jaypotton said:

nah, people will be bitching about the good cd soundquality.

they'll be all "oh damn prince releasing a good sounding cut
like this. i liked it much more when it was on a boot in sum
shitty quality with bootlegger tags all over it"

Minister: Livewire, will you take Planet Earth to love, honor and cherish as long as you shall live?

Me: I will.

Minister: I now pronounce you man and new classic album. You may kiss Prince's ass.

I haven't posted here in about a year, but I had to say that PE is one SHITTY SHIT SHIT of an album.

Riverpoet31 said:

NOTE TO MODS: I'm NOT asking where or how to get this!

just wanted to ask Riverpoet31 if you've heard a copy
of the actual album (listening party perhaps?) or if
there's a 320 kbps leak out there floating around?

Five listens of "Mr. Goodnight" or "Lion of Judah" can be hazardous to your health.

emesem said:

Lion of Judah is great, but I'm with you "Mr. Goodnight." I really do think it's one of the worst things he's ever recorded. Tracks like "Graffiti Bridge," "Jughead" and "3 Chains" are just soooo over-the-top bad that they become camp. But "Goodnight" is just lazy, uninspired, boring dreck. I'm praying that somehow he's realized it's the one real clunker on an otherwise great album and replaced it with "Watchtower/Best of You" or "Shadows and Chains"--or hell, even "Song of the Heart."

It's not like the songs are printed on the back cover or anything.

emesem said:

Lion of Judah is great, but I'm with you "Mr. Goodnight." I really do think it's one of the worst things he's ever recorded.

IstenSzek said:

yeah and it will be "why did he release take #9 I prefer take #2 when he only strikes the cowbell the once. This just sucks big time!!!"

MendesCity said:

And then there are some of us that like 3 chains o'gold. I wouldn't hold your breath of a song repacement this close to PE release.

MendesCity said:

I didn't care for this song too much on first listen -- it was my lowest-rated PE track on the review thread -- but I've come to like it. The laid-back vibe of the song is cool, as is Prince's spoken-word delivery (because this is not really rap to me, but more like "Irresistable Bitch"). "Mr. Goodnight" will continue to divide folks, but it works for me.
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I agree with a lot of what you said too spaceboy, right on target


I gotta say, I'm liking this album more and more every time I listen to it.

Well, I'll be jiggered: It's a new Prince album, I actually *want* to listen to - That hasn't happened in a very long time. I'm evening coming around to the songs I didn't like before.

The only song I tend to skip now is 'Mr. Goodnight' and I can even find a little merit in that if I look hard enough (it kinda brings to mind early 90s R&B stuff), I just don't really look to Prince for this kind of thing since it sounds forced and I think it doesn't really fit with the rest of the album. - It sounds like this and Future Baby Mama were shoe-horned in to get some R&B radio airplay.

Chelsea Rodgers could've fit right on TRC in my opinion, it's got that same party vibe as 'The Everlasting Now', should work great live.

I've done a total 180 degrees on 'All The Midnights In The World' it's now one of my favourites, also like 'Resolution' now and I'm coming round to 'The One U Wanna C'.

Wow, a new Prince record that I love, it's a miracle!

New Top 10

1. Somewhere Here On Earth
2. The One U Wanna C
3. Resolution
4. Lion of Judah
5. Planet Earth
6. All The Midnights in the World
7. Future Baby Mama
8. Guitar
9. Chelsea Rodgers
10. Mr. Goodnight

June7 said:

"it deserves the chef boyardee snap...2 snaps up n wipe your mouth!"

ah i see we've moved the discussion to another thread


Planet Earth: really like the opening with the piano, the drumtrack and
later the guitar. The verses are cool and stripped down. The chorus is a bit
busy for my taste, as if there’s just too much going on all of a sudden. The
bridge still reminds me of Could it be Magic and doesn’t do much for me. After
the bridge the verse and the building tension do sound nice. Reminds me of
Last December mixed with 3 Chains of Gold. (7.5)

Guitar: as far as pop rock tunes go I like this a lot. It’s breezy and
light and the guitar gives it a bit of an extra edge. Still a lightweight tune
in Prince’s catalogue. Nothing too dramatic or deep, just fun fluff. Not a
guilty pleasure by any means but not a classic either. Wish he would have kept
that guitar solo at the end going on longer and louder, like say let’s go
crazy. (7)

Somewhere Here On Earth: Cool instrumentation! Love the piano and horns,
although I’m not too sure about the drums, could have sounded a bit more real
perhaps. Anywho, vocal track is absolutely top notch highest caliber prince
delivery. Reminds me of the “One Nite Alone cd more than it reminds me of
Power Fantastic but I can see how people would think of that one because of the
horns and the piano et all. The only thing I don’t like about this song is that
he has this classic sounding timeless song and he has to mention a pager.(8)

The One U Wanna C: Very catchy. It’s stuck in my head all the time
though I don’t really like it, lol. I think this will be a grower. Something
I won’t play very often but will always like when it comes up on shuffle. Cool
effort, nice arrangement with lost going on without it being too cluttered or
over produced. It sounds breezy and open. (7)

