The reason this album tracklist looks lazy or uninspired, is that he released a good bunch of those tracks as single "thowaways". So when he puts them taking up half an album it gives the feeling the album is a throwaway album. He should've kept those "singles" and just saved em up for the album!

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MattyJam said:

The fact that he's included Fallinlove2nite is evidence enough that this album is going to be a mixed bag. A new midlife crisis record is always entertaining for a few llistens, but really, it's quite disheartening to see where Prince is heading as he approaches 60. I had hoped he would continue down the path of albums like ONA, The Truth, Lotusflower, TRC... but instead he seems to be heading down the Madonna route, desperately clinging on to his youth, trying and failing to fit in with todays contemporary popstars instead of making music for himself. It's all looking a bit tragic to me.

Isn't it funny how both Madonna and Prince recorded more mature and introspective music fifteen years ago than they are today? I wonder if they have the insight to see how they've regressed.

[Edited 9/3/15 1:23am]

So dramatic and fatalistic.

Didn't they mention "phases"?

This could be mostly Josh's work (remixes or tracks where Prince mostly sings and plays guitar). Sort of him giving Josh "his" record. It's a Josh N Prince record.

The second phase might be a more standard Prince record, and the third a 3eG record.

Many possibilities, they're not all palatable to everyone, but we were definitely given the impression that a lot of music is coming.

now i know why he didnt want the track list revealed....

Romeoblu said:

V10LETBLUES said:

AOA is really really bad on every level.

Really. You don't like AOA.

I did helpfully suggest she mentions it in her sig to save time.

once again..he doesnt release his best stuff....NO stare or revelation...

I like the Art Official Age album a lot, so I will give this new release a chance..

Oh and btw I like FallInLove2Nite as well... I don't understand the much negative opinions here about that song..

I really like it....

This new album is gonna be good (but maybe not great), I won't judge until I have the Cd!

luvsexy4all said:

once again..he doesnt release his best stuff....NO stare or revelation...

Stare??

Stare... isn't a good song, that's the same song as We Gets Up and this is far better and released already, on Emancipation:

Stare & We Gets Up are similar, but not the same...Stare is WAY better

dustoff said:

It'd be cool if there was a Prince message board for people who actually like Prince.

if u mean NO negativity....then id stick to THIS than read ass kissers....

TheGoldStandard said:

lezama said:

Both he and Hannah are really young, they'll both grow and learn a lot just having a 24/7 opportunity to practice and do stuff in PP if P continues to keep them around.

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When did mid-late 20s become really young? Maybe thats whats wrong with the world we treat grown adults with kid gloves to avoid hurting their kid feelings. I thought that 30 was when artists expire nowadays anyway.

24 and 25 isn't young?

warning2all said:

lezama said:

Are you new to Prince? Prince has been semi-embarrasing from day one.. there absolutely nothing whatsoever new about that. And to me that's part of the charm of being a fan. He's always entertaining.

I never stated embarrassing himself was anything new to Prince. That is part of the appeal of Prince, Tom Jones, & James Brown. Those guys would do something embarrassing one minute/brilliant the next. It's been a stretch since Prince has wowed us with brilliance. His appearance on Josh Weltons new cd is showing potential to be more embarrassment

oh ok.. i misread you.

Alexandernvrmind said:

lezama said:

I love Fallinluv.. its fun. And more than TCBU or TX'sF.

you and two other people downloaded that gay ass song lol

You damned right...

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RJOrion said:

Aerogram said:

Hmm, after seeing this track list, I think my predictions of phase 2 being 12 more remixes of breakfast can wait is looking more and more promising.

Record companies actually do serve a purpose, they would have never signed off on this.

Here is hoping 1000 Hugs And Kisses is not all industrialized out and is actually the nice smooth ballad (without Hannah on lead vocals) that I expect it to be.

At the end of the day I will be glad to have 'something' new from the man, but this is not looking good at the moment. Perhaps we will all be pleasantly surprised once this lands......holding out hope.

To be honest, I'm happy this is not another "hei, listen how I'm able to do what Prince was doing in '80 but this time without ispiration!". Fallinlove is not a great Prince song, but it is not another Take Me With U clone. It reminds me some Pet Shop Boys works. Hardrocklover is missing a guitar solo, but is not a bad song. Add to Hardrocklover some noise sound, quite reverber, downgrade sound quality and you get a outtake prince's fans could peel hands for applause in '80. This Could Be Us remix, ok. I can not understand why put this remix in a album. It is not bad, it is not good, actually it is not.

fabriziovenerandi said:

V10LETBLUES said:

fabriziovenerandi said:

To be honest, I'm happy this is not another "hei, listen how I'm able to do what Prince was doing in '80 but this time without ispiration!". Fallinlove is not a great Prince song, but it is not another Take Me With U clone. It reminds me some Pet Shop Boys works. Hardrocklover is missing a guitar solo, but is not a bad song. Add to Hardrocklover some noise sound, quite reverber, downgrade sound quality and you get a outtake prince's fans could peel hands for applause in '80. This Could Be Us remix, ok. I can not understand why put this remix in a album. It is not bad, it is not good, actually it is not.

The petshop boys will hunt you down and kill you. Last thing you need is gay elderly 80's pop icons seeking to restore their honor.

Are you talking about prince or the Pet Shop Boys?

filthyrichyuppie said:

V10LETBLUES said:

The petshop boys will hunt you down and kill you. Last thing you need is gay elderly 80's pop icons seeking to restore their honor.

The petshopboys are *more* than fallinlove. But fallinlove is an exploration in that places.

fabriziovenerandi said:

Fallinlovetonight is shoddy and awful

Well, I do not consider it "shoddy and awful". I think there are previous Prince's experiment in electronic pop that are more "shoddy and awful" than fallinlove. The only problem with fallinlove (for me) that is missing something in second half of the song: a bridge, a instrumental variation, I do not know, but actually the song is quite poor: the chorus and not much more.

leadline said:

dustoff said:

It'd be cool if there was a Prince message board for people who actually like Prince.

Sounds like you want one for sycophants!

Gohi said:

dustoff said:

It'd be cool if there was a Prince message board for people who actually like Prince.

Sounds like you want one for sycophants!

No, you're confusing it with the org...

what's impressed me about it so far, is that it hasn't leaked yet

naturally, the Tidal stream can't leak since it's only 1 copy and it's

'at' Tidal now.

but if the physical copy actually goes on sale sept 15th, my guess

is they will be pressed by now, right?

either way, his albums don't leak very long before the releasedate,

you have to give him that, at least.

Does anyone think that the version of Fall in Love Tonite that was out last year was a remix. It has a kind of remix feel to it.

To be honest, I quite like the track, find it quite catchy

IstenSzek said:

what's impressed me about it so far, is that it hasn't leaked yet

naturally, the Tidal stream can't leak since it's only 1 copy and it's

'at' Tidal now.

but if the physical copy actually goes on sale sept 15th, my guess

is they will be pressed by now, right?

either way, his albums don't leak very long before the releasedate,

you have to give him that, at least.

In a way it would be funny if it leaked before monday. After all this" fight for your right" talk from Prince

Maybe it's all one big joke.