People Magazine reviews TRC...I THINK it's a good review...lol

http://people.aol.com/peo...05,00.html

"The Rainbow Children
Prince (NPG)

The purple reign is over. Hoping to pull a Carlos Santana, Prince fizzled quickly with his grand attempt at a commercial comeback, the 1999 flop Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. On his latest effort the prolific Prince (21 albums in 23 years) reverts to his own left-of-mainstream sensibilities.

That includes his usual vacillations between the sexual and the spiritual, but this time he favors the latter (he has became a Jehovah's Witness in recent years). In keeping with his newfound faith, the dude who once got Tipper Gore in an uproar has even sworn off profanity.
A concept album about the Christian journey to "The Everlasting Now," as one song title puts it, Rainbow is not always easy listening; its lofty ambitions are sometimes mired in its murky lyrics and sporadic narration that sounds like Darth Vader teaching Bible study. Still, while some tracks feel more like extended jams than actual songs, this is also one of Prince's most musical works.

Incorporating jazz and gospel more than ever before on cuts such as "Mellow" and "The Work Pt. 1," respectively, and even experimenting a bit with classical arrangements, Prince reminds you why he once called himself simply the Artist.

Bottom Line: A colorful if confounding Rainbow"