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as promised earlier on in this thread ... two outtakes I've always enjoyed immensely
also included on the Crystal Ball official outtakes compilation is this rarity I was talking about earlier. this isn't really a fully formed song, more of a weird funk work out. nice for a one time listen. it does drag on a bit though
when I was discussing officially released outtakes earlier on (the 'Crystal Ball' compilation) I forgot to mention one of the albums Prince quickly released just to get out of his contract with Warner Brothers. 'The Vault : Old Friends 4 Same' (1999) is worth seeking out for people who like the jazzier & bluesier side of Prince. all of these songs are outtakes, most of them only a few years old at that time though
here's an example. I could only locate a live version (the lawyers have started taking down youtube videos, as was expected)
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most of the tracks on this compilation were meant for a 1994 musical called 'I'll do anything' starring none other than Nick Nolte. (it was turned into a regular movie instead so the songs were shelved)
there are some tracks from different periods in there too, like a reworked version of the song currently in my sig, 'Old Friends 4 Sale' (1985) which predates the other material on this release. it is terribly overproduced though, the version in my sig (the original version) is by far superior
Prince wrote this song when Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis didn't make it to one of his concerts where they were supposed to perform with him. they got stuck in a snow storm, or so they said. later on Prince fired them because he saw a copy of Billboard that had a picture of them in the studio with IIRC The SOS Band, whom they were producing for on the side. Prince had earlier on instructed them not to take any side gigs
btw Jimmy Jam has already expressed an interest in curating Prince's vault of unreleased songs, but everything is up in the air right now as we don't know how things will go forward. Tyka Nelson has filed to become the Special Administrator of Prince's estate (no will has turned up yet). it is also possible Prince set up a trust, which by definition does not have to be disclosed to the public. people right now don't know what will happen to the vault. Paisley Park will probably be turned into a museum (Sheila E and others have pointed in that direction). it would be great if they kept the recording studios open as well, for established bands, and for younger local kids who play instruments and who could use some financial backing (free recording sessions)
back to the 'Old Friends 4 Sale' compilation, it also contains '5 Women', which is a song Prince gave to Joe Cocker, who has passed away too. I could only find Cocker's version on youtube, but both versions are very alike anyway
some of the songs from the 'Old Friends 4 Sale' outtakes compilation can be heard live on this Montreux (Switzerland) jazz concert bootleg. it's an audience recording so the sound quality is okay, but not superb. good concert though
the description includes a full tracklist
another album fans of jazz could look for is 'The Rainbow Children' (2001). if you tune out its Jehovah Witness' message it can be quite enjoyable
here's a nice ballad from the album
the whole album is up for now, but I don't expect it to remain on youtube much longer
and here's a full instrumental album called 'N.E.W.S.' (= North East West South) from 2003. it sold really badly but did get a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
gonna go see 'Purple Rain' on the big screen tomorrow evening. I hope a lot of fans turn up. it would be great if us fans could meet up once in a while
great live version of a gospel like outtake from the 'Controversy' (circa 1982) period
the tour was filmed and was gonna be mixed with added scenes with Prince and some friends (for example Susan Moonsie from Vanity 6) acting in them (filmed in his house in Chanhassen) - his first feature film (predating Purple Rain) if you will. the project was called 'The Second Coming' (this title is referenced in the 'Controversy' album liner notes)
the movie was never finished - Prince pulled the plug on it. but a lot of footage was filmed (all the concert footage was definitely there) and - due to the nature of the film (concert footage + dramatic scenes in between) could easily be stitched together into a coherent movie still.
more info on the movie here http://waxpoetics.com/features/artic...ill-fated-film (interview with the director, includes movie screenshots)
the dramatic parts in between the concert footage would in all probability form the earliest basis for the 'Purple Rain' movie script (both were semi-autobiographical)
the vault was drilled open today so the Bremer Trust (part of the Bremer Bank which handled part of Prince's finances) can make a list of Prince's assets
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http://img.stanleylieber.com/src/119...1720538223.jpg
over 2,000 unreleased songs rumored to be in there ... guess we'll find out
since the mid nineties Prince was in the habit of recording a second and in the last decade or so even a third disc of songs for any given project. discs two and three were vaulted instantly. the first disc ended up at the record company for distribution
I hope they treat this treasure trove like Frank Zappa's previously unreleased music. Zappa's family have done a great job so far
Why didn't those other cats want him there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Towers
He does seem kind of out of place admittedly, considering the connection all the other guys had with George, although I don't know who the dude playing the strat is.
