honestly can't see Prince having even the slightest interest in a band that doesn't have "chops" in the conventional sense. and VU did not.
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 July 2011 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
across the board, all his obvious influences - Kraftwerk, P-Funk, Sly, Joni Mitchell - were very slick musos
also just because a song has only two chords /= Velvets
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 July 2011 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
Well, he also loved Cocteau Twins c. the Parade era so maybe chops weren't everything...
― Vendo Caramelos A Veces Sin Dinero (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 11 July 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
uh Elizabeth Fraser definitely has vocal chops
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 July 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.westendextra.com/news/2011/jul/prince-spotted-berwick-street-purple-rain-superstar-drops-buy-cds-and-dvds-soho-record
who knew this guy went record shopping. seems like a wasteed trip though. hes in soho, hes going to SOTU, and he buys hendrix, curtis, sly and al green (all of which i am sure he knows off by heart). says it all really about where hes at these days!
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 12:30 (twelve years ago) link
cementing his legacy/place in the pantheon?
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
that would be if he went around record shops reshelving his own albums ;)
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
I would posit that releasing so many albums is the opposite of taking a chance. Dude should cull and concentrate, then drop an album that has more weight to it than "the newest Prince album until he releases two or three more next year."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
when Prince culls and concentrates, we end up with Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
― HOOBASTANK is my co-pilot (DJP), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
culling and concentrating has never really been his forte
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
Ha, too true. Musicology sounded like he made an effort, too, and that turned out ... better.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
when he culls and concentrates, he also records SOTT.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
A handful of rave-ups aside, it might be the quietest rock double album ever recorded.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
Musicology sounded like he made an effort, too, and that turned out ... better.
Speak for yourself.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
"The opposite of NATO is OTAN"
makes ya think
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lohrzkYyV91qixko4o1_400.gif
― bed bath and beyoncé (The Reverend), Monday, 18 July 2011 02:32 (twelve years ago) link
<3
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/mookiebut/funk_convulsion.gif
― corey, Monday, 15 August 2011 04:35 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJH-nLejSIg&feature=player_embedded
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh.
I've never taken the time to track down unreleased Prince stuff, but this is convincing me I should.
― dizzy gillespie plays a sax/ me, myself, i love to (max) (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 August 2011 23:14 (twelve years ago) link
heard an incredible prince bootleg the other day - 20 min set, live in bbc studios in '92. just insane, especially the transitions.
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Monday, 22 August 2011 00:49 (twelve years ago) link
you absolutely should rev, although the homemade bootleg series someone linked to in one of the polls threads does a pretty good job at collecting the best of it and grouping it by era.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 22 August 2011 05:20 (twelve years ago) link
never seen these clips--watch while you can!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjN6NvaXx8&feature=youtu.be
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 20 February 2012 01:14 (twelve years ago) link
Apparently there was a Revolution reunion show sans Prince at First Avenue tonight? Classic lineup + Dez + Eric Leeds with Wendy as frontwoman.
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link
uh.... fucking hell that video
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Monday, 20 February 2012 04:12 (twelve years ago) link
The recorded version comes from that show (edited down a bit, with the coda added later). First time they ever performed it.
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
has that video been out there?
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Monday, 20 February 2012 04:16 (twelve years ago) link
yeah wow
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Monday, 20 February 2012 04:20 (twelve years ago) link
i'm just trying to imagine being one of the kids in the front row there... like it would take me possibly my entire life to comprehend being in that position
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Monday, 20 February 2012 04:21 (twelve years ago) link
Not sure how long that video's been out there, but I watched it a few months back at least. There's other first performances of Purple Rain material from that show out there.
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 04:26 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, and it was Wendy Melvoin's first show in the band.
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 04:27 (twelve years ago) link
Whoa, "When You Were Mine" in his natural register is like a whole different (but still amazing) song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WadJVLlS9Jw&feature=related
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 04:53 (twelve years ago) link
hard to believe that's the same show, i don't like that at all
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Monday, 20 February 2012 04:58 (twelve years ago) link
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:12 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:04 (twelve years ago) link
xp Really? I think that's my favorite performance of that song I've seen.
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 05:08 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno, seems tossed-off to me? is he even singing in the same key as the rest of the band? idk, i'm back to the purple rain clip
super pissed the "delirious" clip got its audio removed
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
several other uploads from that show by "jamiestarrevolution". unfortunately the most intriguing have disabled audio tracks ("delirious", "let's go crazy"). there is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77NFGphNOpU
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:16 (twelve years ago) link
not much cop, but there you go
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:17 (twelve years ago) link
some disagreement as to key in that version of "when u were mine", plus crippling A/V glitches, but shit that smokes. goddam.
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:20 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ha60kFHU_U&context=C3bfe5bfADOEgsToPDskIvV4Iw8yGO6r7yRCW2pX6e
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:29 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think he's out of key, just playing with the melody. xps
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 05:31 (twelve years ago) link
going through dude's videos, did MPLS ever release anything else?
crazy animate video in an 80s, kinda-sorta rock and rule style, badass.
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:49 (twelve years ago) link
uh, "animated"
Oh wow, this Prince wiki: http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Main_Page
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 06:01 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that wiki is great!
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 20 February 2012 06:09 (twelve years ago) link
There's also a really great online project floating around that arranged the best of unreleased prince stuff and released stuff as proper deluxe albums.
maybe the death of megaupload etc. killed it, tho.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 20 February 2012 06:10 (twelve years ago) link
his case of you is epic, although i think i prefer the solo acoustic version i saw him do over the summer.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 20 February 2012 06:12 (twelve years ago) link
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:04 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 20 February 2012 06:27 (twelve years ago) link
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:10 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Where is this?
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 February 2012 06:34 (twelve years ago) link
I think you can still find that stuff floating around, at least in Soulseek. They're called "Foefur's remasters", and they're all in FLAC format.
― Tuomas, Monday, 20 February 2012 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think the remastering work this Foefur fellow has done to album tracks is that impressive, but these are a great way of getting hold of rare and unreleased tunes.
― Tuomas, Monday, 20 February 2012 10:12 (twelve years ago) link