The Black Album - Prince
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The Black Album - Prince
The Black Album, sometimes called The Funk Bible, is the sixteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on November 22, 1994, by Warner Bros. Records. It was originally planned for release on December 8, 1987, as the follow-up to Sign o' the Times and was to appear in an entirely black sleeve with no title or even a credit to Prince; hence it was referred to as The Black Album. Dubbed The Funk Bible by preceding press releases, and in a hidden message within the album itself, the work seemed to be a reaction to criticism that Prince had become too pop-oriented. It was his attempt to regain his African-American audience. -Wikipedia
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All Music
It is a terrific little record that still delights, even after its mystique has faded.
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LA Times
It's as great a party album as it is a subject of study for armchair psychoanalysts interested in arrested development.
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Entertainment Weekly
It sounds downright average
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Spectrum Culture
Prince’s funniest, darkest, weirdest and most violent album is also arguably his last great record.
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The Guardian
A hard, heavy funk disc whose mystique (due to being withdrawn at the last minute and bootlegged by the million) perhaps outstrips its quality, but when it fires, it really fires.
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Tiger Manifesto
45 minutes of weaponized funk that never fails to feel dynamic and fresh
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
It's stripped-down funk, and fun to listen to, but it's easy to see why Prince didn't want to release it with his name on it: mostly party songs, recorded quickly, more characteristic of a Time album than of the intelligence and emotional range usually found on a Prince record.
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Sterling
Not as good as you'd think, but twisted to be sure
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