Planet Earth - Prince
  • Band Name: Prince
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2007
User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 47
  2. Negative: 9 out of 47

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  1. BrianS
    Jul 25, 2007
    9
    Very strong record! Prince is in fine form and seems to have found his muse again. Great pop hooks, guitar, and stronger song writing than recent projects.
  2. CharlieB.
    Aug 29, 2007
    10
    I Love the album..."Chelsea Rogers" is my favorite..Come On Chelsea!!!....
  3. 101Candles
    Aug 3, 2007
    9
    For Prince this is a pretty average output..comparable with 3121 and Musicology..so some good songs few great and some average...any other artist who would have made this album would get raving reviews..but hey..here we are talking bout Prince...and now who is this grazy guy saying Prince live aint great..????
  4. VeronicaH
    Aug 4, 2007
    10
    I sat and listened to this CD and even though I am extremely biased (pro) where Prince is concerned, I say he still has IT!!! With a music industry filled with unimaginative lyrics and musical compositions without depth, "The Great Composer" has come through for us once again, bringing real music to our thirsty ears, quenching that hunger for solid and genuine, unsampled musical pieces. In a word: Originality. I thank God for Prince's musical talent, ability, and genius. And, I thank Prince for knowing exactly what to do with his naturallyl God-given gift. In my world we say: Don't be afraid, just believe. In other words, don't be afraid of a fresh and exciting sound, and just believe that it's only going to get better and better. Expand
  5. randyw
    Jul 24, 2007
    9
    best album since diamonds and pearls....it got dat fonk!
  6. PeterN
    Jul 24, 2007
    10
    great tracks and great tour!
  7. MartinR
    Jul 24, 2007
    10
    Great record!!
  8. RobertJ
    Jul 25, 2007
    10
    A wonderfully diverse collection. Prince gives relief to those who are tired of hip-hop divas who sample all of their music. And gives a message unlike all popular music
  9. Pault
    Jul 25, 2007
    10
    All the tracks are out of this world.. Thank you Prince for the experience. Paul
  10. AlJ
    Jul 31, 2007
    9
    Good sizzling funk music, just as Prince has been known to perform over the past century! Expected more songs that people could remember after listening to it, maybe more than once, but the only single that comes to mind, of course, is 'Guitar' - which still rocks, by the way! Somewhat political in nature, the album definitely makes a statement and wish the US would have been fortuneate enough to receive some of this good strong material in the Mail on Sunday! Perfection is in the works and in the ears of Prince's loyal followers. Expand
  11. Gabriella
    Aug 9, 2007
    9
    The fact is that a musical genius of Prince's stature does not have to pander to record companies. The payment from sold cds would probably take a long time to trickle down to him and moreover, he probably wants to appeal to a wider audience and probably finds more creativity in performing live!! His latest album is very good and very eclectic. All the songs are different from each other. There's this song "All the midnights in the world" which is especially charming. Check out the lyrics of Prince's latest song "All the midnights in the world". Simply amazing!!! Check it out on my blog. http://gabriella-theglasscastle.blogspot.com/ Expand
  12. GaryC
    Sep 1, 2007
    9
    Fantastic album. Well arranged and well composed.
  13. RandyB
    Jul 25, 2007
    10
    I think some of the above "professional critics" have been listening to so much nonsense they have forgotten, or never learned what real music sounded like. I
  14. JazrickP
    Jul 26, 2007
    10
    I love the album I really love Guitar and Mr.Goodnight the whole album is good
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 28
  2. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. Across Planet Earth’s brisk and varied 10 tracks, he is once again doing it pretty well, from cocky rock strut ('Guitar') to Chic-style, pumped-up funk ('Chelsea Rodgers') and knicker-loosening R&B beats ('Future Baby Mama').
  2. It's all right--in the dispiriting way that everything he's put out since his "Symbol" era has been all right.
  3. Planet Earth’ll leave you feeling decidedly short-changed.