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PrintablePersonally at the time of the release I liked it, but it had a feel of been there done that before. Over the years since I enjoy it even more. 99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment | |
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. On a side note, I find myself not listening too much to "Musicology"-"3121"-"Planet Earth". . In some kind of way, I find them boring and not so much musically entertaining. They were fun when released (more or less) but now it isn't so. I could put a great single CD with the tracks I prefer from all 3, but that's all. . When I want to listen to Prince I tend to go to the other albums, from the first to "NEWS" and from "LotusFlower" and "MPLSound" to now. .
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feeluupp said: Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance gets shat on here so much... Where boring and bland R&B songs on Musicology, 3121, Lotusflow3r and Planet Earth always get treated with royalty...
ICPC, is probably one of the most creative, funkiest, unique song he has released in the 2000's... This song's quirkiness, reminds me of his 80's work.
ICPC and Sticky Like Glue could easily been an outtake or song that he could've recorded in the 80's. Couldn't agree more. I've been reading this thread wondering if/when this would come up... | |
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thedance said: Musicology: First, I don't understand the hate for this album. But I especially can't understand why people prefer the first half over the second half. TMK-IEWTMIUL-OTC is a fantastic run of music. And all of tracks 7-12 are really solid to me. The main reason I can see dislike (not hate) for this album is how bland the first half is, save the two standout tracks. That makes it hard to appreciate the rest. Song by song: Musicology 8/10 Illusion ... 7/10 A Million Days 5/10 -- this is so forced, it's painful Life o ... 5/10 -- yep, same as previous beloved song Call ... 9/10 Cinnamon ... 5/10 What ... 8/10 The Marrying Kind 8/10 If Eye ... 8/10 On the Couch 9/10 Dear ... 8/10 Reflection 8/10 7.3 average Pretty decent little albun "Love & honesty, peace & harmony" | |
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I like this album.I don't need every Prince album to be super edgy and experimental | |
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Sometimes,just a good album is enough.
I KNOW THIS IS A STUPID QUESTON BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW OF AN ADDRESS TO WRITE PRINCE AT? Sharon | |
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I LOVED MUSICOLOGY. TO ME IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST CD'SSoulAlive said: I like this album.I don't need every Prince album to be super edgy and experimental Sometimes? Please tell me how many super edgy and experimental albums he has released for the last 10 years? [Edited 9/27/15 1:41am] | |
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Some of you people are scary. Or at the very least 'out there'. RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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PS: Don't let me stop you though. Go ahead and do it. Make Prince's day. He might even write you back! RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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He wrote back and invited me over to play ping-pong and eat pancakes.
But I always skip Dear Mr. Man and Cinnamon Girl.
Reflection is my favorite on this album.
Not a great album by anystretch, but much better than 20ten or Planet Earth. | |
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Aethelherring said:
He wrote back and invited me over to play ping-pong and eat pancakes.
But I always skip Dear Mr. Man and Cinnamon Girl.
Reflection is my favorite on this album.
Not a great album by anystretch, but much better than 20ten or Planet Earth. Do you skip them because of the music, lyrics, or both? I skip Cinamon because of the melody. But Dear Mr. Man is one of my favorites. "Love & honesty, peace & harmony" | |
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Lol i don't want to write to Prince . Just being helpfull [Edited 9/30/15 7:53am] | |
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And am sure writing to Paisley Park you have more chance than any to contact him.
Mostly because of the lyrics. I find Cinnamon Girl the more tolerable of the two. But I don't care much for the music of Dear Mr. Man either. | |
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Great title track, but the rest is a Prince-lite snoozefest. "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"" ~ Isaac Asimov | |
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At the time, I loved it - but looking back, part of why I loved it was context. Prince was experiencing a major comeback in 2004. TV, magazines, concerts, talk shows, etc. |
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To offer him my services as an Illustrator/Graphic Designer and come up with a decent album cover/posters/marketing materials. Thanks guitarHero for the info. If/when Prince decides to use me you guys will be the first to know! | |
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Strange, I like it a lot more now than when it first came out. I used to think it was bland, but I can appreciate it a lot more now. I think its a great album to give to non prince fans, because it's not so explicit and out there, yet it's filled with great catchy little songs, with fantastic musicianship. It's a great album. We're here, might as well get into it. | |
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MIRvmn said: well I was disappointed with Musicology cuz it was such a weak and bland album compared to TRC, same as I felt with 20ten after Lotusflow3r and now HNR after AOA. There are a few decent songs on Musicology like A million day, Call my name, Dear Mr. Man and Reflection but not any strong material. Anyway It's way better than PLEL and HNR Yes, agree. A good album followed by a bad album. 3121 good, Planet Earth not so good..etc etc... | |
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This was when it seemed the "Prince can do no wrong" critics started appearing, because the Musicology tour was amazing and really brought back Prince to the masses. The album itself was a mixed pallette of styles and showmanship. It was a "look what I can do" album instead of actually having any meaning coming from Rainbow Children. The songs werent cohesive enough to keep my interest, but seperatley they are nice.
Call My Name is a great solo track
I never turn off Musicology or Marrying Kind and Reflection is so beautiful. Life O The Party is also a great track. Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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best bet would be to offer your initial services free.. | |
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I would. | |
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The performance of "Reflection" with Wendy on the Tavis Smiley Show was one of the highlights of this era for me. |
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Agreed, that was sheer perfection! RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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Yes is good but i'd rather listen the album version | |
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Really? I prefer the live version by far. The album version is nice but I think the rimshot is too loud. It really annoys me. RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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Really, the live version misses something | |
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It's not a bad album. It's just quite dull.
Having said that, how many times has Call My Name been covered? Morgan James had a moderate US hit with it. | |
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