Hi.
Which songs do u like more? I compare GE and Musicology because i think they are both comercial record, have the live band sound. Both have 12 songs and i think this 2 record shows That he is a master in writing and making pop music.!
So here comes my comparistion:
( Well, i know some comparisation are senseless but ..)

1. musicology VS. now --> i really like now but musicology is a classic dance track
2. ICP&C VS. P control--> for me ICP&C ( but was very hard 2 choose)
3. Call my name VS. Beautiful Girl --> Both songs great but i go with most beautiful
4. Reflection Vs. Gold --> Very hard, i go with gold
5. Dear mr man VS. we march --> I like them both but i go with we march
6. On the couch vs. SHHH --> of course SHHH
7. Cinammon girl VS. Dolphin --> Dolphin
8. A million days VS. I hate u --> here i have to take both ( i go with a million days )
9. Life of a party VS. Billy jack bitch --> its hard,both very funkyy. Billy jack bitch
10. What do u want Vs. 319 --> I dont like them both but i like What do u..more
11. The marrying kind VS. Endorphine machine --> i dont like endorphine .so marrying .
12. If i was the man vs. shy --> both cool , but i go with shy

I think these 2 record are one of his best! Which songs do u like more!?

No contest. The Gold Experience hands down.

PurpleKnight said:

And there it is.... case closed!

** It's close, but I choose Musicology. Though there are songs I love on TGE like Endorphin Machine and Dolphin, I still have to hit the skip button a bit too much. I can just let Musicology play.

Welcome2daRevolution said:

Those segues in TGE are really annoying imo , but as for the songs there's no
contest indeed

Dewrede said:

Can someone remind me what segues are for, again?

1. musicology VS. now --> Musicology - 2 funky.

2. ICP&C VS. P control--> neither are great.

3. Call my name VS. Beautiful Girl --> Call My Name definitely!

4. Reflection Vs. Gold --> Gold is much better.

5. Dear mr man VS. we march --> Dear Mr. Man because We March is just ok.

6. On the couch vs. SHHH --> Shhhhh is incredible!

7. Cinammon girl VS. Dolphin --> equal.

8. A million days VS. I hate u --> neither!

9. Life of a party VS. Billy jack bitch --> Life O The Party

10. What do u want Vs. 319 --> I hate 319 so it's What Do u Want Me 2 Do 4 sure.

11. The marrying kind VS. Endorphine machine --> Endorphin Machine BY FAR!

12. If i was the man vs. shy --> If I was the Man In Ur Life is better, but Shy is also very cool and underrated.

Using your pairings (which are great, btw), here are my song by song comparisons:


1. musicology VS. now --> Now. The rapping in Now is atrocious. So, I almost chose musicology. While lyrics could be improved in both, at least they are interesting in Now. And that crazed delivery at the end beats the good, though MONOTONOUS groove of Musicology. "It be like that see."

2. ICP&C VS. P control- Illusion, Coma, Pimp, and Circumstance. In both of these, Prince tries to teach women lessons. In ICP&C the delivery is harsh, but in Pussy Control the chorus is so grating I can't stand it. I don't like hearing the word p---y in a song of supposed substance. And do women really need Prince to advise them to control their pussies? As long as he keeps diving in them he shut down the preaching. Why doesn't he sing himself a song about strapping his d--- down?


3. Call my name VS. Beautiful Girl -- The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. This song is sooo precious. When it came out, even haters had to love it.

4. Reflection Vs. Gold - I like Gold a lot. Love it in fact, especially the last verse. But my vote is for REFLECTION. Gold seems a bit contrived in its shadow. It's a mature introspection piece that we haven't heard from Prince before.

5. Dear mr man VS. we march -- We March. Definitely. Dear Mr. Man is so stupid. It's like PRince wanted to discuss some serious topics but didn't know how. The title is an generic as the lyrics. We March, now that's a political song.


6. On the couch vs. SHHH --> I hate SHHH. He's not a student. This is sick. The restrained yearning in On the Couch is superbly conveyed by the music and delivery. I love this song.

7. Cinammon girl VS. Dolphin --> Cinnamon Girl. Well, he tried with this song. It could have been better but it doesn't need to be to defeat Dolphin. Dolphin's overuse of metaphor is too much for me. "You can cut off all my fins but to your ways I will not bend..." ?! The lyrics are sophomoric. He's done much better.

