Drop one of the fifty slow songs and add this to the mix and Prejudice could have been as huge as Faith. Well, it could have been half as huge.

sosgemini said:

Is this actually a video that was shot for the song?

Listen without Prejudice would have been as big as Faith (if not bigger) if he released it as one project and actually promoted it (I heard he was burnt out from the Faith Tour and promotional campaign). Any album with Freedom and Too Funky as (lead) singles would have been a big hit. Mother's Pride & Praying for Time were great tracks if a little 'preachy' (for a top 40 artist), Cowboys and Angels was good if a little AC, Waiting for that Day was average. Add the cover of They Won't Go and some songs I haven't heard yet (in the process of downloading) like Crazyman Dance, Thank You and Happy and you've got one of the best pop albums of the 90's.

I think George made the mistake of trying to be too bold\ambitious with his project. "Praying for Time" as the first single, no tour, some sure hits left on the shelf and little promotion. I wonder how things could\would have been different...

AlexdeParis said:

sosgemini said:

Drop one of the fifty slow songs and add this to the mix and Prejudice could have been as huge as Faith. Well, it could have been half as huge.

LWP was never going to be as huge as Faith. That's OK, though, because it's an even better album. This is a cool song. I hope all of the Vol. 2 outtakes come to light soon.

Speak for yourself.

Sorry, the album is weighted down IMHO by all the slow songs.

rainman1985 said:

Is this actually a video that was shot for the song?

Listen without Prejudice would have been as big as Faith (if not bigger) if he released it as one project and actually promoted it (I heard he was burnt out from the Faith Tour and promotional campaign). Any album with Freedom and Too Funky as (lead) singles would have been a big hit. Mother's Pride & Praying for Time were great tracks if a little 'preachy' (for a top 40 artist), Cowboys and Angels was good if a little AC, Waiting for that Day was average. Add the cover of They Won't Go and some songs I haven't heard yet (in the process of downloading) like Crazyman Dance, Thank You and Happy and you've got one of the best pop albums of the 90's.

I think George made the mistake of trying to be too bold\ambitious with his project. "Praying for Time" as the first single, no tour, some sure hits left on the shelf and little promotion. I wonder how things could\would have been different...

No, just a fanmade compilation

So far, from the unreleased "Listen Without Prejudice Vol 2", we have

Disco

Too Funky

Happy

Do You Really Want To Know

Crazyman Dance

I'm not sure if Fantasy was considered for it...

Faith is great, but LWP will always be his best record. The slow songs are fantastic - Praying For Time, They Won't Go When I Go, Cowboys & Angels, Mother's Pride and Waiting are all perfect!

I've listened to the song a half dozen times and read the lyric sheet. It's a good club song but not even as good as "Fantasy" which I think was a great B-side. I don't think that this would have worked on LWP. He made the right call...I think it would have worked on Older. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to save this as an mp3.

TRON said:

Faith is great, but LWP will always be his best record. The slow songs are fantastic - Praying For Time, They Won't Go When I Go, Cowboys & Angels, Mother's Pride and Waiting are all perfect!

I think you got it perfectly correct Tron! Even though it is a short song Waiting (reprise) is almost untouchable. I have felt that kind of pain and played this song thousands of times! When he opened the last tour with this song, I knew it would be a great night!

Nice to see other people who love George as well I LOVE this song!

I like it!

I wonder if they will ever officially release LWP Vol 2?

wishuhvn said:

I've listened to the song a half dozen times and read the lyric sheet. It's a good club song but not even as good as "Fantasy" which I think was a great B-side. I don't think that this would have worked on LWP. He made the right call...I think it would have worked on Older. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to save this as an mp3.

I think people are a little mistaken here. This wasn't intended for LWP. It was meant for the sequel which was a much more upbeat, funky, dancy affair. It sounds just like the rest of what he was doing in '92.

TRON said:

wishuhvn said:

I've listened to the song a half dozen times and read the lyric sheet. It's a good club song but not even as good as "Fantasy" which I think was a great B-side. I don't think that this would have worked on LWP. He made the right call...I think it would have worked on Older. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to save this as an mp3.

I think people are a little mistaken here. This wasn't intended for LWP. It was meant for the sequel which was a much more upbeat, funky, dancy affair. It sounds just like the rest of what he was doing in '92.

TRON said:

wishuhvn said:

I've listened to the song a half dozen times and read the lyric sheet. It's a good club song but not even as good as "Fantasy" which I think was a great B-side. I don't think that this would have worked on LWP. He made the right call...I think it would have worked on Older. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to save this as an mp3.

I think people are a little mistaken here. This wasn't intended for LWP. It was meant for the sequel which was a much more upbeat, funky, dancy affair. It sounds just like the rest of what he was doing in '92.

I think we are all aware of the fact there was a LWP Vol 1 & 2. I don't know for a fact if they were recorded during the same sessions but they sure sound like you could put them side by side not be able to tell the difference. I, for example, was saying it would have been better as a single disk combining songs from both albums rather than the original plan, ie what you described.

sosgemini said:

AlexdeParis said:

sosgemini said: LWP was never going to be as huge as Faith. That's OK, though, because it's an even better album. This is a cool song. I hope all of the Vol. 2 outtakes come to light soon.

