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Re: Random Music News/Musings/Debates Thread [Re: ronnierocketAGO] #689228
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Cover designers talk about this.

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Why not a new image for the cover?

We wanted to do something different with it – very difficult in an area where everything has been done before – but we dare to think this is something new. Normally using an image from the past means, ‘recycle’ or ‘greatest hits’ but here we are referring to the title The Next Day. The “Heroes” cover obscured by the white square is about the spirit of great pop or rock music which is ‘of the moment’, forgetting or obliterating the past.

However, we all know that this is never quite the case, no matter how much we try, we cannot break free from the past. When you are creative, it manifests itself in every way – it seeps out in every new mark you make (particularly in the case of an artist like Bowie). It always looms large and people will judge you always in relation to your history, no matter how much you try to escape it. The obscuring of an image from the past is also about the wider human condition; we move on relentlessly in our lives to the next day, leaving the past because we have no choice but to.


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Why “Heroes”?

If you are going to subvert an album by David Bowie there are many to choose from but this is one of his most revered, it had to be an image that would really jar if it were subverted in some way and we thought “Heroes” worked best on all counts. Also the new album is very contemplative and the “Heroes” cover matched this mood. The song Where are we now? is a comparison between Berlin when the wall fell and Berlin today. Most people know of Bowie’s heritage in Berlin and we want people to think about the time when the original album was produced and now.


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Pri...I mean "3rdEyeGirl" or whatever struck again.



Interesting slower, more R&B flavored retake on a Top 10 hit for him, replacing the original track's Springsteen-esque pop rock storytelling.

So yes enjoy this folks before it gets yanked pretty soon. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe before you finish reading this post?

What intrigues me, and something P fan boards really have not catched up on is that this was filmed. (Recently at his Chicago concerts if I understand it correctly.) God knows all the concerts he's had filmed and could make a good money stream from his fanbase if he released them on DVD or allowed people to buy it online.

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Bowie's new single cracked the UK Singles chart at #6, his first UK Top 10 hit in 20 years and his highest charting since '86.

So he's now got UK Top 10 hits in 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2010s. Way to go Ziggy.

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New Prince song?



~Oh why oh why can't he just release a concert album?

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Speaking of Mr. P, a blast from the past in "Sexy MF."

Ridiculed as he was for his trek into hip-hop, and this did flop in the U.S. (peaked at #66 on the Billboard 100), but this went #4 in the U.K. and #5 down in Australia. I actually quite like it, even if I can't decide if by his vocal tone he's full engaged the gangsta rap game or somehow ridiculing this?


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http://20pr1nc3.com/indexie.html

New website with some goodies, music video for teased-awhile "Screwdriver." Solid rocker.



~Montreux concert DVD/BR?!? Man Mr. P, don't tease us if you're not going through with such a promise.

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Prince, err I mean 3rdEyeGirl, has put out another outtake jam from his recent Dakota gigs.


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I listened to Gilbert O'Sullivan's beautiful song "Claire" a few days ago and it's still in my head. It got me thinking about a couple of his other hits. "Alone Again Naturally" is a great song, but has to be the darkest, bleakest song ever sung. When a song begins with a man just minutes away from committing suicideby leaping from a tower and then becomes more depressing afterward, you know it's a downer.

On the other hand "Get Down" was one of the upbeat hits of the 70s that deserves a lot more air time.

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Originally Posted By: klydon1
I listened to Gilbert O'Sullivan's beautiful song "Claire" a few days ago and it's still in my head. It got me thinking about a couple of his other hits. "Alone Again Naturally" is a great song, but has to be the darkest, bleakest song ever sung. When a song begins with a man just minutes away from committing suicideby leaping from a tower and then becomes more depressing afterward, you know it's a downer.

On the other hand "Get Down" was one of the upbeat hits of the 70s that deserves a lot more air time.


Yea Kly, "Alone Again Naturally" tho a very good song IS quite a downer. panic I heard it just the other day.

Oh, and while we are talking songs we just heard, what about "Rock On" by David Essex? I love that song. smile


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Originally Posted By: The Italian Stallionette

Yea Kly, "Alone Again Naturally" tho a very good song IS quite a downer. panic I heard it just the other day.

Oh, and while we are talking songs we just heard, what about "Rock On" by David Essex? I love that song. smile


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That's a great song too that was unique at the time. I always turn that one up.

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You might want to check this out on YouTube. It is called The Epiffany Project most of it is in areminian. The singer is American Williams is her name. They live in Germany. I met her and her husband who is areminian in Berlin. They both performed at my grandson Henry's baptism. Something about this music I liked. I especially like his wife. smile

They had a whole concert in Aremiana on YouTube check it out broaden your horizons.


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Prince is now selling tracks on a new website, all for 88 cents. (Yes stick it to iTunes, 11 cents cheaper!)

http://3rdeyegirl.com/

I'm enjoying one of those tracks released, a new outtake: "Breakfast Can Wait."


