Slept on Soul/André Cymone – Survivin’ In The 80’s (Columbia Records) By Michael A. Gonzales. In his personal and professional life, singer/songwriter and former Prince bassist André Cymone has always been divided between the hard realities of the present world and romantic notions of the future. As a kid growing-up in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the height of the ‘60s civil rights.

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To be fair to Andre, however, I think 'Survivin' is a well thought out set that works well as an album listen. First listens to tracks like the curious 'M.O.T.F.' and the stuttering title track may not impress but the more spins you give this album the more it comes to life/5(14).

Andre Cymone songs The result is a deeply compelling musical statement; the work of a passionate idealist confronting the brutal disappointments of the real world. release. is a sonically bracing, lyrically incisive record drawing startling parallels between it's titular year - the year when the utopian ideals of the '60s came face to face with harsh reality - and today.

It's easy to survive the 80s when you've got an army of future-suit cats behind you – and given the groove here, it's clear that Andre Cymone was doing way more than just surviving back in the day! The set's a super-tight batch of 80s grooves – with a sharp sound that comes from lots of keyboards, drum programs, and bass bits – performed almost entirely by Cymone himself, but.

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**CD issue of André Cymone's sophomore album. Remastered from original tapes and includes six bonus 12" single versions and instrumentals** Before he went on to become a producer and songwriter for the likes of Jody Watley, Pebbles, Adam Ant, Jermaine Stewart and Lalah Hathaway, and after he'd split from family friend and musical accomplice Prince's touring band, André Cymone wrote .

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