I like it.

~Six

So what's up with this being on Spotify and is it a WB release?

ComeHereLetMeCutYourHair said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I was going to make this a stand alone comment but when I read your post, it rather solidified where I was intending to go with this. So I just want you to know that what I'm about to say is not actually directed towards you. Please don't take it personally, if I offend.

Okay, here's my thoughts...

I've listened to the song and I think it's ok. The best parts for me were indeed the musical references of his songs past. Lyrically, I think it's same cookie cutter phonics he's been hooked on lately and musically - to me - it's Prince "funk by numbers" and he stayed within the lines.

That's nice but speaking for myself as a TRUE FUNK SOLDIER! I say without a doubt that - FUNK - IT AIN'T! I am personally 'fiending for the FUNK' so bad that when I see people claiming and clamoring about his latest droppings being funk, it hurts when I listen and KNOW instantly that it ain't because FUNK hits ON THE ONE! It does not require 10+ listens to try to digest.

This ain't a funk song Hatrina!

We're in complete agreement right there!

nyse said:

I like Stare more than HardRockLover. The horns aren't funky enough, though; it's standard horn sounds. Nothing like Girls and Boys from Parade with horns that were really funky(Thank you Eric Leeds)! Not majestic like the horns on Mountains...Prince can do better hornwise.

The basic beat is funky. I do like the samples of Kiss and Sexy Dancer, which both still get play on local radio. Maybe he's been checking the Soundscan of his old songs, which is why he included them on this song. Or maybe he's just happy that he can sample his Warner Brothers stuff without any legal problems. Who knows?

I need to hear more stuff from the new album(s)...fingers crossed.

I really like it. I know that if I released something like that, I would want to throw a party at Paisley Park on Saturday night and jam for an hour or two!

In fact, I would "take a walk into the past" and just charge $7 to get in...like the "good ole days"...that way I could afford to bring my daughter and quite a few of her friends who have been developing an interest in Prince's music!

williamb610 said:

Alexandernvrmind said:

BobGeorge909 said:

Songs alright. I'm bored of it. There's only so many 1+1+1=3/feelgoodfeel/good standards I can take. The first was Housequake....and I'll keep it. 5/10.

Agree... It's not bad, but it's not great at all.. Very average... Bored of this song already.

Hardrocklover is much much superior.

EvilAngel said:

TrevorAyer said:

flame snip

Worst mod ever, nah. Did you forget about Ian?

new phone, who dis

waaaaay better than the snippets

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also waaaaaaaaay better than hardrocklover

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It's still interesting to me to see how wide the range of opinions is on these songs.

Lazy, tuneless crap. At least "HardRockLover" attempted having a melody.

I'm late on this, but--it's enjoyable. Not fantastic, but a fun song.

I somehow got distracted and in between my first couple of listens and then several more, I listened to the Back In Time album for what was really the first time (well, I'd listened to it while mowing the lawn, so I never really heard it well before)--actually for three times in a row. Its fun bits were just as fun, so...

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I'm pleased with this, just not overjoyed.

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I found nothing memorable about this at all... perhaps a more listenable version of We Gets Up.

[Edited 7/30/15 21:40pm]

Possibly the heaviest the bass has ever been on a Prince recording.

It's OK....nothing special....but it is funky!

Noodled24 said:

nosajd said:

Fun song, unusual start, then funky kinda by the numbers, but it gets better. I like the little bit of experimenting but felt they could've pushed it a little further. I like the bass & horns & overall sound, the samping was cool too. Can't wait for the album, hope it'll be another 2 album set of some sort.

I disagree with the "funk by numbers". That bass-line is not as immediately catchy as it could have been. He's deliberately gone for something more. The same with the horns. It would have been so easy to throw in an instantly catchy funk standard riff, but he takes a more complicated path. Which I think is to his credit.

Other than the clunky line about everybody needing to "jam cuz this party's got a ham"? I assume this is a vague reference to "Starfish". It's hard not to like that bass though. If the lyrics had some substance to them rather than just Prince being a diva it would have been a keeper. The comedy lyrics give it a limited shelf life.

He says.. "the party's going H.A.M." Going H.A.M." means "Hard As a Muthaf***ker"

musicman said:

Love it.

As with Hardrocklover I'm not going to listen much until the album comes out in case it's on there.

I love AOA but that new album thrill was slightly dulled by having heard so much of it before the release.

SoulAlive said:

It's OK....nothing special....but it is funky!

Pretty much sums it up. Nothing new or special with its throwaway party lyrics but its ok. Love the bass, good to have some horns on record.

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I thought the Kiss sample was a bit cheesy but after a few listens its grown on me.

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dodger said:

SoulAlive said:

It's OK....nothing special....but it is funky!

Pretty much sums it up. Nothing new with its throwaway party lyrics but its ok. Love the bass, good to have some horns on record. I thought the Kiss sample was a bit cheesy but after a few listens its grown on me.

Everything prince is cheesey but i dont mind his sense of humour when i play prince to family or friends they just laugh lol