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> >Here's what I posted on the Org to give u a better sense of >what I'm talking about...It's not about Prince making a song >as epic as say "Something In The Water" or as throat-grabbing >as "When Doves Cry...' It's about dude finally being >comfortable with being "Prince" again.... > >---- > >My brief thoughts on AOA.... > >Having finally gotten a copy of it, this is indeed the best >"Prince" album I've heard in more than 15 years..... > >Why the quotes? Because for years, while the man has given us >small doses of that weird, tongue-in-cheek, funny, and >unpredictable "Prince," it's always taken a backseat to Prince >going back to the musical roots of his youth (basically doing >the same type of old school R&B/James Brown/70s R&B nods that >Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen have done with old school >folk and rock....)..."Musicology," which was a good track, >represents where I'm getting at. And there was nothing wrong >with that direction...It's quite natural, really... > >What AOA displays is a man who seems to be in love again with >being weirdo, left field-with-a-nod-to-the-mainstream >Prince.... > >Again, there are some heads who may not like the fact that >Prince is taking in some modern sounds and infusing it with >his Prince-ness....But that's what makes AOA his most cohesive >album in ages (as others have mentioned)...No, not every song >hits the spot...At times "Gold Standard" seems to go on a >little too long....And I have no idea why "Breakfast Can Wait" >made this album. Again, it's "OK Prince"...but it seems out of >place here and it's taking up space..... > >But the standout moments soar....I've heard complaints about >this album having too many mid tempo/slow cuts...I'm going to >chalk this up to musical cultural differences given as how as >a kid from the South Side of Chicago Prince "slow jams" were >always a staple, if u catch my drift.... > >There are some songs on this album that take u back to a time >when Prince was clever, weird, sexy AND cool...."Way Back >Home" is DOPE...."What It Feels Like" is on repeat...And "AOA" >is just a fun record.... > >If YOUR problem with this record is that it embraces too many >"urban" trends, then that's on you....I haven't heard Prince >this refreshed in ages...The very synthy, futuristic sound >takes me to a 1999 vibe (again, someone else mentioned >this)...This is not saying it's on the same level as >1999....But the feel of the album is in that vein....There is >nothing on the level of say "Little Red Corvette"...But it >doesn't have to be....What AOA does is presents Prince to a >younger crowd while giving old heads a taste of why they fell >in love with dude in the first place... > >If you are a "Prince" fan u will dig this...If you want him to >bring back his mid '80s Revolution era, genre-jumping, Wendy & >Lisa era, this album may not be for u.... > >I for one like THIS Prince...He's having fun again....
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