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Rank the songs on emancipation A tired concept, but would love to see a list of all of them best to worst. Heres mine
CLASSICS 1. The Holy River - 10/10 2. One of Us - 10 3. The love we make - 10 4. I can't make u love me - 10 5. Curious Child -10 6. In this bed I scream 9.5 7. Courtin Time 9.5
VERY GOOD 8. Somebody's Somebody 9 9. Sex in the summer 8.5 10. Betcha by golly wow 8.5 11. My computer 8 12. White mansion 8 13. Soul Sancutary 8 14. Right back here in my arms 8 15. Dream about u 7.5 16. Saviour 7.5
OKAY - DECENT - AVERAGE 17. One kiss at a time 7.5 18. Damned if I do 7.5 19. Emancipation 7 20. Jame of the year 7 21. Sleep Around 7 22. La la la means I love u 6.5 23. Emale 6 24. Style 6 25. Joint 2 Joint 5.5
FILLER 26. We gets up 5 (Can induce a migraine, esp ENNNPEEEEGEEEE) 27. Get yo groove on 4.5 (Especially annoying with Motalbo and Big Juice) 28. Slave 4 29. Human Body 4 (Dated Bontempi style keyboarding, no lyrical complexity) 30. Lets Have a baby 3.5 (Like being force fed a bag of sugar) 31. New World 3.5 (Go nowhere track)
ABSOLUTE CRAP 32. Mr Happy 2.5 (Very bad rapping) 33. Face Down 2 (Morose and very bad rap track) 34. Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother Wife 1.5 (Ridiculously bad) 35. Da da da 0.5 (Just the worstest rapping shit ever made) 36. The Plan 0.0 (Absolutely nothing music - flat and dull, instaskip)
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Agree in general, would probably have Get Yo Groove On and Slave a little higher up.
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1. Holy River 2. right back here in my arms 3. In this bed scream 4. somebody's somebody 5. The love we make 6. one of us 7. white mansion 8. 9. slave 10. soul sanctuary 11. Face down 12. dreamin about u 13. Jam of the year 14. joint 2 joint 15. saviour 16. my computer 17. courtin time 18. mr happy 19. curious child 20.friend mother sister' 21. style 22. Emale 23. emancipation 24. the plan 25. sex in the summer 26. da da da 27. betcha by golly wow 28. lets have a baby 29. la la la means 30. get yo groove on 31. sleep around 32. we gets up 33. damned if 34. new world 35.the human body
I honestly love every song . . .
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cant make u love me
~My Favorites Joint 2 Joint Slave Human Body Dreamin About U Jam of The Year In This Bed I Scream One of Us White Mansion Somebody's Somebody Friend, Lover, etc (i don't know why this gets a lot of hate) Eye Can't Make U Love Me Curious Child The Love We Make Sex In The Summer
Songs I Enjoy Emancipation Facedown One Kiss At A Time Da Da Da The Holy River (even though it's overrated IMO) New World Soul sanctuary Right Back Here In My Arms Let's Have A Baby My Computer Savior Style
Songs I Usually Skip Sleep Around (I don't know why. I just don't hate it or love it) La La La means I Love U Betcha By Golly Wow (it's okay I guess, I still skip it) The Plan (Though it does relax me if I decide to let it play) Mr Happy Emale We Gets Up (horrible) Courtin Time (even more horrible) Damned if Eye Do (the ending ruins it for me)
Well there you go. I didn't think I could do it.
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Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Me too! There are a few that im not into. But due to the sheer amount of Excellent tracks on Emancipation it always makes my top 10 album list. | |
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I made a list, and realised I love or at least like nearly every song on the album. It was hard to rank them. Instead, I'll just list for you the only songs I don't like:
In the order they appear on the album..
We Gets Up I Can't Make U Love Me Mr. Happy One Kiss At A Time Let's Have A Baby The Plan [and I usually love his instrumental music] Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife Da, Da, Da
.. and I don't even think any of those songs are horrible.. I do play and enjoy them sometimes.
