Risico said:

Thats the way i feel.3121 has more highs but PE is a more consistent if unspectacular listen. I like the more organic sounding songs on it. 3121 has that big overprocessed sound which is OK for some songs but comes across as garish for an entire album.
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i also never realy understand why te amo corazon doesnt get props

for me its coming from his real laid back artistic sound

of course(inhales) ITS ONLY MY OPINION!!

to me, PE saw Prince really stretching for once instead of rehashing some of the same old boring new r+b/neo-soul/hip-hop grooves and beats that he's been using for Musicology and 3121. I liked those two albums but PE has a more of a varied mix than the previous two. And it seemed as if he had an agenda, kinda like The Rainbow Children.

Milty said:

maybe your version is different to mine.....

jonylawson said:

i mean, i'm not crazy over the album but its less polished IMO than those two albums. PE to me sounds more raw than the others.

Scrap 'em both, they have nothing on Rainbow Children. Some of you must have forgotten what true Prince music is like.

Prince never used to be predictable and bland . . . Now I expect nothing more, or less, than what he has done in the last three CDs, a batch of throwaways with a dull flame of brilliance, like he is just fucking around. JW done brainwashed the boy.
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FUCK 3121!

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, I SAID IT!

PRINCE ROCKED OUT WITH "PLANET EARTH"!!!!

lastdecember said:

Ha. They're my two faves on the album.

jonylawson said:

It seem like u really wasnt feeling the rock Prince more than R&B Funk Prince. He was just giving a different side of his music. He is diverse in that way.

3121 sounded like some out-takes to me..which is why its one of my favorites.

Howeer...2 me it sounds like Prince really hasnt been inspired since Rainbow Children. There is experimentality that is lacking.
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It seem like u really wasnt feeling the rock Prince more than R&B Funk Prince. He was just giving a different side of his music. He is diverse in that way.


say what??? prince is diverse???

oh shit !!n thanks man! it all makes crystal now!in 26 years of listening to the man i never knew that.....

3121 was his best in years, every song was a stand out, whereas Planet Earth was astep back, it just sounded tired and below par, wheres the standout tracks, the musical diversity, it all sounded the same, one withery song after another. I sold my copy after listening to it once.

tane1976 said:

I abhor Planet Earth, but really, you just listened to it once? Prince's music needs way more time devoted to it than that before a proper evaluation of its quality can be made.

jonylawson said:

I thought u was a newbie didnt look @ ur name






people be getting on my last nerve

purplecam said:

u can semi come back in2 my head now ..but u got 2 get rid of the one u wanna c and admit the only gem is somewhere here on earth

JoeTyler said:

come is better than PE, but like my girl flowerz said, everyone has their own opinion ..come is a great album 3121 is a good album ..planet earth is garbage!!!

PurpleKnight said:

I can agree with that.

PurpleKnight said:

Couldn't have said it any better myself. I would have thrown away ATWIAD, Parade, SOTT and Lovesexy if I judged the albums with my first listens when I was a kid.

L4OATheOriginal said:

this is how i feel ..

Flowerz said:

Planet Earth isn't garbage but it struggles with any sense of identity or theme. Songs like Planet Earth, Somewhere Here On Earth, Lion Of Judah, Resolution at least feel like pieces of what could've been a good album. In the end though PE just feels like a mishmash of everything. Which is pretty much what 3121 was but that had 3 or 4 really top drawer Prince songs. The last three Prince albums have all suffered from a lack of focus or concept. It's about the product now for Prince and not what is neccessarily inside.

I disliked The Rainbow Children but i admired it in a way because it was Prince being passionate about the music for the first time in ages, he truly cared about that project. Remember how good the ONA shows were which backed up the album? I hope Prince manages to rekindle some of the passion and focus again.

L4OATheOriginal said:

I can't do that man. The One U Wanna C popped up on my iPod tonight on my way home and I forgot how great the song was. But we both agree that Somewhere Here on Earth is an absolute beauty. One that proves that Prince still has it IMHO. I guess I'm really out of your head now.

purplecam said:

It's happening!!! Planet Earth is growing on alot of us. Some quicker than others.

I didn't rate it as anything special initially and my opinion didn't change much through all the months up to the end of last year!

This last month though is the opposite, and it is getting played more and more. And each time is better than the last.

I'm also noticing on the org that more that others who also initially dismissed it, are starting warm to it - even if it is just track by track!!!

L4OA mate; you know your music; your Prince; and your comments and opinions are always constructive, educated, and objective, so you can't its not even worth thinking or accusing you, that you hate Planet Earth for the sake of it.

I hope one day that you might feel the same - maybe over the next few years or so!!!

Haystack said:

I like 'Future Baby Mamma' didn't realize that so many fans dislike it,lol.

mentalist said:

That's the thing about Prince albums. They really do take a while, sometimes a long time to "digest". I said it before, it wasn't until 1998-1999 that I finally realized how brilliant and kickass Parade, Sign O The Times and Lovesexy really is. I've seen in the last year or 2 more and more people talk about how brilliant The Rainbow Children is. Even I have more appreciation for it. I expect in a few years time, the albums released in the last 3 years will get evem more appreciation from the fans too, even if it's just a little bit. It's the cycle that never ends.

Flowerz said:

WildheartXXX said:

the song in bold is the only song along with that is worth any time mentioning ..the rest is pure dog shit no matter how u slice it ..it's still a piece a shit album ..4 every song u mentioned that r quality tracks ..they aren't even memorable. lion of judah? puhleeze..at least the word had a beat and a melody that is memorable..even resolution is not as effective as reflection from musicology

purplecam said:

no i said u step one foot back in ..cause u like that song and i like guitar so we're split ..damn r we becoming "gemini"? lol

L4OATheOriginal said:

I dig Guitar. That's a cool track.

I still think planet earth is one of the worse albums created by prince, tho I loves Chelsea rodgers and Somehwere here on earth, the rest stinks!!!


Give me sum 3121 funk anyday!!

purplecam said:

Yes I normally give any album more than one listen, And with Prince theres always a track or two that stands out, and therefore renders the album ready for a second listen. With the lack of a tracklisting I could not work what was what, and nothing appealed to me, it was like lift musak, and nothing stood out at all. I guess i got lazy after listening to it, left it for two weeks and couldnt be bothered with it and sold it. Its garbage and a reason why Princes fan base has dropped to under a quarter mil.