PSYMUN said:

Lovesexy is a magical piece of work, Im in the group of people that have played this album at a time of being down in the dumps. People can go on about how its not as good as his other albums and compare each track off Lovesexy with tracks off other albums but thats not what Lovesexys about. I hated that it was a tracked as 1 track on CD when I first got it, now it makes sence. You have to listen to it all the way thru and be at a certain point in your life to actually get what Lovesexy is, there is something seriously healthy about listening to this album, its like a shot in the arm for the soul.

I agree!

still my number 1 fave over all of the others and the one that made me a fan for life at 12 yrs old. i dont get the negative comments about it, as even after all of this time, it sounds fresh to my ears.

and the comments that some songs sound demo-ish? to me this is one of the "thickest" albums he's ever done in terms of production. there's all kinds of layers and things to discover going on in the background. whether it's effects, musical parts, voices, etc.

song writing quality? i feel like every song is worthy and necessary and that it's just as good as anything he's ever done.

that said, it's Prince. his fans are divided on what's good and bad and have been for eons. like what you like and don't shit on other people for having a different opinion.

As "psychedelic" as Around The World In a Day was said to be, Lovesexy is his true psychedelic masterpiece, intentional or not. Therein lies the problem for some folks, I imagine. Personally, I think it's great.

Dogsinthetrees said:

As "psychedelic" as Around The World In a Day was said to be, Lovesexy is his true psychedelic masterpiece, intentional or not. Therein lies the problem for some folks, I imagine. Personally, I think it's great.

I love psychedelia and ATWIAD is the album that really turned me on to Prince, when I was 16 and exposed to little more than The Beatles. Sorry, but I don't hear psychedelia in Lovesexy. Even though I still love ATWIAD, it's brand of psychedelia seems contrived today. The songs still work though, which is why it still sounds so damn good. Let's face it, Prince has been a lot of things, but he's never been a very "good" druggie!

Lovesexy just might be my most favorite Prince album EVER. It's funky as crap, and once you get past "Eye No" (Prince has a lot of CDs where the first song is a dud. "Compassion", anyone? "Thunder"?) but after that, it's funky town all the way! "Alphabet Street", "Glam Slam", "Anna Stesia", "Dance On" - ("There's a bass guitar in this..."), "Lovesexy" (this song is freakin' PERFECT!) Funky, funky, funk! It slows down after that, but the last three songs are still great! I even LOVE the cover to death! Naked prince surrounded by giant flowers!? Insane! (and therefore, awesome!)

I still remember to this day, in one of our high school classes our teacher wanted us to write the lyrics to a song (I forget the reason) for an assignment. So I chose When 2 R In Love, and she was so disgusted by the raunchy lyrics, to this day it makes me laugh!

PS - the ONLY thing I actually disliked about Lovesexy was the continuous track version he originally released (and of which I purchased.) I realize this has (hallelujah!) since been fixed so it's now nine separate tracks.

The1592 said:

dawnboy999 said:

Lemon Crush... much better than anything on Lovesexy.

SoulAlive said:

Rinluv said:

I have to agree to some extent. I dont LOVE the album (as a whole) as many others. Aside from When 2 R In Love and I Wish U Heaven I can care less about the album. Some of the songs sound like demos/unfinished. Like some of the songs on SOTT. But its not a terrible album but its not a incredible album either imo.

You really think so? I think "Dance On" is the only track that sounds demo-like.

Yeah, I think Anna Stesia, Eye No also. imo

DaveG said:

In my opinion, your opinion.. is a terrible opinion....

mine too........

una sacco di fregnacce...............

Imaginative said:

The1592 said:

When most people talk about Prince's golden age, it's usually Purple Rain (or 1999 or Dirty Mind) through Sign O The Times.

For me, the "golden age" ends with the album. Outside of his more recent forays into instrumental music and jazz, I think the formulation of the NPG sound is the last time he really made a new artistic statement.

I'd extend it through The Gold Experience, but I know not everyone shares my tastes.

I like Lovesexy. The only song that I wouldn't miss is Dance On.

Dave1992 said:

babynoz said:

Such hysterics!