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Slave and New World are EASILY the two most interesting songs on the album. | |
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Interesting you say that, those were the 2 songs that were handed out at Paisley Park a year before the release of Emancipation, when the NPG were still around. TRUE BLUE |
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I haven't listened that album so many times as to know it pretty well and rank it. But I enjoyed it very much every time I listened. So I'd have to re-listen to make a rank. I'm not doing it now, but I'll say "My computer" (I always associate it with Kate Bush's "Deeper understanding" from The sensual world), "Slave", "Human body" and "The love we make" got me INSTANTLY. Such great songs, and there are many other great songs on the album. I like The Gold Experience, but I don't agree with what many of the members say; for me, his 90s album was Emancipation. The highlight's sum of Emancipation easily surpass that sum* of TGE, imo. Ok, maybe Emancipation would benefit very much being edited down to 2 or even 1 cd, but anyway.
[Edited 7/24/12 13:23pm] -Wtv u heard bout me is true,I change the rules n do what I wanna do.[Im n love w God,He's the only way - NOT!]We know we gotta die some day,so Im gon have fun evr MF night!Im gon 2 another life.How bout u?
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Just fun to compare...how we all love different things...
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What's so great about Courtin' Time?
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Another World: The Holy River Soul Sanctuary Dreamin' About U Sleep Around Somebody's Somebody Jam Of The Year
Great: In This Bed Eye Scream Eye Can't Make You Love Me Sex In The Summer Courtin' Time Joint 2 Joint Get Yo Groove On One Kiss At A Time Slave
Okay: White Mansion Emancipation We Gets Up New World Emale Let's Have A Baby Betcha By Golly Wow Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife
Meh: Right Back Here In My Arms Damed If Eye Do My Computer Curious Child Style One Of Us The Love We Make La, La, La Means Eye Love U Saviour Kinda Bad: Human Body
Shit: Mr. Happy Face Down Da Da Da
Unrankable: The Plan - Great song but it was on Kamasutra (I've never understood the album's hate) and goes more with that album's feel then this one [Edited 7/24/12 17:54pm] | |
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I am shocked people are calling Face Down shit...that has ALWAYS been a fave from the minute I heard it back in 96. I love most of it...don't really dig We Gets Up, Dreamin About u, and the title track...but none of those are THAT bad. There are tracks that I thought were utter shit when it came out...The Human Body, Courtin Time, Mr Happy, Da Da Da, and I Can't Make U Love Me, but they have all grown on me over time. |
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Its just so relaxed and jazzy and has a big band swing type feel. Very unlike Prince, plus the sequencing of its great after the terrible finish to get yo groove on (With all that big juice and motalbo crap at the end), it helps the ease into the big single. Its cool and breezy and clever. I just love it. Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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I didn't really appreciate it till I heard the remix(which should've been the official version). I'm not that keen on his rapping, but its a helluva statement.
Come to think of it, ALL of the outtakes(save for "2010" or whatever its titled) should've been in the album in place of some of the songs, esp "Heart of Stone" that song shouldn't be collecting vault dust. | |
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1. In This Bed Eye Scream 2. White Mansion 3. Joint 2 Joint 4. My Computer 5. Jam Of The Year 6. Eye Can't Make U Love Me 7. The Holy River 8. Somebody's Somebody 9. Style 10. Dreamin' About U 11. Right Back Here In My Arms 12. Emale 13. Sex In The Summer 14. New World 15. Sleep Around 16. One Of Us 17. Saviour 18. The Love We Make 19. Curious Child 20. Damned If Eye Do 21. Emancipation 22. Slave 23. Courtin' Time 24. Soul Sanctuary 25. Mr. Happy 26. Face Down 27. Get Yo Groove On 28. We Gets Up 29. One Kiss At A Time 30. Friend/Lover/Sister/Mother/Wife 31. Betcha By Golly Wow 32. The Human Body 33. Let's Have A Baby 34. Da, Da, Da 35. La, La, La Means Eye Love U 36. The Plan
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i need to dig this album out again | |
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Face Down > Joint 2 Joint > The rest.
