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Summary: Dark Knight of Prince's soul
Comment: Yes, it might be a soundtrack, but it's certainly not a soundtrack to Tim Burton's movie, where Prince's songs, a stereotypically studio-enforced addition, were more distracting than helpful. On this album, they become something else: a soundtrack, yes, but a soundtrack to a film within Prince's mind. It even has vision (see "The Future" and "Electric Chair"). Criticism that these songs have just been yanked from Prince's vault may be true: the three recorded before the other six are definitely the best. "Vicki Waiting" is on par with the bulk of Prince's work, and is the best song on here, though the glimmering "Scandalous" is one of the best ballads he's ever recorded. Then you have the bizarre, ultra-campy "Batdance," which somehow remains hip as hell throughout itself. "Trust" and "Lemon Crush" are a little too mechanical, but they help keep the album uneven--which is one of its most attractive attributes. Comic fans or even fans of the movie might have a hard time connecting with this stuff, but Prince fans ought to dig it.
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Summary: This album has aged well
Comment: Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R36LT2IZYJWPCJ My name is Jeremy Gloff. I am a musician (check me out on Amazon!) and retro music enthusiast. If you enjoyed this review make sure to check out my Amazon user profile to check out my other reviews. I am always up for making new friends and discussing the music I love!!!
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Summary: The experiment succeeded!
Comment: One of the prettiest songs ever written and performed by Prince (THE ARMS OF ORION, with help from Sheena Easton) can be found on this soundtrack which, PURPLE RAIN notwithstanding, remains his most experimental film work to date.
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Summary: Underrated effort with some real gems
Comment: Often written off as a halfhearted piece of crap, but I kinda like it. It sure isn't Purple Rain, and it's true that some of it's either mediocre ("Electric Chair"; "Vicki Waiting") or bad (the treacly Sheena Easton duet "In the Arms of Orion"), and the #1 hit "Batdance", an incoherent collection of samples, doesn't do a thing for me. But the best material here, while not among Prince's finer material, is solid entertainment just the same. I'm definitely a fan of "Partyman", one of his funkiest songs ever; the ballad "Scandalous" is damn pretty, if nothing else; "The Future" and "Trust" are pretty far from "When Doves Cry" or "Kiss", but still have pretty good grooves. I mean, sure, they're the kind of songs Prince could've pumped out in his sleep, but they're still enjoyable, because Prince is the kind of guy who could put out good material in his sleep. He's got plenty of talent, see. I mean, he even makes a generic drum machine rhythm sound good on "Lemon Crush". Not many people can do that. I sure couldn't. So yeah, this is kind of Prince's blow-off album. But he's got such prodigal musical that even his blow-off albums are at least likeable, though not exactly brilliant. It's not the kind of album that will stick with you after you've heard it, but while it's playing, it's nice. The movie's good, too. Jack Nicholson steals the show. Hell, the movie's pretty much ALL Jack Nicholson, but whatever.
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Summary: Prince, the musical god
Comment: Excellent soundtrack. Excellent movie. Jack Nicholson really shined as the flamboyant joker and really stole the movie with his performance. I always watch the movie for Jack Nicholson's performance and not Micheal Keaton's. So its no surprise that Prince, being a very flamboyant artist himself would choose the persona of the joker for most of the songs on the album. He chose the batman persona for the more serious songs - Scandolous, Lemon Crush. This album has a more industrial sound to it, especially on "Electric Chair", but to me it fits perfectly with the dark, brooding nature of the movie. With a few playful numbers - Partyman and Trust thrown in the character of the joker. Brilliant on Prince's part. I own this album on vinyl and cd. There's really no weak tracks on it. You can press play and listen to it all the way through. I enjoy the whole album. Prince is an artist in every sense of the word. He lives, breathes and eats music. This album is just another dimension of his vast musical creativity. A must for all Prince fans.
"If a man is guilty for what goes on in his mind, then give me the electric chair for all my future crimes." - Prince, Electric Chair
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