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PRINCE – HITnRUN PHASE TWO: THE RWOM REVIEW…
Phase Two, much to the relief of many, is a return to more of a classic funk-soul-pop-r&b Prince sound. Most importantly in my opinion, this includes the return of Prince’s stellar horn section. The track selection for this one has been culled from several different recordings from the last few years. I am beyond impressed with this album. While yes, it plays like a collection, especially when I have singles of about half of the album, it also works beautifully as an album. These songs all fit nicely next to each other. While parts of Phase One had to grow on me, Phase Two feels like home.

PRINCE NEWS! NEW SINGLES NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON TIDAL WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION!
A major story that happened this year while I was away was that Prince moved all of his music away from online streaming services like Spotify, and moved them all to Tidal. Since then, Prince uploaded his newest album HITnRUN: Phase One there as an exclusive for about a week prior to it hitting the […]

PRINCE – HITnRUN PHASE ONE: THE RWOM REVIEW…
Less than a year after Prince’s successful double dose of Art Official Age and PLECTRUMELECTRUM, he announced that he had a new album ready. However, as typical of Prince, this wasn’t without some controversy. This summer Prince yanked all of his music, with the exception of a few stray compilation tracks, off of Spotify, which […]

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION’S *AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY* TURNS 30!…
On this day in 1985, Prince and the Revolution’s followup to the massively successful Purple Rain album was released with little fanfare. Prince had asked that Warner Brothers release Around The World In A Day with almost no announcement, no videos, and no singles. I can only imagine the shouting matches that must have taken […]

CONCERT REVIEW: PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL – THE PALACE, LOUISVILLE, KY 3/14/15 (8PM)
Saturday night, Almost exactly 30 years since the day my mom surprised me coming home from school one day with my first LP, Purple Rain, I finally got to see the man who more than anyone else is responsible for beginning my music obsession. Prince set the house on fire last night at the Louisville […]

REVIEW: D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD – BLACK MESSIAH…
D’Angelo’s latest, and first new album since 2000’s Voodoo is not an easy album to review. A few listens in, I’m still trying to absorb it. The music is so varied and has so many dense layers. It recalls everything from Prince (well, at all times there’s some Prince influence – at times I think […]

REVIEW: BASTILLE – VS. (OTHER PEOPLE’S HEARTACHE PT. III)…
My first review of the year is for a band I was playing constantly throughout last year, Bastille. There’s something just a little bit different about their sound that distinguishes them from any other modern British rock groups. They aren’t afraid to use electronics to broaden their sonic palate, but at their core they are […]

TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #1: PRINCE – ART OFFICIAL AGE…
Finally… the top of the list! This year it wasn’t easy. In fact there were easily over 50 albums this year that I really liked and had to choose from. There were even a couple that I hadn’t even heard until I had the list completed. But there was one album that topped my favorites, […]

TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #11: PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL – PLECTRUMELECTRUM…
This year was a great one for Prince fans. After waiting and being told for about a year that a new album was coming, Prince stepped up and delivered two instead. One of these was PLECTRUMELECTRUM with his new all-female band 3RDEYEGIRL. So why did I rate this one lower than the other, Art Official […]

REVIEW: PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL – PLECTRUMELECTRUM…
This week Prince puts an end to the wait for a new album with not one, but two album releases for the masses. Art Official Age is the album that focuses on Prince alone and leans heavily towards funk, R&B, dance and electronic experimentation. PLECTRUMELECTRUM is almost its opposite. The album is credited to Prince […]