Category: Ice Cream Castle, 1984
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Roundup: Ice Cream Castle, 1984
Can you believe that the last time we had a proper album roundup it was for 1999, way back in March of 2020? On second thought, don’t answer that. I know my snail’s pace as a writer is a recurring theme in these updates, and at this point, I’m not even apologizing for it; you…
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Ice Cream Castles (Old and Ignant)
The Time (or at least two of them) temper their trademark funk into a more laid-back form.
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My Drawers
If the whole thing smacks of sexism–staking a claim on a human being, while reducing her to her undergarments–well, at least he isn’t throwing the poor lady in a dumpster (this time).
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The Bird
A suitably ironic epitaph for the Time, Prince’s self-created rivals turned attempted usurpers.
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If the Kid Can’t Make You Come
So sumptuous is “Kid” on a purely musical level that its more front-and-center narrative elements feel crass and unsophisticated by comparison.
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Chili Sauce
Whatever “Chili Sauce” might say about Prince’s instincts as an editor (let alone his questionable accent choices), his work ethic remained beyond reproach.