Simple question. Seems like it's growing on a lot of people who weren't sure at first. I liked it a lot on first listen, and now I think I like it even more.

i liked it on first listen, i love it now.

i dont think the 'throwback' production matters so much.

fun, is fun. and this album is fun

MORE!! this album is addictive. I can't stop listening to it. I like every sngle song on it. This Could be Us is my least favorite but I even like it. Its already become one of my favorite Prince albums

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The Album is a grower....I rated it 7.5/10 initially. Now after listening to it again and again it's 8.0/10. I'm really really having fun when I listen to this album.

I've lost interest in it for it those past few days.

Let's see what happens next, but i suspect I won't be too mpuch into it at any point in the future.

On the other hand I felt like that with PE in 2007 and later rediscovered it, so anything is possible, but there are many other records I feel more like listening to now than HnR.

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More. The songs that I didn't like at first (Million $ Show, Aint about to Stop, TCBU) I've come to like quite a bit. Its an album I can put on and the songs flow well into each other.

It's growing and growing in stature for me... I think it's a great new album actually. It makes Art Official Age sound pretty tired to me... It's the freshest he's sounded in years, it's funky as hell and I love that it's brief, punchy and doesn't let up. Also doesn't take itself too seriously or try to be anything other than a fun listen. A proper pop record that's very well produced indeed. Hearing more and more detail in it each time.

I love it!

dopedog said:

If your not sitting there examining the lyrics and cringing, but just listening to the music,it's actually alright. So props to Josh, I suppose...

Producing the drum track and basic effects don't by themselves put a song together. For me the best work on some of the tracks doesn't come until Prince lays down the bass track, guitar and the additions of the vocal arrangements, horn or string arrangements etc. By themselves Josh's contributions don't make the songs at all all that interesting to me at least. Its what's done with them. I could imagine all of these basic tracks (with the exception of the last two, which I can't imagine someone messing up) being unlistenable in the hands of other artists.

i had rated the album 2/10 i think.. now i rate it 1/10

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same....as in not much at at all

i listened to it all last week from my CDR, i've stopped but am waiting the original to come then it'll be back on

Just picked up a copy of the CD.

The only song I find listenable is June.

I'm a HUGE fan of Prince, beeen down since 1980.

I'm not going to dish hate on the music, I'm just not feeling it......

About the same. Right now i'm seeing it as a curiousity in his catalogue, we'll see where he goes from here. Call me when he cares enough about the songs to start playing them live.

Still havn't listened to it yet (after one week, can't believe) - I'm just not into the streaming-thing, kind of ol'skool ......

Hope the CD will arrive in the stores here soon !

Just not feeling this one. I still play AOA though... Bring on Phase 2...

Less.

I am now convinced this THE WORST Prince album to date. Totally half-assed effort.

More. It's a "hey let's have some fun and not worry about the next SOTT, shall we?" kind of album, irreverent toward his legacy yet somewhat experimental (in terms of his own sound).

What I find so funny is that people who are not big on Prince seem to enjoy tracks like Fallinginlove2tonite and Mr. Nelson. They don't care the latter is not a real song,