prince

In high school I based multiple friendships on people's ability to complete lyric quotes from "Housequake". I am still friends with all of these people.

bullshit

Friends, Lovers, Sisters, Mothers/Wives

bullshit

this made me incredibly happy

LOUDER

what was that?

AFTERSHOCK

well let me show you what to do

Jump up on The One, now we're havin' fun

I mean really

green eggs and ham

really?

Shut up, already. Damn.

question

I am listening to AOA again on Spotify and am really drunk and even as a 45 y.o. white boy this is like the sexiest fucking thing I have ever heard.

thanks for posting that video of the Prince concert btw and keeping the dream of the internet alive

lol this reminds me of when I posted "Housequake" lyrics on twitter and Ned Raggett thought there was an actual earthquake happening in Seattle

Damn

Shut up.

Everybody, everybody; you gotta ROCK.

COME ON

lol this reminds me of when I posted "Housequake" lyrics on twitter and Ned Raggett thought there was an actual earthquake happening in Seattle

― The Reverend,

BULLSHIT

green eggs and hams

hams? ham

"Housequake" is such a glorious track but I must say I've always had a problem with the production/mastering.
It's too thin/flat (like most of SOTT and his 80s output).

you're too thin/flat

finally got a chance to listen to this youtube video HOLY SHIT is this hotter than fuck

watching it now.

"NO, IS YOUR MAMA?"

you're too thin/flat

SHUT UP ALREADY !

damn

Somebody say abscam

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY5Mzc5Mjg0.html

hope this is not bad form (plz delete if so) but for anybody who hasn't seen it, str8 fire omg etc

^^^^ yes, this is a tremendous show. BUT if anyone can find a copy online of the pre-SOTT tour "Valium" show at First Avenue...THAT is one of the rawest, funkiest Prince sets out there.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/watch-princes-incredible-eight-minute-snl-medley-20141102

3rd Eye Girl are Prince's worst backing band and the songs are not that good either. But the Rolling Stone writer loved it.

yeah considering what price is capable of all but the first segment of the medley was very disappointing

however he was by far the best thing about that horrible episode, and i love chris rock

mediocre Prince > mediocre snl

i think that was flat-out bad snl

Friends on FB who do not listen to r'n'b much (or Prince much), were impressed with his appearance...

most of it wasn't really r'n'b, though.... straight up rock.

"Housequake" is such a glorious track but I must say I've always had a problem with the production/mastering.
It's too thin/flat (like most of SOTT and his 80s output).

A fascinating, extended version of "Housequake" that remains unreleased, shows this Prince at the peak of his powers; at over seven minutes, the almost dubby mix features a chorus of Princes led by Camille calling, responding and jiving while the song passes through bass grooves ranging from a jazzy walk to popping funk, all punctuated by fuzzy metal power chords, wailing guitars and JB horns, supported by a typically crisp electronic beat and working itself into a feverish pitch. Brass aside, it's all Prince, and it's stone-cold brilliant.

I think most of his records could use a good remastering.

What's Lenny kravitz up to?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Go-Crazy-Prince-Making-ebook/dp/B00IWUST4O

new purple rain book (shame about the cover)

Some remarkable outtakes have begun to surface- lots of stuff longtime Prince nerds/fans like myself had never even heard of. This is an "Adore" like beauty (this YT account has all the goods): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesW5oJR7QM

my god this is lovely

man

so good

uh wtf, this sounds great
YSI? Where is this new material floating around on the web?

I guess fragments of this song have been around for years, but this full version is something new.

haha apparently his engineer Susan Rogers was not a fan and probably responsible for him shelving it

'"It was sappy and just plain silly", says Susan Rogers of 'Adonis and Bathsheeba', which she describes as a syrupy and sentimental ballad. "I mean, there's romantic love and there's syrupy love - this was pure saccharine. The chorus went 'Adonis and Bathsheeba in a garden of love' and a harp came on.

I was sitting there as quiet as possible but I had a laughing fit and I just couldn't stop. And I was really embarrassed because I was sitting next to Prince and he asked "What's the matter with you?". I said, "I'm sorry, I just think the song is really funny". And he said, "You don't like the harp?". He would often ask us our opinion. I said, "I've got to be truthful, I think the whole thing is just silly. I just don't think it's worthy of your best work". He didn't like criticism but we didn't work much longer on it".

The swooning, yearning music of 'Adonis and Bathsheeba' is clearly intended to summon thoughts of romance, but the overall result is disappointing due to the bland and insubstantial melody as well as Prince's quivering, affected vocal delivery. The arrangement is cluttered and overwrought with strings, horns and other instruments competing for attention.

The song was tracked in Prince's home studio on July 27th 1986, shortly after he had completed the final version of 'Dream Factory'. Eric Leeds added a saxophone part on the same day. Prince appears to be fond of it as the lyrics were published in '10,000' magazine released in 1993 under his supervision. Furthermore, Eric remembers Prince commenting to him that he thought it was "one of the best lyrics" he had ever written. The song was one of the 17 chosen by fans during the 'Prince: A Celebration' week in 2000 for inclusion on a possible 'Crystal Ball Volume 2' album'.

There's a new - um - not official collection out there called Back To The Basics 2.0 that has at least one cd's worth of mid-80s gems. Haven't been able to score a d/l link for it anywhere but these YT vids are all sourced from that collection. Also, the fabled "The Flesh" jam session recording done pre- "Parade" is also out there. Prince plays drums throughout.