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Thread started 04/13/05 3:22pm

Riverpoet31

5 most overrated Prince tracks.....

I just visited (and posted at) the thread '5 most underrated Prince tracks', so i thought just turn this subject around. I bet this most have been done before on here, but i am just curious about your opinions:

My top 5:
- A million days: very overrated in my opinion, not very strong verses when it comes to the melodies and the chorusses definitely dont 'jump out' as catchy, the production is very clutchy, and Prince doesnt seem very heartfelt singing these lyrics, more on 'autopilot'. In no way i would see this track become a great hit (like many of you in here seem to think). A far better and stronger song in this vein is "Dolphin" from the Gold Experience.
- Computer Blue: nice production, good musicianship, but theres a decent 'song' underneath that, definitely not a great song.
- DMSR: a nice funktrack, but not spectucalar, it first goes one too long, and second, Prince have written better funktracks for himselve and the Time. Automatic is funkheaven for me instead, much more enjoyable, experimental, one of Princes trademark cuts, while DMSR is nice, but not great.
- Crucial: i did read remarks about being this song being almost as strong as Adore, so i expected a lot. But when i did hear this song on the Crystall Ball-box i thought naaah.....this is the kind of ballad Princes can write with his eyes closed, and thinking about the weater at the same time, i mean....nothing special, just a mediocre ballad
- Pink Cashmere: Prince trying to write and perform another 'adore' type of ballad, but the production sounds very dated (compare those synthesizer strings to the timeless production of adore), the song isnt very gripping or catchy, Prince can do way better when it comes to writing this kind of songs (Insatiable, Scandalous), it goes on way too long for its own good and definitely i dont hear passionate, heartfelt singing on this song... A decent B-side maybe, but definitely not a Prince-classic
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Reply #1 posted 04/13/05 3:27pm

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Reply #2 posted 04/13/05 3:27pm

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the thread that's already up about 5 overrated tracks is enough. we don't need one more.

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