DavidEye said:

Why you gotta be trippin' over there, DavidEye??? What's up w/ people lately? "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night" is lovely! I can't believe you'd listen to Play in the Sunshine over that!!

CalhounSq said:

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what on earth is wrong with play in the sunshine? lord, it's wonderful.

there's also nothing wrong with beautiful night.

there's just nothing wrong with the album at all.

what, nothing?

nothing. it's just impeccable.

gad, SOTT rules.

No R'n'B. If thats the the worse thing about it...

CalhounSq said:

"It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night" is an over-long track that just seems like filler,imo.Just think of all the great outtakes that could have taken it's spot on the album..."Wonderful Ass","Good Love","Rebirth Of The Flesh","Heaven",etc.

"Play In The Sunshine" rocks!! The lyrics aren't really that great but musically,that thing is ferocious!

Most Prince fans love this cd. It is my second favorite album, please listen to it a few more times.

I love the CD but think that and Lovesexy are over-rated.

Sure, Forever In My Life is possibly one of the finest Prince songs, as is The Cross and Starfish & Coffee.

But jams like U Got The Look, If I Was Ur Girlfriend and It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night are fairly weak and sub-standard.

As for Lovesexy, take of Anna Stesia, Alphabet Street and Glam Slam and you're left with a fairly weak album.

Now Emancipation on the other hand or Parade - that is Prince at his best!

NO, don't HATE it...it's great...however, would I say it's his best? That is something that I don't know. What I do know is that it isn't MY favorite. That would be LOVESEXY!

[Snippety snip. Flame removed. Ian]

CalhounSq said:

U know u talkin' to the Jedi Cheese WhizMaster, doncha?

MattyJam said:

[Snippety snip. Flame removed. Ian]
[This message was edited Fri Sep 20 8:49:42 PDT 2002 by dewmass]

If you don't feel the funk of Housequake you must be dead!

I suspect that this is post is a joke, if not.....
[This message was edited Fri Sep 20 9:44:15 PDT 2002 by SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy]

All I can say is if you don't like It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Nite than you might not be too thrilled with the ONA Live cd set.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

True. 'Housequake' is one of life's bare necessities!


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cherry loon -><- foxylee

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

and if "adore" don't move ya...u need help.

PlastikLuvAffair said:

I totally cracked up when I read someone on the old org post that it was 3 years before she ever heard Adore. She had the vinyl release and her explanation was that she never had the energy or the time to finish the album all the way through. Ever heard of picking up the needle and checking out the last song you never got to? lol!

This is true though, it don't get much deeper than Adore and if you are numb to it, you need to check your ass into a mental institution!

I see, I'm labelled dumb because I have a different opinion as to my favourite Prince album.

[Snippety snip. Flame removed. Ian]

MattyJam said:

Matty,as you can see,there are several "musical snobs" on this site.Don't get too upset about it.Everyone's entitled to their own opinion,no matter who disagrees with it.

MattyJam said:

I just find it incredible to think of Emancipation as a better album than Lovesexy or SOTT. If that makes me shallow or arrogant then so be it, its just my opinion..

DavidEye said:

Me & Dave gonna hook up one day in San Jose and chow down on CHEEZWHIZ & Mayo and stack up tunes like "Band of GOLD" "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" and "Holliday".

DAMN that sounds gay!!

PlastikLuvAffair said:

TESTIFY!

foxylee have u seen Sign O' The Time LIVE,the film?
maybe u should,after i rented it it made me want that album so badly,seeing the songs live & the performances,really got me2 want it,i love the album,i dont usually put the album on & let it go,but all the various songs i like off it,i may as well
SOTT is in my top5 Prince albums,classic!

dewmass said:

well my fave albums are Purle Rain,& ,& i also think NPS is a wild rnb record,not 2 mention D&P being in my top5.
what is wrong with personal opinion??
Emancipation is great 2 me,not 2 u,fair enuf.

