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ew wave-tinged funk on Dirty Mind, emphasizing Prince's fascination with synthesizers and synthesizing disparate pop music genres. It is also more ambitious than its predecessor, attempting to tackle social protest ("Controversy," "Ronnie, Talk to Russia," "Annie Christian") along with sex songs ("Jack U Off," "Sexuality"), and it tries hard to bring funk to a ock audience and vice versa. Even with all of Prince's ambitions, the music on Controversy doesn't represent a significant breakthrough from Dirty Mind, and it is often considerably less catchy and memorable. Nevertheless, Prince's talents as musician make the record enjoyable, even if it isn't as compelling as most of his catalog.
What is it with old people? On one side of the music machine there’s Elton John saying the internet is to blame for mediocre music – turn the Net off for five years and maybe we’ll hear great music again. On the other side there’s Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman claiming that music is too ubiquitous – strangle the supply and manufacture scarcity; that will solve the value problem. You’d thin
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What is it with old people? On one side of the music machine there’s Elton John saying the internet is to blame for mediocre music – turn the Net off for five years and maybe we’ll hear great music again. On the other side there’s Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman claiming that music is too ubiquitous – strangle the supply and manufacture scarcity; that will solve the value problem. You’d thin
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but WE DID IT! Yes we can became Yes we DID. And whooo boy, does President-elect Obama have a lot of stuff to do. This is no time to gloat or to feel good because someone we don't believe in lost. Let's work!
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| 1 Controversy |
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| 2 Sexuality |
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| 3 Do Me, Baby |
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| 4 Private Joy |
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| 5 Ronnie, Talk to Russia |
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| 6 Let's Work |
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| 7 Annie Christian |
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| 8 Jack U Off |
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