Do you really think he tried so hard to reflect what was "hip" at that time? I doubt it, his overall attitude back then just suggested that he didn't give a fuck about it, neither he did about anything that had to do with record companies and all that. He kind of stepped away from his Christian religion, too and somehow made the NPG his "new religion", which I dug very much. I think he just tried to free himself in every possible way and he succeeded and songs like P Control were the outcome.

Dont diss it too hard. This song regained my purple faith after having to deal with Come and Chaos n Disorder. I thought Prince was dead until this one started up when I put in the cd.

However: I do understand you sentiment in 'sort of' going for the lowest common denominator to express feminism. Because I had to run and slam the ipod off when it came up on 'shuffle' while at a conservative place.

Which coincides with how I feel Prince feels now. That some of his stuff that he wrote was vulgar and beneath a man of his talents. Yes some call him ribald and bold aka rock n roll in the day. And now he is ahem..respectable...aka 'zzzz' to some. But would you go around singing Pussy Control in public?

Having said that, I enjoy Madonna branching out with Frozen and Ray Of Light maturity and Prince with Rave, TRC and beyond. But there are times when I want to see that bitch slither on th e road and sing burning up for yur love and for prince to hump a speaker again. But I understand they are on a higher level now artistically, emotionally, and spiritually.

The Gold Experience, which Pussy Control comes from, came out BEFORE Chaos & Disorder!!!!

It did?

Uhm, yes?

1995-TGE

1996-Chaos, then Emacipation

And The Gold Experience and Come were recorded at the same time in the same sessions. It seems odd because COME is aiighhht, but the Gold Experience is superb.

Actually most of the material on TGE is even a bit older that what ended up on Come, although he called Come "old material" at the time and TGE the "new material"!

Uhm, yes?

1995-TGE

1996-Chaos, then Emacipation

ummm... you were 3 years old

Why do I always expect orgers to be shit at maths...


Yes, back then I didn't know anything about him, apart from the sound of The Gold Experience playing in my dad's car, driving my mother crazy, but from all the interviews, videos, stories and all the other stuff from back then I know now I think I have a very good picture of how it had to be to be a fan back then and what persona was. All my opinions and assumptions about Prince (and especially ) are full of confidence in my knowing enough to have an opinion. So, back off, noob!

And The Gold Experience and Come were recorded at the same time in the same sessions. It seems odd because COME is aiighhht, but the Gold Experience is superb.

I was just thinking it was funny the way you wrote it, as if you were experiencing and analyzing it "as it happened." No offense meant

And The Gold Experience and Come were recorded at the same time in the same sessions. It seems odd because COME is aiighhht, but the Gold Experience is superb.

I was just thinking it was funny the way you wrote it, as if you were experiencing and analyzing it "as it happened." No offense meant

So my question is, when did this song come out (i.e. year, album period),

it's leaps and bounds better than aiiiight...
it's my 3rd most favorite album. where as Gold lingers around number 5 or 6..or 7.
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So my question is, when did this song come out (i.e. year, album period),

I thought it was just a fun song too, but with meaning. But during that time I remember my older brother calling me telling me about this song because he had seen the video (which I had not even seen yet) but I knew exactly the song he was talking about. I first got a little embarrassed, but he was actually raving on how cool the song and video was. That was the first time I had heard him mention Prince to me in a long time and it was from Pussy Control. It definitely got people's attention.