Wow. And other people posted it, too. Color Cerebus surprised.

I agree with you about Billy Jack Bitch. Even though I think the lyrical content is most unfortunate, that song is funky. Particularly the unreleased version... or alternate... whatever.

Shockedelicus said:

"Come"

"Space"

"Pheromone"

"Loose!"

"Papa"

"Race"

"Dark"

"Solo"

"Letitgo"

"Orgasm"

Alot of fans love this album,but I was kinda disappointed with it.There's not alot of strong songwriting on this album.The melodies on most songs are weak.It just sounds like a lazy,uninspired effort.

Cerebus said:

rialb said:

Gett Off (for me this is by far Prince's worst single, I've always strongly disliked it and I always will)

Walk Don't Walk (pap)

Gett Off - have you heard the Damn Near 10 Minute mix? I know, like, how could making it longer make it better, right? But it does for me.

Walk Don't Walk.... really? I think that's one may never have heard anybody say they didn't like before now. Congrats!

I have heard most, probably all, of the "Gett Off" mixes but not lately. I'll dig out the mix you mentioned and try t o give it a spin with fresh ears. I do remember liking some of the "new" lyrics in the longer mixes.

"Walk Don't Walk" would have been better without the silly sound affects. It's slightly below average but the affects push it into annoying territory.

Phillipg said:

New Power Generation, yes. Without a doubt. I think its funny when the lyrics mention "Old Fashoin Ideas" when its his most dated material ever.

I agree.I still can't believe that he chose this lame song to open his 'Graffiti Bridge' movie with.

SoulAlive said:

Phillipg said:

New Power Generation, yes. Without a doubt. I think its funny when the lyrics mention "Old Fashoin Ideas" when its his most dated material ever.

I agree.I still can't believe that he chose this lame song to open his 'Graffiti Bridge' movie with.

So lame I done forgot how it started off or how the music sounds. That's how lame it is.

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree.I still can't believe that he chose this lame song to open his 'Graffiti Bridge' movie with.

So lame I done forgot how it started off or how the music sounds. That's how lame it is.

did you ever see the deleted footage of "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got"? THAT should have been the opening number!

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

So lame I done forgot how it started off or how the music sounds. That's how lame it is.

did you ever see the deleted footage of "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got"? THAT should have been the opening number!

Nah but anything would've been better than that shit.

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

did you ever see the deleted footage of "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got"? THAT should have been the opening number!

Nah but anything would've been better than that shit.

Prince is wearing all white,he dances up a storm,he even slides down a staircase at one point It's a really exciting scene.The song has alot of energy (a'la "Let's Go Crazy") and it's a shame that this scene was deleted from the film.

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah but anything would've been better than that shit.

Prince is wearing all white,he dances up a storm,he even slides down a staircase at one point It's a really exciting scene.The song has alot of energy (a'la "Let's Go Crazy") and it's a shame that this scene was deleted from the film.

Cool. But that's why Prince shouldn't have directed it himself. Imagine if he had directed Purple Rain. Good Lord.

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

Prince is wearing all white,he dances up a storm,he even slides down a staircase at one point It's a really exciting scene.The song has alot of energy (a'la "Let's Go Crazy") and it's a shame that this scene was deleted from the film.

Cool. But that's why Prince shouldn't have directed it himself. Imagine if he had directed Purple Rain. Good Lord.

I really dislike '3 chains of gold'. Bombastic, theatrical, not funky and more irritating than catchy.

The max, I wanna melt with you, the flow...

The symbol is a uneven album, it's got some great songs and some bad songs too.

Efan said:

1. Friend, Lover, Mother, Sister, Wife/ Are U kidding I love this song!!!

2. Let's Have a Baby/ Very loving song as well.

3. Cutz

4. Call the Law

5. Now/ Stop it another song that I love!!!

6. Rave un2 the Joy Fantastic

7. We Gets Up

8. Get Yo Groove On

9. Emancipation

10. Da Bang/ Nooooo, this is such tongue in cheeck song!!!

And that is all I have to say on that. Lol

NouveauDance said:

Brother With A Purpose

I Rock Therefore I Am

Dig U Better Dead (sounds like Michael Jackson, then - *vomit* )

Da Da Da

Mr Happy

I Can't Make U Love Me

Poom Poom

Animal Kingdom

Hot Wit U

1999 (The New Master)

I could easily continue.

1) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (too much hy;e for such a mediocre song)

2) Grafitti Bridge (Vomit inducing)

3-7) All the covers from the Emancipation album (BBGW, ICMULM, LLL, OOU-All of them were crap)

8) Until Ur in my Arms again (on of the weakest Prince ballads ever)

9) Rave Un2 THe Joy Fantastic (Song is nothing special)

10) Everyday is a Winding Road (ugh)

'I Rock Therefore I Am' is seriously AWFUL...

[Edited 7/28/11 21:39pm]

Hey Computer, you really hated the remakes on Emancipation? I loved those I think the rest of your list is on point. Seriously, am I the only one who didn't like "The One"????????????

fragglerock said:

'I Rock Therefore I Am' is seriously AWFUL...

I agree.

if the whole world buys your bullshit....I don't care that lyric is ironic because this song is bullshit,lol.