Speak for yourself.

That's what I was doing.

rainman1985 said:

TRON said:

I think people are a little mistaken here. This wasn't intended for LWP. It was meant for the sequel which was a much more upbeat, funky, dancy affair. It sounds just like the rest of what he was doing in '92.

I think we are all aware of the fact there was a LWP Vol 1 & 2. I don't know for a fact if they were recorded during the same sessions but they sure sound like you could put them side by side not be able to tell the difference. I, for example, was saying it would have been better as a single disk combining songs from both albums rather than the original plan, ie what you described.

I'm sure when he introduces 'Too Funky' on his live dvd he says 'back to 1990' which I always thought was odd as it was released in 1992, so maybe you're right about it being from the vol.1 sessions.

the KING

time for GM to open and release his vault

CHIC0 said:

the KING

time for GM to open and release his vault

Somehow, I have a feeling that way down the line somewhere, he'll put out a box set of stuff. He's not really done that - just a few (quite comprehensive) CD sets. He'll never put another full concert out on DVD (his own words), but to pull those other songs out and put out a 3 or 4 CD box set with some goodies in it - it's a motherfuckin' wet dream!

sosgemini said:

AlexdeParis said:

sosgemini said: LWP was never going to be as huge as Faith. That's OK, though, because it's an even better album. This is a cool song. I hope all of the Vol. 2 outtakes come to light soon.

Speak for yourself.

Sorry, the album is weighted down IMHO by all the slow songs.

I agree, most GM songs I like are the uptempo ones.

CHIC0 said:

the KING

time for GM to open and release his vault

the bitch needs to release some deluxe editions of all 3 Wham! albums and finally release Foreign Skies on DVD

The Lord of Pop needs to get back in the studio!!

bboy87 said:

So far, from the unreleased "Listen Without Prejudice Vol 2", we have

Disco

Too Funky

Happy

Do You Really Want To Know

Crazyman Dance

I'm not sure if Fantasy was considered for it...

I still think Too Funky would be the strongest track from that unreleased album. Disco would have work as the second single though.

ernestsewell said:

but to pull those other songs out and put out a 3 or 4 CD box set with some goodies in it - it's a motherfuckin' wet dream!

bboy87 said:

CHIC0 said:

the KING

time for GM to open and release his vault

the bitch needs to release some deluxe editions of all 3 Wham! albums and finally release Foreign Skies on DVD

The Lord of Pop needs to get back in the studio!!

he needs to get in the studio YESTERDAY!!!

sosgemini said:

AlexdeParis said:

sosgemini said: LWP was never going to be as huge as Faith. That's OK, though, because it's an even better album. This is a cool song. I hope all of the Vol. 2 outtakes come to light soon.

Speak for yourself.

Sorry, the album is weighted down IMHO by all the slow songs.

No, it's not. Speak for yourself. LWP is a masterpiece.

ludwig said:

sosgemini said:

Speak for yourself.

Sorry, the album is weighted down IMHO by all the slow songs.

No, it's not. Speak for yourself. LWP is a masterpiece.

What part of "In My Humble Opinion" did you misunderstand?

eventually he/Sony will get around to doing deluxe remasters same as (almost) everyone else that's got more than 3 years worth of material to their name.

hopefully LWPv2 is a bonus disc.

bboy87 said:

CHIC0 said:

the KING

time for GM to open and release his vault

the bitch needs to release some deluxe editions of all 3 Wham! albums and finally release Foreign Skies on DVD

The Lord of Pop needs to get back in the studio!!

YES! And was The Final Wham! concert filmed in its entirety? Is it available anywhere??

bboy87 said:

rainman1985 said:

Is this actually a video that was shot for the song?

Listen without Prejudice would have been as big as Faith (if not bigger) if he released it as one project and actually promoted it (I heard he was burnt out from the Faith Tour and promotional campaign). Any album with Freedom and Too Funky as (lead) singles would have been a big hit. Mother's Pride & Praying for Time were great tracks if a little 'preachy' (for a top 40 artist), Cowboys and Angels was good if a little AC, Waiting for that Day was average. Add the cover of They Won't Go and some songs I haven't heard yet (in the process of downloading) like Crazyman Dance, Thank You and Happy and you've got one of the best pop albums of the 90's.

I think George made the mistake of trying to be too bold\ambitious with his project. "Praying for Time" as the first single, no tour, some sure hits left on the shelf and little promotion. I wonder how things could\would have been different...

No, just a fanmade compilation

Mostly from An Easier Affair

Dred said:

bboy87 said:

the bitch needs to release some deluxe editions of all 3 Wham! albums and finally release Foreign Skies on DVD

The Lord of Pop needs to get back in the studio!!

YES! And was The Final Wham! concert filmed in its entirety? Is it available anywhere??

Looks like it, because clips have been used in TV specials.