herb4 said:

Dunno what it is but it helps me to get our nine month old Jimmy to sleep when I rock him to this tune... really unexpected as well, could be the contrast between the heavy and then gentler bits. Either way Jim gives it 10 out of 10!! His dad thinks its a good 8 out of 10, just wish the final solo was longer!

2020 said:

herb4 said:

I FINALLY got to format this song right proper and blast it in my car and it's fucking great.

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I hope the whole album sounds like this. It's deceptively simple but throws a lot of odd tricks into the basic structure (distroted voice, time changes), which Prince used to do all the time (When Doves Cry, Something in the Water, Lady Cab Driver) but this feels a bit more organic and the guitar really shines.

Could not agree more! It's a really excellent song and has all the twists and turns we've come to love and expect from P! It's always stuck in my head and I get excited every time I play it! Let's hope the new experimental album is a lot like this!

This song needs a 10 minute treatment.

I hope he plans on releasing a longer version.

Graycap23 said:

2020 said:

herb4 said: Could not agree more! It's a really excellent song and has all the twists and turns we've come to love and expect from P! It's always stuck in my head and I get excited every time I play it! Let's hope the new experimental album is a lot like this!

This song needs a 10 minute treatment.

I hope he plans on releasing a longer version.

true..but why does nearly everything lately seem cut or edited..?

luvsexy4all said:

Graycap23 said:

This song needs a 10 minute treatment.

I hope he plans on releasing a longer version.

true..but why does nearly everything lately seem cut or edited..?

In the old days there was more effort put into longer versions which often times lead 2 remixes and extended versions.

These days? No so much.

Graycap23 said:

luvsexy4all said:

true..but why does nearly everything lately seem cut or edited..?

In the old days there was more effort put into longer versions which often times lead 2 remixes and extended versions.

These days? No so much.

he just doesn't make single edits anymore. if he releases something it's taken straight from

the 'album' it's on.

hardrocklover obviously segues or flows into another song, judging from how it cuts off.

in the past he would have made sure that for the single version it ended better and wouldn't

cut off in such a 'weird' way.

these days he doesn't seem to care.

IstenSzek said:

Graycap23 said:

In the old days there was more effort put into longer versions which often times lead 2 remixes and extended versions.

These days? No so much.

he just doesn't make single edits anymore. if he releases something it's taken straight from

the 'album' it's on.

hardrocklover obviously segues or flows into another song, judging from how it cuts off.

in the past he would have made sure that for the single version it ended better and wouldn't

cut off in such a 'weird' way.

these days he doesn't seem to care.

He made longer versions and different mixes for Rock'n'Roll Love Afair and Screwdriver. Remember those?

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ludwig said:

IstenSzek said:

he just doesn't make single edits anymore. if he releases something it's taken straight from

the 'album' it's on.

hardrocklover obviously segues or flows into another song, judging from how it cuts off.

in the past he would have made sure that for the single version it ended better and wouldn't

cut off in such a 'weird' way.

these days he doesn't seem to care.

He made longer versions and different mixes for Rock'n'Roll Love Afair and Screwdriver. Remember those?

[Edited 7/30/15 8:04am]

well yes, i do remember those. and you might recall that they were actual singles,

released in physical format by Purple Music. so he did some more work on them.
same thing with Breakfast Can Wait. nice remixes and neat little EP. all great cuts.

plus, all those songs already end very natural and 'right', they don't just cut off,

not even album track Breakfast Can Wait.

my point is that these songs he throws out there as 'singles', only online, he just

doesn't care about edits. i can sort of understand why, don't get me wrong. but it

feels weird to listen to a song and know that it's cut off is where another songs on

the album flows from it directly. it's most obvious on hardrocklover, but it's also a

bit annoying on Stare, which just ends and doesn't even have a second of silence

to spare at the end. the last 10 seconds of such songs you feel as if a door is just

about to slam shut and he has to squeeze another 15 seconds into it, really.

well look at this, all these superfluous words without meaning. instead of prince

editing his singles i should edit my responses. there would be a point ot a nicely

edited single, there's usually no point to these kind of posts. so sorry for that

luvsexy4all said:

Graycap23 said:

This song needs a 10 minute treatment.

