3121 [Digipak] by Prince

Pros: Not classic, but still great Prince music.
Cons: The album title means what exactly?

Five years ago, I didn’t think I’d ever see the day when I’d be interested in a new Prince album, much less reviewing one. Five years before THAT, I would have smacked you if you’d even suggested that Prince would have done anything ...

Pros: The first truly great Prince album in years.
Cons: "Te Amo Corazon" bores me after a while.

Released in March of 2006, it’s taken me well over 2 years to put into words my feelings for Prince’s album 3121. I think that’s because even though it’s a great record, there’s nothing overly spectacular about it, no one aspect that makes me want to ...

Pros: "The Dance" reminds us of just how sexy (and genius) Prince can be
Cons: Much of the rest is appealing, but flat and insular.

I wonder what it must be like, sometimes, to be – y’know – Prince. What must it be like to suffer from his unique artistic affliction, a thirty-year case of musical effusiveness (some might call it dysentery) that has made him one of ...

Pros: The Maceo Parker led horn section is off the face, couple of very funky grooves.
Cons: The ballads were forgettable, not enough screaming guitar work.

One of the telling indices of greatness in the Prince catalog is the sidemen laying down the grooves. Often as not it is side-women who tell the tale, as Prince loves surrounding himself with the hottest chic and chick players in the biz. On his newest ...

Pros: About as close to “classic Prince” as Prince is gon get
Cons: A few average moments

I recently had a conversation with a friend about Prince’s new album, 3121, and he told me that while he liked it, he was disappointed because the album sounded “repressed.” A statement which got me to thinking. Since his conversion and baptism as ...

Pros: Rock? check, Funk? check, sexy? hell yeah!
Cons: I didn't win the private concert contest :)

Prince is at it again! New album (named 3121…a play off the March 21st release date), new 1 album deal, little promotion, but still managed to have a huge opening week making 3121 his first #1 in ages! Coming off the heels of an excellent ...

Pros: One of his most consistent commercial efforts.
Cons: 1 sleeper track, "Satisfied"

I have been wanting to review this album for quite some time now, and figured that now was as good a time as ever. For those of you who have followed MarginalRevu's Reviews for any length of time you will notice that I consider myself to be quite an ...

Pros: He finally manages to satisfy his nostalgic fan base.
Cons: Sometimes gets a little too "pop" (leave that to the teeny-boppers, please.)

About a year after the smash Musicology tour ended, which yielded a double-platinum album by the same name (Prince’s first true multi-platinum since 1991’s Diamonds & Pearls), buzz was circulating about these house parties at a house in the ...

Pros: Fresh sound, nice funk, HOT!
Cons: Could do without some spanish, not much more that disappoints

All I really need to say is this CD is HOT! But I want to say more. :) His Musicology CD was a 3-4 star CD, this is a fiver! Prince is back and its a nice welcome that XM Radio already added to some stations. Thank God for satellite radio, commercial FM is nearly non-existent these days. Prince's voice is fresh, unlike the tired sounding Madonna on "Confessions", and the music is pure funk. He looks like he has only aged about two years in his 3121 video as seen on VH-1 compared to the 1980's. This must be the best Prince album since his famous "Purple Rain". At first I wasn't thrilled with the song "Black Sweat" but now its one of my favorites that I listen to at the gym. Now I'm hoping that an extended remix of it is released. So if you are an older fan that would say "I like early Prince" or a new fan, trust me, This CD is not to be missed. LOVE IT! BEST CD of 2006 so far!