JoeTyler said:

A turkey, it was his worst work at that point (if we dismiss Kamasutra and other NPG albums). The only good song is the title-track, which is really, really good. The rest is crap or OVERRATED stuff (Mad Sex, Wasted Kisses, Come On, The One, which are just ok, at best)

Skip this turkey.

Did you say that Peach sounds like Pheremone to you? I wanted to know why?

ufoclub said:

Mad Sex has a great sound and a different sound for him... and it has wicked sex lyrics "bloody holes" "lips got wet today"

Come On and The One are incredible

The hidden track is cool...

That's four keepers... that's perhaps the average number of "hits" I feel are on every Prince album, throwing out hindsight nostalgia and unrelated surrounding life/pop circumstances for each album.

This is true. They are not his best songs ever but they are enjoyable and his lyrics are worth listening to.

ufoclub said:

JoeTyler said:

A turkey, it was his worst work at that point (if we dismiss Kamasutra and other NPG albums). The only good song is the title-track, which is really, really good. The rest is crap or OVERRATED stuff (Mad Sex, Wasted Kisses, Come On, The One, which are just ok, at best)

Skip this turkey.

Did you say that Peach sounds like Pheremone to you? I wanted to know why?

Uh? Oh, okay, I'll answer you there (the Come thread)

Swa said:

NewPower Soul

With Crystal Ball still rotating its way through my playlist, the word came out that a new album was due to drop. Credited as a New Power Generation release New Power Soul I was curious how much of it would be a group workout and how much of it would be pure .

Slotting the cd into my player, I loaded up New Power Soul. And as instructed the groove did make my head bop, up and down up and down. As if hypnotising me into the groove. While lacking the punch of some of the other album openers the bouncy vibe laid the work for the album – focused on dance grooves and fun rather than reinventing or pushing musical bounds.

Case in point, Mad Sex, a slithering little song that just kicks back in the groove of the track. Nothing overwhelming about it, the track quickly lost my attention and ended up being background music. Saved for the lyric book that tried to entice me back with every new verse.

With its ethereal vibe Until Your In My Arms Again is a song that shows off the artistry of song writing, of laying down on a page the truth, in all it’s painful glory. The longing is tangible, the pain real. The sadness ever present despite the beautiful arrangement and vocal.

When You Love Somebody to me always feels like it would have been more at home on emancipation. It has a Disc 1 vibe to it, sliding up next to somebody’s somebody. Now you know I love SS, so I was bound to fall for this track too. A playful track punctuated by horn stabs and carried by a hopeful though that you accept the good and the bad in relationships and a flip side to the whole “why do you put up with such $hit” line. What the final breakdown has to do with the song I don’t know, but it’s funky so I let it be. Lol.

When I first heard Shoo-bed-ooh I was hooked on the stripped back feel of the track, but now whatever appeal it had has overstayed its welcome. It just feels lightweight. Shame, cause I once really loved this song.

Unfortunately lightweight is how I would describe Push It Up! Unfortunately by referencing “Jam of the Year” it just highlights what the song isn’t, a kick a$$ funk jam. Instead it comes across undercooked and under baked.

Thankfully Freaks on This Side with its sample of “Now” does justice to the comparison. With a modern funkadelic feel, the track warbles along through the verses and hits with a hook in the chorus. A smile raiser.

From the first note of Come On I was there. The prancing beat, and slinking synth bass line had me. Then that playful melody danced across my speakers. So before a word was spoken I had bought it. Thankfully the chorus lived up to the catchiness of the groove. And was I ever so pleased it was the lead single with the remixes that came along with it.

The sex you up title has be awarded to The One. It had always been a hidden gem in the catalogue with its simmering seduction and enchanting arrangement. Lost on many during the 2003 live tour of Australia I for one was happy it was in the set. Reminiscent of The Question of U, it’s one of my favour ballads.

It’s a shame Funky Music follows it. This run of the mill funk groove did nothing to me back then and fails to move me today. Dressed up in all the production value it can muster, it just fails to impress.

Am I alone in thinking the most interesting track on the set is Wasted Kisses? I remember when I first listened to the album, Funky Music lost me and I pressed stop. It wasn’t until I played the album a second time later that night as I was drifting off to sleep that after a few minutes of silence I was jolted upright by the song. There is a great deal of sadness inherent in this track, and I think that is the appeal. Addressing the same issues as I Hate U, but done with a darker funkier edge it remains a favourite of mine.

In whole the album was a tad disappointing. I remember it not sticking around too long amongst the stuff I listened to that year. And to be honest it was the start of a sense of apathy that crept into my appreciation for Prince / . From here and the next few releases I would buy them religiously, listen to them find a gem or two and then kind of park the album. It was a time where if I wanted to really feel the funk I was delving back into the catalogue than relishing the new material. Even today as I relisten to the album I can’t help but think it is a tad disjointed, almost a rushed collection of individual songs than a cohesive set. Sure there are some wonderful songs on here, but as an album it just doesn’t sit right.

are you a DREAM, or you are really

wtail

I purchased this as a cassette in a $2 store years ago i hadn't heard of it, saw Prince on the cover & asked myself what was my beloved doing in a store like this? Didn't think it was legite but turned out it was!

Got it home played it & loved it! I lost it & some of my Prince collection in a fire not long after, but it remains the only 1 i havn't replaced! I MISS IT SO MUCH, i know i can get it off the net but i like 2 purchase my prince music in the original packaging. Call me old skool' but it adds more meaning 2 my collection!

lovesexy06 said:

I purchased this as a cassette in a $2 store years ago i hadn't heard of it, saw Prince on the cover & asked myself what was my beloved doing in a store like this? Didn't think it was legite but turned out it was!

Got it home played it & loved it! I lost it & some of my Prince collection in a fire not long after, but it remains the only 1 i havn't replaced! I MISS IT SO MUCH, i know i can get it off the net but i like 2 purchase my prince music in the original packaging. Call me old skool' but it adds more meaning 2 my collection!

i rest my case

the album is crap:lol:

I think it's great some people like it more than I obviously do. I still think The One and Wasted Kisses still hold up strong though and wouldn't feel out of place on a current release.

Rightly said:

lovesexy06 said:

I purchased this as a cassette in a $2 store years ago i hadn't heard of it, saw Prince on the cover & asked myself what was my beloved doing in a store like this? Didn't think it was legite but turned out it was!

Got it home played it & loved it! I lost it & some of my Prince collection in a fire not long after, but it remains the only 1 i havn't replaced! I MISS IT SO MUCH, i know i can get it off the net but i like 2 purchase my prince music in the original packaging. Call me old skool' but it adds more meaning 2 my collection!

i rest my case

the album is crap:lol:

Like it Love it or Hate it, if ure a collector of Prince's work u dont have a collection without it! Even if it sits & never gets played at least it's there!