Black Monk Time Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/0...albums-for-2009Oh shit, I want them all right now. From the descriptions in that article, I think I'm looking forward to Lotus Flower the most, and I'm guessing "There Will B Another 1 Like Me," "Colonized Mind," etc.-- the four songs he released to some radio station in December-- will be on this one.MPLSOUND does sound interesting, though, especially since it features Q-Tip. Sounds almost like it will be similar to Kanye's 808s, if the article's description is accurate, what with the Pro-Tools and stuff. The other album, Elixir, sounds pretty cool; Prince is the master of "sexy, chill-out songs," but I've never heard of Bria Valente before, so I'm not going to get my hopes too high for this at the moment.I hope he goes through with all of this and doesn't do another Black Album or whatever.Edit: Just found this new, official website which has three songs in its media player, presumably one from each album. If that's the case, MPLSOUND is a bit different from how I imagined it-- if "Crimson and Clover" is going to be on it, anyway. The third track is obviously from Elixir. I quite like it but it's nothing spectacular. If it's one of the weaker tracks on the album, I think I'll really enjoy it. She does have a good voice, but she's no Appolonia. Edited January 4, 2009 by Black Monk Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffle Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Sounds cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsonskitz Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 nice, wish i went too see him when he did one of the many 02 arena dates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite for illusions Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 The four previewed songs were unbelievable, had an almost Chaos and Disorder feel to them ( I don't understand why that album is hated on so much ). I wonder if Turn Me Loose will turn up on any future release, or if it was just another "Valut" cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoTides Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I'm very excited for this - Of all the songs he previewed, "Berlin Wall" was definitely my favorite one.The new site looks sweet, and even the sample track from Bria sounds pretty cool - Extremely chilled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten.. Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Looking forward to this. Prince = Greatness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownRock Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I'm not a Prince fan per say, I think he's extremely tallented and one of the few people I would say creates art out of music. He's just too much of a freak. Lotus Flower sounds like a good album though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 According to the movie "An Evening with Kevin Smith" (director of Clerks,Dogma etc..), Prince has a shitload of music locked in a vault, big time video's as well. Not a surprise that he has a lot of music to release. I'm not a fan, but he is talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Child Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 yes please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Time Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 The Lotus Flow3r website has been updated now; there's a new instrumental called "Discojellyfish" and a Bria Valente song called "Another Boy." Apparently the latter has been on iTunes for some months now, but I've never heard of it before.I really like "Discojellyfish." Very funky instrumenal and kind of experimental, although I hope there's not too many instrumentals on the album (if any; this could have vocals in its final form, I guess). The soloing at the end of the track really reminds me of something Buckethead would have done in the mid-00s."Another Boy" makes me look forward Bria's album more. Great R&B track. Her vocals on this are really good and I like Prince's guitar playing a lot -- really mellow and sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks on deck Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 "discojellyfish" is sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Time Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) Rolling Stone did an article yesterday after a listening party/concert or something. Link.These albums are probably my most anticipated albums of the year right now and they're shaping up to be Prince's best work since The Gold Experience or at least Musicology. The songs I've heard already are better than the whole of Planet Earth alone. Although there's nothing as good as 3121's "Fury" just yet, I think he'll manage to better that album on the whole.Album cover is pretty cool, too, and I can't wait to see his cover of "Creep" on the website (I've never seen it before).One downside is this: Downstairs in the home theater, Clay gives a deeper glimpse of what's coming on the site, set to slowly unfold in coming months.I want them all right now. Waiting months for these is gonna suck. Edited February 3, 2009 by Black Monk Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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