Prince / Musicology
Artist Prince
Album Title: Musicology
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Funk / Soul
Format CD
Released 04/20/2004
Label NPG Records
Catalog No 1051883
Bar Code No 0 74645 84692 7
Packaging Cardboard Sleeve
Tracks
1. Musicology (4:24)
2. Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance (4:46)
3. A Million Days (3:50)
4. Life 'O' The Party (4:29)
5. Call My Name (5:15)
6. Cinnamon Girl (3:56)
7. What Do U Want Me 2 Do? (4:15)
8. The Marrying Kind (2:49)
9. If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life (3:09)
10. On The Couch (3:33)
11. Dear Mr. Man (4:14)
12. Reflection (3:04)
Date Acquired 07/12/2005
Personal Rating
Acquired from The Band At A Gig

Web Links

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Notes

Received at Prince Concert at St Paul Energy Center.
Produced, arranged, composed & per4med by Prince.
Some of the best things emanate from sound...
A secret
A vow
A universe
Text from sleeve & CD:
©2004 NPG Records
Continue the experience online: www.NPGMusicClub.com
* Tracks 7 & 12 previously released
Manufactured by Copycats Media
Card sleeve artwork is identical to standard commercial release.
No cat# listed. Cat# derived from CD matrix area.
Barcode: 0 74645 84692 7
Matrix / Runout: 1051883 // www.copycatsmedia.com // 02

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Analyzed Folder: Prince - Musicology_dr.txt
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DR         Peak       RMS        Filename                      
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DR6        -0.10 dB    -8.75 dB   01 - Musicology.flac          
DR6        -0.10 dB    -7.18 dB   02 - Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance.flac
DR5        -0.10 dB    -6.58 dB   03 - A Million Days.flac      
DR6        -0.30 dB    -7.29 dB   04 - Life 'O' the Party.flac  
DR6        -0.10 dB    -7.68 dB   05 - Call My Name.flac        
DR4        -0.10 dB    -5.85 dB   06 - Cinnamon Girl.flac      
DR6        -0.10 dB    -8.25 dB   07 - What Do U Want Me 2 Do¿.flac
DR5        -0.10 dB    -6.28 dB   08 - The Marrying Kind.flac  
DR6        -0.10 dB    -7.09 dB   09 - If Eye Was the Man in Ur Life.flac
DR7        -0.10 dB  -10.53 dB   10 - On the Couch.flac        
DR8        -0.10 dB    -9.64 dB   11 - Dear Mr. Man.flac        
DR7        -0.10 dB    -9.34 dB   12 - Reflection.flac          
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR6
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Prince's star faded not long after he won emancipation from Warner Brothers in 1995, as he abandoned the mainstream so he could follow his whims however he liked. Which meant that he effectively started making records for nobody but himself, whether that meant triple-disc collections of new material or an all-instrumental smooth jazz album, and in short order, his fans started dwindling away to nothing but the hardcore, who themselves had their patience tried by such antics as Prince suing his own fanzine in the late '90s. It seemed that he was fated to permanently wander in the wilderness, making music for an ever more selective audience, until he suddenly decided in 2004 that he wanted to be back in the game, returning to the spotlight with acclaimed performances at the Grammys and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, announcing an all-hits tour, and releasing Musicology, his first major-label distributed album in five years. This flurry of activity suggests that Prince is treating this as an opportunity for a full-fledged comeback and, thankfully, he's seized this moment and delivered a vastly entertaining record. Unlike everything he's done since leaving Warner, Musicology doesn't alienate listeners; it's tight and lean, weighing in at 12 tracks and 47 minutes, yet that's still enough room for Prince to showcase his virtuoso versatility. He tries a little everything -- down and dirty funk jams, slow sensual grooves, and, happily, he revives the psychedelic pop of the mid-'80s with the deliriously catchy "Cinnamon Girl" -- but unlike on such overworked albums as Emancipation and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, it never feels like an attempt to dazzle or a series of stylistic exercises. That's because there's a clarity to his production -- dense, but never busy, proving once again that he's about the only musician who can make a one-man band sound as vibrant as a live nine-piece group -- and a focus to his writing that hasn't been heard in a long, long time. At its core, Musicology is essentially classicist Prince, as he makes a deliberate decision to play to all of his greatest strengths, but because it's been so long that he's made a record this confident and concise, it doesn't sound like a retreat. It sounds as if he's rediscovered his muse, which is quite a bit different than simply following his whims. Make no mistake, this isn't the second coming of Purple Rain or Sign 'o' the Times or even Parade -- in other words, it's not a masterpiece, more like a more confident and consistent Diamonds and Pearls without the hip-hop fixation -- but it's a strong album, one that impresses on the first listen and gets better with repeated plays. In short, it's the comeback that it was meant to be.
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