Reply #30 posted 10/18/23 3:24pm
Ndorphinmachin
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LILpoundCAKE said:
Ndorphinmachina said:
Superb write up. The Tora Tora persona was exclusive to the Exodus album. I remember back in the 90s there were a few CD-ROM bootlegs, I forget if it was "Metropolis" or "Freedom (2.0?)". One of them had a brief video of Prince as Tora Tora facing the camera saying "Kicking the hot wax from uptown to Mars, This is Tora Tora and I'm here to say everybody's a star, you just gotta get on the big dipper, so you can be pulled back on the world" What was the official use for that?
I think that was Freedom 2.0 on the Moonraker label?
Yes? My memory is terrible for albums/boots, although I think I remembered the entire Tora Tora speech unprompted. There might have even been a second short video with him again speaking to the camera. Sort of an intro and outro... The album isn't mentioned so I'm inclined to believe it wasn't part of a marketing campaign. So maybe it was intended to be used for a tour/live performance? |
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Reply #32 posted 10/20/23 1:05am
SoulAlive |
It’s so interesting to read this.Thumbs up! |
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Reply #33 posted 10/20/23 7:46am
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Thanks heaps for a great read  I always "ensign Elm" to be Tommy Barbarella (ie tOMMY eLM=tOMMY bARBARELLA) |
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Reply #34 posted 10/21/23 7:09pm
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Hey, thanks for your work on this articles and others like it.
It inspired me to rediscover the album, which was on my computer but far from my radar. I made a playlist, leaving off the 90s segues and adding Mad, Superhero, Slave to the System #2, and Lovesign. A very good listen. |
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Reply #35 posted 10/22/23 3:03pm
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Mintchip said:
Hey, thanks for your work on this articles and others like it.
It inspired me to rediscover the album, which was on my computer but far from my radar. I made a playlist, leaving off the 90s segues and adding Mad, Superhero, Slave to the System #2, and Lovesign. A very good listen.
I had a similar experience. This was never one of my favorite albums, but reading the article inspired me to revisit it. I'm now really digging it.
Like you, I made a playlist that removes the seqgues (those may have been one of the things preventing me from enjoying the album in the past). I also added Superhero to the mix.
The only song that doesn't thrill me is on the released version is The Good Life. I don't mind it and will usually listen to it without hitting skip, but it's my least favorite by far. To me, it sounds like some of the cheesy '90s R&B you'd hear on the radio and could easily be confused with BelBivDevo, Boyz 2 Men or the like.
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Reply #36 posted 10/22/23 4:29pm
SoulAlive |
the "Mashed potato girl" segue is hilarious.You guys shouldn't remove that one  |
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