BinaryJustin said:

What?!?! You fast forward through 'I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man'??? P's guitar playing on the end is mad skilled and funky. That's one of the best things on the whole album. When I hear that part, I dust off my air guitar. . . and I'm a girl!!!

I'm gon' pray for you. . .

Sorry, but this thread needs to be drug out into the street and shot.

no offence tho

are we running out of things to talk about?

Spookymuffin said:

OUCH!!

Spookymuffin said:

gooeythehamster said:

Oh, holy crap! That was the funniest damned shit I've read in ages. I thought you were serious for a few seconds there! I really thought "oh no, Gooey's lost his mind! Thanks for the laugh!

I think everyone's entitled to their own opinions and stuff without another person bashing them for it...thats whats I think.

CherrieMoonKisses said:

Yeah, kinda got really annoyed tho - I mean, in my opinion, and clearly many of the other people's here, SOTT is not even worth comparing with Musicology because it's so far ahead. Prince readily admits that this is a "pop" record, whereas SOTT is groundbreaking experimentation. Sorry, but this is just when all these comparison threads go too far - I think the guy was just looking to start an uproar.

sro100 said:

First off, Musicology is a nice little album. SOTT is P's greatest work. Its his equivilant of "Revolver", "Songs In The Key Of Life" or "Pet Sounds". Not to bash your opinion (no matter how misguided it may be), but you are unlikey to find too many people who will go with you on this one.


Oh, and you really should seek out help for your crack addiction. There are lots of centers in every major city. Look in the phone book, probably under "Drug Treatment Centers". There is, no doubt, an organization that can help you leave the pipe for good in your town.

CherrieMoonKisses said:

Absolutely, but when you post something like that, you can pretty much expect a reaction like this. Its the equivilant of going onto a Beatles message board and declaring Paul's newest album to be better than "Sgt Pepper". Folks are entitled to their opinion, but they really should expect such a reaction.

Spookymuffin said:

Why couldnt he just be naively posting a thread? U know there are alot of newbies here and they may say stupid stuff. Not that Im saying this thread is but all in all, it wouldve been a different story had he created it by tearing SOTT apart and hailing Musicology as the best thing ever, but he didnt. It seems like sometimes you cant even innocently post something without someone jumping all over you for it. Good thing Im somewhat of a veteran.

CherrieMoonKisses said:

I agree with you, on the whole. I get really tired of folks ripping into someone just because they express themselves. I just think this person was trying to stir something up, and you could pretty well expect that response. That's why I worded mine in such a way that wasn't rude, but also poked a little bit of fun. Personally, I thought Gooey had the very best response on this thread. More people should take this kind of thing with a bit of humour.

JediMaster said:

I would normally, but I got suspended from school today

DigitalGardin said:

Read what I said again. I brought it all back to myself. I only mentioned the public opinion because Musicology is aimed at a large audience and hence the comparison to Rave. The Love Below was my example of what such an album should be like.

Dammit you can read! I shouldn't have to explain this.

sro100 said:

The question you pose is 'which one do you prefer?', rather than 'which is the greatest achievement?' and I may be the only person to genuinely say this, but I prefer Musicology (and most of Prince's back catalogue) to Sign O The Times.

It's clear that 'Sign' is an amazing record and the work of a true genius, but that doesn't mean that it becomes automatically enjoyable. In fact, I have to say that it's probably the one Prince album that I play the least - it just does very little for me.

The title track, Play In The Sunshine, Housequake, If I Was Your Girlfriend, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man and The Cross are the only ones I particularly care for, but the rest of the album bores me to death.

And I'll never understand what makes 'Adore' so special, seriously.

I'm clearly in a minority here, but I don't give a fuck.

There's 2 of us.

Haystack said:

you're nuts!
throw musicology away before you hurt yourself!

JediMaster said:

Mmmm
Bummer. I had hoped someone would not see SARCASM while it was flashing over the screen.

I thought a silly thread needed a response that was equally silly.

But I had SO much fun typing it as well, so double the fun.

Musicology just hasn't hit me like SOTT did. I'm giving it a listen about every other day, just to let it percolate. I'm really digging ICPC (no, not Insane Clown Posse Clan) but maybe I like it becuz it's the second tune - I hear it a lot...

Talk about songs plodding on, Musicology itself, (the song) seems to go on and on after the verses. Sign O The Times (the song) did the same thing, but with enough interesting space and little tinkles in there to keep my attention.

Of course, I'm 15 years older now. Maybe my attention span on a record aint the same. Cinnamon Girl sounds like a throwaway, Dear Mister Man sounds too heavy handed, (not to mention, I get totally put off by the black vs. white songs that he writes - they just ain't that deep.)

Life O The Party, so highly touted as a jam, was such a let down. I'm still listening, but just about ANYTHING on Sign O The Times would blow that song away.

Reflection is a YAWN.

So, there's my opinion, comparing the two records. But I'll go give the Ology a lissen again, see what sticks to the wall.