Advantages: Prince doing what he does best Disadvantages: Only 1 poor track
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 written.
Then ...
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Advantages: Funky, groovy and easy Disadvantages: not many
...for quite 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, ...
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Advantages: short accessable songs Disadvantages: not all songs are actually that great
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, ...
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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 ...
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Advantages: A Return to form, Accessable Disadvantages: Not much of a progression from his previous work
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.
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Advantages: prince is back to his best form Disadvantages: none
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’.
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Musicology - Prince
Prince's Musicology--his first major-label release for some time--doesn't disappoint. Most ... more
of the songs are produced, arranged, composed and "per4med" by the artist himself, with the occasional musician chipping in here and there. This complete contro...
Musicology - Prince
Prince'sMusicology--his first major-label release for some time--doesn't disappoint. Most ... more
of the songs are produced, arranged, composed and "per4med" by the artist himself, with the occasional musician chipping in here and there.This complete control f...
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