UncleGrandpa said:

What song are we listening to here? This is not in anyway Prince's sound, I hear more Roger & Zapp and Eighties Bar-Kays to be honest. A good effort yes but Mr. Nelson's not quaking in his custom boots.

True. I hear more Zapp & Bar-kays there too. There's also a little bit of JB in there, as that's what Bruno's done on his own for a while already. However, you know what it's often like. People try to sound like Prince and they end up sounding more like Zapp and Bar-Kays.

I think it's closer to The Time's stuff than Prince's own solo stuff in any case. I hear a Morris influence on the vocals at the very least. It's too much of mixed bag for me in any case. Quite a few things there are a bit "off". I don't think the vocal melody fits the funk context that well.

UncleGrandpa said:

What song are we listening to here? This is not in anyway Prince's sound, I hear more Roger & Zapp and Eighties Bar-Kays to be honest. A good effort yes but Mr. Nelson's not quaking in his custom boots.

I ws thinking the same thing. I hear more Zapp in the song.

It's not bad- I like Mark Ronson. But, I don't get a strong Prince vibe. I hear a bit of Prince via The TIme influnce in this.

erik319 said:

Prince probably feels less annoyed than Laid Back did when he released Erotic City.

Just listened to their track White Horse from 1983. I'd be very surprised if Prince hadn't heard that song as it was a decent hit in the Dance, R & B and Billboard charts at the time. Prince by no means ripped the song off, but it sounds like there's a real influence there.

The intro with the little keyboard phrase especially sounds like the Erotic City intro. Hadn't heard this track before, so interesting, thanks for this .

They say talent borrows, but genius steals .

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

P don't care...at all....

murph said:

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

P don't care...at all....

Exactly.

I think the song is ok. It reminds me of a reworked of "Get Up" from Brass Construction with the horn line from MJ's "Jam."

Good, bad or indifferent, I hope this track encourages more people to get back to funk.

Miles said:

erik319 said:

Miles said:

Just listened to their track White Horse from 1983. I'd be very surprised if Prince hadn't heard that song as it was a decent hit in the Dance, R & B and Billboard charts at the time. Prince by no means ripped the song off, but it sounds like there's a real influence there.

The intro with the little keyboard phrase especially sounds like the Erotic City intro. Hadn't heard this track before, so interesting, thanks for this .

They say talent borrows, but genius steals .

Glad you searched for it, it's an interesting track. Prince was a fan back in the day & there's a clear 'borrowing' of ideas in Erotic City. Just wanted to point out the Prince begs steals & borrows just like the rest of 'em, even if some on here refuse to believe it possible that his music isn't 100% original & that he's above being influenced

No one creates art in a vacuum, literally everything is inspired by something.. but the key to being recognized as truly creative is to take what has inspired you and make it your own.

The b-side 'Sex Tape' by Har Mar Superstar is way more Prince-like than this one. It's a much better song, too.

daPrettyman said:

I think the song is ok. It reminds me of a reworked of "Get Up" from Brass Construction with the horn line from MJ's "Jam."

Good, bad or indifferent, I hope this track encourages more people to get back to funk.

I don't think funk is coming back. Funk is based on the groove and all the best grooves have been taken. Rock is also practically dead because all the best guitar riffs have been used. Its much easier to make music based on a simple 4/4 beat, I–V–vi–IV chord progression, and a bassline using root notes.

Nice song.

It reminds me of the Time, not Prince.