Sadly some of us want that which attracted us to his music in the first place, a sound that was like nothing else on the radio back in the day.

Some days I swear I'd would be happy if he would just strip all the vocals from the '80's era music, re-edit / mix them up a bit and then release them as instrumental works.

Which admittedly is kind of what he did with MPLSound, but a couple of those songs could have benefited from a lack of lyrics too.

And I know he is more spiritual now and sometimes that works(The Love We Make, The Holy River, are perfect examples of this) but more often than not to me at least it does nothing for me.

And assuming the reversed vocal is something about 'contracts' like someone else here is guessing then my response to that is, when is he going to let it go?

Yes WB is evil as well as most music companies but until recently it was near impossible for any musician talented or not to make it without a company backing them. I mean really imagine if Prince had not been signed to WB or any other company for that matter. Would we even know who he is now?

Oh well now I am going off on a tangent! Sorry! Long story short we want 'Great music' (the kind that makes other musician stand up and take notice) and hopefully with 'meaningful lyrics' to boot!

Thanks! Peace!

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

How's that Kool-Aid workin' for ya? LoL

Seriously, the best you can come up with is "He is grown"? AND! So am I. I've GROWN just as much as Prince has. In the last 26 years I've watched Prince go through many, MANY different phases in his "growth", but growing does not excuse shitty music. If you honestly think that this song or the vast majority of his output in the last 10 years is up to par with the best songs that he has written in his entire career then you need an ear transplant, IMMEDIATELY! "OH, Prince is back! Prince is back!" Where the fuck is he? Oh, I know where he is. Tarnishing his legacy with this crap.

TGE is overrated in most fans' minds but the period of 93-95 was his last great era. He turned inward and was on the cusp of a musical rebirth but then he became a religious zealot, told himself he knew how everyone should live their lives, and as a result, he lost the inner conflict and dialogue that gave the world such great music for so many years. There was tension in the self and it was evident in the music and it made for sublime work when it was released.

And what made TGE seem as if a rebirth was possible was the fact that he wasn't repeating his 80's output. He was on the path to new horizons combining the best of the old with a zest for trailblazing a new era. The usual sycophantic fam can't get past "You people just want another Purple Rain!" don't understand that nobody is calling for Sign O The Times Pt 2, but rather something fresh and not a rehearsed piece of pop lite with guitar pyrotechnics and pompous production. Alas, such music, at least by Prince, will not be made.

And while the song isn't like nails on a chalk board, can any serious music fan whose tastes go beyond Prince, The Time, Michael Jackson say with a straight face this is anything but embarrassing filler? The only possible solution to this travesty of a career would be for Prince to allow someone else to produce him, but I think we all know the chance of that happening is nil.

While I disagree with much of this...I think you're onto something with the idea that Prince "lost his inner conflict and dialogue" following the tragic death of his son (which I believe to have directly precipitated his religious "conversion") and the subsequent break-up of his marriage. Whether he actually lost it or simply moved to a point where he wasn't going to share it anymore (for whatever reason), the result is the same.

He could have moved the inner turmoil into another arena - the unfairness of life, the pain of loss, the inevitable decline we all face. But I think that, at some point, it all just got a little to painful and a little too real. And let's face it, Prince has never shown any interest in seeming human.

It's much easier to float on the surface than swim underwater.

perhaps prince has no interest in showing his personal life to people anymore. I can't say I would blame him, though I think it's damaging to an artist to not allow yourself to be vulnerable

perhaps prince has no interest in showing his personal life to people anymore. I can't say I would blame him, though I think it's damaging to an artist to not allow yourself to be vulnerable

Now that the humans have evolved, the alien "Prince" cannot keep up.

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Prost!

The fact that he doesn't show vulnerability doesn't mean he doesn't feel vulnerable.

TGE is overrated in most fans' minds but the period of 93-95 was his last great era. He turned inward and was on the cusp of a musical rebirth but then he became a religious zealot, told himself he knew how everyone should live their lives, and as a result, he lost the inner conflict and dialogue that gave the world such great music for so many years. There was tension in the self and it was evident in the music and it made for sublime work when it was released.

And what made TGE seem as if a rebirth was possible was the fact that he wasn't repeating his 80's output. He was on the path to new horizons combining the best of the old with a zest for trailblazing a new era. The usual sycophantic fam can't get past "You people just want another Purple Rain!" don't understand that nobody is calling for Sign O The Times Pt 2, but rather something fresh and not a rehearsed piece of pop lite with guitar pyrotechnics and pompous production. Alas, such music, at least by Prince, will not be made.

And while the song isn't like nails on a chalk board, can any serious music fan whose tastes go beyond Prince, The Time, Michael Jackson say with a straight face this is anything but embarrassing filler? The only possible solution to this travesty of a career would be for Prince to allow someone else to produce him, but I think we all know the chance of that happening is nil.

While I disagree with much of this...I think you're onto something with the idea that Prince "lost his inner conflict and dialogue" following the tragic death of his son (which I believe to have directly precipitated his religious "conversion") and the subsequent break-up of his marriage. Whether he actually lost it or simply moved to a point where he wasn't going to share it anymore (for whatever reason), the result is the same.

He could have moved the inner turmoil into another arena - the unfairness of life, the pain of loss, the inevitable decline we all face. But I think that, at some point, it all just got a little to painful and a little too real. And let's face it, Prince has never shown any interest in seeming human.

It's much easier to float on the surface than swim underwater.

The fact that he doesn't show vulnerability doesn't mean he doesn't feel vulnerable.

While I disagree with much of this...I think you're onto something with the idea that Prince "lost his inner conflict and dialogue" following the tragic death of his son (which I believe to have directly precipitated his religious "conversion") and the subsequent break-up of his marriage. Whether he actually lost it or simply moved to a point where he wasn't going to share it anymore (for whatever reason), the result is the same.

He could have moved the inner turmoil into another arena - the unfairness of life, the pain of loss, the inevitable decline we all face. But I think that, at some point, it all just got a little to painful and a little too real. And let's face it, Prince has never shown any interest in seeming human.

It's much easier to float on the surface than swim underwater.

I think he means publicly and as a way of expressing your art.

I think he means publicly and as a way of expressing your art.

right, I didn't literally mean that he can't be vulnerable, but doesn't want to be vulnerable on record anymore like he did with Let's Have a Baby

And how did that work for him...?

What's so funny about all the haters is that they spend so much time writing about Prince and their dislike that it's all so clear and obvious how much Prince and his music moves them. People don't waste their time constantly over things they don't care about.Indifference to Prince would also not lead to such emotionally charged posts.

exactly. He tried to open up & let us into his personal life one time in his life, and everything went to shit