Planet Earth - Prince
  • Band Name: Prince
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2007
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

  • Summary: Prince returns with his 24th studio album--but not without a bit of controversy.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 28
  2. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. 90
    Planet Earth is a consistent, exhilarating winner from our reigning genius. [Sep 2007, p.121]
  2. While the album doesn't break new ground, there's plenty to like about its mix of pumping rock and old-school soul.
  3. This sounds more like a new Gnarls Barkley album than an old Prince one. A genius on autopilot is still very clever indeed.
  4. 30
    If America was a self-respecting nation, there'd be a street named after him in every city. Alas, if they're based on this record, we'll find ourselves striding Vague Call to Goodness Street.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 34
  2. Negative: 9 out of 34
  1. CharlieB.
    10
    I Love the album..."Chelsea Rogers" is my favorite..Come On Chelsea!!!....
  2. NiallW.
    8
    Interesting, eclectic, sometimes hypnotizing, sometimes vacuous.
  3. One of Prince's better 'new' albums, Planet Earth is probably worth more than a free hand out in the Daily Mail. Apart from its strange release idea it has some decent highlights. 'Guitar' is a good song if pushed a little too much as a single and 'Chelsea Rogers' is some damn good soul. There are some fillers as well, a grainy slow jazz number which name eludes me now. The title track is nice and epic but lacks a true Prince vibe. One thing we learn from the album is that Prince is at his best when he is doing his own thing. Expand
  4. richardj
    3
    To be honest it had to be given away in the UK and for a reason, this is one of Princes worse albums ever....boring, awful lyrics and tame he has done so much better...really I don't want to be negative about Prince as he is a genius like MIchael Jackson but Prince hasn't done a album in greatness since "Sign of the times" , infact i find this music and the last three albums since he got his name back..dare i say it Souless. he is also like a James Brown cover band...Prince you need to do better then this, as even people who love your music will stop buying it, the last three i didn't bother with, and i was given them but rejected them after listening to them...You need to get people to hear the albums before you release them so that you do annoy listenrs ears.... Expand

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