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Thread started 10/21/07 3:37am

electrorock

is PE his worst album?

Just read a few threads and saw how some people really hate it. months ago it seemed to be a lot of fun and positivity with this album and now its the opposite.

are the lyrics THAT bad?
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Reply #1 posted 10/21/07 3:41am

NastradumasKid

electrorock said:

Just read a few threads and saw how some people really hate it. months ago it seemed to be a lot of fun and positivity with this album and now its the opposite.

are the lyrics THAT bad?


biggrin how would i know i do't have it.

seriuosly though most consider that and two previous albums were the worst
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Reply #2 posted 10/21/07 5:42am

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NastradumasKid said:



seriuosly though most consider that and two previous albums were the worst



i dont mind 3121
actually i think i pretty much like it

its really fun


but im not a big fan of musicology

planet earth seems to have a little more substance


thats the good thing about prince ?
there's something for everybody

the time will come when there will be something new that you'll really be digging
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Reply #3 posted 10/21/07 5:49am

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No way.
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Reply #4 posted 10/21/07 6:04am

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It's a very long way from being one of his worst albums IMHO. In fact I'd probably put it in my top 10.
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Reply #5 posted 10/21/07 6:19am

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It is not his worst album, but I would say it's easily in the bottom 5.
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Reply #6 posted 10/21/07 6:29am

CaptainJack

Out of the three new ones, i rank Musicology the highest, and 3121 the lowest. Planet Earth is much worse than Musicology and way way way better than 3121.

but his worst, that's Lovesexy. biggrin
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Reply #7 posted 10/21/07 6:31am

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Se7en said:

It is not his worst album, but I would say it's easily in the bottom 5.


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Reply #8 posted 10/21/07 6:35am

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3121 actually makes my top 10, I love it! PE has some REALLY strong tracks but as an entire CD, its not on of my top 20's.....
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Reply #9 posted 10/21/07 6:44am

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We all have differing opinions.

For me, PE is far and above his worst album.

Rave has, and retains that crown, with Musuckology and 3121 snapping at it's heels.
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Reply #10 posted 10/21/07 6:54am

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electrorock said:

Just read a few threads and saw how some people really hate it. months ago it seemed to be a lot of fun and positivity with this album and now its the opposite.

are the lyrics THAT bad?


What were you reading? There seems to be much love for this album of the last three triology. Personally, I love every song on it, same with 3121...Musicology grates after a while (but there's still some classics on it)
His sound is timeless...sometimes it's up to us to revisit an album and you'll discover how great it really is.
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #11 posted 10/21/07 7:11am

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To answer the question of the thread, not at all. There are some silly lyrics on this one but there is always a song on his album where his lyrics make me go confuse.
I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that
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Reply #12 posted 10/21/07 7:12am

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jaynoonan said:

3121 actually makes my top 10, I love it! PE has some REALLY strong tracks but as an entire CD, its not on of my top 20's.....

It's in my top 10 too. nod biggrin
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Reply #13 posted 10/21/07 7:33am

Wonderwall

Of his last three, I like 3121 the most. I am still listening to it on a regular basis. Musicology is almost as good.

As for PE...I hate to say it but I am not diggin this one all that much. I like The One U Wanna C, Guitar, and Chelsea Rogers but thats about it. I WANT to like it but it just aint happenin'. Usually it takes a little time to decide if I really dig a Prince album...this one was just the opposite. I loved it when I got it, but its not growing on me at all. neutral
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Reply #14 posted 10/21/07 8:04am

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Prince has SO many outstanding albums in his early-to-mid career that it's impossible for Planet Earth to even crack the top half.

And out of the bottom half, it's merely so-so. There are some really good tracks on the album though.

Personally, I would say that NPS or C&D is his worst album ... but again, even those albums have highlights.
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Reply #15 posted 10/21/07 8:22am

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PE was a weird album for me.

