Prince - Planet Earth

Another Gem From The Purple Patch

This album makes me remember why I love Prince. After the fantastic 3121, Planet Earth keeps the purple patch alive with a solid, vibrant album of Prince gems. I can also feel the influence of Wendy and Lisa, especially on the title track.

September 13, 2008

if only u could see the question mark over my head

I am, what you call a classic Prince fan. I have collected his music from Prince to Sign O the Times consistently and other albums in between like 3121, which I really dug, and musicology, which still to me showed his purplenesses prowess when it comes to ripping out tracks with a great hook, most of the time. But with this disc...I dont get it. There is nothing wrong with changing a musical direction and Prince has always had my interest when it came to experimentation, like Parade and Around the World in a Day. Its like fleeting thoughts put to music that is completely forgettable. To see if it was just my imagination, I listened to every track twice in different sittings and I feel like he is either depressed or has entered a place in his life where he has "been there and done that" and has nothing else to say about it. I am not looking for another 1999 or a repeat of his prior albums, but I think there is something lost in this album that I dont even think that Prince can say what it is. At least, thats my opinion. The only reason it has 3 stars is because he still remains one of my favorite artists and for what he brought to my life, musically. July 6, 2008

His Purpleness Still Rules

OK so I prefer 3121 but find this album to be one of his more diversified efforts. Everytime I listen to "Guitar" it makes me laugh and as for "Chelsea Rodgers" it keeps me movin'. I still maintain that his royalness has what it takes to stand the test of time in the music industry. April 10, 2008

Home sweet home

Prince has been coming back and back with a vengeance ever since he got the rights to the usage of his name back (because let's be honest, his back-to-back albums from the late `90s pretty much sucked). Musicology was great, as was 3121, and now his majesty shoots three-for-three with Planet Earth.

First off, I notice that many of the one-star reviewers don't actually say WHY they think this album is bad (if you expected it to be another Sign 'O' the Times, quit living in the past). I also think that Josephll took the words right out of my mouth; anyway, the funny thing is, even though this album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, when I saw the charts, I was like, "Prince has an album out?" So I don't know what songs he released from here (if any), but it doesn't matter because there are plenty of highlights. Funky tracks are in abundance, like "The One U Wanna C" and his ode to his favorite instrument, "Guitar". But ballads also work, as evidenced by "Future Baby Mama". And "Somewhere Here on Earth" is excellent.

As much as I like "Chelsea Rodgers", I think a more suitable title would have been "Nile Rodgers" because the music sounds exactly like the music from Chic's "Le Freak". The obligatory we-are-the-world songs "Resolution" and the title track neither help nor hurt the album (despite the blazing guitar solo on the latter), but everything else is stellar enough. If you already have an extensive Prince catalogue, adding Planet Earth to it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Anthony Rupert April 8, 2008

Horrible

Whatever happened to the funky Prince. Jammin' out extended tunes with hints of James Brown. Bring back the 80's and Sheila E. and let's jam. January 21, 2008

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