Nothing screams early-80s electro new wave funk quite like using a
Tron-style album cover background. André Cymone was part of Prince's crew in the early days until he broke off to go solo around the time of this album. Musically, it's pretty close to
Dirty Mind-era Prince, with plenty of new wave guitars and squiggly synths to go around. So close, in fact, that it makes me wonder about how much Cymone contributed to the development of Prince's early sound. I've gotta say, though, a noticeable flaw of this album is that while Cymone is a serviceable vocalist, he lacks the personality or versatility of his former bandmate (or even Morris Day for that matter). The lyrics ain't too hot either, but I guess one doesn't listen to stuff like this for enlightening lyrical content. Fun record and worth a listen, though!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4JYsvke5iZxH5yXJfDAY2U
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