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BBC - Reviews - Prince, Musicology

BBC - Prince, Musicology
OK, this may be a bit pretentious - well, it is Prince - but I think Prince is a bit like Mozart. They are both obviously musical geniuses. Musicology has more expression in the first note than I've heard from some artists in their entire careers. Both are incredibly prolific. Both had large egos and disputes with patrons who didn't understand them - Emperor Joseph II and Warner Bros respectively. But whereas Mozart died and was buried in an unmarked public grave, Prince set up a website and started releasing albums on the internet.

Musicology is Prince's first album back with a major and as the title suggests it's a bit of a stylistic retrospective. There's the James Brown influenced funk of the title track and "Life of the Party" Towards the middle of the album there's a nod to his literally purple patch of the mid 80s with "Call My Name" , "Cinnamon Girl" and "What Do You Want Me 2 Do ".

He takes a stand against our society's current paranoia in a way only Prince could. "They can bug my phone, people round my home, they'll only see you and me making love inside."

Sadly, Prince's tendency towards pretentious overly heavy rock opera also surfaces on a few tracks. If you want good opera stick with Mozart.

Couple of Prince audio trax to get you shakin' that ass

Rare Prince songs you may not know (30 secs)

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• Audio: What's My Name
• Audio: The Holy River
• Audio: A Million Days
• Audio: Dear Mr. Man
• Audio: Don't Talk to Strangers
• Audio: Judas Smile
• Audio: Calhoun Square
• Audio: Dolphin
• Audio: Gold
• Audio: Same December
  

DenverPost.com - ENTERTAINMENT

Prince retakes his old throne

With his inimitable falsetto cooing the words "Baby, baby, baby," Prince led his encore Friday night at the Pepsi Center with "The Beautiful Ones," a song that ultimately asks the questions: "Do you want him? Or do you want me?"

Like he really had to ask.

RAD., one of the New Power Generation band's keyboardists, had earlier told the near-capacity crowd: "School's in session!" And he was right. Prince was in the process of schooling everybody, especially all the other artists touring arenas this summer.

Prince has sold more than 100 million records and is regarded by fans and critics alike as a monumental force and influence in popular culture. During the '80s, Prince emerged as one of the most singular talents in the history of music, releasing a series of groundbreaking albums that both defined and captured the spirit of the times. With each successive album, Prince has shown remarkable stylistic growth and musical diversity, constantly experimenting with different sounds, topics and genres. Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied.
Jason

As he screamed to the fans "I'm still looking the same" whilst referencing the Warner Bros dispute...
Jason

Prince - the Musicology Tour. Lots of old-school Prince: Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, Sign O' The Times, Accoustic versions of Cream... Lots of joking and fun moments, hot women dragged out of the crowed onto the stage... Completely unlike any Prince concert I've been to....
Jason

Prince is billing his "Musicology" tour as a way to educate audiences accustomed to computer-generated hits about the joys of live music. He made good on that promise Monday at the tour's opener at Staples Center. But who was he kidding? This show is really about the history of Prince, especially given his pledge that this tour will be the last time he plays his hits live.

As he started the night with the title track of the upcoming album "Musicology," followed in quick succession by "Let's Go Crazy," "I Would Die 4 U" and "When Doves Cry," audience members had to wonder how long he could keep up the momentum — until they realized he could go all night. He's Prince: he has a 25-year back catalogue of hits. And he blasted through it Monday with more panache, whimsy and skill than anyone in music today. He knew it, too. The 45-year-old recent addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took playful digs at today's teen-pop creations and his aging contemporaries alike. "We do not believe in lip-syncing," he yelled during "Controversy." Later, he called out, "I ain't never had my nose done!"

Prince has spent much of the last decade in a sort of self-imposed exile from the top of the charts, preferring to focus on jazz- and funk-infused compositions with his formidable backing band, the New Power Generation. But on Monday, he grabbed as much well-deserved glory as possible, doing anything it took to keep the audience eating out of his hand through old and new songs alike. His in-the-round style speech and constant interplay with the audience gave him and the band room to shine, with saxophonist Candy Dulfer playing comedic foil to his flirtations, the way Wendy and Lisa did in The Revolution.

Prince pulled out several surprises from his catalogue, but may have dug too deep at times. When he went into "I Feel For You," a song he wrote that was a hit for Chaka Khan in 1984, he teasingly chided audience members who didn't initially recognize it. "Y'all don't know my music!" he cried. He also showed he could make do without gimmicks, taking the stage at one point with only an acoustic guitar to prove his mettle as a bluesman — albeit, a charmingly dirty-minded one. That was followed by a moving a solo version of "Little Red Corvette." At one point during the two-and-a-half-hour show, Prince brought several fans on stage and released so much confetti it felt like being trapped in a snow globe. Fans at the solidly packed Stapes Center saw no opening act.

Instead, the show kicked off with a video featuring Alicia Keys speech inducting Prince into the rock Hall of Fame. As she spoke, images appeared chronicling his musical career, his fights with his record company and his constantly evolving facial hair. Prince also referred frequently to the name he once changed into an unpronounceable symbol, asking the audience again and again, "What's my name?" It's rare that a singer of Prince's artistry and career span is still alive to walk an audience through his musical career. The opportunity makes this show a must-see for any fan of pop music — a lesson not to be missed. Never one to underdo things, Prince made the first official night of the tour a multimedia celebration of his 25 years in pop music. A big-screen simulcast of the show was presented in digital sound at several New York movie theaters, with audience members receiving free copies of the album "Musicology," which won't be in stores until April 20. Ticket-holders at every stop of the tour will also get a copy of the disc.

• Source: AP

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