GB was the first prince album i ever edited, and later became an album i really disliked. Even now i get embarrassed thinking about it, but almost 10 yrs later he delivered Rave, which sort of displaced GB from its perch of failure.

It is one of his best albums. Lotusflower is a pig's butthole in comparison.

Dreamys back!



But did you hear the new album yet?
You need to do a review on that.

wildgoldenhoney said:

I have the downloaded tracks from the site (friend sent them to me). Won't get the album until May (it sucks not having a car on campus)

But don't worry, you'll get my thoughts on the new music very soon

Tame, your avatar! I like Milka!

We Can Funk...yeah, she's saying "pee" and "cup" together, but that's what you do when you drug test....that's the message, she's testin' postive 4 the funk, I'll gladly pee in anybody's cup.

One of his all time best songs...too bad this version is the weakest of them all.

Have u heard the Thieves in The Temple Extended version???

That is to die for...

Disclaimer:
To be technical, I didn't go out and get the album I'm about to write my first review about. I'd been tempted a couple of times to get the movie and still haven't (hoping to keep it that way), but someone sent me all of the Prince tracks of the album (to get rid of the "dead wait" that are the protege tracks).
Lesson learned: never say never

This is the second time I'm hearing this all the way through, but I'll do my best with the different tracks. To make things a bit easier, I had the lyrics on my computer at the time.

I only have the Prince tracks, so that's all I'll be writing about...

Can't stop this feeling...
I think this might have been my first impression back when I first heard it, but need I say it...
I sounds like Prince ripped off of "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins. Except for the lyrics, obviously, can you honestly say that the two don't sound awfully close? Seriously?
The lyrics look like they'll be really good, well-written, so after a while, I might look over this more than blantant similarity

We are the NPG
I can't quite place what the music reminds me of. I want to say a song from an 80's artist, but I don't know which one off the top of my head. I knew I've heard something like it before.
I get a feeling that it's more than I should, but I really dig this song. Easy to sing along with, fun, catchy... anything along those lines. I'd only heard it two other things and I was getting into it right away.

The ? of U
The fun, joyous vibe has dispelled and now it has slowly become something else. Mystery has descended on the scene and for the duration, you're left mesmerized.
You get somewhat of a Arabian vibe here, which repeats itself in a few later tracks.
He wonders what is the answer to the question of you? I wonder, What is the question?
In both cases, we'll probably never figure out the answers.

Elephant & Flowers
Initially, I was put off by the meaning behind the sexual innuendo. Then when I read the lyrics, I quickly found out that it was more than that. I suppose this is a toss back to the belief of Lovesexy. In time, I might grow to like it a lot more, but I'm still a bit unsure.

We can Funk
Another one I'm a bit on the fence about because of the lyrics. The music is good, but I'll have to see in time. Last I checked, writing about bodily functions in lyrics was rather taboo.

Joy in Repetition
Always such a joy. I've heard this song a bunch of times already and it'd been a while since the last time I'd heard it. I'm reading along about the storyline. Mystery has descended once again, but so much more is at stake here. We get more of a portrait of his love interest here and emotions of all kinds come to play.
And it takes your breath away... nothing else to say.

Tick, Tick, Bang
I'm starting to warm up a little more to this version of the song. I'm more familiar with the original that was written/recorded in the early 80's. I want to say '82. It seemed a little overdone, too much going on, but I'm slowly accepting this version of it.

Thieves in the Temple
Third time the Oriental vibe comes, but here it is the strongest... based on the music, I expected to mind myself in an ancient tomb full of gold and treasures. The music video takes you to a dark alley in downtown Minneapolis... I like the video yes, but the music doesn't quite match up to it.
Other than that, I'm crazy and always have been crazy about this song.

Still would stand all time
It feels somewhat out of place, a little too deep for this album even where you have tracks like "Joy in Repetition" where it doesn't get much deeper than that... feels a little out of place. After a while, I'll probably appreciate it a whole lot more. I'm on the fence about liking it or loving it.

Graffiti Bridge
The last track of the ones I was given.
It noted on Emancipation Radio as one of the worst Prince songs ever written. In some ways, I can kind of see why. A little too theatrical to the point where you're choking on cotton candy fluff.
The theme of the song is nice, but after a while, it feels a little overdone. And its not quite 4 minutes long.
And based on the scenery of the movie, I wouldn't think that this would fit anywhere in the general scheme of things.

Mystery combined with fun combined with a trip to Arabia... with a few weak points here and there, it's a decent album.

Hopefully within the next 48 hours, I'll listen to the new tracks (courtesy of a Lotusflow3r member) that I have
[Edited 3/31/09 16:06pm]

Whitnail said:

Yeah, the 90's began and ended on an odd note, didn't they?
Now that I think about it...

i like 'graffiti bridge' in all of its ludicrous, cheesy glory. especially the movie but also the cd.

i mean.

the hell?

just LOOK at him. face all painted up. wearing that black/white outfit like the guy in the star trek tos episode.

he was so fearless back then. even in his craven concessions to hip hop his bizarre weirdness shined through, and he had the chutzpah to to film himself doing it and put it in movie theaters!

listen to it like this:

Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic

1989

disc one

01. Batdance
02. Big House
03. The Voice Inside
04. Melody Cool
05. Elephants & Flowers
06. Everybody Want What They Don't Got
07. We Can Fuck
08. Good Judy Girlfriend
09. If I Had A Harem
10. Pink Cashmere
11. God Is Alive
12. Moonbeam Levels
13. Strange But True
14. Still Would Stand All Time

disc two

15. The Line
16. Joy In Repetition
17. Thieves In The Temple
18. Electric Chair
19. Soul Psychodelicide
20. The Question Of U
21. Dance With The Devil
22. The Grand Progression
23. Graffiti Bridge
24. Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic

1 sec, are you the orger that claims the song GB is your jam, you must have some balls to come on here and say that...I find that cool though

i think i'm the only person in the world that actually likes the title track too

i thought i was the only one that heard footloose in can't stop this feeling i got . he really should have been sued for that shit . i really only listen to the "prince" songs from it too . just about all that stuff is classic, imo. still say it should have been like purple rain, with all his stuff on 1 cd and the associated artists stuff on theirs, but . elephants and flowers is one of my favorite songs . have you heard the un-released version of that, dreamy? i think i'm the only person in the world that actually likes the title track too

i thought i was the only one that heard footloose in can't stop this feeling i got . he really should have been sued for that shit . i really only listen to the "prince" songs from it too . just about all that stuff is classic, imo. still say it should have been like purple rain, with all his stuff on 1 cd and the associated artists stuff on theirs, but . elephants and flowers is one of my favorite songs . have you heard the un-released version of that, dreamy? i think i'm the only person in the world that actually likes the title track too

Favorite (other) Artists: Jesse McCartney, Aly & AJ, Lindsay Lohan, Ryan Cabrera, BSB, The Click Five

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