Byron said:

Temptation

Digital Garden

Joint 2 Joint

And God Created Woman

Dear Mr. Man

Do U Lie

Dig U Better Dead

Positivity

Satisfied

Thunder

Temptation: An eclectic and fantastic album finisher. Muscular blues soul sax from Eddie M. Prince's sexual and spiritual duality here is defined. Fun and underappreciated Prince x factor. Rainbow Children in utero without the "Why so serious vibe."

Digital Garden: Sensual and liquid soulful elements mixed with belicose rock angst. A grower that for me is more album track than classic P.

Joint 2 Joint: Perhaps my favorite track on what was a disappointing triple album. Hypnotic bass, unhinged falsetto, humour ( soy milk, you just want me for my achres etc), bizarre unresolved coda that begs for an extra minute, links to Prince persona( just drive) , finishing in a taxi cab (lady cab driver) and a tap dance solo. Strong and awesome track

God Created Woman: Magic. Stunning ballad. The Jazzy side of the NPG. The most eloquent of Prince's spiritual and sexual side. One of many plateus on a distinct and memorable album. Links to Prince's love of film with the Bridget Bardot reference as well as the book of Genesis.

Dear Mr Man: A groove track with a nice horn arrangement and rhythm. Some clever wordplay and was even better in the live version I heard. More a six or seven than an 8 or 9 though.

Do you lie: Like a beautiful girl in a summer dress walking into your life for the first time. Cool and unforgettable. Part of the gris gris thrown into the cauldron of Parade that puts the album into the pathenon of fan favourite. Gymnastic vocal semi skat that flys by the seat of it's melody is a highlight. Clare yeah.

Dig u better dead: I liked this from the first listen. I can see why it might irritate, but I would put this on a mix tape. Catchy chorus. Not throwaway, a lesser example of classic npg regardless of personal on the track.

Positivity: Prince squeezes genius on this track liberally. Compelling and seismic groove. If this was Church than put me at the front of the pew. A mighty album closer and key song of the Lovesexy era. So much in this. The depth of Prince's work shows the passion and fervour I do not see in his 3rd eye projects.

Satisfied: No I would rather listen to the sexual playground of insatiable or the stark lust of scandalous. A 5 or 6 and not a fave.

Thunder The first album track from my first Prince album and a cassette tape no less. The harmoniser in full effect. Arabic elements and a very Princey relationship with God. These are the tracks only Prince can make. This is why he is not mj or Pharrell or Marvin. This is a statement opener with the catchy lyrics come and save your soul tonight. 2nd tier but still top shelf quality rolling out of the vault and definitely no jughead.

Byron said:

Temptation

Digital Garden

Joint 2 Joint

And God Created Woman

Dear Mr. Man

Do U Lie

Dig U Better Dead

Positivity

Satisfied

Thunder

Temptation It´s okay but not really my favorite on ATWIAD. Should have been replaced by She´s Always In My Hair, and should´ve been released as a b-side.

Digital Garden Sounds like a total rip off of that song called Broken Wings (which, by the way, had been covered by Mayte Garcia before she met Prince). I like his singing on this one and the music, but the lyrics are too esoteric, too cryptic for the casual listener, and sound too dated today. Wasted opportunity.

Joint 2 Joint Liked this one much more when it came out. Still like it but it has aged badly. Interesting tune though.

And God Created Woman Still love this despite the obvious bibilical references. Great song, great lyrics, great music, a very timeless song and classic Prince song as far as I´m concerned.

Dear Mr. Man I like the message but not the delivery. Good intentions, but the music is kinda meh.

Do U Lie Not really a song that I go back to very often, and also a song I like to skip when I listen to Parade but there are times when I like this quirky little oddity. Very cliche sound with regards to France but hey, it´s on Parade, so I can´t hate it.

Dig U Better Dead Also not a song that I would listen to these days but I like parts of the uplifting and motivational lyrics. Not really a timeless classic though, and probably wasn´t intended to be one.

Positivity Love the lyrics, but loved the song so much more decades ago. It´s from Lovesexy, so I can´t knock this one. Great lyrics, so so music.

