I'm more a punk/metalhead as well, but I dig the Prince. I've got every Prince release back to For You, including a couple bootlegs. Even the instrumental release a few months ago (NEWS - which was pretty damn impressive). Stuck with him through the TAFKAP contract dispute days, read one of his bio book, the whole nine yards...
I've listened to Musicology a few times now -- really can't get much past the first 2 tracks without getting bored. It's not that it's not good... but it's just very average for Prince. With all the hype, I was hoping for the next Sign o' the Times or Black Album. Doesn't get close. Just getting a BIG ASS marketing push from Columbia, as they're trying to gravy train off his old popularity from the Warner Bros days. Props to them for giving the push that they are - just a shame it's all for such an average product.
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