I love this song. This shoulda been a major hit. I think it's one of his better recent works. The horns kinda lame it out, but it's great nonetheless. Thoughts?
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It's a classic, alright. Far better than anything on the "Black Album" and you know it's true.

It's a classic, alright. Far better than anything on the "Black Album" and you know it's true.

Novabreaker said:

Puh-leeze!! Now you've taken it TOO far. Better than anything on The Black Album??!! The men in white coats will be coming for you soon. I don't even care for "Prettyman" by itself, but when compared to true funk like stuff on the BA, there just is NO comparison!! The "Prettyman" turns to ugly REALLY soon!!

alexnvrmnd said:

I'll echo that. The notion that somebody actually thinks that sickens and annoys me.

Marrk said:

That's because someone dared to take a swipe at that "glorious" 1980-1988 era. The truth is, Prince has done a lot of hot stuff since then that sometimes eclipses the material from that era. Case in point----The Undertaker eats up any Prince guitar performance (on wax) that had come before.

skywalker said:

That's a more realistic statement, and actually one i'd agree with. Kind of makes your 'glory years' statement moot though.

PrettyMan is a cheap JB knock-off. Totally devoid of originality, unlike the Black Album which is just brimming with ideas.

It's a classic, alright. Far better than anything on the "Black Album" and you know it's true.

I don't even care for "Prettyman" by itself, but when compared to true funk like stuff on the BA, there just is NO comparison!!

Nova, you really should make your sarcasm more obvious...

The notion that somebody actually thinks that sickens and annoys me.

Marrk took some time out from chewing gum and said:


MJ fans, aren't they so lovely when explicating on the essence of true funk... Gotta love'em.

MJ and Prince fan thank you. i don't post in here much as really, there's nothing doing Princewise. I'll just resume my break from this forum seeing as i'm bored already.

It's a classic, alright. Far better than anything on the "Black Album" and you know it's true.

And the "Rave"-album contains quite a few tracks that had they been on his 80s albums people like you would be all "true funk" over them. It's all about perspective people, let it be an open one - like staring at the horizon - not a blocked one - like staring at the wall, or the black cover of the jewelcase release of the black album you got instead of the real original.

Novabreaker said:

Hey let's not start trippin'. Sure prettyman is a funny song but it surely doesn't surpass the genius of the Black Album.

"if there ever comes a time when it just wont grow, Ill do like my brotha and buy some mo"

alexnvrmnd politely decided to give some attention to my comment and said

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Sorry mate, but "the Black Album" is definitely not true funk. It's something else, but it's far from being true funk. "Pretyman"... well, be prejudiced or not, is far closer to "true funk" than most anything Prince did in the 80s. And the "Rave"-album contains quite a few tracks that had they been on his 80s albums people like you would be all "true funk" over them. It's all about perspective people, let it be an open one - like staring at the horizon - not a blocked one - like staring at the wall, or the black cover of the jewelcase release of the black album you got instead of the real original.

prinssi dropped by and said:

'Twas no sarcasm.





Marrk took some time out from chewing gum and said:


MJ fans, aren't they so lovely when explicating on the essence of true funk... Gotta love'em.
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