yomamafat said:

ok. Miss Caps....or whomever. Dr Phil? Are you serious? Pardon me, but that guy made his money off of being hostile to people... mostly Women!
Give me a break.

People all over the world can have spiritual experiences from time to time baby. it's NOT just for breakfast anymore!

take THAT!

lol.
[Edited 3/10/10 11:29am]

I thought the song would work for a concert setting or something... and--to my ears at least--the speedy riff with the strings reminded me of my beloved Ramones in some strange way (right down to the bass drum on 1 and the snare on 3). Either way, "Cause and Effect" is certainly not his greatest work--and I'm not that crazy about the section with the "Hey" chant-- but it's not entirely horrible, either.

Vendetta1 said:

and, in my opinion, who gives a hoot whether you agree or not?

but thanks for your 2c anyhoo

XxAxX said:

i'm soooo hurt i think i will leave the ORG

i am digging the exhuberance of this song. Most have you have slated it, but for me when i hear it, it brings a smile to my face. You can just tell he still enjoys making music, and will continue to do so despite your rants

XxAxX said:

Does it speak to the type of person YOU are because YOU make judgments about people from comments they make on a website?

And I really wish you were leaving the org.

leave no enemies, leave no debt

Vendetta1 said:

psychodelicide said:

Some of these people act like we stuck our dicks in their cornflakes. all this defense over someone who would not defend them back.

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Vendetta1 said:

Vendetta1 said:

Not only someone who wouldn't defend them but would sue their a$$ in a hot second!

squirrelgrease said:

Vendetta1 said:

I agree.

I couldn't help but notice that there have been over 1600 replies in the two threads associated with "discuss Cause & Effect" now if that level of interest isn't worth noting then nothing is. I happen to be a life long fan of Prince and his vibe -- I can actually remember hearing "I wanna be your lover" first time 'round.

What I have discovered for myself is that Prince is an incredibly divisive figure and for every Prince song that I absolutely love I can find someone that hates that same tune. While reading this thread I was surprised to see someone list "Dorothy Parker" as one of their all time favorites whereas I could barely stand it back in the day. It took Prince re-imagining that song on the One Nite Alone... Live! set for me to begin to appreciate the beauty of that song. So in the case of "Dorothy Parker" it took me somewhere around 20 years to "get" that song... it is hard to get past so much of the "controversy" and enjoy the music.

I believe that whatever is causing me to NOT get "Cause & Effect" has to do with the arrangement of the song -- Prince hasn't elevated the elements of the song that I dig to the forefront. For instance, I have heard many comments over the years that the absence of a bass in When Doves Cry was noteworthy, however I never missed the bass. Perhaps Prince will remove certain elements of the song we're hearing on The Current if he decides to release it on some project or another. With Prince very often less is more (hey, song title for you Prince!)

I am still digesting the tune, but felt like not being a troll today

Peace

kmc said:

hyping the ONA versin of Dorothy Parker over the master track is trolling

Vendetta1 said:

aww you cranky old git! you know i'm just harking back to your drama a while back if i start a thread like you did, i'll be sure to send you an invite.

but seriously. i don't mind when someone doesn't dig a song, if someone simply doesn't like 'cause and effect' that's one thing.

fair enough.

what seems way over the top on this site right here right now is how people have been trashing prince himself and his ability to create and on and on and on. it is spiteful and immature, imo.

XxAxX said:

People have shortterm memories. Prince is spiteful and immature. Reap what you sew.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Supa Prince is perfect. He is never spiteful or immature.

XxAxX said:

wow, save up something i did at least four years ago to use as dig after all this time? maybe i'll start using your hissy fits against you?

kmc said:

Nice post, well said. I was thinking about all those posts too, I thought it was pretty interesting as well. As much as some people don't like it they like to talk a lot about how much they don't like it.

Very much in the Rock n roll is alive vein (as many have posted before). I actually like the lyrics-I like the honesty. Prince has something to say and daringly states it in his lyrics. The passion is there, I can feel it. Now, it is all about waiting for Prince to surprise us with the next music piece.

scandalousalan said:

you know, that's how i felt too. i liked it. might not be eaxctly what i was expecting, but at times i kind of like it when prince throws me something surprising

Vendetta1 said:

naw, stymie, it's ain't like that i was just teasing because, for an adult, imo you always did have a tendency to invest a little bit too personally in this internet website about a rock and roll star. that does strike me as funny, i admit. but, no harm intended.

just my 2c

XxAxX said:

and you don't? hilarious.

I make no excuses about my sensitivity and that sensitivity has zero to do with this site or with Prince.

Now, you need to drop your personal digs because they have nothing to do with this topic because I can go there as well and I won't be joking with mine.

This is just fucking sad on your part.

The live bits good... and that's it.

I can't believe the last 2 songs he's released. Lotus Flower was pretty good, but this is 2 steps backwards!

Little tip. You know a Prince song is going to be bad when he name checks it in the first line. He started doing it, or I started noticing it, with Emancipation.
Total throw away songs.

Bad... just bad.

Just realised it sounds exactly like Wall of Berlin too!
One of the worst songs on Lotus, and now we have 2 versions. Great.

I don't think I've seen this brought up but what is up with the fake Madonna Euro accent in the beginning?

I am heeya.

Where are you.

Sounds like he's pandering to foreigners

And its shit.

Like you all... Haters

james said:

No actually it sounds nothing like Wall of Berlin