I was listening to "The Love We Make" from the "Emancipation" album and i am still astounded and blown away at the sheer intensity in his singing (sort of baritone/bass register for him) and the gospel feel he acheived during the last chorus before the song ends. Not to mention the lyrical references to theology (kind of mystical) but these are the type of songs i wish he would write and sing more often. Some of my favorites in this vein is:

7
4 The Tears In Your Eyes
Motherless Child (cover tune he played during the Septimo concert)
All Along The Watchtower/Best Of U
Reflection (although sung in his falsetto the wistful feel of the song is sentimental and thoughtful)
The Question Of U

The Beautiful Ones

and

The Dance

immediately come to mind.

There are so many, but there are a couple that come immediately to mind for me in addition to the previously mentioned ones:

Computer Blue's vocals really bring out the sexual frustration of the song

And I absolutely love the "psychedelic shouts" part of Damn U. So hot.

Efan said:

Computer Blues is definitely very intense in the end... the same applies in "Darling Nikki" as well.

I don't know if it is exactly "intense", but I love the mood created in "Joy In Repetion"

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Electric Chair



Endorphinmachine

theodore said:

I've given that song quite a few listens the past couple of days.

But I just can't find much to like about it. I find it difficult to understand (in terms of the words he uses and what it's supposed to mean-- nor do I really care to know at this point).

I just don't get the song...

Condition of the heart.

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

There r going 2 b many, many songs that U won't know what they r about. That happens 2 me. Still, I just love, love them. Endorphinmachine is an xample, and I mostly love it because of the screaming and the guitar playing.

The Beautiful Ones

Purple Rain

Adore

U Make My Sun Shine

theodore said:

I dont know what Computer Blues is about, but I love it... the meaning doesn't matter just because, unlike Endorphinmachine, I can actually hear what he says. His words come off as a foreign language to me. I like to able to understand what he says.

Sometimes it snows in April

I was listening to this song on my headphones yesterday as I was lying in bed with my eyes closed, and his voice has so much pain in it, like he can barely finish the lines, and it made me cry.

Empty Room

Computer Blue (I love the scream at the end )
The Cross
Scandalous

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

So U don't understand what he says?

Maybe sometimes the screaming is a little 2 much

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (maybe I just love the song too much, but I think it's great)
Another Lonely Christmas
The Cross
The Beautiful Ones
...etc. There's more but as usual I'm very lazy.

babynoz said:

The song is only incredible because of his singin'

No-one has mentioned Purple rain
The performance from the televised concert back in the day.

thedribbler said:

Nikkiluv mentioned Purple Rain

theodore said:

Yeah, maybe. Prince's screaming was just one of things that I got used to immediately after "falling in love with him".

But in this song, it is a little much... It's funny becuz in an interview, a caller said that a certain song didn't go along with the others in Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. He said he put it in because it was a guitar-heavy song and he loves those.

The last day, I read up on TGE and Come... finding out that Endorphin machine was supposed to be on Come originally... but I guess wanted to release it no matter what. I felt like in this case, it does kinda fit into the TGE, since it's out of Prince's norm (at least the way I see it)... but the style of it clashes with the rest of the album.

Then again, he cleverly slotted "Shhh" to go directly after it, which really was needed. That was one of those instances where I felt he could read my mind and put this song where it was needed. (love the song, by the way, but it doesnt fit into this thread )

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Easily "The Love we Make" the pain in his voice especially near the end is amazing, u can tell its all Live, no overdubbing or layering

Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)!






Play it now and
Turn it up to "bladdow" level!

....'Solo'

blackwell1 said:

I'd 4gotten this 1

theodore said:

I know