New topic
Printable"Like many, I do not think the majority of Prince's output over the last 15 years compares to the previous 15. It's obvious not selling as well, so there's the evidence of its diminished popular appeal."
I think the quality and consequential success of his works of the previous 15 years is beyond dispute, but didn't he show little interest in promoting his latest albums? I would expect this to have an effect on sales and on their potential popular appeal. viewaskew said: Whitnail said: In order to continue this stupidity further, are you like someone that edits reviews of books, ya know, pick out some sentence and twist it to suit your own view. I actually think you write brilliantly, but I seriously think you need to get out of the PR tour bus luggage compartment, and realize that it is 2008 
 <-- you need alot of themI am fully aware of what year it is. However, I apparently also have the ability to appreciate & distinguish quality, which you & a number of others here seem to lack. Like many, I do not think the majority of Prince's output over the last 15 years compares to the previous 15. It's obvious not selling as well, so there's the evidence of its diminished popular appeal. If you actually look at the music, it's the same thing. You can compare a song like Raspberry Beret to Kiss, or Alphabet Street and they come off fairly even. Put them (or a similar track) up against any of his more recent songs & they will decimate them. Or at least that the guy open his vaults & put out previously unreleased music without censoring it. And not drivel like How You Wanna Be Done or alternate takes of Dark, P Control or Loose, but things we haven't heard before at all. That is not a longing for the past. It's a desire to see a return to form. If Prince shot his creative wad 15 years ago & his current output is indicative of the standard of his work at present, then that's just sad. Its become increasingly obvious to most listeners that the man's best work is well behind him. | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
Flo6 said: "Like many, I do not think the majority of Prince's output over the last 15 years compares to the previous 15. It's obvious not selling as well, so there's the evidence of its diminished popular appeal."
I think the quality and consequential success of his works of the previous 15 years is beyond dispute, but didn't he show little interest in promoting his latest albums? I would expect this to have an effect on sales and on their potential popular appeal. viewaskew said: I am fully aware of what year it is. However, I apparently also have the ability to appreciate & distinguish quality, which you & a number of others here seem to lack. Like many, I do not think the majority of Prince's output over the last 15 years compares to the previous 15. It's obvious not selling as well, so there's the evidence of its diminished popular appeal. If you actually look at the music, it's the same thing. You can compare a song like Raspberry Beret to Kiss, or Alphabet Street and they come off fairly even. Put them (or a similar track) up against any of his more recent songs & they will decimate them. Or at least that the guy open his vaults & put out previously unreleased music without censoring it. And not drivel like How You Wanna Be Done or alternate takes of Dark, P Control or Loose, but things we haven't heard before at all. That is not a longing for the past. It's a desire to see a return to form. If Prince shot his creative wad 15 years ago & his current output is indicative of the standard of his work at present, then that's just sad. Its become increasingly obvious to most listeners that the man's best work is well behind him. He didn't do much to promote Parade, did he? or Batman? Going back further? Dirty Mind. Any one of those albums is superior to anything he's released in almost a decade. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
. [Edited 2/27/08 11:33am] | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
|
Paris9748430 said: Am I the only one who can't hear the similarites between "Frantic Moment" and "Do Me Baby"???
I've been listening to both songs for a long time, and I just don't see it!!! No. I have read about this on here for years but this is the 1st time I listened to it and ..... i guess there is a little bit of overlap.... but I don't think Do Me Baby was ripped off this. Maybe one tiny phrase is the same.... "Like you never done before" but that's it. And 'm one to ALWAYS be saying this song rips off that one etc.  |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
GaryMF said: Paris9748430 said: Am I the only one who can't hear the similarites between "Frantic Moment" and "Do Me Baby"???
I've been listening to both songs for a long time, and I just don't see it!!! No. I have read about this on here for years but this is the 1st time I listened to it and ..... i guess there is a little bit of overlap.... but I don't think Do Me Baby was ripped off this. Maybe one tiny phrase is the same.... "Like you never done before" but that's it. And 'm one to ALWAYS be saying this song rips off that one etc. The chords and the progression are very similar in a section of Frantic Moment to Do Me. But overall, no. Nothing to run out in the street over. Not on Dre's part, anyways. It's a "slick" bite. Something that many non musicians would even catch. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Christaro said:  [Edited 2/26/08 12:29pm] | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |