1999
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Performer: PRINCEEdition: Vinyl
Music Label: WARNER
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Music Review: Masterpiece
Rating: 5 Stars
The first three tracks form an electrifying sequence: from the pulsating 1999 through the rocking Little Red Corvette and into the hypnotic Delirious. The disturbingly prophetic words of 1999 gives me the chills but Little Red Corvette soon cures that, and halfway through the uplifting Delirious rapture may result! This is a powerhouse song sequence, on a par with Donna Summer's legendary The Midnight Shift/Queen For A Day/Now I Need You on the original vinyl of her album Once Upon a Time.
Because of such gems, one tends to overlook the fact that tracks like Let's Pretend We're Married and DMSR are brilliant too. Automatic is a long atmospheric piece with lovely female vocal and an impressive instrumental ending. Free is compelling in the interplay between Prince's falsetto and the backing vocals, another song loaded with meaning: "Be glad that U are free, free to change your mind/Free to go most anywhere anytime/Be glad that U are free, there's many a man who's not/So don't sleep until your guilty, cause sinners all are we/There are others doin' far worse than us/So be glad that you are free." It's pure gospel, and a rousing number too.
Prince's music is such a seamless blend of so many styles, that it's hard to single out particular influences. But to me, on this album he's like a more urgent and full-bodied Chic! There's that same elegant tension in the beat, but Prince has eschewed Chic's minimalism for the full power of Rock and R&B. This is very noticeable on the bouncy Lady Cab Driver, but elsewhere too. Putting styles aside, 1999 is spectacular by any measure. The melodies, arrangements, lyrics, the playing and his voice all are superb, and the mix sets new standards in sonic perfection. I lost track of Prince's career the last decade but listening to this album again was pure joy.
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