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By BRIAN SHELTON
Staff Writer
"Strollin', strollin', we could
have fun just strollin'," Prince
sings on a cut on his latest album
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sentence, he accurately captures
the mood of the record as a whole.
As opposed to Prince's last few
albums, where he seemed to be
pouring out every bit of his heart
and soul on vinyl, he's just taking
it easy on this one, doing little
more than showing his incredible
talent for writing catchy, breezy
pop music. All the turmoil is gone
and listening to Diamonds and
Pearls is like walking in the
woods during the springtime with
the birds singing all around you
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Those who are used to the dramatic
theological ponderings and
quizzical looks at physical love
that Prince has showcased on his
last couple of albums may be taken
aback, at first by the simplicity
and modesty of the tunes on Diamonds
and Pearls. It's just so darn
positive that it's hard to believe
that these words came from the
same mind that concocted such
confused, bitter tunes as "Darlin'
Nikki", "Thieves in the Temple"
and many others on his past
albums.
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veals in this album that, unc
neath it all, he is merely a hun
being with the same doubts, fe;
and dreams that all of us ha
There is a certain honesty to I
record that Prince has never she
cased on an album before and
quite refreshing to hear Prince
nally "lay his cards on the tab
(as he puts it in "Willing z
Able").
Prince begins Diamonds a
Pearls, his 13th album in as mt
years, with "Thunder", an ovei
religious rocker that avoids sc
of the heavyhandedness that
hindered some of his past theolc
cal offerings. The song is strain
forward and very funky but soui
different from everything else
the album. The reason for t
could be because this is the o
song on the album that Prince p
duced, composed, and arranged
himself. On the rest, he is joii
by his new band, New Power G
eration, a crack 8 piece unit fil
with talented players that bring
the best in Prince.
The New Power Generation
the NPG as they are commonly
ferred) is first showcased
"Daddy Pop", an organ based
where Prince unmercifully basl
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