Prince-Crystal Ball

This is a four disk set that came out in 1998. Three disks of unreleased “bootleg” tracks. The fourth disk is a CD called Truth consisting of new music recorded in 1997. I have listened to most of the three discs over the years and found I liked disk two the best. The first three tracks “Interactive” “Da Bang” and “Calhoun Square” are all good Funk numbers from the mid 90’s. “Crucial” is a soulful ballad and is an outtake from the Sign O’ The Times record. “Cloreen Bacon Skin” from 1983 is a 15 minute track made with Moris Day with Prince speaking over a funky drum and bass beat. It’s a little strange. “Strays Of The World was written for a Broadway musical that never got made. “The Ride”, another good one that is on disc three, is a slow Blues recorded live in ’95. The Truth CD is acoustic based with a few tracks of just Prince playing guitar and singing. “Don’t Play Me” and “Animal Kingdom” were the ones I liked best on this CD.

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