It's brief like Parade, and like Parade, it mixes a bunch of different genres into a very small space of time. Unlike Parade, none of the songs are that rememberable, and none of the songs are all that unique.

It has some fun songs, "Mr Goodnight" (which most hate, but I find it silly fun), The 1 U wanna c, Chelsea Rogers, and Guitar. And it has some is his better vocal treatments and melody in a while, like on "Somewhere here on Earth".

But for some reason, none of these elements actually come together on the album to give it that "umph" that keeps me playing it over and over again. By the second rotation of this thing, I was already skipping tracks.

I guess, to me, it's like the Batman album, or COME. Good albums with no "wow" moments , or real reasons to play them often in my stereo.


(of course I know folks who love the shit out of those tepid albums though).
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Reply #16 posted 10/21/07 8:30am

switters

Put it this way:

I'm a gigantic P-fan...

I've listened to Planet Earth just 4 times...

That's it.

It's a very forgettable, throw-away Prince album.

"3121" is his best since "Rainbow Children". It's an enjoyable album from start to finish with real gems like "Lolita", "The Word", "Get on the Boat", and "Love".

Planet Earth is very unremarkable. Not awful songs or anything. Just 'we've heard it all before'.

P needs to reinvent, try some new stuff. And for all you people saying he doesn't, you're wrong. He does. Because he's regurgitating the same songs over and over. He's a brilliant artist and he needs to expand and explore.
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Reply #17 posted 10/21/07 8:32am

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electrorock said:

Just read a few threads and saw how some people really hate it. months ago it seemed to be a lot of fun and positivity with this album and now its the opposite.

are the lyrics THAT bad?


By no means.

I really like Planet Earth.

And of course your question is just up for discussion. It isn't possible to have a decided "worst album" amongst all Orgers (or fans in general) since it all depends on taste. We would turn our discussion to a debate real quick, and it would just go on and on...
Like the MJ vs Prince threads, lol

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Reply #18 posted 10/21/07 8:36am

sexxydancer

There's no "worst" when it comes 2 Prince albums.
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Reply #19 posted 10/21/07 8:37am

fantasticjoy

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Hell No!
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Reply #20 posted 10/21/07 8:46am

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Worse than PE:
For You
NEWS
Rave
Diamonds & Pearls
3121
Emancipation
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Reply #21 posted 10/21/07 8:52am

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I think its brilliant. Defo in my top ten, in fact its his best work since Sign O the Times in my opinion.

Ive listened to it at least twice a week since its release and evey day for the first 2 weeks. I Love it!

Its certainly not shit in the slightest and undoubtedly wanks in the face of anything anybody elses has made this millenium.
3121
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Reply #22 posted 10/21/07 9:07am

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It is not his worst but definetely not very good...
The worst for me is "Graffity bridge" and "For you"
I do prefer 3121 and musicology and I love TRC
"Goodness will guide us if Love is inside us"
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Reply #23 posted 10/21/07 9:09am

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govinda said:

It is not his worst but definetely not very good...
The worst for me is "Graffity bridge" and "For you"
I do prefer 3121 and musicology and I love TRC

Damn... you crazy lol
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Reply #24 posted 10/21/07 9:10am

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MendesCity said:

Worse than PE:
For You
NEWS
Rave
Diamonds & Pearls
3121
Emancipation

disbelief
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Reply #25 posted 10/21/07 9:13am

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FuNkeNsteiN said:

MendesCity said:

Worse than PE:
For You
NEWS
Rave
Diamonds & Pearls
3121
Emancipation

disbelief


lol
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Reply #26 posted 10/21/07 9:16am

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'Planet Earth' is not his worst album but it definitely sucks balls.
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Reply #27 posted 10/21/07 9:19am

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FuNkeNsteiN said:

'Planet Earth' is not his worst album but it definitely sucks balls.

WHAT IS HIS WORST THEN FOR U?
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Reply #28 posted 10/21/07 9:27am

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