*Unpopular Opinion* Am I the only one who doesn't like Adore?

Reply #31 posted 10/02/23 11:51am

goosepumble	Always preferred Crucial, but Adore is still so strong and a peak Prince ballad. "This condition I got is crucial, crucial baby... you could burn up my clothes, smash up my ride, well maybe not the ride".
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Reply #32 posted 10/02/23 12:50pm

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I'm not a lyric OR extendo Prince person, but "Adore" is just about perfect in every facet.

It's why "Crucial" will always be a close-but-no-ceegar type situation (the superior sax version anyway). "Adore" lays it on thick with the lyrics, but they seem completely earnest and well-articulated. "Crucial", by contrast, is very rough around the edges with delivery of the sentiment. Like a clunky first draft of the true pure romance best elucidated by "Adore".

"Adore" just builds better than all his other slow jams, too. The other ones essentially peak by the first or second hook. "Adore" adds something with every section and progression.

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Reply #33 posted 10/02/23 1:01pm

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When I got the album back in 87 I wasn't a huge fan of this one either. I think I left it off of the cassette I made for the car/walkman. But it really grew on me over the years. Now its one of highlights of his entire catalog and the perfect ending to a perfect album.

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Reply #34 posted 10/02/23 2:28pm

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It´s one of my fave ballads. It has a great trumpet and some cool organ. The ending is great too.

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Reply #35 posted 10/02/23 2:56pm

cfluid	Landonfunkmonkey said: It's my favourite song by anyone ditto
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Reply #36 posted 10/02/23 3:17pm

olb99 said:

You won't find many, indeed. "Adore" is an excellent song on an excellent album. I'm not a fan of slow songs / ballads in general, but it's just... genius. ("Slow Love", on the other hand.... )

Well don't get me started on "Slow Love"... I just LOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEE that song.

I love the whole side of that album. My favourite side of that album.

The song "It" too, a song also heavily disliked here, and is one of my old time favourite Prince tunes.

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Reply #37 posted 10/02/23 3:20pm

PsychoCowboy said:
Adore is one of my top Prince songs ever (top 30-40 maybe). I love it. Love the vocal and screams, love the vibe of the song. PS. What the hell is igbabn?

Ignore Geraldine's Bitching And Be Nice

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Reply #38 posted 10/02/23 3:22pm

WhisperingDandelions said:

I'm not a lyric OR extendo Prince person, but "Adore" is just about perfect in every facet.

It's why "Crucial" will always be a close-but-no-ceegar type situation (the superior sax version anyway). "Adore" lays it on thick with the lyrics, but they seem completely earnest and well-articulated. "Crucial", by contrast, is very rough around the edges with delivery of the sentiment. Like a clunky first draft of the true pure romance best elucidated by "Adore".

"Adore" just builds better than all his other slow jams, too. The other ones essentially peak by the first or second hook. "Adore" adds something with every section and progression.

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Crucial to me is more of a pop song, and not a real slow love song.

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Reply #39 posted 10/02/23 4:54pm

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RJOrion said:
TheNumber23 said:

If I owned this website I'd give out week-long temp bans for posts like these.

30 day ban minimum..."Adore" is one of the greatest slow jams in R&B/Soul history

I believe criminal charges should be brought against the spewer of such a insane opinion. Adore is a classic. It's absolutely sublime. A baby maker...a panty melter...a slow jam of resplendent replay value.

Nah player ...you ARE the weakest link. biggrin

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Reply #40 posted 10/02/23 5:34pm

anyone care to recommend their nomination for best live version of adore?

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Reply #41 posted 10/02/23 6:30pm

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Never liked it. The whole vibe, it just doesn't work for me. I say the same of SOTT as an album experience too. Half of it feels dull or annoying.

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Reply #42 posted 10/02/23 6:31pm

FunkJam said:
Never liked it. The whole vibe, it just doesn't work for me. I say the same of SOTT as an album experience too. Half of it feels dull or annoying.

which half?

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Reply #43 posted 10/02/23 6:37pm

CAL3	I like it now but I didn't really care for it upon initial release. It took a while to grow on me. . Now 'beautiful night' is the only really weak spot on Sign. I’ve been informed that my opinion is worth less than those expressed by others here.
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Reply #44 posted 10/02/23 7:32pm

Please all look once more in that mirror Prince heart.

What my eyes read here is hurting my purple brain.

