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Thread started 06/27/07 6:21pm

thesexofit

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Sign of the times album ain't that good.



I just dont enjoy it much. I can see why critics rave about it, and maybe because it is very credible, that puts me off? LOL

Anyone else think its not that enjoyable? I like some of it, things like "you got the look", "starfish and coffee", but some of it is horrible. "It" must be one of his worst ever songs. "Hot thing" is too damn repetitive and cliche, and the last 3 tracks on disc 2 are pretty ropey aswell. "The cross" borders on genius and pretention. Whilst i like pretentious shit sometimes, lyrically the song reeks of something even Michael W Smith would laugh at.

Please tell me Iam not alone.
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Reply #1 posted 06/27/07 6:28pm

emesem

eek

It truly must be the End Times.
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Reply #2 posted 06/27/07 6:34pm

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thesexofit said:



I just dont enjoy it much. I can see why critics rave about it, and maybe because it is very credible, that puts me off? LOL

Anyone else think its not that enjoyable? I like some of it, things like "you got the look", "starfish and coffee", but some of it is horrible. "It" must be one of his worst ever songs. "Hot thing" is too damn repetitive and cliche, and the last 3 tracks on disc 2 are pretty ropey aswell. "The cross" borders on genius and pretention. Whilst i like pretentious shit sometimes, lyrically the song reeks of something even Michael W Smith would laugh at.

Please tell me Iam not alone.

disbelief no no no! falloff err missile chair

Hopefully u r alone, Sign o the Times is the best Prince album ever made. The Cross is about the only religious song I make, the last four tracks of Sign sum everything that was god like about Prince, he stays true to all the diverse styles of music, yet makes them into something truly his own. cool
17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince
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Reply #3 posted 06/27/07 6:38pm

InsatiableCrea
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i love it dancing jig

the movie is better though neutral
cream.
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Reply #4 posted 06/27/07 6:43pm

livewire

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Special delivery for thesexofit... blowup
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Reply #5 posted 06/27/07 6:47pm

GangstaFam

ropey?
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Reply #6 posted 06/27/07 6:49pm

thesexofit

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GangstaFam said:

ropey?


Poor in otherwords. Even "slow love" is something Barry Manilow writes in his sleep, but thats not the worst offender.
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Reply #7 posted 06/27/07 6:51pm

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thesexofit said:

Sign of the times album ain't that good


Sorry, not biting...

Maybe appearing on Dr Phil or Dr Keith or some other equally corny "look at me, notice me, i've got issues!" crap reality tv-show will get you the much needed attention i guess you seek.

But dumping on The Classic is just sad.

nuts
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Reply #8 posted 06/27/07 6:54pm

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I see the crackpipe has met your lips lol
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Reply #9 posted 06/27/07 6:56pm

Octavius

get into the witness protection program while you still have a chance!
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Reply #10 posted 06/27/07 6:57pm

Sdldawn

hot thing is fucking horrid terrible shit
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Reply #11 posted 06/27/07 6:59pm

SupaFunkyOrgan
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Sdldawn said:

hot thing is fucking horrid terrible shit

Absolutely NEVER! pissed I fucking adore it's cold technical fierceness worship
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Reply #12 posted 06/27/07 7:00pm

thesexofit

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FlamingRaindrop said:

thesexofit said:

Sign of the times album ain't that good


Sorry, not biting...

Maybe appearing on Dr Phil or Dr Keith or some other equally corny "look at me, notice me, i've got issues!" crap reality tv-show will get you the much needed attention i guess you seek.

But dumping on The Classic is just sad.

nuts
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lol

None of you have said why you think its a classic. Heck, again, i can see why bitch ass critics love it (so diverse blah blah blah), and i dont hate on the album, but its no way near the top of my fav Prince albums list. And sorry, i still see "the cross" being embarrassing and waaay too melodramatic, "adore" just being a drag and "it" sounding like a demo a kid could conjure up.

I dont agree on most classic albums critics fawn over. But Prince fans are even worse. Shit like "1999" is so much more cohesive then "SOTT", which just doesn't gel very well.
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Reply #13 posted 06/27/07 7:01pm

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Sdldawn said:

hot thing is fucking horrid terrible shit


wow, its funny how opposite prince fans can be.

how can someone say that?
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Reply #14 posted 06/27/07 7:05pm

GangstaFam

thesexofit said:

FlamingRaindrop said:



Sorry, not biting...

Maybe appearing on Dr Phil or Dr Keith or some other equally corny "look at me, notice me, i've got issues!" crap reality tv-show will get you the much needed attention i guess you seek.

But dumping on The Classic is just sad.

nuts



lol

None of you have said why you think its a classic. Heck, again, i can see why bitch ass critics love it (so diverse blah blah blah), and i dont hate on the album, but its no way near the top of my fav Prince albums list. And sorry, i still see "the cross" being embarrassing and waaay too melodramatic, "adore" just being a drag and "it" sounding like a demo a kid could conjure up.

I dont agree on most classic albums critics fawn over. But Prince fans are even worse. Shit like "1999" is so much more cohesive then "SOTT", which just doesn't gel very well.

Have you read this?

