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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 13:05:32 GMT -5
The Gold Experience1. SHOOTER 2. Chelsea Press 2 3. God 4. singingrulebritannia 5. Ling-Ling 6. tim 7. .indulgecountry 8. Sir Benji 9. Mirago 10. newpower 11. mamooshka 12. @antigonerising 13. Linnethia Monique 14. Zach 15. samo🦕 The mid-90's were a tumultuous period for Prince to say the least. After publicly criticizing Warner Brothers for the creative restrictions he felt was placed on him and announcing he intended to fulfill his contract by releasing archival material instead of new records, Prince then changed his name to the unpronounceable 'Love Symbol'. In between the release of The Hits and his first 'archival release' Come, Prince made good on a clause in his contract that allowed him to release standalone songs independent of Warner. Since WB had quietly dismantled Paisley Park after Prince renewed his contract, he established NPG (New Power Generation) Records in 1994 and, with assistance from EMI, released The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, a slow-grooving ballad that would go on to become arguably his biggest hit worldwide. Much to WB's chagrin, Prince refused to include the song on Come or do any extensive promotion for that album. In retaliation, WB decided to issue the infamous Black Album (that Prince had abandoned back in '87) in the fall of 1994. Its released poked the bear hard enough that Prince agreed to release a new studio album of fresh material provided they pull the Black Album from shelves again (and WB agreed with all remaining pressings being removed from circulation by January 1995). At that point, Prince was inspired enough to conceptualize a project entitled The Gold Album; by the summer of 1995, he was ready to test the waters with it and issued a promotional mixtape handed out at Versace's show during Paris Fashion Week. Happy with its response, the album morphed into The Gold Experience and hit store shelves in September 1995. Although it produced two top-10 hits, received praise from critics as a return to form, and was certified Gold, the album failed to meet WB's commercial expectations and thinking Prince was purposely sabotaging promotional efforts to keep it afloat, they halted any further release of standalone singles outside of the label - a sign that their relationship was quickly running out of road. Reveals will start later today! Post your thoughts on the album, any favorite discoveries, and what you think will end up top vs. bottom.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Apr 25, 2020 13:08:42 GMT -5
All I know, is if y'all tanked "319," I'm gonna riot. If it's good enough for Elizabeth Berkley to strip to, it deserves at least top 5.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2020 13:49:31 GMT -5
*runs and hides*
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2020 15:26:04 GMT -5
All I know, is if y'all tanked "319," I'm gonna riot. If it's good enough for Elizabeth Berkley to strip to, it deserves at least top 5. That was one of the hottest stripper dance routines. I loved it.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 20:34:50 GMT -5
Ok, I'm finally back from Survival of the Supermarket. Anyone around for the bottom-6 reveals? We start off with a song that's right in the middle of the SD spectrum with 8 bottom-3 ranks. This will also include our first #1 loss!
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 20:46:45 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 20:51:33 GMT -5
#11 has the 2nd-lowest SD with just two top-5 rankings vs. seven bottom-3s.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:00:14 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:05:58 GMT -5
#10 has the 6th-highest SD with four top-5s rankings vs. six bottom-3s.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:20:58 GMT -5
#9 has the 5th-highest SD with five top-5s; in spite of it also having six bottom-3s, it made it out by just 6 points.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2020 21:26:00 GMT -5
Days of Wild (a song written for the album that wound up used for Crystal Ball) Several of the early configurations of the album had that song on it. I even saw a bootleg edition of the album at an imported music store that had it. I wanted to get it at the time for the song since it was not available anywhere else yet, but I couldn't spend $50. Fortunately a version of it did come out on Crystal Ball.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:28:39 GMT -5
You can cut off all my fins But to your ways I will not bend I'll die before I let you tell me how to swim And I'll come back again as a dolphin...singingrulebritannia : 3 Zach : 3 Chelsea Press 2 : 4 samo🦕 : 4 Mirago : 5 Sir Benji : 6 Linnethia Monique : 8 SHOOTER : 8 @antigonerising : 9tim : 10 Ling-Ling : 10 newpower : 10 God : 11 mamooshka : 11 .indulgecountry : 12 I completely forgot that in-between Come and Gold, Prince had worked on a 7-track album entitled The Undertaker that was recorded live in one take. Dolphin was to be the lead single and its video was released in September 1994 (also the first music video ever played when VH-1 Europe launched that same year). After the album was manufactured, Warner Bros. decided to be petty and block its release, going as far as coating the discs with plastic to make them unplayable. Dolphin was then repurposed for Gold and released in the UK exclusively as a promo single.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:31:19 GMT -5
Days of Wild (a song written for the album that wound up used for Crystal Ball) Several of the early configurations of the album had that song on it. I even saw a bootleg edition of the album at an imported music store that had it. I wanted to get it at the time for the song since it was not available anywhere else yet, but I couldn't spend $50. Fortunately a version of it did come out on Crystal Ball. I learned something new but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since Prince was notorious for his albums having multiple configurations before they were officially released.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:37:22 GMT -5
#8 has the 2nd-highest SD and beat Dolphin by just 1 point; a second #1 loss will occur here.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:47:25 GMT -5
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Post by Zach on Apr 25, 2020 21:47:39 GMT -5
And here I was thinking that Dolphin had the potential to win this thing.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2020 21:51:54 GMT -5
I learned something new but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since Prince was notorious for his albums having multiple configurations before they were officially released. Last week, I started looking at this site with all these details and behind the scenes info www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:55:40 GMT -5
#7 has the 5th-lowest SD and only three bottom-10s (lowest amount so far).
