Spookymuffin said:

All the white British people singit now! "Chelsea Rogers was a model"

Ooowahh ooowahh

Imago said:

Fuck off with your JW happy-clappy bullshit and go suck a raw egg.

Imago said:

Spookymuffin said:

You shut your mouth, how can you say I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved....Just like anybody else does,
I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar..


Somebody say "theocratic order!!"

Spookymuffin said:

Well what do you expect? The man ain't 20 something anymore. Hes older and mellowing. No hes not the angst sexually free rock hard in a funky place person anymore. Plus hes already done that.

And lets be honest if he did an album like his 80's stuff everyone would be all been there done that attitude.

Oh Shit.

I just realized I've been fammin' out for the last half hour.



:backtoGeneralDiscussionIgo....:

Imago said:

this is PROOF that planet earth is satan in CD form.

Imago said:

Somebody say "stupid religion."

lazycrockett said:

I wish he'd stuck with the jazz! I loved, and still love TRC. I was listening to it yesterday for the first time in a few months and thinking "fuck! if only he still did this" - I loved that direction; it showed integrity, interest...prince was ENJOYING doing it. to me, PE seems like he's fulfilling a duty, not creating something he loves.

Spookymuffin said:

Oh sunshine, here we must part, I thought TRC was the worse thing hes done. To each his own and all, but honestly I think its Bollocks. Though I've never liked jazz prince. I'm more of a rock prince type of lad.

Spookymuffin said:

that era was a nice diversion, but i think he did it to death. with TRC, ONA, ONA...L, C-Note, Xpectation, NEWS.... all within 2 years. it was nice for awhile, but it god dull for me.

lazycrockett said:

Okay then stranger, it was nice chatting. I'll still listen to anything other than TRC if I have the chance and it's from 1995 and before.

Planet Earth - 9
Chelsea Rodgers - 9
Guitar - 8
Future Baby Mama - 8
The One U Wanna C - 8
Somewhere Here On Earth - 8
Lion of Judah - 7.5
Resolution - 7.5
All the midnights in the world - 7
Mr. Goodnight - 6



[Edited 7/8/07 4:28am]

Planet Earth - 2
Guitar - 9
One U wanna c - 8
Future Babay - 2
Somewhere...- 1

Hey You - 1

Ray of Light - 8 (that bitch can't play guitar!)

La Isla Bonita - 6

Hung Up - 1

MikeMatronik said:

I am starting to like Planet Earth the song more and more...

It is growing on me, even though I sing along to a Barry Manilow song midway.

HamsterHuey said:

thank the lords of kobol that I never heard an album from that man

MikeMatronik said:

But you heard songs of him without even knowing. He wrote alot of classic pop songs that got covered alot.

HamsterHuey said:

A lot of people like that song, but it still doesn't work for me. Prince gave me Chelsea Rodgers. I'd like an intire album of that disco-funk!

I've heard the whole album and yes it has been leaked!

1. Planet Earth 10
2. Guitar 6
3. Somewhere Here On Earth 8
4. The One U Wanna C 5
5. Future Baby Mama 10
6. Mr. Goodnight 7
7. All The Midnights In The World 5
8. Chelsea Rodgers 9
9. Lion Of Judah 9
10. Resolution 7

Raze said:

Yeah, but when it's offered to you on a plate. . .

I know, I've got no willpower at all.

80spfantwp said:

You're not the only one. Well July 24th isn't that far away

Planet Earth: really like the opening with the piano, the drumtrack and
later the guitar. The verses are cool and stripped down. The chorus is a bit
busy for my taste, as if there’s just too much going on all of a sudden. The
bridge still reminds me of Could it be Magic and doesn’t do much for me. After
the bridge the verse and the building tension do sound nice. Reminds me of
Last December mixed with 3 Chains of Gold. (7.5)

Guitar: as far as pop rock tunes go I like this a lot. It’s breezy and
light and the guitar gives it a bit of an extra edge. Still a lightweight tune
in Prince’s catalogue. Nothing too dramatic or deep, just fun fluff. Not a
guilty pleasure by any means but not a classic either. Wish he would have kept
that guitar solo at the end going on longer and louder, like say let’s go
crazy. (7)

Somewhere Here On Earth: Cool instrumentation! Love the piano and horns,
although I’m not too sure about the drums, could have sounded a bit more real
perhaps. Anywho, vocal track is absolutely top notch highest caliber prince
delivery. Reminds me of the “One Nite Alone cd more than it reminds me of
Power Fantastic but I can see how people would think of that one because of the
horns and the piano et all. The only thing I don’t like about this song is that
he has this classic sounding timeless song and he has to mention a pager.(8)

