Great record. voted Blue Light
― outdoor_miner, Saturday, 16 February 2008 17:55 (sixteen years ago) link
The 45 rpm 12" of "Sexy M.F." played at 33 rpm is the BEST.
― Eazy, Saturday, 16 February 2008 18:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Speaking of "7", does anyone know what the seven things Prince wants to fall are? The lyrics sound awfully Biblical, but my knowledge of the Bible is limited. I guess it could be the seven deadly sins, but that doesn't seem to fit the lyrics.
― Tuomas, Monday, 18 February 2008 07:38 (sixteen years ago) link
"Blue Light" is kinda weird tune, mainly because the backing track is reggae, even though the vocals are typical Prince.
― Tuomas, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Blue Light is great.
(it would be pretty weird if Prince had never done a token reggae tune!)
― Jordan, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I guess so, and it is a nice tune, I just find it hard to connect the two elements in my mind.
― Tuomas, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:47 (sixteen years ago) link
This album RULES! A LOT! And yet... I wouldn't put it in my top 5 by the man. In any case, I'm going for "3 Chains."
― Davey D, Monday, 18 February 2008 16:28 (sixteen years ago) link
there nice moments here, morning papers is a good song but a lot of the songs and potentially good melodies are ruined by awful generic production or tony m or some other stupid way of shoehorning the npg into the songs more.
― titchyschneiderMk2, Monday, 18 February 2008 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
"Sexy MF" is one of those totally perfect Prince songs that only Prince could pull off. If you've ever heard a house band try to cover it, you see immediately -- it's bleeding ridiculous. "Shakin' that ass, shakin' that ass!"
Same way that only Prince could give this look:
http://i26.tinypic.com/fvdb9w.gif
― kenan, Monday, 18 February 2008 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Haha, where's that from?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 12:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Bump.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 05:09 (sixteen years ago) link
...they stand in the way of LOVE, and we will smoke them all; with an intellect and a savoir-faire...
― nicky lo-fi, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 10:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Thursday, 21 February 2008 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
""Sexy MF" is one of those totally perfect Prince songs that only Prince could pull off. If you've ever heard a house band try to cover it, you see immediately -- it's bleeding ridiculous. "Shakin' that ass, shakin' that ass!""
Actually, every year on Prince's birthday, Midwest Product and Dykehouse come together to perform as Paisley Product, and they're a) able to pull off all sorts of songs that I thought only Prince could get away with, and b) much better than their regular music.
― I eat cannibals, Thursday, 21 February 2008 01:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Last chance to vote.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 21 February 2008 17:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I just listened to this again, I'd forgot how nice "Sweet Baby" is. The multiple backing voices by Prince plus the synth sound have an almost aetheric quality.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 21 February 2008 21:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Friday, 22 February 2008 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
What I expected, but "Sexy MF" -- ugh.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 22 February 2008 00:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Aw, no votes for My Name Is Prince.
Have we done Dirty Mind yet?
― Jordan, Friday, 22 February 2008 02:11 (sixteen years ago) link
I guess we could do it next...
Yeah, I thought My Name Is Prince would get at least some votes. Nice to see "7" win and not "Sexy MF" like I thought, though both are obviously great songs.
― Tuomas, Friday, 22 February 2008 09:20 (sixteen years ago) link
DANCE GIRL, LEMME SEE THAT BOOTY BOOM!
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Saturday, 8 July 2017 10:01 (six years ago) link
i'll be 117you'll still be saying baby not tonight
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 10 July 2017 04:34 (six years ago) link
"i wanna melt with u" has always been my fave on this. there wasn't an "eye" instead of the "i" in the version i have. what a fake world. that song is pure sex.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 10 July 2017 12:14 (six years ago) link
there isnt one perfect song on here but its all quite listenable and enjoyable. not as good as D&P overall.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 10 July 2017 14:08 (six years ago) link
Sexy MF is awful.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 03:16 (six years ago) link
I don't hate it, but it's awfully pedestrian. His worst major single, for sure.
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 04:20 (six years ago) link
Nah, it's a great track, though 'Love 2 the 9's' is even better!
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 06:56 (six years ago) link
Alfie otm.That song is actually the punchline of an anecdote I know about a friend’s encounter with His Royal Badness that I am afraid will lose something in the translation to text without the comedy Swiss accent
― Bingo Little’s Breakout (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 14 December 2017 01:41 (six years ago) link
If I had to trim this album down to 45 minutes or whatever, you can guarantee that some of those minutes would be taken up by 'Sexy MF'
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Thursday, 14 December 2017 07:06 (six years ago) link
dismal turnout for 3 Chains O' Gold in this poll. :(
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 14 December 2017 12:29 (six years ago) link
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 19 January 2019 19:28 (five years ago) link
Id delete sexy mf and my name is prince and 7 too (so leaden, and I still have no idea what its about) if I had to make this 45 mins. All you need is the max, love 2 the 9s, morning papers, sweet baby, blue light, sacrifice, continental, damn u, arrogance, God created woman, 3 chains. Love this album but his song writing was less important than showing off the band.
― candyman, Monday, 18 January 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
The solo in "The Morning Papers" is the only thing wrong with it.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 01:56 (two years ago) link
I have a hunch "Sexy M.F." will win this by landslide
Instead, "7" won on Joe Biden terms.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 01:58 (two years ago) link
Love 2 the 9's!!!!!
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 04:21 (two years ago) link