Also, is that young Harrison the guy who played on the Wu song? My word he looks like his pop dook.
yep dhani was also on the wu cut
they didn't want him there cuz they didn't think highly of his guitar playing skills. I guess he showed them haha
for those who missed this on TV
apparently D' hunts polar bears in his down time
HA! Tom Petty and Jeff Lynn aren't exactly master axe slayers themselves. I thought he added a really nice touch to the performance. The dude on the strat handled business, but Prince added a welcome new element to the classic song.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Towers
Btw listened to 'The Undertaker ' today. Good stuff. Love that Honkey Tonk Woman cover.
solo starts at the 3 minute mark. another one at 4:30
^Nice one.
I had a gal over last night (I broke my 13 months + cecils fast lolz) and was flicking through channels, and they had a Prince special on an Aussie music show. I had it on for a while and they must have been doing it chronologically cause they were showing all this funked out 80's stuff. I did catch vision of a trill live performance where he was playing some nice licks on the butterscotch tele. I hit record before we retired to my chamber, so I'll have to run through footage some thyme soon.
^^ haha good timing
could it have been something called Rage? I remember seeing some people from Australia talking about it prince.org earlier this week
for people looking for boots, there are just so many out there, it's hard to pick a good one, both for songs & sound quality
next to the aftershow in the Netherlands (Small Club 88) I discussed earlier in this thread, I'd also recommend looking for this :
"Prince And The Revolution - "From The Soundboard : 1984 Birthday Show" (a June 7, 1984 show that was released in updated sound quality in May 2011). absolutely perfect sound quality, stunning guitar playing (both Prince & Wendy Melvoin) and a nice setlist that includes some of the best early hits, b-sides, material written for Sheila E and still unreleased outtakes
http://funkit.virose.net/wp-content/...84-600x592.jpg
Shortberry Strawcake (PA) / Drums Check
17 Days
Our Destiny
Roadhouse Garden
All Day, All Night
Free
Noon Rendezvous
Erotic City
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
When Doves Cry
Happy Nirthday INTERLUDE
Irresistable Bitch
Possessed
all songs are pretty long with beautiful extended guitar solos
here's a review (not mine) http://mikea7.typepad.com/now_its_on...ay-show-1.html
some of the tracks are on youtube atm
these aren't even the best tracks on the release tbh. truly a stunning boot
a quick google search showed me this release was still being torrented/seeded/whatever they call it as recent as March this year, so I guess you should be able to retrieve it relatively easily
enjoy
Yeah G dat shit was on rage.
Funnily enough my earliest memories of Prince are from watching rage with my bros when we were all kids. Could never forget those fucking warped guitars he was always playing, haha.
on the poppier side of things, anybody checking for Prince protegées (and there were many of them), the isleoffailedpopstars blogspot has loads of them, with functioning zippyshare links. just run 'Prince' through its little search engine and lots of 80s and 90s albums will be coming your way
this is more of interest to completists of course
this Copenhagen 2002 aftershow has amazing guitar playing throughout. listen to the whole thing here ...
https://www.mixcloud.com/luciaamorra...in-copenhagen/
skip past the first 4 and a half minutes (that's just taped intro music)
this One Night Alone tour aftershow is also known as the 'My Band's Tight' boot
another great guitar boot is 'Prince, Josh and Cora' (2007 London aftershow) that really displays Prince's guitar playing skills. this show is interesting in that Prince is only accompanied by 2 other musicians on stage (rarely happens in his case). do the torrent thing and you should be able to find it
Still in sadness how his life ended.
yeah, people have died from long videogame marathons without sleep, and in much less time than 154 hours straight. This is my first time hearing about that regarding Prince though, thats interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow Bob
I tried listening to a torrent of a handful of his albums back in the day, just to be familiar with it because he's one of the most well known artists, but I just could never get into any of his music. Maybe I'll give em another chance sometime. I do recognize him as an amazing musical genius though, RIP.