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Just been listening to Sex in the Summer to put me in a good mood! Really loving Emancipation a lot recently. Especially watching the performances/interviews Prince did at this time cuz he looks so amazingly beautiful here! Don't know if it's his short hair, the goatee beard or what... but I could just dive into his eyes & swim in his soul. His eyes tell a thousand stories during this era. What joy to be able to gaze into them...  | |
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The Best:
My Computer New World In This Bed Eye Scream White Mansion Joint 2 Joint The Holy River Somebody's Somebody The Love We Make Face Down
Second Best:
Soul Sanctuary Dreaming About U One Kiss At A Time Slave
Kinda Cool:
One Of Us Curious Child Courtin' Time Right Back Here In My Arms Sleep Around Emale La la la Means Eye Love U The Human Body
Kinda Bad:
Damned If I Do Emancipation Jam Of The Year Betcha By Golly Wow Mr Happy
Bad:
We Gets Up Saviour Style I Can't Make U Love Me Let's Have A Baby Friend, Lover Sister Mother, Wife The Plan Da. Da. Da.
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you mean "2020"
i always thought that was one of the more/most interesting things he recorded for Emancipation. it would have been the perfect intro to this album since it sets the mood and somewhat, however slightly, explains the concept he was going for.
also agree what "heart of stone" should have been on the album. as should "she gave her angels" and various other ones. the album needed a bit more variety. a bit more guitar here and there or some more 'acoustic' or 'live in the studio with full band' type of songs.
yesterday i was listening to "journey 2 the center of your heart" from the tweakin' boot where it is featured in very good quality. and i just can't understand how he could not use that one for the album instead of any one of those rather bland covers. it's such a great, great composition.
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Yep, thats the one. Its def a hit/miss one for me, but overall, the shelved outtakes were could've served the purpose of replacing some of the songs in the triple CD, as I think they sound stronger.
You know what song he should've kept for himself and released officially? "I'll Never Be Another Fool" | |
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That could've been a highlight.Here's my personal list of Favorite songs on Emancipation in the order they appear on the album.
Jam Of The Year - 7/10, cool song, nice for cruisin I guess. I never liked it that much but after hearing it live on the New Power Soul Tour bootleg I have, I have a new found respect for it.
Right Back Here In My Arms - 8/10, it's a nice radiofriendly song. I like the rap halfway through it. The raps kinda dopey but I like when Prince does dopey raps like that.
Somebody's Somebody - 10/10, This is definitely one of my favorite songs on not just the album, but in general. It's catchy even though the hook/chorus is simple.
Get Your Groove On - 9/10, I initially didn't like this song. I thought the name and lyrics were stupid, but it's grown on me. I still think that it needs to be shorter though. In it's current state this song feels like it should be a single or b-side, it's just too long for my taste.
Courtin Time - 6/10, this song I used to hate with a passion, but it's gone from ear bleedingly bad to just meh. If Get Your Groove On was a single, this would be the B-Side.
Betcha By Golly Wow! - 7/10, I really love this song, the original is one of my favorite songs of all time. But it just sounds too generic here. Don't get me wrong, Prince does a fine job covering the Stylistics hit but it just sounds to mid 90's slow jam too me.
We Gets Up - 6/10, I used to love this song when I first got the album. Now its just... generic. It feels like it would fit in better in New Power Soul than in this album but whatever. It's alright but it gets old fast.
White Mansion - 7/10, This song has it's fans but I'm not one of them. I have nothing against the song, but it's never done anything for me.
Damned If I Do - 5/10, When I first heard this song I could have sworn I heard this in the Rocky Balboa game I had on my PSP. I turned on the game and sure enough, I heard something nearly identical to it. This song is just generic in my book. If your into it, great. But I don't like the song one bit. It's probably my least favorite song in the album.
I Can't Make You Love Me - 7/10, *for my thoughts on this song, check out what I had to say about Betcha By Golly Wow!
Mr. Happy - 8/10 "Turn off that weak jam man, Mr. Happy's here, and he's buggin!" If only this song came directly after Damed If I Do... I love this song. It's grown on me from being a so so song to being a catchy song that I quote often.
