Referring to "The Future" as "cold funk" doesn't miss the mark that badly in my mind. It's the same type of stuff as "Erotic City", just done with the production standards of the late-80s. I'm reminded of a lot of the stuff that George Clinton, Rick James and others were doing around that time (or a few years earlier).

"Darling Nikki"? I don't know, it's Prince taking his own sound of the time to one extreme. It's almost like industrial music to me in its approach and what type of a mood it puts you. I don't really hear the funk there too much.

If I had to make a choice, "The Future" is "colder funk" of the two to me.

Militant said:

funkaholic1972 said:

Adorecream said:

The Future by far, one of the best of his post L;ovesexy recordings, its cold and even quite morose and the type of Prince apocalypse song we have all grown to love.

Darling Nikki is just a steamy encounter with a oversexed woman, its alright, but apart from a great scream its very average and by far the weakest track on Purple Rain.

So its the future by the long shot, funny how its one of the best songs (Electric Chair and Scandalous may be a bit better) on a bad album, whereas Darlin Nikki is the worst song on one of his very best albums. However if Darling Nikki was on NewPowersoul it would lift that thing up

whereas Darlin Nikki is the worst song on one of his very best albums. However if Darling Nikki was on NewPowersoul it would lift that thing up

Put the Pipe down now and leave this site...surely to god you can get banned for posting shit like this?

TikiColadas said:

funkaholic1972 said:

You seem to have a "know it all better" attitude, which is not particularly coming across as very friendly...

Absolutely agree with you. This person comes across as childish and cocky without any mature relevant comments to offer. It's people like jonylawsen that make the org an embarrassment.

jonylawsOn thankyou very much.....

jonylawson said:

robertgeorgeakabob said:

jonylawson said:

whereas Darlin Nikki is the worst song on one of his very best albums. However if Darling Nikki was on NewPowersoul it would lift that thing up

Put the Pipe down now and leave this site...surely to god you can get banned for posting shit like this?

You've redeemed yourself Mr. Lawson!

*takes a bow*

why thankyou!

jonylawson said:

Adorecream said:

The Future by far, one of the best of his post L;ovesexy recordings, its cold and even quite morose and the type of Prince apocalypse song we have all grown to love.

Darling Nikki is just a steamy encounter with a oversexed woman, its alright, but apart from a great scream its very average and by far the weakest track on Purple Rain.

So its the future by the long shot, funny how its one of the best songs (Electric Chair and Scandalous may be a bit better) on a bad album, whereas Darlin Nikki is the worst song on one of his very best albums. However if Darling Nikki was on NewPowersoul it would lift that thing up

whereas Darlin Nikki is the worst song on one of his very best albums. However if Darling Nikki was on NewPowersoul it would lift that thing up

Put the Pipe down now and leave this site...surely to god you can get banned for posting shit like this?

Sorry I have just always found Darlin g Nikki very average, sometimes I skip it and go straight into Doves from Computer Blue and I just don't really like the Newpowersoul album much.

But I love "come on", that thing is my jam.

regardless of funk or not...Darling Nikki kills everything ahead of it and after...JUST F***ing listen to the two songs back 2 back...

can not actually believe U made a thread about this...

Whitnail said:

regardless of funk or not...Darling Nikki kills everything ahead of it and after...JUST F***ing listen to the two songs back 2 back...

can not actually believe U made a thread about this...

you completely miss my point then...but thatnks for participating

Darling Nikki (with a G at the end, not Darlin'!),


That song is soooo sexxy and hott,

Not cold at all....

thedance said:

Darling Nikki (with a G at the end, not Darlin'!),


That song is soooo sexxy and hott,

Not cold at all....

so when Prince described it himself as the 'coldest funk"

what he should have done is pop on the net and run it past you??

^ I believe it was the album "1999" Prince himself described as his most "coldest" record..

I am not sure it was DarlinG Nikki.

funkaholic1972 said:

jonylawson said:

okay.

thanks for clearing that up........

jesus H

Why are you so often moody and sort of aggressive in your replying?

It´s like he´s always in a bad mood, he must have a very hard life.

Maybe its because like me, he lives in New Zealand which is about as far away from the Prince as humanly possible.

Thank god for some of the hardcore Aussie (And Kiwi) fans I have met in the past few years.

.

Lawson...has a troll like personality doesn't he?...hence the title of this pathetic thread, which of course you have to lower yourself to comment on....purposely using the word 'funk' so he can cause trouble later.

Dude is so pathetically transparent it's beyond boring...and tiresome at the best of times...

