stop telling me what u want me 2 hear
stop telling me what u want me 2 fear
stop trippin on something u overheard
love is winning without a word

stop giving me your wishing list
-love is free from all this

like a bird flying over the hilltops
love is like the sky, u know,
it never stops
from the abundance of heart, the mouth speaks
love is forever,
love is whatever
u want it 2 be

love is not a game u can play on the floor
u gotta stop! -keeping the score
if u wanna play me like u did before
u betta stop! -and walk out the door
we could skate around the issue, if u like
but who's gonna get u high/hot
in the middle of the night?

like a bird flying over the hilltops
love is like the sky, u know,
it never stops
from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks
love is forever,
love is whatever
u want it 2 be

i see u standing with ur back on the wall
u better get ur hands up and clap m - that's all
and if u don't wanna get urs
than let me get mine
see, ain't gonna be no drama
cuz we have a good time

what's the point in givin me ultimatums?
smilin' at my friends when u really hate them
and r tryin 2 convince me that i should 2
what's the point?

stop worrying about what people would say
when u ain't gonna stop them anyway
love can do anything if u try
come on and spread your wings
and let's fly, fly so high

fly so high, flying over the hilltops
love is like the sky, you know,
it never stops
from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks
love is forever,
love is whatever
u want it 2 be

let's scape..(?)

i see u standing with ur back on the wall
betta put ur hands up and clap m that's all
if you don't wanna get urs
than let me get mine
see there ain't gonna be no drama
cuz we have a good time

BOUNCE

oh shake that thing, come on
oh bounce baby
oh shake that thing, come on
good god




what a cool tune. it's the song that jumps out most on this album as having
the potential to be a monstrous hit. although, it is 5:45 mins long so that
alone could do it in for not being played on radio or mtv. unless they can,
somehow condense this monster down into a 3 minute tune.

i'm not saying it's the best or most breathtaking prince song ever, because
it certainly is not. it is however, a crowning achievement in the department
of fun dance tunes, the like of which Prince hasn't pounded out in a long,
long time.

i also Love love LOVE Tamar on this. throughout the entire album she does,
and i am so sorry for draggin this up again, remind me of Mayté and Prince
doing vocals together on songs back in the day. They compliment each other
so very well, and in this case, Tamar is the Mayte that can actually sing



Great tune. And fcuz, I don't own the album, Llondell, i just heard it at
a friend's house yesterday and wrote this review from memory


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i totally agree, the whole album rocks! Id say its better than the gold experience, a true return to form for sure. Tamar is excellent, very impressed. With Musicology we had a more focused, with it Prince but that album lacked energy and funk. 3121 is amazing, im really happy.

Yup, so far it's my favorite track----classic Prince new-wave-pop-funk. with an extended jam!! This is what you WANT from Prince.

"Love" and "Lolita" would make KILLER singles if he decided to release them. They're both awesome.

I’m smiling from ear to ear this morning. I have finally had a chance to listen to the entire 3121 Disc and man is it good. No no …I’m not saying its 1999, Sign, Purple Rain, and certainly not as avant garde as Parade or eccentric like ARTHWIAD. However, what we have here is a very strong collection POP songs most of which are Rb & funk in nature. If you want Purple Rain this ain’t it. If you want Chaos & Disorder this definitely ain’t it and thank goodness. It simply blows my mind how many on this board like that album. Is there some guitar here oh yeah sure and its good of course…but this is a party record. Prince is going for the dance floor here with the usual curve balls thrown in just to remind you that its him. The vocoder is present on a couple of cuts and it works beautifully. He also sings in his deeper register a lot and it sounds so good and fresh. In fact Black Sweat is the only tune that he sings almost exclusively in his falsetto.

I will need to listen to this thing again but it is a very strong effort put our by our boy P! Most of us should be very please. The possible exception again probably will be those wanting P to rock out all the time and trust me thats not happening here. Review appears below.

3121 – Remember the song “dream factory” Well this is the voice that the song is sung in. Not quite Camille. Anyhow the song definitely has a physcadlic/funkadelic feel..of course Prince style. Very nice opening its different and not at all a POP song on this mostly POP album. This tune will make many of smile, heads bob and say, “P where you been?” Funky!!!

