51. "RE: i'll tell ya what i WANNA do...." In response to In response to 48 Sun Mar-16-14 11:39 AM by GumDrops
>does anyone remember the days when a new Prince song would >come out and, regardless of whether or not it ever became a >hit or not, it would at LEAST have SOME unique, unexpected >and/or interesting element or musically impressive moment to >it that would perk your ears up and make you tilt your head >sideways like a dog trying to listen more closely?
sure, but that was some decades back. not saying he cant still do that, he does still do it occasionally, but i cant think of any pop artist who has managed to keep it going, unless you go more avant garde (like scott walker for instance) or you get in fresh new collaborators (eg - madonna). or you can just not bother with either of those routes and do whatever you wanna do (which i think might apply to dylan or paul mccartney). i dont really expect anything from modern prince records (the songs ive heard from 3rd eye girl were all awful i thought), it seems pointless at this stage in his career (his FIFTH decade!) to still expect him to do what he was doing in his 20s/early 30s. it is different for him i think as even though hes always been mainstream-accepted, hes still got roots in R&B, and i dont think there are many models w/r/t longevity, even for prince.