what if Prince just woke up one morning and went back to that Dirty Mind era in music

music would start selling again

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

peter430044 said:

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

Imago: "You look You know, that kind of super-hot, cuteness that gets a guy raped in prison. "

My cover of the "Crush" by Smashing Pumpkins: http://prince.org/msg/15/314710.

that would b the same morning u woke up,looked out ur window, and saw pigs flying

jstar69 said:

zaza said:

peter430044 said:

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

Well..he actually did it, he updated that sound. And we're still complaining...just listen for example to The One U Wanna C - that's updated sound of When U Were Mine..

zaza said:

peter430044 said:

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

Well..he actually did it, he updated that sound. And we're still complaining...just listen for example to The One U Wanna C - that's updated sound of When U Were Mine..

Lets hope he dosen't wake up in 1998 again and release a NPS deriative.

Huggiebear said:

Lets hope he dosen't wake up in 1998 again and release a NPS deriative.

he never lost that sound .maybe in rave era
that fat clean sound prince did on his hohner,thats primary sound on dirty mind album
he still plays with that edge.problemis other instrumention changed .
but his hohner still have dirty mind

Dreamer

Dayclear said:

Dreamer

... I would be a fan of his music again

Seriously, He has not done anything since that era that compares.
If you "hear" it in his current music it's because you WANT to hear it.
Reality is it just doesn't exist currently. *sigh*

He wouldn't because he's not the same song writer anymore.

I still love all of the music - it's like I've grown up with Prince since 1983 and each album reminds me of that part of my life.

So to answer the "What if" question, I'd be disappointed because it would be a backward step, IMHO. We are all different people now and we just need to get on with life.

Remember people, it's not life and death, it's music to enjoy!
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It would be called a Middle Life Crisis. Not quite sure if that would be a good thing as most always they turn into a living nightmare.

All hell would break loose on the org!
The mods won't be able to keep up

zaza said:

peter430044 said:

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

Well..he actually did it, he updated that sound. And we're still complaining...just listen for example to The One U Wanna C - that's updated sound of When U Were Mine..

zaza said:

peter430044 said:

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

Well..he actually did it, he updated that sound. And we're still complaining...just listen for example to The One U Wanna C - that's updated sound of When U Were Mine..

peter430044 said:

I'd be happy with it. But he'd have to do it musically AND lyrically. I certainly don't want to hear music like "Uptown" or "Let's Work" with lyrics about the New Translation and jehovah. (Read: "Spirituality" in lieu of "Sexuality" at 3121 Vegas).

mzsadii said:

Anxiety said:

I'm tired of people living in the past and wanting Prince to stay there with them. If "No More Candy 4 U" ain't "Dirty Mind" sounding enough, than I don't know what is. It seems that some folks would rather keep Prince in a nice little purple eighties box, prancing around in his drawers and cussing!
No thanks. Obviously he is living the life he wants and making music that pleases himself. We're all fortunate to have him still around making music. He doesn't owe us anything. If you want "Dirty Mind", pull out your record or better yet, make an album that sounds just like it yourself!

WetDream said:

I agree. I don't think Prince could ever go back to being so earthy again.

He could try and recapture it but it's such a pure sound and one that was made in that moment of time.

He could never recapture it, even if he tried. I think we all have to get over that...

Ifsixwuz9 said:

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zaza said:

peter430044 said:

If Prince made an album in the vein of Dirty Mind or Controversy again, with an updated sound, I would explode with happiness.

Well..he actually did it, he updated that sound. And we're still complaining...

every song on dirty mind is great .
when you were mine is one of the best ever melodies written in pop music.
simple but effective
or killer song uptown which sounds like the begging of disco house in a way or punk rocker sister.
or the amplified solo on gotta broken heart again

I'll break with my usual and say I don't think -- with the exception of the aforementioned "The One You Wanna See" -- a return to that form would be good. Sonically? Maybe. But, lyrics-wise? No... Something creepy about Prince trying to re-adopt the naivete of that period, given his age. It would be similar to Janet Jackson's failing -- she's stuck, lyrically, at Control two decades later.