paulludvig said:

TheEnglishGent said:

I wouldn't really call Purple Rain synth pop, that's more rock.

Not a massive fan of 1999. I don't like Lady Cab Driver, Automatic, All The Critics, or Something In The Water. Let's Pretend We're married goes on a bit but I still like that one. The main synth line in Delirious is a bit squeeky and mars an otherwise great track. Other than that, the rest is awesome.

Wow! You prefer Free over Lady Cab Driver, Automatic, All The Critics and Something In The Water?

Yeah, don't like those tracks and Free is OK. Not amazing but OK.

AoA. What we've heard of Plectrum is pretty damn awful.

emesem said:

AoA. What we've heard of Plectrum is pretty damn awful.

That's funny, in both your posts your spell checker misspelt awesome.

Im glad these are being sold as separate albums. With MPLSound & Lotus many people that would have enjoyed only one of the albums were forced to get both. And we know Prince's audience is divided in the post 90's years between those who enjoy all of his sounds, those who only like more R&B/Funk sounds and those who like his more pop/rock stuff..

For me I am looking forward to PE just slightly more than AOA because the guitarwork on PE (title track) and Pretzlebodylogic is fucking awesome. That said I'm loving Clouds too. I've not replayed one of his R&B track this much since Sticky Like Glue.

lezama said:

Im glad these are being sold as separate albums. With MPLSound & Lotus many people that would have enjoyed only one of the albums were forced to get both. And we know Prince's audience is divided in the post 90's years between those who enjoy all of his sounds, those who only like more R&B/Funk sounds and those who like his more pop/rock stuff..

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Yeah, but most of those people that only like a certain flavour of Prince are the same obsessive neurotics that'll get everything he releases anyway.

lezama said:

Im glad these are being sold as separate albums. With MPLSound & Lotus many people that would have enjoyed only one of the albums were forced to get both. And we know Prince's audience is divided in the post 90's years between those who enjoy all of his sounds, those who only like more R&B/Funk sounds and those who like his more pop/rock stuff..

While this is true, you can't knock Lotus you had 3 discs for the price of one of the new ones.

Art Official Age. For the cool laid back sound.

bashraka said:

Art Official Age.

Purple Rain 30

Plectrum only after today.

I am pretty sure I am buying PE but am definately not buying AOA. On the other side of the spectrum cds I am definately buying this month are Harts, John Mellencamp and Lenny Kravitz. The album of the year so far is Body Count's Manslaughter. Overall its been a great music year!!

emesem said:

AoA. What we've heard of Plectrum is pretty damn awful.

That is exactly how I feel about AOA. Just AWFUL!! PE has potential as long as Hannah is not singing more songs than Whitecaps. That one is pretty bad!! I like PBL, PE, Wow and FYLU.

trax said:

emesem said:

AoA. What we've heard of Plectrum is pretty damn awful.

That is exactly how I feel about AOA. Just AWFUL!! PE has potential as long as Hannah is not singing more songs than Whitecaps. That one is pretty bad!! I like PBL, PE, Wow and FYLU.

Hannah sings lead on AINTTURNINROUND, WHITECAPS, and BOYTROUBLE. Not sure if there are any others.

motherfunka said:

trax said:

That is exactly how I feel about AOA. Just AWFUL!! PE has potential as long as Hannah is not singing more songs than Whitecaps. That one is pretty bad!! I like PBL, PE, Wow and FYLU.

Hannah sings lead on AINTTURNINROUND, WHITECAPS, and BOYTROUBLE. Not sure if there are any others.

STOP THIS TRAIN

bashraka said:

motherfunka said:

Hannah sings lead on AINTTURNINROUND, WHITECAPS, and BOYTROUBLE. Not sure if there are any others.

STOP THIS TRAIN

Is that the one that is a duet with Josh? I'm pretty sure I haven't heard that one.

motherfunka said:

tatocorcu said:

motherfunka said:

Is that the one that is a duet with Josh? I'm pretty sure I haven't heard that one.

They player this in Manchester last february and it's deffinitely Hannah on vocals. I didn't like it, it reminded me of Katie Perry, but less catchy...

Surely that can't have been the Plectrumelectrum version? Some alternate Joshua version? It doesn't have the 3rdeyegirl sound at all.

PlectrumElectrum, for me. I'm liking the AOA tunes to date, but they seem a liitle too contrived/commercially driven compared to, say, LotusFlower - as a recent release. AOA, is more of a MPLSound/NewPowerSoul kinda vibe (with a hint of Sign and Lovesexy - imo).

A funk/rock album and an RnB/soul/funk album is out soon - should please differnt peeps P tastes, but there will and is always some discontent and unsatisfied folk. Each to their own.

I'm looking forward to both releases and I'm sure will like both, in differnet ways. I'm just pleased we'e gettig some new tunes and both albums promise a cohesive flow/theme/sound.

thisisreece said:

tatocorcu said:

motherfunka said: They player this in Manchester last february and it's deffinitely Hannah on vocals. I didn't like it, it reminded me of Katie Perry, but less catchy...

Surely that can't have been the Plectrumelectrum version? Some alternate Joshua version? It doesn't have the 3rdeyegirl sound at all.

No idea... I hope you are right though

IstenSzek said:

Just listened to Whitecaps, and, um

those lyrics are like a Christopher Guest parody of Prince.

officially now #teamAOA

[Edited 9/1/14 18:49pm]

MendesCity said:

Just listened to Whitecaps, and, um

those lyrics are like a Christopher Guest parody of Prince.

officially now #teamAOA

I was all in for AOA, but now im having second thoughts
I think im gonna jump off sinking this ship

pureTsexy said:

But...The guy can make you feel any emotion through his guitar. He can not say a word, and still make you feel love, sadness, hurt, anger and a plethora of emotions just by playing his guitar.

I love this. Well said

I wish I were looking forward to either of them.