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The song "Thunder" - brilliant or tacky? I have always grappled between whether this song was brilliant or tacky. I have ultimately come to the conclusion that it's "brilliantly tacky." | |
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As a non-native English speaker, I think it's brilliant. | |
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both. is not really like WDC - doesnt have the same meaningfulness. but its a great song. prince was really into big, dramatic, theatrical rock in the first half of the 90s, not sure how that happened (he prob just saw it as something he wanted to be able to do), but this is prob the best example of it. i like 3 chains but its not as good a song. as far as 90s album openers though, id say thunder is a dozen times better than my name is prince (daddy pop is also better and less dumb than sexy mf), come, pussy control, chaos and disorder (this is basically moaning old man rock lol), jam of the year. [Edited 12/10/23 6:44am] | |
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funkbabyandthebabysitters said: both. is not really like WDC - doesnt have the same meaningfulness. but its a great song. prince was really into big, dramatic, theatrical rock in the first half of the 90s, not sure how that happened (he prob just saw it as something he wanted to be able to do), but this is prob the best example of it. i like 3 chains but its not as good a song. as far as 90s album openers though, id say thunder is a dozen times better than my name is prince (daddy pop is also better and less dumb than sexy mf), come, pussy control, chaos and disorder (this is basically moaning old man rock lol), jam of the year. [Edited 12/10/23 6:44am] Yeah, his album openers in the 90s were generally quite weak and noway near the best songs on their respective albums. Whilst I agree that Thunder is one of his better album openers of the decade, I imagine it sounded corny in 1991, and would've sounded even more so by 1996. | |
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It's neither. | |
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It's neither. How would you rank it then? | |
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I loved it when the album was new...but it does sound kind of corny in 2023...and i cant even explain why ive lost love for this song. | |
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until the sde, i had dismissed it as corny. but relistening to it, i now really like it. its still a bit overblown, but i appreciate the songcraft even more now, i.e. where the song goes. everything is exactly how/where it needs to be, it shows you what a good pop songwriter prince was. shame the sounds he used are a bit cheap. | |
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MattyJam said: I have always grappled between whether this song was brilliant or tacky. I have ultimately come to the conclusion that it's "brilliantly tacky." . It’s an excellent observation about the WDC parallel. Occasionally I notice Prince trying to repeat the ‘no bass’ trick. ‘Around The World In A Day’, ‘Sign O The Times’ etc. but actually I found the recent ‘Thunder’ live at Glan Slam release to be so much better with bass. PIPS! Eurgh... | |
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kiss had no bass. SOTT had bass, just not very low. im not sure paisley park had any bass. the whole no bass thing was just something he would return to every so often. the song slave on emancipation also has no bass. that one actually sounded similiar to SOTT (eg the drum part near the end of the song) but idk if thunder actually sounds like WDC.
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It’s okay,but it has a sense of urgency that feels forced.It’s not one of Prince’s finest opening tracks. | |
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As an album track, it is weak. As a tour opener, I remember it sounding powerful. Formerly TheDigitalGardener etc. | |
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Thunder is really good and one of my favorite songs on D&P ![]() U are now an official member of the New Power Generation
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It's tacky as a one-man band, which is utterly confusing to me since he was dipping into a full on band sound at this time. If you have a problem with me, text me. If you don't have my number, you don't know me well enough to have a problem with me. | |
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I've always thought the album version was OK but I'd tend to sklip the last couple of minutes. . I love the Glam Slam version. Sounds great and rawer in the small club compared to the arena's, Sonny's bass is popping and high in the mix, the live drums and Rosie's bits add a lot to me | |
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for me, this is one of those prince songs where it needs the studio production but i love the second half/final third - the guitar and those different parts make it even better! despite the cheap sounds, you can tell he spent time on the song | |
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I agree the last half of the song is the best part, cheap as it sounds, it's brilliantly constructed. | |
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The lyrics are foolishness...what is he even talking about? “Let me give you a piece of advice, Junior: your music make sense to no one... but yourself.” ~ Billy Sparks | |
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Love it live. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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I think it's a decent opener for the album. I'm surprised it would receive any hate. | |
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RJOrion said: The lyrics are foolishness...what is he even talking about?
“Let me give you a piece of advice, Junior: your music make sense to no one... but yourself.” ~ Billy Sparks Its a gospel rock song by prince I.e. religious lyrics with some slight sexual suggestion [Edited 12/11/23 7:32am] | |
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It's "Pink Cashmere" on crack! [Edited 12/12/23 10:06am] "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" | |
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Neither? Lyrics are pretty terrible, and some of the intstrumentation is blecch, but overall it's pretty midtier. | |
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lol compared to this: My name is Prince and I am funky
When it come to funk I am a junky I know from righteous, I know from sin I got two sides and they're both friends Don't try to clock 'em, they're much too fast
If you try to stop 'em they kick that ass Without a pistol, without a gun When you hear my music you'll be havin' fun id say thunder is way ahead.
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Yes, it´s clear that he wanted a new When Doves Cry, but obviously didn´t achieve this result. However, I like it a lot. Catchy, strong chorus and some real nice guitar/keys parts.
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I remember being at college in London (circa 1992/3), and I have a memory of it being played in the student bar on the jukebox (this is during a period of not buying Prince records myself) and I felt it was cool that the youngsters were still digging Prince! | |
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I think Thunder is one of the better tracks on the D & P album. Unlike his earlier albums, some of the songs of the album suffer from being bland or overly derivative. Thunder, while not a classic, still was catchy and had a novel sound that kept one's interest. All this and more of the the live versions. | |
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