LotusFlow3r
by Prince
  • Record Label: NPG
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2009
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    60
    LotusFlow3r is constrained by its guitar-heavy concept, offering great moments instead of great whole songs.
  2. Pitchfork
    49
    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.'
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    The drawback is that when he isn’t playing guitar, the music on this disc is oddly muted.
  5. The A.V. Club
    58
    Prince’s guitar works overtime on Lotusflow3r, often patching over some unfinished ideas.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    42
    LOtUSFLOW3R, is less narcoleptic than merely sleepy.
  7. Slant Magazine
    50
    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.
  8. Boston Globe
    60
    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.
  9. cokemachineglow
    47
    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.
  10. Observer Music Monthly
    40
    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.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 51
  3. Negative: 11 out of 51
  1. KaranS
    Apr 16, 2009
    9
    Musically there's not much of a connection between songs although there are some beautiful moments in the album. I truly believe Musically there's not much of a connection between songs although there are some beautiful moments in the album. I truly believe that's what he was going for but vocally he's downgrading from previous albums. All in all this is a great album and there are tons of things to learn if you are an aspiring musician.… Full Review »
  2. DanieleB
    Apr 14, 2009
    9
    This is a really good album, the work of a genius. Given how a genius' mind works, it is far from perfect. But that's fine with me. This is a really good album, the work of a genius. Given how a genius' mind works, it is far from perfect. But that's fine with me. Prince's failed experiments are better than anything else pop "musicians" may ever hope to accomplish. He's the last superstar, the last extraordinary instrumentalist, the last genius composer to devote himself to popular music. We should be grateful, instead of spitting on him as some reviewers do. America is rarely grateful to his giants. Sonny Rollins is living in a stinky two-room apartment, so.… Full Review »
  3. PamJ
    Apr 3, 2009
    10
    Best Prince album ever. Grammy.
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