Instead of over-reacting, realize that people may dislike the album for reasons other than why you may think they do...It just isn't some people's cup of tea.

That's completely cool. I just explained why I do like that album and why I think there is more to it than just the music. Me having another opinion doesn't equal me dismissing everyone who doesn't think so!

Glad you enjoy it.

NDRU said:

IMO Batman is an interesting album conceptually, the way he links the characters to sides of his own personality. Musically, it's cool, but it feels minimal, and not in the best way. The songs feel underdeveloped, with some exceptions like Vicky Waiting & Trust.

Yeah, I think the concept of the characters could've been used even more on the album - as it is, it is really just a Prince album, not so much a soundtrack to the movie.

RE: Lovesexy - you see more mixed opinions to it these days, where as you wouldn't often see anything but all-out praise really. I think it suffers from a few things, but it's still a really great album and the end of a career chapter.

NouveauDance said:

NDRU said:

IMO Batman is an interesting album conceptually, the way he links the characters to sides of his own personality. Musically, it's cool, but it feels minimal, and not in the best way. The songs feel underdeveloped, with some exceptions like Vicky Waiting & Trust.

Yeah, I think the concept of the characters could've been used even more on the album - as it is, it is really just a Prince album, not so much a soundtrack to the movie.

RE: Lovesexy - you see more mixed opinions to it these days, where as you wouldn't often see anything but all-out praise really. I think it suffers from a few things, but it's still a really great album and the end of a career chapter.

Lovesexy is one of his masterpieces IMO. It is unique and creative all at the same time and still funky. Even the less favorites like Glam Slam and Dance On have a unique charm.

SoulAlive said:

PSYMUN said:

Lovesexy is a magical piece of work, Im in the group of people that have played this album at a time of being down in the dumps. People can go on about how its not as good as his other albums and compare each track off Lovesexy with tracks off other albums but thats not what Lovesexys about. I hated that it was a tracked as 1 track on CD when I first got it, now it makes sence. You have to listen to it all the way thru and be at a certain point in your life to actually get what Lovesexy is, there is something seriously healthy about listening to this album, its like a shot in the arm for the soul.

I agree!

Me too.

PrettyMan72 said:

Lovesexy is one of his masterpieces IMO. It is unique and creative all at the same time and still funky. Even the less favorites like Glam Slam and Dance On have a unique charm.

Yeh!!!!F**king right!!

Lovesexy was a great album whose dance mixes were even better.

I could've done without the relatively flat mix. I could've done without the lack of separated tracks.

I thought it was representative of what Prince could do if left "alone" in his musical romper room in what was still a new-feeling, post-Revolution context.

Still, the grooves of Eye No, Alphabet St., Dance On and Positivity are killer, dated sounds and all.

I'd love a remastered, tracked version...

dawnboy999 said:

I don't understand the love affair with this album with so many critics and fans labeling it a classic. Besides Alphabet St the melodies are weak and forced not inspired. The production is derivative and not at all original. Princes vocals don't seem passionate and confident and songs like Lovesexy Dance on and Glam slam are some of the worst Prince songs ever put on a heavily promoted album. To me the irony is that for all the hate and sell out accusations of the follow up Batman soundtrack the songs on that album were far superior. Electric Chair ,Trust and Lemon Crush are much better than anything on Lovesexy.

Well it took me 10 years to really get this album to be honest with you...I had to read about why he made the album and the whole understanding of what happened previously to appreciate how the songs go together kind of like a story (although When 2 R In Love seems kind of thrown in there..and always have...which indeed it was).

I do agree that Batman album melody wise and songwise are more easily accessible and enjoyable. It was the whole mood of Lovesexy that kind of brings it down...some of it is over produced and dark in parts.

I liekd Lovesexy, but I agree I listen to Batman alot more.

ThreadBare said:

Lovesexy was a great album whose dance mixes were even better.

I could've done without the relatively flat mix. I could've done without the lack of separated tracks.

I thought it was representative of what Prince could do if left "alone" in his musical romper room in what was still a new-feeling, post-Revolution context.

Still, the grooves of Eye No, Alphabet St., Dance On and Positivity are killer, dated sounds and all.

