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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Sun, 28-Jul-85 10:56:25 EDT
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> Frankly I don't see why anyone would want to rip off Prince (for the
> most part).

Your opinion is a moot point.  Somebody did and admitted to it.

> I'd surmise that about 30% of '1999' is good to great 
> (Side 1 can't be beat!), but then there's another 30% that's merely 
> mediocre, and the remainder is just total trash.

The part stolen from WAS the title track on side one, and the remaining
sides do offer some great cuts "D.M.S.R.", "Something in the Water",
"Automatic", "Let's Pretend We're Married", "Lady Cab Driver", "All the
Critics Love U in NY".
-- 
"Because love grows where my Rosemary goes and nobody knows but me."
						Rich Rosen   pyuxd!rlr