I'll give my review of "Gold" before a) the site blocks me from logging in again and also b) while I have it fresh in my mind.


Since so many people recommended this CD on my search for "The Best" of Prince's music, I wanted them to find out what I thought about it. I figured it was only right that I did. Just a note, I cleared my mind the best I could b4 listening cuz it was still reeling in "Purple Rain" mode. That's what made "The Very Best of..." a great investment, I gave me a short interlude from 80's Prince to 90's Prince. I listened to:

Little Red Corvette
Purple Rain
I would Die 4 U
Kiss
Thieves in the Temple
Diamonds and Pearls
Money Don't Matter 2night

the last song on my list really cleared my head and opened the door for
"The Gold Experience"

The whole CD is like going through a journey for me... slowly leading me on a leash through a threshold of different music. I'll address them one track at a time.
1) P control- my first time hearing Prince rapping... sure, it's different from what I'm used to, but I adjusted pretty quickly to the rapping as well as the "contents" of the whole thing. Although very risqué, it's kinda catchy (just hope it doesnt get stuck in my head).
2) gives a good transition into 3) Endorphinmachine, but the edge the song had caught me off guard a little, gave me a shock to the system (maybe that's why chose the name)... I don't know what to think of this song yet cuz right now, it creeps me out. Luckily, 4) Ssh helps slow everything down and helps me relax into a somewhat comatose state that I'm in for a while... there was a lot of good instrumental input for this song that I was very impressed with
5) We march, lost me the first time around, but after hearing it, it has a really interesting storyline behind it and I really like where was going with it.
Then my comatose state really takes over into TMBGITW, a very sweet, well played out song and it's definitely one of my fav. romantic anthems of Prince... Dolphin prolongs the comatose state I was in and it really came off as smooth as he was suggesting in the lyrics... I'm getting to like it more with each listen.
Now is also a pretty good track, even with the rapping that went on... the overall theme was good.
319 was one of my least faves on the CD... when I rememeber why, I'll add the info.
Shy was also a pretty good track as well.
Billy Jack made me feel a little sick in all honesty... when he kept throwing in a certain word in a very irritating tone... it's hard to get used to and I doubt that I will.
Eye Hate U is full of all kinds of the stuff I like in any Prince song and the paradoxial nature of it made it one of my faves on the CD as a whole.

As I said initially, the CD was a journey through all kinds of versatility that is capable of. "Gold" wraps everything together in a very nice bow. It's definitely one of my favorites of any Prince song, but my fav. on this disc. It mixes a very catchy, loveable tune with some very deep and cryptic lyrics, one of the things that sets Prince above the rest. I've thought that and Prince were two different people, but I think "Gold" combines the two persona I see back into the Prince I know and "love". I feel like the song is the overall message that "The Gold Experience" carries with it, but it makes it very clear and obvious in song form here. With all of the new and different things offers in this album, it feels good to come back to a vibe that I'm very familiar with, that feels like home.

The overall album has a really nice flow to it. As I was laying in bed from 11:30pm-12:30am this past night, I felt like I dropped into a different world. I forgot where I was lying and all about everything else going on... I was originally feeling a little down because my first listen to the disc made it hard for me to go back to enjoy "Purple Rain"... but after prepping myself with a few hits from the 90's before the era of , the transition was easy and I forgot about the depression I felt. This CD is definitely great for taking me somewhere else and I love the flow that it has, not interrupting my state of mind... although Endorphinmachine kinda screwed things up for me in the beginning, a few more listens might or might not change my mind. But if I take out a couple of tracks from the mix, the overall flow shouldn't be interrupted in my view.

"Gold" really moved me, just like it always has and I finally realized what it means to me and how I feel about the enigma Prince is. It redefines him as the musician whose poetry and guitar has moved me to tears on a few occasions already. He called "Gold" the "Purple Rain" of the 90's. Do I agree? In a word, no... I don't think it is and I'll say why. Because "Purple Rain" is special on its own and overall defines Prince and what his music does for/to me. "Gold" is merely a reminder of Prince's past musical successes and moves me to look forward to his successes in the future.

Just to clarify another question that's bound to come up:

I'm currently not saying that I like TGE any more or less or the best out of Prince's music, just because I haven't heard enough of his music to make an opinion on it.

It's still very new to me, so I can't exactly compare it to "Purple Rain", saying if its better or worse.

I'll say this, though, Prince did a wonderful job dictating the flow of the energy through the album, making sure everything is set just right to give a unique experience for its listeners.