Hands up who loves TRC.

I love this album, and in many ways feel that Prince delivered what I've always hoped he would. I was absolutely ecstatic as I listened to it the first time through my headphones. It blew me away.

BUT, as much as Prince is incredible, he also possesses a great ability to disappoint, since he covers so many styles of music and likes to constantly change his sound. This means he'll never keep all of his fans happy.

Hearing about "Musicology" is exciting, and I know excitement is what I should be feeling about a new Prince release, but instead, I feel scared. Scared that he will never reach the heights that I believe he touched on TRC.

Basically I guess I'm scared that this new track is going to sound like the god-awful New Power Soul tripe.

Please.

it's not nps-bad...trust me. it's tolerable, ya'll will dig it.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

"Tolerable"..!!...Whoohoo!!

Still scared.

"Tolerable" - that is a bad sign for a Prince track. Or any track in fact.

I want something so funky it hurts.

i know...i can't believe Dansa said that!

Supernova said:

what, do i smell bad?

fauxnewbie said:

But ya see, Dansa doesn't dig TRC.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

If you say it's tolerable it's probably FAB-U-LOUS!!

U know what he should do. Get John Blackwell and Rhonda in the studio. Get John to play something funky and dirty, and have Rhonda rumble all over it. All the while Prince is doing his chicken scratch like there's no tomorrow.

Some dirty, sweaty funk

fauxnewbie said:

just wait n'see...it ain't as funky as, say, "dmsr" or sumfin like that but it holds its own from what i can remember. first and last time i heard "musicology" wuz at the last paisley party there wuz, back in july...don't remember a helluva lot about it. 'cept that it's tolerable, at best.

Supernova said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

"Tolerable, at best"!!...Now that's some strong buzz, there!!...lol

fauxnewbie said:

What?!

I'm scared he'll never reach the heights he touched with Lovesexy and Sign "O"!

How easily fans drop the bar.

Im semi excited!

well..a lil more than semi excited

fauxnewbie said:

Try and understand that Prince is a type of fisherman, and he is trying to catch as many fish as possible. Bear with him. Yes, I do get scared. Like your title, btw.

Supernova said:

Good.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Isn't it Teller that lists NPS as his fav album by Prince, or it is someone else?

I am answering my own question now. Yep, I just checked his profile again.

I have to start giving him more shit about that.

minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah, we both should.

Cloudbuster said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

DMSR could have been a great funk song. I say "could" because it has some great arrangements. But all these synths and his ... Linn (yak!) ... kill the funk.
The way he played it in The Hague in '88... now THAT was some funky shit!


To answer the question of this thread: I aint scared. TRC is his funkiest (released) work so far, and it sounds REAL! no overproduction, great rhythm guitar, killer drums, the warmth of the rhodes and a nice, thick live feel to it. If Prince had recorded Emancipation or Rave with the same technique, they could have been great as well.

In the 90s, it wasnt the songwriting that was bad. It was the recording.

soulpower said:

Right!

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

Drop the bar? For me, TRC and Sign would be a tough one to call, though mainly because TRC is newer and more suited to my current musical taste, but I would definitely rate TRC higher than Lovesexy, and I like that album a lot.

I think TRC is one of the only things he's done in the last 10 or 15 years that is a great piece of work from start to finish (barring wedding feast, and even that is quite amusing if u're feeling famish).

The 90s saw some good music, and the early 00s has seen some too, but nothing I really felt proud to take to a friend's house and say "check out this funky shit!"

Except for TRC, which is funkier than a bow-legged monkey.

I cant wait for it to come out. just wish we had a set date

soulpower said:

SOTT could've used some better production as well.
[This message was edited Fri Oct 10 9:14:17 PDT 2003 by whodknee]

whodknee said:

Hmmm.. I dont know. I wouldnt mess with that one. SOTT is the one album which sound I`d consider the least dated.

soulpower said:

Are you serious? The least? I love that album too, but Dorothy Parker needs a makeover and Housequake isn't hittin' anymore.