Wow is a really good song. That's how far I am into these, not disappointed yet.
― akm, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 07:12 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2014/10/chris_rock_will_host_saturday_night_live_with_prince_as_the_musical_guest.html
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 15 October 2014 16:19 (nine years ago) link
Plectrum Electrum ranges from decent to super embarrassing ('why didn't anyone delete "FIXURLIFEUP" before it got to the mastering stage' is a question that may haunt me until I die) but ART OFFICIAL AGE is pretty damned enjoyable after I listened to it three times.
― đĒđâ ī¸ (DJP), Wednesday, 15 October 2014 16:43 (nine years ago) link
aoa funkier than a rafflesia
― Raccoon Tanuki, Wednesday, 15 October 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
wrecka stow
― ÎáŊĪΚĪ, Wednesday, 15 October 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
i feel like you could put tracks from AOA next to tracks from 3121 or Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic or any number of other later albums and they'd all blend into the same waxy Botox version of 'Prince trying to be the cool quirky Prince you used to love.'
â Raccoon Newsy Wewsies (some dude), Sunday, October 12, 2014 4:06 PM Bookmark
3121 is my favorite late-era Prince album and AOA is my favorite since, so this hardly looks like a negative comparison to me.
― goon kabuki (The Reverend), Wednesday, 15 October 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link
art official age is pretty great dang
― snrub goin up on a tuesday (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 15 October 2014 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Yeah the more I play AOA, the more I like it
PE... Not so much
― đĒđâ ī¸ (DJP), Wednesday, 15 October 2014 22:38 (nine years ago) link
â goon kabuki (The Reverend), Wednesday, October 15, 2014 3:23 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah 3121 is cool. i'm just saying even the good stuff has a tryhard uncanny valley thing to it. a lot of my favorite later Prince stuff is the more classicist ballad stuff like "Call My Name" because it completely sidesteps the subtext of 'do i use modern drum machines? do i go back to the LinnDrum sounds?' anxiety.
― some dude, Wednesday, 15 October 2014 22:45 (nine years ago) link
quick quick y'all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAYQUbh8HHA
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link
thx. downloading the audio now.
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:32 (nine years ago) link
i guess it's already been up for two months, which is weird.
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
9:35 "bitch" !
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
Woah, gonna watch this right now.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
haha, epic guitar fucking (in dub) during that 'Head' jam
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
undoubtedly the best Prince album ever
'Breakdown' his best ever song
this is amazing
― Raccoon Tanuki, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
damn you guys
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
I wanted to go ahead and ignore Prince albums released since 2007
The trick with Parade is how it keeps the psychedelia in check by turning up the funk and keeping the songs concise. I love how bits like "I Wonder U" sound innocuous at first but boast a filigree or two to keep you going and listening forever (i.e. the funk guitar and strings over the outro)
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link
I want whatever drugs you guys loving this album are taking! Best Prince album ever? Have you listened to anything pre-1990 by him?
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:24 (nine years ago) link
I think they're talking about Parade. Which is still wrong.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
I think the Capitol Theatre must have filmed everything. See also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvVj8zj7Oo0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRdo09kiVsw
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
no
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
parade is my favorite prince album though
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
I mean, who needs Sgt Pepper when we've got "Christopher Tracy's Parade" and "Girls and Boys"?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:39 (nine years ago) link
Well, that's setting the bar low.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
vous etes tres belle
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:42 (nine years ago) link
now I just want to spend the rest of the afternoon listening to "Mountains"
― đĒđâ ī¸ (DJP), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link
The extended version should get you there.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
You all can have Parade. I'm keeping 1999.
― Eric H., Friday, 17 October 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
no, we get that one too
― đĒđâ ī¸ (DJP), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
SOTT or GTFO imo
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:00 (nine years ago) link
shut up already
damn
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:01 (nine years ago) link
i also prefer certain prince albums
― mattresslessness, Friday, 17 October 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link
btw thanks for posting that youtube, that concert is fire
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:03 (nine years ago) link
In high school I based multiple friendships on people's ability to complete lyric quotes from "Housequake". I am still friends with all of these people.
― đĒđâ ī¸ (DJP), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:03 (nine years ago) link
bullshit
― mattresslessness, Friday, 17 October 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Friends, Lovers, Sisters, Mothers/Wives
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
this made me incredibly happy
― đĒđâ ī¸ (DJP), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:08 (nine years ago) link
LOUDER
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Friday, 17 October 2014 22:37 (nine years ago) link
what was that?
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 17 October 2014 22:42 (nine years ago) link
AFTERSHOCK
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Friday, 17 October 2014 22:52 (nine years ago) link
well let me show you what to do
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 October 2014 23:50 (nine years ago) link
Jump up on The One, now we're havin' fun
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 18 October 2014 12:45 (nine years ago) link
I mean really
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 18 October 2014 15:22 (nine years ago) link
green eggs and ham
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 18 October 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
really?
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 18 October 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
Shut up, already. Damn.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 18 October 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
question
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 18 October 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
I am listening to AOA again on Spotify and am really drunk and even as a 45 y.o. white boy this is like the sexiest fucking thing I have ever heard.
― bippity bup at the hotel california (Phil D.), Sunday, 19 October 2014 03:02 (nine years ago) link