Prince - Sign O the Times
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Artist: PrinceBrand: PAISLEY PARK
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Sign 'O' The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Housequake
- Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
- It
- Starfish and Coffee
- Slow Love
- Hot Thing
- Forever In My Life
- U Got The Look
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Strange Relationship
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- The Cross
- It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
- Adore
Free Music Notes for Sign O the Times
Free Music Review: Prince's Last Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
In 1987 Prince was still on top of his career, he had several top albums behind him and he was still developing as a artist and experiencing with his sound, with saying his "Last Masterpiece" I mean that he didn't release another album as flawless as this, one that both had top hits and interesting album songs, Surely Prince released many other good albums awterwards but never again a 5 star masterpiece. Despite being a double album "Sign 'O' the Times" is almost flawless, camparable to other greats such as Beatles "White Album" and Stones "Exile on Main Street". What makes this album so fascinating is the mix of genre's of the chosen songs. Here you'll find a great variation of traditional soul, funk, slow jamz and the what dominated the previous two album psychedelic pop. At the same time of this release Prince was planning a double album called "Crystal Ball" but it was aborted. Quite a few of the songs here we're considered for that album. In the end I think it was a good idea to short it down to a double, "Sign" is a masterpiece.
Side A:
The first side starts with the title track that is a a midtempo with synthesizers, percussion and some guitar riffs. The song is a vaguely formulated about Aids, Drugs and American Politics. It's one of his most interesting songs, both lyrically and musically.
"Play in the Sunchine" sound a very meliodic song easy to sing along,it even used gospel choirs and some great guitar solo. Basically its about having fun without using drugs. "Housequake" is funky, sound like some of the songs he did with "New Power Generation". "Ballad of Dorothy Parker" is a highlight here, it's a ballad about the waitress Dorothy, Prince writes a very interesting story about her. R. Kelly must have been influenced about this song when he wrote his "Closet". "It" is a midtempo funk-psychedelia with a deadly guitar solo.
"Starfish and Coffee" is wonderful sing a long midtempo and was also a hit single. It's about what this woman had for breakfast. "Starfish and coffee Maple syrup and jam, Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, And a side order of ham" But ofcourse there's a great story behind it as always.
"Slow Love" is a midtempo, a wonderful somewhat jazzy ballad. "Hot Thing" is funky, but one of the weakest here. "Forever in My Life" is a emotional midtempo lovesong, it closes side A.
Side B:
Side B is a little shorter with only 7 songs. It starts with "U Got the Look" that also was a hit single. A duet with Sheena Easton. It got a great guitar solo from Prince and percussion from his protege Sheila E. "If I Was Your Girlfriend", later covered by TLC, is another highlight here. A meloncholy song about a man wishing he would get in touch with an ex girlfriend again "If I was your girlfriend, Would U let me dress U,I mean, help U pick out your clothes, Before we go out". "Strange Relationship" is a great funky midtempo about a diffrent kind of relationship duh!
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" is one of many great songs here and also a single hit. The song is a extremly catchy meliodic uptempo. A guy meets a girl on a club and they enjoy each others compan but eventually the girl tells the guy that she actually has a man that she can't leave. "Let's just be friends?" "And I said, baby don't waste your time, I know what's on your mind, U wouldn't be satisfied with a one night stand,And I could never take the place of your man"
"The Cross" is one of the most wonderful and intellegent songs Prince has written, "Black day, stormy night, No love, no hope in sight, Don't cry 4 he is coming, Don't die without knowing the cross" it's about the poor and their tough everyday life. I can't say things have changed in America today. "It's Gonna be a Beautiful Day" is a funky uptempo, it's almost 9 minutes. You can't believe it comes from the same album as the previous song. "Adore" is a slow jam and once again completely diffrent from the previous song. It's a good closer to a brilliant album.
Overall. A fantastic double album full of great songs from beginning to end with a great variation of style. "Sign" got it all from funk to soul to slow jamz. It was Prince last masterpiece and a one of the absolute greats of the 80's. It could be a good start if you just want a preview of Prince greatness without buying his "Hits Collection".
Sign O the Times Poster
Japanese SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing* SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc* allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. 2009.It begins with the insistent drip-drop of a sequencer and ends with some old school R&B. In between, the artist who was still calling himself Prince unfurls an encyclopedia of moods, genres, and grooves. Widely heralded as a groundbreaker in 1987, when it was released, some of the music in oh-so-'80s synths sounds a bit dated. Yet this two-CD set is clearly the sound of a performer at the height of his power. On songs like the title track, "If I Was Your Girlfriend," and the thunderous "The Cross," Prince proves why the hype was justified. --Amy Linden
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