It's his best album since "The Gold Experience" in 1995.

He's put out 4 great albums in the nearly 20 years since TGE:

The Rainbow Children

3121

Lotusflow3r

Art Official Age

elf9933 said:

Of course many opinions on albums depend on the fans struggles at the time that it is released thats why albums like Lovesexy and Rainbow children have such an extreme love hate relationship.

I see just opinion and no fact.

NoVideo said:

elf9933 said:

NoVideo said:

It's his best album since "The Gold Experience" in 1995.

He's put out 4 great albums in the nearly 20 years since TGE:

The Rainbow Children

3121

Lotusflow3r

Art Official Age

I personally think 3121 and Rainbow children are much better.

I personally think you are wrong............................

nigel1013 said:

elf9933 said:

NoVideo said: I personally think 3121 and Rainbow children are much better.

I personally think you are wrong............................

Btw TGE is highly overrated

nigel1013 said:

Btw TGE is highly overrated

Proof?

nigel1013 said:

nigel1013 said:

I personally think you are wrong............................

Btw TGE is highly overrated

My dad can beat up your dad.

I love my apple. Fuck your orange!

nigel1013 said:

NouveauDance said:

elf9933 said:

No classic tracks. Feels disjointed and the only track that will last is This could be us.

I think Clouds and The Breakdown are bonefide post-Warners (you know what I mean) classics up there with the usual acknowledged post-1996 tracks. Why Clouds wasn't promoted more widely as the lead single is a mystery to me, it's instantly catchy, and recognisable as Prince, sounds weird and odd but also modern and it's relaxed and confident not cloying or desperate. What more do you want?

Gold Standard, U Know, This Could Be Us are also top notch, with a couple of other tracks being decent too. But opinions and all that, one man's Last December is another man's Life O' The Party.

THat makes the most sense on this thread.

nigel1013 said:

TGE is highly overrated

I think TGE is the last truly brilliant album that Prince released.In 1993/94,he recorded a ton of excellent tunes.He was really inspired back then.

SoulAlive said:

nigel1013 said:

TGE is highly overrated

I think TGE is the last truly brilliant album that Prince released. In 1993/94,he recorded a ton of excellent tunes. He was really inspired back then.

the Gold Experience album is a masterpiece imo. I agree with you SouldAlive: he was so inspired in 1993/94,

Just look for the dawn bootleg, the material from the gold/ slave era is overwhelming.


and: Come - Exodus - The Gold Experience, thats 3 very excellent albums.

elf9933 said:

udo said:

nigel1013 said:

Btw TGE is highly overrated

Proof?

The only songs on TGE I listen to is P Control and Dolphin. The rest are forgettable. The Slaughterhouse is a much better album than TGE.

AOA is an excellent album. I would not even change the order of the tracks.

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nigel1013 said:

The Slaughterhouse is a much better album than TGE.

LOL!!!! Oh Gawd! Thanks for the laugh OP.

NoVideo said:

It's his best album since "The Gold Experience" in 1995.

He's put out 4 great albums in the nearly 20 years since TGE:

The Rainbow Children

3121

Lotusflow3r

Art Official Age

100% agreement with the list above.

tollyc said:

NoVideo said:

It's his best album since "The Gold Experience" in 1995.

He's put out 4 great albums in the nearly 20 years since TGE:

The Rainbow Children

3121

Lotusflow3r

Art Official Age

100% agreement with the list above.

No Musicology?
That would top Lotusflow3r for me, unless you're talking about Bria Valente's "Elixir" (No Troll!)

'dre

I had it on repeat and listened to it over and over for a few weeks after it came out. I slacked off and havent listened again for over a month until this weekend. I had time at home to play my vinyl copy straight through a few times and I enjoy it better now that I did at first. Something about it being broken up into sets of 3 songs and having to flip sides of the records made it have much more appeal than just listening to it straight through on my phone or computer. I enjoyed it very much and think it is one of my absolute favortie albums by Prince.

