I think it is really bad for several reasons.

1. Think of what songs could have placed instead of it. Like Screwdriver, Fall in love 2nite, Live out loud, Xtralovable, R and R love affair, Boyfirend away from me, Same Page different book, Da Bourgeoisie etc.

2. The jabbering in Spanish at the start - what are they saying.

3. The Shitty rapping.

4. The lack of Prince on it full stop, unless he is playing a guitar or drums.

5. Juvenile lyrics aimed at teenage girls.

6. The fact it sounds like bad Lady Gaga, Spears, Bieber, Idol type boyband/ girlband, xfactor music.

.

Seriously songs like Boytrouble are reasons why Prince is not taken that seriously anymore. The only decent part is Ida's bass solo. The only song I can think of since the 90s that even closes to this turd fest is Purple and Gold, which was not really a commercial release.

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What do you all think of Boytrouble, because it is instant skip all the time for me.

Adorecream said:

I think it is really bad for several reasons.

1. Think of what songs could have placed instead of it. Like Screwdriver, Fall in love 2nite, Live out loud, Xtralovable, R and R love affair, Boyfirend away from me, Same Page different book, Da Bourgeoisie etc.

2. The jabbering in Spanish at the start - what are they saying.

3. The Shitty rapping.

4. The lack of Prince on it full stop, unless he is playing a guitar or drums.

5. Juvenile lyrics aimed at teenage girls.

6. The fact it sounds like bad Lady Gaga, Spears, Bieber, Idol type boyband/ girlband, xfactor music.

.

Seriously songs like Boytrouble are reasons why Prince is not taken that seriously anymore. The only decent part is Ida's bass solo. The only song I can think of since the 90s that even closes to this turd fest is Purple and Gold, which was not really a commercial release.

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What do you all think of Boytrouble, because it is instant skip all the time for me.

Hard to argue with much of that. This is why I cant wait for him to get rid of the overrated 3rdeygirl (and throw Joshua out with them asap).

Adorecream said:

I think it is really bad for several reasons.

1. Think of what songs could have placed instead of it. Like Screwdriver, Fall in love 2nite, Live out loud, Xtralovable, R and R love affair, Boyfirend away from me, Same Page different book, Da Bourgeoisie etc.

2. The jabbering in Spanish at the start - what are they saying.

3. The Shitty rapping.

4. The lack of Prince on it full stop, unless he is playing a guitar or drums.

5. Juvenile lyrics aimed at teenage girls.

6. The fact it sounds like bad Lady Gaga, Spears, Bieber, Idol type boyband/ girlband, xfactor music.

.

Seriously songs like Boytrouble are reasons why Prince is not taken that seriously anymore. The only decent part is Ida's bass solo. The only song I can think of since the 90s that even closes to this turd fest is Purple and Gold, which was not really a commercial release.

.

What do you all think of Boytrouble, because it is instant skip all the time for me.

Don´t agree.

Despite that Boytrouble isn´t that bad , there are worse songs out there like

Jughead

Arrogance

Undisputed

Wedding Feast

Everybody Loves Me

Animal Kingdom (worst song i know from P imo)

just to name a few...

And actually i like Boytrouble more than Marz btw, just my opinion....

It's pretty bad. Not sure it's the worst, but it's up there. The girls should have had their own damn album in a 3 disc thing like Lotus Flow3r. I doubt Warners wanted a 3 disc set for 11.98, but it could have been 16.98-22.98, and we all would have bought it anyways.

Boy Trouble sounds like somebody was listening to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl, or whatever that song was, and then they wanted to make it much much worse than that song.

Philly76 said:

Adorecream said:

I think it is really bad for several reasons.

1. Think of what songs could have placed instead of it. Like Screwdriver, Fall in love 2nite, Live out loud, Xtralovable, R and R love affair, Boyfirend away from me, Same Page different book, Da Bourgeoisie etc.

2. The jabbering in Spanish at the start - what are they saying.

3. The Shitty rapping.

4. The lack of Prince on it full stop, unless he is playing a guitar or drums.

5. Juvenile lyrics aimed at teenage girls.

6. The fact it sounds like bad Lady Gaga, Spears, Bieber, Idol type boyband/ girlband, xfactor music.

.

