I've been trying to think of a Prince tune that has BLOWN me away in the last 5 or 10 years...People complain that radio still play old P songs, but not the new ones. The stuff he did back then was so new, fresh, raw, and original...Regretfully, I can't think of a tune that has done this for me in a very long time.

He is such a fantastic musician, that I overlook this, and find myself making excuses for him when amongst friends. I feel that I've been taken for a long ride with a guy who I used to worship, but now he ain't what I thought he was.

Does this happen to you??

I took a listen back to my Prince catalogue tonight to see where I had gone wrong, and God's truth, I can't find one song of late, that has done for me like "When Doves Cry" did, or the other tunes he did at that time. There was a magic there that just isn't there anymore. What's wrong here??

umm hes lost it ?
he passed his peak
umm who cares ?

Xogenous
Sensual Everafter
Xenophobia
Osaka
Tokyo

When I lay my hands on U

Also live?

justanotherasshole said:

Well you are here aren't you? If you don't care, why post anything or even bother answering? huh?

www.mp3.com/markgrimshaw

Joshy84au said:

I've heard all these...I'm not blown away.

They say he had lost it in 1994:

Come
Pheromone
Dark
Letitgo
Lovesign

They say he had lost it in 1995:

319
Gold
Shy
I hate U
Interactive
Calhoun Square
Da Bang

They say he had lost it in 1996:

Dinner with Delores
Jam of the Year
Dreamin' about U
Sex in the Summer
Style

They say he had lost it in 1997:

The Truth

1998:

The One
Come On
Wasted Kisses
Strays of the World
She gave her Angels

1999:

Pretty Man
I love u, but...
Tangerine

2000:

Supercute
The Daisy Chain
When I lay my hands on U
Vavoom
Golden Parachute

2001:

Rainbow Children
Muse
Family Name
The Everlasting Now
Last December

2002:

One Nite Alone Live! (esp tracks like One Nite Alone and Avalanche, but also the classics of course and the TRC tracks)

Those were SOME of the tracks I really dig. And I revisit them all the time. It's personal of course, but to me they're as powerful and as entertaining as the tiring hits.

When I lay my Hands on you
When will we be paid
Daisy chains
Supercute
Mellow
Everlasting now
Family Name
Xenophobia
Xpectation
TRC
Beautiful Strange (Goood!!!)

Maybe it's the "magic" of youth. He got older. We got older.

I'm just the type who can be affected by the songs that aren't the hits as well. The ones buried in the albums. I've always been like this in regards to other artists.

She Loves Me For Me is a beautiful song.

mistermcgee said:

Indeed!!!

For me Prince hasnt released anything I really ike in recent years.

The only thing lately of his that I actually do like is the disc 3 aftershow in the one nite alone box set

Much love Pochacco

mistermcgee said:

I feel the same way...I'm not, or never have been affected by "hits"...I just haven't been BLOWN away in awhile like I used to be..."She love's me 4 me" is a very nice song, I agree. I just feel the energy of older tunes is not there like it used to be. I never suggested there wasn't great songs, but BLOW me away again Prince.

That's what I'm talking about!! Like the days when there was NOTHING else out there like what P was doing. Those be the days I'm talking about. I still love him, and it's only my humble opinion...

in the last 5 or 10 years..? geez... if i were to names every prince song that blew me away in the last 10 years, we might be here for a while... if it were 5 years, we wouldn't be here quite as long, but that would still be a mighty hefty list...

he may not knock out the absolute killer tune as often as he used to, but when he does, it kicks complete and total ass... ...



blow this edit away...
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EllisDee said:

sensitivemthrfker said:

so what?

sensitivemthrfker said:

I'm just the type who thought The Greatest Romance WAS a fresh wind with the little radio play it did get. And, NOT like anything that was popular at the time. When I heard it on our local black station I was surprised they even bothered playing some Prince. But I respect your opinion.



I want rap to not disappear altogether but to take a back seat...in a long a** limo.

