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Posted
5 minutes ago, smuggs said:


“Aged badly”, “Horribly dated” and “drum machine shit” are 3 terms that I’ve never seen in a Purple Rain review before, but I guess you’ll see everything if you live long enough.

Really? You're... just now noticing? Even in the more popular tracks, the sound has not aged well.

 

 

Posted
13 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Really? You're... just now noticing? Even in the more popular tracks, the sound has not aged well.


“Aged badly” does not compute. It’s an iconic synth sound (Linn LM-1) of the 1980’s. It is synonymous with peak Prince and is instantly identifiable by virtually every musician on the planet. It’s fucking awesome and should be played at ear-splitting volume.

Baby I’m a Star = “aged badly”. Lol, holy shit…

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Posted
33 minutes ago, smuggs said:


“Aged badly” does not compute. It’s an iconic synth sound (Linn LM-1) of the 1980’s. It is synonymous with peak Prince and is instantly identifiable by virtually every musician on the planet. It’s fucking awesome and should be played at ear-splitting volume.

Baby I’m a Star = “aged badly”. Lol, holy shit…

You say this, and then you criticize Van Halen's virtuoso Oberheim synth work.

And I stand by my statement. Linn drums sound like shit, and always have.

Roland 808s and Simmons, now that's an entirely different story. Though even the 808 can sound like crap.

Posted (edited)
32 minutes ago, honolulu horn said:

Baby I'm a Star is a fantastic song. It was back in the 80s and it still remains so in 2025. Purple Rain is one of the albums that has held up the best throughout the decades. 

Oh it's a great song. But it DOES sound dated. Both of these things can be true.

And on other tracks on that album, they just don't hold up well at all.

But there's some serious cognitive dissonance in praising the sound of Purple Rain while dissing it in 1984. Absolute bullshit.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

You say this, and then you criticize Van Halen's virtuoso Oberheim synth work.

Bud check the thread, I never said a word about Eddie. I love 1984. I’m Jeff Fucking Spicoli.

I only take issue with the Purple Rain diss. 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, smuggs said:

Bud check the thread, I never said a word about Eddie. I love 1984. I’m Jeff Fucking Spicoli.

I only take issue with the Purple Rain diss. 

Ey, it's a great album. 

But not flawless.

Posted
11 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Pedal with your heels. 

I’d usually pedal with the balls of my feet in between the spikes and hold my heels up and hope I didn’t slip off the pedal lol

Posted
10 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

As they say, today is the last day on which several thousand Americans will have 2 hands/all 10 fingers.

Son is an ER Nurse and contest.  All hands (no pun intended) on deck.  He’ll get 1-1/2OT this whole weekend, as SA residents are stupid!

He’s seen some so bad that the MD just says we might as well amputate.

Hook’em!!!

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