This was released to members as an experimental recording, there is no need to be critical about it, it's just a question of whether you enjoy the content, which in most cases I do. I'm glad Prince is doing something which is, for himself, rather original. It's a natural progression from the Rainbow Children and I hope he goes on to evolve this sound. I am just grateul that we have been allowed to hear these new expressions and am happy to say that NPGMC have finally come through.

One thing though, I would love to hear the soundcheck downloads but for some reason I haven't been sent the links for those unlike some other members. Is anyone brave enough to send me the links? I would be eternally grateful!

Happy New Year,

Geeman

anyone else still totally digging this album???

Ok, it might not be as raw as Mingus or as ordained as most
Monk and not have the 'standard' jazz feel of some of
Davis' best work.

But hey, it's Prince, he makes all kinds of music and makes
them all sound like his own. Not just immitating something
but trying to bend it and make it into something a little
different.

It's not that wildly different from the Madhouse albums.
It's just got another vantage point -the rainbow children.
Which is why some of the instruments are the same and some
of the melodies sound very farmilliar. For instance that
"just like the sun" keyboard line.

Which I don't consider dull or repetitive since the
Madhouse albums also have both feet distinctly planted in
the Parade/Sign sound. And especially in the "live" band
sound from that time. Listen to Small Club and madhouse 16
back 2 back.

Anyway. All I wanted to say is that people shouldn't put
such weight on the "jazz" lable. It's just a name to state
what kind of feel the music has and those names usually
don't get it 100%.

For instance. A vast majority of Prince's 80s and 90s
output has always been dubbed "pop". At the same time
*Nsync and Backstreet boys and yes -heave- even Atomic
Kitten and Vitamin C are called 'Pop'.

Look at the artist in the various 'categories' at any
given awards show. They'll have a "rock" category and
in it they'll have: Oasis, Coldplay, Bon Jovi, Bryan
Adams, Korn and New Order.

Ehm. Ok. It's like, "hmm, what does this resemble most?
I think rock? Yeah? ehm, ok, let's nominate them for
rock then".

If New Order happen to releas a guitar heavy single it
will immediately be called "rock". Duh.

Just like Norah Jones is called "Jazz" when in fact it
sounds more like a mix between jazzy soundscapes and a
regular singer/songwriter album.

That doesn't mean she hasn't made a beautiful album because
the album is very nice. It's just that since she's been
labeled "jazz", the media keep comparing her to the jazz
greats. Which ticks people with the complete Mingus
collection off and makes them go and listen to it and
disdainfully say "this is not jazz, what a rip-off". And
those people do have a point.

Both sides are a bit right and a bit wrong. But what does
it matter any way? As long as you enjoy the music, does it
matter what label other people put onto it?

Especially since Prince dubbed this album "new directions
in music" and not strictly "jazz".

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[This message was edited Sun Jan 5 2:40:41 PST 2003 by IstenSzek]

THERE R 2 MANY NON-PRINCE FANS ON THE ORG.THEY R JUST BORED FUCKERS THAT DONT HAVE ANY WHERE ELSE 2 GO...XPECTATION IS A GOOD FREE ALBUM..NOTICE THE WORD FREE. SONG NO.12,7,1,10 R GREAT,KEEP DOING THE WORK PRINCE!!!