Yet another review, not sure who these guys are...but hell, they reviewed TRC, so have at it...

http://www.warr.org/princ...owChildren

The text:

(3 1/2 stars out of four)
"Too old-fashioned to garner big sales or airplay, but Prince has recaptured his muse: covering a lot of ground without sounding like a one-man sampler disc, spinning out bizarrre, gorgeous grooves ("Digital Garden"), and for once resisting the siren song of rap. There's a fair amount of laid-back jazz (title track, with Najee on sax) and Fender Rhodes ("Everywhere"), guitar solos (the instrumental "The Sensual Everafter") and a live band sound throughout (the James Brown homage "The Work Pt. 1"); John Blackwell's real drums mostly replace programming. There are problems, though: "1+1+1 Is 3" is an inferior remake of "Erotic City"; the minute-long "Wedding Feast" is absurd light opera; "She Loves Me 4 Me" is as trite as the title implies; the opening of "Family Name" relies way too heavily on computer-generated vocals. But he saves the best for last, with two transcendant tracks: the funk opus "The Everlasting Now" and the indefinable "Last December," which develops from a gentle ballad to screaming guitar rock (more extreme at both ends than previous album-closers "Gold" and "Purple Rain"). Lyrically it's mostly a commercial for the Jehovah's Witnesses, which I guess should bother me, but it's easy to tune out the message and appreciate the music. Due in stores on November 20, available now to members of his online club. (DBW)"