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Symbol Album I used to LOVE it. Why don't I love it now? Anyone else feel this way?  Now I'm old and feelin' so much betta'. Sellin' the wax out the back o'my Subaru. | |
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I still Love it...Your name is perfect for the celebration of the day...Happy 4th sparklyboy.  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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when it was first released i loved it to bits but for the last
10 years i've listened to it maybe just once in total. there are a few songs i can still listen to, like god created woman and seven but for the most part i cringe at all of them. just like diamonds and pearls this album was an immediate hit with user friendly songs but it didn't have any staying power imo. 80% of it is based on current trents of the time and the inclusion of the rapping with that makes it very dated. it's probably one of the albums that would benefit most from a newly recorded remaster with prince re-producing the songs with an up to date more timeless sound. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Almost every single Prince album is in dire need of remastering.
Having said that, the Symbol album is awesome and it still kicks by ass today!! | |
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IstenSzek said: when it was first released i loved it to bits but for the last
10 years i've listened to it maybe just once in total. there are a few songs i can still listen to, like god created woman and seven but for the most part i cringe at all of them. just like diamonds and pearls this album was an immediate hit with user friendly songs but it didn't have any staying power imo. 80% of it is based on current trents of the time and the inclusion of the rapping with that makes it very dated. it's probably one of the albums that would benefit most from a newly recorded remaster with prince re-producing the songs with an up to date more timeless sound. I still hear 7 on the radio ... it was an instant classic. I don't think 80% of it was based on current trends, but I agree some of it was. Especially the My Name Is Prince rap segment or his flannel cutoff shirt in The Morning Papers video (trying to cash in on some grunge . . .) |
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Yep, the  album seemed electric when it first appeared, but over time it's dated very badly.
Tony M doesn't help (yo, Bay-Bee!  ), but the whole 'boombastic' thing that populates a large portion of it just grates. Which is a shame, cos an album with Sexy MF, 7, And God Created Woman, Damn U and The Morning Papers on it should be remembered as a classic.
And, as I say every time this subject comes up, it's still odd that it's the only album that Prince has officially put-down on his own website (that comment in the NPGMC Library some years back). | |
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I know what you mean, it'll come back to you.  | |
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one of my favourite prince albums and probably his most commercial in my opinion. it has some classic songs, take out tony m and you hav a fucking masterpiece | |
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This was my first album of his, and has to be said one of my favourites! I have it in the car at the moment. I am Princes love child! | |
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sparklyboy said: I used to LOVE it. Why don't I love it now? Anyone else feel this way?
damm u, sweet baby, 7, 3 chains of gold, are good songs | |
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