Another TRC review, this time from BonanzaRadio.com:

http://www.bonanzaradio.c...index.html

"Call him "the artist," the unpronounceable glyph, the purple one, or simply Prince, a new release from this level of rock royalty is always a treat, (in one way or another). The newest confection entitled, "The Rainbow Children" places his highness at the pulpit once again, in more ways than one.

Lyrically, this endeavor is about as preachy as a Sunday sermon, with Prince’s spiritual commentary turned all the way up to 11. That may or may not be such a bad thing, considering that, in today’s musical climate so called "alternative" music has become more mainstream than ever. It would now seem that the only true "alternative" is for bands to make the sign of the cross instead of throwing up the horns. It has worked out well, (financially), for bands like Creed, P.O.D., Lifehouse, and a litany of other holy rockers, but that doesn’t mean that Prince will be joining these ranks any time soon. (As much as a band like Creed owes their spiritual inspiration to God, they should be paying royalties to Pearl Jam.) Prince isn’t reinventing the wheel here musically either, however he is doing what he has always done best with Prince style and panache.

The Rainbow Children plays out, musically, as inspirational as any of the lyrics. Stylistic movements from Jazz to Funk ala James Brown and Parliament make these tracks command attention even if Prince’s sermons don’t always do the same. Of course, Prince has always held some degree of spirituality that has been omnipresent on nearly all of his recordings, (any one remember "dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. . ."?), but in that seriously Jerry Fallwell sense, the purple one has always been about the boo-tay. One may, therefore, see Prince’s persistent dilemma between the spiritual and sexual. Leave it to Prince, then, to be able to meld the worlds together into "the sensual everafter."

On the other hand, Prince also acknowledges his own frailties on "the Rainbow Children" stating that he is "willing to do the work" but still "gotta lotta work to do." All in all on "the Rainbow Children" there is nothing dubious about Prince’s convictions or musical abilities. No matter what anyone thinks his ideas are as clear as his music and whether or not his words move you, his music always will."