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PrintableJamesS said: Cloudbuster said:  Yeah, you'd be wasting your time. The album speaks for itself. Narrow-minded fascism, basically.  I chose to believe that the lyrics were 'misunderstood'. I don't. | |
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It would be good if Prince made it a bit clearer what his views are... or not - depending on what they are.
But - hey - I liked the lyrics in Reflection! | |
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JamesS said: It would be good if Prince made it a bit clearer what his views are... or not - depending on what they are.
I think his views are basically in line with the Jehovah's Witnesses.  | |
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Cloudbuster said: JamesS said: It would be good if Prince made it a bit clearer what his views are... or not - depending on what they are.
I think his views are basically in line with the Jehovah's Witnesses. I have to admit that, when they've come round + knocked on my door, I've never left the door open long enough to actually find out what they believe. | |
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JamesS said: Cloudbuster said: JamesS said: It would be good if Prince made it a bit clearer what his views are... or not - depending on what they are.
I think his views are basically in line with the Jehovah's Witnesses. I have to admit that, when they've come round + knocked on my door, I've never left the door open long enough to actually find out what they believe. Then all you've gotta do is read the lyrics to TRC. 
Of course, there's more to it than that. But it's pretty much all there in a nutshell. | |
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Mcwatson68 said: Cloudbuster said: JamesS said: Cloudbuster said: There is some great music on there but overall it's still shit.
Why do you think it's shit? The lyrics (bordering on racist, sexist and homophobic) and that awful narration. The songs are pretty tuneless and dull. And I don't like the pseudo jazz elements either. That's why. Yeah, I hate jazz, myself... And this fool calls me an idiot. Anyone who hates jazz is going to have a very hard time with Prince beyond his poppy material. U sir have revealed yourself. I myself am not a great fan of certain genres of music but would never say i hate any particular type of music. "Hate" is the sign of a closed mind. Many here seem to really get defensive when questioned about their motivations for being so connected to an Artist that they have no problem denegrating any chance they get. Is it a love/hate situation? They loved Prince so much back in the day that now since they can't still get into his music that love turns into rage/hate toward the object of their former affection. Its really quite twisted. I know i'm not the only one who see's that. | |
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Cloudbuster said: Then all you've gotta do is read the lyrics to TRC.
Of course, there's more to it than that. But it's pretty much all there in a nutshell. Well you've made me curious enough to read through the lyrics when I get home. So do you like the instrumentals? | |
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Mcwatson68 said: Cloudbuster said: JamesS said: Cloudbuster said: There is some great music on there but overall it's still shit.
Why do you think it's shit? The lyrics (bordering on racist, sexist and homophobic) and that awful narration. The songs are pretty tuneless and dull. And I don't like the pseudo jazz elements either. That's why. Yeah, I hate jazz, myself... I like jazz. I don't like pseudo jazz. | |
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JamesS said: So do you like the instrumentals?
You mean N.E.W.S. and Xpectation? Not much at all. | |
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tricky99 said: Mcwatson68 said: Cloudbuster said: JamesS said: Cloudbuster said: There is some great music on there but overall it's still shit.
Why do you think it's shit? The lyrics (bordering on racist, sexist and homophobic) and that awful narration. The songs are pretty tuneless and dull. And I don't like the pseudo jazz elements either. That's why. Yeah, I hate jazz, myself... And this fool calls me an idiot. Anyone who hates jazz is going to have a very hard time with Prince beyond his poppy material. U sir have revealed yourself. I myself am not a great fan of certain genres of music but would never say i hate any particular type of music. "Hate" is the sign of a closed mind. Many here seem to really get defensive when questioned about their motivations for being so connected to an Artist that they have no problem denegrating any chance they get. Is it a love/hate situation? They loved Prince so much back in the day that now since they can't still get into his music that love turns into rage/hate toward the object of their former affection. Its really quite twisted. I know i'm not the only one who see's that. Only because you are an idiot. I have never had any sort of positive reaction to jazz. Therefore, I hate jazz. That doesn't mean I have a closed mind. Only an idiot, such as yourself, would say something so stupid. | |
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Mcwatson68 said: Marrk said: so out of 36 songs on Emancipation, you can't find even one to like? that's bizarre.
