I've been meaning to listen to it again for awhile and I finally did.

This is one of my fave cds.

I think Call My Name, Musicology, A Million Days are a few of my fave tracks.

And of course watching the Musicology video

This is the CD that got me into Prince (I just turned 21). My 'rents bought it for me when it came out. This CD, along with a teacher in high school who was wicked into Prince, are what started me on the man's music.

Favorite Tracks: Musicology, A Million Days, Cinnamon Girl, The Marrying Kind/If Eye Was The Man In Your Life (Always listen to them back to back, should be one track!), and Reflection.

CerpinTaxt said:

I have to say I did not like Cinnamon Girl at first and the video to that track was a bit disturbing.

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Well, I've been listening to Musicology the last few days for the FIRST TIME, along with several other albums (catching up...).
For the time being I'm crazy about The Marrying Kind! What an epic! I play it on repeat several times a day (and night).
A Million Days is so touching and rock! I like that.
I also find Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance frequently going around in my mind when I'm not listening to music.
I remembered Cinnamon Girl, it was played on music TV here when it was released, but didn't like it much back then, now it seems a lot better!

And I keep listening...

Imago said:

porfyrivrohi said:

I'm sure I've made a thread about it before, prolly on HQ, but Illusion, Coma has some of Prince's greatest guitar playing on it. Too bad most people skip over this one!

Listen to the guitar licks at the end. He IS the horn section.

CerpinTaxt said:

Really???
I feel I want to dance in the subway with this song!

CerpinTaxt said:

You're so right about the guitar!
But I'm a sucker for the vocals also!

And this song bears the weirdest title I've ever come across by far!

Imago said:

How can u lock a thread created by a Moderator?

I personally love this disc from start to finish and it gets hated on all the time but still enjoy.

Time is now showing that Prince's music holds up very well. Evne - or especially - discs that a lot here thought were weak to begin with.

Look at all the love 3121 is getting.

I dusted off Musicology as well a few weeks ago. I loved it when it came out and love it more now. Its a great album. Don't understand why people don't like it...

always loved this 1

ahh lovely positivity.

I like the album too, Illusion, coma, pimp and circumstance is just all kindsa mad funk.

As someone said, the guitar licks are madness.

I remember telling my lady that the album usually gets dumped on and then one day i had it blazing out the car, got to Dear Mr Man and she said, "i thought this album was supposed to be bad? Its amazing!", i dunno, Prince still "rocking us coast to coast".

luv4u said:

those are indeed a few of the best tracks on there. my personal fav tracks:

a million days
call my name
what do u want me 2 do?
reflection

i still consider the album as a whole one of my least favorit prince discs.
together with planet earth they contain the least songs i actually like.

but, the songs that i do like on musicology are of a very high standard imo.
the contrast between the songs is just so big for me that it still amazes me
i could like one half of an album so much and the other half so little.

sometimes i listen to it all the way trough and go a few times

i started to listen again too...then Musicology came on and i said to myself its so slow ...it was so slow i had to turn it off before the song was finished .then i jumped by going to reflection and a million days...but that was all i listed to then.

Its a decent album, 7 out of 10, but no way a Prince essential.

I Love it...I listen to this album frequently. Once a month probably.

This album breaks no new ground in my opinion but I will take it over Planet Earth in a second. Listen to it on a very expensive car stereo system if you get a chance. You can really hear all the layers Prince put into it. It is a masterpiece in that regard. Some of the songs are just plain awful though.

Two weeks ago I was at a club when they suddenly started playing ICP&C. Everybody on the floor started grooving to it. It was cool. Love this album. Should not have released Cinnamon Girl, however.

luv it

audience1 said:

True, but when was the last time Prince released a strong, radio friendly song from an album as the single?

japanrocks said:

what songs are awful on it?

The only 1 I don't care for is "life o' th' party" and even that isn't awful with a good stereo.
The rest is quality though.

CerpinTaxt said:

Call My Name was big on R&B radio - both Urban and Urban AC formats. To me, the big mistake of that "era" was not following up CMN with another single directed towards the R&B audience. He had so many from that album that would have been big, such as Man In Ur Life, Dear Mr. Man, On the Couch, Reflection. All of those songs would have had similar success (Top 100 Pop, Top 20 R&B). Instead, he pushed Cinnamon Girl for Hot AC radio. Although I like the song and video, it was a mistake. Still, the album was a success, which was great.

I think Musicology is my favorite Prince album this decade.

audience1, you make a good point. the r&b cuts were definitely stronger and more radio friendly. it's weird it's like at this point P don't really care if he makes a hit on the radio or not but in a way we all want him to get another hit!

Rightly said:

me 2

Bree8016 said:

Amen

'dre

I've started listening to it again as well.....and it's THE last great thing he's come out with!!!!! All the other discs are hit or miss.
I give it 9/10, cuz the LIVE version of "Life O' The Party" SMOKES the CD version!!!!!

"A Million Days" and "Call My Name" aare my ABSOLUTE faves!!!!!