I don't understand why people don't like Graffiti Bridge...!
It's a great album filled with cool and funky dancetracks, a couple of sexy ballads, and the other inspired by the outstanding 60'ies

I don't see nothing wrong with that album, Morris and Jerome also did some cool songs. Not to mention Mavis who made those tracks unbelievably powerful and bright...!

Elephants and flowers: Something u just must hear! Those lyrics, those nonchalant words makes it work more than enough...!

I just find it boring.

We Can Funk, Joy In Repetition and Thieves In The Temple are cool tho'.

I've never understood why people rate The Question Of U so highly!

Cloudbuster said:

Honestly - neither do I!

cant stop was dismal

compared to the original

and the song GB sounds like a jerrys kids compilation

I have never been able to stay awake through the entire movie. However, Morris & Jerome's humor were definite highlights.

Like all albums, it has its weak points. But GB's weak points set the bar embarrassingly low. The title track was such a throwaway. And the house mix of Round and Round that made it on the album was not as good as the original.

Doozer said:

I've never seen the movie and I don't c how could the songs fit in a motion picture, but I liked Round and Round and the title song...
They fill me with such love spirit

it's over-extended poo, that's why.

It still makes for a good 8 song Prince album, like some
of his early 80's ones.

So if you shed 9 of the mediocre and crap tunes, it's ok.

I also made this a few weeks ago to play in the car on my
way out on saturday night. It doesn't work really well, I
do however enjoy it more than the original GB album:

01. can't stop this feeling I got
02. new power generation
03. the question of u
04. elephants & flowers
05. god is alive
06. we can funk
07. joy in repetition
08. thieves in the temple -extended
09. still would stand all time

IstenSzek said:

Some positive thinking finally!

FunLovin said:

I still listen to the album from time to time (and songs always come up in my MP3 shuffle while I'm at work), but my least favorites are:

1) Graffiti Bridge
(perhaps my all-time least favorite Prince song, and certainly on my list of songs I would never, ever share with anyone voluntarily)

2) Round and Round

3) Love Machine
(Don't hate it, just find it a bit of a yawn)


On the other side, my favorites:

1) Joy in Repetition
(The polar opposite of "Graffiti Bridge" -- I would include it on any mix CD I might burn for anyone interested in getting to know P's music)

2) Elephants and Flowers
(Now THAT song fills me with love and spirit and spares me a lot of swiss cheese)

3) Theives in the Temple
(EXCELLENT)

Doozer said:

Actually, I don't c why people love thieves in the temple... I can't put myself together enough to listen to it... it's so boring in the end...

shausler said:

the released version of Can't Stop is cool... Was it only a demo everybody would have found it great...

FunLovin said:

So Graffiti Bridge excites you but Thieves in the Temple bores you?

klaatu said:

girlo of my dreams - cant stop - we can funk

la original

nothin like it

i had heard

i cant stop in about 88

and i remember thinkin

wow

he can do frankie lyman

no problem

Doozer said:

FunLovin said:

Hmmm. I suppose this comment is about the 'extended' version
since the album version is rather short and I can't really
imagine anyone thinking it getting 'boring in the end'.

But hey, personal taste. I think the long version kicks ass.
It has so many things going for it. There's a lot of cool
elements in there.


"Put your foot on the rock, lemme show you how to clock"

"Now the sound of my voice is pumpin in yo chest"

IstenSzek said:

WHO GOT THE PARTY
WHO GOT THE PARTY
WHO?!?!
[This message was edited Thu May 1 9:26:18 PDT 2003 by Doozer]

Doozer said:

HURRRT ME !

IstenSzek said:

"Thieves in the Temple" fucking ROCKS!
The extended version kicks...my...ass.

Prince kicks my ass so often, I need to get a restraining order.

i still stand by my belief that it is a flawed album, but much better than a lot of his 90s albums

IstenSzek said:

Hurt me, please!

FunLovin said:

Uhhh...Didn't you also say:

I made a Prince only version of GB too. I added some tracks like Dance With The Devil, The Grand Progression, and replaced We Can Funk with the 86 version. I also took out the title track and added the long version of Thieves. Now this version of GB is by far one of my P faves...it has made me appreciate songs I previously ignored like Still Would Stand, New Power Generation, and Elephants...
[This message was edited Thu May 1 11:27:51 PDT 2003 by Pagey]

FunkMistress said:

Well, fasten your seatbelt, FunkMistress

IstenSzek said:

I'm strapped in!

PsychoNeverHands said:

I'm sorry but your name just freaks me out. I wouldn't
dare to strap you in an torture you.

Please don't orgnote me!

IstenSzek said:

LMAO, oops. Forgot I was logged on as my alter ego.

Ahem.

I'm strapped in!

P.S. PsychoNeverHands will be Orgnoting you later...