BananaCologne said:

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I will just give my marks out of ten ,although i will say that 3121 is the best Prince song this decade !!

3121 ..... 9/10
Lolita .....4/10
Te Amo .....5/10
Black Sweat .....7/10
Incense & Candles .....3/10
Love .....8/10
Satisfied .....7/10
Fury .....7/10
The Word .....7/10
BL&B .....5/10
Dance .....9/10
Get On the .....6/10

Overall 7/10 ..... 3121 ,Love & The Dance i love ..... especially the title which just sits so well on a cdr with Rebirth of the flesh & Feel u up HOW CAN U NOT LIKE IT!!

Best work since Sign O the Times ..... I dont think so , whoever said that has never heard Lovesexy , Gold Ex, ..... to be honest it has no more really good tracks then Grafitti Bridge on Come either BUT i will say it is a vast improvement on Musicology & with the title track it just proves 2 me that theres a bit of the old P still in there!!

Nobody else has noticed that the hook of "Love" sounds like "Rhythm Nation?"

mapaul said:

Hmm, was Kiss lame when it mentioned Dynasty? Or how about Sign O' The Times (the song) with it's outdated-before-it-was-written reference to STILL sending people to the moon, long after we'd stopped?

GoldenGlove said:

This is suspicious. Why $29.49 when I bought the album for just $.99.
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jtfolden said:

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jtfolden said:

But come on, Prince still uses cell phones? How 2005 is that?

Nasalhair said:

same here...i ripped the entire album to itunes with absolutely no problem.

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mapaul said:

Naw homie...The midget is far from my hero...I'm a grown ass man....Your response is tepid at best...You said what you said...Newbies have nothing to do with it...You see, there are some folks on this site that don't like the album, for whatever reason; And that's cool, i respect their opinion because for the most part they are sincere in their opinions...

But the difference between them and you is that they don't talk outside of their necks...I merely pointed out that you publicly contradicted your earlier statements; Are you saying that your mind is so weak that you would allow "newbies" to affect your judgment on something as small as an album????Dude, it's not rocket science...Either you like the album or you don't....Again, just pulling your card...At least someone is giving you atention; 'Cuz that's your angle, right?
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Love2tha9s said:

Coconut Record Store in Chicago

Been listening to it for 2 days now (am in australia), loving it...fave tracks are Lolita and Fury so far....but diggin 90% of the tracks!

the instrumentation on this cd is incredible...prince is legendary & just keeps on getting better over time...my fav tunes r te amo corazon, the dance, fury, black sweat, & love

padawan said:

Yeah it's wicked.

And I must inquire what is his definition of cheatin' ...
because when he says "I'll feed ya if it'll please ya, but then I'll say c' ya." me thinks that sounds like a one night stand

SynthiaRose said:

hit it and quit it

Alright, after four days of listening, 3121 has really grown on me. I still can't get into Lolita and Get on the Boat is kind of cheesy, but otherwise, I am digging it overall more and more each day. I've listened to it several times straight through, which is really something for any CD nowadays.

lilgish said:

Thank you for the backup. I know i'm not crazy now.

DMSR said:

Don't feel embarassed PIMP that shit, the other people around aren't as cool as you anyway

But this is a good point this is an album for the masses without selling out.

I love this CD, I don't understand all the negativity. Is it because we have to share him with the rest of the world now?

Did anyone notice that in Amazon.com's editorial review they referred to Prince as the "black Beck" What the fuk is that about. Um, who came first? Give me a break.

Well i've listened to those songs I hadn't really developed a opinion on because I hadn't heard em enough yet and here's what I think of those:

I love the piano work on The Dance!

Get on the Boat sounds horny as hell which you'll love if you love horns in Prince's work and I do. It also sounds flat out funky!

Love: I don't really know what to make of it. It sounds like it gets more interesting at certain parts during the end but right now its still not floating my boat.

At this point despite my still not too much liking Love I think I like all the other tracks to move this up from a 6.5 to a 7 at least.

I do think this album has more fire and life in it than some of his still good but more mellow stuff as of late.

I'd give it an equal to musicology (A 7 in my book) at this point.

I still don't think it is as good as TRC though, because despite what you may think of his preaching on that album.....everybody flat out played their ass off on that joint!

Is it ALL good for us old 1's? ... imo, of course it is cuz it keeps on coming

and thus we have everlasting purple life from the 5 foot man

My main concern was he put something out significant after "Musicology buy it

with ur tix" ... HE DID!!

Whether those that xperienced him 4 the 1st time on that tour buy is of no

matter 2 me ... he is in the Clint Eastwood stage of his life (see Unforgiven, etc.)

Similar 2 the way me and my beautiful wife make ... we just get it right

when we ...

U all can discuss shades of this, that and the other, but bottom line 2 me is

3121 is ... (on my way 2 c my beautiful wife)

I just can't wait 4 the next 1 from ..."ow wah" or however that is spelled

padawan said:

LOL! I'm sure he recovered just fine...even though she is fine as hell!

some songs had 2 grow 4 me (Te Amo Corazon, BL&B, The word, Love, ...) but overall it's a great album!
nothing new, echoes from every era of his career in this one but the're all nice additions 2 his oevre!
tracks like love, fury and lolita prove he still can make a focused hitsong sounds even better when u feel he's doin it because he WANTS 2

better than musicology, close 2 O+> better than some of his 80's stuff
i only like 2 skip inscence & candles, dunno what 2 think of that
he's on a roll, he seems 2 have had more fun again, nice!

I Knew from the moment i heard the title track that i was in for a treat and for the most part the album doesnt disappoint.I wasnt keen on the satisfied track but im sure it will grow on me over time.the only thing missing from the album was a big track like last december,gold,diamonds and pearls etc etc.The mix of funk(bOAT,3121),r'n b and neptune style grooving(BLACK SWEAT)was interesting and while the CD is no Diamonds and pearls its just verging on the classic and is up there with lovesexy and parade in my opinion.8/10.

Outstanding:
3121
Love
Word

Boring:
Satisfied
TAC


Without the last mentioned tracks, the album is really, really good.

tainacher said:

I totally agree with your taste. TAC in particular is so nondescript it boggles my mind. It's lighter than air and has less flavor than water.

Dayum! Already page 15?

Anyhow. Here's my short review.
First of all, the redecoration of the house is great, f**k Carlos Boozer because he don't know about style, obviously.

This CD is the THERMONUCLEAR BOMB!

It gives me joy more and more every time that I listen to it. Don't judge it based on your first listen- it will grow on you and it will catch you on about the second or third time you listen all the way through. My favorite is Black Sweat though.

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Phooey, phooey, phooey. Disappointment abounds. This album will certainly go on my shelf as an album that I needed for the collection, but not actually ever gets played.
I think the whole thing is way too Top 40. There is not one song on the album that could not have been made by anyone else out there. I really had high hopes after Musicology--I thought he was really going to start creating funky studio albums that groove like he does live. What a disappointment. Since when did he go back to creating music that is ruled by electronic keyboards??? I'm glad I only paid 10 bucks for it...

I don't think Prince could please some of you unles it was a carbon copy of Purple Rain

This CD will serve as the barometer so Prince can CLEARLY see whos lickin his ass or his balls...