@dcc Clinton prince has a reallybgood voice as well. Micheal just had a higher vocal range in his chest voice, but Prince head voice and scream vocals arr insane
Being a total Prince fan and a radio DJ was very difficult. I was a “baby” jock so I worked weekend overnights. I had gotten my bootleg of the Black Album and didn’t dare try to slip in any Black Album tracks. The one thing I could do was take and use the lyric “put it where it feels good!” I would use that phrase anytime I could.
I love this WHOLE album....the beats are funky....o I still listen to the album like if it just came out...clap ur hands like double time...up in here.👏🏽👏🏽💜💜💜
Prince at his most raw and funky. Lovesexy was a good album but a tame replacement for this potentially explosive alternative successor to Sign O' The Times
I’m gonna go ahead and disagree. I think lovesexy is a masterpiece. I love this album but I 100% see why this wasn’t released. Bob George alone is a good enough reason it didn’t release.
I love the fake london accents here. On the off beat, I sing to myself... 'grind,.. le grind', when I'm walking down the street in Crazy Rich Hampstead..... Makes me feel at home.
I thought it did get released but Prince had them all pulled from stores because he was under the influence of Camille Shockadelica when he recorded it
The reason given at the time from release being pulled was that 'spooky electric' (referenced a year later in 'eye know') had influenced him. Is why on the cover of Lovesexy Prince is naked (reborn) and lots of lyrics throughout the songs reference his faith. The truth however is likely more commerical: the Black album didn't hold a light to Sign O The Times and Prince feared it would be a commerical failure. He did play songs from the Black album on his Lovesexy tour. Personally I love the Black album but it isnt as high a watermark as Lovesexy.
@@sterlmorrison Just read your opinion and it's compelling. I understand Black was to be his return to black music. Then Lovesexy was the album because he feared dying with Black and it might be his last and he thought it was bad juju. But it's likely (sadly) you’re right about commercialism. The thing is - I think Lovesexy (specifically) is the most insanely brilliant album Prince has ever written. It's utterly, cripplingly brilliant. I miss and yearn for The Revolution - but this album is...
"Oh bend down, oh bend down...Feels so GOOD! Oh Bend Down, yes Bend Down Like a Pony Would...Like a Pony Would...Like a Pony Would...Doin' the Grind.." Oh prince, u naughty, lewd little dude hahahahahaha
VERY IMPORTANT!!!! Please add that this album was actually his 10th to be released but was recalled. Understanding this history helps the album make sense coming right before Lovesexy and having some of the left over sounds from SOTT. VERY IMPORTANT if you are a Prince fan and are reviewing his musical growth through his album releases.
Not releasing this album plus not touring the States for SOTT ended an unprecedented 8 or 9 album streak of insane brilliance. Something happened after this era ended. Could have been the dismissal of Wendy and Lisa and the Revolution but there is a significant drop in product quality following this period and then again after the Gold Experience.
@@warmleatherette5652 Ill add more context to the descriptions when I have the chance. Honestly I assume if anyone has come down the hole deep enough to be listening to Black Album, they know what they're getting into. I love lovesexy and the New Power Generation era, but I do agree some momentum was lost around this era in his career. Maybe thats why sign o the times is such a masterpiece.
@@warmleatherette5652 Prince was posessed by Camille Shockadelica and on ecstacy during this album, the weird voices in the background are the Camille entity. Prince felt immense guilt for this album, he apologized in the Alphabet Street video
@@warmleatherette5652 Prince released, in my opinion, his best album in 1992 (Symbol), and again another high mark with Gold Experience in 1995. Whatever era ended with Revolution ending brought about some of his best stuff immediately after.
I have this Cd - I bought it at Circuit City - I'm listing to it right now - It's a 1988 Warner Brothers release It was sold with just a black piece of paper for it's cover - The limited edition stuff was on the outside plastic I throw that away - How much is this Cd worth? how rare is the Cd cut ?
@@mssororsalsa It really all depends on serial numbers. I have both a 1987 vinyl pressing of the black album. 1994 pressing of the album on vinyl. 94 copy on CD and three bootlegs.
Aaron Kirschner I don’t have the Promo CDs but I was given the 87 pressing by a friend who worked at a record pressing plant. The 94 copies I bought myself and I keep them all in perfect condition. The lovesexy tour was amazing and they need to remaster the concerns and release it!
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I'm not sure it will ever be re-released on CD ever again. I have a promotional copy from when it was "officially" released in 1994 on CD. People that have them don't usually like to part with this record.
@@JohnSmith-id8wv hi this is Kareem I just found the BLACK ALBUM ON CD AND IT WAS NEVER USED IT'S BEEN SEALED UP FOR YEARS. NOW I HAVE IT ON RECORD AND CD
I said I wouldn't listen to The Black Album, but Prince released it on Tidal and this sounds more like a Camille track than something born out of anger and fury
