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Was "the ladder" one of your favorite prince songs? I remember hearing this song, on a bbc documentary of prince..yrs' ago on AIE biography. I fell in love w/ it.  | |
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I didn't particularly like the ladder very much when I first listened to ATWIAD...it grew on me very quickly though.
Great song.   love is god, god is love, girls and boys love god above | |
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Yes! This is a very special song for me. "Everybody's looking 4 the ladder, everybody wants salvation of the soul. The steps u take r no easy road. But the reward is great 4 those who want 2 go.." | |
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I love the song but the version you refer to at the end of the documentary is much better than the ATWIAD version. Anybody hear the song performed live? | |
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"ATWIAD" ?????
someone pls. explain? | |
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isthisdadawn said: "ATWIAD" ?????
someone pls. explain? Around The World In A Day.  love is god, god is love, girls and boys love god above | |
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duh!!!  thanks | |
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wow - what a great song - especially the live-versions are so extraordinary!!!!!
thx for reminding me netzverwalter | |
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this song calms me down and makes me feel niiiiice. It's like comfort food for my brain. | |
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I don't know what you guys are talking about, the ladder is a weak Prince song. One of his weakest off any album. Sometimes he would just toss off songs and you could tell that he put little revision or thought into them. Not that that's always been bad, some of my favorite Prince songs are tunes that he cranked out for b sides like she always in my hair and even hello which are just as quirky as anything he's ever done. But the ladder is a weak Purple Rain revamp I heard the live version and I always love it when Prince does Ray Charles. | |
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The Ladder was considered too over the top when it came out, but it has aged well. It was an awfully preachy song for a pop star -- many critics singled the song as a example of what wasn't so great about ATWIAD. I especially love the beginning, which sometimes suddenly pops in my head --- "Once upon a time in the land of sinaplenty" It works very well as a narrative, though sonically it has some strident spots that can get on my nerves. [This message was edited Sat Feb 28 13:16:34 2004 by Aerogram] | |
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The Ladder is imho an amazing Prince tune..
to hear it live at Manchester ONA was not only amazing it also made me feel humble to be a Prince fan. An absolute treat if u ask me.....  Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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This is one of my all time favorite Prince songs! It has that great gospel soul feeling that always puts me in the mood....
Interesting Fact: This is the first time we hear horns on a Prince song. Strange, but I'm more comfortable around you naked. | |
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shockadelica869 said: Interesting Fact: This is the first time we hear horns on a Prince song.
Almost as interesting to hear as the horn played by Eddie M on the 12" version of 'I Would Die 4 U" released 4 months earlier?
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WAS??? IS is a better word. Actually, it still is a song i might wanna 'hear' (yeah, right) on my funeral. Hearing it live 1.5 years ago made me feel stronger about this! | |
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Is . It's Wonderful. | |
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 No ...i was in my late 20s and a very bad boy (partyboy) .....it scared the shit out of me... Bounce party y'all 
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"The Ladder'' was not one of my favorite Prince songs, but I was really diggin' the snippet version I heard on that documentary. Very soulful and just smoother than the ATWIAD version. | |
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Yes! I love it. | |
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musically it sounds like a Purple Rain re-tread.
That being said - I love it It's always been a fave from that time period. Great harmony vocals especially by Wendy and Lisa | |
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Awesome tune. Definitely one of my favorites. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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The "soundcheck" california version from the late 1980's
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