Great review for 3121 in London's METRO newspaper (free newspaper given out on the Tube - London Underground).

Actually, they're really tough reviewers and very rarely give anything more than 3/5 - they've given 3121 4/5 which is excellent.

"Before the release of 2004's Musicology, with its locked-in funk and back-to-basics pop, Prince's career has all but been written off. New album 3121 builds on and, at its best, substantially pushes forward Musicology's slick reworking of vintage James Brown, Sly Stone, Timbaland, and of course, Prince's own back catalogue. Black Sweat's shuddering industrial groove is Prince asserting that no one does future funk like he does; the lazy sexed-up heat of the title track is Prince at his libidinous best; the gospel-marinated Satisfied is Prince's Ray Charles moment. More commercial R&B tracks lower the temperature, though and the record does flag. Yet bold, off-the-wall and effortlessly funky, it's still a great Prince album."

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