![]() |
![]() |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
3121
|
|
Your Price:
$11.03
Retail Price:
$12.98
You Save:
$1.95 (15%)
Availability:
Usually ships in 1-3 business days.
Free Shipping on orders of $75 or more |
ORDER BY PHONE
1-800-336-4627
or 1-610-649-7565
Mon-Fri: 7am-9pm ET
Sat: 10am-9pm ET Sun: 10am-8pm ET
Item Number:
UNI 985207 |
Related products:
Customers who purchased this item also bought these:
Personnel: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Tamar (vocals); Maceo Parker, Candy Dulfer (saxophone); Ray Montiero, Greg Boyer (horns); Joshua Dunham, Sonny Thompson (bass guitar); Michael Bland, Cora Coleman Dunham (drums); Herbert Urena (congas, bongos, percussion); Ricky Salas (bongos, timbales, percussion); Sheila E. (percussion).
Recording information: Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
During the 1990s it looked as though Prince, once one of the most vital and inventive artists in the industry, was in all ways over. Yet 2004's MUSICOLOGY redeemed the man who seemed lost to obscure re-christenings and self-indulgent double-albums by proving he could still deliver the goods with strong songs and tight, funky musicianship. 2006's 3121 does MUSICOLOGY one better. Not only is it full of fine writing, superb production, and infectious, high-energy jams, it is Prince's most focused and consistent effort in a long time.
That 3121 doesn't rival masterpieces like PARADE and SIGN 'O' THE TIMES is not surprising; Prince doesn't invent at such a furious pace here. Instead, he sticks with what he knows best--forward-thinking, idiosyncratic funk--and does it to perfection. The rolling stomp of the title-track opener, the synth-driven "Lolita," and the down-and-dirty "Black Sweat" tell us this will be an album full of body-movers, while beautifully downtempo tunes like "Te Amo Corazon" prove the man hasn't lost his sense of songcraft. MUSICOLOGY put Prince back in the driver's seat, and 3121 finds him revving up the engine.
Rolling Stone - p.60
4 stars out of 5 -- "As on MUSICOLOGY, the beats get pretty wicked here -- wildly canted, eccentric, exciting."Uncut - p.114
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are teases of samba, rhythms as heavy as James Brown, and slow jams as airy as prime Isleys."Mojo (Publisher) - p.104
3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a guitar-centric album, the Purple One strumming a rare acoustic....The album's penultimate track, 'The Dance', mixes slightly sinister voices with strings and a stirring grand piano solo."
Average Customer Rating:
![]()
Based on 255 ratings.
Be the first Music Lover to write an online review of this product!
Portions of this page © Copyright 1948-2008
For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.
© Copyright 2000-2008 OLDIES.com
and its affiliates and partner companies.
All rights reserved.
About OLDIES.com.
Contact us by Email: Products and Order Questions or
Website Comments.