The Gold Experience

Artist: Prince
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 093624599920
EAN: 0093624599920
ASIN: B000002N1E

Release Date: 1995-09-26

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Tracks:

P Control
NPG Operator
Endorphinmachine
Shhh
We March
NPG Operator
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Dolphin
NPG Operator
Now
NPG Operator
319
NPG Operator
Shy
Billy Jack Bitch
Eye Hate U
NPG Operator
Gold

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Customer Reviews:

Pure Gold !!!.......2007-03-03

I don't own a lot of Prince cds .. but I sure can tell that if you want the best of what Prince can do ... you must have this album.

It's the kind of album that you press play a second time after the 18th tranck had finish playing.

I swear ... Is that Great !!!

Prince Or...Sorry O(-> Fans Will Be In For A Shock.......2006-06-06

'The Gold Experience' was recorded during Prince's bitter feaud with Warner Brothers,in which he chose to begin referring to himself as O(-> (or the Artist Formerly Known As Prince).This was the first release credited only to that symbol,the first popular artist to refer to himself as something other then a written name.That indulgance aside this CD is a return to form from the rather lacking Prince albums just before.The same modern elements of hip-hop and harder rock are still there but more focused and well performed,not tacked on.The album itself plays like a computer program with every other of the 18 cuts being the voice of the NPG operator explaining the 'feel' of the upcoming song.'P Control' is one of the better examples of Prince being able to successfully integrate rap and hard funk and since both are presented in tough,driving fasion it works.Like much of the material here it is very politcal-in terms of music,race,sex and social status.This ends up basically being one half rock and another half funk.Of course "Endorphinmachine","Shh","We March" and the fabulous "Dolphin" are great rock songs-some poppier the some harder edged.Prince pulls some crazy guitar solo's and riffs out of left fiend and really commits himself to the music entirely.Of the funky tunes the ripping "319","Now",the haunting "Shy" and the back to basics "Billy Jack Bitch" all assault you with rhythm.The three most powerful songs are two fabulous epics-the rock hysteria of "Gold" and the soulful "Eye Hate U".The next one (and the biggest hit from the album) is the catchy ballad "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"-it is very gentle,humane and beautiful-the flowering of a fully mature Prince.No matter what he's playing-rock,funk,pop,hip hop or some unique hybrid in between Prince is always Prince and always has his own distinct style to go on in each style he chooses to explore.And although often neglected this was the beginning of a whole new beginning for O(-> and his music.There were many times where quality slipped,such as right after this but it never last too long.This deserves to be revisited.

You people are loco........2006-05-18

I'm not referring to the reviewers, I'm referring to the sellers on the Amazon Marketplace.

A new Gold Experience cd costs 58.00-66.00.

A used Gold Experience cd costs 20.00 AT LEAST.

These folks know this album is out of print therefore are purposely driving the cost up. Capitalism at its worst.

I want this cd, but I'll be darned if I spend an arm and leg for it. I can wait. I can wait for some record company to come to their senses and put this back in print.

Return to form.......2006-04-06

The 90's were a frustrating time for die-hard Prince fans. Although Prince released a lot of music, much of it was either self-indulgent overkill ("Emancipation"), or lackluster contractual obligations ("Come"). Although there were always gems in every collection of music he released, "The Gold Experience" is by far the most solid, consistent and accessable album Prince had released in a very long time.

Prince is one of the most versatile musicians of all time, and his best albums are the ones where his various musical influences and personas are all allowed to be expressed (see "Sign o' the Times", "Purple Rain", "Around the World in a Day"). With "The Gold Experience", all the different shades of Prince are back: Prince the tender lover ("Shhh", "Eye Hate U"), Prince the partyman ("Now"), Prince the social critic ("P Control", "We March"), and Prince the spiritual seeker ("Dolphin", "Gold").

"The Gold Experience" doesn't break any new ground, but it is a welcome return to form for one of the greatest artists in music.

A Must For Prince & Non-Prince Fans Alike.......2006-02-04

While the "Gold Experience" doesn't cover the myriad history of popular music as "Sign 'o The Times" or the "Symbol" album does, what it does deliver is something that most popular performers and bands don't deliver: intellegence and style.

This recording came out in 1995 after "failing" with the "Symbol" recording and the "Prince is dead" "Come" recording.

To say that Prince was heading in a different direction is a misnomer, because none of his recordings sound much like the other ones unless it serves his musical purpose. And yet, with the beginning of this recording, it was clear to those who have studied Prince over the years that this was a clear break from the "Diamonds and Pearls", "Purple Rain" and the "Sign O'The Times" eras. This was Prince at odds with Warner Brothers. This was Prince who was sick of being told how much, when and where he could record. This was Prince starting to break away from the "music business" mold that still operates on premises that started with rock and roll in the mid-1950's.

Warner Brothers really slammed Prince by making fun of his "symbol" name while promoting this recording by annoucing this CD with a bunch of squiggly lines as if to say here is Prince and Prince is weird, thus, making a statement that Prince couldn't market himself the way he saw fit.

As for the CD, well, it didn't sell well and Prince balked that the package was not promoted enough and correctly. Incidently, this is the last full blown album of specific new music intended to be sold as a package. "Chaos and Disorder" and some other "NPG" projects fulfilled his contract and he became an idependant artist, recording, packaging and marketing any future projects on his own. As many of you already know, the first recording of this era is "Emancipation".

Prince is still hands down the most talented and visionary artist of all time. You will never hear "manufactured music" coming from Prince. One or two songs here and there might sound like it, but once you break down the music and/or the words, you'll realize that every note has it's place and every word has a meaning. Even if that meaning is obscure, I challenge you to listen as you may find something you didn't expect to find....yourself.

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