My wife makes me play this song all the time. It hasn't grown on me yet. I have read some posts where some people gush over this one. Am i missing something? It seems a bit busy 2 my ears. I don't hate it, it is one of those ones that doesn't make me feel 1 way or the other. It seems like Prince put a lot of effort n2 it so I wonder if its 1 of those genius moments that escapes me. Is this any1's favorite jam?

Loved it the first time, loved it each time since.

it's crazy amazing.

Dandroppedadime said:

it's crazy amazing.

I love it, it hit me immediately

"lemme get in there...all the way in..."




love that song

mdmeridius said:

I've listened to it for the first time just now and I really like it. The riff reminds me of Kiss a little bit. It was quite exciting. It was a bit different.

i see what you did there

IstenSzek said:

the best song from the album

"This is exciting, it's different"

conhawa said:

To my ear...i hear a lot of 80s influence. The synths sound 1982...while the guitar riff reminds me of 1986. A bit too polished....but a nice reminder of the MPLsound

great track.

the addition of the bob george-esque outro is the icing on the cake, and it segues perfectly into U Know

It was love at first listen for me -- and has remained an all time favorite.

I like it. Especially that thick breakdown at the end with the Bob George voice. Wish he'd extended that part longer becuase the funk is so much heavier. Gold Standard overall is sort of "funk light" and I think that holds it back. AoA in general, as much as I love it, could have used one or two more "bangers" on it - funk or rock - just to change the pacing up. Funk N Roll is good but the record sort of stays on the same level tempo wise for too long. Get rid of that horrible first track and put something with the uptempo energy of "PFUNK" on it and we go from an A- album to an A+ IMO.

I like it very much, and yes, to me it sounds like there is a lot going on, but that's what I like

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From the first time I heard the song, it reminds me of The Everlasting Now!

OrangeClock said:

I love it. I listen to it to boost my mood.

Well....damn. I respect all of the responses and opinions posted. I'm going 2 play it til it sticks to my tastes, it has happened b4 ( Dinner With Delores). I must admit, I had no problem with the Bob George voice parts! playing it now! Thanks friends.

I think the issue I have with this song and a lot of the AOA tunes is that it kind of re-treads the same ground Prince or other pop artists have already conquered but in a "diet coke" type of way. The Gold Standard is like a Kiss type of song but not as well composed. Its catchy and enjoyable, its certainly not bad. But I rarely listen to it because why listen to that when you can listen to Kiss?

antonb said:

I liked it when I first heard it, but now I skip it because I find it boring to listen to all the way through. Big fan of the album overall though.

Same. By the end of the first chorus, pretty much everything has been said about the musical idea. Which is kinda bland, and not in a Michaelsy way.
The only thing that prevents me from skipping it is that Prince clearly believes in the song, and tries hard to get you into it. But it bears waht I would call "fake minimalism", a nasty trait popularized by Pharrell and other Prince wannabes, trying to capture the WDC and Kiss spirit. The end results sounds like a Prince caricature, done by Prince.
It deserves its place on AOA, it fits the track-listing well, but it's not the kind of song I would go to spontaneously. I can't picture myself going "Hey, I feel like listening to 'The Gold Standard'!".
There are too many feel-good, bragging songs in his repertoire that make you do the do.

Love this track..

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