RazzBeret said:

Its the most beautiful song. Not sure if its about God or a lady but hey what an amazing song.

mariahj said:

I bought For You, Prince, Dirty Mind and Controversy all at the same time (Tower Records in Boston, Feb 99 if you really want to know - I didn't listen to them until I got back to England though when I played the 4 of them back to back a few times - sounded a bit different to Newpower Soul).

It took me quite a while to get into Dirty Mind and Controversy. Now Dirty Mind is one of my all-time favourite P albums and one day about a year and a half ago I suddenly realised the true genius of Controversy (after a friend who I had turned on to Prince had been telling me how good it was for a couple of years).

Just give it some time.

Electrostar said:

Errrr.... its about a lady. Thinking about the lyrics of a different song. Back to the nursing home.....

Electrostar said:

I always thought it was about his child that died soon after birth. With that in mind, I find it a very beautiful and poignant song.

jackflash said:

Yeah that song can be interpretated in so many different ways but I have always loved it especially the line " If life remains a mystery then there is no reason to the rhyme...

thekidsgirl said:

Another Rave fan!

jackflash said:

Wow. Didnt even think of that.

LOVESEXY: TURN OFF THE LIGHTS.. LIGHT A FEW CANDLES...PUT ON HEADPHONES AND ENJOY THE RIDE...

DIRTY MIND....WILL BE ONE OF YOU FAVS IN TIME...IT'S RAW AND SIMPLE AND INCREDIBLE..

U SHOULD LISTEN TO ALL PRINCE ON HEADPHONES WHENEVER POSSIBLE..IT'S THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY IT..

jackflash said:

Hmmm, so the cold, overproduced beats aren't forced? Prince and his band sounding bored and uninspired, while trying to be hip and cool doesn't sound forced at all to you?

Trust me, I've listened to NPS with the lowest possible expectations, but it still sucks.

Every now and then I try to go back and play it, hoping that magically I'll hear it with new lowered expectations and hear a solid album; it never happens.

It's disingenuous, overproduced, plastic, uninspired drivel he can create in his sleep.

Electrostar said:

It is about his son that died after birth.....that song has THE MOST feeling of ANY song I have heard in my lifetime. Forget the music and arrangement, the LYRICS are (I think ) P's way of digesting and dealing with a heavy heart and pain of losing A LOVED ONE!!! I'm sure that it could be interpreted more than one way, but I've seen Q & A's on this subject, and I'm convinced that this is about his lost child.

mariahj said:

Don't feel that you have to let it grow on you, you may never get it, I certainly haven't. I like when you were mine, but much prefer the recent live version on One Night Alone Live. People are saying that Dirty Mind was ground breaking and that it led the way into Prince's future music. I just don't feel it. Maybe because I wasn't into it at the time, I didn't get into Prince untill '90/'91 sort of time. I wonder if being there at the time has anything to do with peoples feelings on this album? I can only listen to it in the context of now and in my opinion, it sounds empty and dated.

Some are suggesting that you get 1999 as one of your next albums, but I would suggest that if you don't like Dirty Mind, then 1999 won't do it for you, although there are more good tracks on 1999 and I would certainly place it above DM in the pecking order. For me though, tracks like let's pretend we're married, delirious, lady cab driver and all the critics love you, do nothing for me, I get that Dirty Mind feeling from them. I am sure that people will come along and say, blasphemy! 1999 was ground breaking, in it's time, etc. Yet I can still only listen to it from todays perspective and just say what I see. It's just the sounds and production that does it really, when I heard Delirious live on the New Power Soul tour it was one of the highlights. I loved it so much that it was one of the standout moments of that show, so when I came on I played it wondering how I could have missed out on it for so long. Unfortunately, I hadn't missed out, I just don't like the album version. DMSR is another one that I never really got.

I would never say don't get 1999 as there are some great tracks there, I would just say to maybe hold off for a bit.

So, what would my next choices be?

1) Prince, in my opinion easily the best of his early albums.
2) Purple Rain, a great album which is sometimes overlooked here, probably due ot the commercial success? This is obviously the highlight of Prince's carreer in terms of commercial success and the album is thoroughly deserving of it's status.
3) The Gold Experience, this album was criminally overlooked by the media and general public. It is probably my most played Prince album and one of the ones where I never skip a track. It's a real shame that this got lost within the whole Warner Bros, name change fiasco.
4) Around The World In A Day, which is on of my most favourite Prince albums, I just love everything about it.

Yes, it was. How did you know!?! lol

I'm having a difficult time getting real into Diamonds and Pearls and Symbol, even though I do love some Songs off of them, ones I heard perviously to getting the CD's. I'm having more of a difficult time with Symbol.

Around the World in a Day and Dirty Mind, I'm really diggin.

PurpleKnight said:

mymocha said:

It also took me a really long time to get into , but now I consider it a 4/5 star album. Great ballads and some really funky, addictive pop songs. Let it grow on you, it might take some time. There's a lot there on that album to take in overall, so just let yourself take it in really slowly. It's not on the same level as a Dirty Mind or Around, but it's got a level of ingenuity for sure.

I agree, I have to give it a chance, which I really haven't done. It's
definately more complex, that's for sure. I just haven't taken the time,
just listening to what I really know.....there are some Songs on there
that I do love already, so hopefully the rest will follow.....not necessarily
that I will love it all but that it will become more easy to listen to.


It also took me a really long time to get into , but now I consider it a 4/5 star album. Great ballads and some really funky, addictive pop songs. Let it grow on you, it might take some time. There's a lot there on that album to take in overall, so just let yourself take it in really slowly. It's not on the same level as a Dirty Mind or Around, but it's got a level of ingenuity for sure.[/quote]

I love "Dirty Mind" but if I talk about it real bad, will you show me more?

OK...Dirty Mind is the worst piece of shit Prince ever put out! Now, let's see more dammitt!!

PurpleKnight said:

Different strokes ..... I personally very rarely listen to Sign of the Times, Purple Rain, Grafitti Bridge or Rave.