thedance said:

"My Prerogative"... the Bobby Brown track.

This song always sounded like a Prince song - to me.

Bobby Brown was covering the Prince sound - not the other way around.

Prerogative was based on old old Gap Band song.

NDRU said:

I don't know about bobby brown, but I was incredibly disappointed that the second song on prince's "ultimate" statement, his crowning achievement, his ode to freedom, was Right Back Here in my Arms

The desastrous nightmare called Emancipation!

skywalker said:

How did you feel when Prince started sounding like: The Stray Cats and Adam Ant in the early 80's? (Delirious, Jack U Off, Horny Toad) How did you feel when Prince started sounding like: The Beatles in 1985? (Around the World in a Day/Parade) How did you feel when Prince started sounding like: James Brown & Jimi & Little Richard from Day one? Bottom line: prince has always absorbed other styles of music (both current trends and classic styles) and put his own purple spin on a pop music style. Prince didn't invent synths and the linn machine, his early 80's Mpls sound was inspired by people like Gary Numan, The Cars, Rick James, etc. It is weird when people accuse Prince of trend jumping. He has ALWAYs taken different styles and done the Prince version of it. He doesn't exist in a vacuum. Right Back Here in ur Arms sounds no more like Bobby Brown than Delirious sounds like Elvis or any other rockabilly group/artist. [Edited 9/8/13 19:23pm]

And this is exactly right. Some people are just showing their bias against R&B. Prince sounds nothing like Bobby brown.

NDRU said:

I don't know about bobby brown, but I was incredibly disappointed that the second song on prince's "ultimate" statement, his crowning achievement, his ode to freedom, was Right Back Here in my Arms

Good point.

btw, good to see you again, bro. I wondered how you were.

He was simply adapting to the changing times.Nothing wrong with that.I like many of those songs ("Acknowledge Me","Love Sign","Right Back Here In My Arms",etc).Yes,it was a very 'commercial' sound but just because something is commercial,doesn't mean it's bad.

I always thought Prince was also heavily influenced by Mc Hammer's productions. Listen to this and tell me that doesn't sound like early 90s Prince. I could just hear Rosie Gaines on this track.

luvsexy4all said:

acknowledge me sounds like him the most...

Yeah - I always thought that myself.

How would you characterize new jack swing?

andykeen said:

Right back here in your arms is the shit!

I AGREE!! Love it!!

lrn36 said:

I always thought Prince was also heavily influenced by Mc Hammer's productions. Listen to this and tell me that doesn't sound like early 90s Prince. I could just hear Rosie Gaines on this track.

At least half of the B Angie B record was recorded at Paisley, according to the liner notes, and I'm not certain that there wasn't any Prince involvement. It sounds like him singing "Angie B" in his lower register on "I Am Angie B," and she blatantly samples "Let's Work," on the song "A Woman's Perspective," despite there being no credit of any kind in the liner notes.