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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

https://www.allmusic.com/...2021-07-30

Phase3 said:

"Check the record" has hit written all over it.Even if released as a single now it would chart great. Maybe with a montage video of welcome 2 america tour

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I think it's an underwhelming track. It's a nice little funk-rock riff, but that's about it. It gets tired after about a minute. It needs a proper bridge and more interesting lyrics. I skip it most of the time.

I think the album overall is excellent,

1000 light years from here is superb, maybe the best song on the album

Check the record is also very good but lack of guitar work, a guitar solo should have been added (the singing here reminds me of the singing of Jack Bruce on some of his songs)

Running Game sounds also very good (it sounds like a lost Outkast track)

Born 2 Die is one of the best song on the album but would have been better with more guitar or horns in order to fill the last two minutes of the song which are a little 'empty' in terms of musicianship

those four songs are the highlight of the album for me

Welcome 2 America - the song - is a good introduction for the album

Ditch title track, Hot Summer, and Yes, and you have a pretty solid album. It's kind of shocking he released 20ten but not this.

[Edited 7/31/21 3:09am]

After Amazon letting me down with my deluxe set yesterday.

Said they couldnt deliver till August 10th - 23rd !!

Anyway screw them, i picked it up today at my local HMV for $120 instead.

Very impressed with the album as a whole.

Defo a contender for the best of his later years.

Saving the blu ray for tonight.

MendesCity said:

Ditch title track, Hot Summer, and Yes, and you have a pretty solid album. It's kind of shocking he released 20ten but not this.

[Edited 7/31/21 3:09am]

20ten is a thousand times better than this rubbish. I'm glad that he shelved this album and released 20ten.

ludwig said:

I have told you a million times not to exaggerate!

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Chappers72 said:

Surely music is like wine....we all have different tastes. I also like Hot Summer...and proud!!

I really like Hot Summer, too...it's not taking any risks but it's still a nice, little catchy Pop tune..nothing wrong with that!

antonb said:

I mean really, why are people comparing different sounding albums against each other ? You are going to enjoy whatever sound you prefer more, of course. What I love about Prince is the word variety! That’s what you get and that is the beauty of following Prince and the music .

Because they're by the same artist, maybe? Just taking a wild guess here.

Co sign on Check the Record which has been on repeat for me.

herb4 said:

tell you what, I'm loving the fck out of this sequence


01. Welcome 2 America
02. Cause & Effect
03. Born 2 Die
04. 1000 Light Years From Here
05. Ain't Gonna Miss U When U'r Gone
06. Stand Up And B Strong
07. Check The Record
08. Same Page Different Book
09. Rich Friends
10. When She Comes
11. 1010 (Rin Tin Tin)
12. Yes
13. One Day We Will All B Free

well perhaps a stronger sequence would be

01. Welcome 2 America

02. Cause & Effect
03. Born 2 Die

04. 1000 Light Years From Here
05. Ain't Gonna Miss U
06. Check The Record
07. Same Page Different Book

08. Rich Friends
09. When Whe Comes
10. 1010 (Rin Tin Tin)
11. Yes
12. One Day We Will All B Free


yes, indeed. but I do like "stand up and be strong" as well. on the other hand I like "hot summer" too

antonb said:

herb4 said:

Because they're by the same artist, maybe? Just taking a wild guess here.

Co sign on Check the Record which has been on repeat for me.

I get that I think! You though clearly don’t get my point. That’s fine, some people are just abit, well I carnt say!

Yeah...that's true. Sorry. Tried to answer your question in a very basic way. Perhaps I am...just abit...

MAD! But one "carnt" say.

How incredibly WEIRD for people to compare albums released by the same band/artist/writer. It's CRAAAAAZZY! Nuts. I've never read anyone compare Led Zeppelin 3 to Physical Grafitti nor Dark Side of the Moon to The Wall. BAD to Thriller. Ziggy Stardust to Hunky Dory. Picasso's "Blue Period" to his other work. Stephen King books over 4 decades. Scorcese or Spike Lee films to one another. Actors who've appeared in widely divergent film roles. WHo would DO SUCH A THING?! Sheer madness is what it is.

