Funny you should mention Rock And Roll . . . but probably the first song I didn't care for much from Prince was Rock N' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis).

"Red White And Blue boy girls" - ugh.

But it was a B-side and a tongue-in-cheek response to Lenny Kravitz. And there's a video segment for it!

Reflection

Hot Thing and U Got The Look

themanfromneptune said:

Reflection

What the fuck

Thieves In The Temple

My Name Is Prince

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Sexy M.F. & Gett Off

slyjackson said:

themanfromneptune said:

Reflection

What the fuck

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The first time I listened the audio file Prince shared on his site I was not impressed at all.

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America

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I Love U In Me

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themanfromneptune said:

CAL3 said:

themanfromneptune said:

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The first time I listened the audio file Prince shared on his site I was not impressed at all.

. Your first impression was the correct one.

It was not.

themanfromneptune said:

slyjackson said:

What the fuck

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The first time I listened the audio file Prince shared on his site I was not impressed at all.

One thing is to not be impressed and another is to regard it as horrible.

CAL3 said:

Jughead . Edit: cool topic, by the way.

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Kind of agree

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Art Official Cage


At first I couldn't get hip to the modern production, but nowadays I dig it and can appreciate it for what it is

I wouldn't say they're "horrible", but I am very very tired of "Little Red Corvette" and "Kiss". I don't hate them, I just don't go looking for them.

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Now, a big single that I never ever liked was "Thieves In The Temple". It works for some. But not me. I have tried many, many times to give it an umpteenth chance, but nothing about it clicks in my head.

GiggityGoo said:

I wouldn't say they're "horrible", but I am very very tired of "Little Red Corvette" and "Kiss". I don't hate them, I just don't go looking for them.

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Now, a big single that I never ever liked was "Thieves In The Temple". It works for some. But not me. I have tried many, many times to give it an umpteenth chance, but nothing about it clicks in my head.

for years i hated "Thieves In The Temple"... now i love to hear it in the vehicle ... thats one that HAS to be played at HIGH volumes, and listened to alone, to be fully appreciated

slyjackson said:

Hot Thing and U Got The Look

nah Fam...them joints were great on day 1

there may have been funkier, more melodic, or more creative songs than "U Got The Look"... but that song is the perfect example of what a HIT SONG should sound like...just like "Little Red Corvette" and "Raspberry Beret" before it...

RJOrion said:

slyjackson said:

Hot Thing and U Got The Look

nah Fam...them joints were great on day 1

Ronnie I ain't talkin about your experience but mine, got ya?

RJOrion said:

there may have been funkier, more melodic, or more creative songs than "U Got The Look"... but that song is the perfect example of what a HIT SONG should sound like...just like "Little Red Corvette" and "Raspberry Beret" before it...

On that I give you my approval, just don't get used to it.

LoveGalore said:

AvocadosMax said:

GiggityGoo said:

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World. Some people can't listen to it because of the stupid lawsuit. Prince's Friend said Takin' Me To Paradise sounds more like Cutting Crew's "I Just Died In Your Arms" in terms of key and chorus melody, and I agree with him. The Italian songwriters just placed "coincidental [barely any] resemblence" over "direct melody stealing", I'm guessing they always do that.

RJOrion said:

my name aint Ronnie, Grace...

Sure Ronnie.

I hated 'Take Me With You' in 1984 as for me it was by far the weakest song in an almost perfect album and seemed like a song he'd give as a throwaway to Vanity 6. The duet vocals are weak and grating. In later years, I began to enjoy the live versions probably because Appollonia wasn't singing the lines! The intro drums and strings as well as the chord changes in the bridge are pretty cool too.

Btw, I hate 'Cream' and don't understand why it was and still is popular.

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hmmm Not sure which Prince songs I would consider "growers". I think I either love it or put it in the "he's done this 1000x list (e.g "generic R&B ballad that will never be as good as Adore #103" or "WTF was he thinking (e.g. "Life of the Party").

One song sort has grown on be recently would be "U Know". Not a fan of most of his later efforts to sound current (he played the "old man at the club" thing for too long") but I do kinda dig that one now.