‘Around The World In A Day’ took shape as Prince’s ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’—an album exploring musical styles and influences in an unexpected way.
Read morePrince’s ‘The Black Album’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
When all is said and done, ‘The Black Album’ is a mixed bag, a less consistent Prince than we had become accustomed to.
Read morePrince’s Eponymous Second Studio Album ‘Prince’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Prince’s second LP is a reminder of the necessity of patience in artist development, as it’s worth remembering that even a musical behemoth like Prince needed time to marinate and develop.
Read morePrince’s ‘Art Official Age’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
When Prince’s legendary vault is finally empty, hopefully Art Official Age will be revered by all as it should be: as an interesting, sterling effort that falls short of his best.
Read morePrince’s ‘Come’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
As one of Prince’s lesser known releases, and arguably not one of his strongest, ‘Come’ still has moments worth returning to.
Read moreThe Time’s ‘Ice Cream Castle’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
A collection of killer funk-pop that would help shape The Time’s live performances, ‘Ice Cream Castle’ is an essential part of the ‘Purple Rain’ tapestry expertly woven by Prince.
Read morePrince and The Revolution’s ‘Purple Rain’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Prince’s ascendancy into the stratosphere of pop and funk royalty seemed pre-destined prior to the arrival of ‘Purple Rain,’ but its brilliance solidified what all of us had rightfully expected.
Read morePrince’s ‘Batman’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
‘Batman’ is still the oddity in the Prince canon, which is a shame, as so many of its songs should have had a bigger life outside of the confines of the Batcave.
Read morePrince’s ‘Musicology’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Much like ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ many years before it, ‘Musicology’ was a little more of a concerted effort by Prince to remind a wider audience of just how good he is.
Read morePrince’s ‘The Chocolate Invasion’ & ‘The Slaughterhouse’ Turn 20 | Album Anniversary
Even Prince’s surplus and excess on ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Slaughter’ maintain such detail and nonpareil quality that he can rival or even upstage his mainstream releases without even trying very hard.
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