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Thread started 10/08/14 12:52pm

Romeoblu

Rank and Rate The songs on Art Official Age.

Time 10
This Could be Us 10
Breakfast Can Wait 10
The Breakdown 10
The Gold Standard 9
U Know 9
Clouds 9
Way Back Home 8
Affirmation 3 8
Art Official Cage
Funknroll 8
This is What It Feels like 8
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Reply #1 posted 10/08/14 1:20pm

controversy99

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Sure, why not.

Time 9
Way Back Home 9
Art Official Cage 9
The Breakdown 8
This is What I Feels like 8
The Gold Standard 7
U Know 7
Clouds 7
This Could be Us 6
Breakfast Can Wait 6
Funknroll 5
"Love & honesty, peace & harmony"
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Reply #2 posted 10/09/14 4:17am

Adorecream

Art Official Cage - 8

Clouds - 9

Breakdown - 9

Gold Standard - 10

U Know - 7

Breakfast can wait - 7

This could be us - 10

What it feels like - 8

Affirmations 1 and 2 - Can't really rate its just talking

Way back Home - 10

Funknroll - 8

Time - 9

Affirmation 3 - 8

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One of his best in years.

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Ranking best to worst

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This could be us

Gold Standard

Way back home

Time

Clouds

Breakdown

Art Official Cage

Affirmation 3

Funknroll

What it feels like

Breakfast Can wait

U know

Affirmation 1 and 2

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Reply #3 posted 10/09/14 5:07am

NouveauDance

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Art Official Cage - 2
Clouds - 7
Breakdown - 6
Gold Standard - 8
U Know - 8
Breakfast can wait - 5
This could be us - 7
What it feels like - 4
Way back Home - 8
Funknroll - 4
Time - 5 (could be higher if it wasn't about 5 mins too long)
Affirmation 3 - 4

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To me a 4 or 5 out of ten means half-decent, I don't consider them particularly low scores for what they are.

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Reply #4 posted 10/09/14 5:11am

phunkymunky

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Art Official Cage - 7
Clouds - 6
Breakdown - 8 (loses two points for the lasers)
Gold Standard - 7
U Know - 6
Breakfast can wait - 4
This could be us - 3
What it feels like - 4
Way back Home - 9
Funknroll - 4
Time - 5

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Reply #5 posted 10/09/14 5:19am

Nikeze

Oh go on then

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Art Official Cage - 4
Clouds - 8
Breakdown - 7
Gold Standard - 8
U Know - 8.5
Breakfast can wait - 5.5
This could be us - 7
What it feels like - 6
Way back Home - 8
Funknroll - 7
Time - 10
Affirmation 9

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The one's at 8 or more, for me, are 'some' of the strongest tracks he's done since TRC.

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Reply #6 posted 10/09/14 5:48am

funkaholic1972

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AOC - 5

Clouds - 8

Breakdown - 5

Gold Standard - 7.5

U Know - 8

Breakfast Can Wait - 7

This Could Be Us - 7

What It Feels Like - 6.5

Way Back Home - 8.5

Funknroll - 7

Time - 7

Affirmation- 6.5

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #7 posted 10/09/14 7:40am

SpaceInBetween

Art official cage - 3 -too much going on and Prince and rap hardly works

Clouds - 7 -solid R&B song

Breakdown - 8 - ugh, those lasers!

Gold standard - 7 -get the feeling this would play better live

U Know - 10 - wow, just wow. Perfection.

Breakfast can wait - 7 - nice beat, didn't need the mechanical voice toward the end

This could be us - 5 - heard this type of song done better by him in the past

What it feels like - 6 - not bad, not great

Way back home - 8 - love the simplicity of this song

Funknroll - 7 - funky on it's own, probably didn't need the switch at 3:01

Time - 8 -love the laid back vibe and female's voice

Affirmation III - 7 - nice music to end the album on

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Reply #8 posted 10/09/14 8:44am

lynx

Art Official Cage - 9 - Great sound, fresh
Clouds - 8 - Sounds like an retro RnB song in 2014
Breakdown - 7 - This is really nice
Gold Standard - 9 - Sounds 80-ish
U Know - 9 - Grown on me
Breakfast can wait - 3 - The end is skin crawling
This could be us - 5 - Boring
What it feels like - 5 - Saul?? Ugh.
Way back Home - 9 - Couple of lyrics I don't like but vocals are great
Funknroll - 5 - Other version destroys this...
Time - 9 - Needs a edit but really nice
Affirmation - 6 - Haven't really listened

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Reply #9 posted 10/09/14 12:51pm

Romeoblu

lynx said:

Art Official Cage - 9 - Great sound, fresh
Clouds - 8 - Sounds like an retro RnB song in 2014
Breakdown - 7 - This is really nice
Gold Standard - 9 - Sounds 80-ish
U Know - 9 - Grown on me
Breakfast can wait - 3 - The end is skin crawling
This could be us - 5 - Boring
What it feels like - 5 - Saul?? Ugh.
Way back Home - 9 - Couple of lyrics I don't like but vocals are great
Funknroll - 5 - Other version destroys this...
Time - 9 - Needs a edit but really nice
Affirmation - 6 - Haven't really listened

Time needs to be longer.

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Reply #10 posted 10/09/14 12:57pm

feeluupp

Like I stated many times before... In my opinion AOA is his strongest album out of all his recent releases. I prefer it over Planet Earth, Lotus Flow3r and 20Ten.

Art Official Cage: 6


Clouds: 7


Breakdown: 6


Gold Standard: 6


U Know: 8


Breakfast can wait: 7


This could be us: 6


What it feels like: 5


Way back Home: 8


Funknroll: 7


Time: 7


Affirmation: 5

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Reply #11 posted 10/09/14 1:10pm

ozone14

Art Official Cage - 2 (but I do like the end better)

Clouds - 6

Breakdown - 6

The Gold Standard - 9

U Know - 2 (but I do love the hook. rest of song is too generic for me)

Breakfast Can Wait - 7 (this song has really grown on me)

This Could Be Us - 7

What It Feels Like - 2

Funknroll - 0

Way Back Home - 9

Time - 7

Affirmations I-III - 8

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Reply #12 posted 10/09/14 1:28pm

chasingamy

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Art Official Age 8

Clouds 9

Breakdown 9

The Gold Standard 9

U Know 9

Breakfast Can Wait 7

This Could Be Us 9

What It Feels Like 8

Affirmation I & II N/A

Way Back Home 10

FunkNRoll (remix) 8

Time 8

Affirmation III 9

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Best album since LoveSexy razz No - I'm serious - and I've been with the diminutive one circa 1984! biggrin

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Reply #13 posted 10/09/14 9:43pm

trax

Art Official Age 1 - worst album opener and just a horrid song!! Straight cheese!!

Clouds 6 - Cool song. The british girl kind of ruins it for me but I like it overall

Breakdown 1 - I am sorry. This is the worst Prince ballad yet and I love his ballads!! Makes me want to slit my wrists!!

The Gold Standard 4 - This I want to like but it just kind of misses as a funk jam. I have a feeling he will redeem this on the live shows though. There is just something missing on the studio version but I am really interested in this one live.

U Know 7 - Not really a fan of the robotic monotone in general but its ok on this one. One of the better songs on the album. Not a classic but works on this album.

Breakfast Can Wait 6 - This would be rated higher but the helium voice just ruins it for me and knocks it down a little on the ratings. This would be the best song on the album if it wasn't for that.

This Could Be Us 7.5 - best song on the album. I would not rate this as a classic or anything but on this album it really stands out vs the rest of the songs.

What It Feels Like 2 - Don't care for this one that much but I like it better than the opener and #3.

Affirmation I & II N/A - 1 - never liked these segues. Its just a filler and waste to me. Should not be coonsidered for rating.

Way Back Home 5 - this one is ok to me but not great. Decent album track but nothing that really standsout on its own. I would throw this kind of in the likes of Walk Don't Walk. Good album track but nothing that I would go to my buddy and say you got to hear this!!

FunkNRoll (remix) 1 - this is just aweful to me. Hate it!!

Time 2- again, not feeling this one. Andy sounds ok but I hate the way Prince is singing. It sounds like he is singing through a megaphone and the song is just boring. Do not like it.

Affirmation III 1 - just a waste of a track. never liked these segue type songs/outros. Should not be considered for rating.

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Reply #14 posted 10/09/14 11:19pm

Adorecream

trax said:

Art Official Age 1 - worst album opener and just a horrid song!! Straight cheese!!

Clouds 6 - Cool song. The british girl kind of ruins it for me but I like it overall

Breakdown 1 - I am sorry. This is the worst Prince ballad yet and I love his ballads!! Makes me want to slit my wrists!!

The Gold Standard 4 - This I want to like but it just kind of misses as a funk jam. I have a feeling he will redeem this on the live shows though. There is just something missing on the studio version but I am really interested in this one live.

