JUNE 2002
Under-rated masterpieces? The ups and downs of Prince’s 1990s work revisited.
The article begins...
The artist formerly known as genius is still as prolific
as ever, but is
anyone still listening? Apart from Peter
Doggett (the author of the
article), that is . . .
(A man is his own enemy)
(Prince, 1996)
John Lennon was right: genius really is pain. How can you get up in the
morning, and live with the knowledge that you can play guitar like
Jimi Hendrix, bass like Larry Graham, and
keyboards like Stevie Wonder? And outsing
everything from Smokey Robinson's falsetto to
James Brown's guttural
growl? That you're the funkiest devil on two legs?
And you're the master of
sweet soul, jazz, hard rock, Top 40 pop, stone blues, rubber-legged funk,and
several other genres they haven't even invented
yet? And you can dance, and produce, and arrange,
and trot out melodies that just won't quit as
easily as everyone else throws out the garbage, and write lyrics that
are witty, intelligent
and carry a bite, and music flows out of you twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week, and itís been this way for
twenty-five years, and there isnít a soul on the
planet who can keep pace with you? How can you
face that kind of responsibility, every day of your life?...............
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DISCOGRAPHY late 1993 -2002 Albums NPG no cat no. GOLD NIGGA (MN-Z10054 matrix, as New Power Generation /93 *NPG Stores only) 50.00 NPG no cat no. GOLD NIGGA (as New Power Generation, withdrawn version inc. ‘Guess Who’s Knockin’ /93 *NPG Stores only) 100.00 BELLMARK BR 71006-2 1-800-NEW FUNK (as Symbol + related artists w/ 2x Sticker, black lettering 8/94) 15.00 BELLMARK BR 71006-1 1-800-NEW FUNK (as Symbol + related artists +inner sleeve, vinyl album 8/94) 20.00 Warners 936245700-2 COME (as Prince 12/94 No.15) 12.00 Warners 936245793-2 THE BLACK ALBUM (as Prince also cassette 12/94 No. 47) 15.00 Warners 936245999-2 THE GOLD EXPERIENCE (as Symbol 10/95 No.6) 12.00 Warners 936246339-2 GIRL 6 (as New Power Generation, music from the motion picture, + ‘Featuring new songs…Sticker, also cassette, 4/96 No.75) 12.00 Warners 936246317-2 CHAOS AND DISORDER (as Symbol, + Oval Title Sticker, also cassette, 7/96 No.26) 12.00 NPG EMI 7243854982-2 EMANCIPATION (as Symbol, 3-CD also triple cassette 11/96 No.11) 35.00 NPG BCT 9871 CRYSTAL BALL (as Symbol 4xCD special round pvc case w/booklet 3/98) 40.00 NPG BCT 9871 CRYSTAL BALL (as Symbol 4xCD jewel case w/booklet 3/98) 35.00 NPG CRYSTAL BALL (as Symbol 5xCD inc. Kamasutra, mail order Only, special round pvc case /98) 50.00 .......
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| THE ISSUE ALSO CONTAINS A UK DISCOGRAPHY - we may add it all here later. |