rudeboynpg said:

I will be extremely diplomatic and simply say I disagree. The album was a classic and ahead of its time. "Kiss," "Anotherlover . . ." "Girls and Boys," and "Mountains"? You consider those tracks weak?

Wow.


If Prince weren't proud of it he would have never played "Sometimes It Snows In April" on this year's tour. In any event, his comments may have been tempered by the firing of the Revolution, which was no more than a year or two after he made those comments. Newer artists like Jill Scott, D'Angelo, and the Roots, among others, appreciate the genius of the album.

But beauty is in the ear of the listener . . .

Since it must be a choice of these, I'll go with Batman (or go without it, depending on how you look at it).

I would go with The Batman Soundtrack. Although I will go on to say that I really don't think there was a bad album Prince made in the 80's. They were all good to me. But Batman, as good as it was, would have to be his worst.

ATWIAD has a few moments but is by far the weakest of the 80's.
Batman is pretty solid all of the way through, although folks will hate the album based on Arms of Orion alone.

thecableguy said:

Hey thanks for the obvious information, was there a point there by the way??

I don't like ATWIAD.

Why all the "Dirty Mind" hate?

rudeboynpg said:

I never liked Batman.

The problem isn't that it's a bad album. But, aside from BatDance, it's an album that could have been performed by Stevie B., Dino, and any number of male performers during that time.

With Prince, you just kind of expect...more. And in the shadows of SOTT, LoveSexy and the like, it pales.

The 80's output I preffer to the 90's stuff and the stuff now, but the question said, if I had to choose . batman suffers by comparison.

namepeace said:

I hate these "Worst of" threads. I like all of 'em from the 80s and I aint choosin'

EverlastingNow said:

The point is he put out a "shitty" album, and it killed his career he never again reclaimed his throne like he did with PR end of story.buh-bye!!

The 80's were my favorite decade, but if I have to choose the one that I like the least it would be Batman

thecableguy said:

A shitty album to those expecting Purple Rain Two maybe so you really don't have much a point like I thought.

Wait a minute...now who the hell do you think you are?! I'm jealous. I'm the biggest "Parade" hater, I tell ya...I AM!

Very well said! Glad to see someone else feels the same way.

prince can kiss my butt, i love that album.

I love every album Prince did in the 80's, but if I have to choose, I'll go with Batman. I love the album, but it is "fluffier" than most of his work.

meow85 said:

that's funny - i think some of the stuff on batman was really dark, especially after lovesexy...'the future', 'electric chair', some of the stuff in 'batdance'...

i know i better take cover here

but 4 me personally, im feeling lovesexy the least....i know eveyones gonna think im crazy , but lovesexy just doesnt do it 4 me. not 2 say its a bad album though.

as far his worst, id have 2 say ATWIAD, even though it does have some good cuts

none

Anxiety said:

I was thinking more along the lines of "Trust" and "Lemon Crush"...

We could both be right.

I think they're all 4 stars or better, but Controversy gets the least play for me. Most of the songs I love, but it just doesn't add up to a perfect album for me. The rest from that decade I consider sublime.

darlinkia said:

well you got atleast one person that agrees with you, after 7 brilliant albums in a row, there is no where to go but down. i always viewed Lovesexy as the begining of his slide. Now is it worse than batman, i don't know. They are pretty much neck and neck for me. of course if you put them in the 90's they would be near the top

Rhastus said:[quote]

darlinkia said:

Make that two.

batman is the worst no doubt at all

thesexofit said:

actually,the worst prince album of the 80's would have to be

























PLEASE HAMMER,DON'T HURT EM'

TheNewPowerMan said:

Controversy has the most throwaways.

Right after Do Me Baby, Let's Work, and Controversy, the rest of the album is a waste.

I have to say STOP to all the PARADE haters....thats my FAVORITE one. Period.

STOP, I say.

Now, back to your regular broadcast.....

I would have to give this title to LOVESEXY. The "1-track" thing killed it for me... and then, the album is not his most cohesive. Dance On? Please. My favorite from this album is Glam Slam, and u see how far that got him. I'm with everyone else, I love em all, but LOVESEXY is the worst of the 80's.


no. i didnt say BATMAN, i said LOVESEXY

I hate these type of threads. if you keep them going long enough,
every single album will get bashed and after that they will be
torn apart and beaten up song by song until nothing is left to
argue about and the mob moves on to new tabloid pictures of Prince
and Mani to argue over who was the better Prince girlfriend/wife
etc etc etc.

It's a twilight zone loop that we get stuck in every time it takes
more than 6 months to release some new material

Batman was one shitty album. Couple of good tunes, but it was mostly filler ("Trust", "Lemon Crush" , "Vicki Waiting", "Arms Of Orion). It was the first time I wasn't blown away by a Prince album. I wouldn't be so underwhelmed by him again until NPS in 1998.

meow85 said:

"Lemon Crush" i'll grant ya, even though i love that song..."Trust", though, is the perfect song for a Tim Burton movie, I think. I only wish it had been even more prominently used in the parade scene with the big whimsical/grotesque floats.

But yer right - we could both be correct - it's really a matter of individual perception anyway, ya know?