the reviewer says aoa lacks any focus!! How do these people get music review jobs, the album is very focused and a complete album . Jeese

antonb said:

the reviewer says aoa lacks any focus!! How do these people get music review jobs, the album is very focused and a complete album . Jeese

Did you see the reviewers pic...talk about lack of focus

ha ha, yea i dont mind constructive criticism, like the la times review, which i think is fair.But when you completely miss the whole point it is annoying.And of couse people are linking the review all over twitter/ social media!

antonb said:

Here's a link to the review:

http://www.theguardian.co...rum-review

And, yes, he does say that 'Lovesexy' was from 1989, but it might be corrected in due course.

As to the journalist's credentials, you can read something about him here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...s_Petridis

yea i know it is, and at the end of the day, i really like it, which is what matters the most ! But its an album you need to listen too a number of times to appreciate everything on it. And to say its not focused is just dumb!

the lack of focus comes from prince pairing drivel like clouds with moments of real music like way back home .. the album is half a prince album and half a josh album and the josh album actually works .. the prince album is as bad as the last 20 years .. the focus should have been on making a josh album with prince lyrics dropped in here and there .. prince shouldnt even have been allowed to choose the lyrics .. seriously .. prince cant hang anymore .. he needs someone with talent to help him .. fact

antonb said:

TrevorAyer said:

the lack of focus comes from prince pairing drivel like clouds with moments of real music like way back home .. the album is half a prince album and half a josh album and the josh album actually works .. the prince album is as bad as the last 20 years .. the focus should have been on making a josh album with prince lyrics dropped in here and there .. prince shouldnt even have been allowed to choose the lyrics .. seriously .. prince cant hang anymore .. he needs someone with talent to help him .. fact

ha ha ha , your soo funny, a bit like a clown.

antonb said:

TrevorAyer said:

the lack of focus comes from prince pairing drivel like clouds with moments of real music like way back home .. the album is half a prince album and half a josh album and the josh album actually works .. the prince album is as bad as the last 20 years .. the focus should have been on making a josh album with prince lyrics dropped in here and there .. prince shouldnt even have been allowed to choose the lyrics .. seriously .. prince cant hang anymore .. he needs someone with talent to help him .. fact

ha ha ha , your soo funny, a bit like a clown.

All are welcome naysayers and fams

WorldofPeace said:

antonb said:

ha ha ha , your soo funny, a bit like a clown.

All are welcome naysayers and fams

and even frustrated michael jackson fans!

TrevorAyer said:

I don't agree with everything but unfortunately he is right - AOA does lack focus and is not a cohesive album.

The problem is that Prince was initially accused of lacking focus on ATWIA, Parade (very much) and SOTT (and many albums since). I think the critical reception for AOA is likely to be his best in a while, but for sure not everyone will agree.

Petridis is a notoriously shite writer. Just another cliched middle-class hack completely out of his depth when reviewing anything that isn't landfill indie crap. He's of the type that wets themselves over Kanye West to try and garner "street" cred but actually he doesn't know his third-rate arse from his elbow. I remember him hailing Franz Ferdinand as the next great thing a while back.

Contrast this shower of shit with a writer who actually knows his stuff, like Will Hodgkinson's review of Plectrum Electrum in The Times.

Also, great point made by Aerogram about a lot of Prince's 80s albums getting mediocre reviews by similarly pointless hacks back in the day. I remember ATWIAD and SOTT distinctly being criticised for lacking coherence/focus.

Class is permanent, but sadly shit music journos are two a penny.

JellyJam said:

Petridis is a notoriously shite writer. Just another cliched middle-class hack completely out of his depth when reviewing anything that isn't landfill indie crap. He's of the type that wets themselves over Kanye West to try and garner "street" cred but actually he doesn't know his third-rate arse from his elbow. I remember him hailing Franz Ferdinand as the next great thing a while back.

Contrast this shower of shit with a writer who actually knows his stuff, like Will Hodgkinson's review of Plectrum Electrum in The Times.

Also, great point made by Aerogram about a lot of Prince's 80s albums getting mediocre reviews by similarly pointless hacks back in the day. I remember ATWIAD and SOTT distinctly being criticised for lacking coherence/focus.

Class is permanent, but sadly shit music journos are two a penny.