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I like a few of Prince's song but I've never heard any of his other back catalogue..


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Originally Posted By: DE NIRO
I like a few of Prince's song but I've never heard any of his other back catalogue..


Which songs (or albums) did you like? I can recommend a good many tracks/albums that you could check out.

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Interesting note worth sharing that Prince fans (or me and Lilo pretty much) should consider with the new website to buy songs of his.

In 2010, he sat down with the Peach & Black podcast team (a great podcast fans should subscribe to) and told them that he was getting ownership for his masters back from Warner Bros. after 30 years from its original release has lapsed. He also informed them that his first 6 albums (at that time) he had already remastered them and was just waiting to be released.

Now we're in 2013, and by then he's subsequently regained ownership (if what he said was true) of CONTROVERSY and 1999. Next year, he'll get back the crown jewel of his discography in PURPLE RAIN...which was his 6th album.

Not saying anything, but theoretically he could put those first 5 albums up for sale at any time on that 3rdeyegirl website or any future website of his, remastered and make all the money for himself.

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I like a few of Prince's song but I've never heard any of his other back catalogue..


Which songs (or albums) did you like? I can recommend a good many tracks/albums that you could check out.


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Originally Posted By: ronnierocketAGO
He also informed them that his first 6 albums (at that time) he had already remastered them and was just waiting to be released.

Not saying anything, but theoretically he could put those first 5 albums up for sale at any time on that 3rdeyegirl website or any future website of his, remastered and make all the money for himself.


The funny thing is I don't know if I would want to hear Dirty Mind remastered. confused
The demo sound really worked at that time and for that release. But I'm sure eventually I'd wind up getting a remastered version out of curiosity if nothing else..
What do you think?


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Well Prince, I mean 3rd eye girl, tweeted this just a few minutes ago.

""Screwdriver LIVE - February 10, 2013""

He's performing at the Grammys!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukd2gag2ljk

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As far as Prince goes, I can only speak of his earlier work. I really liked When Doves Cry, Purple Rain & Kiss, Rasberry Beret. Little Red Corvette was ok, and didn't he do "Party Like It's 1999?" 99? So passe' lol


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Originally Posted By: Lilo


The funny thing is I don't know if I would want to hear Dirty Mind remastered. confused
The demo sound really worked at that time and for that release. But I'm sure eventually I'd wind up getting a remastered version out of curiosity if nothing else..
What do you think?


Honestly I'm more worried that he'll mute or dub over the curse words and risque lyrics. (Prince, leave "Head" alone!) And there's always a chance that his remastering mixing will blow, not just merely enhacing the fidelity of the recordings to keep up with technology.

I have all his albums. The only remastered album that I want really to see (or hear) happen is SIGN O' THE TIMES, if only because the CD was issued in the dawn of CDs when they were notoriously arguably muddy-sounding.

But otherwise, I'm all about the goods raided from his Vault: Outtakes, alternate versions, all that. (Like the original, much longer version of "Adore.")

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News on Prince's next album? To say the least, I didn't expect this if true.

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•PEOPLE ARE talking about Prince's new CD, now in its planning stages. Prince is a great fan of the 1960s group Love. This band -- headed by Arthur Lee and Bryan Maclean -- was the first racially mixed rock band. They mixed a lot of styles -- classical, flamenco guitar, blues and hard-driving rock. Some feel Love was the forerunner of the much more successful The Doors. There were dramatic problems within the band, and the original group broke up in 1968. Their three albums are cherished by music aficionados.

Now, Prince wants to cover all of Love's great songs in a tribute album. Well, it would a profitable, smart way to introduce it all to a new generation that seems completely in the dark about the pleasures of Love.


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How long up will this last?


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You know usually I don't bother covering the musical output by Beatles offspring, but I must say this new track by Thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison's band) is actually really really really really good. Incidentally that track, plus the album from where it's from (also composed by Thenewno2) were recorded at Abbey Road Studios.


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I hadn't heard Dhani's band before, but I heard him playing solo and with others. while I'm not an expert, I was impressed with his ability.

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He sounds just like his dad as well.


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Prince on sunday on his 3rdeyegirl website released a new song, the acoustic track "That Girlfriend Thang." Dr. Funkenberry revealed tonight that he wrote and recorded it on that same day.

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Prince on sunday on his 3rdeyegirl website released a new song, the acoustic track "That Girlfriend Thang." Dr. Funkenberry revealed tonight that he wrote and recorded it on that same day.



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Eric Clapton has a new album out in a few weeks. Here's a track from it.


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David Bowie dropped the 2nd single from his upcoming album today: "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"

Hey, Tilda Swinton!


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Bowie's new album THE NEXT DAY is now streaming for free on iTunes.

(SPOILER: So far through 6 tracks, its really really good.)

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