I am talking about officially released songs on offically released albums ONLY.

Honestly, I don't think so. There's no song he's ever done that I have heard where I listened to it and thought, "Meh. He did this in about 30 minutes".

Every released song I've listened to (which is all of them, I hope) has many elements in it that reflects a lot of thought and inspiration.

The only song I can even remotely think of as a quickly-done filler cut is "Zannalee" but even that song was given the vioce-over treatment. So I don't consider even that song as "filler".

How about you? Anything you think of as filler?

Come and Chaos n Disorder seem like filler songs as albums mostly.

During the classic era though:

Glam Slam

The Max

Arrogance

It

Hot Thing

Tick Tick Bang

Trust

Lemon Crush

rdhull said:

Come and Chaos n Disorder seem like filler songs as albums mostly.

During the classic era though:

Glam Slam

The Max

Arrogance

It

Hot Thing

Tick Tick Bang

Trust

Lemon Crush

I must have a different definition of "filler"... 2 of these were singles.

Is this asked in jest? I mean...really? I'd say no 1979-1990 but after that holy shitballs YES.

djThunderfunk said:

rdhull said:

Come and Chaos n Disorder seem like filler songs as albums mostly.

During the classic era though:

Glam Slam

The Max

Arrogance

It

Hot Thing

Tick Tick Bang

Trust

Lemon Crush

I must have a different definition of "filler"... 2 of these were singles.

Im aware. As a whole, listening to the albums in one sitting, these seemed likefiller to me per rodeo's filler requiremnts. Not that I dont like/love some of them (Lemon Crush, Glam, It) either.

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rdhull said:

djThunderfunk said:

I must have a different definition of "filler"... 2 of these were singles.

Im aware. As a whole, listening tomthe albums in one sitting, these seemed likefiller to me per rodeo's filler requiremnts. Not that I dont like/love some of them (Lemon Crush, Glam, It) either.

Re-reading the OP, I see what you mean.

I evidently do have a different definition of "filler" it seems.

rdhull said:

RJOrion said:

rdhull said:

Come and Chaos n Disorder seem like filler songs as albums mostly.

During the classic era though:

Glam Slam

The Max

Arrogance

It

Hot Thing

Tick Tick Bang

Trust

Lemon Crush

i could see you saying "Trust"....but the rest of that list?...filler?....nah

Y'all REALLY love Symbol album. I have no idea why though. The whole album could be erased from his repetoire and not be missed.

rdhull said:

RJOrion said:

rdhull said: i could see you saying "Trust"....but the rest of that list?...filler?....nah

Y'all REALLY love Symbol album. I have no idea why though. The whole album could be erased from his repetoire and not be missed.

Just because you don't like the songs doesn't make them filler.

Remember, I'm referring to stuff that Prince didn't put his all-out, 100% effort into. This includes production of the song. Even if I don't like the song, I still haven't found any that I would consider as cast-offs/didn't give it his all.

Not even "Jughead".

RodeoSchro said:

rdhull said:

Y'all REALLY love Symbol album. I have no idea why though. The whole album could be erased from his repetoire and not be missed.

Just because you don't like the songs doesn't make them filler.

I said I like/love some of the songs I posted. So you think there are NO fillers regarding effort etc. I was trolled.

rdhull said:

RodeoSchro said:

Just because you don't like the songs doesn't make them filler.

I said I like/love some of the songs I posted. So you think there are NO fillers regarding effort etc. I was trolled.

Ah. No, you weren't trolled, LOL. But you are saying you like some "filler" songs?

And no, I haven't yet found a song that Prince released where I thought he just went through the motions creating it. I really do believe that Prince thought of every song as one of his children, and treated each one that way. That truly blows me away. I think Prince never settled for anything less than his and the band's best.

RodeoSchro said:

rdhull said:

I said I like/love some of the songs I posted. So you think there are NO fillers regarding effort etc. I was trolled.

Ah. No, you weren't trolled, LOL. But you are saying you like some "filler" songs?

And no, I haven't yet found a song that Prince released where I thought he just went through the motions creating it. I really do believe that Prince thought of every song as one of his children, and treated each one that way. That truly blows me away. I think Prince never settled for anything less than his and the band's best.

then why make this post as you did. So you can say that statement to everyone who states their filler opinions? lol

trolling!

"Do U Lie?"

"Life Can Be So Nice"

the piano fluff before "Condition of the Heart"

that stupid ass tag ending to "Temptation"

That's not a lot considering the first 10 years. However, For You overall is sorta AOR schmaltzy stuff. The genius of a kid writing all this is there, but in general, it's not stood up against time that well, IMO. Doesn't mean they're bad songs, and I love me some yacht rock like a MFer, but For You is just a bit too bland for me sometimes.