It's ok, it's boring. The Peach and Black 1999 review saddened me. The greatness is dead. Remember when he could just write bomb after bomb? He wrote When Doves Cry really fast. It takes him two years to rip off some other song. ha

nigel1013 said:

udo said:

Proof?

The only songs on TGE I listen to is P Control and Dolphin. The rest are forgettable. The Slaughterhouse is a much better album than TGE.

AOA is an excellent album. I would not even change the order of the tracks.

[Edited 1/9/15 19:33pm]

U don't like I Hate U?

OldFriends4Sale said:

nigel1013 said:

The only songs on TGE I listen to is P Control and Dolphin. The rest are forgettable. The Slaughterhouse is a much better album than TGE.

AOA is an excellent album. I would not even change the order of the tracks.

[Edited 1/9/15 19:33pm]

U don't like I Hate U?

I stand corrected but 3 songs does not make a great album..................

^ Ok Nigel. Different opinions on The Gold Experience, I respect that:

But to me The Gold-album is top quality all the way through.

I even like songs like Shy and We March.

The Gold Experience....... includes so many styles and genres - sublime - and with the band in excellent shape. (Especially Michael B.'s drumming).


I love this album - 10/10 - an excellent experience. I love every single and funky note. Prince's last truly great masterpiece. Again, that's imo.....

Enough Of This Blindness.


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^ to the OP......

Art Official Age is such a fantastic album. Period.

[Edited 1/14/15 5:17am]

^ credits:


(the credits for the pic goes to just an excellent guy, and I won't mention the name).

thedance said:

^ Ok Nigel. Different opinions on The Gold Experience, I respect that:

But to me The Gold-album is top quality all the way through.

I even like songs like Shy and We March.

The Gold Experience....... includes so many styles and genres - sublime - and with the band in excellent shape. (Especially Michael B.'s drumming).


I love this album - 10/10 - an excellent experience. I love every single and funky note. Prince's last truly great masterpiece. Again, that's imo.....

No to shhh?
It just goes to show that there is never consensus on Prince and fans arguing their musical preferences is kind of silly. I detest P Control, yet it is your standout track.

I Hate U, Shhh, Shy, BJB are top notch as far as I am concerned.

2funkE said:

thedance said:

^ Ok Nigel. Different opinions on The Gold Experience, I respect that:

But to me The Gold-album is top quality all the way through.

I even like songs like Shy and We March.

The Gold Experience....... includes so many styles and genres - sublime - and with the band in excellent shape. (Especially Michael B.'s drumming).


I love this album - 10/10 - an excellent experience. I love every single and funky note. Prince's last truly great masterpiece. Again, that's imo.....

No to shhh?
It just goes to show that there is never consensus on Prince and fans arguing their musical preferences is kind of silly. I detest P Control, yet it is your standout track.

I Hate U, Shhh, Shy, BJB are top notch as far as I am concerned.

My reply remains the same TGE is overrated. AOA flows.

nigel1013 said:

2funkE said:

No to shhh?
It just goes to show that there is never consensus on Prince and fans arguing their musical preferences is kind of silly. I detest P Control, yet it is your standout track.

I Hate U, Shhh, Shy, BJB are top notch as far as I am concerned.

My reply remains the same TGE is overrated. AOA flows.

At least Prince fans are still talking about TGE. My prediction is that in as little as a year, AOA will generate next to zero discussion.

PurpleKnight said:

nigel1013 said:

My reply remains the same TGE is overrated. AOA flows.

At least Prince fans are still talking about TGE. My prediction is that in as little as a year, AOA will generate next to zero discussion.

People rel-elected G.W. Bush. No accounting for taste or common sense.

hmmmm...seems like this thread is more popular than the AOA positive comments thread........so in the end it appears that most fans don't like AOA..........that's probably why Prince just said fuck it and went fishing out West

3rdeyedude said:

hmmmm...seems like this thread is more popular than the AOA positive comments thread........so in the end it appears that most fans don't like AOA..........that's probably why Prince just said fuck it and went fishing out West

Uh huh....right.....