The only throw-away is Dance On

I disagree. When 2 R in Love and I wish U heaven are the throw-aways.

Dance On is staying .

lynx said:

Great album, but worst album cover ever! Embarassing then, and embrassing now, my kids can't understand it and I don't even know where to begin on it...

A very cool album cover would have done this album a lot in terms of sales.

Start with it's just a naked body. We all have one of those.

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I never saw the fuss. It's a great album cover. Stylistically, artistically it's bold.

moussemaker said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

When I first heard Lovesexy, I was going through a crisis or two, my world seemingly falling apart. I listened to the record on those giant Polk Audio speakers amplified by a MacIntosh tube amplifier and I literally gave myself some musical therapy listening to that record. It has a mix of regrets and redemptions that is just what the shrink ordered.

Guitarhero said:

RiotPaisley said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

KingSausage said:

RiotPaisley said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

We're not, it's only North America that had a problem with it.

Touché. I don't understand what our problem is.

Is that why albums like this soared to #3 or higher in the US?



Ehh ... must be talkin' about Canada ...

Pokeno4Money said:

Pokeno4Money said:

RiotPaisley said:

TheDigitalGardener said: Touché. I don't understand what our problem is.

Is that why albums like this soared to #3 or higher in the US?



Ehh ... must be talkin' about Canada ...

Well, I was talking about the USA, not Canada, don't know about RiotPaisley. Maybe most of the USA are fine with a dumb, easy to understand soft porn shot from 2 Live Crew, but not with something that is actually artistic, as in the Lovesexy cover. The fact of the matter remains, it was parts of the USA who had the record cover in paper bags, no where else.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Well, I was talking about the USA, not Canada, don't know about RiotPaisley. Maybe most of the USA are fine with a dumb, easy to understand soft porn shot from 2 Live Crew, but not with something that is actually artistic, as in the Lovesexy cover. The fact of the matter remains, it was parts of the USA who had the record cover in paper bags, no where else.

I think the actions of a few store owners in a country of 320 million doesn't warrant stereotyping the states as prudes. I brought up 2Live not just for the cover, but the content of the album ... no chance it would have done so well on the US charts if America consisted of a bunch of "prudes".

It's a simple matter of preventing children from being exposed to nudity while in stores, and my guess is the majority of the stores that covered the cover were located in the Bible Belt.

Pokeno4Money said:

The only throw-away is Dance On, all the others are solid.

I agree.

Pokeno4Money said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Well, I was talking about the USA, not Canada, don't know about RiotPaisley. Maybe most of the USA are fine with a dumb, easy to understand soft porn shot from 2 Live Crew, but not with something that is actually artistic, as in the Lovesexy cover. The fact of the matter remains, it was parts of the USA who had the record cover in paper bags, no where else.

I think the actions of a few store owners in a country of 320 million doesn't warrant stereotyping the states as prudes. I brought up 2Live not just for the cover, but the content of the album ... no chance it would have done so well on the US charts if America consisted of a bunch of "prudes".

It's a simple matter of preventing children from being exposed to nudity while in stores, and my guess is the majority of the stores that covered the cover were located in the Bible Belt.

I never used the word prude. That aside, I see your point.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Pokeno4Money said:

I think the actions of a few store owners in a country of 320 million doesn't warrant stereotyping the states as prudes. I brought up 2Live not just for the cover, but the content of the album ... no chance it would have done so well on the US charts if America consisted of a bunch of "prudes".

It's a simple matter of preventing children from being exposed to nudity while in stores, and my guess is the majority of the stores that covered the cover were located in the Bible Belt.

I never used the word prude. That aside, I see your point.

I know you didn't, Riot did. Thanks, and I do agree the cover was artistic.

First Prince album that hooked me in. LOVE this album so much.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

The tight funk of Alphabet St.

Prince had a ton of minimalist funk tunes, but this is one of the tightest. Only the beats that mattered, and everything in place. Been digging this one recently, and the "this is not music, this is a trip" b-side.

POOK said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

The tight funk of Alphabet St.

Prince had a ton of minimalist funk tunes, but this is one of the tightest. Only the beats that mattered, and everything in place. Been digging this one recently, and the "this is not music, this is a trip" b-side.

POOK RIGHT, BUT POOK NOT WRITE LIKE POOK. FIRST TIME?

I had the VHS concert of this. I can't tell you HOW MANY TIMES I watched it. It was FAN-tas-tic and the album on long gorgeous song. What a concept, what music and just how much bounce he had! Cat was fabulous too. So really glad she was at the LA Memorial. My ratings...

KingSausage said:

There are no throwaways on Lovesexy.

except for "Dance On"

SoulAlive said:

KingSausage said:

There are no throwaways on Lovesexy.

except for "Dance On"

Wrong

Marrk said:

POOK said:

Prince had a ton of minimalist funk tunes, but this is one of the tightest. Only the beats that mattered, and everything in place. Been digging this one recently, and the "this is not music, this is a trip" b-side.

POOK RIGHT, BUT POOK NOT WRITE LIKE POOK. FIRST TIME?

Yeah, I finally graduated Monkey College (online) and learned how to type with all my fingers and toes, not just my tail.

Dance On > Alphabet St

SoulAlive said:

KingSausage said:

There are no throwaways on Lovesexy.

except for "Dance On"

Before I wrote the exact same thing, I knew some would disagree with me.

Is there ANY Prince song that EVERYONE agrees isn't so great? I doubt it.

I bet even "Purple & Gold" has some fans here ...

How come Anna wasn't a single, can't understand it. In my head i have imagined what would be an incredible video.