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Prince, 3121
Mar. 22nd, 2006 08:36 amI picked up the man's new album yesterday. I'm enjoying it, and as with any recent Prince album, I'm sure I'll get into it more with more listening.
The title refers to (per the interweb) "the address of his home in the Hollywood Hills, where he regularly entertains celebrity guests and hosts all-night jam sessions". Makes sense. The photos within the CD booklet are taken in a home - presumably his. What a pretty place! Alas, I didn't get the golden ticket, so I won't be one of the seven lucky people to see a private show there.
There is a good mix of Prince styles in this album. He's got the more modern funk inspired stuff ala Musicology in here. There are some bubblegum popish sounds with synths that make me think of the Purple Rain Era and some of the sounds that The Time had in their music. Its got some of the perversion of Love Sexy and classic standards of Parade (from "Under the Cherry Moon"). All in all, its an album that gets the booty moving.
What's new for this album is the amount of religious references (Prince is a Jehovah's Witness). There are a couple of songs that seem entirely religion based (the word, get on the boat), while a couple of others have fleeting comments here and there.
I think my favorite on this album is "Love" (my favorite on Musicology was "Cinnamon Girl"). There's usually one that grabs me both for its musicality, ability to make me groove, and the message of the song). Lyrics cut for your pleasure:
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The title refers to (per the interweb) "the address of his home in the Hollywood Hills, where he regularly entertains celebrity guests and hosts all-night jam sessions". Makes sense. The photos within the CD booklet are taken in a home - presumably his. What a pretty place! Alas, I didn't get the golden ticket, so I won't be one of the seven lucky people to see a private show there.
There is a good mix of Prince styles in this album. He's got the more modern funk inspired stuff ala Musicology in here. There are some bubblegum popish sounds with synths that make me think of the Purple Rain Era and some of the sounds that The Time had in their music. Its got some of the perversion of Love Sexy and classic standards of Parade (from "Under the Cherry Moon"). All in all, its an album that gets the booty moving.
What's new for this album is the amount of religious references (Prince is a Jehovah's Witness). There are a couple of songs that seem entirely religion based (the word, get on the boat), while a couple of others have fleeting comments here and there.
I think my favorite on this album is "Love" (my favorite on Musicology was "Cinnamon Girl"). There's usually one that grabs me both for its musicality, ability to make me groove, and the message of the song). Lyrics cut for your pleasure:
( Read more... )
