As a nod to Lennon's thread, and also for the memory impaired.

Yknow, I really don't buy that many singles nowadays, and you probably don't either.

What was the last single you bought? Here's mine:




"So Gone" b/w "All Eyez On Me (PYT)"

jayaredee said:

wow, i was just googling up this picture.



but this is probably the last one i bought because there are so damn few of them to buy, anymore.

GrayKing said:

The mixes were great

And yes, they are hard to find.

I bought one for MJ's "One more chance" and the 2 remixes were so crap
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jayaredee said:

wasn't impressed with the mixes. the best one, i thought, was the one on the R&R ep. the longer version on the maxi seems a bit lackluster. i really dislike the trend of eliminating most or all lyrics in remixes (especially madonna remixes).


i haven't really liked a Madonna maxi since..... erm....probably Bedtime Story. since then, there's usually been ONE mix per song (max) that i've liked.

Original thread hehehehe!

This is my last one

CinisterCee said:

Try and track down the promo with the radio mix and instrumental. Really kick ass.

CinisterCee said:

OMG! The Scumfrog Vocal Mix of "So Gone" is FIYAH!!!

One of the best mixes last year.
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VoicesCarry said:

My first, your last.

jayaredee said:

I really dig the Nevins mix of that track.

GrayKing said:

Well, you have to be into heavy dance music or club music to be able to enjoy a lot of Madonna's recent remixes.

VoicesCarry said:

I never knew Janet sang with Luther Vandross.... I must have been living under a rock but when was this released?

JANFAN4L said:

My ev-erything..

jayaredee said:

1992 (#1 R&B, #10 Pop US). Then a rerelease with new mixes in 1995 (#2 UK).

(Almost) complete CD discography here: http://www.cravingjanet.c...BTILAF.htm

This disc almost completes my collection.

P.S. The mixes for this track are incredible.
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JANFAN4L said:

Different issue, though.

jayaredee said:

I loved the Blow-Up Mix of Love Profusion.

VoicesCarry said:

i haven't listened to the Love Profusion remixes yet, though it's in the house. i did love the Headcleanr mix though


it's not that i'm not into heavy dance or club music. it's just that the remixes are pretty much unrecognizable these days, when they don't use any of the original vocals or music from the song. just a trend i dislike when it comes to remixes. if i wanted to hear original musical creations by people like Victor Calderone or Jacques Le Cont or Peter Rauhofer, i'd buy stuffy by them.

GrayKing said:

See, that's why I like remixes. I love new spins on songs. The point of a remix is to stray away from the song, not to copy it. They can be really beautiful when they're done right. Of course some remixers (Rauhofer) tend to do the same thing over and over again, but some are quite inventive (CJ Mackintosh in the early 90's, Jonathan Peters today).
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VoicesCarry said:

yes, but what's the point in making it a "remix", rather than a new song of your own, when it has absolutely nothing to do with the song that's purportedly being "remixed"?

GrayKing said:

The "point"? Well, a lot are commissioned to make the song danceable.

Other than that, the point is that they're just damn fun (to me), and sometimes better than the original track. A lot of single versions are better than the album versions - thanks to remixes (unrecognizable in some cases)!

VoicesCarry said:

true. It's Not Right But It's Okay really need to be saved from that tired-ass Rodney Jerkins sound, but to be saved by the tired-ass Thunderpuss sound? although, i suppose in 1999 Thunderpuss wasn't quite tired yet. tiring, but not tired.

GrayKing said:

Some really good ones:

Madonna - Express Yourself (7'' Remix)
Madonna - Keep It Together (Single Version)
Janet Jackson - Alright (7'' Remix)
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover (Def Club Edit, still Morales' best remix ever)

Plus the gajillion Motown tracks that were remixed for single release. Ever heard the LP version of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas' "Jimmy Mack"? The single mix made that song.

VoicesCarry said:

ah, it's VERY VERY subtly remixed. but i do like it more than the album version. gives it more punch.



yes, makes it single-worthy.



ditto. that version actually feels more like the actual song, whereas the album version seems so "remixy"



eh. so-so.

i bought the new !!! single for "Hello, Is This Thing On?".

You're right, I download them and don't buy them, and I haven't even downloaded in a loooonnnng time...I miss those Napster days. I can't even remeber the last single I purchased. It may have been back in the day, 'No body move' by that rap group, teenage days...

ever since the glory days of prince 12" singles, i haven't really been into buying singles...but !!! has been putting out really good CD singles with remixes and whatnot, that remind me of the old prince singles from back in the day...extended versions of the A-sides with really long b-sides. yummy.

Chico1 said:

I have that and am disappointed. Last single I bought was The Cure's "alt.end."