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Musicology

by Prince

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All Time

of 455,735

7,857
2000's

of 265,982

913
2004

of 38,943

111

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.8190 Musicology is ranked overall as 2.8190 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.6916 Musicology has an avg. critic score of 2.6916 out of 4 stars

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Rolling Stone

As appealing, focused and straight-up satisfying an album as Prince has made since who can remember when. ...more

Rolling Stone

Starting somewhere in the early Nineties, he seemed to disappear into his own bizarre obsessions -- the muddled jazz-fusion spirituality ofThe Rainbow Children(2001) and the instrumental meanderings of N.E.W.S. (2003) being only the most recent excesses. ...more

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All Music Guide

Make no mistake, this isn't the second coming of Purple Rain or Sign 'o' the Times or even Parade -- in other words, it's not a masterpiece, more like a more confident and consistent Diamonds and Pearls without the hip-hop fixation -- but it's a strong album, one that impresses on the first listen and gets better with repeated plays. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

During his '80s heyday, Prince set a high creative bar for himself, and in retrospect, it's astonishing how he vaulted over it album after album. ...more

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Dot Music

It’s a phenomenal album. And best of all, it’s unmistakably Prince....read the complete review at Dot Music

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E! Online

With Musicology, the doctor of sexual funk puts the self-indulgence on hold and digs back into the enticing grooves and towering melodies of his glory years....read the complete review at E! Online

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Uncut

Might be a primer for his various selves, so redolent are individual tracks of previous...read the complete review at Uncut

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musicOMH.com

Aaah, the '80s. Salvaged by the bookends of post-punk and the rise of dance music, there was the interminable in-between years ofPhil CollinsandHuey Lewis, pop stars that looked like your golfed-up Dad. There was Steve Wright In The Afternoon, Gary's...read the complete review at musicOMH.com

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