andykeen said:

Nor are any of the songs you mention. Dreamer is the closest and its so heavily reliant on Hendrix that it should be labeled a cover. I think Boom is one of the better things he's done in the past few years but it's ultimately still no better than a b-side.

One of the strangest things about Prince's career is that live he can seemingly rock as hard as any non-metal act over the past 20 years but when he enters the studio, there is some bizarre disconnect and all of his guitar laden material ends up sounding contrived, over-produced and hyper polished. I think Fury is the best example of this. On record it's an okay pop song but when he did it on Saturday Night Live he entered a stratosphere that only he seems to have access to. Off the top of my head, even though the groove becomes rather redundant, I can't think of anything off of his albums that is as solidly performed as Bambi.

Anyway, 4give Me 4 interrupting, and putting my two cents in
But all this lack of compassion just adds 2 The Urge 2 taste sin
Seems The Thieves won't be happy until The Last temple's destroyed
Only then will The Fruits of ONE's labor truly be enjoyed



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therat said:

How could you say something like that? That is pure evil.
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Prince, if you really are wanting our reactions and reading this, don't listen to all the crazy people who are saying this song is bad. Personally, this is the exact type of song I love when Prince does, in the very same vein as PFUNK/F.U.N.K.

Brothers and sisters, Eye sit here and must grin
No wonder He has an issue with His next of kin
What's with all The Hatred? Why all The Strife?
Are we not gathered here 2 get through this thing called life?

The Cause of The CONfusion, ONE would have 2 suspect
Is The Lack of understanding The Image of God's intellect
Eye've PROvided a link that might help clear things up
But by no means am Eye saying that U must drink from that cup

http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1014.htm

No child is bad from The Beginning, was that not made clear?
Eye Am troubled by all The Child abuse going on around here
IT transcends The Physical, IT hurts more than a slap
What is The Cause and effect of labeling any child, "crap"?

Is IT better 4 ONE 2 keep The Children under lock and key
Sheltered from all The Haters and those that wannabe?
If The Children were orphans would this have been The Reaction?
Behold The Cause and effect on The Late Michael Jackson

But that's anOTHER subject perhaps 4 anOTHER court
If U want 2 go there, U'll have 2 stamp your own passport
Eye Am here, where are U? Are U still stuck in The Past?
Remember, my 'friends', all good things, they say, never last

Anyway, 4give Me 4 interrupting, and putting my two cents in
But all this lack of compassion just adds 2 The Urge 2 taste sin
Seems The Thieves won't be happy until The Last temple's destroyed
Only then will The Fruits of ONE's labor truly be enjoyed

-> CoCoCrip <-

"Drugs Just Make U Smaller"

"Did U Ever Stop 2 Wonder Why U Put Another Down?
No Man Should Asunder, The Joy That Another Man Found"

2elijah said:

[Snip - luv4u]

garganta said:

I don't understand how people could be so evil to say something like that. Unbelievable.

2elijah said:

Check out my reply #395

I do wonder if he's puttng the finishing touches on a new album? I remember him asking for input about Feel Better, Feel Good right before NPGMC shut down but we didn't hear of it again till LotusFlower.

2elijah said:

I don´t know, they must not be very happy with their lives

Check out my reply #395

I do wonder if he's puttng the finishing touches on a new album? I remember him asking for input about Feel Better, Feel Good right before NPGMC shut down but we didn't hear of it again till LotusFlower.

I recall being confused by Purple And Gold at first. But then I found myself singing it and couldnt get it out of my head. I grew to love it in a a couple of weeks for some reason. I like this new song less but I wouldnt be surprised it I came to like it more. Sometimes I wonder if a musical genius will actually make something that outside the comprehension of the average person and some repeated exposure and study to required to truly "get it".

In this world of throw away music and instant gratification, we have lost the ability to consider and ponder all art to the fullest potential. This is one reason there are so few worthy complete albums today. There was a time when people had to sit down with an actual piece of vinyl and a record player and listen to a complete album; not just a collection of random music files without some artistic or conceptual framework. People read the liner notes and studied the cover art. They sat around the card table or at the backyard cookout and discussed it. There was a tangible dimension to the music. Music wasnt gulped down in large digital chunks. It was savored, revisited, studied, copied, admired - it was a lasting component of our lives that actually scored (and, there by, immortalized) the most important and vivid memories in our lives.

Today, it doesnt even have to be real art - or real music. No one cares because there is something else coming right behind what you just heard and it is disposable too. I suppose that makes true artists like Prince a dying breed. But then that has been the case for the last 20 years. That Prince is even still around and can get on the charts or get a Grammy nomination at all is more than astounding to me.

I guess I say all that to say give new music from a genius some further consideration - at least listen to it more than twice - before making a judgement. Sometimes there is still some of that thing that made people truly listen to music back in the day.
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And the crowd noise is real, no fake shit like people said it was.

Pitchfork's review is not kind... but accurate.

http://pitchfork.com/revi...nd-effect/

Brofie said:

I really, really appreciate this post, and agree.

~G

pitchfork is not kind but tells the truth.

billymeade said:

Spot on.

Brofie said:

I really, really appreciate this post, and agree.

~G

Let's keep it real up in here. Not a single orger minded all of Princes religious songs (God, The Cross, Wish U Heaven, No et al.) back in the day because he also had nasty profane tracks (Erotic City, Bob George, Irresistible Bitch) to counter them. Prince has always been religious and it wasn't an issue for many on here until he stopped cursing and singing about sex on every other track so blatantly. The mild religious tone of 'Cause & Effect' is just that... MILD.

It's kind of funny looking back at the Lovesexy Tour when Prince asked us "Do U believe" how many were straight up lying when they screamed "".
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