A person would have to be INSANE to do that. Guilty as charged I suppose and I apologize.

So just to clarify: moving forward, we can no longer compare any of Prince's albums to other ones in his catalog unless they "sound the same"? Well, Prince used falsetto, guitar and Linn drums on several records but Exodus or The Truth don't sound like Diamonds and Pearls or Chaos and Disorder so...I am deeply confused. What to do? What album is fair to compare W2A to in order to express a proper review and opinion about it?

Moving forward, I shall only compare 1999 or SotT to...well...you tell me.

Well there you go. How long did it take you to think that up? Or did you pinch it from the internet? I need to stop because you have no clue! Sorry if i offended. Im sorry.

I just wrote it. And thought I did a decent job. About 7 minutes it took me I think but I didnt time it.

Thanks for addressing not one thing I touched upon or add in any substance whatsoever though because that really helps clarify "your point", whatever that is.

You asked:

"Why would anyone compare two albums that 'sound different'"?

I answered: "Because the same artist created both" which I thought was succinct enough, cited examples and found it was rather to the point. Perhpas it was not (?)

And now you responded with...well...nothing really. Not sure what you're calling people out for here but...well...maybe tell me. Us. I dunno...You seem to have some insight that thusfar remains elusive and unshared. So, uh...maybe write something (?). What other Prince album shall I (we) compare this one to so I can discover the mistake?

It's all fine. Not gonna get into a long weird discussion about how to properly compare art created by THE SAME PERSON and/or offer this as a valid means off comparison that people do all the time until you can better describe the parameters you want me to operate in or address my comments directly. And I certainly don't want to shit up the thread more than I already have with whatever it is we're doing here so...yeah...

I think you're being odd and weird about this though so I'll let it go. Perhaps you are Over My Head and I Just Don't Get It but I don't know unless you write something I can chew on or respond to the things I write. Comparing an artist's work to their OTHER WORK strikes me as a normal, common and perfectly valid thing to do but maybe I'm way off and just missing something.

You tell us.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to another message board to debate why we can't compare Taxi Driver to Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction to Jackie Brown.

[Edited 7/31/21 12:05pm]

herb4 said:

I just wrote it. And thought I did a decent job. About 7 minutes it took me I think but I didnt time it.

Thanks for addressing not one thing I touched upon or add in any substance whatsoever though because that really helps clarify "your point", whatever that is.

You asked:

"Why would anyone compare two albums that 'sound different'"?

I answered: "Because the same artist created both" which I thought was succinct enough, cited examples and found it was rather to the point. Perhpas it was not (?)

And now you responded with...well...nothing really. Not sure what you're calling people out for here but...well...maybe tell me. Us. I dunno...You seem to have some insight that thusfar remains elusive and unshared. So, uh...maybe write something (?). What other Prince album shall I (we) compare this one to so I can discover the mistake?

It's all fine. Not gonna get into a long weird discussion about how to properly compare art created by THE SAME PERSON and/or offer this as a valid means off comparison that people do all the time until you can better describe the parameters you want me to operate in or address my comments directly. And I certainly don't want to shit up the thread more than I already have with whatever it is we're doing here so...yeah...

I think you're being odd and weird about this though so I'll let it go. Perhaps you are Over My Head and I Just Don't Get It but I don't know unless you write something I can chew on or respond to the things I write. Comparing an artist's work to their OTHER WORK strikes me as a normal, common and perfectly valid thing to do but maybe I'm way off and just missing something.

You tell us.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to another message board to debate why we can't compare Taxi Driver to Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction to Jackie Brown.

[Edited 7/31 Yes your still missing something. And please do

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