I didn't like this album back when, but I'm really liking it now, I think it has aged very well.

Compared to recent albums (Musicology, 3121...) it sounds cohesive, it sounds like he made the album with an intent rather than just being a selection of songs.

This feels like the flipside of Lovesexy, a proper "Black" album. Darksexy.

Also, the last song on Lovesexy, Positivity, ends with the sound of waves gently lapping.
Come starts with waves crashing, queue up the last song of Lovesexy to run into the first song on Come, they could have been a double album.

The first five tracks are stellar, really, they remind me of Madonna's Erotic in tone, grindingly sexy, black and white, troubled.

Loose!
This track tears it up, a showcase song for surprising non-fans,

"Prince does techno-Industrial?!"

And he pulls it off, much better than anything on the third disc of Emancipation.
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come again?

i like it but don´t love it

garganta said:

Don't worry, I didn't either, but you will!

"Space"

i always liked it.
the album has alot of emotional textures (light/dark).

i like your point about its cohesiveness.

on the whole, i appreciate more conceptual albums.
they read like aural books and tend to age better, IMO.

DarkSexy is a good description of 'Come.'

i think this album is to prince as the "low" album is to bowie.

it's an experimental gem that eludes mainstream accolades but those in the know are convinced of its brilliance.

also, both albums are the results of failed projects and turned out to be better for it.

Dark is one of my fave songs of his.
I like the title track a lot, too.

yeah compared to recent albums, looking back at stuff like Come
makes you go "damn, he wrote some memorable songs back than"

i've always loved this album though

Uninspiring.

And I'm shocked someone compared it to "Low".

Cheek said:

IstenSzek said:

Okay, let me say something positive about it: Well-arranged.

Cheek said:

Cheek said:

i hope you have a strong heart, cuz i'll do it again!

Anxiety said:

I'm already dead.

I love Come. I listened a lot to tracks like Space, Race, Papa, Dark, Letitgo
As was said earlier, wonderful arrangements, a top band (with Sonny T and Michael B). Oh yes, Pheromone is on that album too. It rocks!

I know I've said this at least 50 times on this site. The title track of the Come album is some of P's finest work. The rest of the album is great. After a long day just give me a bottle of white wine, a man with a strong back, and this cd and its gonna be beautiful night...

Come is a great album.Space, Dark and Letitigo r the best tracks on this album

adorable2 said:

whatever....i think that's just cuz u one of "us"...that boom bap be gettin 2 ya

Come is one of my favorite albums ever


I love every song, minus Orgasm, but I wouldn't really call that a song


My favorite maxi single came from Come and that was for Space

underrated gem, now there's a short BUT very focussed CD, as for PE....!

jess555ja said:

like


Orgasm


Come and Solo

In my top 5 Prince albums. Top five = I can listen straight through without skipping a song. (Orgasm doesn't count as a song. )

Up until the late 90s I was only a casual Prince fan and so when I started buying all the cds (once I became "hardcore" ) I have to admit, this one did not appeal to me. I hate Prince's look during that era, and I thought the songs on the album sounded pretty smutty (even though I loved songs like Head & Gett Off).

I actually traded one of our summer interns a promo Pretenders CD for the Come Album, and at first I wasn't that crazy about it. But as I said at the beginning now it's top 5! The Space remixes are must haves as well, and I do like the alternate version of Come on The Work a little better, but the album version is still .

I still think Prince looks kind of sick (not in a good way) during this period--too skinny and pale, but love the album.



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the first 4 songs are absoluely amazing my personal fav is Come

however Orgasm was unnecessary

Solo was also

Would have to say this album is in my top five for his 90's output!

My first Prince CD because my Dad didn't want it

I didn't like it at first, however, it's one of my faves now.

It

I LOVE COME ! AND SPACE IS still a GEM I haven't heard LIVE

I love Come!

adorable2 said:

U got your world together, everything's lookin' alright

InsatiableCream said:

tru it is unnecessary, but in windows media player, since I hav it in alphabetical order, orgasm flows nicely right into controversy

sexxydancer said:

HEHEHEHE ME too!!!