Album
Relationships
associated singles/EPs: | Black Sweat |
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part of: | Grammy Award: Best R&B Album nominees (number: 2007) (order: 62) |
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Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/22438 [info] |
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reviews: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g4dp [info] |
Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000351494 [info] |
Wikidata: | Q224638 [info] |
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Prince revolutionised popular music 20 years ago, and it's taken that long for the world to catch up. It's a hard legacy for anyone to live up to.
The eclecticism of 3121 harks back to that 80s golden age. There's the addictive groove of the title track, the cheesy - but deeply satisfying - boss nova of "Te Amo Corazon", and a supremely competent funk work out by the name of "Get On The Boat".
Despite a few too many insipid ballads, it's his most focused album in years; devotees of classic Prince will love it. It's not anything new, but then changing the course of music twice in a lifetime is probably just a little too much to ask for...