Future Baby Mama: Still not sure about the title but once again a nice
vocal delivery and an all out vintage prince instrumental backing. Love the use
of the linn on this one. It’s like an updated version of What Do U Want Me 2 Do
more than anything else. And that’s a good thing imo cuz that is one of only 4
songs I can stand on Musicology. (7)

Mr Goodnight: Love how he mentions a handful of songs or lines out of his
catalogue in this tune. It flows well and contrary to what others have said I
think it fits pretty well on this cd, especially coming right after Future Baby
Mama which kind of leads into this track softly, in that it breaks with the
more pop rock organic feel of the preceding tracks. Love the fact that
it’s ‘rap’ yet the backing tracks sound more organic than he usually utilizes
for these type of songs. Perhaps it’s a guilty pleasure but I just love
Prince’s deep talking/rapping vocal. Not a classic lol but nice enough (6.5)

All The Midnights In The World: After all the negative talk from the
initial reviews I expected this to be horrible. Well, in fact I think it’s very
very nice indeed. Sure it’s sweet but there’s a redeeming quality in it. The
vocal harmonies are subtle and nice and the melody is different and quirky
enough to save it from being syrupy. I’m a sucker for short, mid to fast
tempo prince songs that last under 3 minutes and this is a great addition to
those we already have. (7.5)

Chelsea Rogers: Judging from people’s reviews I’m probably the only one
who thinks this tracks would have been better off relegated to a b-side or an
obscure online release. It’s not that the track is weak, it’s actually nice and
bouncy. Love the way it flows effortlessly and the bass is so incredibly
delicious. My gripe with this song is that it’s Shelby on vocals. I don’t like
that. One of the most upbeat and bouncy tracks on the album and Prince himself
is way down in the mix except some short shout outs. Although it’s a track with
great potential this is without a doubt the one I will play least of all.
Having said that, I think I will bust it out once in a while if only for that
delicious breakdown at the end and the horns on it. (6.5)

Lion of Judah: love the opening, the kick drum and the purple rain like
guitar and the opening line is just sooo beatles “sitting on the floor of an
all white room, feeling like the color blue”.
Absolutely love it. It flows effortlessly, like many of the tracks on this
album. Feels like it was recorded quickly and not messed with too much. Not
overproduced or muddled. Clear and spontaneous sounding. (8)

Resolution: another one of those songs that benefit from not being over
produced and laced with a million different keyboards and cowbells. Most
revolution sounding track imo even if it might not sound like something off
Parade. The lyrics are amongst pearls before the swine and dear mr man subjects
but come off less contrived than dear Mr Man imo. Which is what reminds me most
of the Revolution/Wendy and Lisa stuff in the early days. The only time it
leans toward cringe territory is when he says “come on now all over the world”,
that is just too cliché for my taste. Beyond that it’s probably my fav track
off the album (8.5)

the main thing i like about this album is that unlike some previous albums,
like Musicology, there is nothing on this that makes me cringe or think the
album contains real filler.

the production -as far as i can make out in this lousy quality- is perfect.
it sounds fresh, light and breezy from start to finish with only the title
track being an exception in all it's muddled 3 chains of gold glory.

another nice thing about this album is that it sounds like an album again,
diverse and with an erratic flow but still kind of glued. there's different
styles but it doesn't feel like a mixtape which was what imo both musicology
and 3121 suffered from somewhat.

fcuz you can never know how long prince sat on these tracks but they sound
as if they were recorded all together in a short space of time, without a
million overdubs and mixes being made. the melodies speak for themselves,
and eventhough most of them are not total classics, they don't reak of an
insane kind of pretention or wanna be status. they just are and sound very
healthy and uncontrived.

i can't wait to go to the store and get my excellent quality copy of this,
and listen to it over and over again.

i'm not completely nuts about this but that's fine, from what i hear on it
it sounds like it's an album that doesn't hit you like a ton of bricks but
will remain a favorit for a very long time to come none the less.

now all i've left to desire is a shitload of b-sides and outtakes from the
2005-2007 sessions popping up on 3121.com

My top 10 at this moment:

1. Somewhere here on Earth (will be considered a classic in the future)
2. Resolution
3. All the midnights in the world
4. Chelsea Rodgers
5. The One u wanna C
6. Planet Earth
7. Guitar
8. Lion of Judah
9. Future Baby Mama
10.Mr Goodnight

i would love to place planet earth (the track) a lot higher
but the drama and the could it be magic thing ruins half of
it i hate to say.

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I'm thinking of tracks to replace 'Mr. Goodnight' with so far, I've got:

Empty Room (C-Note version), Pearls Before The Swine, When The Lights Go Down, Xogenous.


I think Future Baby Mama is there for the same reason as Mr. Goodnight, and is almost as jarring, but I like the song, so it stays for me.

Just that trio of songs in the middle - T1UWC, FBM and Mr Goodnight is all that is stopping this an album with no track skips for me.