jjazznola said:

warning2all said:

SuperFurryAnimal said: The next Prince song I heard today after "The Ex's Face" was "Mountains".... Which brought it all home. Songwriting. Melody. Structure. Its like 2 different people. His music used to be much more sophisticated. I really think he's done. That's not a criticism, just a fact of life. And its OK- there's always the old albums to play. Its almost like he strives for mediocrity. And with 3rdeyegirl, plays down to their level. In any event, we are so far removed from the " Parade" level creativity/songwriting- its like an entirely different artist.

Mountains is one of my absolute favorite songs of his, especially the 12" version. He hasn't put out anything even close to being that good in at least 20 years. Sad but true.

That is a TOTAL LIE! STOP living in the past or just close your account, & follow a BORING non talented artist.. The hate here is just unbearable & unnecessary...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

jjazznola said:

Mountains is one of my absolute favorite songs of his, especially the 12" version. He hasn't put out anything even close to being that good in at least 20 years. Sad but true.

That is a TOTAL LIE! STOP living in the past or just close your account, & follow a BORING non talented artist.. The hate here is just unbearable & unnecessary...

I strongly support KCOOLMUZIQ on this sentiment regarding phony "Prince fans" who are members of the Org only to take the frequent dump on our guy. Say what you need to say then leave it....but the constant negativity means you will be challenged at every turn. May I suggest an alternate fan sight for a musician who lives in the past and may be more your speed? "Air Supplyfans.org" or perhaps "StyxNation.com?"

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

jjazznola said:

Mountains is one of my absolute favorite songs of his, especially the 12" version. He hasn't put out anything even close to being that good in at least 20 years. Sad but true.

That is a TOTAL LIE! STOP living in the past or just close your account, & follow a BORING non talented artist.. The hate here is just unbearable & unnecessary...

I strongly support KCOOLMUZIQ on this sentiment regarding phony "Prince fans" who are members of the Org only to take the frequent dump on our guy. Say what you need to say then leave it....but the constant negativity means you will be challenged at every turn. May I suggest an alternate fan sight for a musician who lives in the past and may be more your speed? "Air Supplyfans.org" or perhaps "StyxNation.com?"

NouveauDance said:

Identity said:

...or worthy of repeated listening.

I'm not disagreeing,

I hear ya.

[Edited 3/16/15 10:16am]

No Bart on this thread?
So whe can agree by that this is a good song.

Kara said:

funkomatic said:

Kara said:

To me, this doesn't even qualify as music...

I'm glad he's releasing new tracks, though, and it was nice to send it out as a free download.

Lol, let me guess, you're a big fan of rap music, right?

I've heard it once and liked it, very different tone and message to "What If?" which I also like. I'm not in clubbinng mode at this time of my life (except maybe if I could slip into an Osunlade or Marques Wyatt deep house set somewhere) but this seems to be an attempt to present something club-worthy. Reminds me of the time when "My Name is Prince" came out and all of a sudden you'd see hear it along with the video at clubs in the early 1990s.

I think I can honestly say that is the best new track he's released since... I don't even know when!

Sounds like they may have been raiding the late 80s vault though. Very Camille... and there's nothing wrong with that at all

More of this please !!!!!

This sounds like Joshua took the vocal of an existing track -- one that seems to have been composed on the spot, considering the trite lyrics and uninspired melody; it really has that "this will do" feel so much of Prince's output of the past decade has -- and combined it with a beat he bought from someone else.

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Pointless and desperate.

james said:

Sounds like they may have been raiding the late 80s vault though. Very Camille...

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No it doesn't.

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Really, why do fams always want to label something as "Camille" when those things clearly don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as that project?

funkomatic said:

Kara said:

To me, this doesn't even qualify as music...

I'm glad he's releasing new tracks, though, and it was nice to send it out as a free download.

Lol, let me guess, you're a big fan of rap music, right?

Hell no, except for a little bit of old-school.

BartVanHemelen said:

A great freakily funky, playful track. A relief after What If. An entire album in this vein would be brilliant.

nice fun track to hear for a few times with a good soundsystem and a sub.

but nothing special that will be remembered in a few month/years imo.

ok I spoke too soon

I'll crawl back in my hole.

lol
you guy's crack me up,
even after all those years.

And just for the record,
I like that song,

One never knows if it comes to a vote.

BartVanHemelen said:

james said:

Sounds like they may have been raiding the late 80s vault though. Very Camille...

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No it doesn't.

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Really, why do fams always want to label something as "Camille" when those things clearly don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as that project?

Probably because of the sped-up or slowed-down voice(s).

