Prince finally got a chocalate sister in his video huh. I like the song reminds me of a Neptunes track.. its not bad.

Prince finally got a chocalate sister in his video huh. I like the song reminds me of a Neptunes track.. its not bad.

WillyWonka said:

Not unless you consider a chair shaped as an upside down version of the female pleasure center suggestive.

And how pimp is it to be sitting on the clitoral hood, peeping over a magazine like you can deliver without prep time while your girl “gets the car started” with labial stimulation; almost as funky as these 3 inches desperately in need of 12.

Prince has shot himself in the “good foot” a lot lately (“Hot Wit U”, “Life ‘O’ the Party”, “Mr. Happy”) but “Black Sweat” is the genuine article; intelligent, freeze-dried, minimalist funk with tasteful smatterings of spine-tingling synth bass that earns its stripes, its swagger, its ass bobbing testimonials delivered at the handle of a cup of tea.

And every great dance track needs at least one out-of-body experience that makes you oblivious to that sweat stain working its way up your backside or unconscious to the hateful glares the stranger you’re assaulting on the subway is shooting in your direction. Here the nirvana springs forth from the Prince announced “breakdown” with 43 seconds to go. Time slows down, your grand mama’s lampshade spins with pinpoint lights, all become great dancers, and absolutely nothing is out of reach.

One of Prince’s finest moments on the dance floor; if Prince were 25 it would be a surefire smash. At 47 and with countless commercial missteps over the past decade I’m still holding on to the notion that he has to deliver one of the great songs of the century (“When Doves Cry” or “Kiss”) to overcome the overwhelming odds of such a narrow, superficial marketplace.

Regardless of such trivialities, I’ll be forever moving in “one…two…three”.

Brendan

Meloh9 said:

It's definitely got a Neptunes vibe 2 it!

'dre

alexandernevermind said:

Well, you, do not tell us what to like or not as well. It seems that it is pissing a few fans off here that the response is so positive to this new track.
There is a lot of enthusiasm because Black Sweat is an instant Prince classic. Sorry if you do not enjoy it.
[Edited 2/3/06 6:19am]

Yep, it feels good to be a Prince fan. Yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever.
Some of you give up way too easily.

Yep, it feels good to be a Prince fan. Yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever.
Some of you give up way too easily.

Meloh9 said:

Yeah I guess you could say this is another example of Prince chasing pop trends instead of setting them. But at his age, with his amount of years in the business, it is an achievement to still be in the game at all. It does sound and look very Neptunes, but at least he isn't wearing assless yellow pants or something What I mean is, it looks and sounds reasonably contemporary, has a nice young lady dancing about, and it gets Prince back on MTV. So it isn't bad at all.

Meloh9 said:

Yeah I guess you could say this is another example of Prince chasing pop trends instead of setting them. But at his age, with his amount of years in the business, it is an achievement to still be in the game at all. It does sound and look very Neptunes, but at least he isn't wearing assless yellow pants or something What I mean is, it looks and sounds reasonably contemporary, has a nice young lady dancing about, and it gets Prince back on MTV. So it isn't bad at all.

I can't see it....on either link

AnckSuNamun said:

see it on my myspace page here ya go.. I got word that the video was released free as a public domain so it should be cool

www.myspace.com/meloh

Beautiful France:


Obviously A Time to Love was a big disapointment...although I would certainly not say that all tracks on it were weaker than Black Sweat (there were a few pretty good track actually). Plus such comparison would be unfair since Stevie has never produced tracks like Black Sweat anyway during his whole career (this is simply not his style, while it is definitely Prince's...except that Prince and even other younger guns have done far better than this on many occasions)

Once again I am amazed at your enthousiasm for this song, even though I am happy for you guys! I mean come on, it is no better than a track like Sex me Sex me Not which many of you more or less flamed a few years ago: maybe your expectations have become so low since then that you are now ready to swallow what you would have rejected 5 years ago. Problem is I am not ready, I cannot give up my expectations when it comes to guys like Prince or Stevie

I am even more amazed that some people think it will be a hit: either they are getting too old to remember clubs and charts, or they must be kidding...

jimmyrogertodd said:

Umm, hate to tell ya this, it's his ONLY video since Te Amo Corozon.

Dang, and there was me thinking you were all that n chit after your post too!

Wow - I guess being a fan since the first album doesn't make peeps so special after all, eh?

??? Did I hear the right song ?

To my ears this is minimalist mid-tempo easy listening funk, not minimalist dirty nasty funk a la Kiss, When Doves Cry, Feel U up or Erotic City. It is a nice little funky song but it remains 10 zillion light years away (I am a Stevie fan) from his best funk tracks and from what a few others have done over the past few years. In particular, the production is clean but brings no novelty at all...which is a problem when on the other hand the chorus is forgettable and the musicianship minimal.

But if most of you feel differently, great. It just does not do it for me, but maybe my expectations are too high. Or maybe I am bored with Prince.

Also I noticed that the girl DJ appeared to have a sign on the front of her equipment (mixing board? whatever it's called) displaying the Egyptian symbol of the Eye of Horus.



Excerpt from a website about the Eye of Horus: "...was the eye of the falcon-god Horus, son of the goddess Isis. The Egyptian pharoah was thought to be the god Horus incarnate. A symbol of perfection and well-being, it was a powerful amulet worn for protection against evil in ancient Egypt."

Interesting.