just got it the otehr day, listened to it twice, the songs that stand out for me are "untill ur in my arms again" and "shoo-bed-ooh" i really like the lyrics to "the one" also

Patrick1985 said:

you've probably just listed my two least favourite songs on the album.

lol i felt that coming,each to his own is guess

Terrible, plastic-sounding album that represents an era of Prince I'd just as soon forget. I can tolerate "Come On" but no songs on here really stand the test of time for me. Right down there with TRC and "Chaos and Disorder" as nadirs of the man's career.

(That being said, it is still 10 times better than anything Justin Timberlake has ever or will ever do.)

Actually thinking about it now I probably hate Freaks On This Side more than either of them.

yeah i dont like that song much, especially how the "freaks on this side" is distorted

[b][i]It has "Come On" which is certainly 1 of the better songs from the second half of the 90's BUT it also has "push it up" & "freaks on this side" which are weak ..... to say it nicely!!

Still a decent album though ,as i like "the One" & "until ure in my arms"

if i have to pick a prince album that i dont listen to much nps is the winner but read all of the post make me wanna givin a try but wasted kisses is a bang!!!!

I can't think of a worse prince album than NPS. he has very few dull albums.
It does have 2 or 3 moments but that's not enough for a p album

Come is also quite dull

no

Patrick1985 said:

Me too. I got it a couple of weeks ago. I was in a local store looking at books (they don't usually carry CD's) and it literally dropped in front of me so I bought it. Does anyone know if Prince did the artwork? It doesn't say.

Sometimes I like it...

speaking of the artwork why is all the the new power generation artwork so bad? i mean when i got the count the days single i thought the seller off ebay has replaced the cover with his/her 3 year old drawing

I was dancing to it this morning

Its not his best work, but I don't think it's bad

thekidsgirl said:

So he did do the them? I meant like the sketches and things inside the booklet. I like them. The hands remind me of Schiele.

r1ghteousone said:

I love "Freaks On This Side". This song was supposed to have a sorta live feel to it. "The Freaks On This Side" chant was supposed to sound like fans chanting in the background. When I saw him live in 1997, he had the arena chant, "FREAKS IN THE BUILDING!!!" and it reminds me very much of that same exact vibe. The hornz on that song are sick! Its so greasy and of the cuff. Its a real gem on NPS, IMO.

"The One" is just lush and gorgeous. The stings and flutes are unlike anything he's ever done b4 or since.


"Come On". Prince and Chaka deliver the soul. Its a total road trip song that I must have spun a million times since 1998.
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I really like "The One", and a few other tracks, but I don't pull it out and play it very often. "Wasted Kisses" is very cool... very unique song in his catelog.

I'm listening to Wasted Kisses right now. I'd forgotten how much I love this song..

I don't have it. Does that make me a bad fan?

I always liked New Power Soul and found it clever that he sings the title of every song during New Power Soul....with the New Power soul,making mad sex until your in my arms ok cause when you love somebody like that it's true got no need for the shoo be doo be doo the good life yea we'll be livin pushin up on every freak this side of heaven come on come shake it come on you know I be the one with the funky music...

It probably could´ve been more popular among fans if he had left Push It Up and I Like Funky Music off of it and replaced those two songs with two stronger songs.
If he had done that and released the album with some decent cover artwork it would´ve been considered a decent Prince album or a strong NPG album.

Had this album not been released and were available as a bootleg only, with some decent cover artwork instead of that bullshit, fans would praise it to this day.

It does contain some strong material and I still like it alot.You have to listen to it with an open mind and also consider the phase he was going through ,and for that, it is actually quite good.

KoolEaze said:

I agree w/ you here. The coverart was horrible. What was he thinking?

I think it's actually pretty decent.

Stuff like The One, Come On, Shoo-Bed-Ooo, and Until Ure In My Arms Again are really fun and, at times, border on great songs. The rest is a little sketchier, but I'm actually pleasantly surprised that some of this stuff is quite alright - I'd rather listen to the songs I listed above than most any of the dreck on Rave or Symbol.