Alexandernvrmind said:

The Time used words like "sho'ty"? For the record, I fucking LOVE MPLSoUND, the record is hot. My criticism is the ONLY thing that pulls me out of the flow, but it is a small thing--like I said, the record is H.O.T.

Let's be fair though, give me the most urban, street, funk ass lyric from a Time song and we will go from there. I'm waiting.

dartluv5 said:

Luckily Prince did this as a dedication to Salma Hayek and her daughter.

Spanky said:

Dude stop letting hip hop shape what your idea of what urban is. Also lets face it your use of the term Urban is just a code word for black. Prince is plenty urban ok. Not trying to be combative I just don't like the fact that I think you are buying into how hip hop defines that.

By the way I saw your comments regarding the fact that you like the disc... so do I. Thats not the issue I was raising. I'm 42 and when I was growing up here in DC sho'ty was a common saying and still is among black read urban males my age. Hes not trying to be urban... he is urban.... and that is a common word used in the black community

as for the Time... of the top of my head immediately the song Release It from Graffitti Bridge comes to mind. Morris Day uses the term "Stella" which in the urban (read black) community is a term for a fine a$$ woman. Now that is just immediately off the top of my head

"dance 4 me" is sooo good. i expected to be but i was

IstenSzek said:

Let the funky congregation say "amen."

this "plugged" arrangement of 'u're gonna c me' is making me yearn
to hear the plugged version of "welcome 2 the dawn".

'u're gonna c me' is the only song on one nite alone that lingers
a bit too long imo. but he's turned it into a beautiful song this
time round. it was beautiful before but i like this reworking too.

i didn't like it when he re-recorded "dark" and i especially hate
his reworking of "the dance" but this re-recording is beautiful.

IstenSzek said:

Y'know...I was fully prepared to hate U're Gonna C Me...because I love the ONA version so much (and based on the fact that I wasn't thrilled with The Dance on 3121). But I can't lie - I'm diggin' on this version big time.

this "plugged" arrangement of 'u're gonna c me' is making me yearn
to hear the plugged version of "welcome 2 the dawn".

'u're gonna c me' is the only song on one nite alone that lingers
a bit too long imo. but he's turned it into a beautiful song this
time round. it was beautiful before but i like this reworking too.

i didn't like it when he re-recorded "dark" and i especially hate
his reworking of "the dance" but this re-recording is beautiful.

O.M.G. i just listened to "Ol Skool Company" for the first time


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Agreed. I love Dance With Me. Really made me have hope for the album after Chocolate Box. It actually made me wanna dance.

Everything after the first two tracks ranges from good to great! Especially the last two tracks. I did not expect No More Candy 4 U to be so delirious... and awesome.

I hate it - it sucks - it's terrible

TNBALM - What twisted, vindictive Necromancer thought it was a good idea to ressurect the NPGMC-era sound? No redeeming features whatsoever - Run for the hills, pray for respite from this evilness, bind it with a spell of silence, put a hex on it, call an exorcist and kill it with fire.

Chocolate Box - Prince continues to try and play catch-up with last seasons trends in chart-impacting pop/R&B with his take on 'My Humps', etc. I think there's a level of Hell in Dante's Inferno where some poor souls are forced to listen to this for all eternity. No doubt I'm heading there myself if I don't eat my greens.

Dance 4 Me - Urgh, is this really only track 3? I've already had more than enough.... would slot on NPS in between the title track and Freaks On This Side.

U're Gonna See Me - Syrupy but mildly enjoyable. There's nothing here Prince hasn't done before, it's a ballad and sprinkled with those chord progressions Prince uses post-Emancipation to make them sound sentimental, maudlin, but at least different to your average syrupy ballad. Nice, but neither strong nor individual.

Here - Oh no, not another one. 'U're Gonna See Me' has a slightly uglier twin. They'll never find a date sitting together all glum, sagging down the middle of this already depressing album.

Valentina - What's worse than a Prince track that tries to sound like an R&B/pop dance hit? That's right, a Prince track that tries to sound like a mid-tempo R&B/pop hit. At least this one comes in under 4 minutes, 'Chocolate Box' was an excrutiating 6 minutes 14 seconds :-/

Better With Time - Starts out and I thought it sounded like 'Still Would Stand All Time' if it was recorded for Emancipation. The vocal is extraordinarily weak (a criticism I have with many of Prince's recent albums that I think is more a product of age than effort). The track is sedate, enjoyably so - and that's a first for MPLSound, so that's something.

Ol' Skool Company - Sped-up vocal takes the edge of another drippy hip-hop influenced R&B drawl. Reminded me of 'When Will We Be Paid' (which is a much better track).

No More Candy 4 U - Silly and throwaway. Like John Waters and Little Richard orchestrating a chorus of circus clowns in a rendition of 'Choas & Disorder' - best track on the LP and quite special.



Overall: Prince has been very considerate with his latest release, he's put all the crap on a single disc. Now, I don't know about diamonds in the rough, but dig through MPLSound and you might find the occasional QVC diamonique ring like 'Better With Time'. It's amazing how few twists and turns there are on this album, basically once you've heard the first 20 seconds of a track, you've heard everything they have to offer. MPLSound is to Prince as Hard Candy is to Madonna.


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NouveauDance said:

You seem to hate everything man.

I haven't heard the CD yet but just out of curiosity, what are five or so of your favorite Prince songs? What was the last thing you liked?

Thanks

I'm shocked. Not only do I *not* hate it, which I was expecting to, I actually kind of love it. The worst 2 tracks are the 2 that were used to preview it. The rest of it is either really good or really fun. I'm blown away. I don't know if I like it as much as LF, but it's possible, because it doesn't have the slight issues of unnevenness that the other one does.

Wow. Good job, Prince. You finally figured out how to do these kinds of songs again without making me want to hide under the table. This is great!

You seem to hate everything man.

just out of curiosity, what are five or so of your favorite Prince songs?

What was the last thing you liked?

Thanks

TNBALM - bind it with a spell of silence, put a hex on it, call an exorcist and kill it with fire.



Chocolate Box - Prince continues to try and play catch-up with last seasons trends in chart-impacting pop/R&B with his take on 'My Humps', etc. I think there's a level of Hell in Dante's Inferno where some poor souls are forced to listen to this for all eternity. No doubt I'm heading there myself if I don't eat my greens.

This song isnt as good as the instrumental to me, but its koo. You making it sound like my reaction to Chaos & Disorder




Dance 4 Me - Urgh, is this really only track 3? I've already had more than enough.... would slot on NPS in between the title track and Freaks On This Side.


You must be Yanni or Enya because those are TWO WAY different tracks!!!!

Ol' Skool Company - Sped-up vocal takes the edge of another drippy hip-hop influenced R&B drawl. Reminded me of 'When Will We Be Paid' (which is a much better track).




U just so silly it's cute!!
No More Candy 4 U - Silly and throwaway.


Overall: basically once you've heard the first 20 seconds of a track, you've heard everything they have to offer.



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NouveauDance said:

party poop!

Alexandernvrmind said:

True that!
Seriously, if you cant dig a lot of these tracks, I do not know what on earth you CAN dig!
This shit is bangin, straight up!