Both of prince s new albums, art official age and plectrumelectrum, are catchy, ambitious, and sensual works of. Culture music news prince to release two new albums art official age and plectrum electrum on the same day. Plectrumelectrum is the debut album of prince s allgirl backing group, 3rdeyegirl a band that he assembled in december 2012 after watching their audition videos on youtube whose material was written through their combined input the title track is written by donna grantis the hit and run tour in promotion of 3rdeyegirl, and therefore. Brothers store page taking preorders for the release of plectrumelectrum. It was composed, recorded and produced by prince and 3rdeyegirl and was released on 30 september 2014 29 september 2014 in europe it was made available for preorder on itunes usa, amazon and on a dedicated warner bros records website on 25 august 2014. No indication as to whether they will both be available for immediate download on that date or if the physical copies will be shipped timely for the buyer to receive them on the release date. Listen free to prince plectrumelectrum wow, pretzelbodylogic and more. The album was released on the same day as prince s solo album, art official age, amid a groundswell of excitement, and plectrumelectrum debuted at number 8 on the billboard 200 and charted internationally. Prince s plectrumelectrum his royal badness is back and rockin yo ass. Quirky new rocker taken from upcoming album, plectrumelectrum.
We aim to immerse fans, old and new, in prince s story, explore the role of prince and his work in todays cultural landscape. The prince estate is proud to present these groundbreaking videos alongside all of princes releases to inspire and educate fans and celebrate prince in his totality. Read about plectrum electrum from prince s 3rdeyegirl and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It was released on september 26, 2014 by npg records under a renewed license to warner bros. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Oct 09, 2014 prince has released two new albums simultaneously. Plectrumelectrum is the thirtysixth studio album by american recording artist prince, and first and only to feature his backing band 3rdeyegirl. Plectrumelectrum by prince free listening on soundcloud. Prince rogers nelson was an american singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Guest spots for other artists such as janelle monae, a hilarious appearance on tvs new. From the sleazy calltoarms lyricism of pretzelbodylogic to the quintessentially prince composition of funknroll this lp is the glorious sound of prince back in the ring with.
Well prince did say something about the song having to do with his sexuality. Editors notes even though art official age and plectrumelectrum were released simultaneously in 2014, the two couldnt be more different. Funkenberry relayed a news update from paisley park that a live out loud tour launch party would feature music from an album tentativelytitled plectrum electrum. A companion record to the solo effort art official age, plectrumelectrum finds prince backed by 3rdeyegirl, the allfemale power trio that is a band for the 2010s. Records, who coreleased plectrumelectrum with his independent npg records label.
Prince announces north american tour dates kicking off in vancouver to support a new lp plectrum electrum and new single fixurlifeup. If art official age veered toward revamped soul, plectrumelectrum, as its convoluted title suggests, celebrates guitar freakouts. Sep 29, 2014 plectrumelectrum is the thirtysixth studio album by american recording artist prince, and first to feature his backing band 3rdeyegirl. Shop online for prince merchandise, tshirts, clothing, apparel, posters and accessories. Prince releases art official age and plectrumelectrum. The purple rain singer will drop both records on 29 september. In the first half of 20 it was made public that prince was working on an album entitled plectrum electrum en that many of the songs intended for the album, were to be played at the live out loud tour. But youll have to wait for lovegalore to illegally download my book for more info. While the former is loaded with crowdpleasers, this onehis first and only with backing band 3rdeyegirltakes all the. Prince releases new song pretzelbodylogic from upcoming.
The album was released on the same day as prince s solo album, art official age, amid a groundswell of excitement, and plectrumelectrum debuted at number 8 on the billboard 200 and charted internationally, climbing into. Prince albums prince singles posthumous releases npg albums related artists hit singles downloads. I believe prince has seen judith as a perfected vanity on one hand and an antivanity on the other. Plectrumelectrum by prince published on 20170208t20. Become an insider sign up for our newsletter and receive 10% off your next order toggle navigation. Prince plectrum electrum in paisley 20 facebook watch. Oct 03, 2014 prince and 3rdeyegirl have good intentions, of course, and at times the album sounds like a rebuttal to the pesky rockisdead palaver that so many of the forms aging practitioners have memorized.
And a big component of the prince vanity relationship was sexual. Prince 3rdeyegirlplectrumelectrumflac 44khz24bit download. He has written several hundred songs2 and produces and records his own music for his own music label. Recorded live and in analog the album is an electrifying funkrock statement. Free download of plectrumelectrum in high quality mp3. Subscribe to the channel and check back for new additions, including music videos, performance clips, official prince playlists, announcements, and more. Plectrumelectrum is the 36th fulllength studio album by prince. Princes official music download website in 20 in support of.
