Prince - Musicology (2004) - The Facts You DIDN'T Know

It's safe to say Musicology is a milestone album and a highlight of Prince's post-milennium catalog. Ripping up the rulebook once again with a move so obvious that it's amazing nobody thought of it before, Prince gave away the album for free with tickets to his tour - the biggest grossing tour of the year. But how much do you really know about Musicology? Join us for more FACTS!

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[TheVioletReality]

What's your favourite memory of the Musicology era and your favorite song from the album? We would love to know! 💜

[jnorten]

I worked on Musicology as an Engineer in Los Angeles at Pacifique. The Marrying Kind, If Eye was the Man in Your Life, and On The Couch were all recorded as 1 song on the same tape. They were only split up with song ID's for the CD. We did receive 2" Master tapes flown in from Minneapolis and one of those was from the late 90's (97 or 98) so it probably was A Million Days. It was a really amazing time, I worked on that a few months and have so many memories and stories. United States of Division was great, he spent a lot of time on that. I saw the tour and a lot of great intimate shows during that time

[PRATERVXEX]

I LOVE Musicology! That whole trilogy of Musicology, 3121 and Planet Earth is so damn good and under appreciated in my opinion!

[donaldwilliams]

In the early 2000's I was slaving away at a Cafe I helped create but my boss was taking advantage of me at. His brother came in from Michigan to work there too and his brother was a big Prince fan. He had told me all about the Musicology album and he played it for me. So on those nights I was left slaving alone I used to kill that album playing it over and over as well as The Exodus.

[IsaiahJohnsoncocoinc]

The first Prince album I listened to. I was 7 years old, I heard “Call My Name” on the radio. I asked my pops who was that person with the high voice, and he told me about Prince. From that moment I’ve been hooked. Everything from my style and the music I listen to, has been inspired by Prince in someway. Hell, I even play guitar, drums and piano because of him. This video was great! Peace and be wild💜

[MusicandMonsters]

I saw the Reno warmup show of this tour and didn’t know where my seats were until I picked them up at will call. It was my first time getting front row tickets! My seats were right next to John Blackwell’s setup. The tickets bus NPGMC were only $77 each. It’s an incredible memory.

[MagicMarc]

The last time I saw Prince live was during the Musicology Tour. He and the NPG tore the roof off of the Toyota Center! And, yes…I was still a member of the NPGMC, so I had a REALLY good seat close to the stage.

[spacerockwizard]

I dig Musicology. I took my moms to the show. It was the last time I saw him in concert and he did not disappoint.

[jamescurry]

Took my 3 year old daughter to the Shreveport/Bossier City Louisiana concert. I was a npgmc member and got great seats … John Blackwell gave my daughter a drumstick and Ann got the Jehovah witness magazine from Prince after the concert as he pass them out

[vincelfk]

Yes, attended the tour June 25 Rosemont Horizon, amazing energy, I love that the excitment & promo around this record felt similiar to the kind of excitement for P in the mid 80s.. that's how it felt to me, P reminding the world of what all of us already knew, he was the greatest.

[Corleone]

Musicology was the second and final time that I saw Prince live. It was thunderous, rapturous, and just plain old lit.

[boondoggle]

I caught the Musicology tour in D.C. It was a great show, and Prince actually greeted attendees after the show.

[miro]

An amazing Era. "Dear Mr. Man" 4 the Win. ☸🕊💜

[Lothario]

I was there at the concert at the Palace at Auburn Hills (miss that place). And still have my promo copy I got at the door with my tickets. Love this album! Return to form. Couldn't get enough of it.

[jamesl]

While RAVE UN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC will always have a special place in my heart, as it came out when I met my wife, I love MUSICOLOGY. A MILLION DAYS helped me a lot when I was in the hospital in 2014 because I could only see Laura (my wife) A couple of hours a day in that period. CINNAMON GIRL is another of my all-time favorite tracks on the album. It calms our cat Jadis when she's nervous.
All The Best,
James Heath Lantz
Freelance Writer
Staff Writer for BACK ISSUE magazine
2021 Eisner Award nominee, 2019 winner, "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism"

[marcusrobinson-LiveLove]

I attended the tour in Sunrise, FL !!! I sat (and stood, and danced) up front in the NPG Music Club section! Unbelievable night!!!

[rlrl]

Blessed to go to a few shows and sound checks 🥰 another cool thing he did was stream the LA show and we watched it at a movie theater with the purple fam 🍿

[adii_reis]

This tour was 4sure 1 of Prince’s BEST concert tours ever! Great work once again, guys. Thank U🤍

[donnellcooper]

"Musicology" is special to me because it was the one and only time I saw Prince live on tour. I got the album (cd) free with the ticket. My favorite track is the title track but I also like "Illusion, Coma, Pimp And Circumstance, " "Call My Name" and "On The Couch."💜

[johnpetrou]

I met him here in San Diego after the concert. Hung out with Prince, Larry and their wives as we watched the show he just did on the tv!
He was super cool and I shook his hand