LotusFlow3r - Prince
  • Band Name: Prince
  • Record Label: NPG
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2009
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61 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: After releasing Planet Earth for free in the United Kingdom, the singer-songwriter's three albums (one by new artist Bria Valente) are packaged together as a Target store exclusive in the United States.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Billboard
    80
    Lotusflow3r has Prince channeling his Hendrix spirit guide on a cover of 'Crimson & Clover' shot through with riffs from 'Wild Thing;' on 'Wall of Berlin' and 'Dreamer,' he squeezes the Jimi out of his guitar until you can almost see the hologram.
  2. 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.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    LotusFlow3r is constrained by its guitar-heavy concept, offering great moments instead of great whole songs.
  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    The drawback is that when he isn’t playing guitar, the music on this disc is oddly muted.

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
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  1. pfanukjw
    10
    Lotusflow3r is spectacular concepualisation. xperimental, diverse musical styles whilst managing to be cohesive. Guitar work is fantastic, as is all instrumentation. If, like me you hoped for as less over - produced sound you wont be disappointed! The way all tracks blend together wotks well here. Mnplsound - wow..some Prince magic here - ol skool, fun, eclectic. Prince back to the sound he emerged from. Elixer - as protoges go Bria maybe takes 2nd place to Jill Jones. But average singing aside, no mistaking Prince is all over this, the writing/ producing/ playing and even vocals. If you like chilled out- which you n=might after the last 2 offerings - then this is cool. Not sensational but good nonetheless. And, yes, itwould appear that the title track is a play on words...dirty Prince is back! This 3 set is gonna become a prince classic i reckon.… Collapse
  2. PamJ
    10
    Best Prince album ever. Grammy.
  3. RichardC.
    10
    David S --I agree 100%!!!! I have not stopped listening to LotusFlow3r since it came out!
  4. BrandonS
    7
    LotusFlow3r is the best disc of the three and definitely my favorite of Prince's modern era. My face is melting from all those amazing solos! The MPLSound is cool, too, with an 80s-era Prince vibe. I haven't even listed to the disc from his protege yet. Too bad that third disc isn't more pure Prince.… Expand

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