I've been bumping it for the past 3 days, and it's just too funky! Plus, the New Wave aspect is in full bloom too. Now, this was the kinda Prince sound that I loved. Synth-Funk at its finest.

We should all know by now that he was in fact, Jamie Starr. I mean, who was he trying to fool anyway? In any name though, the album is still great.

NWF said:

hey NWF and I haven't heard the album yet, how funky is it?

Tish4 said:

Hey, Tish. It's TOO funky, especially on "Nasty Girl" and "If A Girl Answers...." It also has some New Wave-type jams like "He's So Dull" and "Bite the Beat".

We need more grooves like these in today's music.

I LOVE the song Nasty Girl, i guess I'm gonna have to pick that album up then. Thanks

I was never a fan of Brenda. She kinda ruined "If A Girl Answers." I wish
he would have done a little more of the new wave sound, kinda like he started
with The Rebels. This sounds like watered down Time music,
but it's fun.
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I love that sound too! Vanity 6 was a wonderful side prodject!

Great album from start to finish.

this album makes me think that a Prince-B52s collaboration would have been cool.

Prince's production skills during this time set a standard that have been copied over and over for the last 20 years. He was on a roll when he produced this album. The beats and the synths alone are mind-blowing.

Tish4 said:

good luck. It's been out of print for more than 10 years

SquarePeg said:

uhhh yeah!!! i was searching ebay and amazon this morning for this and apollonia's album. nothing under $80. some were bidding as high as $250.

Even tho' these chicks
couldn't sing,
this was still a great album...

Funk at its best!!!!

I stangely LOVE 'make up' I listen to it like 3 time a week at least

Victortempl said:

i play it when i'm getting dressed.

Too bad the vocals weren't up to snuff, otherwise it would have been a classic. 3x2=6 makes me cringe. Couldn't Prince find hot chicks who could sing?

If a girl answers is way funky.
Props to Dez Dickerson for "He's So Dull"

People seem to love this album. I know a lot of people who aren't Prince fans at all, but really love Vanity 6.

It reaches a lot of areas, electro fans love it, trashy pop fans love it.

I always thought it funny that during this whole time, the Vanity 6 album had undoubtably "New Wave" influences, where as The Time's album "What Time is it?" they sing "...we don't like new wave" in "The Walk" chant.

Even "One day imma gonna be somebody" is new wave-ish.

can't spell edit, edit
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sosgemini said:

just download the shit, dude

SquarePeg said:

i refuse to be loose- siedah garrett

uPtoWnNY said:

part of it's charm is that they cant sing. that way it seems like a porno soundtrack with low budget conotations.

the keyboards sounds he used sound tailored to each specific song, compared to the digital preset stuff he uses nowadays.

FiveFootNine said:

Yeah, I think they were just trying to be ironic.

spoida said:

That makes sense.....

I love the Vanity 6 album.The music is fast,vibrant and alot of fun.Some of these songs were ahead of their time."If A Girl Answers" could almost be considered an early rap song by females (years before Salt N Pepa burst onto the scene)...the haunting,electronic sounds of "Drive Me Wild" and "Make Up" could be considered early techno...and the blatant,in-your-face sexual lyrics raised many eyebrows back in 1982.It was unusual for a female group to be singing so suggestively about sex.It was a cool concept and a brilliant album.

uPtoWnNY said:

I agree,the vocals on "3X2=6" are atrocious.They sound fine when they're doing uptempo songs,but they had NO business attempting to do a ballad

8up said:

Really? I think her "rap" is the best part of that song.

spoida said:

Exactly. You know, it took me years to realize that's the sound he was going for? But it makes perfect sense now. Long before non-singers like Jlo and Britney, Prince realized that there's something about a beautiful woman that CANNOT sing that's just sexy as hell. I think it was the fact that they were half naked. And that explains why Britney and Jlo are so popular today.
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and the extended version of Drive Me Wild is cool!

chewymusic said:

hell yes!