I'd love a remastered, tracked version...

remixed, remasted and tracked. Some amazing songs that would be even better without the dated sound. Alphabet St. has a naive nonsense feel to it, while it at the same time has lyrics that younger people don't understand, and the bass licks on it are amazing. Overall a great bubblegum pop song that also has some subtle edge to it, that other bubblegum music doesn't have.

Revolutionary said:

Lovesexy has always been one of my favorite albums- it's creatively brilliant, risque & hyperfuturistic - I love it now more than ever. "I Wish U Heaven" is one of my top ten Prince songs- some just don't get this album and love to dog it - I am a dog in love with it.

Again Lovesexy is a great album but Batman is much better its cold,funky,stripped back, its a back to basics album and shows what prince does best and had a great concept (Gemini/Joker/Batman/Vicki/Bruce)

i really do think you had to be there at the time to tru;y appreciate it. It was totally unique, the tour to back it was of course the stuff of ledgend and it formed part of a big new spiritual awakening. As for the album itself, well he created a real one off - it's simply unique.

aiden3121 said:

Again Lovesexy is a great album but Batman is much better its cold,funky,stripped back, its a back to basics album and shows what prince does best and had a great concept (Gemini/Joker/Batman/Vicki/Bruce)

Batman is absolutely boring to me. So many songs with Prince on auto-pilot. I can't imagine anybody saying: Prince is a genius after listening to this album. It's just too simple and unspecial.

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funkomatic said:

aiden3121 said:

Again Lovesexy is a great album but Batman is much better its cold,funky,stripped back, its a back to basics album and shows what prince does best and had a great concept (Gemini/Joker/Batman/Vicki/Bruce)

Batman is absolutely boring to me. So many songs with Prince on auto-pilot. I can't imagine anybody saying: Prince is a genius after listening to this album. It's just too simple and unspecial.

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Yeah and it WORKED The fact remains that Batman is catchy, pleasing to the ear and not muddled in over-production, plus we got the Scandelous Suite, Feel U Up, 200 Balloons and the extended remixes of Batman, Partyman and William Orbit mix of The Future (lets not talk about Sex..which was drivel). Lemon Crush was a dopamine rush. Scandelous was sultry and sexy. Batman is one of his best album closers and The Future was a great funky opener.

I think the album does have it's simplicity lyrically, I still think the music itself was quite experimental hwoever....check the moogs and the samples on Lemon Crush. Trust's gospel like pop/funk, and not to mention Vicki Waiting was an underground hit waiting to be heard!

Ultimately I would take Batman over over Lovesexy.

Batdance to me is a pop-art masterpiece. Even more so today that when it was released. It has aged incredibly well. The Futute is just top to bottom better than anything on Lovesexy. Electric Chair is great. Scandalous is great too.

Rarely will I put on eiter of these two albums, but to me, song for song, the brilliance of Batdance and The Future put Batman as the better closing of the classic era than Lovesexy.

nathanaaron said:

Lovesexy just might be my most favorite Prince album EVER. It's funky as crap, and once you get past "Eye No" (Prince has a lot of CDs where the first song is a dud. "Compassion", anyone? "Thunder"?) but after that, it's funky town all the way! "Alphabet Street", "Glam Slam", "Anna Stesia", "Dance On" - ("There's a bass guitar in this..."), "Lovesexy" (this song is freakin' PERFECT!) Funky, funky, funk! It slows down after that, but the last three songs are still great! I even LOVE the cover to death! Naked prince surrounded by giant flowers!? Insane! (and therefore, awesome!)

I still remember to this day, in one of our high school classes our teacher wanted us to write the lyrics to a song (I forget the reason) for an assignment. So I chose When 2 R In Love, and she was so disgusted by the raunchy lyrics, to this day it makes me laugh!

Huh?? Eye No is funky as hell!! Whatchu talkin' about, Willis??! It's one of the highlights of the album for me. My preference, in order:

Anna Stesia

When 2 R In Love

Eye No

Lovesexy

I Wish U Heaven

Alphabet St.

Positivity

Glam Slam

Dance On

LOL at your story about the teacher!!