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Printableskywalker said: you know, people say that more and more these days, as if all of his 80s albums have sub standard tracks too. well, they don't. So says you. There are some 80's Prince tracks that don't do it for me. I don't hate them, they are just "meh". I mean, do you really feel that a song like "Eye No" is the bees knees? I don't. It's just there. well, i can honestly say, with my hand on my heart, that i love every single song he released in the 80s. every single one. there is not a single album track that i do not like or will skip when i listen to the complete album. it's not like i hate everything he does now, i love a lot of it and a few of his later songs outshine a lot of his 80s work in brilliance. BUT, for some reason that i cannot explain, i just love his 80s songs and all the albums he released. they are all damn near perfect and it's funny that you mention "eye no" because that is one of the few songs, by anyone, from any period, that just makes me smile and can get me out of a bad mood, simply by listening to it. 
however, in the past, the albums were a tight package, with a concept and a style and a vibe. if there were lesser elements, they would be carried by the whole and in that way they would fit in and be great because of their position in the bigger picture. these days, most of the albums feel like mixed tapes and when a song isn't particularly strong or eventfull, it stands on it's own as just a bad song instead of something that might be weird or boring on it's own but which fits brilliantly into the whole of the record. for me "77 beverly park", although a very nice tune, would be less of a favorit of mine if it weren't on LotusFlower, positioned where it is now and an intricate part of the album. it works, because of where it is placed and of what it is surrounded by. no coincidence because Lotus is a very strong, tight album with a typical sound and cohesive structure. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I hear ya. I'm not buying the next album until I hear it first and if there is bullshit like this on it, I'm going to let it sit in the store and collect dust. I'll put up with fuddy duddy orchestras before I'll tolerate shit hop. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Funny on Lovesexy, "Eye No" is my favorite track, most listened to. My art book: http://www.lulu.com/spotl...ecomicskid
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ufoclub said: Funny on Lovesexy, "Eye No" is my favorite track, most listened to.
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Eye No is genius. The lyrics, the chanting ("Say NO...")... it is such an intricate song. Everytime I listen to it I hear something new. | |
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MattyJam said: Eye No is genius. The lyrics, the chanting ("Say NO...")... it is such an intricate song. Everytime I listen to it I hear something new.
I just recently heard, way underneath, some of the actual sounds from "The Ball" (I think). My art book: http://www.lulu.com/spotl...ecomicskid
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IstenSzek said: minneapolisFunq said: name an album he has released that didnt have some lackluster tracks? you know, people say that more and more these days, as if all of his 80s albums have sub standard tracks too. well, they don't. 
i enjoy all of his later and new albums too but they aren't as good and consistent as his prime material at all. i think lotusflower, the title disc, is a fantastic album. but alas, another parade, it is not. ah yes, i live in the past, it's quiet and comfortable here and they play some fierce motherfunkin music in this bitch.  | |
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vivid said: IstenSzek said: you know, people say that more and more these days, as if all of his 80s albums have sub standard tracks too. well, they don't.
i enjoy all of his later and new albums too but they aren't as good and consistent as his prime material at all. i think lotusflower, the title disc, is a fantastic album. but alas, another parade, it is not. ah yes, i live in the past, it's quiet and comfortable here and they play some fierce motherfunkin music in this bitch. All I can say is that since I started listening to his albums at the time of their release (Purple Rain onwards) I have only liked 2-3 tracks per album. It's been consistent for me all the way through the time line. It's like he only comes up with 3-4 tracks max that I think are jewels each year. The others grow on me because of context with other things in my life. Or at this point nostalgia. My art book: http://www.lulu.com/spotl...ecomicskid
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