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Thread started 10/01/10 9:37am

GetAwayFromMe

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Someone please explain to me why I should like 20TEN.

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

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Reply #1 posted 10/01/10 9:41am

PurpleLove7

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GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

[img:$uid]http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif[/img:$uid] Allow me to ask you one question: did you listen to this album with headphones (or just sitting like at your computer listening to it)?

Peace ... & Stay Funky ...

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Reply #2 posted 10/01/10 9:42am

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GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

Have you liked any of Prince's recent (2004 onwards) albums? I fail to see how 20TEN is miles better or worse than anything from the last decade. Personally, I dig the classic Minneapolis sound production on 20TEN so it elevates the music in my eyes.

[Edited 10/1/10 9:58am]

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Reply #3 posted 10/01/10 9:52am

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It's better than PE biggrin

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Reply #4 posted 10/01/10 9:56am

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GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

It seems like you have already decided that you do not like the album, so nothing that anyone says on here is going to make you like it.

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Reply #5 posted 10/01/10 9:57am

PurpleLove7

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MikeyB71 said:

GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

It seems like you have already decided that you do not like the album, so nothing that anyone says on here is going to make you like it.

True ...

Peace ... & Stay Funky ...

~* The only love there is, is the love "we" make *~

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Reply #6 posted 10/01/10 9:57am

JoeTyler

It's worse than LotusFlower, but A LOT better than MPLShit, and certainly funnier than PE...

Sticky Like Glue is a new classic...

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Reply #7 posted 10/01/10 10:15am

ernestsewell

If you don't like it, don't listen to it. No one is going to convince your tastes otherwise. The argument over which Prince album is good or not is a constant one. It's your own taste, and there's nothing wrong with that. But to ask someone to convince you, or explain to you, why the album is good or not - it's bait-y.

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Reply #8 posted 10/01/10 10:21am

metallicjigolo

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I'd rather prepare myself for a colonoscopy. confused

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY UDON'T LIKE THE ALBUM I SURE DON'T.

I like the album alot. I have it on heavy rotation. I listen to it instead of the radio.

[Edited 10/1/10 11:16am]

Prince did an interview with a woman at Record World. They talked about whatever, then he asked her: "Does your pubic hair go up to your navel?" At that moment, we thought maybe we shouldn't encourage him to do interviews.
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Reply #9 posted 10/01/10 10:28am

GetAwayFromMe

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PurpleLove7 said:

GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

[img:$uid]http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif[/img:$uid] Allow me to ask you one question: did you listen to this album with headphones (or just sitting like at your computer listening to it)?

With headphones. Is listening to it any other way going to make it sound better?

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Reply #10 posted 10/01/10 10:29am

GetAwayFromMe

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skywalker said:

GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

Have you liked any of Prince's recent (2004 onwards) albums? I fail to see how 20TEN is miles better or worse than anything from the last decade. Personally, I dig the classic Minneapolis sound production on 20TEN so it elevates the music in my eyes.

[Edited 10/1/10 9:58am]

Honestly? Not really....it's not the sound, it's the lyrics that sound bland.

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Reply #11 posted 10/01/10 10:30am

GetAwayFromMe

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MikeyB71 said:

GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

It seems like you have already decided that you do not like the album, so nothing that anyone says on here is going to make you like it.

How do you know that's the case? I am asking why OTHER PEOPLE like it. I am curious.

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Reply #12 posted 10/01/10 10:31am

GetAwayFromMe

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ernestsewell said:

If you don't like it, don't listen to it. No one is going to convince your tastes otherwise. The argument over which Prince album is good or not is a constant one. It's your own taste, and there's nothing wrong with that. But to ask someone to convince you, or explain to you, why the album is good or not - it's bait-y.

It's not baiting at all.......

I would like to see other opinions on why they may like it or not.

Do you like it? If so, why?

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Reply #13 posted 10/01/10 11:24am

PurpleLove7

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GetAwayFromMe said:

ernestsewell said:

If you don't like it, don't listen to it. No one is going to convince your tastes otherwise. The argument over which Prince album is good or not is a constant one. It's your own taste, and there's nothing wrong with that. But to ask someone to convince you, or explain to you, why the album is good or not - it's bait-y.

It's not baiting at all.......

I would like to see other opinions on why they may like it or not.

Do you like it? If so, why?

From my point of view there's not one album Prince has ever put out that I do not like. 20Ten has a MPLSoUND feel to it and it's not too far off 'musically' from 1999 and some critics actually have compared it to 1999. The only song that I didn't like from first listen was 'Act of God', I just didn't like the tempo and groove of the song, now I do. P's given me everything musically and I'd rate the lyrics a 3 1/2 out of 5 for the album.

