Just put the album away and play it again on a friday night.

I quite fondly remember 1998 due to the tours (multiple!) that he did of Europe that year.

The album works better with that context for me.

udo said:

I quite fondly remember 1998 due to the tours (multiple!) that he did of Europe that year.

Me too, NPS still twangs on my nostalgia strings.

Optimus2 said:

was Until Ure In My Arms Again & Wasted Kisses about his child Gregory?

No.

NouveauDance said:

That shit is an insult to Camille.

You are an insult to Prince and everyone on this board with your dirty mouth. Negative Negative Negative. I forgot you were thee authority on Princes music. How could I forget?

Revolutionary said:

NouveauDance said:

That shit is an insult to Camille.

You are an insult to Prince and everyone on this board with your dirty mouth. Negative Negative Negative. I forgot you were thee authority on Princes music. How could I forget?

I'm the authority on my opinion yes, and we're on a fucking Prince site, the guy made a career of swearing and you're whining about the word 'shit' - shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

I quite like "Wasted Kisses." "Come On" is a good track but the live version he did on Leno (which featured much more guitar) is much better. I never really got the hype about "The One." Otherwise this always struck me as his most disappointing album (maybe tied with Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic). If this is what freedom sounds like get Prince back on the "plantation!" During his "war" with WB we were kind of led to believe that they were holding him back so I think most fans had high expectations for his new, "free" music but for the most part he didn't deliver. Just my opinion but the music he recorded circa 1997-2000 was his creative nadir, even worse than the late '80s/early '90s. A lot of it sounds fairly generic and uninspired.

I don't remember this album.

after a few more listens....the only tracks worth listening 2 are as follows...bare in mind none of them i consider classics,

Until Ure In My Arms Again & When U Love Somebody - Nice "memorable" Melodys On Those 2

Come On & Funky Music - Nice but dont really seem 2 build or go any further...however the rap ruins the latter!

The One - Like the vocal work.....but forgettable....dosent stick in ur head

I recall I was really anxious when I bought the CD but felt so-so after the first listen. What really pissed me off was the NPS concert in Concord. A half assed attempt for a half hour show. Then a three hour drive back to the Monterey Bay.

yeah, i could've saved you the trouble and some cash if you'd asked first.

i wouldn't waste any money on that one. that album's horrible.

Gohi said:

Many on here think of it as a horrible album. It's just a bad Prince album.

It was sort of the wanning of the symbol years, which started out really strong but went downhill after a while with "Emancipation" (too bloated and unfocused). It was an NPG album (for better or worse) but it does have some strong songs on it. Just overall, it feels like with all the freedom, Prince could be doing something much stronger. In many ways it seemed like he just wanted to jam but there are also some strong attempts at being very commerical as well. It just isn't great.

VinnyM27 said:

It's a shitty shit hop disgrace.

Mad Sex alone makes the album worthwhile. That song has ATTITUDE! Fantastic track.

VinnyM27 said:

Many on here think of it as a horrible album. It's just a bad Prince album.

It was sort of the wanning of the symbol years, which started out really strong but went downhill after a while with "Emancipation" (too bloated and unfocused). It was an NPG album (for better or worse) but it does have some strong songs on it. Just overall, it feels like with all the freedom, Prince could be doing something much stronger. In many ways it seemed like he just wanted to jam but there are also some strong attempts at being very commerical as well. It just isn't great.

yeah like Rave and 3121...which in my eyes are his most commercial

I'm still curious why Prince used to tie his son up with stockings.

Spinlight said:

I'm still curious why Prince used to tie his son up with stockings.

what u mean by that???

Optimus2 said:

Spinlight said:

I'm still curious why Prince used to tie his son up with stockings.

what u mean by that???

Some people claim that the song "Wasted Kisses" was written about Prince's son. The song contains the following lines:

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crappy album

I bought it two years ago and it's one of his better 90's albums.

MattyJam said:

Mad Sex alone makes the album worthwhile. That song has ATTITUDE! Fantastic track.

funkaholic1972 says:

1. New Power Soul

2. Mad Sex

3. Until U're In My Arms Again

4. When U Love Somebody

5. Shoo Bed Ooh

6. Push It Up

7. Freaks On This Side

8. Come On

9. The One

10. ( Like) Funky Music

11. Wasted Kisses 1/2

Best Track: "Come On" live on Jay Leno, great stuff!

It is not Prince's best, but not his worst either. There are a few tracks on there that I really enjoy. And a few that are very lame.

It is just a throwaway party album if you ask me, and quite enjoyable as such!

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It's not my favorite, but for The One alone I keep it around.

Like others have said, it needs more than one listen.

I love the mood of The One...gives me shivers.