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"Like a bird flyin' over the hilltops

Love is like the sky

U know, it never stops"

"Love", Prince, 3121

A new Prince album.... a classic? Nah, but not bad either. Its no where near as derivative as some of his recent work, which seemed to sample his stuff from the 80's. This disc however, shows Prince experimenting again, instead of using the same sorta sounds as usual, he's actually playing and creating something that sounds contemporary. It'd be great if he could actually put his trust in someone else and re-invent his music.

The music is very synth driven on this album, a refreshing change, as I thought he must have thrown his out in the early 90's. Anyway, the stand out tracks for me are:

Love

The Word

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Black Sweat

BTW, congratulations Prince on your first #1 album since 1989's Batman!