This sux, and proves Rolling Stone should be burned. Certainly this is the album of the year, or close to it. Even Come got 3 and a half stars.

They also gave Badu's new album only 2 stars!! They obviously hate black music. Fuckers.

Rolling Stone =

Read Allmusicguide instead. They're much more enjoyable. RollingStone lost it years ago.

Cloudbuster and Tron both get a cookie.

2freaky4church1 said:

Why do you care what they think?

Because they control the music history.

2freaky4church1 said:

Not in the UK they don't, you really have to hunt hard to find RS over here.

2freaky4church1 said:

Foolish thinking, but this is Prince.org, y'know.

nobody takes RS seriously anymore. probably not since the mid 90's has anyone given it serious thought. the magazine is complete shite. there are real music mags out there that are taken with a bit more than a grain of salt. rolling stone is not one of them. lol.

you still read that shite???

I don't think they hate black music, but I DO think they've got NO FUCKIN' TASTE WHATSOEVER.

Outkast's newbie is a MASTERPIECE, and the Badu album is great.

Only buy Rolling Stone if you don't believe in toilet paper.

JohnnyTheFox said:

that new slick paper will cut a hole in your ass!!

This is the same magazine that not only featured the Olsen Twins on the cover a few weeks ago, but also excluded Prince from their list of 100 greatest guitarists. They lost the plot a long time ago, but every time I think I've seen this rag at its worst, it sinks to a new low.

Outkast Speakerbox/ The Love Below rated by Magnificentsynthesizer667 Prince.org

"A classic!"

Rollling Stone's editors are like 12-year-olds. What they say NO ONE really give a flying fuck.

The NY Daily News thought that Speakerboxxx was better than Love Below. They said Dre's album was full of dilletantism.

Raven said:

dilletantism Anyone who uses that word obviously doesn't know what the hell they're talking about.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

2 entries found for dilettantism.
dil·et·tante ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dl-tänt, dl-tänt, -tänt, -tnt, -tnt)
n. pl. dil·et·tantes, also dil·et·tan·ti (-tänt, -tn-)
A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. See Synonyms at amateur.
A lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur.

adj.
Superficial; amateurish.

I think the second entry suits him well.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

[This message was edited Fri Sep 26 7:56:42 PDT 2003 by okaypimpn]

ah... the whole "anything that gives a bad review to ___, sucks and is irrelevant!!" rhetoric is no longer just for Prince reviews.



how refreshing...


org on...

AaronMaximus said:

Sure only with your permission sir.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

granted.

"Dilletantism" is the the the buzz word of the year in alt music critic circles. Its appearance in practically any CD review in the last six months and for the next few years to come invariably will say more about the reviewer and their attempt to budge their way into the Pazz & Jop line-up (not that that's difficult) than about the music they're supposed to be reviewing.

Raven said:

They used to say the same thing about Prince whenever he wandered beyond the boundaries they had set for him.

NuPwrSoul said:

Indeed. The label of "virtuoso", often applied by his fans for Prince's skill playing several instruments, implies being a dilletante.


From WEBSTERS

vir tu o so - a person who has a general or broad interest in the arts and sciences; savant or dilletante

NuPwrSoul said:

I still remeber all the shit they talked about following up Purple Rain with ATWIAD.

Supernova said:

NOT ME!

By the way I read that aritcle when I was 13, please forgive me.

I wasn't talking about you, mag. Actually my response was to Pfunk's first post, I was just too lazy to quote.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

Ahhhwww, YEAHHH!!! I just clicked that link.