"The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '96"

Publication: Spin [US]
Date: January 1, 1997
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Title: "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '96"
Reviewed By: Milo Miles

Artist Formerly Known As Prince Chaos and Disorder (Warner Bros.)

Screw the glyph name: He's become the Little Man Who Wasn't There. His curt farewell to Warner Bros. is the finest ex-Prince album you never heard. If some unknown had released this much rock and soul, bruise guitar and gifted trash talk, fans would rave. "I Will" is the miracle power ballad with winged solo, "I Rock, Therefore I Am" a defiant shout keyed to the line "I don't need you to tell me I'm in the band."