PurpleJedi said:

elmer said:

His final masterpiece imo.

rialb said:

SoulAlive said:

Nope,it's not a falsehood 'Dirty Mind' to 'Lovesexy' is Prince's golden era....his most inspired period of musicmaking.

In your opinion.

To me there is very little in the Lovesexy album that sounds inspired. It was hastily thrown together and it sounds like it.

Oh come on...most of Prince's 80s albums were hastily recorded Look how fast those albums were released....ATWIAD,Parade,The Black Album (not released as planned,but you get the idea).He was extremely prolific and didn't spend alot of time on those albums.Lovesexy wasn't any more "rushed" than the other albums.

rialb said:

SoulAlive said:

Nope,it's not a falsehood 'Dirty Mind' to 'Lovesexy' is Prince's golden era....his most inspired period of musicmaking.

In your opinion.

To me there is very little in the Lovesexy album that sounds inspired. It was hastily thrown together and it sounds like it.

Not inspired? Intro, outro, segues, concept, layers, musicianship.

It's not his last Masterpiece as i'm fond of his 90's era material but it's definately high on my list.

funkomatic said:

rialb said:

In your opinion.

To me there is very little in the Lovesexy album that sounds inspired. It was hastily thrown together and it sounds like it.

Not inspired? Intro, outro, segues, concept, layers, musicianship.

You also have to remember that when it came out, it sounded NOTHING like anything else on the airwaves at the time. I remember people listening to it and being like; wtf is this?

I remember specifically listening to the radio when " Wish U Heaven" was released, and thinking "what station could I possibly make a request to play this song on???" There wasn't any. It was too white for the r&b stations, and too weird for all the others.

But the album was head & shoulders above anything else out there, and definitely better than the majority of his latter work.

PurpleJedi said:

funkomatic said:

rialb said:

In your opinion.

To me there is very little in the Lovesexy album that sounds inspired. It was hastily thrown together and it sounds like it.

Not inspired? Intro, outro, segues, concept, layers, musicianship.

Virtually every rap album released over the last fifteen years has had intros, outros and segues. Are they all masterpieces too?

^Of course!

Let's close this thread with the following words: People who don't recognize the musical merits of Lovesexy disqualify themselves as music experts!

In the end you have to blame Prince for it. His ouevre became so conservative and predictable that fans don't even know what to do with music that tries to be more than just a bunch of potential hit singles.

dawnboy999 said:

Yes it's true Lovesexy had it's moments, moments that the following Prince albums seemed to be without. However it is not a classic album for the simple fact that besides Alphabet St there are no classic songs. Annastesia,Positivity,Lovesexy, and Glam Slam are not even in the league of the songs Prince gave to other artists in the early to mid eighties. I understand that Prince had an awesome run but I agree that it pretty much ended in 1987.

"Anna Stesia" is a classic Prince song and a fan favorite,just like "Joy In Repetition" or "If I Was Your Girlfriend".

The1592 said:

Easily his worst album of the 80s for me. I love Alphabet St. and Anna Stesia, but Eye No, Lovesexy and Positivity are some of my very least favorite 80s songs. Musically, it's just generic funk, like The Black Album - none of it's particularly unique or interesting to me. Lyrically, being that I'm not Christian, the lyrics don't touch or move me in any way. I don't hate the album, but it's one of my least favorites.

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Amazing how differently people see things, I'm nit Christian either but I loved every second of Lovesexy. And Positivity is one of my all time favorite Prince tracks. I do believe the Album to be a masterpiece.

But I can't hate on the Batman Soundtrack either. It was far more inspired than the movie with Prince just turning out bad ass funk at every corner on that one. And Vickie Waiting is also one of my top 10 Prince songs of all time.

PurpleJedi said:

funkomatic said:

Not inspired? Intro, outro, segues, concept, layers, musicianship.

You also have to remember that when it came out, it sounded NOTHING like anything else on the airwaves at the time. I remember people listening to it and being like; wtf is this?

I remember specifically listening to the radio when " Wish U Heaven" was released, and thinking "what station could I possibly make a request to play this song on???" There wasn't any. It was too white for the r&b stations, and too weird for all the others.

