Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic by Prince

Pros: Every Prince album has at least a couple of good songs on it.
Cons: "Rave" has tons of BAD songs on it, plus a wretched cover and crappy guests.

Ahhh...the symbol years. By the time the year that spawned one of his biggest hits came around (that would be 1999, folks), Prince Rogers Nelson was the laughing stock of the music industry. Then again, his name wasn't Prince Rogers Nelson anymore. ...

Pros: Starts off great with the first 5 or 6 songs.
Cons: A few of the ballads are a few too many.

If there's one thing Prince's 1999 record RAVE UN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC has, it's ambition.

In the 14 songs listed--plus the hidden track "Prettyman"--he moves from club music, to ballads, to hip hop, to rock, to . . . .well, just about...

Pros: A great pop album
Cons: One or two ballads need to go

You know how it usually goes. You’re walking down the avenue and there’s that gal. Or maybe you both stop at the same hot dog stand. And you just feel like you gotta have her phone number. Will you smile and gentlemanly line up behind her? ...

Pros: Simplistic return to form for this artist - you can call him Prince again.
Cons: Overall, the album could be faster and have more kick to it.

From the first time I surfed the Love4OneAnother website and heard that this album was being made, and using his 1999/Purple Rain instruments to boot, I thought to myself, "At last, he's going to go back to what he does best." I even waited in line at...

Pros: Prince is back. I mean PRINCE, not The Artist
Cons: "If this jacket were real wool..."

One of the big reasons Prince changed his name was so that he could release as many albums as he wanted. (i.e. Warner Bros. had the contract with "Prince," not an unpronounceable sexual squiggle.) Since then, we’ve seen three- and four-disc...

Pros: Diverse. Brilliant.
Cons: n o n e

This is an album to rave about...Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic. Now, I must provide that I believe O(+> to be the most talented musical artist alive. If you want to know why I think that, I can give you a detailed answer, but you can save some time by...

Pros: Funkier and more for real than the last outing.
Cons: There are some filler tracks here.

I have to start by saying I've been a fan of Prince since the "For You" album via back cataloging. The "For You" Album is still as important today as it was when it was first released, thanks to the disco resurgence of the late...

Pros: It's a Good album that shows he's back on track. You can hear that this album would sound 100x's better live as I'm sure he has planned.
Cons: It lacks more ground breaking sounds. But is a good effort.

I'm a true prince fan at heart and i was truly excited about a new album that would mark his return to the mainstream. After purchasing Rave, i found some hits and misses. The album has tracks that are very reminiscent of Purple Rain, Around the World...

Pros: Excellent variety, well-crafted arrangements
Cons: The website ad (blech!)

First things first. This ain't "Purple Rain." There will never BE another "Purple Rain." Get over it.

It's been a long time (too long) since I've owned an Artist (or Prince) album on which I enjoyed every track. In...

Pros: It's Prince again
Cons: Need even more guitars

"Rave un 2 The Joy Fantastic" is a journey in the right direction for the artist who is still (and will probably always be) finding himself, not that this is a bad thing. Just ensures us a valued collection of diversity from the man who can...

Pros: Colorful essay on what He calls pop music.
Cons: This review may seem biased since I love Him so much!

Oh wow. Another time. It’s remebemfasj;l cool faction booted ramamadingalinga ding-dong.

OK, forget that. That was just practice.

I’m trying to expand my visual horizons by not looking up dissolution every time some dimwitted...

Pros: Plenty of great ideas here, some great songs
Cons: How about letting Beck produce your next album?

First of all, let's set the record straight about Prince: despite his recent disappointing albums, no one can erase the legacy he created in the 1980s: a string of six consecutive five-star, classic albums (two of which were double albums) in just six...

Pros: It's Prince
Cons: It was released in the 90s

The truth about Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is that is a quintessential 90s album by Prince. If you are not familiar with Prince, his legacy of incredible music in the 80s, and his downfall in the following decade into silly symbolism and run-of-the-mill...

Pros: Wide variety of dance, slow jams and mid-tempo tunes. Liked the bonus at the end of the cd.
Cons: Track 4 is a total waste of time...after all, it's just empty space.

I have been a fan of the Artist for more than 15 years and own just about everything he's put out. The title cut from this cd I found to be a little monotonous. The second track, "Undisputed" I found to be very original, as its own lyrics...

Pros: The best music out right now.
Cons: Not in the top 5 of his best albums

Where to start when reviewing a new album from the Artist? Where most reviewers do, by acknowledging him to be the most creative, influential, and talented artist of our generation (80's to present). I am a huge fan, but what I'm NOT going to do is...