Peace ... & Stay Funky ...

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Reply #14 posted 10/01/10 11:34am

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20Ten was a funk bomb exploding in your living room like a mad clown in summer.

If you didn't witness that, sorry for you. But don't expect anybody to convince you the album was good. Either you listen and like it, or you don't. I dare to question the assumption that anybody cares.

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Reply #15 posted 10/01/10 11:58am

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you dont have to like it ... confused

if you dont like it.. do you and let the people kiss your ass

[Edited 10/1/10 12:00pm]

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Reply #16 posted 10/01/10 12:01pm

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luv4u said:

It's better than PE biggrin

SOOOO much better! Shoooooo.

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If you like it, great. If you don't, no big. I think it's safe to say that a majority of people only like some of the album. Quite a few people, like me, REALLY like some songs (Beginning Endlessly, Future Soul Song, Laydown), really HATE others (Compassion, Everybody Loves Cheese) and everything else falls somewhere in between those extremes. It's different for everyone, which I think makes it a worthy listen. I definitely don't think it's a shit album, though. Not even close.

Edit: The song listed are just my examples. Please don't start beating me about the head and shoulders with a purple umbrella or sumfin'.

[Edited 10/1/10 12:03pm]

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Reply #17 posted 10/01/10 12:43pm

Philly76

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Some1 please explain to me why i should like garlic neutral

It´s all about taste, nuff said...

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Reply #18 posted 10/01/10 12:46pm

Cerebus

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Philly76 said:

Some1 please explain to me why i should like garlic neutral

It´s all about taste, nuff said...

Not really. Because I could have an hours long conversation with you about garlic and ways to use it that may or may not make you like it. biggrin Why somebody likes something is all about taste. Discussing why you think somebody should or should not like something is a completely different conversation.

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Reply #19 posted 10/01/10 12:56pm

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Cerebus said:

Philly76 said:

Some1 please explain to me why i should like garlic neutral

It´s all about taste, nuff said...

Not really. Because I could have an hours long conversation with you about garlic and ways to use it that may or may not make you like it. biggrin Why somebody likes something is all about taste. Discussing why you think somebody should or should not like something is a completely different conversation.

I agree with u biggrin

I should have written SHOULD in caps wink

I like 20TEN.

And i like garlic wink

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Reply #20 posted 10/01/10 1:01pm

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Other than Compassion, the album harkings back to Prince's funk roots that we longed for since the days of 1999. So yeah you should really like this album, and a real, true Prince fan will love Everbody Love Me. Too Funky!

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Reply #21 posted 10/01/10 1:03pm

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joyinrepetition said:

Other than Compassion, the album harkings back to Prince's funk roots that we longed for since the days of 1999. So yeah you should really like this album, and a real, true Prince fan will love Everbody Love Me. Too Funky!

What a silly thing to say. lol If you like it, great, but it doesn't make me any less of a Prince fan because I think it's a steaming pile of dung. That's just my opinion.

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Reply #22 posted 10/01/10 1:03pm

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Either like it, or you don't. You don't HAVE to like anything (especially not this exercise in treading sewage water).

[Edited 10/1/10 13:04pm]

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Reply #23 posted 10/01/10 1:06pm

vitriol

Why should you like this?

Well, in fact, if you have a great musical taste you shouldn't!! lol lol lol

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Reply #24 posted 10/01/10 2:12pm

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GetAwayFromMe said:

Is listening to it any other way going to make it sound better?

PRINCE: the only man who could wear high heels and makeup and STILL steal your woman!
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Reply #25 posted 10/01/10 2:13pm

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Lost

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Reply #26 posted 10/01/10 4:04pm

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Listen to the music and formulate your own opinion. Nobody cares whether you like it or not and, quite frankly, nobody should waste their time trying to convince you.

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Reply #27 posted 10/01/10 4:11pm

Militant

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It's a great album.

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Reply #28 posted 10/01/10 7:26pm

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It's a great album.

nod and it's Prince-enjoy him while you can wink

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Reply #29 posted 10/01/10 8:12pm

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GetAwayFromMe said:

I am seriously not trying to be mean here....but I just listened to Compassion and some other song I already forgot the title of lol

Come on guys, can someone who believes this to be a decent album explain to me WHY you think that particular way? I am shocked by the mediocre lyrics and honestly, disappointed.

So what am I missing? What are you listening to that I'm not?

Man that was fucking BAD!!!!sad

If we (princely fans) have to explain why u should like 2010, it's best u move on to a different artist. its all juss normal classic Prince...if it is that foreign to u, u u might juss not be rolling along as Prince is, only certain fans can keep up..no offense...but usually only the sexy people. word. This album is creamy...still better than most crap out there now.

"Its flier to B hungry than fat"
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