
I am a Childhood to Adulthood Prince Follower and miss Prince's Beautiful presence in the Musical World. The Album arrived in perfect condition and earlier than advised. 1', from his 2001 album The Rainbow Children. Musicology is considered to mark the commercial ‘comeback’ of Prince since his departure from Warner Brothers in. The song is also reminiscent of Princes own 'The Work, pt. Prince recorded Musicology at Paisley Park Studios throughout 2003 and first released the album in digital format from his website on 29 March 2004. The song is an obvious ode to James Browns style of funk music popularized in the early 1970s. The Album is one of my fav Prince Albums. 'Musicology' is a song by Prince, and title track from his 2004 album of the same name. I brought it again due to wearing out my original copy. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. I brought Musicology when it was originally released in 2004. Specifically, "Musicology" went Top 40 in Argentina, Australia, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland. Outside the US, the song had considerable success on the pop charts in a number of countries. The album proved to be his most successful in years, reaching the Top 5 of the album charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and many other countries. The song had larger success as a video with television airplay, as it was played regularly on MTV, BET, and VH1. Musicology is Princes 28th studio album that was released on Apby NPG Records and distributed by Columbia Records. The album was recorded with the same band that toured the Rainbow Children and recorded N.E.W.S. The album features a mixture of vintage and contemporary R&B along with a few rock influenced songs. Prince, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, has sold more than 100 million records. This performance was presented live via satellite throughout the United States and includes all of his major hits.

In the United States, the song received airplay on Urban Adult Contemporary radio stations. It was his return to pop music after a number of jazz fusion releases and it was a significant commercial success. Prince launched his much anticipated coast-to-coast 'Musicology' tour with a sold-out concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 29, 2004. In addition, Prince released a song on his website titled "Magnificent", which was listed as the "virtual B-side" to "Musicology". The B-side of the single is the Musicology track "On the Couch", a seductive ballad with a gospel flavor.
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It is the first promotional video for a song to feature the full line. The video was shot in Los Angeles, California over two days in October 2003and directed by Sanaa Hamri. The video was included in an enhanced part of the Musicology album (CD version). 1", from his 2001 album The Rainbow Children. Musicology is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single. The song is also reminiscent of Prince's own " The Work, pt. The song is an obvious ode to James Brown's style of funk music popularized in the early 1970s. Hope he comes to Europe." Musicology" is a song by Prince, and title track from his 2004 album of the same name. Filmed live at Webster Hall in New York City on the occasion of the album’s release on April 20, 2004. They probably think that he just ceased making records.īut hey, what else to put in the adverts in the absence of a new hit album.īut: I ain't bitching, I am sooooo glad he is touring. ‘Musicology by Prince, off the album of the same name. the last time he plays the hits."Īctually, does anybody really care? There are so many people out there who don't follow his career anymore and don't know that he still makes records (ambitious records.) that they actually might wonder what the fuss of playing/not playing the hits is all about. I think Prince is turning into some kind of Rolling Stones vehicle - touring the world each other year, always claiming "the last tour.

"this is the last time." stuff from Prince Gb Abm Ab B Bm D E A Bb Gbm Db Chords for Prince - Musicology (Live At Webster Hall - April 20, 2004) with song key, BPM, capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. Oh man, how many times have we heard that It would be sad to think that this is just a gimmick to sell tickets. It would be funny if it weren't so.well, okay, it is funny. The ads for the shows state that he's performing the hits "for the last time".