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 21:56:46 GMT -5
I learned something new but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since Prince was notorious for his albums having multiple configurations before they were officially released. Last week, I started looking at this site with all these details and behind the scenes info www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Main_PageYes! That's where I go when I need to fill in missing pieces as I'm constructing the timeline for each reveal. I could get lost on that site for hours.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2020 21:59:37 GMT -5
Yes! That's where I go when I need to fill in missing pieces as I'm constructing the timeline for each reveal. I could get lost on that site for hours. I use something similar for all my Madonna stuff too.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 22:05:18 GMT -5
What if I told you that you're worth Only half of what you be? Would you come forth and tell no lies? Would you come forth and talk to me?mamooshka : 2 tim : 3 Linnethia Monique : 4 Sir Benji : 5 @antigonerising : 6 newpower : 6 God : 7 SHOOTER : 7 Mirago : 7 Zach : 7Ling-Ling : 8 singingrulebritannia : 9 .indulgecountry : 10 Chelsea Press 2 : 12 samo🦕 : 12 Billy Jack Bitch was inspired by Prince's disdain for a Minneapolis gossip columnist named C.J. who routinely wrote negative articles about him. Although not an official single, Prince did perform the song as part of his tribute performance at the 1995 American Music Awards where he was being honored with their Award of Merit. Fun fact: The AMAs had a strict rule that all performances must be lip-synced so Prince chewed gum throughout his entire performance to make it obvious that he was being forced to.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2020 22:06:51 GMT -5
The Gold Experience (Top-6)
Endorphinmachine
Eye Hate U
Gold
P. Control
Shhh
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 25, 2020 23:04:39 GMT -5
I haven't done very well in this one. But at least my top 3 are all still in!
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 27, 2020 21:29:22 GMT -5
Who's here for me to finish this bitch up tonight?! #6 has the 4th-highest SD; 7 top-5s vs. 3 bottom-3s; it misses the top-5 by just 5 points.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 27, 2020 21:40:08 GMT -5
heyo
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 27, 2020 21:41:07 GMT -5
SHOOTER I may not be here for much longer but if you get to the reveals quickly, I'll be here, lol.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 27, 2020 21:45:49 GMT -5
Got a new trick in the back of my car It's kinda like a movie but you're the star Lights, camera, make a scene...singingrulebritannia : 2 Zach : 2 Chelsea Press 2 : 3 newpower : 3 Mirago : 3 Ling-Ling : 5 SHOOTER : 5 tim : 6Sir Benji : 7 @antigonerising : 8 samo🦕 : 8 God : 9 mamooshka : 10 Linnethia Monique : 11 .indulgecountry : 11 Endorphinmachine was recorded in early 1993 and had snuck its way into Prince's live show prior to its inclusion on the album to the point that many fans criticized the studio version for being too glossy and lacking the grit of the original version. Prince pushed for the song to be an official single but it was relegated to B-side status in Japan.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 27, 2020 21:51:28 GMT -5
oh no
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 27, 2020 21:55:36 GMT -5
#5 has the 3rd-highest SD with just two bottom-5s and yet another #1 loss.
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