ART OFFICIAL AGE

If I had to compare this to any of his previous albums… I’d say it’s a combination of LoveSexy and The Gold Experience. Lots of different styles in this album, but done seamlessly, as only Prince can do. Very uplifting… aside from “Way Back Home”. And in regards to that track… just let me say… It’s the most unusual song I’ve heard from Prince. When I first heard it back in 2014, it just gave me a strange feeling inside. Prince was getting personal, on a level like I’ve never heard. The music, the lyrics, the mix… everything about that track made me feel a bit uneasy. This album being the last album of newly recorded music, before he passed away 2 yrs later, makes “Way Back Home” even more of a gut punch.

Every song on here just hits for me. The story, the vocals, the arrangements etc. Brillant.

Back to business for the Purple One as we love it. Harking back to the early days with servings of soul, funk, rock and R&B. Fusing past, present and future musings in this mod era of a mixed- up world. Prince is laser focused on the love and this issue of musical genius continues his legacy. I’ve just discovered it and am pleased that I finally have. If you like any of Prince’s former art, you’re surely going to enjoy this slice for a long time. I’m hyped for the future issues of his creative genius and until then this will be rotating regularly in my mixes.

I see a few ungrateful reviews and straight up haters but I must admit this album SLAMS. It’s the finest Prince record of the 2010’s and may be his best effort since 2006’s “3121.” Now don’t get me wrong, it’s followed closely by “20Ten” but this album seems to have a creative edge to me. Complete with interludes and preludes set in a futuristic narrative that encapsulates the album from start to finish; similar to the Arabian theme of the 1992 “O(+>” album era and its music videos, promo materials and the stage design of the “Act II Tour.” The album is worth every dime alone for the funk of “Clouds,” the powerful confession of “The Breakdown” and the pure R&B/Soul of “Breakfast Can Wait” and “This Could Be Us.” I also like that this album is where Prince began to experiment with modern day pop/R&B sounds of the “Top 40” (which would set the tone for his final efforts), evident on “U Know” and “Art Official Cage” but yet he still put that trademarked, unmistakable funk into it that let you KNOW that it’s still Prince, and not to let the autotunes and loops fool you! A fabulous record and a great way to wind up the final years of the most prolific musician of our time... 💜🙏🏾

Haters you can kill yourselves

Awesomeness at its finest ☮️

OK it’s not the best album by prince but it’s horrible it’s not prince feels like one of those new singers I like the original prince better

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It isn't a great album, but it's still super lit lit lit!

every album Prince releases is different, u cannot critic his albums by comparing to the last albums, take it for what it is and really listen to it. let the sound of the instruments and the lyrics flow. this album is amazing. way back home has messages that goes deep. listen to the entire album with a clear mind. thank you Prince for blessing us with tour talents. i miss u, we miss u. there can only be one purple one....U.