Prince (August 26, 1994) – “Come” Album Review – The Flint Journal

The 26 August 1994 edition of The Flint Journal features a record review of Prince’s album Come, headlined “No-name Prince stays in groove.”

Publication: The Flint Journal Date: August 26, 1994

Country: United States

The review notes that just as listeners were getting used to thinking of him as the Artist Formerly Known As Prince, along comes Come, a new album of generally naughty numbers credited to Prince.

It states that according to the official line the tracks date from before he dropped his more pronounceable name, though they do not sound as if they had been in the vaults long. Most tracks are said to bear the loping, jazzy groove associated with the New Power Generation, with heavy breathing and room for instrumental extrapolation.

Titles such as “Loose,” “Let It Go” and “Orgasm” are cited. The reviewer finds most of the sex songs pretty boring but praises the wonderfully soulful “Dark.”

A photograph of Prince performing is captioned “It’s Prince, not that silly symbol guy, singing on ‘Come.’”

CONTEXT AND NOTES 

The piece reviews the Warner Bros. album during the period when Prince was publicly using the Love Symbol while still releasing material under the name Prince.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Album review

Era: 1994 (Come era)

Tone: Mixed, observational Photography: Black-and-white performance photograph of Prince

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Headline “No-name Prince stays in groove”

• Discussion of the album’s sexual themes and New Power Generation groove

• Positive note on the track “Dark”

• Photograph of Prince with caption referencing the symbol name

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