GangstaFam said:

i'm not in love with it, but i can see its appeal and its artistry.

psykosoul said:

I didn't even know Prince was channeling Sly with "Make Your Mama Happy". I just think the song sucks.

Its ok. And yeah, come to think of it, the hippy dippy lyrics do have a sly influence.

Moonbeam said:

Either way, it's your choice. But some of this hate for the song goes along with my theory that a lot of so-called Prince fans don't want to acknowledge certain influences in Prince's music. When it's all rock and roll and Prince is pretending to be guitar god, it's all good. But the minute Prince puts a little funk and soul into the pot (i.e. horns, soul icon influence whether it be Stax, James, Sly or Whatever) it's usually frowned upon by the bulk of folks who say they accept the full spectrum of whatever Prince does.

psykosoul said:

2 the bitch who said i smoke crack tell him his mama left her draws at my house.
"Who's draws?"

I only frowm when prince was using too much of his "trying to be rap" influence..where most of the time it sounded like Ice T..which worked 1/2 the time.

But P's Funk influence is amazin..U can hear everything from James to P-Funk to creating his very OWN funk...And this wouldnt be too far off from a remake of a Sly bootleg or something.

Love the song..love it

paisleypark4 said:

Exactly... and even if the lyrics are hokey. Hell, so is Everyday People and Dance to the Music is doesn't make them any less great. Make Your Mama Happy isn't of the same caliber but I can hear where it derived from. Beyond that, it's just a feel good jam. But, alas, some folks still don't get the concept of a jam. These are probably the same folks who are shitting on that hour long rehearsal of Soul Psychodelicide in that particular thread.


I'm remembering why I don't post in this forum either

psykosoul said:

A REHERSAL OF SOUL...???? I wannit!

psykosoul said:

I think a lot of fans really love his soul/funk stuff. Sign o' the Times is the most revered album around here, and then 1999. Neither of those is really a "guitar" record, although they do have some rock elements.

psykosoul said:

that's their prerogative really. and not surprising considering that MOST of the people that bought his albums in his heyday were converts due to his rock output. Little Red Corvette, the Purple Rain and ATWIAD albums, etc. he's never sold as many albums as an R&B artist as he has as a rock artist.

where exactly is the problem in people liking Prince's rock music over his soul/funk music?

I like it.

I think most Prince fans enjoy the full spectrum of what he does. He's just done much better soul/funk offerings than this.
[Edited 5/22/06 0:47am]

psykosoul said:

Dayspring said:

I put it on my kids' iPods. Does that count?

RodeoSchro said:

as child abuse

psykosoul said:

:::raises hand::: I'm not in that group.
I don't care who Prince's influences were James, Jimi, Carlos, Sly, George, Larry or whoever. I just think this particular song is just not good. It falls squarely in the category with All My Deams, Splash and other corny, overdone bullshittery from that period of his career.


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[Edited 5/23/06 16:14pm]

Dayspring said:

Purple Rain, 1999 Sign O The Times are basically funk albums...what real "rock" albums have Prince really had that "sold"?
He never really had one other than Dirty Mind (which was still influenced in New Wave and Funk)

and Chaos & Disorder

paisleypark4 said:

lol. Purple Rain is a rock album with a (very) few soul elements. Little Red Corvette is the (rock) song that put him on the map.... what are you talking about?

Dayspring said:

Both of those albums are pop, especially Purple Rain. 1999 has a more little more R&B vibe to it than PR.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

right, but my point is that he was shot into the stratosphere when he went more rock. it's not surprising that there are a lot of people who enjoy his rock output more.