Could Prince be steering in a Parade direction!!!!

I would dig that.

I absolute love the fact that he stated TAC is not a reflection of what the rest of the album sounds like.


Of course, by now I'm expecting the rest of the album to sound like Musicology with a slower tempo.



tempo edit.
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AsianBomb777 said:

But is he telling the truth?

V-TAC, VH-1 version of TAC

evenstar3 said:

So true. That bitch lies about everything. I bet if he was asked if he dyed his hair, he'd so "no".

AsianBomb777 said:

why ask him that .... dumb question, that's why he says 'no'
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For some reason I think it's funny that the acronym for the song title is already being used.

Anyhow, I love the song. It's very sublime and I appreciate the restraint in his vocals and the guitar solo. Perhaps it will be a hit as well. After all, Norah Jones certainly found a market for her music which is also very adult and laid-back. Besides, people over 40 need music to get their groove on too!

Although TAC does remind me of Parade, which is one of my favorite albums, I doubt that the rest of 3121 will be in that vein. I'm anxious to find out though!
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chunky said:

That is a dumb question, but I think you missed the point entirely.

It doesn't matter what the question is. Prince is not likely to give you a straight answer.


For example, he uses this stupid gun-microphone, something that he adopted when he was taking on the whole Gansta Rap (LOL--Prince's version of it anyways) thing with Sexy MF and Pussy Control, etc.

The question was posed, "Why do you use a violent symbol like a gun?" on NPGMC. His response was something along the lines of "the words of peace spoken into the mic nullify it's negativity (I don't remember the exact words, but it was in that spirit). A bullshit answer. Obviously, Prince integrating rap genre symbolism in his act.

But again, the point is he just doesn't tell the truth when interviewed. It's never been important to him that he be straight forward with the audience.

Rockability said:

Hmmm...I have heard a few people call this a return to the Parade period, but I don't quite hear it. What about the song, if I may ask, gives you this impression?

AsianBoi777 said:

that wasnt prince, that was the artist (aka genius) accept the answer for what it is...no one's pointing a gun at his head for a straight answer, he's a free man
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chunky said:

That's fair enough. But it's a free world for us fans too, and if he's gonna bullshit, we're free to call him on it.

If more people questioned bullshit, Bush wouldn't be president.

poetbear68 said:

the whimsical beginning of the song is what does it for me

AsianBoi777 said:

actually i've found that people who question other people like that create more problems and hate ( speaking from experience dearest michael moore)
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chunky said:

"why ask him that .... "

What was the point behind your questioning of me?

Either way, Prince needs some hate in his life. It might make his music sound better.

chunky said:

so are you saying that it shouldn't be a practice to question authority?

sounds highly unwise to me.

AsianBoi777 said:

oh so now it's his sound that isn't good, from looks to sound, he's human and he's a great vocalist, he turns me on ( michael-bublee-turns-me-off)
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chunky said:

He's an awesome vocalist.
TAC sucks. I love the song, don't get me wrong, but that's becuase I'm been diggin the latin vibe. But the song actually sucks.

But you're basically talking out your ass at this point.
I can see this conversation isn't going to spawn any any understanding of people's point of view. And what's with this Michael Moore stuff? Even republicans are questioning Bush.

AsianBoi777 said:

the 'questioning' and bush comments= michael moore response
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chunky said:

ok
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evenstar3 said:

when there's no reason to rebel... there's a true sign of a wise person


i know it's popular to say question authors, yea question them and yourself

but just coz god don't answer your prayers shouldn't make you less grateful
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chunky said:

God lies too.

AsianBoi777 said:

a good god would never lie... an evil one would
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chunky said:

thank you Spinoza.


I guess we've veered way way way off the subject of this entire thread.

chunky said:

i'm agnostic, so i don't really pray.

how can you possibly believe that blindly following whatever you're told is right? i didn't say rebel- i said question. vastly different things.

poetbear68 said:

Wow, this thread has gotten a little off topic

In reply, though, to your question: Prince hasn't used the combination of instruments as he does in TAC (and I am sure he probably composed for it) since Parade. Closest was SOTT, but that was funkier. Also, his vocals have left the 'repeat the title' thing he does for the first phrase and then go through the motions.

If I had my choice of the two, I would hope for an SOTT sound, but Parade was damn good and better than anything beyond the 90s. It definately didn't have an 80s sound. I wouldn't say it was ahead of its time, but somewhere not in time. It was an enigma.

Prince just left the experimental period for some reason. Most likely riches and fame uninspired him. Thus, I am excited that the song, even as poor a choice for a 1st single, brings Prince back to the time he was experimenting in a sense.

evenstar3 said:

and i said be grateful, life is best played/spent by not rebelling....

i believe when you don't do questioning you learn best, the way children learn, they don't question, they "blindly follow" and if you you're here to learn then that's best way
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