NouveauDance said:

Wildboy said:

I actually played this in the car for a friend of mine who hates Prince and he said "ehhh that one wasn't so bad"

If you think about that, it's not really a compliment.

relatively speaking it is.

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.

The fact that someone thinks only Justin Beiber and Lady GaGa are the only things on the radio is telling unto itself. Ther is plenty of good mucic coming out. you just have to listen for it.

I do not like the synth horns! I am actually beginning to hate them. I really wish he would stop using them.

He has had some songs of late that would sound a lot better to me if he would kill the synth horns and overproduction. I like the lyrics, I just wish the music had a more organic feel to it, which removing those synth horns could help. I hope this is one he reworks if he plans to release it on an album.

I have to disagree with some of you. I think 20Ten had some songs that were better than this, especially for radio if he is trying to go that route.

wonder505 said:

that's interesting. I so disagree with this. Its hard to hear songs like Dreamer, Boom, Colonized Mind, and intro and outro of the LotusFlower cd to be a black hole of creativity, I normally hear that on the radio. I like the new song alot but its no more refreshing than songs from LotusFlowr. We all have such different in music.

Dreamer is EXACTLY the lack of creativity I'm talking about. Prince practically sampled another track....that's a dark day in Prince world for me. And most of the Guitar playing on Lotus is elevator music. I'm no expert on a technical level, but the guitars on lotus sound generic and bland (and the guitar playing is what everyone keeps touting as the centerpiece of lotus). I don't think Prince made any fans or a big artistic statement with Lotus, it was just a big mess.

Love the 'fro.

Song is aiiight. Harmless enough, pleasantly retro but not as good as the good bits of 20Ten.

umfufu1 said:

don't hate me because I am beautiful but I rather listen to the new old demo's that were released only very recently.

[Edited 9/18/12 11:26am]

The lyrics are good enough, the voice fine, the instrumentation is just plain and generic.

It reminds of the demo for Guitar: I didn't care for it much until the actual song came out with the rock guitar and more of an "edgy" sound. I hope this song isn't done yet...

no not nit-picky at all lol. Can't you just relax and enjoy it without critiquing the life out of it?

funksterr said:

Well here we go again. Prince has dropped another hot mess of a track onto our defenseless earholes. At least this one is sorta' good. It's better than 90% of the last 15 years of releases. However, it's still too lyricaly jehovah's witness-speaky. He never did quite figure out which vocal register to use. The scream was a pure FAIL. WTF, Prince can't even scream in a song anymore without messing that up? I like the beat. I like everything about the music itself enough not to nitpick. It's just Prince's vocals and some (not all) of the lyrics that just turn me off on the song.

before I hit play just moments ago , I was hoping for something mind blowing and memorable as Frank Ocean's Thinkin 'Bout You that Prince could do at the drop of a hat. That would bring him mainstream attention.

I got a nice tune by a 54 year old Prince which has many of the elements I have come to love the last 30 years . Nothing that hit me as "wow" with a great hook ... but more "this is cool..good to hear from him again."

It sounds kind of average. It isn't bad, I don't hate it, but I'm not blown away or anything. I'll certainly keep listening because throughout his entire career there have been plenty of his songs that grew on me after repeated listens. I definitely hear a call back to "Take Me With You" with the synth stabs.

The most disappointing thing was the part of The View interview where he said he probably wouldn't have time to release all of his songs from the vault in his lifetime because he's too busy writing new music all of the time. I have no doubt that he could do both, but just doesn't want to. What a shame, really! I hope he reconsiders.

I think the biggest mistake we make as Prince fans is expecting Prince to blow our minds. It does him a diservice to compare him to someone like Frank Ocean who is a young man just now finding his voice. Prince has been doing this for 30 plus years. Its all gravy now. And if he blows your mind at this point it will be a wonderful bonus.

newpower99 said:

before I hit play just moments ago , I was hoping for something mind blowing and memorable as Frank Ocean's Thinkin 'Bout You that Prince could do at the drop of a hat. That would bring him mainstream attention.

I got a nice tune by a 54 year old Prince which has many of the elements I have come to love the last 30 years . Nothing that hit me as "wow" with a great hook ... but more "this is cool..good to hear from him again."

tricky99 said:

tricky99 said:

I think the biggest mistake we make as Prince fans is expecting Prince to blow our minds. It does him a diservice to compare him to someone like Frank Ocean who is a young man just now finding his voice. Prince has been doing this for 30 plus years. Its all gravy now. And if he blows your mind at this point it will be a wonderful bonus.

newpower99 said:

before I hit play just moments ago , I was hoping for something mind blowing and memorable as Frank Ocean's Thinkin 'Bout You that Prince could do at the drop of a hat. That would bring him mainstream attention.

