European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Love and death with Prince byjoe Pareles new York times Only Prince could land sign o the times a song about aids drugs sudden Doalph and nuclear War. In the top 10. And Only Prince would conclude alter verses listed Wilh Deadpan alarmist. Lei s rail in love gel married have a on his double album sign o the times the one Man studio band from Minneapolis dispenses ambitious music commercial know How calculated and Wacky obsessions a thoroughly entangled. By now his audience expects no less in some ways. Prince has retrenched Tor sign o the times. It s harder edged lass orchestral and More danceable than his last two albums around the world in a Day and Parade. After his movie video record to Cebus Ler purple rain whose soundtrack sold More than 10 million copies those albums and the film under the Cherry Moon did comparatively poorly. But on Parade especially Prince was testing new musical territory and now moving like an inchworm he s letting i Tail catch up with his head dance grooves and All Signo the times realism Prince s ambitions while reasserting his popularity. From i first album. For you in 1978, Prince presented himself As a pop Don Juan to could be Sweel or Raunchy girlish or Macho Lough a pol sexual fantasy Ligure with bedroom eyes and a solid beat. Bui whereas most Don Juans eventually Settle Down or turn into sell parodies Prince has found More varieties of desire. He s developed an urge to make big social and mystical statements which usually come out confused Pence is no deep thinker but musically he is appetite incarnate As eager to conquer new pop Rock and soul styles As to capture new sexual thrills Prince Onivea to make social and Matt icel Twer Neni on he latest album sign o Tow Prince has always tried to Tuse opposites. He enumerated some of them in j9qf in controversy. Am i Black or White am 1 straight or Gay he continues to juxtapose come on and professions of Faith regu arty posing with a Crucifix. And while one of Rock s pleasures is the Way musicians cooperate to Creale a Groove Prince has concocfed1 most of his music by himself overdubbing guitars keyboards percussion and voices in the studio. He s sacred and profane. Black and while Mala and female juvenile and grown up Sweel and Nasty communal and private. While toying with those paradoxes Prince has been grabbing every style he can find in a Way he has of the keyboard driven Funk that he synthesized from Jamos Brown sly and the family Stone and disco is now dispensed by everyone from ready for the world to Janet Jackson Prince needs to slay ahead of his imitators he s also looking Over his shoulder at the Beallas and sly Stone. Superficially sign o the times suggests a throwback to Prince s last double album 1999. Both sets open with an apocalyptic dance tune the title Cut. Prince reclaims his old Funk in House quake Ond hoi thin gospel soul play in the Sunshine Tow grind Stow love and straightforward Rock / could never take the face of your Man. And while sign o the times lakes a few Langels. Most of the lyrics Cut Back on spaced out fantasies and return to sax and seduction. Prince performs with special guest Sheila e at the following locations Germany Frankfurt fes Halle May 25 s 26 Dortmund westfalen Affe june 1 & 2 Stuttgart Schleye Halle june 4. Austria Vienna stad Mic May 29 30. Italy Milan Palat Lussardi juna7,8&9.france Paris Bercy june 13,14,1ss 17. Holland. Urrecho football stadium june 19, 20 & 21. More dates May be added. Doobie Brothers Takin it to the streets again associated press he Doolie Brothers Hal Good Lime band whose Good time music won grammy and legion Sot fans a decade ago is Lakin it to the streets once again five years after leaving the Rock scene. The group who Aren t Brothers or related in any Way reunited to do a Charity tour for Vietnam veterans Wilh a performance Al the Hollywood bowl on saturday. The catalyst is pc ill Knudsen the boobies drummer irom 1973-8?. Knudsen was so moved after Reading Shad Ivl Eshad s Book captains Lor dark mornings that he volunteered to help the author in his work for disadvantaged Vietnam War veterans. In 196s, Gnu