Well to be honest, I skimmed through the tracks so fast, I may have overlooked a few. By the time I got that one, I was so used to Prince making crap, I expected it to be. I really have no idea why I bought it but I gave it away. Get that CD again and listen to "Emale"  | |
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DavidEye said: Mcwatson68 said: Marrk said: so out of 36 songs on Emancipation, you can't find even one to like? that's bizarre.
Well to be honest, I skimmed through the tracks so fast, I may have overlooked a few. By the time I got that one, I was so used to Prince making crap, I expected it to be. I really have no idea why I bought it but I gave it away. Get that CD again and listen to "Emale" I remember I was disappointed when I first heard Emancipation. There were no 'stand-out' tracks - i.e. obvious singles that would sell bucket-loads (like TMBGITW). But there's good stuff on there if you persevere. Joint 2 Joint is cool. | |
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DavidEye said: Mcwatson68 said: Marrk said: so out of 36 songs on Emancipation, you can't find even one to like? that's bizarre.
Well to be honest, I skimmed through the tracks so fast, I may have overlooked a few. By the time I got that one, I was so used to Prince making crap, I expected it to be. I really have no idea why I bought it but I gave it away. Get that CD again and listen to "Emale" I will if I can get it for under 10$... I realize SOME of it (not liking new stuff) could be on my end. I'll have to see. The stuff from Lovesexy and before, although I listed a couple of songs, I didn't hate the rest of the CD. From the symbol, forward, I started hating it. | |
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JamesS said: Joint 2 Joint is cool.
Real cool.  | |
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Cloudbuster said: JamesS said: Joint 2 Joint is cool.
Real cool. I always have a problem with that song.It starts off great,but then it quickly becomes a mess. | |
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DavidEye said: I always have a problem with that song.It starts off great,but then it quickly becomes a mess.
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Mcwatson68 said: I will if I can get it for under 10$...
They're selling it for £3.99 in the UK at the moment... unbelievable. (That's about $6 US). | |
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Mcwatson68 said: DavidEye said: Mcwatson68 said: Marrk said: so out of 36 songs on Emancipation, you can't find even one to like? that's bizarre.
Well to be honest, I skimmed through the tracks so fast, I may have overlooked a few. By the time I got that one, I was so used to Prince making crap, I expected it to be. I really have no idea why I bought it but I gave it away. Get that CD again and listen to "Emale" I will if I can get it for under 10$... I realize SOME of it (not liking new stuff) could be on my end. I'll have to see. The stuff from Lovesexy and before, although I listed a couple of songs, I didn't hate the rest of the CD. From the symbol, forward, I started hating it. emancipation you can find at places like cd warehouse and cheapo for like super-cheap, in the bargain bins... | |
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JamesS said: Mcwatson68 said: I will if I can get it for under 10$...
They're selling it for £3.99 in the UK at the moment... unbelievable. (That's about $6 US). Is that a "grab it now" thing or an ongoing thing? | |
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Mcwatson68 said: Is that a "grab it now" thing or an ongoing thing?
grab it now. | |
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JamesS said: Mcwatson68 said: Is that a "grab it now" thing or an ongoing thing?
grab it now. I found 1 on ebay with 3 hours left to go at 5.99 & no bids. Now watch someone here go bid so I can't get it, lol. | |
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Mcwatson68 said: NEWS = Haven't heard it and unless I get a free copy, I probably won't.
