Color me disappointed. Have always enjoyed the first two tracks, but it was all downhill after that and the hill was steep, long, and rocky. “Automatic” felt like the longest song of all time, and while I’m down with the occasional song that is just unabashedly horny (see: “2 Become 1” by Spice Girls), there are some moments in the back half of this record that made me want to just tell His Purpleness to get a room already. Say what you will about “Darling Nikki,” but at least you can hum it if you don’t like the lyrical content. Not the case here. I mistakenly thought this album came out after Purple Rain. It makes so much more sense knowing that situation is reversed. The blueprint was established on this one, but perfected on the other, I suppose. Or maybe I should say the blue balls were established on this one. I dunno. Dude was herrrrny.