HITNRUN Phase Two

It is official (at least for me on a personal level) that HitnRun is made complete with this the 2nd phase.........this is the funky sister to Phase 1 - the groovy movie, the hip tastic lovin charmin Prince entangling his fans with jazzy sexy soulful funk for 10 tracks in a row - until the mellow time out that is Revelation........Im not onto the last track yet so I cant describe that last track for you yet..........This record puts Phase 1 under the Funk DanceFloor Rock feel (call it Ying if you like) - so I guess this 2nd side to the album is the Princeof SoulintheGroove (call it Yang if it please you)....All you need do is play both wonderful records in order and you will get my drift.........Heavy starter......Groovy Soul Jammin desert.........I'd like to agree with an earlier viewer - Phase two is like wearing a piece of silk in comparison to Phase 1 - it glides by wonderfully well and is the much needed genius smooth after the excellently playful cheeky rough. He really hit on a great flow on this album. The irony being some of the lyrics are very serious sounding (not the least Baltimore....love the drum sequence at the end....this track is a strange opener that puts you off center slightly...you emphathise with the lyrics whilst finding yourself lightly tapping your fingers to the groove....)Ah here is the last tune....Big City,.....happy, uplifting.....jiving groove........I think this album captures Princes fluffy playful side as well as ever before (Im thinking back to Rasberry Beret right now as PRince sings 'TOnights the night'......)....an excellent send off.Phase 1 and 2 are not just a great way to remember Prince by, they also make for a SERIOUSLY ESSENTIAL listen for any music fan!Ah the sound of a boogie...Big City!........such a great talent thank you Prince for the music.

This is a world full of story and colour. Art Official Age is a masterpiece, and ‘U Know’ is the a pure example of what makes Prince the greatest. But so is ‘stare’ which is a pure lesson on songwriting, as are ‘Baltimore’ ‘rock n roll loveaffair,’ ‘xtralovable.’ ‘Groovy potential’ is beautiful. For some reason this album, ‘Hit n Run phase two’ feels like Prince has become his own Frank Sinatra to me…? world that you step into If this was Prince returning to a more strict sound, as he consciously decided to do with sign o the times, then what he would have made next would have been in this w

HITNRUN Phase One was clearly experimental, and was certainly targeted more at the modern music charts. It was a step away from the good old Prince stuff we all grew up with and so dearly love, but some of the songs on that are still good to listen to, if you just put them in the context of the modern market (though some songs left a little to be desired I admit), I certainly wouldn't say it was a bad album, though I'm not going to credit is as a masterpiece.HITNRUN Phase Two... just arrived through my door and playing as we speak. I know people have complained that some of Princes previous releases were supposed to be a step back to the classic Prince sound, but didn't hit the mark (again some good tracks, but only a few that were memorable)... but this... well, this has got some of that early funky sound to it, and as a first listen... Loving it!!! What an album to leave us with so close to his death. No doubt the vault has got some surprises for our future, but this is certainly one he was intending to release, and he's done himself proud with it.

Better than I expected.

After his last two albums being Co-Produced by Joshua Welton, Prince is in return to form by taking back full production duties with his swan song... and oh what an album this is. A welcome surprise after not expecting much after Phase One. I'm a massive Prince fan and I feel that his last few albums have been "hit and miss" but I can honestly say that it was a breath of fresh air to listen to a Prince album from start to finish without skipping past a track. For me this is his most complete effort since 1995's Gold Experience album. (Rainbow Children was a great album too but more of a concept album)Where Phase One was more EDM/New age., and in my opinion, mediocre...this is a return to the Prince I grew up with and loved... pure organic funk.Granted, it contains tracks he released as singles from the past 4 years, but some of these have been revamped.... listen to the horns on Rock N Roll Love Affair compared to the single...... taking a good track and making it great.. If I have one slight gripe I would have probably replaced Screwdriver with a track like F.U.N.K.R.I.P. You musical genius... I feel honoured and blessed to have seen you perform live and to have lived through your musical career.

Like him or not, doesn't really come into it if you truly appreciated talent!With his passing the world has lost yet another natural, pure talent. He had music pumping through his veins! Quite how one individual can be blessed with so much talent I will never understand.I lost count of how many instruments he could play, at the last count it was something like 22. Add to this the song writing, singing, recording, engineering and production, choreography etc etc! Then you start to get a better idea of the shear talent we have lost.We all tend to judge a book by its cover, yet should learn to try and ignore the cover and check out the contents first.For my personal taste, I do prefer the HitnRun Phase One album (the one before this one), but I had no hesitation in buying both.Although perhaps I shouldn't, I want to also recommend you search for a copy of Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (get the DVD version if you can), this has to be one of the coolest Prince concerts! Hope you enjoy it too.

