and no one seems to know or care. I dont care about the category - it is PRINCE. I think people slept on it because U cant dance to it and it requires some true capacity to appreciate music without a repetitive beat. It is for adults who actually know how to liste to music - and super rare now. There should have been an award of the packaging design. I am glad I bought a few and never opened the spares.

I knew.

YES, becuase it's a damn good album! Sorry for those who can't appreciate this jewel, you're missing out!

it's a great album, and it was the first one i turned to after the news 21st of april,
it was the only thing i could stand to listen to. vocal tracks would've been too much.

anyway, great album, this and xpectation, i'm so glad he released those, oh and
also c-note. what a creative and interesting period.

i wish he'd released even more stuff like this, under the radar, when he was a free

agent and had a website. i would have jumped on that.

It deserved it. One of my favorites from him.

I love that he made an album like this, and I enjoy it very much when I am in the mood. I always thought it was a shame he didn't continue exploring that route.

Genesia said:

IstenSzek said:

it's a great album, and it was the first one i turned to after the news 21st of april,
it was the only thing i could stand to listen to. vocal tracks would've been too much.

anyway, great album, this and xpectation, i'm so glad he released those, oh and
also c-note. what a creative and interesting period.

i wish he'd released even more stuff like this, under the radar, when he was a free

agent and had a website. i would have jumped on that.

I'm just going to agree with all this, the only exception being that I haven't heard C-Note. Is it as rare as I assume it is?

eyewishuheaven said:

FragileUndertow said:

eyewishuheaven said:

I'm just going to agree with all this, the only exception being that I haven't heard C-Note. Is it as rare as I assume it is?

Rare? It was released digital, mp3, WMA.. No CDs pressed And anything that's released digital floats around the internet forever I think... Think.. It can be streamed on. Tidal?

IstenSzek said:

it's a great album, and it was the first one i turned to after the news 21st of april,
it was the only thing i could stand to listen to. vocal tracks would've been too much.

anyway, great album, this and xpectation, i'm so glad he released those, oh and
also c-note. what a creative and interesting period.

i wish he'd released even more stuff like this, under the radar, when he was a free

agent and had a website. i would have jumped on that.

I going to get all Han Solo and say it. It's true, all of it.

FragileUndertow said:

eyewishuheaven said:

I'm just going to agree with all this, the only exception being that I haven't heard C-Note. Is it as rare as I assume it is?

Rare? It was released digital, mp3, WMA.. No CDs pressed And anything that's released digital floats around the internet forever I think... Think.. It can be streamed on. Tidal?

You can listen to C-Note on YT so no it is not rare.

I've recently been listening to this album for the first time in years and am really enjoying it. There is a lot of depth to it and it is well worth exporing. I love jazz, and it is yet another example of his amazing versatility.

I had this album on today...enjoyed it.

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You encouraged me to give these another listen too. At first all I wanted to listen to was the familiar P now I am back to digging deep. I really enjoy Jazz so I am not sure why these remained buried in my collection. Listening to C-note now. Thanks

FUNKYNESS said:

Yep, N.E.W.S. is great, and for me too it was the only thing I could listen to for a while after 4/21. It is also one of my 7 year old daughter's favourite (she grew up listening to stuff like Herbie Hancock, so she already has a discerning ear), a cool gem of an album for "real music lovers" as Prince used to call them.