Possibly one of the most hyped albums of the year is
Prince's "Welcome 2 America" which has been 'teased' for months with three singles being trickled
from it over the last few months. I'm not one of Princes admirers so
wasn't quick to post it on release yesterday before digesting the
tracks. From a purely soul perspective there is very little of interest,
for me, on the album as I find a lot of his material pop, funk and rock. The best track has
already been posted "Born 2 Die" as it was the second single released on 3 Jun after the title track
on 9 Apr. The most recent single was "Hot Summer" let out last week (23 Jul).
The best tracks are the aforementioned title track, "Born 2 Die", "When She Comes" is quite a good ballad and the funk track "Same Page, Different Book", if I were stretching it "Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)" isn't a bad track, but the others on the album leave me cold, but I'm
sure Prince's legion of fans will lap this up ... they already have, as ten of
the twelve tracks are already all over the Amazon chart, only "Born 2 Die" and "Welcome 2 America" aren't in the top 30
at time of writing, probably because they have already been released as
singles.
I won't let my own prejudice influence you, he was undoubtedly a unique talent but, for me, he's just not very soulful, so here's the full album.
| Rating: | 7.4 |
| Genre/Style: | Funk/Rock/Pop |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Legacy |
| Cat No: | None |
| Year: | 30/07/2021 |
| Value: | £7.99 |
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