At 11:16 PM 5/15/2004 EDT, DanAbnrml9@aol.com wrote: ><> > > >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