played it to death now and I really can't see what the fuss is about. Yes the lyric is a big improvement,the vocal is great & there is a very catchy hook BUT it's dressed in a tonne of cheese with those bloody synth horns.

It's just Prince lite yet again - super weak synths, muted guitar, it actually sounds like an Elvis 60's movie song!.

This man needs a bloody good producer ASAP or someone in the camp to say Prince this is just not worthy of your talent.

Moving on.....in eternal hope!

funkyhead said:

played it to death now and I really can't see what the fuss is about. Yes the lyric is a big improvement,the vocal is great & there is a very catchy hook BUT it's dressed in a tonne of cheese with those bloody synth horns.

It's just Prince lite yet again - super weak synths, muted guitar, it actually sounds like an Elvis 60's movie song!.

This man needs a bloody good producer ASAP or someone in the camp to say Prince this is just not worthy of your talent.

Moving on.....in eternal hope!

Yes I agree, someone needs to smack some oompfh in the poo!

its ok...nothing great...lacks a decent chorus...but its a million times better than "hot summer"...maybe prince really has lost the ability to write great singles....i still long to be knocked out by a prince single again...i dont know...maybe i am hoping for too much but the guy is a genius....

funkyhead said:

KingSausage said:

funkyhead said:

played it to death now and I really can't see what the fuss is about. Yes the lyric is a big improvement,the vocal is great & there is a very catchy hook BUT it's dressed in a tonne of cheese with those bloody synth horns.

It's just Prince lite yet again - super weak synths, muted guitar, it actually sounds like an Elvis 60's movie song!.

This man needs a bloody good producer ASAP or someone in the camp to say Prince this is just not worthy of your talent.

Moving on.....in eternal hope!

Yes. THIS. He needs better production.

But then it wouldn't be Prince.

Which member said Prince was "over" or "has lost it," or something? Who was that? 'Cause this nursing home track, combined with that stupid outfit on The View, and Affectation Allo altogether substantiates your claim 100%.

oh well, the music is nice, I like the keyboard...but it's really filler material. His voice doesn't sound great.

He just doesn't do it for me anymore with his releases these last couple of years, but that's ok, he released so much good music in the past, I really don't care.

free0001 said:

I'm trying really hard to like this but it sounds too 'supermarket music', find it all very safe sounding. His voice sounds nice and clear thought but don't like them lyrics. The whole thing is not edgy enough for me.

Maybe its one of them growers or something, hopefully.

WaterInYourBath said:

Which member said Prince was "over" or "has lost it," or something? Who was that? 'Cause this nursing home track, combined with that stupid outfit on The View, and Affectation Allo altogether substantiates your claim 100%.

I dig it y'all. Music is pleasant...what I appreciate the most is the raspy, mature sound of his voice. at the end, by the way, he does repeat Rock n Roll, Love Affair for those commenting on lack of chorus...it does come at the end of the tune.

Beautiful strange, Prince!

Thx

Maybe because I've been starved on new Prince stuff for so long, maybe because I'm innately biased, maybe because - deep down - I want to like everything he does, but I love it. I love the nods to the Purple Rain era, 1999, and when I first heard it it took me back to 80s and made me remember those innocent days - pre-MP3, pre-Spotify, pre-iTunes - when you actually got excited about new releases and life was a schoolkid's happy blur of summer holidays and stolen kisses.

I really hope there's a new album. I know there's a lot of cynicism on these forums about Prince not being innovative etc but I'm happy to enjoy this for what it is - a cool, summery song with great lyrics and a great vibe.

Roll on the new album.

Here you can listen to it: http://www.rockcellarmaga...ten-audio/

Someone shoud take away his drummashine. He is addicted to it!

TheEnglishGent said:

KingSausage said:

funkyhead said: Yes. THIS. He needs better production.

But then it wouldn't be Prince.

lol, too true. It's all part of the journey - still far too many great purple memories for me to jump off the train !.

1 more thing, there's just too much good music out there for us to get too hung up this track.

It's free, it's harmless and as LF proved [IMHO] he can turn it on when he wants to- cream always rises to the top!.

Yellow trousers, an old womans Jacket and a weak song - not a great day in purple history!!...still love him though.

Totally uninspired! I will never spend my money on this sh...! Cover of T Rex - Get It On ($ kindergarten)! Prince is dead!

sounds like an outtake of Planet Earth (no, that's not a compliment), it has the same vibe of songs like Guitar or The 1 U Wanna C

not awful, but certainly not exciting at all; it sounds like a retreat from the underrated excellence of Lotus or 20t3n

the 80s synths are intriguing, but they're buried by the bland/organic pop/rock production

I guess this could be an ok poppy album track, but if this the best he has the offer, then the new album will be crass and bland...

