babynoz said:

That's exactly how I feel. I definitely like PE more than Musicology but not more than 3121. PE and SHOE are my favorites too and I am also losing interesting in PE already.

**goes to play The Dance**

PE really didn't move me. I enjoy guitar, CR and Lion of Judah but I don't see myself listening to it any time soon. Maroon 5 doin Prince better than Prince says a lot doesn't it.
There's just too many artists out there doing it better than P(often very much influenced by him) for me to waste time trying to enjoy his attempts at trying to get back in the mainstream.

I haven't picked it up yet, gotta get that & Common...

babynoz said:

:::considers checking out Maroon 5:::

CalhounSq said:

gotta say, Maroon 5 are some of the funkiest white cats since KC

Well I hang in this forum and the Prince forum too, but I'll stick in my 2 cents and say that although the album is weak, I am enjoying it.

To me it pales in comparison to 3121, which I absolutely LOVED!

For this album, I love the first 5 tracks, and the last 5 I'm still mulling over






....and yes, I too am digging Maroon 5's plastic funk more the PE

babynoz said:

I was wondering the same thing! I've posted my opinions of 'Planet Earth' but I noticed that most of the folks in this forum haven't said a word about the new album

BlaqueKnight said:

Yeah,Prince is holding back on the funk.There's nothing on it that's particularly horrible or embarrassing,but it's far from being a masterpiece.I like "Somewhere Here On Earth","Future Baby Mama" and "Chelsea Rodgers" but the other songs don't really grab me.The pop/rock tracks sound bland.

SoulAlive said:

It sounds like he put it together in his sleep, like The Batman Soundtrack...
but of course Batman is superior...

PurpleCharm said:

that sounds like a fair assessment...

I absolutely LOVE "Planet Earth", "Somewhere Here on Earth", "The 1 U Wanna C" and "Lion of Judah".

I like "All the Midnights in the World", "Chelsea Rodgers" and "Resolution".

I'm not too keen on "Guitar" or "Mr. Goodnight".

I can't stand "Future Baby Mama".

However, it adds up to more than the sum of its parts. I'm pretty fond of this album and have been playing it non-stop since I got it!

Ottensen said:

There are a few other options.

4) Some of us have been doing this forever, and there isn't much more to say about the man.

5) Some pop back up when a new album is out and there IS something to discuss. Other times, we're just taking a break.

I love the Prince forum. I just don't get as excited about it as I used to. But I've been popping in a lot lately.

Sticking to the living and active, the short list:

Vernon Reid
John Scofield
Derek Trucks
Warren Haynes
Ben Harper
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Damn This is in the wrong thread.
[Edited 7/30/07 16:17pm]

Funny, I remember discussions about Songs About Jane and Maroon 5 and plenty of people not feeling them or thinking they were corny.

I was just lookin at the MJforums and one hardcore MJ fan has this to say




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the album is weak and being the gimmick that he is shows here. pure desperation and please remember me. this is what a Has-Been, Hit-Less Act is forced to do when they know that the mess they are putting out can't sell on it's own two feet. if Michel Jackson pulled this mess then the media would say King of Pop is now King oif Selling Paper routes. Prince is pitiful and is a Joke. aside from the stage there is nothing left to him. his studio stuff has stunk for years and this just speaks of desperation. i had a Lady friend from the UK call me up on sunday saying how she didn't like the album and it being in the paper. I told her she should have let her dog do it's business on top of it and had the paper boy come and clean both of those Mess's up.

asg said:

They're just bitter than Prince has still got the credibility and respect and he doesn't have to sell billions of albums to prove it.

I'm glad you asked! It is a piece of shit! People on the Prince Forum are a afraid to be honest for fear of the backlash.

The best song he had on there was future baby's momma. But he fucked up the song by calling it baby's mama. I hate it when people use derogatory words and try to make it cool. In my mind baby's mama = hood rat. Why not just say I'm looking for miss right or the Next Mrs. Nelson. That would of been cooler.

I hate when Prince does stuff to try and show that he is still hip. It's not cool to say "that's my baby's mama". How about saying "that is the mother of my child."

Prince, using ghetto terms won't make you cool. I liked musicology but Planet Earth and 3121 both sucked. His new music is just way too fucking bland. He needs to funk it up abit. Did he forget how to play the guitar?
[Edited 7/30/07 12:07pm]

No matter how disappointing PE is, I can't trust the review of an MJ fam.

asg said:

As bitter and resentful as this guy clearly is I must admit I did laugh at that last bit. I don't expect wit from MJ fans, lol.

