I'm just wondering what everyone's favorite tracks are from the Crystal Ball/Truth cds?
One of my friends adores the cds, another LOATHES it all together

I personally can't live without Cloreen Bacon Skin!

What are your favorite tracks? And for that matter, which ones do you hate?

"The Truth" is IMO the best song on the whole set. For some reason, I never really got into Cyrstal Ball -- probably because it sounds like a bootleg or a mix-tape. I don't know. LOL. I dig concept albums instead (i.e. The Truth -- acoustic).
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[This message was edited Sat May 1 20:07:46 2004 by Jasziah]

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Crucial

Crystal Ball itself is my fave, although it's criminally edited.

Love:

Crystal Ball
Movie Star
Last Heart
Calhoun Square
Hide the Bone
18 and Over
What's My Name
Don't Play Me
Fascination


Least favorite:

Love Sign remix (had no place on what should have been an outtakes collection)
Loose remix (ditto)
So Dark (ditto)
Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done (ditto)
Goodbye

Da bang is what I play to a non-prince fan,who loves some smoking guitar.Get's em every time
The Truth is very good to.

Last Heart

I bought an "import" years ago. CD has Power fantastic! by crystal T.
says demo copy, but it was sold as "import"

track list:

1. Crystal ball
2. Miles ahead
3. Power fantastic
4. Breaking
5. Witness
6. more stare
7. A peace in heaven
8. Wonderful ass
9. funk we can
10. witness (2)
11. funk we can (2)

does anyone else have this cd?????

Love:

The Truth--aint no muthfuckin' piece of pie

Da bang
What's My Name--for some reason I love this song
Crucial
Calhoun Square
An Honest Man
18 & Over--If I'm in that mood just like a kemosabe lone ranger should!
Tell Me How U Want 2 Be Done

Hate:

Poom Poom--"What am I gonna do?" never write a crap song like this again
Get Loose
Pussy Control(Remix)
Ripopgodazippa
Animal Kingdom
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nesseone said:

Ooo no I don't have that, but I wanna hear Wonderful Ass!

ultrraviolette said:

It a great song, good quality

Crystal Ball
Sexual Suicide
Crucial
She Gave Her Angels
Goodbye

nesseone said:

I think I have all those songs on differant CD's.
Wonderfull Ass is good

nesseone said:

That looks like a very old bootleg tracklist, some of the titles are wrong too.

/// On topic:

My fav official CB tracks:

- Title track
- Goodlove
- Calhoun Square
- Goodbye
- Dream Factory
- Interactive (Criminal that this was never a single in 1993/94)

I'd say Movie Star, but that intro with Jam Of The Year is annoying.

Crystal Ball
Dream Factory
Interactive
What's My Name (one of his most underated tracks)
Calhoun Square

Faves:

Crucial (even if edited in a bad way... why not the full version?!?!)
Crystal Ball
Sexual Suicide
Last Heart
She Gave Her Angels
18 And Over
Goodbye

Anyway I think CB as released was a so-so record; too many remixes for a vault release and
near 30 minutes blank on every CD (what a waste of space... even more when you know that there exists "Wonderful Ass", "Grand Progression" and "Witness" just to name few (I could go on and on... but all you know it!).

Crystal Ball
Dream Factory
Hide The Bone
Love Sign
Days Of Wild
The Ride
Sexual Suicide
18 & Over

Sexual Suicide
Hide the Bone
Acknowledge Me
Crucial
Calhoun Square
The Ride
Days of Wild
The Bang
Interactive
Circle Of Amour
Fascination
Dionne

adorable2 said:

oh and Movie Star!

Dionne. There are reasons why I love that song.

JonSnow said:

Cosign

I love the original version with the Purple Underground speech.

Don't Play Me & Calhoun Square

Ripopgodazippa
3rd Eye
Acknowledge Me
Strays of the World
Crucial
Poom Poom
Movie Star
Last Heart
Other Side of the Pillow
Calhoun Square
The Ride
Days of Wild
The Bang
Lovesign
Interactive
The Truth
Fascination
Dionne
18 & Over
Sexual Suicide
Hide the Bone
She Gave Her Angels
Man in a Uniform
Goodbye
Whats My Name?

My favs are
Crystall Ball
Dream Factory
Movie Star
Cloreen Bacon Skin
Sexual Suicide
Days Of Wild
Last Heart
The Ride
Make yo momma happy

Should have been left off as they were already released....
Love sign
2morrow
so dark
tell me how you want to be Carmen
Good love
Interactive (though I am ify on this one)
She Gave her angels
Get Loose


The rest are all right.

My question is which of the set were actual boots that were traded? That seemed to be the "purpose" of this set. Much of the "boots" appear to have been in direct cuirculation right before it actually came out.

Another question is which of these had no one heard about before?

ultrraviolette said:

OOOHHH! you mean the FAKE Crystal Ball. I thought you were talking about the REAL Crystal Ball that was supposed to be released in 1987!

I can't listen to it anymore. They're nothing but good songs with bad mixes or boring versions. WHERE ARE WENDY & LISA ON THE TITLE TRACK?!?!?! OR DREAM FACTORY FOR THAT MATTER?!?!?!??

FAKE Crystal Ball

JonSnow said:

Speaking of criminal edits, I nominate Crystal Ball's version of "Crucial" as the worst offender...

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superspaceboy said:

Da Bang and Cloreen Bacon Skin.

As far as I know these were the only tracks no-one in the community had previously heard or had any knowledge of.

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chookalana said:

For those of you who can't get enough of this project I suggest you get hold of Thunderball's "Dream Factory" 2CD set.

It doesn't have the best-sounding (or even complete) versions from the Dream Factory sessions with Wendy and Lisa and the rest of The Revolution, but it's a good place to start exploring that particular era.

At least Thunderball's version is more complete than Sabotage's single CD edition.

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Crucial
She gave her angels