EXACTLY THE SAME AS me loving PRINCE but my friends cant stand him,each 2 their own,but im not gonna diss my friends cos they dont like Prince.
get real

I can understand a new or younger fan not appreciating sign o the times. If you're say...under 23 and trying to take in the entire Prince catalog, then SOTT could just pass you buy if you didn't take enough time to appreciate it. For me, SOTT came out when I was 16 and it was, and still is incredible. A lot of times, we hold dear albums that came out during our highschool days or glory years or whatever. Still to this day, I say it's his best work, but I know that I may not say that if I grew up in the 90s instead of the 80s.

PFunkjazz said:

Ahem, I dig those songs too.

"Band Of Gold" is heartache and big bass on wax/cd.

Don't dig Madonna, but "Holiday" is cool to dance to - that's what it's for.

Send that this way (not to be confused with cheesewhizz).

Now excuse me while I go and listen to my Hall & Oates collection.



Edit me baby...
[This message was edited Sat Sep 21 23:01:51 PDT 2002 by Supernova]

foxylee said:

Wait, your favorite Prince albums are...The Gold Experience and right? And "NewPowerSoul" cuz of how great the song "Come On" is right?

Maybe where i differ from most on this site is that i like almost all of his material. Even songs that are not my personal favorites I am able to see the merit. So i won't be on here arguing that "housequake" is weak while "it" is the jam. Best thing about prince is that he is a 360 degrees artist. If u listen closely he will always lead u back to what u may personally like. Open your mind to the other 300 degrees he has to offer and not just the 60 that are in your comfort zone and u will grow along with him.

Well now, although I suspect foxylee might just be fishing for flames with this thread, I'll respond as best I can

I don't "hate" SOTT - what is there to hate? But I do agree with the people who felt it is somewhat overrated. I thought some of the tracks like "It" and "Hot Thing" are only great because we know them so well Coming at them afresh might change your perspective somewhat.

On the other hand, albums like Lovesexy, Emancipation, the Rainbow Children, and Around the World in a Day just hit me a bit harder on that first listen, and I prefer them to SOTT. That's my preference anyway.

Funny, Exodus is actually one of my favourite Prince records but some parts of it really stink now. Like the telephone call segue before "Get Wild". And actually, the lyrics of "Get Wild". And all that cursing on "Count the Days". Doesn't matter though, it's a funky album and I can listen to it from start to finish without grimacing too much. I find myself skipping tracks a lot when I listen to SOTT. The only track I skip on Emancipation is "the Human Body" because Prince's cack-handed efforts at techno just fails miserably.

ian said:[quote]I thought some of the tracks like "It" and "Hot Thing" are only great because we know them so well Coming at them afresh might change your perspective somewhat.

Actually I would say the opposite. These are incredibly catachy songs that perhaps lose their edge after repeated listens, lacking the depth of the rest of the material.

On the whole, I can certainly understand people not engaging with the genius of the record. Fans of Prince comprise a broad church of musical refinement, and it must be kept in mind that like any popular artist there are some fans of Prince who are less adventurous than others, prefering straight-down-the-line pop (Gold, Rave, etc) to Prince's more complex work.

Whoever said that the CD is poorly mastered was spot-on. I often wonder how some of these songs would sound with the aid of contemporary mastering technologies. Think, for example, of the version of "Crystal Ball" released in 1998.

And like most Prince records it could have been improved through the inclusion of some of the outtakes. Rebirth of the Flesh and Crystal Ball are simply sublime- if music critics became aware of these songs alone (I daresay most casual Prince fans who work as critics would not have heard even the latter, since it never entered the commercial promotion cycle that sustains music criticism) they would explode with excitement. And these songs are by no means the only ones. I think if all of the material from the Camille/ Dream Factory/ Crystal Ball projects were available to the public it would be broadly regarded as some of the greatest music ever recorded. It is a real shame, but I guess we should feel fortunate that we have (illegal) access to bootleg copies of many of the songs.

besides purple rain sign of the times was one of Prince best albums. How can you deny forever in my life, if I was your girlfriend, U got the look, HOuse Quake, hot thing, Lord I can't believe this noise... where do you find these people?