BartVanHemelen said:

james said:

Sounds like they may have been raiding the late 80s vault though. Very Camille...

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No it doesn't.

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Really, why do fams always want to label something as "Camille" when those things clearly don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as that project?

F*ck me. You're still here and still talking sh*t!

I haven't liked much of princes output since 88, but it doesn't stop me from liking the odd track.

When I say this has a "Camille" sound to it, I know what I'm talking about.

There's nothing at all about this track that reminds you of Scarlett Pussy? haha

Put the blinkers back on Bart, and move along.

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OperatingThetan said:

A great freakily funky, playful track. A relief after What If. An entire album in this vein would be brilliant.

Agreed!

This song is ACTUALLY GOOD, I'm kind of gob-smacked. Really should be a proper single. The monkey thing is silly, but doesn't derail it.

Amazing he's still got that falsetto but the song kinda doesnt go anywhere and gets boring fast. Nice little experiment/bside/unreleased track but not really a full song.

Payt said:

Mindflux said:

See, this is why it's dangerous for one musician to call out another - particularly when you start throwing around phrases like "uninspired" etc. I mean, that's a decent enough track, you can clearly play and it's reasonably well-arranged and performed. But, it's nothing even slightly new or inspiring - just a rehash of what many have done before and is just too close to trying to sound like Prince or Clinton. It just doesn't really have its own personality and it sounds like it could have been made 30 years ago, rather than 3. Now, I'm not dissing it, but you've denounced one artist and then put up something that can't hold a light to even his worst work and you put yourself up for this kind of examination.

I'm a producer myself, but I don't go around cussing other musicians, whether I think that have as much talent as me or not - it's entirely irrelevant. I make the music I like and that I'm capable of and if people like it, it's a bonus - there really isn't much more to it than that.

Sounding like Prince or Clinton was exactly the point, as was the retro sound. It's just one thing I tried, and if you listen to my other musicm, you'll find that there's lots of other stuff I do too. I love the sound of lindrums and old analog synths (as well as new analog synths actually). Still I think I gave it a bit of my own flavour, which inevitably happens when you make up your own phrases and melodies and whatnot.

Anyway, your comment made me curious what kind of music you're producing, so I hopped to your website and listened to some stuff. And while what I'm hearing is well produced and current sounding with the latest plugins and electronic gadgets, I can't say it's brimming with a lot of personality either. There are some house tracks that sounded like the kind of stuff Eat Static has been making since the late 80's and some dubstep. really well produced, nice flat/loud mix (pancake mix, as I like to call it, since it's flat.. gettit? ), but not very memorable (to me).

But as you imply, each to their own. It's just that because I think Prince is so talented, it's a bit disappointing that he puts out stuff that you and me could produce without much effort ourselves.

Thanks for the insight and I probably jumped on your track a little quick. I've also had a listen to some of the other stuff you're producing and liked what I heard.

Thanks also for listening to my stuff, even if it doesn't grab you. Just wanted to highlight your insightfulness though, as the Eat Static mention is hugely relevant - both Eat Static and my band came from the same original band, Ozric Tentacles. So, given we're kinda sister acts (or, at least born of the same group), it's no surprise that you hear some Static similarity (and we've all been making music (together or otherwise) since the 80s, so there you go.

Anyways, keep on with putting your stuff out there - all music has virtue, which is why I don't like to see musicians getting on others

I love this track. It's the kind of spare, funky, weird Prince song that I like best. Yeah, it doesn't really go anywhere, but I'd rather have one of these than ten "What If"s...

KingSausage said:

I'll take either What If or X's Face over other recent non-album radio singles. Rich Friends, Hot Summer, Cause & Effect, Turn Me Loose, etc. But Vavoom is the shit. Yes, that's 15 years old. But as far as (at least initally) radio releases to, it's a better song than any of these others.

Cause & Effect actually sounded good performed live, much better than the recorded version.

purplethunder3121 said:

nayroo2002 said:

I dig the track.

This one has me going back to listen again and again.

Can anyone make out what he's saying with the slowed-down voice?

I hear,

"...my bass fly american plane..."

and i'm pretty sure that's not right, but i can't get that phrase out of my head now!

Prost!

I'm quoting myself to get closure.

I never checked the databank thingy cuz i need to know if someone else is also crazy about this!

Stupid details, i know...

KingSausage said:

Alexandernvrmind said:

KingSausage said:

I'll take either What If or X's Face over other recent non-album radio singles. Rich Friends, Hot Summer, Cause & Effect, Turn Me Loose, etc. But Vavoom is the shit. Yes, that's 15 years old. But as far as (at least initally) radio releases to, it's a better song than any of these others.

you're old lol Vavoom lol