Graffiti Bridge is now and will always be my favorite Prince album.

Romera said:

There's WAY too many good songs on GB for it to deserve the hate it often receives here.
To me, Batman was a big letdown, but GB was an excellent return to form.

the cd is almost as good as the movie.

JPW said:

I kinda deserved that..... When I called UTCM a bad movie, I was going along with the general accepted view - I myself love it. It is a poorly executed movie in *many* ways, but it comes out the other end an endearing piece of work, like one might might be endeared to La Toya Jackson's country and western album.

Graffiti Bridge is a mess, but I can't help but like it too in my weaker moments.

DynamicSavior said:

Jpy In Repetition, We Can Funk, Elephants & Flowers and The Question of U.

Illustrator said:

This is how I feel.I can never listen to it all the way through.It just doesn't hold together as an album.A really great song ("Can't Stop This Feeling I Got",for example) will be followed by a crappy song (in this case,the bland "New Power Generation").The whole album is like that.

Snap said:

Funny,I think 'Batman' is a masterpiece compared to 'Graffiti Bridge'

wasn't it his best rated album by rolling stones? like 5 out of 5 stars?

There are few great songs.
WE CAN FUNK - that´s one of the hottest tracks EVER! Especially the ending part after "we can blow the candle off, baby....ahhhhh"

NEW POWER GENERATION - both versions
JOY IN REPETITION
QUESTION OF U

and I also like
THE LATEST FASHION

I cant understand how alot of people say they hate it when it includes songs like joy in repetition, the question of u and thieves in the temple!
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I like that album.. It's good.. Better than Come, C & D & NPS.

I only like half of this album. The Non-Prince songs suck. Most of Prince songs are classics. The only songs that I play are:

1.New Power Generation
2.The Question Of U
3.Elephants & Flowers
4.Round & Round
5. We Can Funk
6.Joy In Repetition
7.Thieves In The Temple
8.New Power Generation (pt II)

The rest of the album I can do without.

I think what it was, was that this album is extremely patchy, had too many guest tracks on it and was disjointed. Diamonds mixed in amongst the dust.
Timing was bad too, as someone else suggested it did come out just as he had started to wane. Lovesexy and Batman were a definite slide downwards from the peak of Sign of the Times and the still deeply satisfying Black album.
The tracks Cant Stop this feeling I got, Joy in Repetition, Still Would stand all time were amongst three of the best hes made and Release It and Shake are amongst the finest the Time has made, but the rest with the exception of Round and Round and Thieves in the Temple which are alright, the rest was scrappy misproduced filler.
Never had an album been like this either all the songs were universally good (eg 1999, SOT) or less good(ATWIAD). Grafitti Bridge on the other hand was a start of the period of patchy albuums with songs ranging from best to the very worst (A good example is Emancipation Holy River versus Mr Happy).
But to add to the timing, we had the ultra wack movie and I think to any hardcore Prince fan of the time (it was a year off for me), seeing the movie and hearing crap like New Power Generation, would have been a major let down. But it meant he had come of age.
So to conclude, I lost this CD a few years ago and have not lamented it loss at all

Anx said:

You have to give his props- though- for the production work on Round & Round. This song was perfect for Tevin Campbell's voice... Elephants and Flowers is masterful. On Thieves In The Temple- I love the no bass, but extra kick drum

The Question Of You
Joy In Repetition
New Power Generation

Come on guys, The Prince songs were good..... and it was a soundtrack, remember?

Rolling Stone gave it 4 and a half stars for fucks sake! This is a great album and the last purely 80's sounding Prince album. Haters and warped eared ones can step into the shadows.

Graffiti Bridge is a beautiful song. Gospel greatness.

Round And Round is like a great Jackson Five outtake. The drum machine beat is the weirdest thing I have ever heard.

DavidEye said:

I was still stuck on the Lovesexy vibe, I guess... and wanted more. GB came closer to that for me than Batman. "Can't Stop," "New Power Generation," "Question of U," "Elephants & Flowers," "Joy in Repetition," "Thieves in the Temple," and "Still Would Stand All Time." I also love "We Can Funk" and "Tick Tick Bang."
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PurpleKnight said:

Alright my purple jedi, now you need to get into sign of the times my brother

kpowers said:

I love Sign 'O' the Times. I just don't think it's anywhere near Prince's best album.

PurpleKnight said:

I notice that I usually agree with just about eveything you say, but my jedi friend embrace the sign, use the sign!!!!

It is, believe me.

I dont think its one of his best albums - But I still know EVERY word to every song he he!!

On a side note, am I the only one who didn't like the way he splitted "We Can Funk" with "Joy In Repetition"?
I knew the original uncut version of "JIR" with the lone intro and I was expecting for it: but when I listened to the released "butchered" version I simply couldn't believe it!
What was so wrong to fade "WCF" and to let "JIR" start from the beginning?

BoraBora said:

I AGREE WITH U THAT DOES TRUL;Y SUCK.