BATDANCE THE FUTURE VICKI WAITING SCANDALOUS BUT ESCPECIALLY ELECTRIC CHAIR these songs are mind blowing

unsure why this album is always dissed by fanz and critics alike ,,,this album tears my head off every time i hear it

I like it too

yupe, i love it...

my introduction to Prince Music.. i think i was 8.

I love this album too.I can't understand why so many people say Prince "sold out" when he made this album.Yeah,the music is commercial but it's still a solid album.Every song is very good,especially "The Future","Partyman","Vicki Waiting","Lemon Crush" and "Batdance".

I agree.

Electric Chair is just fantastic, as is Lemon Crush.

my intro to Prince. My favorite song from it is probably The Future. Batman himself had a lot to do with it too. I was obsessed with Batman when I was little.

Batman is indeed one of Princes most underrated records...its a kind of a return to the dark funksound of 1999 and the Black Album, with the moviesamples and little jokes lightening things up a bit

I think the songs suit the movie perfectly, a shame they seemed to use Danny Elfmans score a lot more on the movie, then Princes songs...

Two minor points:
- He shouldnt have put Arms of Orion on the record, its to sappy, to MOR and too lifeless, i mean...with a vault as big of his, he could come up with a better ballad then that.

- Lemon crush is a mediocre song, he should have put Rave unto the Joy Fantastic on it, i dont mean the dull version he put out in 1999, but the the fast funk/rock track he played on the live-bootleg "Small Club"

Otherwise, a nice, little, funkrecord

one of my favorite albums!

love batman, the film rocks 2. and the 'scandalous sex suite' just finishes it of nicely

I must admit I sometimes forget that album.
Maybe just because of the connection with the movie,
we don't consider it as a real Prince album.

But Electric chair,Partyman(long version even better),
Batdance,The Future,Vicky waiting are great stuff.
As good as any other and surely better than
what he has put out between 97 and 2000

I love it - and it was the first prince-album i bought, back in 89 - its the reason I became a Prince-fan (in the first place - some many other reasons after other than this album)

The Future...is maybe the most funky prince-tune IMO

It was the first time I was truly dissapointed in a Prince album. Its mostly filler, with lackluster songs. Most of the songs on this album sound like Prince really didn't try at all. A collection of half-baked outtakes that weren't worthy of b-side status.

love it. love love and LOVE.

love 'the future', 'electric chair', 'partyman', 'trust', 'batdance', 'lemon crush'...i gotta be in the mood for 'scandalous' and 'vicki waiting', but when i am, they hit the spot...

i will, however, agree with JediMaster's sam-i-am-esque antipathy by saying that 'arms of orion' is one of the skankiest caterwauls i've ever heard.

tony50 said:

I was really surprised lately when all of a sudden I liked Lemon Crush. Still cannot stand Trust, though. Other than that, good one!

I does NOTHING 4 me.....

MidnightFunk said:

Me neither, but i do like Partyman (fuckin funky!) and lemon crush tho

organgrinder said:

sure, on EVERY Prince album there is something that is GREAT ..but i can't remember the last time i listened 2 the Batman album.....

Electric Chair is my fav....."if a man is considered guilty 4 what goes on in his mind, then give me the electric chair 4 all my future crimes"....

one of the best lines ...EVER

organgrinder said:

I enjoy the extended verion of Partyman, and I can somewhat enjoy "Electric Chair" and "The Future" when in the mood. "Lemon Crush" is just awful though. One of my least favorite Prince tunes. Its right down there with most of New Power Soul

Maybe it should be universally agreed that there are more good songs on "Batman" than there is on "Graffiti Bridge", at the very least?

Novabreaker said:

sorry..I like Graffiti Bridge

Novabreaker said:

I agree with that one! (apart from question of u and release it)

It was his last solid album.

Anxiety said:

oh man! I LOVE LOVE LOVE arms of orion! I never understood why people thought it was so bad? I think the vocal are just beautiful! hmm...that's jsut me though!
yellow smiley offers me X...like he's drinkin' 7up, I would rather drink 6 razor blades...razor blades from a paper cup.
I love that line.

Novabreaker said:

I think they're about even, and when GB is good, it is fantastic. "The ? Of U", "Joy In Repetition" and "Thieves In The Temple" are all about 100 times better than anything on Batman

EvilWhiteMale said:

I would hardly call it "solid". Its weaker than 75% of his 90s output. I put it barely a scratch above New Power Soul

Replace 'Trust' with 'Bob George' & 'Arms of Orion' with 'Dance With The Devil' and it woulda been a killer album. I never understood why Dance With The Devil never made it on the soundtrack, it's a perfect fit for the movie.

Yeah , i think it's a great song too
But it might've been a little too "dark" for the album
and not be commercial enough

Yeah most forget this is an actual album...not a soundtrack. I think it's a good album by itself. Placed against the rest, I'd have to say it was one of his weaker efforts...especially with the output at the time. He seemed to be a caricature of himself by the time Batman came about. Like "this is what a Prince album is supposed to sound like" It was a bit watered down and pandered to the mainstream. Not to say this wasn't a good album...it was, but he was definitely starting a small rut (even though it appeared he was on fire at the time). I really like this album...though it is one that I listen to the least. ANd I am in the minority of Arms of Orion...I like the song. But only recently. Sometimes his songs have to catch you in the right mood.

He did continue this sound on Graffiti Bridge, but obviously he was petering out of the "Purple Sound". I do think that after this album he was ready for a change in sound and style.

Aye, I most definitely agree. There are some great tunes on this disc. Vikki Waiting, Trust, Partyman, and of course, who can forget, Scandalous