Anji said:

actually I haven´t received my copy of NEWS yet, I only have the mp3 from the site for the moment.

I know I will like it even more when I play it on my cd player

TonyWilliams said:

Tony, I am having so much fun! Jestyr is gonna go crazy when he hears this!! This is fucking soul music to the core, Prince has completely got me with these grooves. I haven't felt like this with music, ever!

teller said:

Yo Telly, happy for me?! LOL! N.E.W.S is all THAT funk, especially SOUTH. People, people, you gotta hear it on a good system!! Thank god I never heard the MP3s

Jesus, the guitar breaking down WEST, that gorgeous sounding flute and the bass. How can anyone not feel that?!!

I can't believe I am totally losing my cool here. LOL!

I'm glad you're so happy! I can't wait to get my copy...everyone here in NC is acting like they've never heard of the guy. They don't even think it'll be here until the end of August, beginning of September. But judging by your reaction, I'll be lovin' it when I finally do get my hands on a copy.

I actually think the CD is fantastic. It's not as crazy wild as I was hoping but it's tight as hell and very solid. Excellent music.

Anji said:

***

Exactly.

West is incredible. East is something else ...

When I saw reviews of the album by 'fans' on-line I thought they were listening to a different record.

Who says you can't have sex in elevators to elevator music.

Fucking #(*&@*&%#@!!!

I haven't bought a CD new from an actual store since the 9th grade but you guys are making me seriously reconsider breaking the fast.

Anji, you brat!

(giotto )

Anji said:

Whew. Finally!!! I have been waiting as anxiously for YOU and Tony to nab your copies as I was to receive MINE. Of course mine showed up in my mailbox back on July 5th, so I've had it for quite a while I just didn't want anyone to feel left out, so I didn't say anything.

I just knew you would love it and I'm so thrilled to hear your reaction. Kind've makes me experience my first listen all over again. I don't know how to explain the connection, but I get a 'Purple Rain' vibe from this project. I know most people who read this are scratching their heads right now (maybe even you, too), but the best I can explain that impression is to say that it feels like this the most collaborative he has been in a long time and I think that was also true during the Purple Rain sessions. Other musicians seem to give him a need to push his musical envelope a bit more. I think creative competition is a great motivator for him and I can hear its effect on the vibe in this wonderful project.

Keep listening; it actually grew more precious to me with subsequent spins.

Y'all are making me antsy. I just ordered it and I haven't heard any mp3s of it yet. I haven't even heard the Xpectation (?) downloads.

Anji, please tell me all you wrote is a joke, please. It looks like it must be.

giotto said:

Kick MY ass? Bring it the fuck on.

N.E.W.S. SUCKS!!!

Anji said:

sucka paid 11,99 pounds for that thing...

I just got mine in the mail this morning.

Which HMV did u get it from?

I've just tried the one at Oxford Circus and they maintain that it won't come in until next week at the earliest...

Cancel that - the other HMV on Oxford st has got copies...

LISTEN to it...it grows & grows

Natsume said:

Natty, go out to the record store now. Trust me, it feels fucking great to be like a lil' munchkin again!

summerdawn said:

People around me are gonna be feeling Prince thanks to N.E.W.S. I played it a number of times at Claire's place last night. Everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE, was LOVING IT. I tell you, the champagne never tasted so good.

Jestyr said:

Oh yeah, Jessie.

EvilWhiteMale said:

No way, although it is pretty funny. LOL!

BorisFishpaw said:

Wicked Boris, turn that baby up LOUD!!

Hehe - well, I DO have an awesome system (like £10,000 worth of proper hi-fi) so, as you might imagine, NEWS sounds absolutely amazing! The production is first rate, just loving the way that Blackwells toms resonate and punctuate - especially in East and, well, the man's tapping throught that tune is just completely off the hook.

Really enjoying it, it is very classy, but I am just slightly disappointed that it does not tread any new musical ground. Yes, its quite fresh for Prince, and I love that he is trying to communicate without any lyrics, but there is not one single innovative idea on the album - that is its Achilles heel.

Musicianship, composition, production - all first rate, just sadly lacking in innovation and invention.

Still, a great record and I suspect that this is just a little stepping stone for the next big Prince release.

Glad to see you're enjoying it, Mindflux. I gotta say, to my mind, Prince has always had trouble translating his live sound, which is his true self, successfully onto record. That's why N.E.W.S has got me so excited, and to think it's all in the music, the grooves, the layers. I know I'm gonna be sensing Prince's true soul 'living' within the nuances of this record every time I play it and that is an extremely exciting prospect! Okay, I'll stop now.

I still think you're joking. Or you're high on drugs. You're way too enthusiastic about this horrendous album.

Hey Anji, maybe you should listen to that hidden track on Xpectation. It's called X-anax.