But after 1988, God help us all.

Lemon Crush

Strollin

Push

Jughead

Arrogance

Shy

Dinner With Delores

I Rock, Therefore I Am

I can't even begin to touch Emancipation, but it could easily be one very very strong 80-minute CD (including cutting the title track).

Even shit like "Get Loose" and "P Control" remixes on CB were filler. And hell, all that empty space in general ...ever figure out the time on those three disks? Look at the length of all the songs, in comparison to 240 minutes available. Does air count as filler?

rdhull said:

RodeoSchro said:

Ah. No, you weren't trolled, LOL. But you are saying you like some "filler" songs?

And no, I haven't yet found a song that Prince released where I thought he just went through the motions creating it. I really do believe that Prince thought of every song as one of his children, and treated each one that way. That truly blows me away. I think Prince never settled for anything less than his and the band's best.

then why make this post as you did. So you can say that statement to everyone who states their filler opinions? lol

trolling!

Now look here, you troll! I respect your right to be wrong!

But seriously, I started it because I am not infallible. Maybe there's a song that really was filler, and I just didn't realize it. So far I haven't seen one, but you never know. And that's why there are threads like these.

Now, quit trolling me.

TrivialPursuit said:

"Do U Lie?"

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Even shit like "Get Loose" and "P Control" remixes on CB were filler. And hell, all that empty space in general ...ever figure out the time on those three disks? Look at the length of all the songs, in comparison to 240 minutes available. Does air count as filler?

"Do U Lie"?!?

Man, that is a VERY musically complex song. I'd never think of it as filler, but that's just me, I guess.

OK, the empty space is filler, LOL. I'm surprised no one has mentioned all the blank tracks on "New Power Soul" (wasn't that tne CD that had 50 or 60 blank tracks before the last "hidden" track?)

Sure there was filler, there are very few albums without any.

But, he had some albums without filler at all. Or perhaps, the rest of those albums is of such a level that everything less divine sounds like filler.
Good examples: baby I'm a star. Life can be so nice. Temptation. Beautiful Night.

True very very few filler pre Batman. But from Grafitti Bridge/Batman, there was filler hell yeah.
And post Chaos&Disorder there was more filler than non-filler imo

TheFman said:

Sure there was filler, there are very few albums without any.

But, he had some albums without filler at all. Or perhaps, the rest of those albums is of such a level that everything less divine sounds like filler.
Good examples: baby I'm a star. Life can be so nice. Temptation. Beautiful Night.

True very very few filler pre Batman. But from Grafitti Bridge/Batman, there was filler hell yeah.
And post Chaos&Disorder there was more filler than non-filler imo

Which songs do you think are filler?

RodeoSchro said:

I've always thought of "Lemon Crush" as filler; "I'm runnin' out of things to call you."

homesquid said:

Is this asked in jest? I mean...really? I'd say no 1979-1990 but after that holy shitballs YES.

This! Although during his golden era, there were some songs I could do without, or perhaps some I love way more than others. He didnt release a bad album during that run, but there are/were weaker moments on each one. The 90s? I'm in too good of a mood to talk shit.

In one of the many interviews with Susan Rogers she mentioned that Play In The Sunshine was one of the songs that was recorded to fill space between other songs on the album. Now granted, that does not mean the song (or songs recorded for similar reasons) is filler in the sense that it wasn't given effort.

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In any event, I guess that makes it as close to filler as it comes.

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(and no, Venus de Milo is not filler, no matter what anyone says, and Prince agrees, he kept playing it regularly up to and including his last tour)

i think every album post SOTT had filler... (well maybe not the black album)

kygermo said:

homesquid said:

Is this asked in jest? I mean...really? I'd say no 1979-1990 but after that holy shitballs YES.

This! Although during his golden era, there were some songs I could do without, or perhaps some I love way more than others. He didnt release a bad album during that run, but there are/were weaker moments on each one. The 90s? I'm in too good of a mood to talk shit.

OK, maybe I've not been clear enough.

I'm NOT talking about songs you don't like.

I AM talking about songs you think Prince did simply so there would be another song on the album. Something that you don't think he really put much effort or thought into, and that was on purpose. A going-through-the-motions-because-I-don't-really-care kind of song.

Or maybe I just should

rdhull said:

Hot Thing

I agree.I think this song is too simplistic.The lyrics are lazy ("barely 21....lookin' for big fun").It would have been cool if this song was removed from the album and replaced with the superior,more creative "Wonderful Ass"

sro100 said:

I've always thought of "Lemon Crush" as filler; "I'm runnin' out of things to call you."

in Rolling Stone's review of the Batman album,the writer said....

"Partyman" is filler."Trust" and "Lemon Crush" are filler with hooks.