IstenSzek said:

Educate me IstenSzek, Rainman at the Britz? Impregnated on her wedding night? Song made in her honour?

I don't get it . .

IMHO I think He was trying to Prove&Show that the Game hadn't passed Him by.problem is when a Artist like on Prince's Level of Creativity&Commerical Success goes there it seems desperate in alot of ways.

Bambi319 said:

He said he impregnated Mayte on their wedding night, but that gossip columnist CJ figured out that that wasn't really plausible. Then he made "Billy Jack Bitch" about CJ.

PsychoNeverHands said:

Ahh, not I get the line 'SEE J- BILLY JACK BITCH'

Should have been Silly Arsed Bitch!

NME said:

well that's your (stupid) opinion...this album is funky as hell...

I think Diamonds and Peals pretty much sucks ass, but yeah, 0(+> was good. It was one of the first P albums I bought, and I had never heard anything like it. I thought it was heaven. I've since discovered albums I like better, but I still think it's good.

FirstAvenue said:

yep. that's my STUPID opinion. sorry. how dare i not like it..? i must be a retard. oh well.

NME said:

you said it, retard...

I thought o(+> was a refreshing return to form, especially after the overwrought disaster that was Diamonds and Pearls. I even enjoyed much of the material with Tony M (though even I must admit that "My Name Is Prince" is a laughable track).

The album was a "barbarella la la la" trip.

Some say his colorful showmanship on stage was at its finest & most energetic then. Gold was ok but I felt it was a step down from the Act I and II fun.

FirstAvenue said:

And I love your sig. Work it, you out-and-proud fam!

IstenSzek said:

well, they (Prince & Mayte) only claimed that conception took place after the wedding. I remember the official press release - it was on April 1 and they also stated that it wasn't an April's Fool joke.

but the math CJ did (I haven't know up to now that she tackled the subject) might have been screwed up - after all the baby wasn't born healthy (to say the least)

IstenSzek said:

and I sincerely hope she didn't need a calculator to do that sort of math...

FirstAvenue said:

i just can't stand the o+> album. at least Diamond & Pearls was an exercise in commecial songwriting. he wasn't trying to be a leading artist. he just wanted a hit. it worked. but o+>, i get the nasty feeling he was being serious. this album is really the fall from grace. think about it - LESS THE 10 YEARS BEFORE 1992/3 he was writing some of the most influential, daring, funky, inspiring immortalised music ever created.
[This message was edited Thu May 1 14:06:35 PDT 2003 by NME]

The "" is an exceptional album filled with all kinds of gems.

"Diamonds and Pearls" was a fabulous pop album. But "" seems to take that pop flavor and turn it in2 a funky, fast and furious concept album hitin' u hard with GOD, LOVE, SEX, RESPECT and PURE SELF INDULGENCE. "The MAX"!

"My NAME is PRINCE and I am FUNKY..."

Enough said!

4

I am a whore , because I LOVE the Symbol album! It is everything that a Prince fan could ask for: ballads, quirkiness, rap, bohemian, and pure funkiness overall.

mistermaxxx said:

Why would Prince need to prove and show that the game hadn't passed him by, given that Diamonds & Pearls was already a critical and commercial success? Something more must have been at play with Prince, for the militant attitude.

(By the way, welcome back Maxxx).

WatchThemFall said:

Better than LOVESEXY,oh no you didn't

Anji said:

thank you I appreciate that Man.you mention the attitude of this Album&it had a More a Outreach at Sampling,Looping,and also His Tone on the Album was a reflection of where He had been&where He was at the time.in a way this is only my take His way of Following-Up the Black Album in a way."My Name is Prince" is a Hype track.He is Boasting about the Competition Past&Present."Sexy MF" is His early Influences."Sacrifice of Victor" AutoBio with a Overview of His Youth&things He Saw&felt.why I call this His Follow Up to the Black Album is because He wanted to get back to His Roots but also wanted to try to hang with New Jack Swing,Rap/Hip-Hop&R&B.He wanted a Harder Feeling&Vibe."Diamonds&Pearls" was easy Money just like Batman but this is a Album where He wanted to hang with the New Lingo&Slang.

NME said:

are you fucking crazy the symbol is the shit!!!

if i could go back in time and see some act I and act II shows, i would die a happy man.

Savannah said:

Bambi319 said:

Well, his acceptance speech at the brit awards was so
weird, that if Michael Jackson saw it, he must have
thought to himself "He's a little weird ain't he??"...

He looked cool and yet completely retarted at once and
made a speech none but the hardcore fans could relate
to. "Prince...best? The Gold Experience...better,
On record...slave...In concert...perfectly free".

I heard that at this point Jarvis Cocker threw a whole
box of toothpecks on the floor and Prince glanced at
them for 3 seconds and yelled "319".

That's how 319 became a song too. I'm not lying.

Well, perhaps just a little bit.

Ah ... the opera

IstenSzek said:

NME said:

well honey, that's your opinion, I just happen to disagree with it. I enjoyed the symbol album very much...even the Opera..and I'm not apologizing for it.

i always loved how he said that... unfortunately when i ripped that album to mp3, i did the promo cd version of "damn u" without the ending so i can't listen to it right now... oh well

Jestyr, any thoughts on this one?

I absolutely adore the vibe on the 'Tell Me How U Wanna Be Done' part of The Continental - especially when Prince harmonises underneath Carmen as she says 'roll me over until u're back on top.'

It's an abysmally bad album in my opinion and not one that he'll be remembered for when all is said and done.