Listened a few times on my headphones, and while it doesn't break much new ground I do like the song quite a bit!
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It's got a good groove, some very nice funky bass, tasty rhythm guitar, some Linn drum sounds, a great guitar solo and those trademark little "add ons" that only Prince can do. The production sounds good on my headphones, tomorrow I will blast the song over my studio monitors.
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I am quite a bit excited about the new Prince album after hearing "Clouds". Again, nothing really new or groundbreaking, but I have come to accept that the days of groundbreaking albums like Parade or the Black album are over. You can't expect a man deep into his 50's to come with a brand new sound. I think Clouds is a good funky Prince song with non-embarassing lyrics, tasty playing by Prince and a few unexpected twists and turns.
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These days I am happy with a solid new Prince groove like this one, if the rest of the album is as good as this I will be a happy customer! RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time! | |
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It sounds like a polished more hi-fi deluxe 20ten... And I loved that album so I'm happy ![]() "Still Crazy 4 Coco Rock" | |
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~ I like "Clouds" but it instantly remined me of "Her Favorite Song (Oliver Remix)" - Mayer Hawthorne | |
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I'm likin' it ! "I like to watch." | |
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This is just what the doctor ordered. It is awesome to hear new music at last after much waiting and anticipating, and a relief that it is rather fantastic to boot. This jam holds up to the rather high standards we've come to expect of Prince, in my opinion. I'm looking forward to hearing more of these two albums. Just over a month away!
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Clouds is great! | |
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I like it. Except all that yapping by the woman in the middle. It's a little discouraging that he still thinks that is sort of thing is neat.
Don't put skits in the middle of your god damn song. Please. | |
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Nope.
For someone who crafted some of the greatest beats and drum patterns of all time, he has sounded like an absolute amateur on the drum machine for ages now. Wow really bad drum programming. And what's with his lyrical phrasing now, so disjointed and awkward with words inserted almost haphazardly. his phrasing used to flow like butter and have charm and charisma. Now its clumsy. So strange. Like he had a stroke and is someone else now. Someone not as good. Not a horrendous track like last one for the TV show, but something you will never hear on rotation on any radio station other than just out of novelty for a week or so. [Edited 8/25/14 19:19pm] | |
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I enjoyed this song
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I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. It's somewhat seductive. I don't hate it.
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Clouds is fucking terrible. Really bloody awful. RNR Love Affair (whatever) and Groovy Potential are the only semi-good songs he's released in years. These two new albums are going to suck balls. Art official balls. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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yes .. no skits .. no rapping and no lazers .. tap dancing and moaning women are occasionally ok tho | |
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It's not so hard to read full threads on the org or simply to use google. | |
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Yeah that! | |
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...hah...oh god...some say that predictability in art is a form of death. But honestly odd phrasing is certainly not new in prince music. 21st Century Schizoid Funkateer | |
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It's a good song | |
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Andy is a four letter word. | |
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I'm awake. | |
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cosmoplastic said:
...hah...oh god...some say that predictability in art is a form of death. But honestly odd phrasing is certainly not new in prince music. Odd phrasing as in artistic I would love, but clumsy and akward like an amateur is never good. | |
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R&R love affair has been his best and most professional sounding track in many years. I say professional because most of his music lately has sounded amateurish. | |
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I kinda like "FixUrLifeUp" because it's hard rock. If he's not going to make hard funk, at least make hard rock. Hell, just whatever you do, keep it hard. The way he delivers the lyrics in this new song sounds like he's "singing a rap" which is how a lot of R&B artists sound these days. In other words, shit hop influenced. The way he delivers those lyrics reminds me of the way Bore-oncy delivers hers. Hell, I'd rather he do a full fledged hillbilly ho down country/western song with banjos and shit than to hear even one ounce of shit hop influence in his songs because I absolutely despise that damn genre with a passion. That bullshit genre is why he, as well as other good artists, don't get R&B radio airplay and selling out to it and watering your music down to compete with it, is contributing to the problem and helping it to grow rather than trying to defeat it. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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"Rock N' Roll Love Affair" is a snoozefest | |
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The press he's getting for Clouds is very positive -- it's being called funky and psychedelic, jazzy, sultry... The comments on Prince himself that can be found on RS.com are another matter and I think it's clear that while he garners respect and admiration officially, the average person out there doesn't think as highly of him as people imagine. He's not a guy too many male fans are comfortable with.
But on Clouds, I've only seen negative comments here. | |
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Doesn't Vainandy think it all went downhill after 1999? | |
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Great discription, well said! Futuristic Fantasy | |
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...well u convinced me with that one...u obviously know more about music and delivery than prince... 21st Century Schizoid Funkateer | |
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"Sonically the record is a contemporary concoction of soul, R&B and funk. The melodies are immediate and prominent as ever and Prince's vocals are rich and solid, taking full advantage of his vocal range with decidedly, seductive lyrics." - WB press release.
http://prince.org/msg/7/409016?&pg=3
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Wow, cool. What are clouds, the puff of smoke from weed or drugs, or something? | |
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