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Prince - HITnRUN Phase One
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The cartoon album art of Prince's HITnRUN: Phase One echoes the cover
portrait on its 2014 predecessor Art Official Age, a deliberate move
suggesting this 2015 set is either a cousin or perhaps a reboot, questions the
EDM revision of "This Could Be Us" (here titled "This Could B Us") doesn't put
to bed. Prince consciously reconnected with his '80s work on Art Official Age,
a nice wink for his return to Warner Bros., but HITnRUN covers similar
territory in an edgy, impatient fashion, suggesting he wasn't thrilled by the
21st century indifference greeting both it and its companion,
PlectrumElectrum, recorded with his power trio 3rdEyeGirl. He opens the
proceedings by sampling himself and he's happy to throw side glances to his
purple past, but he also ratchets up the electronic rhythms along with the
stylized weirdness, peppering in references to Red Bull and cellphones
alongside cameos from Rita Ora. What he winds up with is something neither
fish nor fowl: a record that doesn't quite feel retro or fresh, yet is undeniably
Prince. The question is, how is HITnRUN undeniably Prince? This used to be a
fairly complicated question, but as he's gotten older it's turned into a simple
equation consisting of a heavy dose of R&B, a few flourishes of fuzz guitar
and pop harmonies, all divided between vamping soul workouts and slow jams.
Prince has been dancing around this template since at least 2004's
Musicology, perhaps even 1998's New Power Soul, but since 2007's Planet
Earth he's been consistent in delivering tight little records where the elements
are well crafted and perhaps even quite enjoyable, but all add up to
something a little less than the sum of their parts. HITnRUN is no exception.
Underneath its aggressive opening and occasional woozy electronics, it is
anchored by two or three songs (the exuberant "Fallinlove2nite," the recycled
"This Could B Us," maybe the Graffiti Bridge throwback "Million $ Show") that
wind up revealing how the rest of the record feels like little more than nimble
calisthenics.
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Artist...............: Prince
Album................: HITnRUN Phase One
Genre................: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2015
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/hitnrun-phase-one-mw0002872596
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/28/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/29/2016
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. Prince - 1000 X's & O's [04:25]
2. Prince - Aint' About 2 Stop [03:36]
3. Prince - Fallinlove2nite [03:10]
4. Prince - Hardrocklover [03:40]
5. Prince - June [03:19]
6. Prince - Like A Mack [04:02]
7. Prince - Million $ Show [03:07]
8. Prince - Mr. Nelson [02:25]
9. Prince - Shut This Down [03:01]
10. Prince - This Could B Us [04:08]
11. Prince - X's Face [02:36]
Playing Time.........: 37:35
Total Size...........: 87.88 MB
NFO generated on.....: 9/29/2016 7:30:20 PM
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