Paisley Park

The Ladder

America

Temptation

Pop Life

Raspberry Beret

Around The World In A Day

Tamborine

Condition Of The Heart

Vannormal said:

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Very nice !

Could be cool if you put up this mix on soundcloud or whatever.

Would love to hear it.

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Which mix is that?

Tamborine is underated - that's Prince doing everything - amazing!

1) ATWIAD

2) Pop Life

3) Raspberry Beret

4) Paisley Park

5) Condition of the Heart

6) Tambourine

7) America

8) Temptation

9) The Ladder

[Edited 5/27/21 5:24am]

1 Condition of the Heart
2 Around the World in a Day
3 Pop Life
4 America

5 Paisley Park

6 Tamborine

7 Rasperry Beret
8 Temptation

9 the Ladder

1. Condition of the Heart. Utter masterpiece. Original and weird as shit.

2. Raspberry Beret. Funky Beatles.

3. Pop Life, he was preachy about drugs. Great song doe.

4. Paisley Park. Like how different it is.

5. Around The World. Middle eastern. Decent.

6. Tamborine. Decent, no masterpiece.

7. The Ladder. Dumb lyrics but decent tune. Better live.

8.America, decent jam but silly anti Commie lyrics. Republican bitch punk. lol

9. The Ladder. His worst song? Oversing much lil man? God talk is silly.

Sorry, Temptation. lol

Dandroppedadime said:

Tamborine is underated - that's Prince doing everything - amazing!

I loved that one from day one. If I ever found out and heard that there is an extended version......

"He's definately masturbating'

OldFriends4Sale said:

Dandroppedadime said:

Tamborine is underated - that's Prince doing everything - amazing!

I loved that one from day one. If I ever found out and heard that there is an extended version......

"He's definately masturbating'

Yeah, it really builds into a crazy track!
The whole album is great, so I guess even 8th/9th place is understandable!

LoveGalore said:

I can't believe all the people hating on Temptation.

"Temptation" is terrible.I remember one critic saying it sounds like "a bad acid trip"

1. Pop Life

2. Raspberry Beret

3. Paisley Park

4. The Ladder

5. America

6. Around the World in a Day

7. Condition of the Heart

8. Temptation

9. Tambourine

SoulAlive said:

LoveGalore said:

I can't believe all the people hating on Temptation.

"Temptation" is terrible.I remember one critic saying it sounds like "a bad acid trip."

I've definitely gone back n' forth with the song. I get the grindy-bluesy slow burn of it. But I always felt it was maybe a bit too slow. It's not just gritty and dirty, it's like one of those prisoners who writes their manifesto on a jail wall with their own poop. I think "Darling Nikki" comes across better as a dirty gritty number than "Temptation." It feels like a rockabilly 45rpm playing at 33 1/3 or 16.

That said, it's still a fun number. I would love to hear a tighter, slightly more upbeat version. Once I edited out the ending, it feels slightly stronger.

And SoulAlive, while trying to find the source of that quote, I came across this. (reply #4).

1. Paisley Park (one of my all-time favorite songs by Prince)

2. Pop Life

3. Raspberry Beret

4. Around The World In a Day

5. America

6. Condition of the Heart

7. Tamborine

8. Temptation

9. The Ladder

I love all the songs on the album though!

TrivialPursuit said:

Vannormal said:

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Very nice !

Could be cool if you put up this mix on soundcloud or whatever.

Would love to hear it.

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Which mix is that?

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Your "Temptation (I used my edit)"

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Dandroppedadime said:

Tamborine is underated - that's Prince doing everything - amazing!

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Always love that one too.

Wonderful vocals and one of his very first sparce pop tunes.

Not to forget the wild and funky drums.

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But somehow the purcussion overproduction or sound bothered me a bit.

Would love to hear a better mix of that master.

Less sharp /hiss/ in the production on the percussion part - specifically the tambourine and the cymbals i think. Very sharp in my ears, and sounds loud too.

The song is a perfect funky pop tune though.

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LoveGalore said:

I can't believe all the people hating on Temptation.

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I agree.

It is a fantastic piece of pop/rockmusic.

