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LotusFlow3r is perhaps the most palatable of the three albums, a guitar-driven collection of rockers and slow jams. There's a lot to like here....Still, they can't save the album from its turkeys.
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Prince’s guitar works overtime on Lotusflow3r, often patching over some unfinished ideas.
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LOtUSFLOW3R only occasionally transcends the same anesthetized gloss that gummed up "3121" and "Planet Earth," both of which feature stronger songs, not that you'd know it beyond all that polish.
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LOtUSFLOW3R, is less narcoleptic than merely sleepy.
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The drawback is that when he isn’t playing guitar, the music on this disc is oddly muted.
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LotusFlow3r is constrained by its guitar-heavy concept, offering great moments instead of great whole songs.
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But when I say "neutral," unfortunately I mean pretty much exactly what you probably think I mean. The only track with an immediately memorable hook is his cover of 'Crimson and Clover.'
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LotusFlow3r achieves nothing so much as reliving the glory and joy of emulation, which is saddened by the image of Prince nudging our shoulders, urging us to relive with him.
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There's an OK cover of Tommy James and the Shondells' 'Crimson and Clover,' but mostly this album's where Prince has stuck his fill3r.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 40 out of 51
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Mixed: 0 out of 51
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Negative: 11 out of 51
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KaranSApr 16, 2009
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DanieleBApr 14, 2009
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PamJApr 3, 2009Best Prince album ever. Grammy.