In This Bed I Scream - 9/10, here's another song I just love. But like with Get Your Groove On, it's just too long. I also kinda wish the song featured Wendy and Lisa like it was supposed to, but whatever. It's still mad funky.
Sex In The Summer - 10/10, man this song is AWESOME! Wasn't this the song that had Prince's son in it despite the fact that he wasn't born yet? That just adds to how cool this song it. Great cruisin' song
One Kiss At A Time - 8/10, alright song, nothing much to say about it other than it's catchy.
Soul Sancuary - 9/10, great song. I really like the melody's in it and Prince's falsetto shines really bright on this song.
Emale - 7/10, I actually like this song, it just feels really dated nowadays from that snyth line and it's subject matter.
Curious Child - 6/10, really uh... Renaissance-y... Yeah, that's a thing. This is another song that I shouldn't really hate since it's just a renaisanncesque version of Do U Lie but I just don't like it.
Dreamin' About U - 10/10, I love this song. It takes you to Mars, then Pluto, then Neptune (metaphorically of course). Prince's falsetto sounds really clear here and the instrumentation is interesting and sounds... Awesome.
Joint 2 Joint - 7/10, Cool song. The beat is catchy lyrics in it are alright.
The Holy River - 10/10, this is just a great song. It drags after a while but the song is still one of my favorites on Emancipation
Let's Have A Baby - 9/10, I love this song. Again, Prince's falsetto sounds clearer then it has in years, and I just adore the piano playing on this song. I kinda wish Lisa played Piano on this song though. I don't know, it just seems like it would have been cool.
Savior - 9/10, This is just another one of those songs I couldn't stop listening to when I first got the album. I read somewhere that this reminds people of Eye Hate U but I barely hear the similarity.
The Plan - 4/10, Not much of a song... It just sounds like something that belongs on Lifetime... If your into this kinda thing your into it, but I'm not.
Friend Lover Sister Mother/Wife - 8/10 People love this song, but for whatever reason I just could never care for it. There's nothing wrong with the song but it just seems off to me...
Slave - 9/10, I used to love this song, but it's gotten to the point where it does nothing to me anymore. I kinda like the original version of this song (Slave 2 The System) more, but whatever.
New World - 8/10, this song is catchy, and I love the reference to Brave New World in the lyrics.
The Human Body - 5/10, I really don't care for this song. I just don't. It would've worked better as a b-side or as a bootleg for us to eventually find.
Face Down - 10/10, This song is just derpy. I love it. It's so offbeat and purposefully bad that it's awesome. I love when Prince calls out to the orchestra and instead of hearing this loud powerhouse orchestra like your expecting to, you get this weak keyboard sound. It's a fun song, and the Chris Rock performance is off the wall.
La La La Means I Love You - 9/10, this is a cover that I absolutely love. Maybe it's just because I heard this version before hearing the Delfonics version.
Style - 7/10, Once again, we are greated with a song thats awesome... BUT TOO LONG!!!!1!!11!one!!1!!!
Sleep Around - 8/10, *read thoughts on the song above*
Da Da Da - 2/10, Cool beat. Otherwise, it's just a horrible copy of Joint 2 Joint. This reminds me of that song on the NPG Maxi Single that Tony M did... In the sense that they both made me puke.
My Computer - 8/10, A ballad about computers... What?
One Of Us - 10/10, The last cover on this album... And it's a cover of One Of Us (you know the song, the one Dr. Evil sings in Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me) I really like this cover, I feel like it's superior when compared to the original Joan Osborne version. I like the lyric change from Slob to Slave.
The Love We Make - 10/10, Great song. It's catchy and the lyrics are cool.
Emancipation - 6/10, I used to like this song, the bassline is funky as hell but my biggest problem with it is that the lyrics are just... Meh. It's a cool song and when I listen to it I don't regret it, but I don't exactly enjoy it either.
Overall I really like this album. It was one of the first Prince albums I actually bought and it's been a favorite ever since.
This was a bit long I know, but whatever Purple is the color of my heart,
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well it still would have been a better 1st single than "betcha by golly wow" and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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