Most prince songs are either brilliant or have flashes of brilliance running through them

but what of the ones that we are just indiffrent to??

im not talking "purple and gold" WE ALL FUCKIN HATED THAT ONE!!

BUt the ones that get no mention cos we forgot about em

ill start with my choice

THE UNITED STATES OF DIVISION

an utterly utterly song

Girl

rdhull said:

Girl

disclaimer

*HE IS JOKING*

I think there were a lot of middle of the road tunes on Diamonds and Pearls that are BORING or just sound generic.

Walk don't Walk

Strolling

Live For Love

I think Slow Love is boring on the SOTT album.

I was never excited by the album version of "Baby I'm a Star" and much preferred the weird conceptual "I Would Die 4 U". Live it's something exciting though, as he changes it up, and adds all kinds of fun parts and jams.

I'm bored by "And God Created Women"... its just too normal.

I like the more strange Prince songs, the more creative ones, unless the melody is just great like "Purple Rain" or "Old Friends for Sale" or the lyrics are great.

And actually as a b-side, I was always bored by "Girl" compared to Shockadelica or Another Lonely Christmas or God or Irresistible Bitch or She's always in My Hair.

I would have to say one of the worst most boring songs I've ever heard Prince put out is "Resolution" on the end of the Planet Earth album.

Cinnamon Girl sounds so terribly dated and sub-par.

Life of the party is such a horrible horrible track, a cringeworthy attempt to create a party jam.

ufoclub said:

nurse lawson,

Little Red Corvette is one of P's 'tipping point of genius' songs.

I couldn't agree with you (& berlinas2k) more about Strollin'.

love,

Dr Otter

ufoclub said:

I would have to say one of the worst most boring songs I've ever heard Prince put out is "Resolution" on the end of the Planet Earth album.

I couldn't agree more about "Resolution." It's not a particularly bad song, but very unremarkable and forgettable.

On the Couch

Satisfied

Extraordinary

The Work

Resolution

Planet Earth

All the Midnights in the World

12.01

Telemarketer´s Blues

The Greatest Romance That´s Ever Been Sold

Baby Knows

I can´t listen to those songs. Boring, generic, repetitive, uninspired, lame.

berlinas2k said:

ufoclub said:

I think there were a lot of middle of the road tunes on Diamonds and Pearls that are BORING or just sound generic.

Walk don't Walk

Strolling

Live For Love

I have to disagree with you. I realize it's just opinion but there is nothing generic or boring about any of those songs. They sound like nothing he had done previously. Not necessarily his best work but certainly not generic, in my opinion.

If Prince did a song in the exact vein as Hound Dog by Elvis, it might be unique to Prince's public output, bit it would not be unique to the world. It would still be old and done before.

These songs sound to me like anyone could have made them up. They don't sound like unique Prince songs, they sound super conservative and grandpa friendly in each one's core concept and structure and lyric. Dionne Warwick could have put out "Strolling" way back. Rush could have put out a song like "Live for Love" way back (out of these three "Live For Love" is the most interesting, but I still think it's a bit dead by Prince standards), and you could have heard "Walk Don't Walk" in any generic children's show in the 70's (but that one does have creative production on top of the conservative song idea)

The embellishing production choices on Walk don't Walk and Live For Love are a bit more creative (and more of what I like about Prince), but there's no hope for Strolling... it's completely conservatively generic in all ways to my ears.

But you're right it's all opinion and subjective to each unique listener's internal needs and stored library of music is.

Some of the most hated songs like "Jughead" "Life of the Party" or "Grafitti Bridge" or "Everybody Loves Me" are still creative and interesting in my opinion compared to something as boring to my ears as "Strolling" or "Resolution". People seem to not comment that "Jughead" follows the the same core structure as "Housequake". It's almost like a remake and D&P disguise slapped on.

I like this thread because it is the few average songs that I don't appreciate. I'd rather have a crazy "Wedding Feast" then something unremarkable.