I take notes of what you lot don't like about the SOTT album,

and don't ever reply to you again about this subject. biggrin )))))

LOL

Can someone ban me from this thread?

Puh-leaze!

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Reply #45 posted 10/02/23 8:25pm

Sott has no weak spots.

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Reply #46 posted 10/02/23 9:22pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

His music is so diverse that there is room for people to not like great songs. Some people hate songs I ADORE (Temptation and Free) what do I care?

I like to say Pick any of the 4 sides from SOTT ... thoes few songs cover more musical gound that most acts cover in 40 years!

THIS!

Time keeps on slipping into the future...

This moment is all there is...

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Reply #47 posted 10/02/23 10:33pm

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funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

FunkJam said:

Never liked it. The whole vibe, it just doesn't work for me. I say the same of SOTT as an album experience too. Half of it feels dull or annoying.

which half?

If I were to stick the album on now, I'd most likely skip these songs

Housequake

Slow Love

Hot Thing

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Strange Relationship

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

Adore

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Reply #48 posted 10/02/23 11:19pm

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funkbabyandthebabysitters said:
Sott has no weak spots.

IT has one weak spot.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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Reply #49 posted 10/02/23 11:27pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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FunkJam said:
funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

which half?

If I were to stick the album on now, I'd most likely skip these songs Housequake Slow Love Hot Thing If I Was Your Girlfriend Strange Relationship I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night Adore

One I might remove is "slow love" as he pretty much stole it. He did not do much to it and he pressured Carole Davis to let him have it. (he did the pretty much the same with "Soul Sanctuary")

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Reply #50 posted 10/02/23 11:45pm

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paisleyparkgirl said:

I prefer Crucial.

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Reply #51 posted 10/03/23 12:18am

SoulAlive	I think “Adore” should have been one of the singles.It got some airplay on R&B radio stations.
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Reply #52 posted 10/03/23 12:53am

RJOrion	Adore Its Gonna Be Lonely Conditions of The Heart The Beautiful Ones When 2 R In Love Insatiable These 6 joints are Prince's greatest ballads ever.
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Reply #53 posted 10/03/23 1:36am

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RJOrion said:
Adore Its Gonna Be Lonely Conditions of The Heart The Beautiful Ones When 2 R In Love Insatiable These 6 joints are Prince's greatest ballads ever.

I would agree with the first five of your picks, but instead of Instatiable I conclude the list with Sometimes it Snows in April.

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Reply #54 posted 10/03/23 1:48am

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RJOrion said:

Adore
It's Gonna Be Lonely
Conditions of The Heart
The Beautiful Ones
When 2 R In Love Shhh
Insatiable Scandalous

These 6 joints are Prince's greatest ballads ever.

Fixed it - for me.

I think someone on here mentioned it, but there are two categories of Prince ballads - the love ballad, and the seduction ballad. Things like "Damn U," "Adore," or "Condition of the Heart" is the former.

Seduction is more "Do Me, Baby," "Scandalous," "Insatiable," "International Lover," etc.

But I suppose you could just mix them for the sake of a short list.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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Reply #55 posted 10/03/23 3:25am

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FunkJam said:
funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

which half?

If I were to stick the album on now, I'd most likely skip these songs Housequake Slow Love Hot Thing If I Was Your Girlfriend Strange Relationship I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night Adore

What's your Top 10 any albums?

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Reply #56 posted 10/03/23 4:58am

I thought strange relationship was the universal fan favourite...

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Reply #57 posted 10/03/23 5:11am

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funkbabyandthebabysitters said:
I thought strange relationship was the universal fan favourite...

You think "Strange Relationship" is a ballad to compare to "Adore" or "Crucial," or anything else under 80 bpm?

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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Reply #58 posted 10/03/23 6:18am

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I like it, but in terms of sincerity, Friend Lover Mother Sister/Wife sounds a lot more heartfelt to me.

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Reply #59 posted 10/03/23 6:22am

TrivialPursuit said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

I thought strange relationship was the universal fan favourite...

You think "Strange Relationship" is a ballad to compare to "Adore" or "Crucial," or anything else under 80 bpm?

No but the poster said that was a sott song they didnt like
I guess sott is a more challenging listen as its still a double album
But its a double without much self indulgence (you could say adore gets a bit overlong, but hey) like most doubles are
Every song bangs
You may not like it but it has no bad songs
Even It, it cant be that bad as pj harvey and josh Homme covered it!
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