I actually prefer the song "Silly Game".

Novabreaker said:

You ain't right at all!!

I love the song, its a new R&B tune and thats why I guess ya'll didn't felt 4 it. The guitar solo is a KILLER!!!

I love the "Rave" LP, its the 1st LP I eva bought from Prince and I know alot o' folks here gonna hate me 4 this

daPrettyman said:

Well...I respect that. Some individuals (I'm sayin no names)just listen to the first 30 secs of a song, says that it sux, and never gives it another chance...


atleast you gave it a chance...I've been in a similiar position. Sometimes the songs you never think you like, tend to grow on you.

Blue

Moonbeam said:

RAVE isn't?

AaronForever said:

No, the title track is top 15 Prince songs for me.

Moonbeam said:

I meant the album.

AaronForever said:

Ah...nope, I don't think it's bland. Aside from "Man o' War" and "Silly Game," the album keeps my attention solidly throughout. I love it!

Aaron just recently made a version of the album with the extended versions and better remixes to replace some of the weaker album tracks. I should do the same cuz I might finally come up with a version of the album that I like.

TRON said:

I thought you liked Rave.

Moonbeam said:

Then don't ever say again that Adore is too bland

AaronForever said:

I will all I want. AND Pink Cashmere. AND Nothing Compares 2 U. I enjoy them, but I like at least half of the songs on Rave more than all 3 of those.

Moonbeam said:


No hmmp now! You know what I mean. I'm not happy with un2 or in2 as they are. Combining the best of both makes an album that I like all the way through. As is, I think there are several weak tracks on each.

Moonbeam said:

This is getting personal now.

TRON said:

I didn't know that! I thought you loved:

Rave
TGRES
How Wit U
Tangerine
So Far, So Pleased
The Sun, the Moon and Stars
Man o' War
ILUBIDTUA
Strange But True
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do
Prettyman

TRON said:

I'm just trying to show that we all have different understand. I certainly understand loving "Adore," "Pink Cashmere" and "Nothing Compares 2 U" as much as most people do. They are fantastic. I just wish people would return the favor and accept my love of "Rave."

Rave tried to recreate many albums of his past. Rave-Batman, I Luv U But Dont Trust was Parades Sometimes It Snows...Strange But True tried to be All The Critics from 1999, Wherever U Go tried to be Forever In My Life from SOTT...

I accept it. I just don't fully understand it. I think what people respond to on that album other than the production is that the passion present in his best work seems to be missing. I understand that he was trying to make an upbeat "joyful" album so I take it at face value.

This would be my ideal version of "Rave"

Rave- remix
Undisputed- remix
TGRES- extended w/ Eve
Hot Wit U- normal
Tangerine- extended
So Far, So Pleased
The Sun, Moon and Stars
Baby Knows- extended
I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore
Man O War- remix
Beautiful Strange
Strange But True
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do
Prettyman- extended

I like a lot of the songs just fine, but it loses out for the same reason that "The Vault" does. It just doesn't contain many of my very favorites.

TRON said:

It just reminds me of your complaint about "Diamonds and Pearls"- how everyone LOVED it when it came out, but it seems to be the trendy thing to loathe it. I feel the same way about "Rave." I rememeber the great excitement on the .org soon after the release. The response was mostly positive. Now, however, people have seemed to back down and accepted the mass opinion.

I LOVE "Rave" and I'm sticking to it.

I remember the opinions being split down the middle. But yes, Rave's stock has gone down since its release. So has the feeling towards the NPGMC downloads. People were majorly hyped every month for the new releases but no one's talking about those songs now. I think part of the problem is that Prince didn't really seem behind the songs on Rave or High. He just sorta put them out there and he let the Rave album die. And hardly performed the songs live at all. I think the commercial edge to his 99/00 output would've worked well with his "Hit N Run" concept. Oh well, he's on to bigger and better things now.

I really dig man of war. I used it as an alarm clock for a few months. I was on about a woman so I was in depressed mode at the time.