Which brings us to plectrumelectrum and art official age, on which prince himself seems to join the chorus of voices insisting his new album, or rather albums, are an astonishing return to form. A great guitar album, and prince was a superb guitarist. The album also marked a historic reunion between prince and his former label, warner bros. I just purchased and downloaded the donna grantis album suites. Mar, 20 watch madison dubes short film plectrum electrum starring prince and 3rd eye girl.
If art official age is a juicy reaffirmation of prince pop basics, plectrumelectrum, his collaborative album with 3rdeyegirl, represents a more intriguing departure, even if it too reaches back into the past, making a bold connection with a time when jimi hendrix was the last great black american. Oct 03, 2014 the conundrum with plectrumelectrum is this. Uploaded, mediafire, zippyshare, mega, multiupload. And a big component of the princevanity relationship was sexual. Even though art official age and plectrumelectrum were released simultaneously in 2014, the two couldnt be more different. Plectrumelectrum is the thirtysixth studio album by american recording artist prince, and first. On at least 3 tracks pretzelbodylogic, aintturninround and plectrumelectrum, an instrumental, the music arrangements sound like they could be for led zep or black sabbath or some other heavy metal band.
Plectrumelectrum is a classic band record, with 3rdeyegirl which include prince, donna grantis guitar, hannah ford welton drums and ida. Sep 25, 2014 a solid rock funk or rather a funkandroll record, plectrumelectrum from 3rdeyegirl sounds like prince and the revolution at times, magnificent guitar work by prince and donna grantis, solid fat grooves laid down by hannah ford, and ida neilsen keep this record slammin. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Art official age appears under his own name, and plectrumelectrum is the debut record of a prince backup band called 3rdeyegirl. Move over, led zeppelin, because prince has coopted some of your hard rock moves. Stream plectrumelectrum, a playlist by prince from desktop or your mobile device. Subscribe to the channel and check back for new additions, including music videos, performance clips, official prince. Jul 31, 2019 a companion record to the solo effort art official age, plectrumelectrum finds prince backed by 3rdeyegirl, the allfemale power trio that is a band for the 2010s. Prince rogers nelson born june 7, 1958, known by his mononym prince, is an iconic american singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and actor. Download small artwork download medium artwork download large artwork disclaimer. He has learned the lessons of vanitydenise matthews. Plectrumelectrum is the thirtysixth studio album by american recording artist prince, and first to feature his backing band 3rdeyegirl. Jan 26, 2014 prince plectrum electrum album news the purple underground. Download free music from more than 20000 african artists and.
Sep 26, 2014 the title track, plectrumelectrum, was first streamed in march 20, as a rehearsal video. If art official age is a juicy reaffirmation of prince pop basics, plectrumelectrum, his collaborative album with 3rdeyegirl, represents a more intriguing departure, even if it too reaches back into the past, making a bold connection with a time when jimi hendrix was the last great black american rock star, before funk really left rock n roll to the white man. Sep 29, 2014 which brings us to plectrumelectrum and art official age, on which prince himself seems to join the chorus of voices insisting his new album, or rather albums, are an astonishing return to form. Interesting post appeared on twitter from 3rd eye girl yesterday showing plectrum electrum and a usb stick graphic indicating that the rumor that we had heard about plectrum electrum being distributed on usb to protect the sound quality may actually hold some truth. Prince is setting judith free, washing the vanity, in his mind, taint from her giving her to the world.
Listen to your purchases on our apps download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. Prince has made his career as syncopated as his music, juggling silence and noise, arena sellouts and secretive recordings. The long anticipated plectrum electrum looks to finally have its release date alongside the new art official age album and debuts 12 songs. Aug 26, 2014 culture music news prince to release two new albums art official age and plectrum electrum on the same day. Plectrum electrum is the fruit of their labours, a backtobasics funkrock record with more liveliness than many other artists of princes generation could muster up. Plectrum electrum would be a great name for the new prince album. The prince estate passionately presents prince s life and work, and cultivates opportunities to further his legacy. Plectrumelectrum vinyl shop the prince official store. He has produced ten platinum albums and thirty top 40 singles during his career. Over time the title has been written with and without the space. Plectrumelectrum prince and 3rdeyegirl album goldies parade. The prince estate is not affiliated, associated, or.
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