I miss the "dirty"
I agree with those who said the "dirty" was about the passion, raw-ness and unpredictability to Prince's music.

After listening to Planet Earth 3 times, I feel that it sounds a lot like Adult Contemporary music. Same with 3121 and Musicology.

I like a few of the songs on Planet Earth and they will get many more listens.

But his "dirty" era has songs that just shock me, grip me, pull me in, shake me up and I start moving to the beat almost involuntarily and I FEEL it in my bones - even now - after hearing these songs so many times for so many years. . . . and when I'm talking "dirty" I just mean music and lyrics that leave a mark on me after hearing it. His guitar work was "dirty", bass line "dirty", drums "dirty", musical arrangement "dirty", vocal stylings "dirty" (just in sound, not even counting lyrics). . .

Even "clean" songs such as Empty Room and Crucial (two favorites) . . . sound passionate, honest and real and leave a mark on me - "dirty".

And stuff like D.M.S.R., Bambi or Soft and Wet. . don't have anything real explicit as far as words, but sure make me feel "dirty" in such a good way

And what I love about the "dirty" era is that he put into music what I feel many of us at some point think in our private thoughts, share only with our intimate friends and lovers and experienced or wish we could share with someone, or wish we could have experienced.

And in the "dirty" lyrics I often find various layers of meaning beyond the obvious -

--- that's just my 2 bits ----

No...he is almost 50. It would be like your dad or your uncle.

His new music seems to be so "clean". I miss passionate wild crazy songs like Now, Come, Pheromone, We can funk and others. This phylosophical Prince is cool, but I wish he did some nasty songs as well. Well, I guess nowadays being a Jehovah witness, it is less likely. His music has always been full of "animalistic instints, sounds, music", which is somehow missing now. What do ya´ll think?

I´d also love to hear more of funky music!!!

no.....i love Prince now

i loved him then but he was a kid then

No...he is almost 50. It would be like your dad or your uncle.

His new music seems to be so "clean". I miss passionate wild crazy songs like Now, Come, Pheromone, We can funk and others. This phylosophical Prince is cool, but I wish he did some nasty songs as well. Well, I guess nowadays being a Jehovah witness, it is less likely. His music has always been full of "animalistic instints, sounds, music", which is somehow missing now. What do ya´ll think?

I´d also love to hear more of funky music!!!

I miss the dirty Prince. He kept you in suspense of not knowing what he was going to sing about or do next. Now, it's like he just fits in with the others.

vegasE said:

george clinton keeps it dirty, and he's doing fine

He is still there just calmed down a little but it is still there!