Okay, is it just me? after minute 9, it bores me and just seems to get stale

Nah, it's not just you. I happen to really like that version, but I know it bores the bejeezus out of a lot of people.

I love this 30 min version or whatever!!

Yea, it is a bit redundant.

21 Mins of smoking bliss!

great song but too long. Sometimes Prince doesn't know how to end a groove.

hate to disagree, but I love it.

I can jam off of the whole 20 minutes of it...the whooole 20 minutes to it Prince's music never bores me Well, with the exception...of...er...a recent album.

It's very, very repetitive. It's very, very repetitive.
But I love's the shit out of it. But I love's the shit out of it. One of my faves. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. But I love's the shit out of it. It's very, very repetitive. It's very, very repetitive. America. America.
But I love's the shit out of it. But I love's the shit out of it. One of my faves. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. But I love's the shit out of it. It's very, very repetitive. America. America. It's very, very repetitive.
But I love's the shit out of it. But I love's the shit out of it. One of my faves. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. But I love's the shit out of it. America. America. It's very, very repetitive. It's very, very repetitive.
But I love's the shit out of it. But I love's the shit out of it. One of my faves. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. One of my faves. It's very, very repetitive. But I love's the shit out of it.

i haven't listened to the long version of "america" in over a year. maybe it's cuz this cut's good in extra-small doses, cuz it just goes on and on and on n' on n' ad nauseam...

NO, I disagree with you. America 20 min version is so darn Funky and so Kickin it's the Jam. Love It!

squirrelgrease said:

that sums it up PERFECTLY!

I STILL love it, I don't mind 20 minutes off a Prince song, nope!

The keyboard solo is amazing, every solo is awesome!

I think it was meant to be something different, who would do that, create a 20 version of a song.

Its in the spirit of the Around the WOrld in a Day album, all psychadelically long.

I was floored at the time, after listening to the short one and then the long one thinking, man, imagine that, it's longer!

Imagine all his fading out songs being that long! You know that Electric Chair is longer, what, 10 minutes, and what about Strange Relationship!

The reason I don't get bored after 15 minutes is because of what the man does with a basic beat and a guitar.

It's more than art (to me).

Not be naive... but are you guys referring to the live version that was shown as a video around the time he was filming UTCM and Around the World was still on the charts?

I remember it being a surprise concert he did for the crew of UTCM and MTV showed it a few times.

Or is this some other version??

Marrk said:

It's briljant as a 12".

It isn't on any album, so it didn't just come out of your speakers accidentally.
You only play this briljant 12" if you really feel like it ... and that is how it's meant to be.

GaryMF said:

nope, not that video version, we're talkin about the actual 12" version...



keep the edit free
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GaryMF said:

This live version is the best there is.
It's my favourite video-clip ... too bad is hasn't been on television that much.

ahhh ok thanks for clearing that up that it's the 12".

Has the video version I mentioned been available anywhere? I remember seeing it on MTV at the time.

Also, FYI... when I saw the purple rain tour in 85 in Long Island... he did a surprise THIRD encore with the lights up... and it was America!!! That was my first time hearing the song!!!

ThataintFunky said:

personally, I dig it.

and it's an excellent party ender as well. when it's time for everyone to go home, and it's four in the morning, and you don't wanna be rude, but politeness ain't workin, put on that 12". i guarentee everyone will be gone by 15 mins in.

ThataintFunky said:

Actually, it IS on an album: Minneapolis Funk (Black archives) (WARNER MUSIC FRANCE 2002 WE 8812):

Tevin Campbell - Round and round (Soul edit mix)
The Time - Pandemonium
Morris Day - Fishnet (Big Leg Mix)
Sheila E. - A love bizarre (12:18)
Brownmark - Good feeling
Prince - The ballad of Dorothy Parker
Karyn Whyte - Love that's mine
Michael Jeffries - Not thru being with you
Prince America (21:46)



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PANDURITO said:

I've seen that thing and have been tempted. It just doesn't seem legit. Is the sound quality on America good? As in snap, krackle & pop free?

PANDURITO said:

Okay, but it wasn't meant to appear on any album!

another one I've missed. I hate this. I love that song, especially now.

Isn't there joy in repetition?

squirrelgrease said:

I've seen that thing and have been tempted. It just doesn't seem legit. Is the sound quality on America good? As in snap, krackle & pop free?[/quote]

It sounds good to me
In http://www.fonkadelica.co...chives.htm there's an interview to the guy who did this and the other compilations in the BLACK ARCHIVES series.
It's in French but somehow I quite understand it. I also ordered the CD from www.fnac.fr and received it this week.

And I never studied French!