I even wish it was much longer.

I for one looooooove that last part (as a sepearte song even).

I do hope one day we can hear a longer version - who knows.

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The derailed wailing guitar intro, knocked off with Prince's screaming intro.

And the lyrics that meander between the greazy slow down snare beat.

The lovely lighthearted refrain synth-twinkle.

The whole first 3:18 R'nRness of the first part is so fantastic, heavy, and to me a phat nod to ZZ-Top...

His eternal inimitable and impersonable screams... (4:25 go listen again)...

The self-absorbed lower voice coming in at 4:50, love all that!

Then the loop driven piano touches.

From here on you can actually split the song in two songs imho.

(listen to the piano chords at 7:40)...

His vocals are so splashing and electrifying, plus I love the outrageous Eddie Mininfield sax duet with his vocals.

It sounds like a scary drug-filled deep halucinant fall from a high building, but still floating on that funky thin drum loop.

Just Love It.

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Around the World in a Day 4/5
Paisley Park 5/5
Condition of the Heart 4/5

Rasbery Beret 5/5
Tamborine 3/5
America 4/5
Pop Life 5/5
The Ladder 4/5
Temptation 2/5

Vannormal said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Which mix is that?

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Your "Temptation (I used my edit)"

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LOL ok. Wasn't sure if you meant the ATWIAD mix. I shall Orgnote you.

TrivialPursuit said:

Vannormal said:

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Your "Temptation (I used my edit)"

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LOL ok. Wasn't sure if you meant the ATWIAD mix. I shall Orgnote you.

Where does your fan edit of the song end? Did you fade it out or do hard cut?

lurker316 said:

TrivialPursuit said:

LOL ok. Wasn't sure if you meant the ATWIAD mix. I shall Orgnote you.

Where does your fan edit of the song end? Did you fade it out or do hard cut?

It's a quick fade with a clap of thunder so sorta muddy the fade a bit.

TrivialPursuit said:

SoulAlive said:

"Temptation" is terrible.I remember one critic saying it sounds like "a bad acid trip."

I've definitely gone back n' forth with the song. I get the grindy-bluesy slow burn of it. But I always felt it was maybe a bit too slow. It's not just gritty and dirty, it's like one of those prisoners who writes their manifesto on a jail wall with their own poop. I think "Darling Nikki" comes across better as a dirty gritty number than "Temptation." It feels like a rockabilly 45rpm playing at 33 1/3 or 16.

That said, it's still a fun number. I would love to hear a tighter, slightly more upbeat version. Once I edited out the ending, it feels slightly stronger.

And SoulAlive, while trying to find the source of that quote, I came across this. (reply #4).

I've gone back and forth on Temptation as well. Sometimes I think it's a badass grinding groove and really get into it. Other times I think it's cheesy burlesque and cringe at it. I suppose it depends what mood I'm in.

My personal least favorite Prince album could have been a favorite if the original version of ATWIAD was left on the release.

Temptation was Prince having a real bad diarria.

lurker316 said:

I've gone back and forth on Temptation as well. Sometimes I think it's a badass grinding groove and really get into it. Other times I think it's cheesy burlesque and cringe at it. I suppose it depends what mood I'm in.

That's a great definition.

Ranked and rated:


Raspberry Beret: 9.7
America: 9.6
Paisley Park: 9.4
Condition of the Heart: 9.2
The Ladder: 9.1
Pop Life: 8.5
Tamborine: 7.9
Temptation: 6.2
Around the World in a Day: 4.3

"Around the World in a Day" is my least favorite Prince song from the 80s, by quite some distance.

1. Tamborine - this in my top 5 of all time P songs

2. Condition of the Heart

3. Raspberry Beret

4. Paisley Park

5. Around the World in a Day

6. America

7. Pop Life

8. The Ladder

9. Temptation

DotsofU said:

1. Tamborine - this in my top 5 of all time P songs

2. Condition of the Heart

3. Raspberry Beret

4. Paisley Park

5. Around the World in a Day

6. America

7. Pop Life

8. The Ladder

9. Temptation

I wouldn't mind hearing that drum track and bass track on their own.