The One U Wanna C: Very catchy. It’s stuck in my head all the time
though I don’t really like it, lol. I think this will be a grower. Something
I won’t play very often but will always like when it comes up on shuffle. Cool
effort, nice arrangement with lost going on without it being too cluttered or
over produced. It sounds breezy and open. (7)

Future Baby Mama: Still not sure about the title but once again a nice
vocal delivery and an all out vintage prince instrumental backing. Love the use
of the linn on this one. It’s like an updated version of What Do U Want Me 2 Do
more than anything else. And that’s a good thing imo cuz that is one of only 4
songs I can stand on Musicology. (7)

Mr Goodnight: Love how he mentions a handful of songs or lines out of his
catalogue in this tune. It flows well and contrary to what others have said I
think it fits pretty well on this cd, especially coming right after Future Baby
Mama which kind of leads into this track softly, in that it breaks with the
more pop rock organic feel of the preceding tracks. Love the fact that
it’s ‘rap’ yet the backing tracks sound more organic than he usually utilizes
for these type of songs. Perhaps it’s a guilty pleasure but I just love
Prince’s deep talking/rapping vocal. Not a classic lol but nice enough (6.5)

All The Midnights In The World: After all the negative talk from the
initial reviews I expected this to be horrible. Well, in fact I think it’s very
very nice indeed. Sure it’s sweet but there’s a redeeming quality in it. The
vocal harmonies are subtle and nice and the melody is different and quirky
enough to save it from being syrupy. I’m a sucker for short, mid to fast
tempo prince songs that last under 3 minutes and this is a great addition to
those we already have. (7.5)

Chelsea Rogers: Judging from people’s reviews I’m probably the only one
who thinks this tracks would have been better off relegated to a b-side or an
obscure online release. It’s not that the track is weak, it’s actually nice and
bouncy. Love the way it flows effortlessly and the bass is so incredibly
delicious. My gripe with this song is that it’s Shelby on vocals. I don’t like
that. One of the most upbeat and bouncy tracks on the album and Prince himself
is way down in the mix except some short shout outs. Although it’s a track with
great potential this is without a doubt the one I will play least of all.
Having said that, I think I will bust it out once in a while if only for that
delicious breakdown at the end and the horns on it. (6.5)

Lion of Judah: love the opening, the kick drum and the purple rain like
guitar and the opening line is just sooo beatles “sitting on the floor of an
all white room, feeling like the color blue”.
Absolutely love it. It flows effortlessly, like many of the tracks on this
album. Feels like it was recorded quickly and not messed with too much. Not
overproduced or muddled. Clear and spontaneous sounding. (8)

Resolution: another one of those songs that benefit from not being over
produced and laced with a million different keyboards and cowbells. Most
revolution sounding track imo even if it might not sound like something off
Parade. The lyrics are amongst pearls before the swine and dear mr man subjects
but come off less contrived than dear Mr Man imo. Which is what reminds me most
of the Revolution/Wendy and Lisa stuff in the early days. The only time it
leans toward cringe territory is when he says “come on now all over the world”,
that is just too cliché for my taste. Beyond that it’s probably my fav track
off the album (8.5)


the main thing i like about this album is that unlike some previous albums,
like Musicology, there is nothing on this that makes me cringe or think the
album contains real filler.

the production -as far as i can make out in this lousy quality- is perfect.
it sounds fresh, light and breezy from start to finish with only the title
track being an exception in all it's muddled 3 chains of gold glory.

another nice thing about this album is that it sounds like an album again,
diverse and with an erratic flow but still kind of glued. there's different
styles but it doesn't feel like a mixtape which was what imo both musicology
and 3121 suffered from somewhat.

fcuz you can never know how long prince sat on these tracks but they sound
as if they were recorded all together in a short space of time, without a
million overdubs and mixes being made. the melodies speak for themselves,
and eventhough most of them are not total classics, they don't reak of an
insane kind of pretention or wanna be status. they just are and sound very
healthy and uncontrived.

i can't wait to go to the store and get my excellent quality copy of this,
and listen to it over and over again.

i'm not completely nuts about this but that's fine, from what i hear on it
it sounds like it's an album that doesn't hit you like a ton of bricks but
will remain a favorit for a very long time to come none the less.



[Edited 7/8/07 5:44am]

Sigh.... Just ignore SpookyMuffin, he is dissapointed at first, and is now trying to flame the board.

Maybe you should come back in a month or two and tell how you feel THEN about Planet Earth.

'aven't 'eard lion or chelsea yet

IstenSzek said:

Aw lawd, I got the same. I am humming it all the time, esp the backing vocals, yeahyeahyeah.

I havent heard any yet Cleveland radio sucks right now or I just dont have time to listen 24-7 to catch any

the intro of planet earth is orgasmic

MikeMatronik said:

Yeah, and hopefully after a few listens I'll get the 'Every time I'm near you' from Could It Be Magic out of my head.

Haystack said:

I never heard that song.