I haven't paid enough attention to Come, clearly, if both Skip and Kurt are pushing it.
to my mind, lovesexy, black and come are a trilogy that represent the (mock?) struggles which make his work so much more than just pop porn. in the first two, it's obvious: camille battles the spookyelectric on black, and rises above on lovesexy. prince laid out as much in interviews at the time. come has much the same feel as the other two, tho it's probably the least interesting of the three. but it has much of the beautiful sparseness that defines some of his best songs (like 'joy in repitition' from grafitti bridge). But I'm fascinated by Kurt's inclusion of Rainbow Children,
which on first listen sounded like a ponderous Jehovah's Witness concept album. Should I try again?
you should absolutely try it again. the jehova stuff is easily overlooked after a couple listens, and really isn't that overt anyway. it reminds me more of the loose storybook themes he's used elsewhere ('rain is wet, sugar is sweet/clap your hands, stomp your feet/everybody, everybody knows/when love calls, you gotta go'). the album is his best entire album, start to finish, in a decade or so. great band feel, and no painfully embarassing songs.
Anyone heard One Nite Alone... Live!, the new 3CD box that just came out?
would love to hear it. i have a boot of the nyc show (which i also went to). but i think p's mission to prove that an artist can make it on his own is being done at the expense of fans. $60 for the 3 cd, and i don't know how much for the 4cd, which includes a solo piano and vocal disc that i wouldn't be happy without. eventually i'll figure a way to have it, i'm sure, but sheesh.
And where did you find the Crucial boot, Michael?
i may have said this earlier, but the crucial boot is less than crucial. kg _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail