And I absolutely LOVE it!!! To those of you who adviced me to buy it: Thank you!!! It's sooo good and so cheap too! It really puts you in a good mood!

So far my favourites are "The Holy River"(just as before), "Right back here in my arms","La,la,la means I love u", "Sleep around" & "One of us". But there are many others too...

I just have one question. I didn't know Sheryl Crow's "One uf us" was a cover...ehm.. Well, in the booklet it says that Eric M. Bazilian wrote it. When I google it it seems as if Joan Osborne wrote it. now who did write it? And if Eric wrote it, did P compose the music or? May sound like silly questions but I wanna know.

Girl I told you you'd love it!

(now let's all say thanks to Mayte for inspiring it!)

VenusBlingBling said:

Eric Bazilian wrote.

Joan Osbourne recorded.

Prince covered it.

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this album sucks big time..

VenusBlingBling said:

Dont forget 'somebodies somebody' thats a great track..

langebleu said:

I see. Thanks

Krystal666 said:

Well Mayte:
He must really have loved her. I wish I'd have a guy dedicating a wonderful album to me...

prettymansson said:

I've had my fair share of disappointments where Prince albums are concerned, but Emancipation was the letdown of letdowns. The album he was born to make sounds like 3 discs of to me unfortunately.

one of my all time fav albums from P

I love 'White Mansion', 'Somebody's Somebody' and 'Sleep Around'.

XxAxX said:

Much overlooked album
But he should've made it a double disc in my opinion...

VenusBlingBling said:

Me too! I always thought the most romantic thing a man could ever do was write a song about a woman. I guess that is why I have always fallen for musicians since I started taking an interest in boys!

funkaholic1972 said:

I HEAR YA !!!

Me too! I always thought the most romantic thing a man could ever do was write a song about a woman. I guess that is why I have always fallen for musicians since I started taking an interest in boys![/quote]


I wonder why that is so... I mean, were not the only ones thinking like that ... Maybe 'cause music is so emotional and the artist shares (his) feelings and what girl doesn't want a guy who isn't afraid of showing what he feels instead of putting up an act. I also think that music is the only art-form that speaks directly to your soul...

Krystal666 said:

I wonder why that is so... I mean, we are not the only ones thinking like that ... Maybe 'cause music is so emotional and the artist shares (his) feelings and what girl doesn't want a guy who isn't afraid of showing what he feels instead of putting up an act. I also think that music is the only art-form that speaks directly to your soul...

Saw it today in Bristol Virgin Mega store for £1.99.....yes £1.99!!

Didn't but a second copy though!

Prince was on a high when he assembled it
it was a good time for all
some nice personal lyrics as well
and for these reasons, i especially dig it
yay Prince

Listen to Soul Sanctuary and The Love We Make, and you'll find the very best stuff on that album.

Emancipation's definitely not among my faves, but those two songs are absolutely incredible.

eccotides said:

So true. Those two songs rival much of his 80's stuff in terms of brilliance.

How can anyone say this album "sucks?" Let's face it...in 36 songs, there is bound to be "filler" for somebody's ears. But as a whole, this is a defining statement in Prince's career. If ANYONE else had released this album, the world would have stood still. The consistency is amazing. We expect so much from him that even 36 solid tracks meet some type of ridicule.

Tastes will vary, and styles will change...but "Emancipation" cannot be classified as a 'sucky' album. I know the common argument..."killer 2 disc...absolutely stunning single disc," but no one will ever agree on what would be on those one or two discs.

Give it a fair chance...and be amazed that one artist could come up with 36 songs that are that sonically different.

Peace,

Matthew

sucks don't it?






I kid, I kid!

mattmcbr said:

Amen!

I have never unerstood why so many people never liked this album. One of his very best work.
NPS or Rav, I understand the "hate thing" but not here sorry.
Absolutely brillant.

mattmcbr said:

Believe me, I have tried to like it. On every Prince album I was able to find some gems, but out of these 36 Emancipation tracks there really is not one track that hits me like that. It all sounds very bland and forgettable to me. It's not hate, but I sincerely don't like this album.

BeautifulFrance said:

I think people didn't care for the bad covers, cold Kirky J programmed beats, and dated production that sounded like it came from a Casio keyboard.

I loathe this album. There are exactly 3 songs on it that I like despite trying to listen to it numerous times. The rest of the 33 are . It's 3 discs of sentimental garbage. I don't like sappy, lovey-dovey Prince. I like nasty, funky Prince, therefore I hate Emancipation. More like, "We should all kick Mayte's ass for inspiring that crap." Thankfully he hasn't done the same for Mani.

jone70 said:

its his 2nd best album of the 90s!

wendyrachel said:

I agreed!