8. A million days VS. I hate u --> Man, I really like Million Days. But this comparison illustrates how Prince has changed. A Million Days is mediocre in delivery, development, and climax when you compare it to the journey of I Hate you. Hate deals with a more complex idea: that intensity feelings are love and hate can occur simulatenously. And the ending court scene, narrrations and confessionals are a refreshing break from normal song structure. Prince didn't really break from song structure at all on Musicology the album, and he has song a great history of knowing how to finagle a masterpiece with more than chorus, verse, and hook.

9. Life of a party VS. Billy jack bitch --> Oh! Both of these songs are jokes. Must I choose? OK. BJB ... cuz he got CJ good on that one ... especially since he performed it live on an awards show. hahaha! "Goody for you" Prince

10. What do u want Vs. 319 --> I love the subject matter in What Do You Want me to Do Girl. It's a married man under seduction by a girl he's clearly attracted to but committed so he won't cheat ... although he wants to ... but he won't. I love the sincerity of that song. But I've going to be superficial and go for the voyeuristic soap opera that is 319. I whip this out monthly to privately dance to. Love the guitar. Love the daring context. This is a Prince signature song due to its raw sensuality. It's soo much fun. "Betcha got a body by god, c'mon let me see it!" How can you not love that.

11. The marrying kind VS. Endorphine machine --> I love both of these rockers. But while I want to press one for the money, two for the dream, I'm gonna have to go with THE MARRYING KIND. I love the personality and color in the music and lyrics. He's taunting this guy soo much. "She's gonna miss you at first, but then she's gonna buy me things!!" hahahaha! She's gonna need a pillow... I've got some purple satin lace ones! He's soo bad. It's great.

12. If i was the man vs. shy --> Wow, again I love both of these songs. But Shy is ethereal... it's like he wrote this in dream like he did LRC. "The streets I roam in search of a poem amongst the wild and drinking." Whoa... what muse whispered that line. It's poetry itself. I always want him to write cool stuff like this but he doesn't now as much as he used to. His music now lacks poetry. "Cool dark skin in hot virgin white..."

Well, Misiu, we agree on 6 out of 12!

Umm, why do two people on here hate 319? I can understand if you don't love it, but what's there to hate?

misiu said:

Song by song:

Musicology

P Control and Illusion/Pimp are both crappy songs

Call My Name

Gold even if it is overproduced pop rock

Dear Mr. Man

Hmmm I like Shhh and On the Couch, but I'll say Shhhh.

Dolphin- even though I can't stand listening to it thanks to a friend of mine who played it too damn much.

Million Days/I Hate U - Like them both but I'll give to I Hate U because of the overblown ending to Million Days

BJB

319 even though it is the 90's version of Kiss

Marrying Kind/Endprphine Machine - I like both

Shy/Man I U're Life- I like both

gold experience is shit and u all know it. anyone who grew up listening to prince in the 80s wouldnt even consider this album - c'mon! what the fuck is 'we march'!

PurpleKnight said:

Great review, and you're absolutely correct!

Musicology is a nice little album but the Gold Experience, especially if you were living in Minneapolis in the summer and fall of 95. Wow! It's a great album, especially after you've heard him blister through this stuff at Paisley. He was in rare form back then, playing mad! and his band was funky, it was sex and passion and hate..."F" the mainstream and about 150 of us each week got to witness. I miss those "Days of Wild" The Gold Experience for sure. And for those of you who have "experienced" what he's singing about on I hate U, it's right up there with The Beautiful Ones. Musicology doesn't have anything that rips into your heart. My mom likes it, but the Gold Experience....that's raw Prince.

PurpleKnight said:

thats it right there man.. perfectly depicted

endorphinmachine is quality


i skip a lot of musicology, the gold experience is exactly what it says it is though - i just let it play and i feel its concept. (i agree 100% about the version of most beautiful as well)
[Edited 4/3/05 16:50pm]

The gold experience is a great album, but some of guys live in the past. 10 years from now, musicology will be considered the better album.

1. musicology VS. now --> Now
2. ICP&C VS. P control--> Pussy Control
3. Call my name VS. Beautiful Girl --> Call my Name
4. Reflection Vs. Gold --> Gold
5. Dear mr man VS. we march --> Dear Mr Man
6. On the couch vs. SHHH --> SHHH
7. Cinammon girl VS. Dolphin --> Dolphin
8. A million days VS. I hate u --> I Hate U
9. Life of a party VS. Billy jack bitch --> Billy jack bitch
10. What do u want Vs. 319 --> 319
11. The marrying kind VS. Endorphine machine --> Endorphine
12. If i was the man vs. shy --> Shy


Gold beats the living crap out of Musicology on 90% of the songs.
Even TMBGITW is better than Call My Name, but I've just grown so
tired with the sappiness of it that I chose CMN right now.