First off, The people of MJJForum are CRAZY and wierd. Did you look on KOP or MJNO? Here's what some MJ fans on MJNO said:

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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Finland
Age: 15

bought Planet Earth yesterday, and I must say I like 3121 more. Or maybe I haven't really gotten into the album yet, it took me a while to get into 3121 too, and now I love it. So I'll just keep on listening, lol. At the moment my favourite songs from Planet Earth are Chelsea Rodgers (funky, I love it) and Mr. Goodnight
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Age: 20

Planet Earth my view:

Planet Earth: Great song, the best on the album, the middle part is kinda weak and weird, it totally changes direction and then back. As said before, it's the same type as Empty Room and Strays of the World.

Guitar: The most radio-friendly song, but I like it, I think it's a grower.

Somewhere Here on Earth: Not the best ballad on the album, but a grower, and you gotta love his falsetto.

The One U wanna C: Real 80's feeling, it's one of those instant Prince classics, like Raspberry beret and I could never take the place...

Future Baby Mama: The best ballad on the album. His falsetto is even better here. Great melody

Mr Goodnight: Well, not many seem to like this song, but I think it's ok. His rap isn't the best but defo not the worst.

All the midnights in the world: a short happy song, I like the melody.

Chelsea Rodgers: Great party song, but I got to listen to it some more

Lion of Judah: Can't say I get the lyrics, but I like the song, and the guitar of course.

Resolution: Perfect closing song. I think it's sounds like a Revolution song.

Over All: Very good album, I'd give it 8/10. It's mostly a rock album, which I think is great, his main instrument seem to be the guitar so, why not.

Is it better than 3121? Well I think it's hard to compare, 3121 is not a rock album, so I don't know, I wouldn't say it's better, but at the moment I prefer Planet Earth
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haven't stopped listening to the album since I got home.
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planet earth is good.

8/10

best since gold experiance....hes grown up n having fun.

i would kill for a mad creative album again tho...get rainbow children 2 in the works lol...oh n get camille back

gd album tho yeh, still showing hes the man

SoulAlive said:

Agreed. There's probably more Funk in those tacky socks that he's wearing with those sandals below.

I've been over to the Music & More forum a couple times, but it seems to me like a bunch of people who can't get over the fact that the 80's are over. They're the same people who still love Jordan Knight or people like that. There's very little thought going on over there, and plus, I like a lot of artists besides Prince so this is a better fit for me.

As for PLanet Earth, I've only listened to it twice, but so far I like it. I'd have to listen more before I could tell you more about it.

PurpleCharm said:

The Dance... what I wouldn't do to hear him sing it live.

I may revisit PE at a later date but for now it's still 3121.

Moonbeam said:

You almost single handedly championed the cause for Lion Of Judah over in M&M ...you gave a good assesment.

midnightmover said:

I too am in that category. I rarely visit that forum cuz I'm scurred of most of the folks there. I commented some on Planet Earth, but people wouldn't shut up when I wouldn't agree that the title track sounded like Could It Be Magic.

babynoz said:

I'm not quite motivated enough to buy Planet Earth as easily as I was to buy Musicology or 3121.

I need to have a favorite stand out track from the album. And I don't think Guitar grooves me as Black Sweat.

GangstaFam said:

That's what I mean...I get why a lot of people on this forum don't spend much time there but I thought that when the album dropped a few more orgers would migrate over for at least a post or two. Since that didn't happen I wanted to bring the mountain to Mohammed.

jaimestarr79 said:

Whoa, tell me how ya really feel!

Oddly enough, It seems that the most universally agreed on opinion about PE is the title of that particular song. A bad, bad choice because "ghetto youth" phrases don't sound quite right coming out of Prince's mouth. On that point I think he really was clueless as to the connotations of "baby mama"..

My children keep me straight about even daring to venture into using their lingo and I also remember how mortified I was as a kid when my mother tried it.

babynoz said:

I don't think he is...

Like Noz stated, he's just trying to stay hip to the lingo..

And I'm sure that's not his first time hearing that phrase...

funkpill said:

Ah ha! another one of the peeps I was waiting to hear from!

I'm positive that he's aware of the term and thinks it sounds hip but do you think he knew about the negative connotation the phrase holds for a lot of people???

Btw, did you weigh in on any of the PE threads?