THE NEW POWER GENERATION - THE GOOD LIFE

I believe this was the first single from 'Exodus'. The first track is the album version of 'The Good Life'. The second mix, 'The Good Life (Bullet's Go Bang Remix)', is an interesting mix. The instrumentation is subdued and more urban in tone. 'The Good Life (Big City Remix)' is virtually another song entirely. In fact, when I count original compositions, I give this song it's own credit rather than a mix credit. The lyrics are completely different and the music is completely different. The only this it has in common with the original track is the repeated chorus. Otherwise, it's a sung/spoken lyric performed by Prince rather than Sonny Thompson. It's entertaining and interesting all at the same time. I especially like the line, "Just like Aretha with a sack of Fritos".

'Free The Music' is more of a sampler song. It features an original beat with Mayte chanting "Exodus - Free the music" while clips of other songs from 'Exodus' are played in the background. Although hardly an amazing track, it's still interesting in the way things are mixed together.

'Get Wild (In The House Remix)' has a lot of house beat intensity and certainly builds to a big finish, but it feels like the build is in a subtle tempo increase rather than actual sound. It was typical of mixes at the time and although drastically different from the original, it doesn't live up to the original track. The 'Get Wild (Club Mix)' is also quite different from the original mix. It features a heavy bass line thumping underneath the rhythm section and features a more evenly mixed vocal track. You can hear Prince more prominently alongside Sonny Thompson. It's a great release and important to anyone interested in the 'Exodus' album. Great material. My final words: MMMMM GOOD!

THE NEW POWER GENERATION - THE GOOD LIFE
01. The Good Life (Album Version)
02. The Good Life (Bullets Go Bang Remix)
03. The Good Life (Big City Remix)
04. Free The Music (Non-Album Track)
05. Get Wild (In The House Remix)
06. Get Wild (Club Mix)