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Diamonds and Pearls
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: At its best, Prince's biggest seller of the 1990s is an archetype of seemingly casual inspiration, thanks mainly to the ease tracks such as "Cream", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", and "Willing and Able" exude. Of course, he's working as hard as ever, whether in a mellow groove or an aggressively funky one ("Gett Off"). Compared with the masterpiece Sign o' the Times, Diamonds and Pearls is a minor creation, but it's one for the long haul. --Rickey Wright Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The rot starts to set in"Gett Off" and "Cream" were two amazing opening singles form this album, but sadly the rest of the collection just couldn't match them. It is documented that when he was recruited by Prince, rapper Tony M set his goal as making Prince's music more "black", introducing more rap and soul elements, and this is where it all started to go wrong for Prince in my opinion. When Prince creates his own styles he's incredible, but when he follows in the footsteps of others it's a pale imitation. Read More Rating: - Sonic power!1. Thunder. 10/10 2. Daddy Pop. 9/10 3. Diamonds and Pearls. 10/10 4. Cream. 10/10 5. Strollin'. 8/10 6. Willing and Able. 9/10 7. Gett Off. 10/10 8. Walk Don't Walk. 9/10 9. Jughead. 7/10 10. Money Don't Matter 2 Night. 10/10 11. Push. 10/10 12. Insatiable. 8/10 13. Live 4 Love. 10/10 OVERALL GRADE: 9/10 the best songs are 5 of the 6 singles, "Gett Off", "Cream", "Diamonds and Pearls", "Thunder", "Money Don't ... Read More Rating: - One of his most enduring...This is probably Prince's most commercially accessible album since 'Purple Rain'. Though I could never give a Prince album 5 stars as there are usually 1 or 2 tracks I find myself skipping over, I could not tell anyone this is not a 5 star talent at work. An album like this outlasts its peers by being distinctive in its style and inventive in its output. Prince's experiments with rap and hip-hop don't always work, but when they do the effect is staggeringly good. Take 'Gett Off' - a grinding, thumping ... Read More Rating: - Sonic Pearls!Here the Prince-patented blend of rock, funk and soul is harnessed for a more funky sound which includes tender gospel ballads. Some rap is added by Toni M to tracks like Jughead, Daddy Pop and Push. The two most soulful cuts are Stollin' and Willing and Able, and they're both excellent. Thunder is Prince at his best, while Creamed and Get Off are hook-filled pure pop delight. Get Off, especially, is loaded with those suggestive innuendos. Lyrically and melodically, this ranks amongst Prince's Top Ten albums. Rating: - Prince reclaimed the charts...Prince came with a credibly commercial sound and consistently featured a rapper (Tony M) for first time here. He wanted to reclaim the chart position his stature deserved after relative years in the wilderness. "Batman" and Prince's fourth #1 "Batdance" were mainly successful on the back of the mainstream audience of the movie let us not forget. The organ led pop-perfect "Cream" would give Prince his fifth US #1. Other hits included the dramatic multi-layered opener "Thunder", the funk-dance classic ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
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