An Indifference to Lovesexy...

I was in a local flea market today and picked up Lovesexy on cassette for a $1. Now on this site in the past, I've noticed that Prince fans either love this album or can't stand it. For me, even though I've heard it before, as soon as I popped it in the cassette deck I felt an indifference towards this record that never left while listening to it. No, Alphabet Street, Ana Stesia, Wish U Heaven & Lovesexy immediately stick out and are decent. While Glam Slam, Dance On, When 2 R In Love & Positivity don't go anywhere whatsoever.

The funny thing is that even though the tape started to wobble and slowww dowwwn likeee thisss, on Positivity I didn't really care if it did or not.

Now, should I give Lovesexy a third listen or just refer to it as one of his worst albums? Because I doubt it's going to grow on me...

Hey look, it's The Artist Formely Known To Sell Records

Lovesexy is definitely worth a few listens. When I found the tracked version of the CD a while back, I found myself really getting into the album a lot more than I did when I only had the untracked version. To be able to go straight to one particular song and play it over and over again ('Positivity' being the best example) made all the difference to my enjoyment of the whole thing.

Then again, maybe this album just isn't your cup of tea. It's like me and Sign O The Times - no matter how many times I listen to it, I still can't get into it.

r u serious ???

lovesexy is a masterpiece , it aint just an album it grabs u by the balls (race cars burn rubber in my pants etc) and swings u round makes u think, and u gotta listen again, u gotta love this record !!! got 2 got ! 2 got ! 2 !


positivity = have u had ur + sign 2day ???

danielboon said:

I say keep giving LoveSexy a chance. It took that album a good 6 months to grow on me and YEARS to become my snd favorite Prince album...

The only track for me that hasn't held up well off this CD is Glam Slam. I Wish U Heaven, on the other hand, I used to consider a throw-away track. Now it's one of my favorite 'Prince-Pop" tracks of all time.

IMO the record is average at best so I totally agree with the poster.

Haystack said:

"Think inside out."

daned said:

"Think inside out."

Cloudbuster said:

Haystack said:

It's like me and Sign O The Times - no matter how many times I listen to it, I still can't get into it.

love is god, god is love, girls and boys love god above

Cloudbuster said:

Haystack said:

It's like me and Sign O The Times - no matter how many times I listen to it, I still can't get into it.

Number23 said:

"Think inside out."

so, your tracklisting is like this:

A1. eye no
A2. alphabet street
A3. anna stesia
A4. i wish u heaven
A5. lovesexy
B1. glam slam
B2. dance on
B3. when 2 r in love
B4. positivity

weird. not the same as on the cd (and vinyl?). i thought he didn't
track the cd's because he wanted people to listen to the whole album
in a certain order.
i like the album. it has its moments. but it's no 'sign', 'dirty mind', 'parade'
or 'purple rain' though. i've learned to love most of the songs on 'lovesexy'.
only 'when 2 r in love' (too corny) and especially 'positivity' don't do it for me.
'positivity' is a weak ass song imo.

Other than SOTT and 1999, I think Lovesexy is Prince's best album.

It's one of his masterpieces, withoubt doubt.

love is god, god is love, girls and boys love god above

r1ghteousone said:

Other than SOTT and 1999, I think Lovesexy is Prince's best album.

It's one of his masterpieces, withoubt doubt.

The album Lovesexy is still ahead of it's time. However, it's time was 1988 and to hear songs like "Anna Stesia" and "Lovesexy" while the radio was playing stuff like Bobby Brown and Tiffany was a trip. And not to mention, many of us got to witness one of the greatest tours ever to promote this album and that maybe why we hold it as near and dear as we do. After this album, Prince started showing signs of being human and releasing less daring and inovating albums.

danielboon said:

Spookymuffin said:

r1ghteousone said:

Other than SOTT and 1999, I think Lovesexy is Prince's best album.

It's one of his masterpieces, withoubt doubt.

HaHaHahaaHAHaHaHaHahaAAaHaHahaHaHaHaHaHaHaH!


That's the funniest smiley I've ever seen!!!

It took me ages to get into LoveSexy, now it's one of my favourite albums.

This album is alive.

Spookymuffin said:

r1ghteousone said:

Other than SOTT and 1999, I think Lovesexy is Prince's best album.

It's one of his masterpieces, withoubt doubt.

HaHaHahaaHAHaHaHaHahaAAaHaHahaHaHaHaHaHaHaH!


That's the funniest smiley I've ever seen!!!

love is god, god is love, girls and boys love god above

"Indifference" is pretty much how I feel about it overall.

Cloudbuster said:

daned said:

..."Alphabet Street" being one of the 4 P songs that even the non-fans know and love (the others being the title tracks from PR & SOTT and When Doves Cry).

Don't forget Kiss.

daned said:

Cloudbuster said:

daned said:

..."Alphabet Street" being one of the 4 P songs that even the non-fans know and love (the others being the title tracks from PR & SOTT and When Doves Cry).

Don't forget Kiss.

Oh yeah :slapsforhead:
Start again, in the UK, there are 5 P songs that even the non-fans know & love:-

Purple Rain
When Doves Cry
Sign O The Times
Kiss
Alphabet Street
Sexy Motherfucker

Oh shit!
6.

Can anyone think of another so we can make it the magic number? Hmmm. What popular song would make it SEVEN?

Haystack said:

daned said:

Cloudbuster said:

daned said:

..."Alphabet Street" being one of the 4 P songs that even the non-fans know and love (the others being the title tracks from PR & SOTT and When Doves Cry).

Don't forget Kiss.

Oh yeah :slapsforhead:
Start again, in the UK, there are 5 P songs that even the non-fans know & love:-

Purple Rain
When Doves Cry
Sign O The Times
Kiss
Alphabet Street
Sexy Motherfucker

Oh shit!
6.

Can anyone think of another so we can make it the magic number? Hmmm. What popular song would make it SEVEN?

Raspberry Beret.

Well I've found that most non-fans I know seem to know that one.

LOVESEXY IS THE 1

and the yanks need 2 start listening 2 LS the way they claim 2 listen 2 jimi !

danielboon said:

Ok guys, I'll give Lovesexy another chance. But that gay-ass cover ain't helpin' much!

Hey look, it's The Artist Formely Known To Sell Records

r1ghteousone said:

Cloudbuster said:

Haystack said:

It's like me and Sign O The Times - no matter how many times I listen to it, I still can't get into it.

co-

As for Lovesexy, I've always thought it was rushed and incomplete.

That's the feeling that struck me when I first listened to the album and that's still the feeling I get as I listen to it for the upteenth time.

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giotto said:

r1ghteousone said:

Cloudbuster said:

Haystack said:

It's like me and Sign O The Times - no matter how many times I listen to it, I still can't get into it.

co-

I feel the same about this so-called meisterwerk, ho ho...

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"Think inside out."

Supernova said: