It's not bad. Together with The Marrying Kind, it sounds dated. Actually, it sounded dated when it first came out.

You said it sounds 90s.

That infers it's drawing from a sound during an era that was prevalent.

So I'm asking you to please show me a song that sounds like these songs. Particularly from other artists, as that would be what is necessary to create a sound from which this could be compared to.

I know it doesn't sound *anything* like 90s rock & roll, so I look to 90s R&B/Hip-hop, and I'm sort of at a loss there too.

Does it sound like H-Town? No. Blackstreet? No. Montell Jordan? Nope. TLC? Boyz II Men? Aaliyah? Usher? No. So what exactly are you comparing these songs to in order to draw your conclusion? Or are you just trying to be provocative? That's my guess.

bleutuna said:

Might as well be Kurt Loder

It is pure hyperbole without any basis in reality. To say something is dated is dismissive without telling u anything at all about the quality of the music. Even if a song recalled some past time period so what. I don't see how that has any bearing on your enjoying or not enjoying a song. Some folks here are super-critical of prince as a means to booster their own egos.

bleutuna said:

I actually think If Eye Was sounds like a Mint Condition song. They're from the 90's.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. Mint is a great band, and that's a really good song.

I also love the coupling of this song with The Marrying Kind. Actually The Marrying Kind is my favorite song off of Musicology, which is a really good album. I REALLY wanted to hear The Marrying Kind live. I thought a live band would just kill it. That was my only disappointment with the Musicology tour. I would have enjoyed hearing more of the album cuts live, but I know that was not the purpose of the tour. I still enjoyed the summer of 2004 immensely! I hope 2009 has something great in store as well.

PurpleKnight said:

Seems u have become quite the critic. Recently reading your posts reminds me of some high-brow critic of a magazine who always talks down to the actual creative people he critiques. Your writing seems to bespeak a self-importance and ego-centric view that is not flattering in the least. We all have our likes and dislikes but gee wiz u would think that u yourself were some musical god or something.

I completely agree with you on that. I just LOVE everything about that track, especially the "If eye.. was the.. man in your life.. I'd make u..happy.. I'd treat you right *drums cracking in, bass coming in, gettin it OOOOON* Was it U that I saw outside the liquor store..."

Sooooo perfectly jammin'!

I love the Musicology sound, there's so much happening and you can smell the joy he had while recording every single instrument for the album and still it's so clean and perfect.

Give the whole album another spin, maybe you'll soon find a piece of the "If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life" brilliance in the others songs too!

Love that song.

2nd best song on the disc. Call My Name is superior, but only because it's a little more genuine, a little less tongue-in-cheek.

Another one of those damn songs I want to know what the impetus was.
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I love this song and The Marrying Kind together, actually.

It's not bad. Together with The Marrying Kind, it sounds dated. Actually, it sounded dated when it first came out.

bleutuna said:

It sounds like a 90's song.

bleutuna said:

I actually think If Eye Was sounds like a Mint Condition song. They're from the 90's.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. Mint is a great band, and that's a really good song.

garganta said:

I agree... thats how I play them in my rotation.

These songs hadn't gotten the luv I thought they would... but I luv em anyway.

I also love the coupling of this song with The Marrying Kind. Actually The Marrying Kind is my favorite song off of Musicology, which is a really good album. I REALLY wanted to hear The Marrying Kind live. I thought a live band would just kill it. That was my only disappointment with the Musicology tour. I would have enjoyed hearing more of the album cuts live, but I know that was not the purpose of the tour. I still enjoyed the summer of 2004 immensely! I hope 2009 has something great in store as well.

Ha... I played this song like 4 times in a row today..
Strange to see a thread for it..
Besides that..I cant tell u how long it has been , the last time ive played it

That little jazz breakdown sent me into hyperbole about the album the first time I heard it--I had gotten the disc at the movie screening and stayed up late to write a really fammed out review. Though my love for the album has dimmed (just a little), that song still gets me every time.

bleutuna said:

It is pure hyperbole without any basis in reality. To say something is dated is dismissive without telling u anything at all about the quality of the music. Even if a song recalled some past time period so what. I don't see how that has any bearing on your enjoying or not enjoying a song. Some folks here are super-critical of prince as a means to booster their own egos.

bellanoche said:

I agree with you completely. Most of the songs on Musicology should have been performed live, no question about that but like you said, he had a mission and it was to bring back the lost fans and he did it. If there is another tour, I hope we will hear more new songs in the shows not just the old.

PurpleKnight said:

Seems u have become quite the critic. Recently reading your posts reminds me of some high-brow critic of a magazine who always talks down to the actual creative people he critiques. Your writing seems to bespeak a self-importance and ego-centric view that is not flattering in the least. We all have our likes and dislikes but gee wiz u would think that u yourself were some musical god or something.

tricky99 said:

Stop. You're making me blush.

MajesticOne89 said:

Another one of those damn songs I want to know what the impetus was.