Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Prince - 1999




After the release of the album in October of 1982 by Warner Bros. Records, critics and fans realized that something new and excinting about Prince music was happening, constructed almost entirely on synthesizers by Prince himself, 1999 is an oustanding record that parts from Pop, Funk & Soul, combined with electronic beats and samples that fits very well with Prince voices and overdubbs. The result is a stunning display of raw talent, not wallowing indulgence.





  Personnel
  • Dez Dickerson – co-lead vocal on "1999" and "Little Red Corvette", guitar solos on "Little Red Corvette"
  • Wendy Melvoin – background vocals on "Free"
  • Lisa Coleman – co-lead vocal on "1999" and "Little Red Corvette", background vocals on "Delirous", "D.M.S.R.", "Automatic" and "Free", handclaps on "D.M.S.R."
  • J.J. – co-lead vocal on "1999", background vocals on "Automatic", "Free" and "Lady Cab Driver"
  • Vanity – background vocals on "Free"
  • Jamie Shoop, Carol McGovney, Peggy McCreary, Brown Mark, Poochie and "the Count" – background vocals and handclaps on "D.M.S.R."
  • Prince – all other vocals and instruments
  • Peggy McCreary – engineer
  • Don Batts – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
    
Track List:

1 - 1999
2 - Little Red Corvette
3 - Delirious
4 - Let's Pretend We're Married 
5 - D. M. S. R.
6 - Automatic
7 - Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 
8 - Free 
9 - Lady Cab Driver
10 - All The Critics Love You In New York
11 - International Lover


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Monday, February 4, 2013

This 1950 film by Akira Kurosawa it's a cinematic archetype that has served as a template for many a film since. , the facts surrounding a rape and murder are told from four different and contradictory points of view, suggesting the nature of truth is something less than absolute. The cast, headed by Kurosawa's favorite actor, Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori and Minoru Chiaki, is superb. 

                                                           Full Movie:

                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dM_ZtjdcjM 



                                       






                  Excellent reading of the making of Rashomon by Akira kurosaka


   http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/196-akira-kurosawa-on-rashomon