Thought I would make a single disc from the last couple of releases and I am astounded by the end result. I think the purple party is over for you if you are not feeling most of these tracks. I believe this ranks up there with the best work of his career. After 400 or so released tracks it is hard as a listener to find something that sounds fresh and interesting. This music hits the nail square on the head! Thank you Prince!!

Here is the track list. Please let me know your thoughts.

Boom
Crimson and Clover
4ever
The One U Wanna C
Colonized Mind
77 Beverly Park
Wall of Berlin
$
Ol' Skool Company
Chelsea Rodgers

where is "dreamer?"

beener04 said:

jesus frist loves oh k loves what about number 8 on thair ahbout the heart u know he for got ahbout the heart so much pain in the heart cant bare it to know so much in to the world we came is to definent to us in so many ways but to have that heart would gain for ever u know peace loves my daughter thinks he lost the black side of him i dont i know he has came ahlong way just like mj u know every one that is rich is the ones that gave it ahll up peace loves

miexedeyes said:

I understand what you're saying, but I prefer cold fusion.

squirrelgrease said:

jesus frist love cold love is a water sine and he is knot love so in jesus name whare thair is cold it is hot put them togather and it becomes warm peace on that love cause as long as u can love u will end up haveing it warm sorry ahout the miss spelled words and u know it does knot mstter how much u can change the out side as long as it is in ur blood thats ahll it matters nouthing eles peace love

miexedeyes said:

But in all fairness, OJ was framed.

squirrelgrease said:

jesus frist love we only have ti answer for ur own soul but the truth shall be told sooner cause latter will be to late then love peace love

But isn't that how the credit crunch started, miexedeyes?
[Edited 2/27/10 2:49am]

miexedeyes said:

That's easy for you to say.

As for the topic, it's like the old single disc Emancipation discussion again. I agree with the thread title and discussion point but your list and mine would be different. I can't stand Chelsea Rodgers and 77 Beverley Park is boring to me. Dreamer and Guitar would easily take their place on my compilation. I'd also be including No More Candy, Dance 4 Me and Valentina too. I'd also stick FUNK and Cause & Effect in the mix somewhere too.

Whatever the list, like you say, if you can't make yourself a killer single disc out of the last few releases, it really is time to give up listening to new releases. We ain't getting another 1999.

horses for 'causes' innit?

I'd have...

Prince: Dreamer
01 Funk
02 Crimson And Clover
03 $
04 Future Baby Mama
05 Colonized Mind
06 Somewhere Here On Earth
07 Love (acoustic)
08 Here
09 Dreamer
Hidden Track: 10 No More Candy 4 U


.....

miexedeyes said:

I'm sooo glad that my English is not the worst on the org

zaza said:

Sorry, what did you just say?

MacDaddy said:

My englihs grammar not is funy!

LMAO @ squirrelgrease's conversation with mixedeyes.

beener04 said:

I'd like to see Dreamer on this list too

squirrelgrease said:

ooh jayy ws framd yeah is tru dat no yes yeas jeebus pees

Or something or the other.

Of course he still 'has it'.

There have been some great recent songs. Many are perhaps over-looked but that's just the way it is I guess.

If they had been released in the '80's or by any other Artist people would be dribbling over them.

I have a slight problem with some of the lyrics on certain songs lately ('Valentina'; the rhyming of 'hall' with 'call' for example' but

'Dreamer'
Colonized Mind'
'Crimson and Clover'
'Better with Time'
'Somewhere Here on Earth'
'Lion of Judah'
'The Dance'
'Reflection'
and 'A Million Days'

are among my favourite Prince songs.

"and ALWAYS will" Prince, an endlessly talented man.

