http://www.mailonsunday.c...ge_id=1773

pretty bland review of an album they should be hyping the hell outta.

sovembol said:

There is NOTHING bland about the reviews of each tracks... ALL were positive, but not overkill... they DID NOT shoot themselves in the foot.
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This was the creature that reviewed it!



He's ugly. We fams are prettier!
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MikeMatronik said:

thats mean

the review isnt bland at all. it makes me even more anxious to hear it

sovembol said:

Which review did you READ? This is the most positive review I've seen so far!

(from the mail on sunday)
1.PLANET EARTH

Brilliant anthemic rock - and Prince is back on his guitar! The fans have been waiting for this for 20 years. This is a real mix- it's got the funky bass, cheesy-in-a-good-way keyboards,and that screaming Purple Rain guitar.

2. GUITAR

Sounds like he's been listening to the Killers. He's normally a rhythm guitarist but this is driving lead guitar. Listen to the melody: it's so instant. That's his skill. Nice and simple like AlphabetStreet. This is Prince at his best.

3. SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH

Slow, sensual jazz - sexy Prince. I prefer it when he does it in a jazzy way rather than R&B, and this is a great example of that. This album's shaping up to be his most commercial since PurpleRain.

4. THE ONE U WANNA C

You can see this being a big hit. It's got a country-ish, Midwest sound you don'tassociate with him.Itreminds me of I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Manon Sign'O'The Times,which became one of his best-loved songs.

5. FUTURE BABY MAMA

Classic R&£038; B. A poor quality version of this was leaked on a website ahead of the CD so I've already heard this.It's very much Prince talking to his female fans: it's got that talky bit in the middle, like Barry White.When he does that live, the women start screaming.

6.MR GOOD NIGHT

Feel-good,semi-rapped soul.He sounds at peace with what he is: a 49-year-old man talking to his lover.He tried rap in the Nineties but it didn't work.But this is honest.

7. ALL THE MIDNIGHTS IN THE WORLD

A pianoled ray of sunshine, with Magic Numbers-style West Coast harmonies. He's talking about God and love in an earnest, positive way. Great piano. It's another Prince song that has an older man's sense of experience, and I like that.

8. CHELSEA RODGERS

Three words - ecstatic disco funk. Wow, I love this, it shows the Scissor Sisters who had the funk first. This is the sound of his earliest albums when he was influenced by Stevie Wonder and Chic. Listen to that bass and brass! This is going to be excellent live.

9. LION OF JUDAH I'm a Prince air-guitar-head and this sad, guitar-driven anthem is great. The opening chords sound just like the start of Purple Rain. It's got that thick tone he hasn't used since the mid-Eighties.He's a meticulous composer and arranger, and his muso side is obvious here.

10. RESOLUTION

Happy psychedelic pop - that hippy, Seventies sound is big on this album. It shows you've got a bit of everything. He's back to the top of his form in every field.
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sovembol said:

It's not bad, that guy's just not good at writing reviews.

InsatiableCream said:

I'm prettier! And cuter!

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InsatiableCream said:

same

MikeMatronik said:

You shallow tart!

Haystack said:

U know u want me!

ok FINE...maybe bland wasn't quite the word I was trying to get across...but this is the newspaper trying to push this album.....nevermind..the CD will sell itself, not a review....

I'll say UNCLE right here..LOL

MikeMatronik said:

Well, since you enter that arena...
He's got the prettier lips.
And while you're holding you're little dolly, his hands are in prayer...
& It's probably a prayer for the superficial.

anon said:

You smashed all my dreams of being someone hot! Damm U!

MikeMatronik said:

O.k. then,
you can be somewhat hot. But you lose a couple of degrees for that remark.

MikeMatronik said:

anon said:

I had a shitty day...and I'm sleepy!

MikeMatronik said:

You have NOTHING to worry about in that area.

MikeMatronik said:

anon said:

yummy!

But I may eat the rest of dinner! I have very strange eating habits at night

Guitar is no Alphabet Street and sounds nothing like the Killers but his comparison of ALL THE MIDNIGHTS IN THE WORLD to the Magic Numbers has me very interested.

emesem said:

Thank all the gods in the world for that!

Magic numbers? well, he is not too far ayway from that.

I mean, Both All the midnights of the world and especially Resolution have kind of a california feeling about them (the background vocals from W+L, the acoustic guitar, a certain sunny breezieness, 'hippy', but in a pleasant way).

interesting, flattering review, heightens interest definitely.

related article too, not sure of its accuracy in some regards