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Printablesarkozyiszeman said: Riverpoet31 said: Personally i label "the Rainbow Children" as one of his weakest albums ever, giovanni.
I really think the fact that he was playing more organic music on that album, and the use of a great drummer (John Blackwell) is overshadowing the lack of good songwriting and compositions on The Rainbow Children. Next to that the lyrics on The Rainbow Children are toecurlingy bad, and irritating towards everyone with some common sense. They makes this album almost unbearingly to listen to IMO. Sorry to say, for me The Rainbow Children wasn't an improvement over New Power Soul and Rave. It was different, sure, but personally my respect for Prince as a musician and lyricist was at an all time low point when he released that album. I see Musicology and 3121 as a slight improvement. Personnally, TRC is in my Prince top 4. It is the album I did not expect anymore from Prince. In terms of musicianship, I would even say it is his best effort to date. Everything is great on this cd : the musical "texture", the musicianship, the complexity and sophistication of most compositions, the flow, the voices, the arrangements and the amazing John Blackwell. TRC was a new road for Prince, showing that he could renew himself without picking in his past tricks. NPS and Rave were very average cds (I thought Rave was so bad I smashed the CD after a few listens !). Musicology was ok. 3121 was pretty good. But I think there are fans who like the "mainstream" prince and those who like the adventurous one. That's the last one I'm really interested in. TRC is a masterpiece. I don't even care about the vocoder. I really dig it in fact. And regarding the religious aspects, I don't give a flying fuck. [Edited 6/22/07 5:15am] It seems Riverpoet is seriously out-numbered here small circles, big wheels!
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sarkozyiszeman said:"But I think there are fans who like the "mainstream" prince and those who like the adventurous one. That's the last one I'm really interested in."
That was a great observation and distinction sark; the mainstream Prince and the adventurous Prince covers all the bases. When people say, "This song sucks or that song sucks" what they are really saying is, "I like my Prince songs predictable and in a certain style." Personally, I like everything Prince has ever done except for most of Chaos and Disorder, but that's only becasue I don't like hard rock guitar in general. But the great thing about Prince is there will always be something for everyone, he's so prolific and creative. "I like country music too..." Prince on Alphabet Street from the ONA after party disc. | |
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booyah said: So based on the titles alone, pick a third and fourth single for the album (Guitar is obviously the first, and it sounds like Somewhere Here On Earth will be the second, or at least a single at some point). My guesses are:
Single #2: Somewhere Here On Earth Single #3: The One U Wanna C Single #4: Future Baby Mama Your picks? Are "Somewhere Here On Earth" and "Somewhere" not the same songs. I am assuming that they are, but am not sure. Is "Somewhere" not the b-side to "Guitar." I agree with your single choice #3 "The One U Wanna C" but would add "Chelsea Rogers" as a probable single. Also, nobody is talking about the title track. We know the lyrics. I wouldn't be surprised to see it as a possible 3rd single. I've got a guitar that can part the sea. | |
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Ten fucking songs? What a waste. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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But what if those songs comprise a suite similar to Lovesexy or if they're each 7 minutes long?
I'm OK with only ten if they're all killer. | |
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IstenSzek said: there was a picture somewhere of the album cover with a sticker on it purple with gold lettering. those kind of stickers always say stuff like "the new album by prince featuring the smash hits guitar and... ... ..." i'm surprised no one has magnified that picture yet. i would try if i knew where to locate that pic. (...)  u find the cover pic over there at HQ: http://www.housequake.com...genumber=5  | |
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Tracklist with timings:
Tracklist - CD 01 Prince Planet Earth 05:51 02 Prince Guitar 03:45 03 Prince Somewhere Here On Earth 05:45 04 Prince The One U Wanna C 04:29 05 Prince Future Baby Mama 04:47 06 Prince Mr. Goodnight 04:26 07 Prince All The Midnights In The Worl 02:21 08 Prince Chelsea Rodgers 05:41 09 Prince Lion Of Judah 04:10 10 Prince Resolution 03:40 | |
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has anyone heard it yet?
