I wasn't on the Org when this dropped.

Just wondering what the reaction was.

Did a search and didn't come up with answers to my question.

What's the general consensus of these two compositions?

I wonder how much was generated for Katrina relief.

While BNO is a total jam,I wonder if these musical efforts really help thevictims directly.

I don't know about the victims of the hurricane but I consider myself a victim of the songs.

How horrible and poor they were!!

"SST" is OK... maybe a little too heavy on the bible references for my liking, but I think his intent was sincere. I just don't see what the bible references have to do with Hurricane Katrina - only the "chosen" / "deluded" (depending on your side of the fence) would make that connection I suppose . But yeah, his heart was in the right place - trying to raise funds for the relief effort. Can't deny that. "Brand New Orleans" is great for what it is - just a funky instrumental jam. Nice solos.

As for the critical reaction, I don't think many people outside the fan community really knew about it. I don't remember hearing a lot of buzz about it. At least that's the impression I got as an outsider living in Australia. Lots of artists were doing a similar thing at the time. I don't remember there being any great controversy on the org or anything. Most people admired the deed, even if (like me), the song didn't do much for them.

And as for how effective it was, I guess we'll never know. Do we really need to? It's not really our business I suppose. But if I had to guess, I'd probably say he sold 250,000 or so (given that even his smallest selling albums have sold that amount worldwide)... But who knows, really.

vitriol said:

I don't know about the victims of the hurricane but I consider myself a victim of the songs.

How horrible and poor they were!!

i liked it and still do. nothing too special or mindblowing but it's a nice song.

it has that "pearls b4 the swine", "she loves me for me" and "reflection" sort

of vibe, which is love.

"brand new orleans" is just another nice instrumental. once again nothing as

special as the stuff on Cnote or News, but it does sort of remind me of those

very early unreleased instrumentals of his from '79 in a way.

just seen the single sell for 90 dollars somewhere

It's ok, I have no idea how much money it generated for the disaster fund, but the music is pretty much Prince by numbers. Nothing special.

I like the cover.

It's quite a rare cd now. They pop up from time to time on Ebay.

I personally find this one of his best songs (I always hear it as one song) of the 00s.

IstenSzek said:

i liked it and still do. nothing too special or mindblowing but it's a nice song.

it has that "pearls b4 the swine", "she loves me for me" and "reflection" sort

of vibe, which is love.

"brand new orleans" is just another nice instrumental. once again nothing as

special as the stuff on Cnote or News, but it does sort of remind me of those

very early unreleased instrumentals of his from '79 in a way.

just seen the single sell for 90 dollars somewhere

When I first got it, I probably listened to the cd a few times and put it away.

Now,BNO sounds much better on repeated listens.

Something about it reminds me of NPGMC.

I can hear the Cnote and NEWS comparison's.

vitriol said:

I don't know about the victims of the hurricane but I consider myself a victim of the songs.

How horrible and poor they were!!

that bad huh?

TheDigitalGardener said:

It's ok, I have no idea how much money it generated for the disaster fund, but the music is pretty much Prince by numbers. Nothing special.

I like the cover.

It's quite a rare cd now. They pop up from time to time on Ebay.

I had a feeling it would be.