Thanks everyone for all your comments Keep it up !

This is an excellent album, one of his best IMO, it is in my top 5 Prince albums for sure..

Just realised most of my timings I gave will be useless to alot of people since I was going off of my own tracked version of this album not the officially tracked version ! Duhh..

Sorry guys ...

I wonder why the songs on Lovesexy didn't do better in your Top 20 Greatest Prince Songs ... Ever poll. I would think if people really sat down and thought about it longer, Anna Stesia and Lovesexy would've both made the top 20. Instead, I think you said they were 40-something.

Lordy said:

Top moment for me? Captain's explanation of part of the song where the 'big bad monster' comes along and Prince scares him away with his guitar solo. Heh, heh, heh. Priceless.

Best part of the song

G'day Guys, Thanks for what I think was the most enjoyable podcast review to date. I always look forward to your reviews and I don't know whether it's because your'e Aussies (as am I) and it's more relatable with your anecdotal perspectives or whether it's just the chemistry and often unique theories during your discussions...either way my point is I really enjoy your show and want to thank you for a brilliant episode. Sure hope you continue well in to the future.

I hadn't thought of the guitar battle in LoveSexy quite the same until it was discussed. When Prince begins his guitar solo to banish Spooky as you said, there is a "wow" said by either Ingrid or Cat? this further supports your theory of the guitar banishing Spooky in a battle scene and the onlooking female proclaimig in awe "wow".

The track LoveSexy is one I was secretly hoping he would perform live when here last year. It would have made an astounding concert opener, can't you just hear the voice booming "New Power, New Power...Sydney..Give it to me!", the band launching in to a wild an anthemic version of what would still make a memorable live track. My hopes are renewed for a 3rd Eye Girl rock performance of what be the original conception you spoke of. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again, and for what it's worth...LoveSexy is a "10" for me also.

NouveauDance said:

paulludvig said:

Which version? I really like the version that was recently made available. Would have been a great closing track!

I like both, but I assume the more complete version is closer to what would have been released.

Not that I think The Line is an album closer per se, but Positivity is the weakest link on the LP for me.

Wasn't The Line replaced by I Wish U Heaven? What was the original configuration and how was the album sequenced? Anyone knows?

The777Man said:

rialb said:

I agree with rialb here; The preceeding albums were better although it's better than Graffiti Bridge. I think Diamonds and Pearls is beter than Lovesexy.

I have never understood the big praise this album gets from a lot of Prince fans. When it was released, most fans I know, were very disappointed with it.

The777Man

Diamonds And Pearls better than Lovesexy? I know everyone has their opinions, but Tony M's "Mr Money Minder" Speech almost deflates the entire album. In fact, just having Tony M on the album is enough to warrant it being called a weak Prince album. DAP isn't a terrible album, and even Tony M couldn't wreck the great "Gett Off." But Cream is pretty much an update of T Rex Bang A Gong, and Push is pretty much Eye No from...Lovesexy!!!

I don't know if it's been mentioned on this thread, but the "bizarre" sample is from the album Uncle Meat (1969).

I think Toejam suggested a different album. I only discovered that was where it was from a few years ago

and to realize that there was a Zappa sample flung in to quite a few Prince songs (even if it's a factory sample)

was pretty awesome for me!

OMG I would commission you guys to do a ZAPPA podcast to get to

hear you ramble on for a few hours about FZ! Name your price!