maybe 30 second samples? where's the hype.. | |
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I wish I could hear it ... |
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UndercovaBrotha said: 
A little promo banner I slapped together for fun.  ooh pretty!!! "So shall it be written, so shall it be sung..."  | |
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tainacher said: Tracklist with timings:
Tracklist - CD 01 Prince Planet Earth 05:51 02 Prince Guitar 03:45 03 Prince Somewhere Here On Earth 05:45 04 Prince The One U Wanna C 04:29 05 Prince Future Baby Mama 04:47 06 Prince Mr. Goodnight 04:26 07 Prince All The Midnights In The Worl 02:21 08 Prince Chelsea Rodgers 05:41 09 Prince Lion Of Judah 04:10 10 Prince Resolution 03:40 except it's "Revelation" isn't it? "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran | |
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"I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015 |
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Raze said: tainacher said: Tracklist with timings:
Tracklist - CD 01 Prince Planet Earth 05:51 02 Prince Guitar 03:45 03 Prince Somewhere Here On Earth 05:45 04 Prince The One U Wanna C 04:29 05 Prince Future Baby Mama 04:47 06 Prince Mr. Goodnight 04:26 07 Prince All The Midnights In The Worl 02:21 08 Prince Chelsea Rodgers 05:41 09 Prince Lion Of Judah 04:10 10 Prince Resolution 03:40 except it's "Revelation" isn't it? even amazon has it as resolution.. i hope its resolution.. | |
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Raze said: except it's "Revelation" isn't it? I don't know. Source is the sonybmg-homepage in germany. They should know it, imho: http://www.sonybmg.de/art...8697129702 Btw, the text says  ...)the first single presents hin from his dirty, funky side. the album ought to contain lots of straight pop songs and great ballads." | |
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resolution + revelation... that means the revolution is back! |
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^^ Guitar is the dirty side of prince??  I thought that was going to be the most poppy song in the album. What are the "straight pop" songs then??  | |
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Nikkie said: resolution + revelation... that means the revolution is back!
Cute one, Nikkie! It's fun to pass the time waiting for the release date to come by speculating, isn't it? The more I think about the album title and and track titles I suspect that this will be P's social activist statement- you know, global warming, world hunger and other moral dillemmas as the subject matter. In that context, Resolution and especially as the closing song title, makes sense to me. Lots of P's past work after he became a JW has hinted at revelation. Now it's time to take action- bring the dillemmas to resolve; hence Resolution. And hey, to the fam who was complaining about the miserly amount of music on this disc- if there are only 10 tracks listed maybe there will be some hidden tracks to take up the slack; wouldn't that be cool? [Edited 6/24/07 10:42am] | |
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Jakeasaurus said: [center]
hes so happy he got in that corset! | |
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Christopher said: Jakeasaurus said: [center]
hes so happy he got in that corset!  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I guess the initial track lengths were wrong with the 6 and 7 minute songs reported. I liked the idea of a longer version of "Guitar" than what is being promoted on radio and video. Oh well. | |
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2freaky4church1 said: Ten fucking songs? What a waste.
I bet you didn't say "9 fucking songs? What a waste" when Purple Rain came out  | |
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MajesticOne89 said: 2freaky4church1 said: Ten fucking songs? What a waste.
I bet you didn't say "9 fucking songs? What a waste" when Purple Rain came out or better yet, Dirty Mind with its 8 songs clocking in at 33 minutes. "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran | |
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I'm all for a shorter album if every track is solid and no filler, but after having heard Future Baby Mama and Guitar, 20% of the album is average at best. And from the reviews, there's likely to be more sub-par material, especially in the middle of the record.
I think Prince is at the point where he can still put out a few great tracks on any given album, but even a 10 song lp is going to be padded with fluff. I heard the new Paul McCartney record yesterday and was blown away at how fresh it sounded. Hopefully Prince can recapture some studio magic in his 60's. [Edited 6/26/07 23:19pm] No hard feelings. | |
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mirrorbestfriend said: Jakeasaurus said: thats no excuse! stop being lazy and give us what we want! Thanks... I was tired last night when I made this thread i can't wait to!!!!!  Take of your clothes, egh, 319! | |
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Wall said: I'm all for a shorter album if every track is solid and no filler, but after having heard Future Baby Mama and Guitar, 20% of the album is average at best. And from the reviews, there's likely to be more sub-par material, especially in the middle of the record.
I think Prince is at the point where he can still put out a few great tracks on any given album, but even a 10 song lp is going to be padded with fluff. I heard the new Paul McCartney record yesterday and was blown away at how fresh it sounded. Hopefully Prince can recapture some studio magic in his 60's. [Edited 6/26/07 23:19pm] Where is the radio where Future baby mama can be heard ? | |
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Heard it. It is a nice tune. I'm not always a fan of Prince ballads but I really dig the sophistication of the production. A lot is happening underneath the voice layers.
The melody is infectious. Grower. | |
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Sounds fucking great to me - and this is meant to be weak? everyone here's gone crazy Moo said the cow | |
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The inlaycard of the record won't contain the lyrics. Thats what sonybmg representives said at the listening party in germany. | |
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maxwell said: Sounds fucking great to me - and this is meant to be weak? everyone here's gone crazy
"everyone" ??? Sir, read some more posts, I really like it a lot and so does most of the org, from what I've read. [Edited 6/27/07 16:32pm] | |
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