I listened to this song for the second time today and I remembered all the negativity this song got and I don't get it.

1. This song was thought of, composed, recorded and released in like 3 days. How many other songs about Baltimore are out there right now? Maybe in the months to come there will be more. But Prince in a few days wrote and released a song. Now granted it is no Computer Blue but he spent months getting that jank right.

2. Baltimore is essentially a demo and it is better than songs like By Alien Means and Moonbeam Levels. It is a laid back song that Prince is know for. I love the ending to the song "No justice means no peace" and the guitars along with it.

3. If any other aritst put out a song after working on it for a few hours like Prince did it would not sound nowhere as good as this. This song is a testament to how great Prince is, in a matter of days he composed a song that people could enjoy and connect with, yes us orgers will hate on it, but let's see Bruce Springsteen or Radiohead compose something as coherent in a few days.

I'm not really all that impressed by the song. It's competent, but not much more. And Prince is enough of a craftsman that almost everything he does is competent. However, as with S.S.T., he got something out quick when he wanted to respond to a topical issue. Yes, it takes most people longer--but it probably should have taken him a bit longer, too. But this is a man who routinely goes in and knocks out 4 or 5 tracks in a day, most as good or better than this one.

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However, on a different subject, I noticed your link for the first time--interesting looking blog. I look forward to reading what you're saying on it.

EddieC said:

aaroncanderson said:

I listened to this song for the second time today and I remembered all the negativity this song got and I don't get it.

1. This song was thought of, composed, recorded and released in like 3 days. How many other songs about Baltimore are out there right now? Maybe in the months to come there will be more. But Prince in a few days wrote and released a song. Now granted it is no Computer Blue but he spent months getting that jank right.

2. Baltimore is essentially a demo and it is better than songs like By Alien Means and Moonbeam Levels. It is a laid back song that Prince is know for. I love the ending to the song "No justice means no peace" and the guitars along with it.

3. If any other aritst put out a song after working on it for a few hours like Prince did it would not sound nowhere as good as this. This song is a testament to how great Prince is, in a matter of days he composed a song that people could enjoy and connect with, yes us orgers will hate on it, but let's see Bruce Springsteen or Radiohead compose something as coherent in a few days.

the fact that you you listened to it for only the second time today after it's been out for 2 months says more about its quality than anything else you typed here.

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its so bad..

Askani said:

the fact that you you listened to it for only the second time today after it's been out for 2 months says more about its quality than anything else you typed here.

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Haha.

On a more serious note: put down the crack pipe, Aaron, it's bad for you!

aaroncanderson said:

EddieC said:

I'm not really all that impressed by the song. It's competent, but not much more. And Prince is enough of a craftsman that almost everything he does is competent. However, as with S.S.T., he got something out quick when he wanted to respond to a topical issue. Yes, it takes most people longer--but it probably should have taken him a bit longer, too. But this is a man who routinely goes in and knocks out 4 or 5 tracks in a day, most as good or better than this one.

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However, on a different subject, I noticed your link for the first time--interesting looking blog. I look forward to reading what you're saying on it.

Please do check the blog out and leave me some comments on how to improve it. I welcome criticism. On another note I just don't like Moonbeam Levels...

Neither do I.

Back on topic, I gave Baltimore a few listens the other day and I still really like it. Catchy song!

lwr001 said:

derrick31 said:

lwr001 said:

The fleshed out version with strings is nice this is the type of song that gets record of year nominations. Its already topped two best of 2015 polls so far

Song of the year? You can't be serious. Please go back and listen to Prince's catalog to get some perspective and then try to justify how this throwaway piece of nonsense is even remotely good. Some people's standards and levels of expectations for Prince have really hit rock bottom. The song is terrible on so many levels. Let it go......

fucking relax,, you having a visceral reaction over some shit i said,,,really

lwr001 said:

I don't like the song but I bought it off Amazon just now just because of all unreleased material I have.

I DL'ed it a while back, but got the official release off iTunes. Like the song overall, but there are a couple of lyrics that really run counter to my beliefs and are quite jarring to hear.

EroticDreamer said:

I don't like the song but I bought it off Amazon just now just because of all unreleased material I have.

You bought it because you feel guilty?

That makes sense: the other day I had sex with a random woman I met on the street because I felt guilty about not giving it to my wife enough.

Pentacle said:

EroticDreamer said:

I don't like the song but I bought it off Amazon just now just because of all unreleased material I have.

You bought it because you feel guilty?

That makes sense: the other day I had sex with a random woman I met on the street because I felt guilty about not giving it to my wife enough.

It doesn't have to make sense, I'm human.