NeonCraxx said:

I can't sit all the way through the Cloreen Bacon Skin. I think it's boring, it should have been shorter and I don't get the humor. The Prince worst song I can think of actually.

I love "Cloreen Baconskin" because it's got a wicked funky groove that sound unlike anything I've heard anyone else put out, creative vocals and crazy humor, and it's such a creative slap to just put a long, raw, improvised take of clowning around as a cut on an album. I love that attitude. Besides "The Undertaker" this track is what Prince would sound like if he was a garage band next door to you.

KoolEaze said:

On the Couch

Satisfied

Extraordinary

The Work

Resolution

Planet Earth

All the Midnights in the World

12.01

Telemarketer´s Blues

The Greatest Romance That´s Ever Been Sold

Baby Knows

I can´t listen to those songs. Boring, generic, repetitive, uninspired, lame.

I know I've heard these songs in the past, but besides TGRTEBS, I can't remember any of them...so that's a damn good list!

ufoclub said:

berlinas2k said:

ufoclub said: I have to disagree with you. I realize it's just opinion but there is nothing generic or boring about any of those songs. They sound like nothing he had done previously. Not necessarily his best work but certainly not generic, in my opinion.

If Prince did a song in the exact vein as Hound Dog by Elvis, it might be unique to Prince's public output, bit it would not be unique to the world. It would still be old and done before.

These songs sound to me like anyone could have made them up. They don't sound like unique Prince songs, they sound super conservative and grandpa friendly in each one's core concept and structure and lyric. Dionne Warwick could have put out "Strolling" way back. Rush could have put out a song like "Live for Love" way back (out of these three "Live For Love" is the most interesting, but I still think it's a bit dead by Prince standards), and you could have heard "Walk Don't Walk" in any generic children's show in the 70's (but that one does have creative production on top of the conservative song idea)

The embellishing production choices on Walk don't Walk and Live For Love are a bit more creative (and more of what I like about Prince), but there's no hope for Strolling... it's completely conservatively generic in all ways to my ears.

But you're right it's all opinion and subjective to each unique listener's internal needs and stored library of music is.

I kind of agree with this analysis and I think he purposely made the songs to sound 'ordinary' as possible (for a Prince song that is) to increase record sales.

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[Edited 2/20/12 11:43am]

rdhull said:

ufoclub said:

If Prince did a song in the exact vein as Hound Dog by Elvis, it might be unique to Prince's public output, bit it would not be unique to the world. It would still be old and done before.

These songs sound to me like anyone could have made them up. They don't sound like unique Prince songs, they sound super conservative and grandpa friendly in each one's core concept and structure and lyric. Dionne Warwick could have put out "Strolling" way back. Rush could have put out a song like "Live for Love" way back (out of these three "Live For Love" is the most interesting, but I still think it's a bit dead by Prince standards), and you could have heard "Walk Don't Walk" in any generic children's show in the 70's (but that one does have creative production on top of the conservative song idea)

The embellishing production choices on Walk don't Walk and Live For Love are a bit more creative (and more of what I like about Prince), but there's no hope for Strolling... it's completely conservatively generic in all ways to my ears.

But you're right it's all opinion and subjective to each unique listener's internal needs and stored library of music is.

I kind of agrewe with this analyusis and I think he purposely made the songs to sound 'ordinary' as possible (for a Prince song that is) to increase record sales.

You're right, I think he did try to make some more listener friendly conservative material. I remember that friends of mine complaining about the Sign o' the Times album as being too weird, and not as fun as Janet Jackson's album.I think Prince was trying to counter the reputation of being a weird artist, and wanted to showcase that he could make songs your grandma would like too.

Some younger people today started and ended on Prince from Diamonds and Pearls days, and he suprisingly has a rated G image to them (in terms of song intensity and explicit material). They are surprised to learn about why there are parental warnings on albums (Purple Rain album and Gore), and don't even realize that Prince used to cuss up a storm.

I remember one friend of mine hearing "Days of Wild" and saying, it's really weird to hear Prince cuss! I was like, "What??"

