Okay so I'll say it one more time.....It's not *THAT* bad. Make it 2 discs and it probably be as bigga' hit as SOTT, IMO.

Anyways, as I listen to it, I feel really bad for Prince. You can tell by listening to certain tracks, ie. Let's Have a Baby, that Prince was really putting himself out there. It is him at a really vulnerable state. It's such an ode to his love w/Mayte, Friend Lover Sister Mother Wife, and you can totally tell he was genuinley happy with life in a lot of the tracks. Prince really let his gaurd down with this album, and I believe he was really proud of it, and now you can find it in bargain bins accross America for $5.99.

It is sad, especially when 99% of his die hard fans diss it. Emancipation is to Prince, what a 13 year old girls diary is to her, and he had the balls to publish that shit, I think he should be praised for that alone!

i still dig this cd. although its size can limit spin time. i havent picked out one disc of all three and just played that. i remember my mother liked it so much, she bought a copy, and she never had any of his cds. ive turned her on to newer stuff, but she showed little interest. when it first came out, the music was a smash. thats my 21 cent.

I love Emancipation. Some of my faves are Right Back Here In My Arms, In This Bed Scream, Sex In The Summer, Can't Make You Love Me, Dreamin About U, Slave, Human Body, Face Down, Da Da Da...

luv4all7 said:

you just stated one of the main reasons why i love this album -- it's Prince out in the open, not trying to be anything else but himself -- i got to know him a little bit during this time, and he was a very cool person -- mayte too

"Emancipation" disc 1 is my favorite of all three disc. I love "White Mansion" and "In this Bed I Scream." Just one question though? Who are the children on the picture inside ?

Emancipation is definitly Prince's masterpiece as far as i'm concerned.

Delicate when needed, rough when needed. Pop, funk, soul, electro-funk, techno, trip-hop, jazz, hip-hop, house, acid-jazz, r&b, rock, latin music... everything's in it.

More than that, it's personnal, intimate, inspired... I actually lack the words 2 describe how i feel about this album with which i've now had a 9 years-old love story, with which i've shared some of the most important & intense moments in my life...

I just love it.

It's snowing, by the way

I was just listening to disc 2 today actually and loving it. It's amazing how funky it is. And sad in a way too but, then again, Mayte wasn't the brightest woman.

nurse said:

Those are pictures of Prince and Mayte as children. I think it goes along with the whole destiny thing implying that they were born to be together.

I liked Emancipation. I think this was Prince's most personal album. He expressed his life & the love he felt for Mayte. It was like him just sitting & having a conversation with you. He really put a lot into this project. I still listen to all 3 disks. It may not seem to others like his best work but i think it was one of his best.

Aside from SOTT, this is his most enjoyable work of any. I do dig Chocolate Invasion VERY VERY much, but of all the released stuff..Emancipation does NOT deserve the beating that it takes from his "loyal" fans. Has a little bit of all genres of music, for everyone's liking. Take this on a deserted island with you, and you would have all the music you need to keep you "funkin" for your existence!!!!

Album cover is the screen saver on my cell-phone. Symbol with the hands breakin tha chains!!!! So Funky!!!

Peace

xpertluva said:

Thanks 4 answering that 4 me. I'd wondered about that ever since I bought the album. Ur great .

NPGman said:

So true!

Snap said:

Really? IRL? That must have been awesome!