i like all of the songs, even the ones in the middle. but i do think the cohesion of the album falls apart when he gets into the contmporary (or even retro) r&b stuff in the middle.

it sort of loses sight of itself as a tight pop-rock album.


actually, this is the first time in a long time when i wish he'd put out a double album. or 2 separate ones. to me, all of the material on the album is strong, and he probably had some more strong material to add to it or padd out a second disc... 1 a pop/rock album and the 2nd a soul/r&b/funk album.

but then again, maybe he just happened to pick the 10 good songs this time and everything else was just dire.

babooshleeky said:

4 those attending multiple shows in london ..they can use their copies of PE as coasters now!!!

naw it was ruined from 0:00:01 on the cd ...it let up during guitar and somewhere here on earth but then started back up 2 suck balls

NouveauDance said:

I like Mr. Goodnight but loath FBM yet still agree.

FBM= For all those who complain about folks wanting a Purple Rain 2 - this regurgitated song is for you.

Personally i think Planet Earth loses momentum with the following songs: Future Baby Mama, Mr. Goodnight and All the midnights in the world.

Future Baby Mama and Mr. Goodnight are dull, boring, calculated songs IMO. They sound as if they are recorded much earlier then the rest of the songs (mid-nineties), and if Prince just took them right out of the Vault.

Personally i like All the Midnights in the world, love the refreshing simpleness of it and it has a nice little melody. But placed right after Future Baby Mama and Mr. Goodnight it weakens the middle part of Planet Earth IMO.

To resume:

The sequence of the first 4 songs works splendidly IMO, then you have the ´dip´ of the forementioned 3 songs, things get ´up´ again then with the catchy Chelsea Rodgers and the lovely Resolution (musically way underrated IMO, apart from the corny lyrics). Lion of Judah is a moody track, and not bad at all, But IMO he should have placed a more direct, anthemic song between Lion of Judah and Resolution (which i consider a nice closer).

What do you think?

Hi, I just got my copy of Planet Earth and I quite like it, but I would go along with your comment that tracks 5-7 are weak in comparison to the opening and closing of the album.

Somebody said that it was weak after the first second but I find this too harsh, what were they expecting from it? In comparison to the albums from Emancipation onwards I think it is quite strong, but, as said, the middle part of the album is too similar.

L4OATheOriginal said:

Agreed. Although I do like "Guitar"

Spinlight said:

cha know, i don't hate the two songs but they are kinda filler fodder to me. they are ruined by subpar backing vocals by the twinz and an overall laziness in the arrangements. the songs could be great but in their current mode they are incomplete thoughts at best.

sosgemini said:

Are you sure it isn't W&L on Judah & Resolution. Sure sounds like them to me.

I think FBM is a good track. It sound's like a general 'how to guide' for making a likeable R&B song. Mr Goodnight is another R&B number that is okay. SHOE is pretty. It reminds me of a slow jazzy song you could unwind to. IMO, the album dosen't have a steady flow. It starts out fast, then gets slow ect. I think that is one of the reasons why some ppl who have listened to the album, feel that the R&B dosent fit well on PE. Which they consider to be his " This took 2 damn long" awaited pop rock lp. Individually the songs are great. Blame the execution of the final project.