Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

SquirrelMeat said:

Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

[Snip - luv4u]

SquirrelMeat said:

Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

I like it ... no doubt. Its quite a bit different from other stuff he has done before. I love the female vocal. I think "Time" before it is equally strong

filler... please thats foolishness

Enjoy on

it's my favorit track off both albums. and i'm still convinced that

he recorded/intended it originally as a single track.

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affirmation I & II - way back home - affirmation III

.

they flow into eachother too well not to have been so.

.

i just wonder why he cut them up?

.

now that i'm used to the album sequencing it's ok, i guess, but

on my first listen, i was so floored and in such a stellar space,

that once it ended, the change into FunkNroll was extremely

jarring and unpleasant. once FunknRoll gets rolling it's ok, but

that intro, after "way back home"... nah man.

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however, those are all excursions into the realm of what if.

.

fact is, this track/these tracks are absolutely brilliant.

SquirrelMeat said:

Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

i love it too

SquirrelMeat said:

Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

.

I'm enjoying this track track too

SquirrelMeat said:

WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

actually, the closest thing to these tracks that he's ever done would be

the first half of "digital garden" off The Rainbow Children. that's what it

reminded me of a bit at first, except this hits a lot harder.

I dont think its Killer
But i like it, It should have segued in from Way back Home

Good thing about playlist is we can sort tracks to our liking

I'm not a fan of the talking but the music is wonderful to me.

It reminds me of M83, and that's a very good thing.

Way Back Home, Affirmation III, and Time... they remind me (favorably) of the attempts by The Dream & The Weeknd to echo Prince. And here is Prince, on that rare occasion, out doing his emulators.

It reminds me of Apoptygma Berzerk's "Welcome To Earth" album from fifteen years ago and that's not really a good thing.

Eh, it's enjoyable and I actually like listening to it more than "Way Back Home". I don't consider it a "filler" or "throaway" myself, but take out the reverb on it and the entire track falls apart. It's mostly sound design stuff.

It is more like a resprise...

I never would have thought such a thing, but I was just listening and it's nice. Still learning the album, though.

IstenSzek said:

love2thenines2003 said:

IstenSzek said:

actually, the closest thing to these tracks that he's ever done would be

the first half of "digital garden" off The Rainbow Children. that's what it

reminded me of a bit at first, except this hits a lot harder.

Listen 19, May 1992 and specialy letter box By Ingrid Chavez Written AND Produced by PRINCE and u will hear the same production and kind of song!

I love ingrids album., but it sounds like a Prince production. I think these new tracks are a step away from his usual layers.

IstenSzek said:

SquirrelMeat said:

WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

actually, the closest thing to these tracks that he's ever done would be

the first half of "digital garden" off The Rainbow Children. that's what it

reminded me of a bit at first, except this hits a lot harder.

That was my first thought - similar to Digital Garden.

Been listening to these 2 on repeat driving to work, really hypnotic and some rare personal lyrics. AS others said quite unlike most his other stuff. Brilliant

mordang said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

I like it but I can't call it the killer track. Surprising that you say the killer track on a Prince album is one with no Prince singing! Way Back Home shares the same musical themes but also has the amazing vocals.

IstenSzek said:

it's my favorit track off both albums. and i'm still convinced that

he recorded/intended it originally as a single track.

.

affirmation I & II - way back home - affirmation III

.

they flow into eachother too well not to have been so.

.

i just wonder why he cut them up?

.

I can understand why Affirmation III doesn't follow Way Back Home, it's far too similar and works as a nice call back at the end of the album. I find Affirmation III a bit too samey when played back to back with Way Back Home.

KingSausage said:

FragileUndertow said:

I really dig the track.

Prince.....welcomed BACK!

I'm surprised to see so much attention on Affirmation3 - it's basically an outro. Don't get me wrong. It's great if only because Prince hasn't really gone in this direction for some time.

Clearly affiermation 1&2 + WBH + Affirmation3 form one long song. WBH is the only part that you could realistically call a song. With Affirmation 1&2 forming an intro. WBH is the song and Affirmation3 is the outro.

That doesn't mean I think it's a throwaway track by any means. It's a really nice way to close the album. I'd have liked it more if this song finally dropped. But it's obviously supposed to be more ambiant than banger.

Now thats its all sinking in I sure wish FunknRoll didnt break up the killer vibe of Affirmation I & II and Way Back Home...

I cant get over how great these segues are on this CD

SquirrelMeat said:

Coupled with Way Back Home, this music is a genuine new direction.

It doesn't sound like Prince and I love it. We've had a hundred RnB Breakfasts and Breakdown power ballads, but WBH and Affirmation III sound the freshed things he has done since The Rainbow Children.

He has clearly taken his time on these tracks, and avoided any pre-listen.

I'm reading the majority of reviews considering it a filler or throwaway, Really??

The strings, the chords, the wierd thrashing sounds, the keys and the stunning vocals. I love it.

totally agree, its different, and its a step outside of things like UKNOW and Breakfast and This could Be Us, to me that is where the album hits a lul but the beginning and ending are very strong