Satisfied CAN´T. STAND. THIS. SONG!!! Also dislike On The Couch and Extraordinary with a passion that borders on hate. Very by the numbers, boring , cliche Prince song that should´ve stayed in the vault forever. Totally unnecessary song. Any live rendition of this song is a wasted opportunity to play some of his better ballads instead.

Thunder Despite the Jesus references, this is a song I´ve always loved and still do. The lyrics are a bit vague (or maybe I´m just too lazy), and the music does sound a tad dated, but I really like this song.

Why did you choose this songs in particular?

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Byron said:

Temptation - one of my absolute least favorite Prince songs

Digital Garden - uh, no

Joint 2 Joint - absolute garbage

And God Created Woman - a nice song

Dear Mr. Man - my favorite track from Musicology

Do U Lie - awesome...Prince showing just how versatile he is; background vox to die for

Dig U Better Dead - never heard of it

Positivity - awesome track

Satisfied - good Prince slow jam, but a little silly

Thunder - in my world, "Diamonds and Pearls" is the opening track on that album

Byron said:

Temptation--as someone else said, I kind of don't care as much for the end as I used to. It's cool, but I wish there was an edited version with just the song. I suppose I could make my own! But I love it.

Digital Garden--when it came out, I loved how it was so weird and reminded me of old Prince. I don't listen to it much since I quit smoking pot, but I listened to the Rainbow Children for about 2 years straight.

Joint 2 Joint--wanted to love this a little more than I actually did. It's good, though, and fun & creative. A friend of mine thought this was going to be the tipping point of Emancipation, and that the rest of the album would be just as creative and interesting. But he was wrong

And God Created Woman--this song is better to me now than when it came out. It was one of the ones I totally overlooked as boring. Now I think it's a well written, concise song, like many of his best songs.

Dear Mr. Man--found this one to be a little uninteresting. It's okay, but sometimes I wish Prince's songs had more changes, and sometimes I wish they had fewer. I wish this one had more.

Do U Lie--One of my favorites. Love how inappropriate and all over the place his vocal is on this fluffy little jazz song. I love his twist on the classic II V I chord progression. So simple, so weird!

Dig U Better Dead--I like it a little more than I used to, but I used to think this ruined the album. Now I think it's the rap on I Rock that ruins the album.

Positivity--I have always loved this, but lately the snare sound gets kind of old. I find lately that Prince's music sounds a bit dated, and that shocks me.

Satisfied--Nice, doesn't do too much for me. Like something he could do in his sleep.

Thunder--grew to like this one a lot more over the years. When I'd lost faith in Prince I listened to all the crazy shit going on in this and Condition of the Heartthrough my headphones, and thought that one man who could construct such an elaborate and yet simple song could not just "lose it." Once a genius, always a genius. And I still catch certain arrangements on headphones (such as Feel Better, Feel Good) and think that if he's lost anything, he has not lost his touch for making an arrangement for a song that has more ideas than most people put on an entire album. And most of those ideas are put into a song in a very tasteful manner.

Byron said:

Temptation - Hilarious and funny to the max, but self indulgent, if it ended before the God part, it would be great 6/10

Digital Garden - Boring as all fuckery, crappy songs from a crappy album - 1/10

Joint 2 Joint - Its alright, quirky and self indulgent, funny lines and tap sequence, get rid of the sex me bitch tho - 7/10

And God Created Woman - A bit boring and too quiet, silly - 4/10

Dear Mr. Man - Its alright but a bit angry, Prince's social conscience = snore uneducated politically naive people need to shut the fuck up about shit they don't know - 5/10

Do U Lie - Great and sexy pop music with a francified melody, camp and funny - 8/10

Dig U Better Dead - Silly song off Chaos and Disorder, only real let down on a pretty good album - 4/10

Positivity - I love it, its Lovesexy and its upbeat, plus they defeat Spooky Electric, does go on a bit too long - 9/10

Satisfied - Sexy creamy ballad, one of his better ones, because foreplay comes in the mind - 8/10

Thunder - Another classic, an epic album opener that sets the high NRG feel for the D and P album, I love the screaming guitars and frenzied mix of rock and sex in the vocals - 9/10