U Know 7 - Not really a fan of the robotic monotone in general but its ok on this one. One of the better songs on the album. Not a classic but works on this album.

Breakfast Can Wait 6 - This would be rated higher but the helium voice just ruins it for me and knocks it down a little on the ratings. This would be the best song on the album if it wasn't for that.

This Could Be Us 7.5 - best song on the album. I would not rate this as a classic or anything but on this album it really stands out vs the rest of the songs.

What It Feels Like 2 - Don't care for this one that much but I like it better than the opener and #3.

Affirmation I & II N/A - 1 - never liked these segues. Its just a filler and waste to me. Should not be coonsidered for rating.

Way Back Home 5 - this one is ok to me but not great. Decent album track but nothing that really standsout on its own. I would throw this kind of in the likes of Walk Don't Walk. Good album track but nothing that I would go to my buddy and say you got to hear this!!

FunkNRoll (remix) 1 - this is just aweful to me. Hate it!!

Time 2- again, not feeling this one. Andy sounds ok but I hate the way Prince is singing. It sounds like he is singing through a megaphone and the song is just boring. Do not like it.

Affirmation III 1 - just a waste of a track. never liked these segue type songs/outros. Should not be considered for rating.

Reading your review makes me want to slit my wrists. Its so depressing.

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Reply #15 posted 10/10/14 1:24am

Rebeljuice

Art Official Cage - 8

Clouds - 9

Breakdown - 5

Gold Standard - 8

U Know - 7

Breakfast can wait - 6

This could be us - 9

What it feels like - 9

Affirmations 1 and 2 - n/a

Way back Home - 10

Funknroll - 9

Time - 9

Affirmation 3 - 10

Now, Prince, for the next album lets expand on the brilliantness of the 2nd half of this album please. Thanks.

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Reply #16 posted 10/10/14 2:05pm

mightycow

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U Know - 10

Way Back Home - 10

Art Official Cage - 10
The Gold Standard - 10

Affirmation 3 - 9

The Breakdown - 9
Clouds - 8

Time - 7.5
This Could be Us - 7
Funknroll - 7
This is What It Feels like - 7

Breakfast Can Wait - 6

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Reply #17 posted 10/10/14 2:33pm

KCOOLMUZIQ


1. ART OFFICIAL AGE 10
2. CLOUDS 10 1/2
3. BREAKDOWN 10
4. THE GOLD STANDARD 10 1/2
5. U KNOW 10
6. BREAKFAST CAN WAIT 10
7. THIS COULD BE US 10/1/2
8. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE 10
9. affirmation I & II 10
10. WAY BACK HOME 10 1/2
11. FUNKNROLL 10
12. TIME 10 1/2
13. affirmation III 10 1/2

all a COMPLETE "MasterPiece"

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #18 posted 10/11/14 3:40pm

motherfunka

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ART OFFICIAL CAGE - 9

CLOUDS - 9

BREAKDOWN - 9

THE GOLD STANDARD - 10

U KNOW - 8

BREAKFAST CAN WAIT - 8

THIS COULD BE US - 10

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE - 8

WAY BACK HOME - 9

FUNKNROLL - 9

TIME - 8

TRUE BLUE
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Reply #19 posted 10/11/14 3:57pm

rusty1

Trax is 100% dead on with his review
BOB4theFUNK
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Reply #20 posted 10/11/14 4:13pm

Aerogram

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:


1. ART OFFICIAL AGE 10
2. CLOUDS 10 1/2
3. BREAKDOWN 10
4. THE GOLD STANDARD 10 1/2
5. U KNOW 10
6. BREAKFAST CAN WAIT 10
7. THIS COULD BE US 10/1/2
8. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE 10
9. affirmation I & II 10
10. WAY BACK HOME 10 1/2
11. FUNKNROLL 10
12. TIME 10 1/2
13. affirmation III 10 1/2

all a COMPLETE "MasterPiece"

I endorse these ratings.

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Reply #21 posted 10/11/14 4:13pm

cbarnes3121

art official age 4

clouds 8

breakdown 5

the gold standard 8

u know 6

breakfast can wait 5

this could be us 4

what it feels like 2

affirmation 1 and 2 0

way back home 3

funkroll 3

time 2

affirmation 3 0

if i were to play this cd immediatly following the symbol album every song would get a zero/goose egg

this album has no heart prince doesnt care no more like he did back in the day no more hunger

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