MRGee said:

I can't even get past the first minute of that non inspiring track.

Are you kidding me? The song and video is Beautiful. Came out on Valentine's Day....

MRGee said:

No i'm not.. It's uninspiring to me. I realize many might enjoy this.. but it's not a prince track to me.. it's a slow mess that won't get to the point.

You are entitled to your opinion,however I strongly disagree.

MRGee said:

That's cool. It's what separates this diverse musical taste his fans have.

::: It's not FEYAH. It's just not FEYAHHHHH!!! :::



[Edited 4/7/09 22:50pm]

I love P's ballads

One thing that I don't think anyone has addressed here is that just because you may not feel a ballad of his for however long it's been, it does NOT mean that the song was or is not emotionally felt. That's what's so cool about music as a whole. While one may think Prince was being a fraud on a song like "Somewhere Here on Earth, another might be driven to tears by that same song.

Plus, we don't know Prince and we don't know what's going on in his life for him to write the songs he writes. For all we know, he might have been more of a phony doing "The Beautiful Ones" in 1984 than he was doing "Call My Name" in 2004, we don't know and truth be told, that's not a bad thing not to know either. If you feel the songs, then wonderful, if not, then it's another song that won't get any play on your CD or MP3 player. Simple as that.

purplecam said:

I'm a cryer Can't believe anyone could ever ever dis that song. It's my favorite off Planet Earth. It's absolutely stunning.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Really? U seem so...so...harsh and hard

sorry, i'm late but...i just notice the title: prince can't RIGHT an emotionally felt ballad anymore. i just want to point out the irony if it hasn't already been pointed out.

JayJai said:

I cry almost every day

sassybritches said:

To the point that people are barfing already now weight in on the topick!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

i did that already fool... on the first or second page. now who's not paying attention!

sassybritches said:

see how forgetable it was?



everyone is missing the point of this thread. Rusty is talking about the Lotus project specifically. I'm sure of it Everyones bringing up Do Me Baby and shit. Now people NOW Prince can't write an emotionally felt ballad!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

damn, boo...why are you not reading ALL of my post? it takes time to type this meaningless shit out, lol. i said:

pink cashmere
empty room
friend/lover/mother/sister/wife
i love you but i dont trust you anymore
last december
damn u
the one

these are some AWESOME, heartfelt ballads. i think 3121, musicology, and this new set are sorely lacking that emotion. therein lies the problem (imo) with most of this decade's work: lack of feeling, ballad or otherwise is the big problem

sassybritches said:

Oh I saw that last part. IT made sense to the thread

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

mmmm hmmm...you betta watch yourself, mister.
[Edited 4/8/09 12:05pm]

sassybritches said:

Shall we just move onto someone more interesting, say like Tori Amos?!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

good idea...

Prince's last GREAT, not good, but GREAT ballad is probably "Shhh!" from The Gold Experience. He had a couple of really good ones on Emancipation like "The Love We Make" or "Saviour", but they weren't on par with his ballds of the past. I think the one time he hiccuped on a good ballad was "Insatiable". It was missing something that "Do Me Baby", "International Lover", "Scandalous", etc etc had. He made up for it with "Shhh!" and "I Hate U".

He's had really good ones since, don't get me wrong. His emotions have changed, his life has changed, and that is constantly reflected in his music, especially in the past 10 to 12 years.

emesem said:

The version from the Chicago show on the One Nite Alone tour is 1,000 times better than the album version. He just NAILED it live.

I've enjoyed some of Prince's ballads in recent years, but "The Love We Make" is the last one that I consider to be super-strong. "The One", "The Dance", and "Somewhere Here On Earth" have been really good offerings in the last decade.

callimnate said:

OMG. LOVE LOVE LOVE Condition of the Heart!!!!

rusty1 said:

nah.....i love the slow tempo songs like 4Ever (it's great!) and Here on the new album..i can feel them.... from 3121 and Planet Earth there were decent but not real great ballads though, u were right there...but from Musicology Call my Name is one of his best ballads...and then we have in the TRC/ONA era songs like u're gonna c me and she loves me 4 me...so no..

sassybritches said:

i don't see the problem.....heartfelt songs 90s vs. heartfelt songs 00s...2-4

pink cashmere vs. u're gonna c me (piano)...0-1
empty room vs. call my name 0-2
friend/lover vs. she loves me for me 1-2
i love u vs. 4ever 1-3
last december vs. last december (1-3)
damn u vs. here 2-3
the one vs. call my name 2-4

His emotions have changed, his life has changed, and that is constantly reflected in his music, especially in the past 10 to 12 years.[/quote]

True...but i think his ballads are stronger after 95 then before.....

I agree to an extent. For me, the last good ballad is "Call My Name" from Musicology. Other than that, his more recent ballads are watered down.

kenlacam said:

SWHOE .....

Not's got the new CD waiting for it in the post I'm sure it will have a track on there....

101 said:

i guess my opinion is that ur gonna c me, she loves me for me, 4ever, here, and call my name dont hit me as heartfelt. they sound like ballads for the sake of ballads. and 4ever, here, and she loves me for me are just all around awful tracks, imo.

So, I can't write a decent thread, huh?.. It's received 118 responses