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SUPERCONDUCTOR - best since The Gold Experience WOW.
This record is totally insane and fast becoming one of my favourites.
The serious musicianship, the magical production, the feel good/heartbreaking stories/lyrics (especially the Prince-penned Long Gone and The Calm), not to mention...the melodies...(When Stars Collide, anyone?!). These attributes are not only tighter than any of his superior records of late, such as The Rainbow Children and Lotus Flower, they also flow so much more fluidly (speaking of which, don't you just love the start to Yellow Gold...DAMN...I also love the "latte on a cold day" lyric). There are just so many great Prince-ly musical references laced throughout this record, I don't know where to start, it is insane. I am getting the feeling I used to get when I first heard a brilliant Prince record back in the day. I love the similarities I get from The Calm borrowing from The Rebel's If I Love You Tonight mixed with a slower-bluesy version of Prince's It's Gonna Be Lonely. And don't get me started on Nothing More, mixing musical references from The Love We Make, Prince's rolling renditions of Creep and Shhh from his musical festivals (without the mad drumming or guitar epiphany)!!! And, lest we forget, who on earth is drumming throughout this record???!!! I swear I hear Michael B. and definitely John Blackwell throughout; it's pitch perfect. For the first time, I think Prince has outdone himself on wax with the "live" feeling he has thus far failed to convincingly create in the studio. For any Prince aficionado, this album seriously requires attention/reviewing and I have only just started. Let me go listen to If I Was King one more time...what a supreme feel good factor to this song...those HORNS at the end are just killing me!
Unfortunately, I am already suspecting this record will become a seriously underrated, hidden, gem, lost in the little known (for good reason) discography of Prince's associated artists. Surely, it can't just be me hearing this record in such elevated terms? It is f%c$ing brilliant.
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Cosign, this is a gem. Perfect album, very coherent, deep, yet playful and breezy. We Can Funk | |
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look, its a good album from what i've heard but it ain't no Gold Experience.
To me it sounds like Elixir which was a good protoge album. [Edited 11/20/12 12:59pm]  Peace in the House of Prince. | |
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Anj quit cheating. "Climb in my fur." | |
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rd, What do you mean? love, Spirit | |
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You are making this thread header hyperbole to have a seperate hit thread "Climb in my fur." | |
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It's a surprisingly solid and enjoyable album, but the Gold Experience comparison is a highly disputable reach. ©  | |
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you beat me to it.. i was gona say this is the best prince produced album since the gold experience too... its better than rainbow children and anything else since gold experience to me.. [Edited 11/20/12 16:25pm] | |
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Ummm...naw! But it is nicely produced. I wonder who was the engineer on this project? Check me out and add me on:
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the cd is on spotify u can listen 2 it for free so far im not big on it its not bad thou | |
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I'm really liking the album! I kinda wish Prince used some of the songs for himself though... Especially "If I Was A King"! I mean... Comeon! Andy Allo sings the song through the perspective of a guy, and kings are one step above Princes... But overall the album has great songs and nice production. I'll probably play the crap out of People Pleaser, If I Was A King, and Yellow Gold Purple is the color of my heart,
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it's an okay cd to me, it's not be kind, be a friend, not a bully. | |
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the best since gold experience though. maybe if prince himself were singing the songs it would make the difference? | Moderator
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