I got a nice tune by a 54 year old Prince which has many of the elements I have come to love the last 30 years . Nothing that hit me as "wow" with a great hook ... but more "this is cool..good to hear from him again."

Well said Tricky99 - my thoughts exactly!

Prince has already blown my mind over the past 30 years on several occassions!

I'm just happy to have new music from him in the form of a cool laid back and fun track!

California45 said:

I didn't even get through the whole thing. After about 3 minutes i checked out.

To be fair, the song isn't much longer than 3 minutes.

Wildboy said:

wonder505 said:

that's interesting. I so disagree with this. Its hard to hear songs like Dreamer, Boom, Colonized Mind, and intro and outro of the LotusFlower cd to be a black hole of creativity, I normally hear that on the radio. I like the new song alot but its no more refreshing than songs from LotusFlowr. We all have such different in music.

Dreamer is EXACTLY the lack of creativity I'm talking about. Prince practically sampled another track....that's a dark day in Prince world for me. And most of the Guitar playing on Lotus is elevator music. I'm no expert on a technical level, but the guitars on lotus sound generic and bland (and the guitar playing is what everyone keeps touting as the centerpiece of lotus). I don't think Prince made any fans or a big artistic statement with Lotus, it was just a big mess.

Well we'll to agree to disagree. When I listen to LotusFlowr it is far from what i consider a "big mess".

tricky99 said:

I think the biggest mistake we make as Prince fans is expecting Prince to blow our minds. It does him a diservice to compare him to someone like Frank Ocean who is a young man just now finding his voice. Prince has been doing this for 30 plus years. Its all gravy now. And if he blows your mind at this point it will be a wonderful bonus.

newpower99 said:

before I hit play just moments ago , I was hoping for something mind blowing and memorable as Frank Ocean's Thinkin 'Bout You that Prince could do at the drop of a hat. That would bring him mainstream attention.

I got a nice tune by a 54 year old Prince which has many of the elements I have come to love the last 30 years . Nothing that hit me as "wow" with a great hook ... but more "this is cool..good to hear from him again."

Thank the nonexistant God that Prince doesn't sound like Frank Ocean.

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

No thanks.

This new song elevates Plane Earth filler like "Mr. Goodnight" to masterpiece level by comparision. Blah.

I wish he would release Swell Tree Lens

or at least Hey Hannigan or sumthing like that..

that was groundbreaking stuff, this tastes like lark spit!

anyway this Prince thing is realy much like dying...

We all hope for a heaven, but each time we die we end up in another life, much shittier than the one before...

e a

Spinlight said:

tricky99 said:

I think the biggest mistake we make as Prince fans is expecting Prince to blow our minds. It does him a diservice to compare him to someone like Frank Ocean who is a young man just now finding his voice. Prince has been doing this for 30 plus years. Its all gravy now. And if he blows your mind at this point it will be a wonderful bonus.

Thank the nonexistant God that Prince doesn't sound like Frank Ocean.

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

No thanks.

It would do Prince good to conceive a song like Frank Ocean's Pyramids at this time. Pyramids is a brilliant song, complete with three spoken characters and a theme that takes two parts to contrast the past with contempoary.

No need to minimalize what you haven't taken time to understand. The storytelling in Frank Ocean's music is far above Prince now, although not above classic Prince.

[Edited 9/18/12 14:33pm]

Spinlight said:

DigUBetterDead said:

y'all are some kool-aid drinking motherfuckers. this song is TERRIBLE. it is completely subpar. completely mediocre. i really wanted to expect something spectacular, but it's the same ole ish recycled one more time.

[Edited 9/17/12 18:54pm]

[Edited 9/17/12 18:54pm]

Pardon those of us who like it for not having the same stupid fucking expectations as you.

Get bent, queen.

coming from you, honey? i'll take it as a compliment! this crap is beneath prince. he's accomplished and can do ANYTHING and this is the single? please...

SynthiaRose said:

e a

Spinlight said:

Thank the nonexistant God that Prince doesn't sound like Frank Ocean.

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

She workin at the pyramid tonight

No thanks.

It would do Prince good to conceive a song like Frank Ocean's Pyramids at this time. Pyramids is a brilliant song, complete with three spoken characters and a theme that takes two parts to contrast the past with contempoary.

No need to minimalize what you haven't taken time to understand. The storytelling in Frank Ocean's music is far above Prince now, although not above classic Prince.

[Edited 9/18/12 14:33pm]

I feel this is an unfair comparison. will Frank Ocean but just as good 30 years from now? Is Frank Ocean's music comparable to the young Prince? I think not. and it will "do Prince good" to whom? you? He has 30 year career. He already did his "good". You can feel differnently, we all have different opinions but I can't just begin to compare these two, especiallly since I think Frank Ocean is so overrated. His "storytelling" may be aight but his vocals and musical arrangements are not impressive.

