“purple prophet’s message still sounds fresh on lost album”
“Six years before his death, Prince’s career was in a peculiar position. He had restored his unimpeachable reputation as a live performer, bolstered by his half-time appearance at 2007’s Super Bowl and his extraordinary 21-night stand at London’s O2 Arena the same year. But his recording career doggedly refused to follow suit. It was in a better state than it had been a decade before – when Prince ”
“With stronger songs and sharper messages than much of the music he released during his final years, the album should have come out when he was alive”
“Recorded in 2010, Prince’s first posthumous album of all unreleased material is a state-of-the-union concept record in which he bluntly broadcasts his opinions on taxes, technology, drugs, religion, and the music industry.”
“Welcome 2 America, the story goes, is the “lost” Prince album. Recorded in 2010 and scrapped without warning or explanation before its release, the record was consigned to Paisley Park’s legendary archives. Now, five years after Prince’s untimely death, it finally sees the light of day. Featuring more directly political lyrics than much of Prince’s best-known work, Welcome 2 America tackles issue”
