Prince - Around the World in a Day
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Artist: PrinceBrand: PRINCE
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Around The World In A Day
- Paisley Park
- Condition Of The Heart
- Raspberry Beret
- Tamborine
- America
- Pop Life
- The Ladder
- Temptation
Music reviews of Around the World in a Day
Music Review: Prince Adds the Psychedelic Element to the "Minneapolis Sound"
Rating: 4 Stars
In 1984, Prince released his landmark album entitled "Purple Rain". This was one of the all-time great albums. Not only did it garner critical acclaim, but it held the number one spot for a mindboggling 24 weeks. "Purple Rain" was responsible for putting the "Minneapolis Sound" on the map. The "Minneapolis Sound" contained a mixture of Funk, Pop, R&B, and Rock. Prince was largely responsible for being a contributing architect to this new sound movement. As 1985 came about, Prince had developed a whole new fan base. Therefore many were extremely happy when Prince surprisingly released his follow-up to "Purple Rain" entitled "Around the World in a Day". For people expecting another "Purple Rain" they would be very disappointed. Prince would go in a whole new direction with "Around the World in a Day". However, while "Purple Rain" fans might have been disappointed, the fans of the "Minneapolis Sound" would discover a whole new dimension to Prince's music.
The big difference from "Around the World in a Day" is the integration of a psychedelic sound. This psychedelic sound also incorporates some elements of Middle Eastern and Indian influences. Overall this gives "Around the World in a Day" a less radio-friendly element than the Rock-Funk infused "Purple Rain". While "Around the World in a Day" was still considered a commercial success, it still fell short in terms of sales versus "Purple Rain". Much of this is due to the less-radio friendly nature of this album which resulted in less radio airplay. "Around the World in a Day" still incorporates some of the classic "Minneapolis Sound" elements, but the introduction of the psychedelic element would expand the scope of the "Minneapolis Sound". This expansion would soon creep other to other "Minneapolis Sound" artists.
Here is a song by song synopsis of the nine tracks of "Around the World in a Day".
"Around the World in a Day": This is the title track. For fans of "Purple Rain", they will soon quickly learn that this is not "Purple Rain". The psychedelic element is complete with the Middle Eastern and Indian influences are in full swing. John L. Nelson - Prince's father would be a co-songwriter on this track.
"Paisley Park": This song title would eventually become the title for Prince's record company. However this song - still with the psychedelic influence is a very underrated track. This track could have had radio airplay as a single - but didn't. There are some great harmonies and a nice violin influence.
"Condition of the Heart": This song goes more for a classic Piano feel, yet still incorporates psychedelic elements - especially in the near 2 1/2 minute instrumental introduction. This song takes on more of the form of a narrative. This is a pure solo effort as Prince does all instrumentals and vocals. Very good track.
"Raspberry Beret": This was the most radio-friendly song on this collection. To some extent you can still hear a psychedelic element in the melody on this track. While I don't think this song is a very strong Prince track, it still isn't a bad one. The string section is this song is very underrated.
"Tamborine": This song obviously has a "Tamborine" in it, but it also going to be a percussion dominated track. The psychedelic element is in full swing on this. However this track just didn't do it for me as I found it the weakest on this collection.
"America": Prince delivers a political commentary on this song. This song also has a psychedelic element and it is incorporated more into a dance/funk groove. Not a bad track - especially after a few listens.
"Pop Life": While this song was also a radio friendly song, it incorporated a stronger psychedelic element. I happened to think this is the album's best track. The "boxing sounds" at the end of this song show that Prince can improvise in a song very well. Once again Prince integrates a nice String section (this time composed by Revolution band mates Lisa and Wendy). Sheila E. also provides the psychedelic sounding drums on this track.
"The Ladder": Another outstanding track as Prince's father John L. Nelson collaborates with his son again. I was also surprised that this track wasn't released by a single. The song is to "Around the World in a Day" what the title track "Purple Rain" was to "Purple Rain" - it serves as the emotional climax to the album. However this is a very different track than "Purple Rain". On this particular track Prince delivers a story of a "King" and wraps a whole gospel flavor around the song. The psychedelic element is still in play here. One of the better Prince tracks.
"Temptation": The mix of sex and religion in this song may not appeal to many people. However on this track, Prince moves more toward a Blues Rock sound. It isn't until you get to the end of this track where you start to hear some of the psychedelic influences on this track. Still overall I really didn't care for this track.
One thing that is most interesting is the album cover. There is a cartoon drawing on the album cover and each of the characters on the drawing can be mapped to one of the songs (in fact this was done on the singles that were released). The liner notes include most of the lyrics to these tracks. Overall, while Prince doesn't try to recreate Purple Rain, he does succeed in integrating the psychedelic elements into the Minneapolis sound. While still not as strong an album as "Purple Rain", this is still a good album and worth checking out.
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9 tracks. Small drill hole into title spine.Alternative Rock CDs
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