As per the other thread for AOA, same rules here:

I want everyone on the org to give a rating (out of 5) for Plectrum Electrum and a one sentence description. No discussion. No debating with any other members. No track by track. Just a rating and one sentence.

3.5/5


Juicy, thick production finds Prince and his new trio exploring hard hitting power riffs and lots of huge crowd pleasing rock hooks - although it has a few random moments and it's nothing we haven't heard from Prince before, this album is a good counterbalance to those who might be overwhelmed by the slick pop of Art Official Age.

A surprisingly legitimate band effort, 3rdEyeGirl sound like a real band collaborating rather than just another musical outlet for Prince. A few of the girls solo songs sound a little half-baked, but given time I think they could develop.

3/5

Wow & Anotherlove are fine, the rest is truly awful.

2/5 (4/10)

3/5

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With no lack of effort, P & 3EG bring a rocking album that falls short of their full potential; hopefully a follow up album will prove how well they can grow & develop together as a band.

thedance said:

Wow & Anotherlove are fine, the rest is truly awful.

2/5 (4/10)

[snip - no debating other people's scores, that's what the discussion thread is for - M]

[snip - no discussion, post your score and review and move on - M]

3.5/5

A solid album, punctuated by genuinely good highlights such as 'WOW' and 'ANOTHERLOVE', but it's deviation into pop (particularly in the middle section) and heavy inclusion of vocals by Hannah, prevents PLECTRUMELETRUM from being the heavy, raw rock album many of us were hoping for.

This album is also somewhat over-shadowed for me by the utter brilliance and genius of 'AOA'. It does have some truly brilliant moments though.

2.5/5 - Better than AOA and with his best production & sound in years, but still no truly worthwhile songs.

2/5 Leave the singing to Prince please.

Meh - too many skips, mostly mid-tempos (seemed to "feel" slow) and nice hommage to Led Zepplin on PlectrumElectrum.

2/5 - Proteges amok

Plucky, rockin, more alive than Art. 3.5. Wow could have been on Purple Rain.

3.5

9 of 12 tracks outstanding.

3.8/5 - A very good rock band album featuring a competent all female band and a new facet of talent to the multi skilled veteran musician Prince.

I like it , but not as much as I thought I would. It's a bit over produced and watered down. I was hoping for something more raw and hard. I agree, the pop songs are unwelcome. It's a bit of a let down.

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1 out of 5! horribly boring!

3.5/5
An album of 2 halves. The first half rocks out nicely and the 2nd half deviates somewhat. No really bad songs on the album and a few outstanding songs. Much better than I thought it would be.

4/5. The closest thing you'll get to his live sound these days. A varied selection of songs that showcase all of their talents, and personalities, unselfishly. Not without its faults but on the whole a very important Prince release that I think everyone will learn to love in the end. Good packaging and complements AOA very well.

It's a better album than AOA and feels like a grower - I just wish it rocked harder!

3/5

Putting together an all-female backing band and play Led Zep / Hendrix type material was a genius move at Prince's age, but he really should have just sang more of the songs himself (and why is there hiphop and R&B stuff being included on this record as well?).

a bit too much singing by the girls