.

Let everyone take note HE brought up 'race' first, FOR NO REASON...thus playing the race card...thus purposely seeking conflict.

.

Maybe he's feeling particularly impotent and insecure today. (More than usual).

robertlove said:

funkaholic1972 said:

Why are you so often moody and sort of aggressive in your replying?

It´s like he´s always in a bad mood, he must have a very hard life.

says a dude with a profile pic like that.........

funkyandy said:

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Lawson...has a troll like personality doesn't he?...hence the title of this pathetic thread, which of course you have to lower yourself to comment on....purposely using the word 'funk' so he can cause trouble later.

Dude is so pathetically transparent it's beyond boring...and tiresome at the best of times...

.

Let everyone take note HE brought up 'race' first, FOR NO REASON...thus playing the race card...thus purposely seeking conflict.

.

Maybe he's feeling particularly impotent and insecure today. (More than usual).

andrew..andrew...andrew

tsk tsk

i didnt bring up race up for "no' reason

funk is a black music art form....just thought it was ironic that the "net"is peppered with white dudes discussing "funK"

i just find the irony funny thats all

Prince himself said the darling nikki was some cold ass funk ..

jonylawson said:

jonylawson said:

Prince isnt as funky as he was???

oh sweet jesus thats where you and i disagree

prince isnt as funky as he was.......

jonylawson said:

Prince isnt as funky as he was???

oh sweet jesus thats where you and i disagree

prince isnt as funky as he was.......

Right, he's so black that he is able to create one funk masterpiece after another. Never old school James Brown lite, people are tired of, always up to date brand new avantgarde funk grooves. Eye like funky music! lol

[Edited 8/5/13 13:59pm]

funkomatic said:

jonylawson said:

Prince isnt as funky as he was???

oh sweet jesus thats where you and i disagree

prince isnt as funky as he was.......

Right, he's so black that he is able to create one funk masterpiece after another. Never old school James Brown lite, people are tired of, always up to date brand new avantgarde funk grooves. Eye like funky music! lol

[Edited 8/5/13 13:59pm]

lock this ignorant racist muthafucker mods....

ban his ass

OMG! The sacrilegious things I am reading here!!

Both The Future and Darling Nikki are grade A Prince, Darling Nikki being more legendary due to being on Purple Rain.

Are they both funk?

DG is rockfunk with an heavy metal vibe, on its own it is one of those delicious songs that is hard to classify except as a "classic Prince take on two or three idioms". It is cold and very warm at the same time -- in fact it is steamy like good porno.

The Future is straight futuristic funk, a warning about the cold hard world out there and beyond. It's perfect as it sounds exactly like what it should have sounded like for what it had to say -- crisp, electronic, with just enough humanity to let you know a human is behind the controls.

Both songs are dark and unsentimental to the extreme, but only Darling Nikki has leftover passion, while The Future tries to defend this contained passion with its cold, hard groove.

Aerogram said:

OMG! The sacrilegious things I am reading here!!

Both The Future and Darling Nikki are grade A Prince, Darling Nikki being more legendary due to being on Purple Rain.

Are they both funk?

DG is rockfunk with an heavy metal vibe, on its own it is one of those delicious songs that is hard to classify except as a "classic Prince take on two or three idioms". It is cold and very warm at the same time -- in fact it is steamy like good porno.

The Future is straight futuristic funk, a warning about the cold hard world out there and beyond. It's perfect as it sounds exactly like what it should have sounded like for what it had to say -- crisp, electronic, with just enough humanity to let you know a human is behind the controls.

Both songs are dark and unsentimental to the extreme, but only Darling Nikki has leftover passion, while The Future tries to defend this contained passion with its cold, hard groove.

Bon soir monsieur Aero!

Aerogram said:

Aerogram said:

OMG! The sacrilegious things I am reading here!!

Both The Future and Darling Nikki are grade A Prince, Darling Nikki being more legendary due to being on Purple Rain.

Are they both funk?

DG is rockfunk with an heavy metal vibe, on its own it is one of those delicious songs that is hard to classify except as a "classic Prince take on two or three idioms". It is cold and very warm at the same time -- in fact it is steamy like good porno.

The Future is straight futuristic funk, a warning about the cold hard world out there and beyond. It's perfect as it sounds exactly like what it should have sounded like for what it had to say -- crisp, electronic, with just enough humanity to let you know a human is behind the controls.

Both songs are dark and unsentimental to the extreme, but only Darling Nikki has leftover passion, while The Future tries to defend this contained passion with its cold, hard groove.