Prince has the craziest image problems of any pop personality I know. Problems as in misinterpretations and wrong impressions.

ufoclub said:

rdhull said:

I kind of agrewe with this analyusis and I think he purposely made the songs to sound 'ordinary' as possible (for a Prince song that is) to increase record sales.

You're right, I think he did try to make some more listener friendly conservative material. I remember that friends of mine complaining about the Sign o' the Times album as being too weird, and not as fun as Janet Jackson's album.I think Prince was trying to counter the reputation of being a weird artist, and wanted to showcase that he could make songs your grandma would like too.

Some younger people today started and ended on Prince from Diamonds and Pearls days, and he suprisingly has a rated G image to them (in terms of song intensity and explicit material). They are surprised to learn about why there are parental warnings on albums (Purple Rain album and Gore), and don't even realize that Prince used to cuss up a storm.

I remember one friend of mine hearing "Days of Wild" and saying, it's really weird to hear Prince cuss! I was like, "What??"

Prince has the craziest image problems of any pop personality I know. Problems as in misinterpretations and wrong impressions.

Thats what is crazy in all this but it makes sense. I think Prince realized he did himself a disservice with the crazy clothes and risque stage shows and songs as it took away from his credibility as a song writer. His shit was so out there that folks forgot that he could belt out /write a tune that sounds classic in the great american tradition as a Porter, Young, etc etc. So he ended up with that. He wanted all to come and see him..young and old, and especially folks with THEIR kids. I mean I guess it happens to us all and artists, espcially rock stars. They want to have everyone come and join in. Im not sure its only that they realize there's a market they were/are missing (which means less moola for them, 'that Duran Duran money') or something else such as a "see people..see what I can do too..Im not just Computer Blue with Wendy giveng me said head" vibe.

Thsis is why I said that whole Uptown ideal was bullshit. He was being phony.

well i never knew some peeps didnt dig strollin

its in my top ten!

jonylawson said:

well i never knew some peeps didnt dig strollin

its in my top ten!

I understand why a lot of people dislike it and find it very boring. I really, really do.

But I love that song!

Such a feelgood, sunny, innocent song about strolling in the park, eating icecream, skating, doing silly stuff. Love it. It kind of brings a bit of sunshine into my apartment.

jonylawson said:

I find little red corvette boring [...]

Now THAT is some hot stinking bullshit!

Some of my picks, in chronological order:

So Blue

Still Waiting

Something In The Water

(most of Graffiti Bridge)

Walk Don't Walk

And God Created Woman

Billy Jack Bitch

Emancipation

Let's Have A Baby

On The Couch

Dear Mr. Man

(most of 20Ten)

I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now.

[Edited 2/20/12 14:15pm]

CrabalockerFishwife said:

jonylawson said:

I find little red corvette boring [...]

Something In The Water

^^^high on crack..toting a machine gun

It always comes back to Cybersingle or Eye Like Funky Music for me.

although I suppose Cybersingle isn't really boring so much as crap.

For what it's worth I quite like Walk Don't Walk

Most songs on The Truth.

For me, "Until U're in My Arms Again" definitely falls into that bland, uninspired category.

ufoclub said:

NeonCraxx said:

I can't sit all the way through the Cloreen Bacon Skin. I think it's boring, it should have been shorter and I don't get the humor. The Prince worst song I can think of actually.

I love "Cloreen Baconskin" because it's got a wicked funky groove that sound unlike anything I've heard anyone else put out, creative vocals and crazy humor, and it's such a creative slap to just put a long, raw, improvised take of clowning around as a cut on an album. I love that attitude. Besides "The Undertaker" this track is what Prince would sound like if he was a garage band next door to you.

Exactly. It is extremely repetitive and I can see why people might find it boring but it has a great groove and Prince and Morris ride it for the whole fifteen minutes.

Still, ever since I first heard "U Gotta Shake Something" I have wished that he had included it instead of "Cloreen Bacon Skin." As a fifteen minute jam I believe that more people would be able to appreciate it.