OperatingThetan said:

I truly agree with the overlooked part and the if they had been released in the '80s assessment. Ironically, I think his most harsh critics are the mob on here who seem to hate EVERYTHING he's released in the last 10 to 15 years. However, I am very impressed with his musical progression, and there are tracks from the last decade and a half that I disklike, but many more that I like as well as those that I love. To me, the ones that I love will give anything that he released in his heyday a run for it's money. Some of my favorites from the last 5 albums are:

The Rainbow Children
The Sensual Everafter
Muse 2 the Pharoah
Everywhere
Last December
1+1+1 is 3
A Million Days
Call My Name
The Marrying Kind
What Do U Want Me 2 Do?
Reflection
3121
Black Sweat
The Word
The Dance (3121 version)
Planet Earth
Somewhere Here on Earth
Future Baby Mama
Chelsea Rodgers
Colonized Mind
Dreamer
Back to the Lotus
From the Lotus
Dance 4 Me
U're Gonna C Me (MPLSound version)
Better with Time

These are my favorites, but there are others that I really enjoy such as "Love Like Jazz," "If Eye Was the Man in Ur Life," "Mellow," "The One U Wanna C," "Family Name," "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed," and "Boom" among others. I also agree with you about some songs like "Valentina." I really like the "song" musicially, but the lyrics annoy me, or on some others there are "musical parts/changes" that turn me off.

Regardless, just looking at some of the songs listed on this thread reaffirms to me why all the "Prince is washed up," "Prince needs to hang it up," "Let's toast how good Prince used to be" threads are such rubbish. Everyone likes what they like, but to say that the guy is still not making quality music is ludicrous. Just say you don't dig it.

2elijah said:

I haven't laughed like that in awhile.

TheEnglishGent said:

And you know the thing is, I don't want one. I agree with all that you said. I really think it's time for some of the people around here to stop listening to new Prince releases because he's obviously moved on to a place where they are not interested in visting, which is fine. Just listen to the old stuff and quit complaining because he isn't making the music you want. Because, as you said, if you can't make a "killer" compilation from the last few albums, the proverbial thrill is gone. On the Cause and Effect thread yesterday several posters said Prince hadn't made a decent song in the last 10 years. Yeah, if that's the way you feel about it, it's really time to heed his advice at "Letitgo" because that statement is ludicrous to me.

I also agree with you that what one Prince fan likes can be vastly different from what another one likes. For example, I'm not feeling Cause and Effect, and Guitar was just ok to me. I am sure there are songs on my list that don't move you. However, at the end of the day, we each have NEW Prince material that we dig. It was much like that back in the day for me. Some of the songs that were wildly popular like "Raspberry Beret" were just ok to me, and nothing that I would listen to on my own. That's part of what makes him so great to me - his far reaching appeal.

Edit - I wanted to add that you make a good point about the "Emancipation one disc discussions. Of course, had WB been able to put that album together, it would have been one disc that was like an "Emancipation" Greates Hits." However, I am sure there are songs that some people love that would have never seen the light of day. When I listen to songs like "Donna" I scratch my head as to how they never made it to an official release. Listening to "The Work" reveals that Prince has always written and recorded songs that ran the gamut from B-sides to masterpieces. However, the difference back then was that WB was weeding through his output to put together "hit" albums. Now he doesn't have that filter. So we get a lot more to sift through to make our own "hit" compilations. If he was like some of these other artists who take years to release albums, then have record execs piece together the most marketable product, I am sure his post WB releases would be more cohesive and accesible, but to me they wouldn't be as interesting. For example, I've never cared for either incarnation of "Feel Better . . .," but I'm glad it's there.
[Edited 2/27/10 14:31pm]

lotusflw3r said:

Was this ever released? I don't recall ever hearing it.

lotusflw3r said:

Yes! I would also add Boom and Elixer to my list.

Dreamer
Funk
Crimson And Clover
Boom
Future Baby Mama
Colonized Mind
Somewhere Here On Earth
Love (acoustic)
Here
Elixer
Hidden Track: 10 No More Candy 4 U
[Edited 2/27/10 14:33pm]

bellanoche said:

Yes it was one of the last mp3's offered on prince's previous website (3121.com?
)
...

lotusflw3r said:

Thanks. I didn't even realize that I had it on my iPod. I'll have to add it to my list.

My mind hasn't been blown by Prince music in almost 10 years but I do find at least a track on every release that I dig. It is what keeps me listening after all this time and all the Princely shenanigans.

if I had to do an albums of songs in the last 10 years:


1+1+1=3
The Everlasting Now
Family Name
Everywhere
The Dance
The Word
The Marrying Kind
Dreamer
Here
No More Candy

bellanoche said:

For Real!!!
[Edited 3/8/10 19:38pm]

lotusflw3r said:

Right on! But I'd switch the hidden track and put in Chelsea Rogers instead. Great picks!