Beautiful Strange
SuperCute
WILMHOY
Family Name
Digital Garden
Mellow
U're Gonna C Me
One Nite Alone
Avalanche
The One
Calhoun Square

The whole ONA concert,being there live!

sensitivemthrfker said:

i can't tell you what the average person would be blown away by, but i can name you 5 that i have been blown away by...

i hate you
beautiful strange
family name
one of your tears
pearls b4 the swine

mistermcgee said:

EllisDee said:

Really? Well that's cool. I like all these tunes, but to the average person, I wouldn't say they would BLOW people away...However, I will play these selections for my friend this weekend and get back to you on his reaction

sensitivemthrfker said:[quote]

EllisDee said:

Really? Well that's cool. I like all these tunes, but to the average person, I wouldn't say they would BLOW people away...However, I will play these selections for my friend this weekend and get back to you. I do REALLY like "I hate u"...very good song

sensitivemthrfker said:

Okay, cool, and I respect yours as well. Yes, TGRES is a great song, still didn't BLOW me away, but at the time, there was nothing else out there like it, So that's a plus for that tune. Unfortunately, the video was nothing new...Completely self stroking and unoriginal. Too bad that when you get rich and famous, you start thinking you're a video director too...I will avoid that mistake when I get famous. lol

>>>

You know I don't think I ever saw the video for it. Tryin' to rack my brain here. Sure don't remember seeing it. Can you give me a synopsis on the shots?
I guess with famous people it's an ego thing. For the most part they should go with that gut feeling, but other times they need to just shut the you know what up, humble themselves, admit they don't know, and allow someone with expertise in a given area to HELP THEM. It's knowing how to walk that razor edge, I guess. Balance???





Everybody is not the enemy!

beautiful stange
pearls b4 the swine
avalanche
i love u but i don't trust u anymore
the daisy chain
she loves me 4 me
last december

if any of these tracks were released in 86 to 88, each would now be considered a classic.

sensitivemthrfker said:[quote]

sensitivemthrfker said:

I wouldn't worry about it if i was u. Getting "blown away" is great and all, but like a long term relationship u can't stay in the newlywed phase forever. You're older, he's older times change. Alot of the excitement u felt back in the day was the newness of it all and you probably generated a lot of the thrill internally with that youthful energy.

I'm past the point of expecting to be blown away by prince. I know him too well. That being said i still enjoy the hell out of 99% of what he does. He's given me so much pleasure that it's just icing now. And very tasty icing at that. Some of the nutcases on this site are like junkies forever trying to get the same high they got when they shot up for the first time. It's not going to happen no matter what prince produces. So they turn on him when half their trouble is really with their own perceptions.

tricky99 said:[quote]

sensitivemthrfker said:

Good point...I'm still buying the albums, but with TRC, I didn't put that CD on as much as I normally would with a new P album...I look forward to the next studio album...Most of the tunes off ONA didn't do alot for me though...That's just me, cuz I know many people still enjoy it. Point well taken though.

Comeback
Avalanche
The Rainbow Children
Welcome 2 The Dawn
The Truth
I Love You But I Dont Trust U Anymore
The Holy River


Of course he doesnt produce brilliance at the rate he did in the 80's, but every now and then he pulls one out of the bag that is every bit as good as the stuff he was producing at his peak.

Prince will never lose it because he has talent, he may be less popular than he was back in the day, but having gone back to the basics with his last tour and album, he's proved that he will always make quality music. He'll still be doing this when hes 60+, how many pop artists around today can you honestly say you believe will be doing that.

antoon said:

This is a sensible intelligent and thought out analysis. This orger cites examples that prove that Prince never fell off. I like it and you should 2...
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One Night Alone
Joy in repetition (ONAlive)
U re gonna c me
A case of u
Peach (ONAlive)
She loves me 4 me
Xpedition
Xenophobia (ONAlive)
Copenhagen
Nothing compares 2 u (ONAlive)

'Empty Room' (ONA soundcheck, 2002)