I just heard three of princes new songs,the crimson & clover is good,but the other two im not too thrilled about.
In my opinion,i feel like prince is moving away from funk / poppy radio music,and from all the recent stuff on the radio, i would too.
Yea, he is maturing in music and there is nothing worng with that,but for me, i like his live and after concert performances,his guitar playing and such ,but right now his music aint doin it for me.
Im still a prince fan!

lewdew said:

u know may be love he just whata do it to u love ha ha make me laugh and smile love thanks peace love it came from th heart love peace love

lewdew said:

oh whaite ah mint thoe he is still lonely love he need music in beside just being understanding love so u know thair u are still fan true in peace and love so much love

I'm crazy about the new stuff I've heard. Whether you dig what you've heard or not, we all have to wait and see how all the CD's sound. I hope the majority of fans will dig the stuff, including me.

She's back!!

purplecam said:

dig it love i think i could realy love him crimes and clover loves peace loves

Dave1992 said:

she back love on wich do u meen love peace love

miexedeyes said:

u need a new keybord.

of the 6 or 7 new songs we've heard in the last year, I'm only crazy about Crimson & Clover.

i think it's just an opportunity to sit back and tackle a song and let loose on something instead of trying to live up to some expectation or let his more irritating lyrical quirks of the last decade+ drag things down.

it's almost a relief when he takes on something like C&C, The Best Of You, Creep, etc. you can hear him somewhat liberated from cramming a message down our throats (Colonized Mind), amateurish come-ons (Wall Of Berlin), or just falling flat on his face while he's trying to convince everyone what a bad-ass he is (There'll Never B Another Like Me).

I AM COMPLETELY CRAZY ABOUT IT AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE WEBSITE AND THE CDS COME OUT!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!! OMG!!!!!

errant said:

I agree completely, though Colonized Mind is not as hardcore as some of his recent material in terms of message. For me the song is closer to 'Controversy' and 'The Ladder' in that you can blow off some of the ideology and still enjoy the whole.

4ever is half good, half meh, Assembly of God Church Quality Music.

Wall of Berlin is fun to me. The chorus is catchy, the guitar work is great.

Colonized Mind is just awesome anyway you slice it. Period.

I like Another Like Me, but could do without the "WHOOOOO!" that repeats throughout.

bleutuna said:

I'm really excited about the new stuff.

I am cautiously optimistic about the new stuff. I am crazy about the possibility of a US tour promoting the new stuff.

Not crazy,but am looking forward to new tunes.

glt said:

I look 4ward to actually having the cd...

I'm not crazy about the new stuff, but I would like some new tunes, and a few seem to be decent.

Having said that, I wouldn't mind it from any artist I like.. It's back to the slow season for music, and I guess I'll take even the half bunk stuff..

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although all pleasent songs, just one stands out 4 me & thts colonized - can't wait 2 hear the album. i'm enjoying brias song too, above the others..

I like the songs with the exception of There'll Never Be Another.
The only problem I have with the songs is that some of the lyrics seem half-baked.

The more I hear the new stuff, the less enthralled I am. There is nothing that excites me quite like a good new Prince song, so this is very disappointing.

Crimson & Clover is the best of the bunch, which is sad considering it's a cover. The guitar and vocal effects are wonderfully executed.

Let's start with the worst, which is undoubtedly the dreadful Another Like Me. Contrived canned beats and self-effacing egotism? An insincere attempt at sounding hip and fun? Why, it's the unwanted return of late 90's Prince!

Forever follows not too far behind with some of the most uninspired romantic generalities Prince has ever written. To top it off, it has a lazy hook for a chorus and a one-dimensional overall sound. Prince has had a multitude of romances, including two marriages, and yet he has nothing profound or even interesting to say on the topic. Amazing.

Wall of Berlin has a catchy rhythm to its chorus and some lyrically interesting moments but is otherwise pedestrian in its come-ons. Likewise, the guitar work, while technically impressive, lacks any memorable hooks to merit repeated listens.

Colonized Mind has fittingly somber guitar and builds to a nice climax of frustration, but the lyrics nearly kill it. The major problem is that Prince thinks he's being a lot more insightful than he really is. The messages here are embarrassingly mundane. We need God, democracy only entails limited freedoms, etc., etc. These are the pontifications of a religious teenager who just took his first political science course.

PurpleKnight said:

I completely agree with this.
I hope that this is some kind of sick joke Prince is trying to play on us, but considering that he has already released songs as bad as this, I'm afraid that it's no joke.

PurpleKnight said:

Give P a phone I'm sure he could do with your 'expert' opinion...who knows maybe you could return him to superstardom.....he has far too many yes men behind him, he needs someone like you to put him straight. Send him your resume...who knows?

SPOOKYGAS said:

I like sarcasm too, but it doesn't make the new music any better.

PurpleKnight said:

It is very dreadful..

Keep in mind what he recently said, "People ask me, 'Why don't you sound like you used to?' " he said by way of introduction. "But that music doesn't have any wave energy to it. It'll move a party, but that's not what I'm doing here."

I find that funny when we get focused particular on a track.. like this Another Like me, lyrically and the entire vibe is party oriented.. and it gets worse with each listen. I for one, don't want reverting to the past, but i would like the songs to sound good.. if this song is any indication of moving forward, i find it more like creating a dreadful gap of filler.

lets hope for the better with the full album
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PurpleKnight said:

maybe 4 u sunshine..I will take Prince over the wannabees who have done squat..U dig. I mean for fuck sake the man is music, did U 4get.

U dont like, go put on 1999 get a positive out of life and stop pissing on the genius that is Prince...some of u will only be happy when the man pulls 1984 out of his arse.

I am.

SPOOKYGAS said:

This is a most pitiful post.

Who are these wannabes you are speaking of? Why are you mentioning his past work? I never compared these new songs to anything he's done before. Judged solely on their own merits, I've concluded that these tracks are generally poor.

I suggest you spend less time blindly worshipping Prince and more time trying to improve your appalling English writing skills.