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With their third album, Jesus Wept, P.M. Dawn doesn't necessarily make a great leap forward. Instead, they make some great refinements. Prince Be's lyrics are just as trippy and cryptic as ever, but they appear more focused, offering a poetic, spiritual worldview that is supported by the lovely, layered music. Using artists like Prince, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and the Beatles as starting points, Prince Be creates a unique world assembled equally from soul, pop, hip-hop, and psychedelia. As individual pieces, the songs might not always make much sense, but taken as a whole, they create a singular world that is rich in lush melodies and sumptuous arrangements. Occasionally, P.M. Dawn's ambition gets the best of them and the results sound self-indulgent, not transcendent. However, those moments are few and far between on Jesus Wept, the group's best album.
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TRACK LISTING
1. Intro
2. Downtown Venus
3. My Own Personal Gravity
4. I'll Be Waiting for You
5. Forever Damaged (The 96th)
6. Apathy...Superstar! ?
7. The Puppet Show
8. Why God Loves You
9. Miles From Anything
10. The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream
11. Sonchyenne
12. A Lifetime
13. Sometimes I Miss You So Much [Dedicated to the Christ Consciousness]
14. Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto: 1999/Once in a Lifetime/Coconut
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