Lolita – Is a little cute but it Ok…synths hit you immediately and are nice. Its bouncy…so get ready to put those tops down and turn up the volume. Kinda “Get Ur Groove On”ish. Don’t like the chorus but that’s me. Has a Time flavor towards the end with his chants to the fellas and ladies…but hes done this song before and much better.

Te Amo – In the concept of the album…a beautiful record. Perfect behind Lolita and in front of… Black Sweat – you know while I think Sweat could use a good remix the song is funky. Again like some others have said that piercing keyboard can be a bit un-nerving.

Incense & Candles - !!!!! Very nice P and Tamar with the cool summer time slow/mid-tempo jam. The Vocoder is here. Turn it up fellas!!! He even has a rap here and it works!! He delivers it nicely.

Love - !!!! Great dance electro funk track with again P singing in his lower register. Very strong song. Lets dance!!!

Satisfied – Great rb/bluesy type number…with a tremendous vocal performance by Prince. On the couch, how come u don’t call, or Dark…but its own thing. Horns are nice too.

Fury – The record is really rolling at this point. This song is nice but its not the live version. Really if it is at all possible P should try to get the liver version on the album. The guitar is still hot just not as loud. The backing Tamar voice is also not there and I really think that added to the song. The synth is still there and it’s a good Pop/rock/r&b tinged tune…but again after hearing the live version this one sounds less energetic, and a bit slower. It does move as well. Still good stong though.

The Word – Nice funky mid-tempo spiritual track. Seems like I have heard bits of this before but can’t quite make it out. It kind of rolls again roll those windows down and go for a drive. Not my favorite after one listen but really this song is better than all but two or 3 songs on Musicology. Vocoder voice appears here as well. Nice guitar work towards the end

BL&B – nice Rb song fits nicely behind the Word. Like the live version from SNL better than this one but this nice…message is on point. Those that have roots in what this song is about will get it.

The Dance – It is slightly different. The music is slightly different perhaps more lush and there is now piano. More falsetto here also..until towards the end when the voice gets grittier and urgent. It closes much stronger than the original.

Get On the Boat – Nice close to album. James Brown type work-out. Horns and Maceo are clearly present. This song would not have been out of place on Musicology. Not dissimilar to Movie Star, Party Man, Pretty Man just without silly or goody voice. Theres a message here. Is that Shelia I here? Also like how it ended with African vibe. He is going to jamming about 20 minutes with this one live!

Overall a good strong cohesive, well produced pop record. I can say right now it does not have any clunkers like other middle teir POP records we have seen from him. Diamonds & Pearls, Musicology, and certainlu without a doubt light year ahead of Rave, NPS. Its much more even and far less gappy (is that a word). This could be a hit album for him without the hit singles some would like to see although I think they are here. In any case I really like it and will take a nother listen at home tonight where I can crank it up a bit. Lastly I think some of these songs are clearly from his vault and not necessarily new material at all…just an observation. Nothing ground breaking here …goodness how much more ground can this brother break. What we have here is a good strong cohesive piece of work that many of us have been hungry for.

Can’t wait until the 3/21 when I can buy 2 copies!!!!
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Alexandernvrmind said:

Great review - can*t wait myself - but will be strong and not download any stuff anywhere.

Just listening now and IMHO Incense and candles and Love is lightweight garbage, sound like tracks from Carmens CD. Satisfied? -er no Prince what's the point of yet another version of Damn you, on the couch etc. Fury compared to the live version is dull and lifeless. So far so crap and yes it kills me to write this. I really hope that these are just first impressions and the album will grow on me.'The word' sounds good but good in the sense of a good chart pop record you'd hear on the radio NOT Classic Prince good. Thus far only BS really kicks ass for me, thus far 3121 really is Musicolgy PT2!. Very, vey, disappointed. Come on P i'm rooting that the other trax R kick ass.

The whole thing is SOOOOO NOT Musicology pt.2... maybe in terms of wether you like it or not, but NOT sound-wise. Nono.

From reading several reviews, it always seems to me that INDIVIDUALLY each song has more cons than pros, and yet by the end the reviewer is raving that the album is good because it is cohesive.

Reminds me of the reviews for Musicology where overall the album was seen as being a consistent album even though individually some tracks were rather weak.

Haven't heard it yet, so don't know.

Fury is going to get consistently panned compared to the live version, isn't it? Prince always has a habit of taking songs to another level live. I bet if each of these songs was performed live it would beat the album version.

Oh man, Uptown's on the radio now and I'm smiling from ear to ear!