*-*-*-Have a heart: This song does something 2 me. The lyrics is amazing and the piano playing is B-A-A-D.

*-*-*-Pearls B4 The Swine: Very uplifting # and once again(Tha piano is killer)
[This message was edited Thu Nov 28 13:20:59 PST 2002 by Harlepolis]

Maybe the title track? Nice melody, good playing.

Here on Earth is simply beautiful and makes me want to learn to play the piano.

DMSR54 said:

The lyrics are creepy tho, was that a diss 4 Mayte?? I think its a diss.

DMSR54 said:

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"here on earth' also my favourite on this disc although it's about 10 minutes too short !

I wish he'd go on . I think the lyrics are about Manuela. I've been waiting to hear some obvious references to her and I believe this one is for sure ! "have a heart' may be about mayte though !

I like how he's kept his relationship to Manuela quiet. Maybe he regrets being so open about the Mayte marriage.

Ronny said:

I thought that Here On Earth was about Mayte's child. Have a heart is surely about Mayte.

I think the best and most moving song on there is "Avalanche". Whether or not I agree with the lyrics didn't really matter for me, the music was really great! Close second to his cover of "A Case of U".

Arboretum is the one for me.

The only song on a piano CD that truly lets the piano do the talking.

And sooo relaxing.

Here on Earth

When I first listend it to it last club year(yes, it was one of the dowloads from last year) I got up and hugged my fiancee. I think it's going to appear in our wedding DJ list, but it's sort of depressing. Like Rosie Gaines "I had a Dream".

I signed up late for year 2, so I'm still only familiar with the four tracks from last year. I think they're all great. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

Here's some food for thought. I've read a lot of criticism about these demos, not being a 'real' album and comments like that. To me though, this is at least as fulfilling as a 'real' (read that as fully produced and completed) album. At least for anybody who appreciates Prince as a musician. Doesn't Prince require that he have access to a piano at each place he stays? It's not such a leap to suggest that many, if not most, of the songs that end up on polished and produced albums were first composed like this on the piano. Has he ever made comments to confirm this? In fact these songs may just be the germinations of such tracks, though I can't say whether Prince intended these recordings as ideas, or whether the piano ballad was the intended end product.

The Purple Music piano piece and finished studio recording were a great example of using piano to compose a track to later end up as a fully produced non-piano track..

Am I the only one who really digs U're Gonna C Me? I thinks it's kinda powerful.

That's a tough one, they're all beautiful...

Have A Heart is my song. He plays the piano with such force that it almost made me stand at attention the first time I heard it. One Night Alone & Young and Beautiful is great too.

Have a Heart, hands down! Beautiful vocal melodies, very melodic and soothing.

Xpertlover said:

Ooh yes, by far the best for me

all of the songs
great album!

Case Of U & Avalanche...Case Of U s just really pretty.

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[This message was edited Tue Jun 10 8:46:43 PDT 2003 by IstenSzek]

The whole CD is worth playing all the way through each time for me. "Ur Gonna C Me" is beautiful piano and vocal work - awesome, mesmerizing stuff.
But "Avalanche" steals the show because it is simply musically and lyrically arresting.

"A CAse of U" an awesone version, can't get enough of it!! I wish the song was longer, imo.

Avalanche. Not only the best track on this album, but one of the greatest songs Prince has ever written. Could become a jazz standard.

Brendan

Xpertlover said:

Oh honey, you're not alone in this one. It's my fave, hands down. Powerful, beautiful, mesmerizing...

you're the reason I took a rope & lassoed the moon
to prove that when it comes to you there's nothing I won't do
I'd stare into the sun if you'd be mine
it's not so great a leap since to all others I am blind...

DAMN

u're gonna c me is the best one, what a beautiful piano part that song has

"Avalanche" for the passion and emotion
"One Nite Alone" for that piano playing near the end when you can hear his foot tappin on the pedals... so raw and with the hauntin falsetto.

a case off u (the other songs are all beatifull).
this is just a pearl.
eye always play this one at the end off the night at the clubs .people always suprised that this is prince.
they all love it.

CalhounSq said:

Certainly one of the best on the album

Arboretum is the standout track for me.

This song should've been on another CD - one with better songs and less filler.

W I didn't know that the reaction will be that positive.

This is very uplifting guys, glad I'm not the only here

BTW I wanna send a heartfelt shout-out 2 my girl "Freespitit" 4 without God and her, I wouldn't have the GREAT chance 2 listen 2 this masterpiece.

The whole album is Beautiful and filled with such Emotional Fortitude,however my favorite song is Avalanche and the reason being it is Gospel,Emotive, Inspiring,Profound,Shocking and Significant for the Turbulent Times in which we all live. Prince's voice is so Clear and it's an absolute Anthem and Prince is soo Alive with Passion in this song. When I first received this cd from the club it just was soo Personal and soo Deep and I Cried upon listening to it because it is So Beautiful a Piece and I just loved it So. Prince Knew which Chords to Hit and How to Grab You and it Worked. He made you FEEL! this is what is So SPECIAL about him to Me. His Music ,let's me Know I am Alive. It is Transcending and Quite Moving. He is a master Musician and Showman Extroidinaire. Nobody and No One in My Opinion can ever match his Gift. He is Truly Blessed by God. He is a Religious Man and you best Believe it cause it is true and deemed So. Believe It...

And along comes Natashs and goes OTT . .