Rainbow Children = 0. Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic = Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. New Power Soul = Haven't heard it and unless I get a free copy, I probably won't. Crystal Ball = Crystal Ball, Witness. Emancipation = 0. Come = Papa. Chaos & Disorder = Chaos & Disorder, I Like it There, Dinner with Deloris. The Gold Experience: Haven't heard it and unless I get a free copy, I probably won't. The symbol CD: 7. Diamonds & Pearls: Cream, Diamonds & Pearls. Graffiti Bridge: Thieves in the Temple, Tick Tick Bang, Elephants & Flowers, Question of U. Greatest Hits: Pink Cashmere, Peach. Batman: Scandalous, Batdance, Electric Chair, The Future. Sign of the Times: Sign of the Times, Play in the Sunshine, Housequake, It, Hot Thing, Forever in My Life, The Cross. Parade: All, but Do U Lie? Around the World in a Day: Temptation, Raspberry Beret, Pop Life, America, Paisley Park. Purple Rain: All. 1999: All, but International Lover. Controversy: All, but Jack U Off. Dirty Mind: All, but Do it All Night & Gotta Broken Heart Again. Prince: All, but Still Waiting & With You. For You: All. Did I miss any albums? I stopped being concerned about them after the Symbol CD... Are you a mentalist? The Hottest chip of them all - www.hotchip.co.uk - Get down with Prince
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I finally got one (Emancipation)! | |
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AsylumUtopia said: BinaryJustin said: ...and no bank in the U.K. administers "Pre-Paid" Visa or Mastercards.
Allied Irish Bank (Great Britain) do. www.aibgb.co.uk I've searched the site but they just seem to offer regular credit cards. Can anybody help me? | |
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McWatson,
I implore you to get a copy of the Gold Experience immediately off E Bay! This was my favorite album of his in the 90s. If it doesn't restore your faith in Prince's work post Lovesexy, nothing will... | |
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I can understand that Mcwatson likes the "Pop Prince" image more than the "Preaching Prince" image. Honestly, I liked the "Pop Prince" image more too; but music-wise, I like alot of his new stuff more than some of the more popular oldies. There is a difference between a casual fan, a dedicated fan, and a Fanatic. I like Prince enough to buy almost all his albums; because I always manage to find a song or two that I like on each of them, even TRC. I like D'Angelo; but I don't buy his albums; I just download the songs that I like. I'm a casual fan of D'Angelo and many other artists. But, I'm a fan of Prince, not a fanatic. To be completely honest, I never liked some of his old hits, ie "Raspberry Beret" and "Little Red Corvette"; and I hated "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" (his version and Alicia Keys' version too) and a couple others. Sorry, but these songs just don't do much for me. [This message was edited Thu Oct 9 11:41:45 PDT 2003 by estelle1981] SPREAD LOVE UNTIL THE SUN'S FINAL RISE--The Duality a.k.a. "WYNTER SKYE" | |
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You must be kidding right?? The funniest thing I see on your list is Emancipation 0.
Some of the most beautiful songs are on those cd's... LIVE4LUV
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HiinEnkelte said: feeling really dyslexic today. actually tricky99, its you who is telling it like it is. these new quote boxes threw me for a second.
disregard my 2nd response. SO obvious, REALLY  | |
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Shortnsweet said:
You must be kidding right?? The funniest thing I see on your list is Emancipation 0.
Some of the most beautiful songs are on those cd's... I agree. Emancipation had some good songs on it. I really like Disc 1 the most. "Somebody's Somebody", "White Mansion", and "In This Bed  Scream" are my favorites. The other two discs were good also; great re-make of "One of Us" on Disc 3.
Plus "The Gold Experience" has some great songs on it also. How could you not jam to "Pussy Control" and be somewhat moved by "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"?  "SHHH" is also really good and can't forget my Favorite " Hate You"(even though the Maxi single extended version is better than the album version IMO). Mcwatson, Get the Gold Experience off of Ebay and the Maxi Single for " Hate You" also. Great songs. SPREAD LOVE UNTIL THE SUN'S FINAL RISE--The Duality a.k.a. "WYNTER SKYE" | |
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I could die happily listening to Emancipation disk 2. Soul Sanctuary...I Dream About You, Curious Child...The Plan...Love and Beauty at it's finest if you ask me. LIVE4LUV
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