FunkySideEffects said:

What's wrong with you all?!? It's a GREAT song by a great artist!! It's way better than any of the Lady Gaga/Beiber shit on the radio & not all of Prince's songs on his albums can be 319's or Pink Cashmere's - so u gotta take each song as its own. If all his songs on an album sounded like that it would be awesome!! I still can't get over that some of u don't like it. U guys are whack!!!

yes,it's better than most of the crap on the radio these days,but let's not get carried away It's no masterpiece.It's a light,mediocre track.

rogernp said:

Totally uninspired! I will never spend my money on this sh...! Cover of T Rex - Get It On ($ kindergarten)! Prince is dead!

Did you spend money on Cream?

After a second listening, this time at home stead of at work, the song sounds better. It grows.

But still it is lacking something that maybe I am too spoiled with.

That 'thing' that makes a song rock.

Maybe live, at higher volume, with a more raw sound, it could work great...

mypurpledream said:

I listened to it several times now ... I don't like the 'country' feeling. Not sure.

Exactly! The mere presense of a country feel in it gives it a bland and depressing sound. The blending of country with rock is the reason I took current pop/rock stations off my dial. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought country of all things would ever be considered "cool" again in the pop/rock world but it has been since the 1990s and I sure as hell never dreamed that someone like Prince of all people would be combining it with his music.

Tittypants said:

RodeoSchro said:

OK, first of all, this song does NOT borrow anything from "Glory Days" or "Take Me With U". Both great songs to be sure, but this song isn't related much to either of those.

HOWEVER, the reason for this post is to give y'all the chords and lead line! I've been playing this song all night. God, I love this groove!

The song is in the key of E. Here are the parts:

VERSES

4 bars E chord

2 bars A chord

2 bars E chord

CHORUS

2 bars C#minor chord

2 bars A chord

4 bars E chord

2 bars C#minor chord

2 bars A chord

2 bars B chord

2 bars no chord, just mute the strings and strum

SOLO/MIDDLE EIGHT

It's one verse and one chorus

LEAD LINE NOTES

G#-F#

G#-F#-E-F#-C#-E

I LOVE THIS SONG.

Wow.....

What have you got against the key of E?!?

antoinet said:

Mong said:

I preferred it when it was called "Take Me With U" and had a chorus.

Ditto

NICE!!!

The synth line on "Take Me With U" is F#minor - G - A - G.

I don't have my guitar with me right now, but the synth line in "RandR Love Affair" is not the same chords, nor is it the same chord PROGRESSION. Although, the last two chords of the progression are probably the same intervals as the last two in "Take Me With U".

The reason y'all are comparing the two synth lines is because they both start on the second beat of the bar.

But that's really the ONLY thing the two synth lines have in common.

FunkySideEffects said:

What's wrong with you all?!? It's a GREAT song by a great artist!! It's way better than any of the Lady Gaga/Beiber shit on the radio & not all of Prince's songs on his albums can be 319's or Pink Cashmere's - so u gotta take each song as its own. If all his songs on an album sounded like that it would be awesome!! I still can't get over that some of u don't like it. U guys are whack!!!

This. His worst music is better than the cookie-cutter stuff that's coming out. People complain over and over on this site about how they need new Prince music. People post this almost every day on various forums, and when a new song comes out, they complain. Enjoy the new song- or don't- but appreciate the fact that he's releasing something of better quality than the Top 40 we're fed now.

From 89.3 The Current

http://blog.thecurrent.or...rnr-affair

The writer even name-checked the org and pasted the lyrics from here.

I fully agree with her assessment. Easily the best thing since Guitar.

To my ears, it's the best thing I've heard from the Purple One since his 2007 single "Guitar." The composition sounds way less cheesy and dated than his other recent offerings (though he still insists on using synth horns instead of the real deal), and the shuffling beat sinks us into a classic Prince groove. Rumor has it the track will be on his next album, but details on when and how that will be released are fuzzier than dude's new afro.

Purpleaxxe1972 said:

FunkySideEffects said:

What's wrong with you all?!? It's a GREAT song by a great artist!! It's way better than any of the Lady Gaga/Beiber shit on the radio & not all of Prince's songs on his albums can be 319's or Pink Cashmere's - so u gotta take each song as its own. If all his songs on an album sounded like that it would be awesome!! I still can't get over that some of u don't like it. U guys are whack!!!

This. His worst music is better than the cookie-cutter stuff that's coming out. People complain over and over on this site about how they need new Prince music. People post this almost every day on various forums, and when a new song comes out, they complain. Enjoy the new song- or don't- but appreciate the fact that he's releasing something of better quality than the Top 40 we're fed now.

Symphonies and operas also sound better than what's in the top 40 these days but that still doesn't mean that symphonies and operas aren't boring. They're still boring, they're just not boring as top 40 these days.