A reggae tribute to Prince’s Purple Rain? Better believe it!
The team of Frank Benbini/ and Brian Fast Leiser lead a group that includes Naim Cortazzi/g, Jay Lynsay/tb, Ben Searle/tp and John Barrow/sax on tunes that were composed as well as arranged by Prince and the Revolution. Guests like Sinead O’Connor, Deborah Bonham, Ali Campbell and others make cameo appearances as on”I Would Die 4 U” and “When Doves Cry.” As for the music itself? Well, you get some thick grooves on”Let’s Go Crazy” as well as some goofy sci-fi sounds, a nice calypso on “Computer Blue” and lots of electronic noodlings on”The Beautiful Ones” and the spacey “Take Me With U.” Souful and funky, hard to dislike, but equally hard to take too seriously, mon!
Mita Records