But the album was head & shoulders above anything else out there, and definitely better than the majority of his latter work.

Great, great point. People didn't know what to make of the album. The music was so unique and so specific to Prince. No one I can think of could have pulled off any of the songs on the album. I love the CD so much because it was/is so different.

natechi said:

PurpleJedi said:

You also have to remember that when it came out, it sounded NOTHING like anything else on the airwaves at the time. I remember people listening to it and being like; wtf is this?

I remember specifically listening to the radio when " Wish U Heaven" was released, and thinking "what station could I possibly make a request to play this song on???" There wasn't any. It was too white for the r&b stations, and too weird for all the others.

But the album was head & shoulders above anything else out there, and definitely better than the majority of his latter work.

Great, great point. People didn't know what to make of the album. The music was so unique and so specific to Prince. No one I can think of could have pulled off any of the songs on the album. I love the CD so much because it was/is so different.

Couldn't the same thing be said of all of his albums, particularly in the '80s? Speaking for myself I do not like the album because I find the songs to be weak. I'm not a fan of the '89-'92 era but the only one of those albums I enjoy less than Lovesexy would be Diamonds and Pearls. After that you would have to go all the way to 1998 and Newpower Soul to find a "worse" album than Lovesexy.

dawnboy999 said:

I don't understand the love affair with this album with so many critics and fans labeling it a classic. Besides Alphabet St the melodies are weak and forced not inspired. The production is derivative and not at all original. Princes vocals don't seem passionate and confident and songs like Lovesexy Dance on and Glam slam are some of the worst Prince songs ever put on a heavily promoted album. To me the irony is that for all the hate and sell out accusations of the follow up Batman soundtrack the songs on that album were far superior. Electric Chair ,Trust and Lemon Crush are much better than anything on Lovesexy.

Everybody is entitled to thier opinion, and everything ain't for everybody.

SoulAlive said:

The1592 said:

When most people talk about Prince's golden age, it's usually Purple Rain (or 1999 or Dirty Mind) through Sign O The Times.

I've heard alot of fans and critics say that Lovesexy was Prince's last brilliant album.

Well, they lied! Just 2 albums later, he topped it by a mile. While I like Lovesexy, GB is a much better album.....judging Prince songs only of course. Lovesexy has a major high for me, Annastesia, and a couple other bright spots, but then other spots aren't so bright. Either way, its not his best work overall, not even in the top 10 IMO.

Which critics praised Lovesexy as a great album? Any reviews I've read were at best mixed with most of them being slightly negative.

rialb said:

natechi said:

Great, great point. People didn't know what to make of the album. The music was so unique and so specific to Prince. No one I can think of could have pulled off any of the songs on the album. I love the CD so much because it was/is so different.

Couldn't the same thing be said of all of his albums, particularly in the '80s? Speaking for myself I do not like the album because I find the songs to be weak. I'm not a fan of the '89-'92 era but the only one of those albums I enjoy less than Lovesexy would be Diamonds and Pearls. After that you would have to go all the way to 1998 and Newpower Soul to find a "worse" album than Lovesexy.

His albums are unique, but not completely out of the mainstream as was Lovesexy. It wasn't r&b, it wasn't dance, it wasn't rock, it really wasn't even pop.

It was Newpowersoul. Legitimately his own unique genre.

His early albums were about disco/funk, the "golden age" albums were about funk/rock, and the latter-day albums were/are more about rock/r&b/dance/pop/funk....even jazz.

IMO the only other one that could fit the "uniquely original" label was The Rainbow Children.

SoulAlive said:

rialb said:

In your opinion.

To me there is very little in the Lovesexy album that sounds inspired. It was hastily thrown together and it sounds like it.

Oh come on...most of Prince's 80s albums were hastily recorded Look how fast those albums were released....ATWIAD,Parade,The Black Album (not released as planned,but you get the idea).He was extremely prolific and didn't spend alot of time on those albums.Lovesexy wasn't any more "rushed" than the other albums.

Not true, most of his albums are pulled together after culling through at least one year's (if not several years) worth of recordings, reportedly Lovesexy was put together in two weeks.

