i went to the movie premier in new york (with Prince there)..It blew mind that I actually was talking to the person i went with (also a huge Prince fan) during the movie saying this is the worst film I ever have seen in my life !

I found it to be too hodge podge. I think for every good song on there, there is another song that is filler...this includes the guest tracks. I don't feelt he album flows all that well either.

Graffitti Bridge was the first Prince project that made me feel embarrassed as a fan. The title track, the movie, lyrics like "There will be peace for those who love God a lot" and "Love as solid as a rock"--all sent me ducking into my happy place, hoping this would all just go away.

It seems to me, from Lovesexy to Graffitti Bridge, Prince went through an inordinately feminine phase (even for him), and a childish femininity at that. He was acting like a little girl. His hair was girlishly long and neatly trimmed. He had all male backup dancers. A lot of the stage choreography of his Nude Tour was homoerotic. Meanwhile the album and movie were strangely UNerotic--the love ballads, Question of U and Joy in Repetition are more existential than romantic. His Kid character doesn't have sex, doesn't worry about money, just wants to talk to God and get encouragement. He's a pouty, solipstistic little naif. And the vibe of the whole thing wasn't that of a dangerous rock star--it was a family-oriented neighborhood church potluck type of thing.

The commercial failure of the record and movie slammed the door on this nymph-like Prince persona. He would next put up his hair, hire some smoking hot female dancers, drop the daddy's little girl act and crank out his most dispassionate, workmanlike CD, Diamonds and Pearls.

Whoever was his muse during the Graffitti Bridge era must have been a naive, dreamy young thing without a clue about the world.

padawan said:

wow...great post.

sosgemini said:

yes, well written, and I respect his opinion, but I actually preferred the hippy dippy Prince (G.B film aside) to the gangsta glam Prince. I think he summed it up best when he said "dispassionate, workmanlike CD, Diamonds and Pearls."

But that's just style. Song for song I might rate D&P and GB as equals, at least for my tastes.

NDRU said:

i agreed...i too actually prefer the gangsta image over the hippy dippy...prince and long straight here is just a huge nono.

Oh, and the title track really, really, sucks. One of the very few Prince songs that I find stunningly, hide-it-from-the-world embarrassing.

I know the sets were Prince's choice, but I think the film would have been embraced if they were more real, as in Purple Rain.

I gotta say, I really don't get the "Thieves in the Temple" love. That song to me is Prince at his dullest. The rest is decent, 'cept of course for that godawful title song, which is such a trainwreck that it's kinda fun with some distance on it.

Graffitti Bridge was the first Prince project that made me feel embarrassed as a fan. The title track, the movie, lyrics like "There will be peace for those who love God a lot" and "Love as solid as a rock"--all sent me ducking into my happy place, hoping this would all just go away.

It seems to me, from Lovesexy to Graffitti Bridge, Prince went through an inordinately feminine phase (even for him), and a childish femininity at that. He was acting like a little girl. His hair was girlishly long and neatly trimmed. He had all male backup dancers. A lot of the stage choreography of his Nude Tour was homoerotic. Meanwhile the album and movie were strangely UNerotic--the love ballads, Question of U and Joy in Repetition are more existential than romantic. His Kid character doesn't have sex, doesn't worry about money, just wants to talk to God and get encouragement. He's a pouty, solipstistic little naif. And the vibe of the whole thing wasn't that of a dangerous rock star--it was a family-oriented neighborhood church potluck type of thing.

The commercial failure of the record and movie slammed the door on this nymph-like Prince persona. He would next put up his hair, hire some smoking hot female dancers, drop the daddy's little girl act and crank out his most dispassionate, workmanlike CD, Diamonds and Pearls.

Whoever was his muse during the Graffitti Bridge era must have been a naive, dreamy young thing without a clue about the world.

vanity2 said:

that's a really good point--in a way, the two films were absolutely backwards. i wonder how the rest of the fanbase would feel if the two films were released backwards: gb before pr. the way it all panned out was really strange: ol' boy went from friggin saturday night fever (mpls style) to a barbie commercial, complete with pretty sets n'lights n'costumes and all.

I can't really say that I hate it, cuz I don't remember it.
Halfway thru the movie my mind shut itself off & went into a trauma that I haven't completely recovered from yet.


Oh,
& please don't post or send me any emoticons.
This isn't the GD forum, y'know.

prettymansson said:

I remember that at the afterparty at a club, Prince was seen sinking low and avoiding people according to a photo and blurb, he was wearing one of those skintight white camel toeing outfits with the baggy top over one shoulder.

Whoever was his muse during the Graffitti Bridge era must have been a naive, dreamy young thing without a clue about the world.

I'm referring to the movie of course.

I rather liked the soundtrack. I even don't hate the title track.

Is there a book that details how this train wreck came to be in good detail?

I swear, it exceeded all my expectations for ass sucking... and then some. Which was really disappointing because I figured after the so-so UTCM, Graffiti Bridge had to be better.

Is there a book that details how this train wreck came to be in good detail?

I swear, it exceeded all my expectations for ass sucking... and then some. Which was really disappointing because I figured after the so-so UTCM, Graffiti Bridge had to be better.