Found this review from a 3121 listening session in New York (not sure if it was posted yet or not):


http://blogs.sohh.com/sou..._3121.html


"Last week Prince has a listening session for his upcoming cd 3121 here in NYC. Fans, journos and papparazzi were all in a frenzy even though they were worned that the purple majesty WOULDN'T speak to a soul. Here is what writer and radio show host Natafa Brown had to say about the music and the madness...

The Prince 3121 listening session held on Wednesday March 1st was anything but the star studded event one would expect. The guest of honor himself didn’t even show. As a consolation we were fed $16 sandwiches, and given press kits in cute vinyl attaché cases, courtesy of The Container store.

The 12 track disc features songs like, “Te Amo Corazon” (I love you Sweetheart), evocative of hot nights in Havana and smoky saloons, “Beautiful, Loved & Blessed”, featuring rising R&B ingénue Tamar, and Prince’s newly released single, “Black Sweat”, which showcases the familiar blatent sexuality we’ve come to expect. Prince uses urban colloquialisms such as “What’s really good”, and “Break U off”, and if that wasn’t enough, his high-heeled-ness even spits a Rap-esque flow on one of the tracks.

The bluesy “Satisfied” is sexy and SOHH soulful with an old school sound, and boasts live instrumentation. The perfect for radio, “All Night Long” (think they mean "Incense & Candles" here), with its R&B-Pop feel, falls neatly in with today’s hook-driven tracks. You won’t need to know the verse, just hum the hook. We get vintage Prince in tracks like, “Whateva U want it 2 B” (think they mean "Love" here) and “Fury”, with intricate guitar solo’s and familiar story telling, displaying the legends true musicianship. Think “Nikki” or “Cream”

Fans, new and old will get just what they want. Even though the Divo wasn’t present, the art still speaks for itself."
[Edited 3/10/06 8:41am]

"Prince uses urban colloquialisms such as “What’s really good”, and “Break U off”, and if that wasn’t enough, his high-heeled-ness even spits a Rap-esque flow on one of the tracks."

There it is Dansa... The title of my forthcoming thread!

BSK3601 said:

ah hah! but i wouldn't call "what's really good" an urban colloquialism..."break you off", sure, but not that.

and $16 sammiches? th' hell...?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I know...and you KNOW they ain't got no meat in them...

Byron said:

right?!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

"what's really good" is. People sure use the hell outta that around here and it gets on my damn nerves. How come when you say "Hi" or "Hello" people start with the go*damn questions? "what's going on? what's up? how you doin'? what's good? what's really good? what's really good fam?!?!" omgfu SHUT THE FUCK UP. SHIT.