— FunkJunkie87 Paisley Park, 3:00 AM If you want a downloadable link to that "Gett Off" remix (MP3, 320kbps), email me at princeblogspot[at]gmail[dot]com. Don't tell the copyright gods. U know the rules. 💜

Look, I get it. When this dropped in 2001, we were all confused. We wanted the funk of Musicology or the pop genius of 3121 . Instead, Prince gave us a 70-minute concept album about Jehovah’s Witnesses, reincarnation, and jazz fusion narrated by a guy with a voice so deep it sounds like God ordering a burger.

For years, I skipped it. But last week, I spun the vinyl on my old Technics, and something clicked.

Welcome back to the blog. I know, I know. It has been a minute. I was deep in a YouTube rabbit hole watching a 1999 rehearsal from Paisley Park, and I got lost in the sauce. But I’m back with a hot take that might get me banned from the Purple collective.

Why ‘The Rainbow Children’ Doesn’t Deserve the Hate (And 3 Deep Cuts You Missed)