One of the critics at SoundOpinions.net puts TRC in his top 10 of 2001.

http://www.jimdero.com/Ne...st2001.htm

The critic is Jim DeRogatis, and his review might have already been posted here...but here's what he says anyway:

"10. Prince, "The Rainbow Children" (Redline Entertainment)

At long last, His Purple Majesty’s return to form--an absurdly ambitious "Sgt. Pepper’s" pastiche powered by that ever-present groove and bearing a most timely and funky message of peace and brotherhood. Which reminds me…

At times during the past year, music could seem like a superfluous thing to focus on. But in those moments, I thought of a quote by Bertolt Brecht: "In the dark times, will there still be singing? Yes, there will be singing. There will be singing about the dark times." And then I pumped up the volume."