I hope he plans on releasing a longer version.

true..but why does nearly everything lately seem cut or edited..?

Because "Prince". I'm still waiting for the extended version of "In This Bed I Scream" since I love that outro.

I think this track really sounds like MJ's 'Dirty Diana'.

thedoorkeeper said:

Anyways let me be the FIRST to say thank you Prince for hardrocklover even if no one else will.

i feel i said thank you to prince the minute i bought the song from itunes and gave prince my $

Thanks Prince for all the awesome music over the years. Even though you frustrate the hell out of us with teasing of new albums and projects, some never to come. To quote Brokeback Mountain: "I wish I knew how to quit you."

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massing said:

I think this track really sounds like MJ's 'Dirty Diana'.

That's...umm...actually not a bad comparison. At first I sort of shrugged it off but the way the tempo builds and the simple nature of the song structure got me to thinking "yeah, I can sort of see the comparison."
Good comparison actually, except I like this song way better.

awesomeav said:

I Adore this track it's so funky & cool HARDROCKLOVER is on repeat right now this is my jam of the year right here people the two best songs in the world right (to me) are HARDROCKLOVER-Prince & The Balled Of Bilbo Baggins- Leonard Nimoy My playlist has never sounded this cool before

lol man, I do agree with HRL being the jam of the year for me so far, totally love love love this song and hope there's more of this style on his next album, also an extended version would be awesome.

controversy99 said:

feeluupp said:

BobGeorge909 said:

ComeHereLetMeCutYourHair said: Here the obligatory post complaining about the terrible lyrics that a 5 y/o could write.

The beginning opening lyric is It's nothing for the RECORD not the (Rocker)

Great song... for the lyrics heres my 2 cents

although its very hard to hear what he says in the beginning, nothing for the rocker or record , have to wait for prince to clear it up

for these lyrics i hear this and have always heard this..

Because in between this waking life, REM

She walked into the party and DARED me to live up to her dreams

we bout to get it started....

Hey there, people! Been a long time since I've posted here, but I gotta tell ya... This is probably the first Prince song in a long time that I have actually purchased for download. I love the fact that he is having fun again. It's been too long. Once I get to really discect it, and give it a good listen, I will be more than willing to give more opinions on it. So far, I like it.

joyinrepetition said:

love the song!!! i also love the more u listen to prince songs the better they get. commercial success is a good thing but there is usually a one demensional feeling (not always) to something that climbs the charts quickly.prince always draws me in to listen deeper and continued aprehication for all his work.there are so many great songs thanks prince ur the best

jesus ..just listened to this properly this morning...way way better than i first thought...cant stop playing it...strong strong track...need to stop listening to music on my mobile...

blackbob said:

jesus ..just listened to this properly this morning...way way better than i first thought...cant stop playing it...strong strong track...need to stop listening to music on my mobile...

i've been listening on my headphones. over and over and over. i don't think i've stuck with a new
prince song this intensely since "lotusflower". and it doesn't get old, it just keeps on getting a bit

better. i seriously love this track.

IstenSzek said:

blackbob said:

jesus ..just listened to this properly this morning...way way better than i first thought...cant stop playing it...strong strong track...need to stop listening to music on my mobile...

i've been listening on my headphones. over and over and over. i don't think i've stuck with a new
prince song this intensely since "lotusflower". and it doesn't get old, it just keeps on getting a bit

better. i seriously love this track.

Sticks in your head, doesn't it?

I've listened to this song for a couple of weeks and really guys, it's awe inspiring.

That guitar gets me, and his vocals - 100% Prince, close and personal.

The structure of the song goes well beyond the verse chorus thing and the delivery drives the point home.

Aerogram said:

I've listened to this song for a couple of weeks and really guys, it's awe inspiring.

That guitar gets me, and his vocals - 100% Prince, close and personal.

The structure of the song goes well beyond the verse chorus thing and the delivery drives the point home.

The song is garbage.