Seriously songs like Boytrouble are reasons why Prince is not taken that seriously anymore. The only decent part is Ida's bass solo. The only song I can think of since the 90s that even closes to this turd fest is Purple and Gold, which was not really a commercial release.

.

What do you all think of Boytrouble, because it is instant skip all the time for me.

Don´t agree.

Despite that Boytrouble isn´t that bad , there are worse songs out there like

Jughead

Arrogance

Undisputed

Wedding Feast

Everybody Loves Me

Animal Kingdom (worst song i know from P imo)

just to name a few...

And actually i like Boytrouble more than Marz btw, just my opinion....

I meant the title as since the 90s, inferring that selected 90s tracks like the ones you have named are worse than this.

Since 2000 I consider this song his worst ever official album track. Some 90s songs make Boytrouble look like a masterpiece in comparison.

[Edited 11/5/14 14:43pm]

yep agree. I've replaced this along with Stopthistrain with Bourgoisie and Screwdriver and now the album is brilliant. Better than AOA IMO of course

Adorecream said:

IDK, Prince puts out so many bad songs now, that this one, which is kind of bad, seems pretty great in comparison.

Boytrouble is total junk.

The definition of cringeworthy.

I don't care that I don't know what they're jabbering about, in fact the start isn't terrible, but the beat, the rhythm, the chorus singing, the mindless lyrics and delivery that make Avril Lavigne sound mature are all horrific misjudgments... and that's before you even get to the god-awful, throw-the-CD-out-the-window, what-the-hell-IS-this-JUNK 'Here come the boys!', like some ufcking 90s tampon commercial.

Terrible, terrible, terrible song that doesn't even fit the mood of the album. This song, StopThisTrain and TicTacToe to me are late replacements, probably suggested/insisted upon by the label to make the album 'poppier'. I can imagine them thinking that stuff like MenstrualCycle and OctopusHeart weren't commercial enough.

But not only do these three shitty tracks totally derail the album, they undermine the whole 'power trio' concept of 3rdEyeGirl, which was supposed be a bunch of girls who might look good, but who more importantly can rock your face off, and paints a picture of them as giggly, girly, dumb teenage panderers, desperate for a commerical hit and desperate to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

Oh, I don't like Boytrouble.

Some people love it.

Some people hate it.

Some people think it's OK.

Such is the nature of art.

RodeoSchro said:

Some people love it.

Some people hate it.

Some people think it's OK.

Such is the nature of art.

True.

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Peronsally, I dislike it enough to have removed it from the playlist I listen to in the car. It may have been a fair inclusion on the Vanity 6 album though.

Much to my shock, I have no clue how this song goes...I've only listened to it all the way through once. For that matter, I've only played the album a couple times. Just a few years ago, it would have been unfathomable for me to be so disinterested in a Prince release - although, to be honest, I'm not sure I consider this to be much of a Prince release. More of a protege album with lots of Prince involvement. So I'll listen to it as little as Elixir most likely in the long run - meaning not at all.

tatocorcu said:

Adorecream said:

I think it is really bad for several reasons.

1. Think of what songs could have placed instead of it. Like Screwdriver, Fall in love 2nite, Live out loud, Xtralovable, R and R love affair, Boyfirend away from me, Same Page different book, Da Bourgeoisie etc.

2. The jabbering in Spanish at the start - what are they saying.

3. The Shitty rapping.

4. The lack of Prince on it full stop, unless he is playing a guitar or drums.

5. Juvenile lyrics aimed at teenage girls.

6. The fact it sounds like bad Lady Gaga, Spears, Bieber, Idol type boyband/ girlband, xfactor music.

.

Seriously songs like Boytrouble are reasons why Prince is not taken that seriously anymore. The only decent part is Ida's bass solo. The only song I can think of since the 90s that even closes to this turd fest is Purple and Gold, which was not really a commercial release.

.

What do you all think of Boytrouble, because it is instant skip all the time for me.

I like Boytrouble a lot better than most of the song you've mentioned... And about the jabbering in Spanish, two things: a) why does it bother you? And b) that's not Spanish...

a) We don't really speak Spanish in this part of the world. Its only spoken in Latin America, Spain, Phillipines and parts of USA. b) What language is it then?