[Edited 9/18/12 14:41pm]

tricky99 said:

I think the biggest mistake we make as Prince fans is expecting Prince to blow our minds. It does him a diservice to compare him to someone like Frank Ocean who is a young man just now finding his voice. Prince has been doing this for 30 plus years. Its all gravy now. And if he blows your mind at this point it will be a wonderful bonus.

newpower99 said:

before I hit play just moments ago , I was hoping for something mind blowing and memorable as Frank Ocean's Thinkin 'Bout You that Prince could do at the drop of a hat. That would bring him mainstream attention.

I got a nice tune by a 54 year old Prince which has many of the elements I have come to love the last 30 years . Nothing that hit me as "wow" with a great hook ... but more "this is cool..good to hear from him again."

Yeah, you really can't compare master-teacher to student in any overall way.

Frank has definitely learned at the foot of PRince, with BAd Religion, to me, being a send up to Lady Cab Driver and Crack Rock being a holla back at Pop LIfe. Nature Feels and Pink Matter, to me, sound just like what PRince would make if he sounded like his classic self today.

But Prince has already been that guy, so I can't restrict him to that.

I don't expect him to fall back on cliches and blandness in his storytelling though....

wonder505 said:

I feel this is an unfair comparison. will Frank Ocean but just as good 30 years from now? Is Frank Ocean's music comparable to the young Prince? I think not. and it will "do Prince good" to whom? you? He has 30 year career. He already did his "good". You can feel differnently, we all have different opinions but I can't just begin to compare these two.

[Edited 9/18/12 14:39pm]

Um, you're reading a lot into what I said.

Someone bashed Frank and said thank god PRince isn't doing anything like Pyramids.

I'm saying Pyramids is a well-told dramatic story and it would be good for Prince to do this again. I even said classic Prince told stories like that.

So, I'm not sure where you're arriving at your conclusion. I know Prince already did good; I alluded to it. And yes Ocean in 30 years will be amazing. But that's for the future to see.

Go back and read what I wrote again. And then read my other post.

IstenSzek said:

andy's album is being released in 3 days and NOW prince decides to ship his new tune to radio?

only in prince world

He likes stealing other people's thunder ala Shockadelica!

SynthiaRose said:

wonder505 said:

I feel this is an unfair comparison. will Frank Ocean but just as good 30 years from now? Is Frank Ocean's music comparable to the young Prince? I think not. and it will "do Prince good" to whom? you? He has 30 year career. He already did his "good". You can feel differnently, we all have different opinions but I can't just begin to compare these two.

[Edited 9/18/12 14:39pm]

Um, you're reading a lot into what I said.

Someone bashed Frank and said thank god PRince isn't doing anything like Pyramids.

I'm saying Pyramids is a well-told dramatic story and it would be good for Prince to do this again. I even said classic Prince told stories like that.

So, I'm not sure where you're arriving at your conclusion. I know Prince already did good; I alluded to it. And yes Ocean in 30 years will be amazing. But that's for the future to see.

Go back and read what I wrote again. And then read my other post.

No I think I replied appropriately to your first post, though I admit I do now see your point in bold. Your second post clarified more where you were coming from.

[Edited 9/18/12 14:57pm]

After listening to the song about 20 times, I still can't make my mind up whether I like it or not. Something's holding me back from completely enjoying it

At first, it was a let-down. I mean, for someone of Prince's capabilities, musicianship & talent, this is musically very very safe, bland & generic. I don't know, it just seems like something's holding him back

Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad song at all, it's just for Prince's standards it really is

Highlights, for me, are his lyrics & the vocals. I love the story-telling route he's taken on & he sounds inspired for once. Musically, it has an organic, uplifting vibe & is catchy as fuck

What I've picked up is that RnR is about meeting a young, naive & upcoming woman (a.k.a. Andy Allo), their relationship & how she's adjusted his perspective & outlook on his faith

I mean, the lyrics went from "my faith keeps me from willing but you know that I'm able" to "this love don't come from prayer" It seems that Andy hasn't only influenced a change in hairstyle! You can't tell me this song is not about their relationship, I mean it couldn't get any more obvious

I don't know if it's just me but in the recent years his music has lost its strength, that fucking 'punch'. I don't know if it's the overproduction, or those plastic fake synth horns that do more damage than necessary but .. it's just weak? I can't explain it

I mean, it sounds like something I'd expect from a Cee Lo Green/Robin Thicke/Musiq hybrid, an act that is heavily influenced/impersonates Prince

Spinlight said:

California45 said:

I didn't even get through the whole thing. After about 3 minutes i checked out.

To be fair, the song isn't much longer than 3 minutes.

Yeah, and don't tell California45 that the last 45 seconds are a snippet of "Wally"!