often touted as being THE iconic example of Prince intentionally creating sparse arrangements that showcase each instrument distinctly (including his voice). Literally they're the same DNA, missing bassline and all. I'd be more curious what people think is dissimilar about them.

Look man I lack the musical vocabularly/nomenclature to perhaps properly dilineate,

but WDC synth is like waewoowaewoowaewaowaewaoo all constant like a flutter. It's a lil squeeky. It's like a treadmill, it keeps going.

whereas "It" is more waew...woo... waeew..wwooo..wae..woo. More spacing. More tension. It's a completely different vibe. It's like tip-toeing in the middle of the night.

Drum wise they're even more distinct. "It" pattern is straight forward, direct and electro. Like anyone with a loop program could make a beat like that. WDC is more stuttered and you'd kind of have to have a better sense of rhythm/timing to properly pull it off on your own, and that's before you smother it in guitar effects which would require yet another layer of understanding/ability.

And most of his 80s stuff has the bassline reduced or omitted completely, even when it's there the basslines themselves are always lowest in the mix in the 80s. Miles Davis talked about it.


Now if you're just talking arrangement and choice of instruments... then my mom is correct, they're all the same, in the 80s anyway.

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WhisperingDandelions said:

Damn U - Poor Little Bastard

"jughead" = "purple rain"

Irresistable Bitch/Cloreen Baconskin/Tricky

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777-9311/Grace (Haha!)

Unless I missed it, I didn't see anyone mention On The Couch / Satisified.

Another pair is Erotic City / 1+1+1 is 3

Lolita and Soft and Wet played back to back sound like they were cut from the same cloth.

jazzz said:

For You - Had U

They are connected

GaryMF said:

Irresistable Bitch/Cloreen Baconskin/Tricky

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777-9311/Grace (Haha!)

I'd always thought Cloreen Baconskin and Tricky were literally the same song, with Tricky being an excerpt / edited version. I was surprised when I read on PV they were recorded seperately.

100 mph reminds me of another Prince song but I can't put my finger on it.

paisleyparkgirl said:

100 mph reminds me of another Prince song but I can't put my finger on it.

Was it something you heard?

TrivialPursuit said:

LoveGalore said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Was it something you heard?

Someone told her one time but

We would be dangerous together in person.

LoveGalore said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Was it something you heard?

Someone told her one time but

huh ?

paisleyparkgirl said:

LoveGalore said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

huh ?

Anyways, did you think of the song yet or what. Don't leave us hanging.

I was hoping you guys would help.

paisleyparkgirl said:

RJOrion said:

Is the water hot enough ?

paisleyparkgirl said:

Emancipation-Mountains.

Rearrange-Ladycabdriver

When u love Somebody-In This Bed I scream

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker-What do u want me to do

Adore-Crucial

A acoustic guitar and piano version of I Love U in Me was mentioned some years ago that resembles I love U but I don't trust u anymore.

paisleyparkgirl said: