The start of the first song, "Around the World in a Day," was a shock. It sounded as if it was for a horror movie! It had screaming and weird sci-fi noises. But, after the shock the song was very danceable to.
You know, Prince refused to publish these as singles until AFTER the full album came out! He wanted people to get the full experience.
The second song is "Paisley Park" (his record company was Paisley Park Records, but he was writing about the place Paisley Park). I prefer this song to the first one. This song tells fascinating stories about people who come to Paisley Park (which is in their hearts) to escape their life.
This album was an important one for Prince because, it introduced new instruments and styles to Prince's albums.
The third song is "Condition of the Heart." This song is a much softer, more relaxing song. Very suited as an evening song...
This album was more popular in the USA than in the UK (reaching #1 in the billboard for the US, and #5 for the UK).
"Raspberry Beret" is a much more energetic song. This is a song about love, but is just a bit of fun!
Raspberry Beret (coming out as a single) placed #2 in the USA, and number #25 in the UK.
The 5th song, "Tamborine." This is a very different song to the others. I do not like it so much. It is quite odd. I like the instruments, I just don't like the singing as much as I do for other Prince songs...
I bet you didn't know that, since Prince is a Jehovah's Witness, he will not swear in his songs!
The 6th song, "America" is a great song. The lyrics are great, the singing is great, the music is great, how could the song not be great?
Did you realize that Prince played guitar for Madonna (who he dated for a while) in "Love Song?"
The 7th song is "Pop Culture." This is a dance tune. It has an awesome guitar. The tune and chorus is catchy... I like how the overall tune doesn't change, it just added onto, and removed from.
Prince has written over 600 tracks, beating The Beatles!
And, up comes the 8th song, "The Ladder." I like how it is talking, almost like telling a story, but to music. And, then it breaks into song, beautiful. The moral is also important...
When Prince was 10, he performed (on stage) with James Brown. His stepdad put him on the stage, and Prince danced until security took him off.
The last song is "Temptation." This is a great song! It really shows Prince's vocal range. I like how the background music is not complex. I love the hahaha at 3:26... The last minute is a bit freaky with all the "DIE..." But, he learned his lesson, and consequently did not "DIE."
Overall Rating
4.5/5 stars. The reason for the album not reaching 5 stars is, I do not like "Tamborine" as much as other songs...
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