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Reply #15 posted 06/27/07 7:07pm

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GangstaFam said:

thesexofit said:



lol

None of you have said why you think its a classic. Heck, again, i can see why bitch ass critics love it (so diverse blah blah blah), and i dont hate on the album, but its no way near the top of my fav Prince albums list. And sorry, i still see "the cross" being embarrassing and waaay too melodramatic, "adore" just being a drag and "it" sounding like a demo a kid could conjure up.

I dont agree on most classic albums critics fawn over. But Prince fans are even worse. Shit like "1999" is so much more cohesive then "SOTT", which just doesn't gel very well.

Have you read this?



what is that eek
cream.
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Reply #16 posted 06/27/07 7:08pm

GangstaFam

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what is that eek

a great little part of this series of books...

http://33third.blogspot.com
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Reply #17 posted 06/27/07 7:12pm

thesexofit

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GangstaFam said:

thesexofit said:



lol

None of you have said why you think its a classic. Heck, again, i can see why bitch ass critics love it (so diverse blah blah blah), and i dont hate on the album, but its no way near the top of my fav Prince albums list. And sorry, i still see "the cross" being embarrassing and waaay too melodramatic, "adore" just being a drag and "it" sounding like a demo a kid could conjure up.

I dont agree on most classic albums critics fawn over. But Prince fans are even worse. Shit like "1999" is so much more cohesive then "SOTT", which just doesn't gel very well.

Have you read this?




No. Does it do super duper analysis or something?
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Reply #18 posted 06/27/07 7:13pm

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this post makes me laugh!

aww sign of the times is great.
Your lips would make a lollipop too happy.
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Reply #19 posted 06/27/07 7:14pm

Sdldawn

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Sdldawn said:

hot thing is fucking horrid terrible shit


wow, its funny how opposite prince fans can be.

how can someone say that?


turn your speakers up.. its a fucking horrid song.

i know some of you cling to that shit like white on rice, but it is a terrible fucking song to me.. and i think clearly got away with that mundane shit. if he released it now, 90% would be doggin the shit out of it. no lie
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Reply #20 posted 06/27/07 7:15pm

Sdldawn

the rest of the album? i fucking love it
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Reply #21 posted 06/27/07 7:16pm

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I won't begin this post by bashing you upon the head as I am sure enough FAMS will take that up but you are free to your opinion and are brave for stating it as well despite the backlash you will inevitably receive. IMHO, I actuall have SOTT in third place of my favorite albums with Parade UTCM at number one and 1999 at number two. When I can think of some serious reasons for my placements I will return and respond but until then I will post and say adieu.
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Reply #22 posted 06/27/07 7:23pm

GangstaFam

thesexofit said:

No. Does it do super duper analysis or something?

Yes. It's a fast, enjoyable read. You might like it.
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Reply #23 posted 06/27/07 7:23pm

thesexofit

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UncleGrandpa said:

I won't begin this post by bashing you upon the head as I am sure enough FAMS will take that up but you are free to your opinion and are brave for stating it as well despite the backlash you will inevitably receive. IMHO, I actuall have SOTT in third place of my favorite albums with Parade UTCM at number one and 1999 at number two. When I can think of some serious reasons for my placements I will return and respond but until then I will post and say adieu.



This is a fair comment (as was Sdldawn who admits to hating one of the songs)

Again, i dont hate on the album, but it just doesn't work for me. I have heard people love "slow love", and really, thats a track Paul Anka coulda done and people woulda laughed at it. Same with "the cross". Another track, as i said, Michael W Smith coulda done and people woulda laughed at it. But because its Prince, its amazing.

No song is ever truly original, but the songs i mentioned above just dont fit into Prince's sound very well.
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Reply #24 posted 06/27/07 7:23pm

GangstaFam

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turn your speakers up.. its a fucking horrid song.

i know some of you cling to that shit like white on rice, but it is a terrible fucking song to me.. and i think clearly got away with that mundane shit. if he released it now, 90% would be doggin the shit out of it. no lie

I don't see it.
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Reply #25 posted 06/27/07 7:28pm

Rightly

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Being a young teen, masturbatin' to "slow love" with eternity in front of you, etc., well, it's the tops!!
small circles, big wheels!
I've got a pretty firm grip on the obvious!
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Reply #26 posted 06/27/07 7:29pm

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disbelief u should be slapped
life is but a dream...
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Reply #27 posted 06/27/07 7:30pm

thesexofit

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GangstaFam said:

thesexofit said:

No. Does it do super duper analysis or something?

Yes. It's a fast, enjoyable read. You might like it.



? Music critics piss me off to no end.
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Reply #28 posted 06/27/07 7:37pm

purplesweat

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get into the witness protection program while you still have a chance!

Too late johnwoo
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Reply #29 posted 06/27/07 7:38pm

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Sdldawn said:

hot thing is fucking horrid terrible shit


This was the funkiest, livelier club jams that never got played in the clubs, especially during its initial run. Knowing I was too young to be in dance clubs twenty years ago, I could only imagine this song filling the floor up with sweat, funk and stank for days, plus it's a classic stripper jam if ever there was such a list. The Leeds/Bliss horn section seals in the funk of this song as Prince's carnal lustful lyrics sets off the rockets. You don't have to like it but it is one of the flashier songs from SOTT, it deserves more praise.
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