the worst thing Prince has ever recorded....its like its not even him..the only conclusion i can come up with is that he was on drugs at the time of the recording

only confused men wear loafers ..you aren't confused are you..
[Edited 9/20/04 20:58pm]

I've never heard it.....what am I missing?

just cannot bring myself 2 listen this recording

LouieLaFunk said:

The brutal rape of a classic.

when i listen to it i think how can he redo his own song this bad? and i think how can this be the same person that recorded the original classic? he should have just recorded a live version from a concert or something...im so glad he didnt go thru with his plans on rerecording all of his old albums..

I like it! The salsa bit is great!

Mazerati said:

I refused to listen to it. Like an idiot, I actually bought it, but I never spun the disc. I knew it would be some "Special Edition" piece of shit and I couldn't stand hearing one of my favorite songs being raped and exploited for cash.

I will never spin the disc. I'm hoping I can sell it to some sucker some day for more than this sucker paid for it.

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince

Mazerati said:

supposedly he did, he just never released em, theres an article stroke interview somewhere from about that period which says soemthing like 'he's just putting the finishing touches on re-recording all his old albums' - god knows what they sound like but his vault probably doubled in size at that point!

softandwet said:

I don't think he did this. I think he wanted to and said so. But he never rerecorded any of the old albums. I know at the time we got a few newer songs...like Starfish and coffee and Pop Life. But I don't think that the project...like many others ever came to fruitation. Hopefully he saw the light.

it's the only prince recording i absolutely steadfastly refuse to purchase. i heard it online when if was first getting released and it was just too painful. i like his remake of "starfish and coffee" (not as much as the original, but still), and i don't mind the idea of re-recording the old classics...IF IT'S DONE WELL. however, rosario dawson and doug e. fresh do not a classic reworking make.

eet steenks.

I thought it was just O.K. I think he could have done a LOT better. I enjoy the remixes that DJs have done with the song much better than what Prince did with it.

PHEW .... I thought it was just me, its bloody awful isnt it!!!!!

and the acapella version makes it even worse...Larry and Rosie on the same record - might as well sell it with a warning sticker "Caution Parental Advisory....this recording contains 2 of the most over rated cling-ons known to man"

purpledoveuk said:

Arguably the worst Prince related purchase I have ever made.

superspaceboy said:

Oh he DID do it, I know that for a fact (...though of course I can't prove it)
If I remember correctly, the work was all completed sometime in 2001.
He even threw a private 'wrap' party at Paisley Park when it was all finished.

Now that's one project I'm glad he shelved

yeah, the 1999 thing was a bad idea.

Yeah, but that SALSA part was SLAMMIN' ...

Worst stuff he has ever recorded.. terrible...

Why do we always rip on work that he does. I think it is great, I love all remixed or new Prince music that he puts out actually on a CD that we can buy!!!

phxnpg7 said:

i normally dont rip on anything he does because i love most of it and even when i dont get something (like The Rainbow Children) i respect it... but there is just no respecting 1999 the new masters