Yeah, I remember reading a lot of negative stuff about ATWIAD when it first came out. Needless to say, I didn't agree with any of it...

JellyJam said:

Petridis is a notoriously shite writer. Just another cliched middle-class hack completely out of his depth when reviewing anything that isn't landfill indie crap. He's of the type that wets themselves over Kanye West to try and garner "street" cred but actually he doesn't know his third-rate arse from his elbow. I remember him hailing Franz Ferdinand as the next great thing a while back.

Contrast this shower of shit with a writer who actually knows his stuff, like Will Hodgkinson's review of Plectrum Electrum in The Times.

Also, great point made by Aerogram about a lot of Prince's 80s albums getting mediocre reviews by similarly pointless hacks back in the day. I remember ATWIAD and SOTT distinctly being criticised for lacking coherence/focus.

Class is permanent, but sadly shit music journos are two a penny.

Spot on. The truth is Petridis just has never dug Prince.

oh, just glad that some people feel the same about the review. The guy just basically hasnt listened to it properly. Which you think would be a important part of his job! This album could be important to prince and to pick up some new fans along the way. I was just disappointed to see this review being put across social media by quite alot of people, which does not reflect the album.

JellyJam said:

Petridis is a notoriously shite writer. Just another cliched middle-class hack completely out of his depth when reviewing anything that isn't landfill indie crap. He's of the type that wets themselves over Kanye West to try and garner "street" cred but actually he doesn't know his third-rate arse from his elbow. I remember him hailing Franz Ferdinand as the next great thing a while back.

Contrast this shower of shit with a writer who actually knows his stuff, like Will Hodgkinson's review of Plectrum Electrum in The Times.

Also, great point made by Aerogram about a lot of Prince's 80s albums getting mediocre reviews by similarly pointless hacks back in the day. I remember ATWIAD and SOTT distinctly being criticised for lacking coherence/focus.

Class is permanent, but sadly shit music journos are two a penny.

Thank you for the background on this lame ass writer. Figured as much and very well said...

And here's the Chicago Tribune review:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/ct-prince-reviews-plectrum-art-official-age-20140929-column.html

AOA: 3.5/4

PLEL: 3/4

Qyote:

In an era when innovative artists such as Frank Ocean and The Weeknd are redefining the form and feel of R&B seduction ballads, Prince sounds not just relevant, but renewed. As Prince declared on his 1982 classic "D.M.S.R., "I … try my best to never get bored." He sounds like he's staying true to his word.

And here's the New York Daily News liking PLEL more than AOA, which he considers more of the same old, same old.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/prince-back-times-2-article-1.1956949

And here is Jon Bream, positive with reservations.

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/277473101.html

Quote:

Prince is blurring plenty of lines between old and new on these two new albums. Neither matches his personal gold standard, but they are a welcome end to the longest recording drought of his career.

2020 said:

antonb said:

the reviewer says aoa lacks any focus!! How do these people get music review jobs, the album is very focused and a complete album . Jeese

Did you see the reviewers pic...talk about lack of focus

How dare you say something derogatory about the reviewers picture! You guys lack of respect big time. The Guardian's review on the albums IS SPOT ON! Especially his notion of Parsons truly stupid review of the awful 20ten record.

Would like to read your review 2020 and please post your picture with it.

Aerogram said:

And here's the New York Daily News liking PLEL more than AOA, which he considers more of the same old, same old.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/prince-back-times-2-article-1.1956949

Its Jim Farber the biggest dick on earth he is such a KISS ASS to the new generation. Gave 4 stars to a justin beiber album in the same paper 2 stars to John Mellencamp, really Jim. This cat one time spent a whole page reviewing a Bon Jovi album and all he spoke about was Jon's hair and how he cut it, fucking guy should drop off the face of the earth. Not sure why he is even allowed to write

nonesuch said:

nonesuch said:

2020 said:

Did you see the reviewers pic...talk about lack of focus

How dare you say something derogatory about the reviewers picture! You guys lack of respect big time. The Guardian's review on the albums IS SPOT ON! Especially his notion of Parsons truly stupid review of the awful 20ten record.

Would like to read your review 2020 and please post your picture with it.

I actually think that despite lackluster and pretty standard tunes, it's the most strongly sequenced album Prince has released in years and years. However, I'm dismayed the guy sequenced 5 slow tempo songs back-to-back. That's just insane.