Prince's "Hitnrun Phase Two," veröffentlicht im Dezember 2015, ist eine beeindruckende Mischung aus den umfangreichen musikalischen Fähigkeiten des Künstlers und zeigt sein Talent, Funk, Soul, Jazz und Rock zu kombinieren. Dieses Album, das sich als seine letzte Studioveröffentlichung vor seinem frühen Tod im April 2016 herausstellte, ist ein passendes Zeugnis seiner anhaltenden Kunstfertigkeit und seines innovativen Geistes.Track-by-Track Analyse:Baltimore:Dieser sozial bewusste Track thematisiert den Tod von Freddie Gray und die anschließenden Proteste in Baltimore. Mit Eryn Allen Kane kombiniert es eine gefühlvolle Melodie mit eindringlichen Texten und vermittelt eine Botschaft von Hoffnung und Widerstandsfähigkeit.RocknRoll Love Affair:Ein eingängiger und radiotauglicher Song, der an Prince's frühere Rock-Einflüsse erinnert. Die ansteckenden Gitarrenriffs und sanften Vocals machen ihn sofort zu einem Favoriten.2 Y. 2 D:Funky und beschwingt, zeigt dieser Song Prince's gekonnte Gitarrenarbeit und seinen charakteristischen Falsettgesang. Es ist ein spaßiger, tanzbarer Track, der sein Können in der Groove-Erzeugung hervorhebt.Look at Me, Look at U:Dieser Track hat eine sanftere, entspanntere Stimmung. Prince's Vocals sind auf ihrem seelenvollsten Niveau, und die Instrumentierung ist üppig, mit einer prominenten Basslinie und sanften Synthesizern.Stare:Funk steht im Mittelpunkt von "Stare," mit einem starken Bassgroove, der den Song antreibt. Es enthält Referenzen zu früheren Hits wie "Kiss" und "Sexy Dancer" und verleiht ihm ein nostalgisches, aber frisches Gefühl.Xtraloveable:Ursprünglich in den 1980ern aufgenommen, behält diese überarbeitete Version ihre verspielte Energie bei. Es ist ein energiegeladener Funk-Track mit ansteckendem Rhythmus und verspielten Texten.Groovy Potential:Der Name ist Programm, dieser Track ist ein groovegeladenes Meisterwerk. Das Saxophon und die Bläser fügen Tiefe hinzu, und Prince's Vocals sind sowohl verspielt als auch verführerisch.When She Comes:Diese langsamere, sinnliche Ballade zeigt Prince's sanftere Seite. Das minimalistische Arrangement legt den Fokus auf seine gefühlvolle Gesangsleistung.Screwdriver:Ein rockiger Track, "Screwdriver" ist energisch und rebellisch. Die elektrische Gitarre steht im Vordergrund und demonstriert Prince's Rockfähigkeiten.Black Muse:Eine Hommage an schwarze Frauen, dieser Song verbindet Soul und Funk auf wunderbare Weise. Die üppige Instrumentierung und die herzlichen Texte machen ihn zu einem der herausragenden Tracks des Albums.Revelation:Mit seinem orchestralen Arrangement und der gefühlvollen Melodie ist "Revelation" ein kraftvoller und emotionaler Track. Prince's Gesangsleistung ist tief bewegend.Big City:Das Album endet mit einem fröhlichen Track, "Big City" ist ein feierlicher Song mit Big-Band-Feeling. Die Bläser und der beschwingte Rhythmus machen es zu einem freudigen Abschluss.Gesamteindruck:"Hitnrun Phase Two" ist ein kohärentes und gut gestaltetes Album, das Prince's Vielseitigkeit und Beherrschung mehrerer Genres widerspiegelt. Die Produktion ist poliert, und die Arrangements sind komplex, was seine akribische Liebe zum Detail zeigt. Die Themen des Albums reichen von sozialer Gerechtigkeit bis hin zu Liebe und Feier, was ein reichhaltiges und abwechslungsreiches Hörerlebnis bietet.Während "Hitnrun Phase One" gemischte Kritiken erhielt, wurde "Phase Two" für seine Rückkehr zu einem organischeren und klassischen Prince-Sound gelobt. Es fühlt sich wie ein herzliches Geschenk an seine Fans an, das die Essenz dessen einfängt, was Prince zu einer musikalischen Ikone gemacht hat. Seine Fähigkeit, zu innovieren und gleichzeitig seinen Wurzeln treu zu bleiben, ist im gesamten Album deutlich zu hören, was "Hitnrun Phase Two" zu einer bedeutenden Ergänzung seiner Diskografie und einem passenden letzten Kapitel in seiner glanzvollen Karriere macht.Fazit:"Hitnrun Phase Two" ist ein Zeugnis für Prince's anhaltendes Erbe und seine Fähigkeit, musikalische Grenzen zu überschreiten. Es ist ein Album, das die Essenz seines Genies einfängt und sowohl für Fans als auch für Neueinsteiger in seine Musik ein Muss ist.

No me gustó el hit and run vol 1. Parece una especie de broma o jam session electrónica, donde Prince parece estar simplemente jugando. Pero el volumen 2 es otra cosa. Un disco como los de antes, con banda de músicos, los NPG, buenas melodías y canciones. Sin estridencias. Tenemos pop, jazz, rock, soul... está todo Prince.

Anche il suo ultimo lavoro dimostra la sua genialità

So happy I bought this, and way before it was awarded a Grammy! Although, I don't put much stock in Grammys.I haven't opened it yet, but I know I am in for a treat. You really can never go wrong with a Prince album, God rest his soul. There will never be anyone like him again, and we were blessed to have him for as long as we did. Still wish he were here, though.

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