I really can't stand all the slick fake jazz Prince is trying to sell us ....

I got scared of the 1986 demos, inspired by Miles Davis
I really dislike The Rainbow Children
I can't stand The Vault, Xpectation, C-Note, N.E.W.S

I really dislike Jazz, but the jazz Prince is given us isn't any better than the jazz they play in the small club just around my corner ... and I live in a very small village!

GIVE US THE FUNK! WE GOTTA HAVE THAT FUNK
Why does he need to spoil the Funk by adding such a lousy jazz outro to PHUnk?
He might had called the song "Lousy Outro" instead of PFUNK.

Who really disagrees with me ... and how did you come to like the Funk in the first place?
In my world funk and jazz don’t match : Party or technical bullshit?

ThataintFunky said:

Can't say i'm overly keen the jazz stuff,I just listen to the stuff i prefer.
[Edited 11/12/07 10:52am]

Can't really agree with you on this one. One of things I like about Prince is his versitility.

Prince's forays into "jazz" (or instrumental stuff) I like a lot - The Madhouse albums are great, I like Xpectation, not so much N.E.W.S.

You don't hear Funk on '16' or 'The Rainbow Children'?

NouveauDance said:

yes, I do hear the Funk ... but the overall feeling spoils my fun.

I don't expect anyone to agree with me, I'm just curious for your opinion 'bout this ... It's always nice if someone does agree!
But I do know I'm very narrow minded in this case, which doesn't bother me

We like what we like - doesn't need any explanation does it

I'm not a fan of jazz music at all,but oddly I have an appreciation 4 Prince's.

I'm getting tired of the constant horn usage.

sexxydancer said:

i find the same thing...sometimes it can be great in the right atmosphere, other times, just dull...but i love xpectation..so beautiful in places; and i like n.e.w.s too, has a really tight sound to it. though in all honesty, i love all genres that prince covers, almost always does a great job and adds his own feel to them, (just wish he'd do a bit more reggae )

That boy can play that funky music.

Xpectation is amazing... But i do perfer the FUNK!

I love the forays into jazz. Madhouse stuff is fun and memorable. Love N.E.W.S. and I still play it when I want to chill. Love Xpectation, too. I didn't get C-Note. Don't know why, I just didn't. But I want to hear it, too.
I didn't really think about the end of PFUnk being jazz. It was just good, fun, inspired music to me.
Jazz Good.

zsasz said:

i was gonna say the same as yous.i love his madhouse music(8 has quickly become one of my favorite albums)and i even picked up eric leeds' first album and it's awesome.i'm sure there is jazz music(or other kinds of music,for that matter)that is way better than prince's.but it probably won't speak to me as much as his.it's weird.not much into reggae,though(love "calhoun square" though,which is the only reggae song he's done that i can think of).

oh,and the outro on "PFUnk" is my favorite part of the song as it reminds me of all the crazy songs he did with the camille voice back in the day(shockadelica,if i was your girlfriend,etc.).real funky imo.a lot of parliament songs sound kinda jazzy and they're pioneers in funk.

purplepolitician said:

??? You got me confused here ... Parliament & Jazzy ????

i love prince on those jazzyish records. i dont know why some ppl in here always say FUNKAY (as great or better than other styles). prince makes pop rock funk...

Well.. for me Funk is a natural children of Jazz.

Loops, improvisations, drums... much come from jazz in P's musicianship.

Jazz, Blues, Funk and Soul are blood brothers and I love them all! Especially when Prince is having a jam with them.

either you like it or you don't

purplepolitician said:

Calhoun Square isn't really considered a "reggae type" song. But check out. Blue Light, Ripopgodazippa, and Splash...

gemini13 said:

couldn't agree more....I thought Prince would have beeen more diverse at this point in his career...but the last three albums have been the same ole same ole...the horns are getting tired....and quite honestly I think the horns have taken his live show down a notch...

roodboi said:

I actually love the horns, I think they add that little touch of class to his shows. But then again, I am a jazz lover. So I guess it's down to people's own personal taste.

sing me the blues prince/ lets hear some real feeling

Just love all that jazz, just love all that funk, I love everything Prince does.

OMG!! Jazz is sweet. And when Prince adds his flavor to it, it become just that much better. We gotta think. 20 years ago, when Madhouse first dropped not too many Jazz musicians were going with that funky edge. People got wind of Madhouse and saw what Jazz and Funk could do.....the sky is the limit.

JazzMeUp said:

the horns are just fine for some numbers but really kinda ruin other songs in my opinion...it's like his entire show is built around horns now...every song has horns...
Let's Go Crazy is better of without 'em...and so are a bunch of other songs...it's like he can't come up with different arrangements for songs unless it includes horns...

iceblue07 said:

YYEEEAAAAHHHH!

NAMOR3000 said:

yeah ripopgodazippa and blue light rule, plus there is the reggae mix of pink cashmere and the reggaeish vibe of sun moon and stars. cant place splash though, gonna have to check my collection out and find it. cant beat a good dose of reggae...bob marley, maxi priest, beres hammond...hell yeah

Love the horns when he'd use them in songs from 86 or outtakes from that year. But now, I always hated when he puts the horns on Let's Go Crazy.

ThataintFunky said: