Musicology - Prince

When I first started full time work and received what I thought at the time was a very respectable wage packet, the very first thing I bought was Prince’s back catalogue on CD. I had all of the albums on tape, but with my new found means, I wanted to get bang up to date. I was a huge Prince fan, and one of the best concerts I have ever been to was when he played at Maine Road in 1992, and I still think ‘Purple Rain’ is one of the best songs ever ...
...Prince’s mind, and as most of you will know, he refused to acknowledge he had a name, and would only be referred to as a symbol, and was adamant that he was a slave to the record company. At this point, his music lost it’s edge too, and I wholly expected Prince to disappear into oblivion, and be remembered as someone who could have been so much more. Then, this year, he seems to have cleared his mind, or the more cynical amongst you may wonder if ...

nicanddarrell 25.07.2004 · Read full review
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...some time. However, Musicology for me is an excellent album. It's full of uplifting tracks, slow smoochers, and thoughtfulness. I'm not sure about some of the lyrics mind you. The opener 'Musicology' is a sort of look back to his past, and his childhood of listening to James Brown . It's an excellent track with a great repetitive beat and I suppose it's Prince setting down his musical influences and how it all started. 'Illusion, Coma, Pimp and ...
...(Little Red Corvette, Sign of the Times etc), and goes on to tell a story about a rich (ugly) white woman who has a younger man who teaches her another side of life and Prince' asks 'who's pimping who?'. It's not a bad tune but it's not the best on the album. 'A Million Days' is something I really like about Prince. His slow love songs. He's very good at this stuff. There are a number of stunningly good slow tracks on this album, about missing loved ...

simcox1 10.02.2005 · Read full review
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Musicology is Princes long-awaited return to the limelight since reclaiming his name after the 7 years of being a symbol. The earlier albums under his own name again, One Nite Alone, The Rainbow Children and NEWS have alienated alot of fans and the critics have been fairly harsh in their opinion of them (although a few admit they are good albums, which they are). However, ONA was a piano solo album only available to members of his music club, the ...
...Ry Cooder won instead) and Musicology is a return to short snappy pop songs that made Prince so beloved in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. As usual most of the instruments are played by Prince, though a few times he takes jams from his NPG band and cuts them up using ProTools, then taking the credit as "All instruments and voices by Prince". One such track is the opening track and lead-off single, Musicology. It's a fun song, and certainly ...

eatingrich 14.10.2004 (30.11.2004) · Read full review
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This album is superb!!!! Sitting back chilling and chatting with friends with this music playing in the background is a great way to spend any night. Its relaxed, and you just get the impression that he isnt trying too hard to make the audience like his music. Its like, Hey this is the sort of music I like doing, like it or leave it. And for the most part it is definitely like it!!! Some of the songs, Call my Name, Cinamon Girl and of course the ...
...but this album leaves me with a smile on my face every time I listen to it. In the car, at home, in the office. The music seems to adapt to any situation and actually leaves me dreading the moment I get home and turn off the key, For those who like relaxed, chilled, funky soul music, then this would definitely be up your street. Reminds me personally of a lot of Jamiroquai's early stuff in that it has a certain sound that for some reason, just sounds ...

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The best thing about this album is that unlike every Prince album for the past decade or so it doesn't sound like Prince is trying to prove some point or other. Instead he is relaxing and doing what he does best, entertaining! The lyrics are his usual. Love, bragging and dippy philosophy! He also mentions the War On Terror but his take on it is to encourage fairly vague peace and love vibes and unlikely to offend one way or the other. The album ...
...peaks. Highlights include "Cinnamon Girl", the stately "A Million Days" and the funky title track. Although he has become a Jehovah's Witness he proves that being religious doesn't mean you cant be sexy. Especially on the track "On The Couch" Prince plays and produces everything himself and the album's main weakness is that he doesn't seem to have absorbed any current musical trends and ideas, relying instead on his own trademark sound. That sound ...

chrischopping 07.05.2004 · Read full review
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This album is for everyone who enjoyed Prince when they were teenagers (early 80s). The first song on the album made me stand up in my own living room and move those hips that have been static for way too long! I have kept moving around the room throughout the all 12 songs. Afterwards, I listened to it again, this time paying attention to the lyrics. I was moved by the words of ‘Cinnamon Girl’ and laughed to the words of ‘On the couch’. Over the ...
...of name, change of religion, change of his record label, and I have to admit I did loose an interest in his songs, and for a long time didn’t want to buy any of his music. For anyone who liked Prince’s old stuff (remember ‘Purple Rain’ or ‘Kiss’?) but couldn’t listened to some of his other songs, this album is for you, funky yet elegant, classic Prince. My only problem is with sleeves for the CD, not well designed, the box uses flaps to keep things ...

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