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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Around the World (was Re: Peter Noone & Falco) |
| Date | Sun, 16 May 2004 08:31:54 -0500 |
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I don't know if I'd call 1999 unfocused, but the deserved knock on AROUND
THE WORLD IN A DAY is that it has a few songs that just don't go anywhere,
whereas on his previous few albums, even the lesser cuts (like, let's say,
"Annie Christian" from CONTROVERSY) were at least interesting. If you took
the best cuts from AROUND THE WORLD and PARADE, you would have a utterly
brilliant album.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com>
>
>At 11:16 PM 5/15/2004 EDT, DanAbnrml9@aol.com wrote:
> ><<np: Prince - Around the World in a Day>>
> >
> >
> >This reminds me... I've been thinking about picking this up lately, but
>am
> >somewhat unsure. I like a lot of Prince's stuff, including the two songs
>("Pop
> >Life" and "Raspberry Beret") that I've heard from this, but I've heard
> >decidedly mixed reviews on the album. It SOUNDS like something I'd
>love...
>how do
> >people feel about it?
>
>I think its bad rap is undeserved. It *is* a rather unfocused record -- on
>the other hand, so is 1999, and no one bitches about that -- but those two
>(excellent) songs are by no means the only high points, and the
>psychedelia-meets-R&B vibe is a more fruitful one than many people gave it
>credit for. And frankly, he deserves major respect simply because he
>didn't simply come up with PURPLE RAIN PART II.
>
>S
>
>
>
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