Elle85n09 said:

I think this is a dupe account

lol

erik319 said:

skywalker got DICKED!

aPrrince4aMJlover said:

Oh yeah? I thought he was just messing with me.

skywalker said:

I think me and Skywalker know where we stand. It's on separate sides of the fence, but we can shake hands over the top of it

Erik

erik319 said:

I don't even think we are on opposite sides of a fence, I think we have a few nicely placed hedges between our yards.

far as i can tell prince lives in his own here and now and always has. he's still making great music and always has. it may not have the same zing it used to and that could be the result of many things, production and his psychology being just two of them, with only the former being our business.





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I still love his music. Every decade has been different for Prince. I think his first two collections of music probably did not get the reaction he wanted. I mean For You, and Prince were totally subtle compared to Dirty Mind and the rest of his eighties music. Neither of those records were really groundbreaking either. They were typical music for the time. To me emancipation, rave, new power soul, and even diamonds and pearls sound more like the prince of 78 and 79. The eighties to me seem like a period he was doing everything he could to make a place in music for himself. He probably knew if he did not become more creative and push the boundaries of his own creativity he would fade into oblivion. I mean those first two records really can't hold you're attention for long. Look at the liner notes to The Gold Experience. They basically say Prince became bored. His music over the past ten years is its own entity. Its hard to say its a lower quality because its so different from his eighties output. I mean THE RBC could be said to be superior to his eighties music. Its much less pop and more musically experimental. Even his new music that sounds closer to his older material is different. Anyway I think he still has it and no one can even begin to guess if or when he will push his own creativity again.

XTinaaa said:

I love For You to LoTUSFLOW3R and from my point of view, it keeps getting better and better. Yes, there is a lil JW school of thought in most of the newer music or shall I say the Rainbow Children era. True, everyone has their favorite music from Prince and their favorite eras also. We are all entitled to like what we like. I wasn't a fan of P's music during the great Purple Rain era or the S.O.T.T. era. I became a fan during the Emancipation era and I had to go back and rediscover the genius of the latter albums/eras. It's all a journey. I look at it like it's what it is: Music or Art and it can play a role in your life in some way or it could just be music you like to listen to when you pass your time.

My problem is when people get personal and talk out of their ass. A lot of people show their true colours on a day to day basis when it comes to Prince and his music. I don't and won't defend anyone and I keep in mind that no-one needs to be defended, they can defend themselves.

Cool thread ...

XTinaaa said:

I feel ya!!

Prince still makes very good music and I listen to it a lot. The music still reaches high levels, just not as often as in the past. After releasing hundreds of songs through the years, it's understandable that the creativity has decreased a bit. I think it's very impressive after all these years that he still consistently has such a high lowest level.

zaza said:

For the record, I prefer Lotus to Lovesexy so you're not alone,

On topic, overall I love Prince now just as much as I always did. It's just that, like Graycap says, most of us don't go around trying to tell other people what their opinion should be. We understand that different songs mean different things to different people. For the life of me I don't get why there is so much hand-wringing and garment-rending over such a simple concept.

skywalker said:

And once again I agree completely with Skywalker. One man's meat is another man's poison.

When it boils down to brass tacks, those who feel Prince's efforts positively should not be ridiculed. And whilst some experience very recent output as negative or under-par once or twice, that's fine too.

But if the negative under-par feeling of Prince music continues, and continues, and continues over years of allegedly, "so many bad albums" then I really feel those people should give up on Prince, find something new and move on. Because if it hasn't changed to their liking by now after all those "bad albums" then
hanging around is like banging your head against a brick wall. Don't blame the people who still enjoy the music.