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Thread started 07/24/07 6:41pm

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Rolling Stone Review - 3 1/2 stars!

http://www.rollingstone.c...?rating=11

I love you, baby, but not like I love my guitar," Prince leers in "Guitar," between blasts of heroically pointless Edge-style soloing. It's his most slamming summer jam since "P Control" in the summer of '94, or "Alphabet St." in the summer of '88, or maybe "Delirious" in the summer of '83. What did people do for fun in the summer before Prince? Planet Earth is one of those albums he makes when he's trying a little harder than usual, if not hard enough to alienate his core audience, which loves him for indulging himself. "Planet Earth" and "Lion of Judah" continue the hard-rock groove, while "Future Baby Mama" and "Somewhere Here on Earth" revisit his smooth R&B side. As for "Guitar," he's decided to jack the post-punk revival, so he swipes a guitar riff from U2 ("I Will Follow") and a bass line from Duran Duran (the same song that provides his album title). Wily bastard.
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Reply #1 posted 07/24/07 6:45pm

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that's it?
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Reply #2 posted 07/24/07 7:29pm

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That's a pretty terrible review...Enough with the U2 BS, does anyone know what this Duran Duran song is?
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Reply #3 posted 07/24/07 7:52pm

SPOOKYGAS

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MendesCity said:

That's a pretty terrible review...Enough with the U2 BS, does anyone know what this Duran Duran song is?


Their song was also called 'Planet Earth' and it sounds nought like the man's.
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Reply #4 posted 07/24/07 7:57pm

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I know the Duran Duran song from the '80s; one of their biggest hits!! I love the song, too!! I have it on my iTunes; I have 2 listen 2 it again and compare it with Prince's Planet Earth.
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



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Reply #5 posted 07/24/07 8:12pm

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I know the Duran Duran song from the '80s; one of their biggest hits!! I love the song, too!! I have it on my iTunes; I have 2 listen 2 it again and compare it with Prince's Planet Earth.
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



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-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #6 posted 07/24/07 8:18pm

purplesweat

Geez, you'd think they gave him - 80 stars with that review rolleyes
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Reply #7 posted 07/24/07 9:17pm

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Thats one lazy lazy review , shame , Rolling Stone used to be a worthwhile read too sad .
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Reply #8 posted 07/25/07 1:17pm

superspaceboy

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moonshine said:

Thats one lazy lazy review , shame , Rolling Stone used to be a worthwhile read too sad .


Most everyone these days writes lazy reviews.

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Reply #9 posted 07/25/07 1:20pm

3121Addict

didn't they give 3121 3 stars?

they are nuts

and is it just my imagination or did the first release of Guitar sound nothing like U2 'I Will Follow'
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Reply #10 posted 07/25/07 1:35pm

pzlyprk

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didn't they give 3121 3 stars?

they are nuts

and is it just my imagination or did the first release of Guitar sound nothing like U2 'I Will Follow'



RS gave Musicology and 3121 both 4 stars (deservedly). The U2 and Barry Manilow references in some reviews are ridiculous.
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Reply #11 posted 07/25/07 1:43pm

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i thought they were quite generous giving the album 3.5 stars, i would of gave it 2.5 at a push
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Reply #12 posted 07/25/07 1:58pm

mellow1

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cool I am surprised he gave it 3 1/2 stars from his review. The way he points out most of the songs makes you think he does not like the music. cool
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