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Thread started 09/30/14 4:54am

Militant

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Plectrum Electrum : Rate and describe in one line

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.

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Reply #1 posted 09/30/14 5:15am

MattyJam

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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

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Reply #2 posted 09/30/14 5:31am

thedance

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

2/5 (4/10)

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Reply #3 posted 09/30/14 5:32am

nosajd

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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.

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Reply #4 posted 09/30/14 5:37am

MattyJam

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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]

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Reply #5 posted 09/30/14 6:04am

thedance

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

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Reply #6 posted 09/30/14 7:09am

OperatingTheta
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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.

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Reply #7 posted 09/30/14 7:17am

Nasalhair

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

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Reply #8 posted 09/30/14 8:01am

MIRvmn

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2/5 - The majority of the songs on Plec are lame and forgettable
Welcome 2 The Dawn
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Reply #9 posted 09/30/14 8:10am

WorldofPeace

2/5 Leave the singing to Prince please.

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Reply #10 posted 09/30/14 8:10am

ARock

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3/5
Some really good songs (ANOTHERLOVE, WOW) some not so good (TICTACTOE, STOPTHISTRAIN)
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Reply #11 posted 09/30/14 9:56am

Tunky

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

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Reply #12 posted 09/30/14 10:45am

MendesCity

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2/5 - Proteges amok

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Reply #13 posted 09/30/14 11:40am

2freaky4church
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Plucky, rockin, more alive than Art. 3.5. Wow could have been on Purple Rain.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #14 posted 09/30/14 12:53pm

uniden

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3.5

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Reply #15 posted 10/01/14 7:45am

SquirrelMeat

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3 out of 5. A good listen but a missed opportunity for a full rock album, sagging in the middle with newer pop tracks that squeezing out superior efforts such as Screwdriver or a reworked RnR Love Affair.
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Reply #16 posted 10/01/14 12:46pm

luvsexy4all

9 of 12 tracks outstanding.

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Reply #17 posted 10/01/14 4:06pm

Rorywan

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2.5 out of 5.

Half of it is great, but it's not the raw loud album expected, the diversions into cheesy soft rock are unexpected and unwelcome.
"My God it's full of Stars"
Indigo Club, September 21st 2008, 4.24am
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Reply #18 posted 10/01/14 4:43pm

Adorecream

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.

Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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Reply #19 posted 10/01/14 7:54pm

chrisslope9

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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.

[Edited 10/1/14 19:58pm]

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Reply #20 posted 10/01/14 9:01pm

Poplife88

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3 out of 5. I wish it rocked harder. Screwdriver should be on here.
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Reply #21 posted 10/01/14 9:23pm

kidmelody2012

1 out of 5! horribly boring!

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Reply #22 posted 10/02/14 12:26am

Rebeljuice

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.

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Reply #23 posted 10/02/14 2:54am

calciumpaul

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.

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Reply #24 posted 10/02/14 5:50am

totheteeth

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4.5 out of 5.

PLECTRUMELRCTRUM is unfortunately overshadowed by AOA, but will be appreciated in the future. To me, it's refreshing to hear him back up his "real musicians" talk ... I have friends who love hard rock and are really impressed by this record. It's brilliant.
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Reply #25 posted 10/02/14 6:28am

thisisreece

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

Hundalasiliah!
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Reply #26 posted 10/02/14 10:42am

novabrkr

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?).

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Reply #27 posted 10/02/14 12:09pm

Ppenguin

2.5/5. Associated artist-esque album with nice 'real music' premise but suffers as that seems to be the only aim/criteria. A few good tracks(PBL,PE,Whitecaps) a few ok ones (Anotherlove) and a few awful tracks (ain't turning round, boy trouble). Average if being generous
P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent
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Reply #28 posted 10/02/14 12:18pm

luvsexy4all

a bit too much singing by the girls

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Reply #29 posted 10/02/14 12:34pm

rusty1

4/5.. "wow,"anotherlove & so on just
Rocks out..People should give "stopthistrain"
"Tictactoe" a chance..they are solid midtempo songs
"marz" rocks hard..i think the album
Is good..AOA is okay
BOB4theFUNK
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