mrdespues said:

dude, i am not going into detail because it won't go down well with certain folks.


but it's not unreasonable to suggest that sign o the times has been playing at some point. as has every prince album at one stage or another, because music is goooood for that, IMO.

but the black album is the best. sign o the times isn't a sexy album to make out to from start to finish, for me.

TheFrog said:

ok, hehheh....good response!

The Cross.

Play In the Sunshine

neontelephone said:

IT

The Cross. It's a bit stadium rock for me. It makes me think of U2.

I'm gonna take alot of heat for saying this,but the one song that I don't like is....Starfish and Coffee

I understand the meaning,but to me,it just sounds silly and childish.I know many fans regard this song as a classic,but it doesn't really do much for me.


Going back into that box

even the critics wrote at that time that IT just goes on and on and on much to long was there complaint back then.....would make a great Techno song in 2004 with as many times he says doin it !
[This message was edited Wed Jul 28 5:25:59 2004 by CNNBREAKINGNEWS]

I remember playing the album the day it came out. When "It" started, I thought the beat was the most obvious rip off of When Doves Cry. But the tune was never as good.

"It" has grown on me over the years, while may favourite song on that first listen (Hot Thing) has slipped almost to the bottom in my eyes.

Buy the way, when I say bottom, its still above Slow Love, Its Gonna be a beautiful night and Play in the sunshine.

Nobody mentioned 'Hot Thing'?? It's dross!

I totally dislike: It, Hot Thing, Slow Love, U got the Look, Beautiful Night, The Cross & Adore.

I can't believe someone mentioned 'Forever In My Life', which is (of course IMO) one of Prince's best songs. (lyric-wise, maybe the track itself is a little too bare-bones and all.)

Oh well...

anyone who said "play in the sunshine" or "it" should be made to listen to NEWS for 24 hours straight. backwards. through cheap and painful earphones.

as for the rest of you, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.

THERE IS NOTHING BAD ON 'SIGN'. MMM-KAY?

There is no "worst" song on SOTT!

The entire cd kicks ass and every song is great!

Play in in the Sunshine...just hasn't aged as well as the others.
And "It" is sex on a platter...no throwaway.

Slow Love

This is the best Prince CD ever. The only song I usually skip over is "IT". Kind of an annoying song. Other than that. Perfect!

It
U got the look
Play in the sunshine

Yeah those 3 really don't turn me on. Not that I skip em, they just aren't my favorites.

Cuz I heard them so much....Starfish and Coffee, ICNTTPOYM, The Cross...I am not as fond of them as I was.

And you can't touch Dorothy Parker, Housequake, Strange Relationship, IIWYG, and Beautiful Night

I like all the songs, but the title track and Forever in My Life seem a bit thin in their arrangement compared to most of Prince's stuff. And Forever in my life kind of meanders about.

Also Hot thing is not the greatest song, but it sounds great.

Well I miss The Cross off any tapes I made of my CD buthaving said that I woudl probably prefer it to Hot Thing which I always skip...both pants

rialb said:

If anyone has Testament you'll how fake that cut is on SOTT. Nearly EVERYTHING was added post production. I was horrified first time i heard it. It's a totally fake live track. Sad thing is i used to love it. Downside of being a greedy bootleg enthusiast i guess. You hear some shit you'd prefer not to sometimes.

So gotta go with Beautiful Night obviously.


[This message was edited Wed Jul 28 12:33:13 2004 by Marrk]

Yep, so far I think only two songs haven't been mentioned...

"...Beautiful Night" NO QUESTION ABNOUT IT!!! Doesnt work.. the whole album is a one manb show and then to stick in a live revolution track? Makes no sense. fuckin' up da flow, yo. And whoever skips "adore" is a moron. It blows away "crucial" C'mon- "If God 1
day struck me blind, your beauty I'd still c." perfection, baby.

mrdespues said:

Well, neither have I.... Although, I imagine there's a certain pressure to be done by the time Starfish & Coffee starts, no.....? (Unless you're banging a close personal friend - or, indeed, your partner - who knows and understands you well enough not to be bothered by the fact that you insist on playing "la la la-la, la la la-la, la la la la-laaaaa" to get you off.....!)

And btw, if, in these scenarios, you start at Track 1 and yet find you're still going at it when 'It' comes on, I doff my cap.....


But back to the subject of the thread..... How can people go hatin' on 'Slow Love', which is one of his best ballads (great melody, great horns, adds a new dimension to his sound and colour to the album!) but praise limp, soulless pap like 'Call My Name', which is bland and lacking in imagination...? 'Hot Thing' is clearly the filler - although I've been bored of 'U Got The Look' about 10 years.... (but what the hell do I know - I used to always skip over 'The Ballad of Dorothy Parker'!!)

I won't say worst, but my least favorite is Play in the Sunshine...

SquirrelMeat said:

however,
it was something attempted.

never quite figured it out until years after it's release.

another live jam constructed to be a song in the studio.

very ala 'Purple Rain' (songs from that era, ya dig)

MrTation said:

a two-chord beauty with an arabic hook.

he definately made it better live, though (even with the "Christ" change!)

SteamForest said:

Precisely.

SteamForest said:

"U Got The Look" was a standout for me the first listen.

i know, another 12-bar blues number, but, Sheena was hot in that video!!!

and without it, we would've never had "7 Minutes Mo Quake"!!!!!

Marrk said:

Yes, but wasn't that the purpose of the track? I mean even the Transmississippi Rap was over the phone. I know "recorded live in front of X many Parisians" But still...It's not the first time (nor the last) he has done it either. For instance, U gotta Shake something is sort of the same way...somehow they even get a shake shake shake from the audience...how? Who knows...that's the brilliance of it...though my guess is perhaps from a James Brown live record or soemthing.

I normally attribute there concert songs as having lots of energy and perhaps he feels that by putting an "audience track" behind it all, that it gives it a more alive feeling...like you are there. Just part of his many tricks he does for audio effect. The song is more a jam anyway...nothing too serious.

Gatherin' up the tally, i would say that "Slow Love" was the least favorite.

He didn't write it alone, nor with The Revolution.

There's y'all's answer.