bonatoc said:

Guitarhero said:

meh I hate U smashes that bond theme out of the park, sorry.

I agree.

Just suggesting that, as any other producer,
Prince has probably learned something from this huge Philly Sound on steroids.

Again, not considering the composition,
just the production (the huge synth bells, the massive reverb).

You can't say it's not sonically close...

TGE is maybe the first album for which the overall sound is not very original, by Prince's standards.
You can hate the "plastic sound" (although I don't get this from it) of Emancipation,
but at least it's Prince experimenting : there is some serious shit going on
in the backing tracks and sub-mixed overdubs, lots of ideas.
Hence the bizarro-sounding kicks, snares, which sound too artificial to some ears.
The sound colors may appear plastic to some, but Emancipation
should be judged on headphones alone.
I think it's first meant to please Prince's ears, and then ours possibly.

The sound of TGE is big Marshall amps and huge drums, trendy (and corny) samples,
pristine trebles, infrabasses and massive synth presets.

Well, it carries basically all the flaws brought by the Loudness Wars, and the sound of the era.
Because, quality of the songs aside, Lawd, TGE is one heck of an overcompressed album.

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You are trying too hard....and Eye Hate U is F'n brilliant.

Currently its:

Billy Jack Bitch

I Hate U

Endorphinemachine

319

bonatoc said:

^^it's amazing how so many great songs were left off the album! "Days Of Wild","Hide The Bone","Ripopgodazippa",etc.This probably should have been a 2-CD set.

SoulAlive said:

^^it's amazing how so many great songs were left off the album! "Days Of Wild","Hide The Bone","Ripopgodazippa",etc.This probably should have been a 2-CD set.

^^ THIS!
Ripopgodazippa would've been so perfect for this album! even after reading those early TGE album configurations from the PrinceVault site like ughh damn! i would've added that as a fav track on this thread.

howudoin2 said:

Either "Gold" or "Shhh" (although "I'd rather do u after school like some homework" is quite possibly the worst lyric Prince ever wrote)

The guitar solo at the end of "Eye Hate U" might be my favorite of all his guitar work.

Hahahaha I actually love that lyric!!!, when I first heard it I was like wtf?? but now I love it..

some of Ps lyrics I think some of his worst are:

"Like animals just born to breed"
Come to think about cha baby
You're my only need" and..

these lines from come;

"Don't talk or breathe
"Don't cough or sneeze" ( I mean, it could happen..but why do we need that visual)
Oh, just dream, dream, dream " and

"Like a (Come) splendid, open ended
Celibate friend (No more will you cry), pretending
Not to know (Come) it (know it) when I blow it (blow it)
In your eyes (Here's a reason why) - eeeewww
Like a strawberry (Come), chocolate
Fender jazz, mashed potato, fuzztone (Come)
All over your thighs" - ( seriously yuk yuck yuk)

But.. The"homework" line does not bother me at all..

hahahahaha sometimes I'm like couldnt you have really thought about it and put a better rhyme in there!

fanoftheman said:

howudoin2 said:

Either "Gold" or "Shhh" (although "I'd rather do u after school like some homework" is quite possibly the worst lyric Prince ever wrote)

The guitar solo at the end of "Eye Hate U" might be my favorite of all his guitar work.

Hahahaha I actually love that lyric!!!, when I first heard it I was like wtf?? but now I love it..

some of Ps lyrics I think some of his worst are:

"Like animals just born to breed"
Come to think about cha baby
You're my only need" and..

these lines from come;

"Don't talk or breathe
"Don't cough or sneeze" ( I mean, it could happen..but why do we need that visual)
Oh, just dream, dream, dream " and

"Like a (Come) splendid, open ended
Celibate friend (No more will you cry), pretending
Not to know (Come) it (know it) when I blow it (blow it)
In your eyes (Here's a reason why) - eeeewww
Like a strawberry (Come), chocolate
Fender jazz, mashed potato, fuzztone (Come)
All over your thighs" - ( seriously yuk yuck yuk)

But.. The"homework" line does not bother me at all..

hahahahaha sometimes I'm like couldnt you have really thought about it and put a better rhyme in there!

sorry I should also say I know I was getting off topic as the two lyrics mentioned are from other albums but thought I'd just say...

howudoin2 said:

Either "Gold" or "Shhh" (although "I'd rather do u after school like some homework" is quite possibly the worst lyric Prince ever wrote)

The guitar solo at the end of "Eye Hate U" might be my favorite of all his guitar work.

I agree with every word of the above.

joeycocopuffs said:

SoulAlive said:

^^it's amazing how so many great songs were left off the album! "Days Of Wild","Hide The Bone","Ripopgodazippa",etc.This probably should have been a 2-CD set.

^^ THIS!
Ripopgodazippa would've been so perfect for this album! even after reading those early TGE album configurations from the PrinceVault site like ughh damn! i would've added that as a fav track on this thread.

Welcome 2 The Dawn

dodger said:

The Gold Experience is one of my favorite albums. It's VERY hard to choose a song that is a favorite. However, I have a number of songs that are tied for first place on that album. Song for song, that album is an example of sustained excellence if I ever heard one.

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Gold, Pussy Control, Shhh, Endorphinmachine, We March, Dolphin, I Hate You, Now, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

bonatoc said:

joeycocopuffs said:

^^ THIS!
Ripopgodazippa would've been so perfect for this album! even after reading those early TGE album configurations from the PrinceVault site like ughh damn! i would've added that as a fav track on this thread.

Welcome 2 The Dawn

there was also a studio recording of Proud Mary on one of the configurations. would love to hear that. he did it live on the tour.

I LOVE this album - it rocks on every level!

.

If only there had been proper promotion behind it; it would have been a smash!

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I will also say this: my 11 year old has been forced to listen to it (repeatedly) over these summer holidays, and he agrees that, actually, it doesn't sound dated at ALL and, if 'young uns' didn't know it was P. it could well be a chart-topper, even now.

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In answer to the question, in no particular order: BJB; 319; Gold.

Everything off of the Come album. Gold Experience was rubbish apart from Most Beautiful Girl In The World.

I was expecting Interactive and Days of Wild and all i got was this lousy TShirt

AlgeriaTouchshreek said:

Everything off of the Come album. Gold Experience was rubbish apart from Most Beautiful Girl In The World.

I was expecting Interactive and Days of Wild and all i got was this lousy TShirt

Endorphinmachine ....

Bohemian67 said:

Endorphinmachine ....

Especially the first, raw version, without overdubs.

The vocals are even better, and the spit is huge.

Was it a huge gob aimed at WB face?

I think that's Prince at his (almost) most violent.

"Eye Hate U" - I love the guitar solo.

hard to choose between p control and dolphin. eye hate u is also real good