^The same thing has been said about the Batman album. I remember articles mentioning how fast it was created in about 2 weeks or so.

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PurpleJedi said:

rialb said:

Couldn't the same thing be said of all of his albums, particularly in the '80s? Speaking for myself I do not like the album because I find the songs to be weak. I'm not a fan of the '89-'92 era but the only one of those albums I enjoy less than Lovesexy would be Diamonds and Pearls. After that you would have to go all the way to 1998 and Newpower Soul to find a "worse" album than Lovesexy.

His albums are unique, but not completely out of the mainstream as was Lovesexy. It wasn't r&b, it wasn't dance, it wasn't rock, it really wasn't even pop.

It was Newpowersoul. Legitimately his own unique genre.

His early albums were about disco/funk, the "golden age" albums were about funk/rock, and the latter-day albums were/are more about rock/r&b/dance/pop/funk....even jazz.

IMO the only other one that could fit the "uniquely original" label was The Rainbow Children.

I think you are grasping. If Lovesexy was "completely out of the mainstream" as you claim that's probably because the album was a bit of a flop, not because it was some radical new direction that the mainstream audience couldn't comprehend.

DaveG said:

In my opinion, your opinion.. is a terrible opinion....

ha ha ha

Seriously WTF are U talking about Dawnboy999

Have U even removed your earplugs which block the sound to your ears and mental reception!!!

This album is a truly masterpiece, it's absolutely powerful..

Awell, Dance on doesn't touch me as all the other titles, but

Glam Slam makes U wanna move, U can feel the rythm into your blood

Lovesesy as well is so creative...

The whole album is powerful, U can feel all the different vibes in the air, U can feel a special atmosphere around when U play it;

When I listen to it, I travel, I dance, I dream, I fly, I feel such an energy into his music, waouh!!!

Of course I don't even talk about Positivity or Anna Stesia which is a timeless song, remember on the "one night alone" recorded live? If U don't believe in God, after listenning to that version, U might change Ur mind!!?? God will touch U yes yes

Come on, wake up it was a nightmare, put it on and let the sound make your day and "rise up"

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Anna Stesia, Lovesexy and Positivity always make my compilation recordings. nuff said

rialb said:

Which critics praised Lovesexy as a great album? Any reviews I've read were at best mixed with most of them being slightly negative.

Rolling Stone gave it a rave review.

SoulAlive said:

rialb said:

Which critics praised Lovesexy as a great album? Any reviews I've read were at best mixed with most of them being slightly negative.

Rolling Stone gave it a rave review.

Jon Bream, too.

piepie1976 said:

SoulAlive said:

Rolling Stone gave it a rave review.

Jon Bream, too.

Rolling Stone gave Graffiti Bridge a rave review too. As A kid I remember re-reading that review over and over again thinking they were reviewing a different album than the one I bought. True story.

Props to DawnBoy999 for creating an insightful thread.

Lovesexy did not save my life but Around The World In A Day did. It was 1985, I was 14, going through puberty and my parents were going through a separation, i was so devastated, sad and confused. i often wondered if I was better on the other side.... but 5 times daily I would play the Around The World In A Day tape and I remember thinking if I leave this world...what if i don't get to hear this amazing album again. I would love when it got to America, Pop Life and The Ladder section of the album.

I can tell you I am now 39, happily married with 2 wonderful kids, my parents resolved their issues and are still married and being close to 40...I no longer care what others think of me.

To all the kids under 20 that read this thread, I know the years of 12-20 are tough, stay strong, stay independent, and know that one day ..you will see the dawn.

Thank you Prince for ATWIAD, what an eclectic recording, so brave on the back of Purple Rain.

I have looked at this thread for days and thought about sharing this with y’all. STAY STRONG

SoulAlive said:

rialb said:

Which critics praised Lovesexy as a great album? Any reviews I've read were at best mixed with most of them being slightly negative.

Rolling Stone gave it a rave review.

3 and a half stars out of five is a rave review?

I think it is also telling that comtempoary critics very rarely, if ever, reference the album.

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I find it quite compelling!

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