Diamonds And Pearls in Dolby ATMOS (Blu-Ray Audio)

I worshipped Prince! And even though I still stuck with him til the end, this album, to me, was the beginning of the end. The symbol album, the Gold Experience and Chaos and Disorder were better albums. He finally gave in to hip hop but obviously had no clue what he was doing. Still better than most anybody else’s albums. But it really showed the lack of what Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman brought to the table. That trio was magic (and don’t forget Susannah!! If you don’t believe me, listen to what the ladies were up to at the time, releasing one of the best albums of all time, EROICA!! Still., the Dolby Atmos sounds ubelievable!! Highly recommended! I wish they would release all of his albums up to and including Graffiti Bridge on Atmos!!

What a great release! The new mix brings out details and emphasis on elements that make the songs seem freshly energetic and hearing the vocals and percussion without the standard Prince hard compression is very interesting. Ultimately it brings out more of the musicianship as the rhythms and chords are brought up (Prince tended to emphasis vocals, percussion embellishments, and the beat much more than supportive chord rhythms or instrument lines as part of his brand of sound, in my opinion). Sure it's not exactly the Prince brand sound anymore, but it really is all Prince and Band. Just a different mix that has more dynamic range, and is less simplified than the original mixes.