The Rainbow Children is the bravest album of his career. Why? Because he made it for himself, not for you. After the "slave" era ended, Prince didn't want to make Purple Rain 2 . He wanted to prove he could play real jazz. And track #4, "Mellow"? That bassline played by Rhonda Smith isn't just funk; it's a theological argument set to music.
Look, I get it. When this dropped in 2001, we were all confused. We wanted the funk of Musicology or the pop genius of 3121 . Instead, Prince gave us a 70-minute concept album about Jehovah’s Witnesses, reincarnation, and jazz fusion narrated by a guy with a voice so deep it sounds like God ordering a burger. prince blogspot
What is your "guilty pleasure" Prince era? Is it the jazzy weirdness of NEWS ? The industrial noise of The Undertaker ? Drop it in the comments below. The Rainbow Children is the bravest album of his career
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