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Universal acclaim- based on 41 Ratings
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Positive: 33 out of 41
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Mixed: 5 out of 41
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Negative: 3 out of 41
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May 1, 2022Nothing but bops. A testament to his multifaceted pop sensibilities. This collection of songs either intended for others or from scrapped releases is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Aug 15, 2019This is an outstanding album that shows how amazing of a writer that Prince truly was. Not only that, you actually get to hear him perform songs that are really good and are enjoyable as well. Overall this album is great.
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Jun 25, 2019
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Jun 13, 2019An entertaining but ultimately inessential listen. Feels a bit like reading someone's rough draft without their consent.
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Jun 13, 2019
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Jun 8, 2019
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Jul 16, 2019For big Prince fans, Originals will be an essential peek into his methods as a musical mentor. For anyone else, it's a curiosity worth checking out but certainly not recommending over any of the dozen-plus better records he released during his lifetime.
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Jun 28, 2019There are a couple of less-inspired contributions, notably the glossy country-pop “You’re My Love,” which Kenny Rogers recorded in 1986. But the overriding impression is wonderment: Prince was on such a roll that he was giving away tracks that could’ve provided the backbone for at least another terrific album of his own during this era, music that ranges from the funk mischief of “Jungle Love” to the falsetto tenderness of “Baby, You’re a Trip.”
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Jun 27, 2019With its cohesive vision, it also proves that, properly curated, the material in Prince’s Vault contains a body of work that would rival Dylan’s Bootleg Series for both quality control and cultural importance. The next volume can’t come quick enough.