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

1) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (too much hy;e for such a mediocre song)

2) Grafitti Bridge (Vomit inducing)

3-7) All the covers from the Emancipation album (BBGW, ICMULM, LLL, OOU-All of them were crap)

8) Until Ur in my Arms again (on of the weakest Prince ballads ever)

9) Rave Un2 THe Joy Fantastic (Song is nothing special)

10) Everyday is a Winding Road (ugh)

You are still one song short of ten. There were only four covers on Emancipation but your list claims five.

We need to know what that tenth crappy song is!

SeventeenDayze said:

Hey Computer, you really hated the remakes on Emancipation? I loved those I think the rest of your list is on point. Seriously, am I the only one who didn't like "The One"????????????

I do not dislike "The One" but I do feel that it is vastly overrated. I guess that is understandable, any good/average track on Newpower Soul will automatically seem great compared to the dreck on the rest of the album.

Eye Rock,Therefore I Am this is a great song I wish there was a maxie single with 8 diffent verson.AND GETT oFF is pure Prince showing people why He the greatest.

Prince can sing "Pride in the name of love"by U2----Can U2 sing GETT OFF???

Be4 Prince there was NO music it was just NOISE!!!!!!!

fragglerock said:

'I Rock Therefore I Am' is seriously AWFUL...

[Edited 7/28/11 21:39pm]

and you're seriously gorgeous/stunning

you should be on the Vogue magazine

rialb said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Hey Computer, you really hated the remakes on Emancipation? I loved those I think the rest of your list is on point. Seriously, am I the only one who didn't like "The One"????????????

I do not dislike "The One" but I do feel that it is vastly overrated. I guess that is understandable, any good/average track on Newpower Soul will automatically seem great compared to the dreck on the rest of the album.

Yes, I agree, but at the same time I think that Come On is better than ANY other dance song of the 96-99 era

rialb said:

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

1) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (too much hy;e for such a mediocre song)

2) Grafitti Bridge (Vomit inducing)

3-7) All the covers from the Emancipation album (BBGW, ICMULM, LLL, OOU-All of them were crap)

8) Until Ur in my Arms again (on of the weakest Prince ballads ever)

9) Rave Un2 THe Joy Fantastic (Song is nothing special)

10) Everyday is a Winding Road (ugh)

You are still one song short of ten. There were only four covers on Emancipation but your list claims five.

We need to know what that tenth crappy song is!

It would be too easy to go for Jughead or Tony M related songs, but I will gladly present pick #10:

"Style"---I absolutely detested the song with a "fingernails on chalkboard" passion.

Emancipation picks dominate my list because the album was so heavy on filler that it killed what would have been a great/classic double album.

SeventeenDayze said:

Hey Computer, you really hated the remakes on Emancipation? I loved those I think the rest of your list is on point. Seriously, am I the only one who didn't like "The One"????????????

Prince is my all time favorite musician, BUT even he has his limits.

1) Betcha By Golly Wow: I get the backstory to why he chose the song as the lead single (Mayte's pregnancy), but the song was so NOT like him that it seemed just disjointed. He has stronger ballads in his Vault, but that's another story.

2) I Can't make U Love me: I felt nothing. It felt overproduced. A bastardized hybrid of Until Ur in My Arms Again + Shhhh+Slow Love

3)La, La, La...: See notes for Betcha By Golly Wow

4)One of Us: I actually dig this version, if it were done like he did for the Emancipation release party that aired on VH1/MTV back in 1996. The album cut sounds like a Creed demo (yeah I said it)

DMSRCMC12 said:

Eye Rock,Therefore I Am this is a great song I wish there was a maxie single with 8 diffent verson.AND GETT oFF is pure Prince showing people why He the greatest.

Prince can sing "Pride in the name of love"by U2----Can U2 sing GETT OFF???

Be4 Prince there was NO music it was just NOISE!!!!!!!

Hmm, I'm a much bigger fan of Prince than I am of U2 but I can not see him credibly doing something like Achtung Baby or Zooropa. Sure Prince can do pop/funk better than U2 but U2 do pop/rock better than Prince.

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

rialb said:

You are still one song short of ten. There were only four covers on Emancipation but your list claims five.

We need to know what that tenth crappy song is!

It would be too easy to go for Jughead or Tony M related songs, but I will gladly present pick #10:

"Style"---I absolutely detested the song with a "fingernails on chalkboard" passion.

Emancipation picks dominate my list because the album was so heavy on filler that it killed what would have been a great/classic double album.

Style is Mayte in the shower

Wow, people are posting many songs I loved.

Hands down worst

GRAFITTI BRIDGE

rialb said:

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

It would be too easy to go for Jughead or Tony M related songs, but I will gladly present pick #10:

"Style"---I absolutely detested the song with a "fingernails on chalkboard" passion.

Emancipation picks dominate my list because the album was so heavy on filler that it killed what would have been a great/classic double album.

Style is Mayte in the shower

Nice visual, song still sucks though;-)

jaynoonan said:

Hands down worst

GRAFITTI BRIDGE

This sounds like a child's song.....like something you would hear on Sesame Street

Eye Rock,Therefore I Am this is a great song I wish there was a maxie single with 8 diffent verson.AND GETT oFF is pure Prince showing people why He the greatest.

Prince can sing "Pride in the name of love"by U2----Can U2 sing GETT OFF???

Be4 Prince there was NO music it was just NOISE!!!!!!!