tricky99 said:

very well said!

TRC, Prince's last innovative work.

funksterr said:

My question for Prince is... where are the real songs? Do you even write any real songs anymore? You don't have a job, so you have lots of free time. Do you really need Wendy & Lisa around to write your songs for you? Seriously dude. I think that Prince is not a good creator -- he's good at taking other people's ideas and fleshing them out into something different. Now that he doesn't hang with any real musicians, or give any of his band members any input, you get to see Prince's limited songwriting ability, maturity, and range as a musician. How can he write music that more mature when he's 27 (ATWIAD and PARADE) than he can at 50 (TURN ME LOOSE)? He's either lost it, or the group of musicians around him back then were much higher quality and had a lot more input. I really think Prince blew it. I think he knows this too.
[Edited 9/29/08 21:16pm]

tricky99 said:

Personal insults. What a classy way to get your point across.

And no, it doesn't make any sense at all to stay sitting on the awesome tracks he might have. Sure, some people are going to bitch and moan no matter what he does, but that's all the more reason to prove them wrong. Releasing the mediocre work isn't going to satisfy anyone -not us and, I suspect, not him either. Why let loose anything less than your best?

That's like saying the police should only try to solve half their cases because the public will complain no matter what they do. It's a very fatalistic point of view, and does Prince as an artist and us as listeners a disservice. He's not Eeyore. "Why bother?" shouldn't be in his repertoire or ours.

Prince is capable of so much more than he's been showing us lately. He's got a talent most artists can only dream of. Why hold back?
[Edited 9/30/08 0:20am]

lspear76 said:

jesus, I consider myself a fairly critical fan of Prince. I don´t like everything he puts out and I can see a lack of real brilliance in this latest work but what you posted is so harsh and unfair. Prince has written lots of great songs throughout his career and those songs are only credited to Prince. Are you saying somebody else created those songs and not him? He may not be an excellent composer NOW ( and i may agree), he might be tired or maybe he has given all that he´s got already but he has a gloriously creative past that you simply can´t deny.

In my opinion, songs like pearls before the swine, reflection, the word, love or all the midnights in the world show he can still be a great writer of pure pop songs when he wants to.
[Edited 9/30/08 6:45am]

tricky99 said:

Tricky, you always know the right things to say in this place!

It's just a song. Get over it.

LilSoulBrother85 said:

No, I won't. Because Prince has been doing this for too long now. New Prince songs should be OUTSTANDING. Not regular run of the mill average 'back in the day' cover band stuff. New Prince songs should be so good you have to listen to them for days to appreciate it. It used to be that way. If he can't deliver anymore he should just retire.

laurarichardson said:

Excuses, excuses. Um, Prince didn't become so well respected as an artist and a musician for releasing half a song. 1999, When Doves Cry, Automatic, BJB, Love Bizarre, all have strong grooves. They also are Prince songs, that have his vibe all over them. They also have strong musicianship, lyrics, interesting solos and vocal lines, melodies, etc that combine to form a powerhouse musical entity that can't be denied. Those songs have a life of their own. You wouldn't know Turn Me Loose was a Prince song, if you didn't hear his vocals. It's that generic.

Lately, what we get from Prince is 'paint by the numbers' rehashes of someone else's genious (James Brown). What I'm saying is enough already. You can't fake effort! If you ain't gonna BRING IT, then don't release it. Do something else this year and I don't want to hear a new song from you if it ain't on point.

the last time i smiled after hearing a new single by P was after I heard Black Sweat- now THAT was a single!

i kinda wish prince would take a break from pop music for a minute or two and work on another instrumental project. i think he needs to switch from the structure of pop songwriting to the freeform abstract mode of rolling out some improvisational jams. N*E*W*S* is far from my favorite prince album, but i appreciated the format and the experimentation of the project. maybe it's time for something like this, just to cleanse his palette and to give him a chance to do a string of instrumental jam club dates like he did in 2003. at this point, i'd welcome it!

Yall are expecting way too much of him..and thus is Prince's own fault..however this is not a single, it's not a pre-release club ready jam or anything top 10. Its just an enjoyable song for the fans only. Damn.

Right on Bish...

Bishop31 said:

scrambledeggsaresoboring said:

Dude, if you don't like it don't listen to it or buy/download it. But to ask a musician who takes pride in his musicianship, as do many of his adoring fans, to deep six the instruments for a fake electronic sound is sacrilege.

funksterr said:

And what may I ask are you? If you were twice the man that you are, you still couldn't measure up to him, what have YOU done lately but BITCH??

i think he's got a soft spot 4 rock&roll & he's got his rock & roll head on at the moment
he switched a couple of songs up tht way in london & he reg covers johnny b goode/all shook up
if he's inspired by this sound at the moment, he's gotta go with it & we'll have 2 like it or lump it. let him get this outta his system!
dunno what people complaining about really..i mean those lyrics are a shocker & his sexyraspy vocals easily make up 4 what the song lacks musically.
i say just dance 2 the fcuker!

lottielooloo1968 said:

I actually have the Tonight Show version on my hard drive and have never heard the studio version. I fucking love what I have. I don't see what all the fuss is about. It's a good song, maybe not his best, but a good song nontheless.

dseann said:

yeah! he gives us naughty lyrics & a catchy tune & people still not satisfied!
there's no pleasing some mf's..

viewaskew said:

but viewaskew, even if it did exist back then, u would still have fans saying this sucks that sucks that's great that's awesome. it would b the same no matter what cause i do know people that can't stand raspberry beret and i 4 one can't stand hearing purple rain one more time live. this the duality of being a prince fan. 4 every one person screaming this is great there is another saying their crazy. everybody wants what they don't got and that imo is sitting next 2 prince in recording studio trying 2 tell him how 2 produce, add or subtract instruments, don't sing it this way sing it that way etc etc etc

Hi Lottie.

Bishop31 said:

borrowing? he grew up on james u know so he's doing what he grew up on, strong grooves and horns ..what's the big deal? every artist borrows from somebody

Bishop31 said:

This is Prince's version of a JB tribute.

funksterr said:

perhaps u should either retire urself or i got it, how about u go in2 a record studio write some incredible shit then put it out and have your fan base rip it 2 shreds because they don't like it?

sounds like a plan 2 me

lottielooloo1968 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

He won't . Just one of those types who likes to Talk Loud and Say Nothing.

Anxiety said:

Well actions speak louder than words Mr Aslan.....
[Edited 9/30/08 13:27pm]

optimus said:

don't hate me because my mane is beautiful!

Anxiety said:

that was good....4 a mod
[Edited 9/30/08 16:12pm]

funksterr said:

my gracious ... *popcorn w/

funksterr said:

It's where he's at right now. I think TML is ok, but he shouldn't retire just because you think he's rehashing or copying himself or others, this is PRINCE we're talking about here. He' been copying himself for years.