Here's the Spin review of TRC, in case nobody has sent it in...

""Let me run agenda through Ur hair", Prince says on "Muse 2 the Pharaoh," one of the 852 tracks on his new Christian Science-fiction song cycle. In short, the bad "digital haze" people(the industry devils or rappers or Daft Punk) do battle with a God-eariing bar band(the New Power Generation), and slavery was bad, but there's someone up there who loves Prince just for who he is. Moral? Let's let Prince present his agenda 2 U: "The Wise One who understood the law that was handed down from God long ago reflected the true meaning 2 his woman every day and she surrendered her discerning of it in2 his care and keeping 4 she trusted he would lead in the right way."

I believe, maybe as much as Dr. Mr. Paisley Biosphere believes in smooth-jazz kitten Najee(yes, he's here), that anyone who wants us to surrender our discernment can take a goddamn powder. There was plenty enough G-d in oldies like "Head" and "Sister," and I was hoping such naughtiness was lurking behind New Power Generation's decision to label The Rainbow Children prophylactically as "the controversial new album from Prince." Then I played it. Sadly, no.

Maybe this record is supposed to be controversial because Symbol Chief says things like "The opposite of NATO is OTAN," which isn't too far south of "let's look 4 the purple banana till they put us in the truck." Unlike Purple Rain, though, The Rainbow Children generally does not come equipped with that pre-digital haze standby, the song. Are songs, like, evil now? The music, such as it is, is a river of fat-free, dirt-free, melody-free jazz Olestra. Example: "1+1+1=3" is a spavined imitation of "Erotic City"-era funk held firmly to the earth by a drummer imprisoned by the downbeat who probably snuck in by virtue of the composer, band leader, and record label head all being the same guy. Prince, delegate! Prince's god may protect him from pagan opinions, but his devil has the tunes, once again."--Sasha Frere-Jones

(heh heh....let the "this critic's an idiot!" and "it's about time someone told the truth about TRC!" battles begin!!)