At 11:16 PM 5/15/2004 EDT, DanAbnrml9@aol.com wrote:
><<np: Prince - Around the World in a Day>>
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>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