I never really liked "Forever In My Life"

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Co-sign on "It" (it doesn't rot it's just weak comapred to the others)

for "Adore"

Bitches.

squirrelgrease said:

I have surrended. Dispite my dislike of Slow love, the fellow squirrel has shown the way, and proved that faith in thy album is the way!

I retract my previous statements. I played the album in the car twice today. It is god. I even liked the way that "hot thing" faded out (always hated that bit....too early).

LOCK THIS THREAD!

Perhaps The Cross.. I mean it's a powerful spritual track but the drums and sitars in some parts sound kinda off key. Other than that, the album is flawless and it is Prince's crowning achievement.
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I hate It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night. Just detest it. Have detested it since I was 13. We really just don't NEED Cat to rap (or whatever you call that). Really we don't.

And anyone who thinks Adore should have been replaced with Crucial smokes MORE crack than Bobby and Whitney combined. I could see replacing Slow Love with Crucial, because Crucial fits the album better, but Adore? Come on now. Y'all are killing me.


S

3 candidates:


It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night..... i think it's great, but it's a waste of space on that album, considering what could have been on there in its place.


Starfish & Coffee..... used to be cute. but it's just stupid now. nice tune though.


but the winner is.... IT..... it's shit. can't stand it. sorry.

Redayh said:

And BOY that's a shit load of CRACK!

But I have 2 say that I liked the whol album, don't be hatin' on it. SOTT RULES! All of it in it's cheesy Slow Love and It's Gonna B A Bootyful...i mean Beautiful Night goodness!

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Redayh said:

June7 said:

whodknee said:

mrdespues said:

MendesCity said:

It´s IT: boring though I like the last part

Slow Love is kinda dull too
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Redayh said:

Indeed we don't and we didn't.
And neither did Cat, since it was obviously Sheila E who's rappin' the rap.

IMO the only cool part of that useless SOTT track.

I'm starting to think you people are crazy. The ENERGY of "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night" is great!!! Always gets me on my feet You people are making me nuts!!

Ok, let me sort some stuff out:

The reason answers differ so much is that it depends on how often you listen to the album.

On a first listen I found Play in the Sunshine and Starfish and Coffee too light and poppy for my taste. I found "It" weird and repetitive, and "Strange Relationship" strangely annoying. I also thought ICNTTPOYM was overproduced. (These are my memories from '87 so they might be a bit off).

The rest of the album, blew me away, 'specially SOTT, Dorothy Parker, UGot the Look, Cross and Beautiful Night. I also got into Slow Love and Forever In My Life early on.

It took me quite a few listens to really appreciate Adore.

After a few years I went back and Play in the Sunshine and Starfish and Coffee now struck me as brilliant pop tunes that I needn't be embarrassed about admiring. Through the guitar, and the movie, I started to love ICNTTPOYM.

Over the years, and after being exposed to more live material from P, Beautiful Night's magic wore a bit thin, but traces of my original excitement always remained.

I grew to prefer "Adore" over Slow Love, and my initital enthusisasm for Forever in My life waned a little (although I still considered it for my wedding last year, but settled on Adore instead, in the end).

So I'd have to say that, over the long term, the weakest is probably "It", although it's still cleverly hypnotic and ahead of its time. As a song, "Beautiful Night" is probably weaker but the "live" performance arrangement gives it more punch,

"It" won't do a lot for me, rather dull I must say

otherwise I won't complain

wasitgood4u said:

This is the best post on this thread and the most coherent I've seen on the org in a long time. And I agree with all the critiques...more people should have as good taste as us!

mrdespues said:

Thanks Mr! I guess us Aussies got all the brains!

TheNewPowerMan said:

You don't even like "Forever in My Life" when it's performed live?

Ya'll trippin, it's obviously Sign Of the Times

LAProducer said:

Oh, I have never liked Adore! This is by far one of my favorite albums, but I never felt the love on Adore. There was a thread not too long ago about wedding songs, and everyone kept saying Adore, and I just wasn't feeling it!

BTW, I LOVE Forever in My Life. That will be MY wedding song! It is so cute and innocent!

LookUp2C said:

Okay. That's fair. How about me rephrasing.
We really just don't NEED ANYBODY to rap. Really we don't. (I always just assumed it was Cat since she was the rapaholic ).

S

Redayh said:

Fair enough.
The Alphabet St. rap is Cat IIRC.

Totally agree btw: we don't need anybody to rap.
Now run and tell your momma's about that!

Yup!

I'm currently listening to this album... WHY MUST YOU TRY TO FIND FAULT WITH EVERYTHING!!!
P isn't terribly great with puttin' tracks together on albums anyway, there's always some out of place ones. And please stop bad mouthin' Slow Love!
Great album...
"Starfish & Coffee" on muppets tonight springs to mind!! Muppet P too funny!

I'm currently listening to this album... WHY MUST YOU TRY TO FIND FAULT WITH EVERYTHING!!!
P isn't terribly great with puttin' tracks together on albums anyway, there's always some out of place ones. And please stop bad mouthin' Slow Love!
Great album...
"Starfish & Coffee" on muppets tonight springs to mind!! Muppet P too funny!

thedoorkeeper said:

AGREED
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