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The majority of the responses so far are coming out against Boytrouble as we al know its a throwaway filler track.

[Edited 11/5/14 17:34pm]

Just cannot like this one. I don't really get why it's even on PE.

[Edited 11/5/14 17:56pm]

Adorecream said:

tatocorcu said:

Adorecream said: I like Boytrouble a lot better than most of the song you've mentioned... And about the jabbering in Spanish, two things: a) why does it bother you? And b) that's not Spanish...

a) We don't really speak Spanish in this part of the world. Its only spoken in Latin America, Spain, Phillipines and parts of USA. b) What language is it then?

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The majority of the responses so far are coming out against Boytrouble as we al know its a throwaway filler track.

[Edited 11/5/14 17:34pm]

Having Spanish in a song bothers you because you don't speak Spanish in your part of the world? That's some serious xenophobia. Ever think other countries and nationalities listen to Prince as well? Or should he be marketing all his music to one group of people?

nonamesleft said:

The only problem I have with "BoyTrouble" is the only problem I have with other songs on PlecElec--Prince isn't singing lead so it's more like a protege song. However, once I got pass that, I like it for what it is: funky and fun. And for the dumbass "funk" purist on this site, I'm not saying it's a "funk" song; I'm saying that Ida's playing is funky as hell, and, again, it's fun. And the concept that people don't take Prince seriously anymore is laughable to me. Any dumbass that doesn't take Prince seriously is just that--a dumbass whose opinion isn't with dried excrement. Prince wanting to have fun with a few songs does nothing to tarnish his legacy, but I don't understand/subscribe to that dumbass notion that anyone who has created greatness can tarnish their legacy.

This song doesn't bother me nearly as much as Ainturninaround, Whitecaps, Stopthistrain, & Tictactoe, to me those are worse. I don't really get why everyone is so hung up on Prince not singing, I just wish he'd pick better singers if he's not going to sing.

Adorecream said:

PlectrumElectrum is really a crap album,

Only Wow and Another Love are good tracks..

The rest sucks badly.

I personally think it's horrible not even prince worthy

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I like the groove of the bass and drums, it is pretty funky and would not have been a bad choice for a Appolonia or Vanity 6 album. Yeah, the rapping isn't great, but the song is fun and funky and better than some other tunes on PE imho.

I like it

Philly76 said:

Adorecream said:

I think it is really bad for several reasons.

1. Think of what songs could have placed instead of it. Like Screwdriver, Fall in love 2nite, Live out loud, Xtralovable, R and R love affair, Boyfirend away from me, Same Page different book, Da Bourgeoisie etc.

2. The jabbering in Spanish at the start - what are they saying.

3. The Shitty rapping.

4. The lack of Prince on it full stop, unless he is playing a guitar or drums.

5. Juvenile lyrics aimed at teenage girls.

6. The fact it sounds like bad Lady Gaga, Spears, Bieber, Idol type boyband/ girlband, xfactor music.

.

Seriously songs like Boytrouble are reasons why Prince is not taken that seriously anymore. The only decent part is Ida's bass solo. The only song I can think of since the 90s that even closes to this turd fest is Purple and Gold, which was not really a commercial release.

.

What do you all think of Boytrouble, because it is instant skip all the time for me.

Don´t agree.

Despite that Boytrouble isn´t that bad , there are worse songs out there like

Jughead

Arrogance

Undisputed

Wedding Feast

Everybody Loves Me

Animal Kingdom (worst song i know from P imo)

just to name a few...

And actually i like Boytrouble more than Marz btw, just my opinion....

All but two of the songs you mentioned were released in the 1990s. See the title of the post.

[Edited 11/6/14 2:05am]

funkaholic1972 said:

I like the groove of the bass and drums, it is pretty funky and would not have been a bad choice for a Appolonia or Vanity 6 album. Yeah, the rapping isn't great, but the song is fun and funky and better than some other tunes on PE imho.

Exactly!

It's not a great song, but for me it's still better than almost all of AOA and most of his last few albums.

In your opinion...